by Justin Page on (#389M9)
Great Big Story partnered with ANA for a new episode of their Flavors series where they travel to Tokyo to talk with Namie Osawa about the inspiration behind her underground robot themed club, Robot Restaurant. The flashy restaurant features all sorts of radio-controlled animatronics, drums, music, dancers, and an incredible array of flashing lights and...
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by Justin Page on (#389EB)
In a funny mashup by Funny or Die, oddball heroes from various Hollywood films are called upon by Batman (Ben Affleck) to replace his original team of Justice League superheroes, who are all too busy. The Dark Knight assembles Blankman (Damon Wayans), Barb Wire (Pamela Anderson), Howard the Duck (Chip Zien), and Steel (Shaquille O’Neal)...
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by Lori Dorn on (#389ED)
Evolutionary and developmental biologist Nipam H. Patel of the Patel Lab at UC Berkeley created “Squid: Coming to Life†an absolutely amazing microscopic timelapse capturing the formation of embryos inside eggs from which tiny baby squids emerge. This amazing cephalopodic birth is absolutely fascinating to watch. These are a series of images and videos of...
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by Lori Dorn on (#3898N)
A fascinatingly informative satellite simulation of the intense 2017 Atlantic hurricane season shows how meteorologists at the NASA Goddard Space Center employ the use of tiny aerosols such as evaporated sea salt, Saharan Desert dust and fire smoke to visualize how a storm is moving over the ocean and track where it will probably make...
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by Lori Dorn on (#3895H)
While exploring the waters of San Benedicto Island during the Revillagigedo Archipelago Dive, a Nautilus Live ROV captured remarkable footage of shapeshifting deepstaria jelly as it undulated through the water before coming to a nebulous stop in a gorgeous shape of a flower. During these first ever ROV dives in Revillagigedo Archipelago, the Nautilus team...
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by Lori Dorn on (#3895K)
Renowned musicologist Robert Levin performed a beautiful version of the third movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‘s Sonata No. 17 in B flat major on the composer’s own fortepiano. Levin then explained how modern instruments don’t really capture the sound in the same way as the instrument upon which the piece was written. One writes for...
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by Justin Page on (#3892G)
Badass Pilot is a new five-episode series from AARP. It follows Art Nalls, an incredibly successful 65-year-old retired pilot and lieutenant colonel with the United States Marine Corps, as he ventures to England to purchase himself his very own retired Harrier Jump Jet. He bought a WWII-era Soviet YAK-3 fighter and then a Czech L-39....
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by Lori Dorn on (#388ZF)
A funny little yellow parrot named Bella sat upon her human’s finger and took big bites of a banana. in between each yummy mouthful, Bella adorably wiggled her body. According to Bella’s human, sometimes the urge just comes over the little bird. My little yellow parrot gets super hyped sometimes and just has to happy...
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by Justin Page on (#388WJ)
There have been plenty of cats riding around on Roomba vacuums, but now we have a super cute little baby hanging onto a Roomba to take a ride around the kitchen. Cat Wearing a Shark Costume Entertains Baby Also Dressed as a Shark by Riding a Roomba Vacuum in the KitchenBaby Rides Around on Top...
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by Lori Dorn on (#388WM)
A royal episode of the animated series Half as Interesting explains the intricate secret protocol that will be set in motion once Queen Elizabeth II passes away and the phrase “London Bridge is down†is communicated. From that point all notification processes and procedures will be dutifully followed in specific order. The media will follow...
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by Justin Page on (#388WP)
Last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s shocking new electric semi-truck and made a surprise announcement for the second-generation of their Roadster sports car, which Musk said will be “the fastest production car†made. The aerodynamic 80,000-pound (with trailer) semi is capable of a range of 500 miles and going from 0 to...
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by Lori Dorn on (#388RW)
SHIFT, a group of Dutch behavioral science pranksters who seek to change human behavior by inserting subtle changes in the environment, took matters into their own hands to address a frustrating chaotic bicycle situation. The group simply used a roll of duct tape to create lines and arrows delineating turning lanes from those going straight...
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by Justin Page on (#388MT)
In an animated TED-Ed lesson given by Scott Laderman and directed by Silvia Prietov, Laderman shares everything that he knows about the complicated history of surfing. Today, surfing is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, with tens of millions of enthusiasts worldwide. For some it’s a serious sport; for others, just a way to let loose. But...
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by Justin Page on (#388HR)
Adam Savage of Tested visited the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens and took a glorious tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition. The exhibit showcased Jim Henson‘s amazing work from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Dark Crystal. A post shared by Museum of the Moving Image (@movingimagenyc) on Jul...
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by Justin Page on (#388E0)
On an episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Bob Saget chatted about life, shared Full House secrets, hiccuped uncontrollably, and ate progressively spicy wings while being interviewed by Sean Evans. Bob Saget became a household name as Danny Tanner on the classic sitcom Full House, as well as a legend of comedy...
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by Justin Page on (#388AY)
Atlas, the incredible humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics has now been programmed to jump up onto boxes, spin and effortlessly perfom backflips off of boxes. What have you been up to lately, Atlas? Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Robot Atlas Shows Off Its Balancing SkillsAtlas, A Six-Foot-Tall Humanoid Robot With Articulated Hands and Joints by Boston DynamicsSciShow...
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by Lori Dorn on (#386NM)
In “DIY“, a very playful Simon’s Cat came across his human attempting to install a shelf onto the wall and in typical feline fashion, did everything he could to make it all about himself. Somehow, despite all the injuries, disruptions and distractions, Simon was able to get the shelf onto the wall to proudly display...
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An Ambitious Teddy Bear Tries to Deliver Drinks But Goes Down Screaming Under the Weight of the Tray
by Lori Dorn on (#386NP)
While visiting a restaurant in Japan, Mason Hale captured very funny footage of a waiter making it appear that a teddy bear was trying to deliver drinks to a table. Though he readied himself as best he could, the drinks proved too heavy and the ambitious teddy bear was crushed beneath the weight of the...
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by Lori Dorn on (#386KH)
A post shared by ?Ralphie & BOSS? (@ralphie_the_newf_and_the_boss) on Nov 2, 2017 at 8:11am PDT A stubbornly sullen but gorgeous chocolate Newfoundland dog named Ralphie evidently had a bone to pick with his quizzical human and refused to even look at her until she gave him a great big, heartfelt apology for her wrongdoing. Once...
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by Lori Dorn on (#386H4)
In a wonderful video from the Facts Channel, a redheaded 7 year old boy and a 64 year old man sat down across from one another to talk about the events of their lives in order to find out what lessons they could learn from each other being 57 years apart in age. The discussion...
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by Lori Dorn on (#386E6)
A post shared by QUEENIE FERRO (@queenie.bo.beenie) on Oct 2, 2017 at 8:31am PDT An absolutely beautiful German Shepherd named Queenie, who once served her country as a K9 dog, was surrendered to be euthanized when she developed degenerative myelopathy, a disabling disease that prevented her from doing her job. Luckily Brooke Allewelt, a very...
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by Justin Page on (#3863T)
The Knuffingen Airport, on display at Miniatur Wunderland in Germany, is the world’s largest model airport, which took six years to build and is based on the real life Hamburg Airport. The incredible airport exhibit, which first opened in May 2011, features over forty aircraft that take off and land and ninety vehicles that automatically...
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by Lori Dorn on (#38611)
In a campy episode of Now You See It, host Jack Nugent explains the appeal of films that are so bad that they’re good, the process behind making these films and the over-the-top dialogue, exaggerated effects and awkward actions that elevates these devastatingly rewatchable films to the cult status of guilty pleasure. Why do we...
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by Lori Dorn on (#385XY)
A post shared by Ryan James MacFarland (@ryan_macfarland) on Nov 15, 2017 at 3:05pm PST Kimiko Nishimoto, a beautiful 89-year old Japanese photographer, who’s known for photographing detailed images of flowers, has embarked upon a whimsical self-portrait series entitle Playing Kana in which she puts herself into really amusing, surreal situations. The photos are really...
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by Justin Page on (#385VD)
Musician Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar celebrated the release of Super Mario Odyssey by performing a pleasing classical guitar cover of the Super Mario Bros. theme song. Here is the original song. A Wonderful Cover of the ‘Super Mario Bros. 3’ Soundtrack With All the Sound Effects Created Using a GuitarMusician Plays Super Mario...
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by Justin Page on (#385VF)
A large saber-toothed cat puppet was seen by pedestrians as it walked across Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles back in 2012. The amazing puppet was on its way to the La Brea Tar Pits Museum where it began its new journey as the star performer in the Ice Age Encounters show. The saber-toothed cat was...
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by Justin Page on (#385R9)
The Dorothy Collective has released “Inside Information: Director’s Cut,†a wonderful cutaway art print that imagines the film themed sections of a classic Arriflex 35 IIC movie camera. The art print available to purchase from the Dorothy shop. The distinctive Arriflex 35 IIC is one of the most significant motion picture cameras of all time,...
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by Scott Beale on (#385MQ)
Laughing Squid is celebrating its 22nd anniversary today. The company that I founded on November 16th, 1995 in San Francisco has come a long way. Thanks to all of you for going on this amazing ride with us! A Look Back at How the News Covered ‘Pac-Man’ in the Early 1980sParanormal Activity 2Laughing Squid 15th...
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by Lori Dorn on (#385MS)
Kickstarter has announced the launch of Drip, a new platform that helps artists to receive funding on a continuous basis, while building a community of those interested in their particular endeavours. Amongst the early adopters of this continuous fundraising model are such artists as Reggie Watts, Mike Rugnetta, Feminist Frequency, Molly Soda, azikiwe mohammed and...
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by Justin Page on (#385MV)
The BoxLock is a smart padlock designed to protect home deliveries from package thieves. Atlanta, Georgia Get BoxLock founder Brad Ruffkess and his team are currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with the production costs of the handy device. Lock in simple, 24/7 protection from package theft with BoxLock, the first internet-connected padlock specifically...
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by Justin Page on (#3859C)
The Auralnauts created an amusing new video where they replace the iconic evil voice of Darth Vader, originally contributed by James Earl Jones, with the voice of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) after his mask malfunctions. Star Wars Parody Featuring Darth Vader Dubbed Over With Young Anakin Skywalker’s VoiceThe Philosophical Origins of Darth VaderThe Untold Story...
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by Justin Page on (#3855H)
Kinetic artist Joseph Herscher of Joseph’s Machines partnered with Toma Leche to make an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine smart hat that automatically cleans off a pesky milk mustache. Hats are Back at Paul’s Hat Works in San FranciscoA Color-Customizable Bracelet That Pairs With a Smartphone to Send Notifications Through Vibration, Sound, and LightDwayne “The Rockâ€...
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by Justin Page on (#3851R)
Tony Hawk sat down with Wired to answer common skateboarding related questions that were asked by people on Twitter. Tony Hawk uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about skateboarding. Will there ever be another Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater? What skateboarding trick was the hardest to learn? Are you ever too old...
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by Justin Page on (#384YN)
Celebrities read mean tweets about Jimmy Kimmel earlier this week to celebrate his 50th birthday. An outtakes video from the special episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live shows Larry David trying to keep from laughing, but hilariously failing, as he read some pretty mean tweets about the late night host. Celebrities Read Mean Tweets About Jimmy...
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by Lori Dorn on (#383AW)
A beautiful African Grey parrot named Petra hilariously she vocally instructed the her own Amazon Echo to turn on all the lights in the room. Thanks to the some extra technology that Petra’s human installed, Alexa was more than happy to accommodate. Petra Mimics what she hears in the morning. Door opens. “Alexa. All lights...
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by Lori Dorn on (#3838T)
For Halloween 2017, the creative culinary blogger Necro Nom-nom-nomicon aka Tye Lombardi made an absolutely incredible, edible roasted version of the iconic Facehugger from the 1979 film Alien. The recipe is a bit complicated and requires a bit of time, but Necro Nom-nom-nomicon offered up easy to follow, step by step instructions on her site....
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by Lori Dorn on (#3836N)
British giftmongers HUNDRED MILLION LTD have created Bound For the Ground, a cleverly designed shiny white ceramic pour over coffee dripper in the fabulous shape of a low poly 3D skull that can be taken anywhere at anytime (with the proper amount of care) for the perfect cup of pour over brew. The designers are...
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by Justin Page on (#382QQ)
Simon Pegg sat down with Magic Radio last year to share one of his many amusing party tricks, including doing great impressions of all four members of The Beatles in a mere twelve seconds. Simon Pegg Pranks the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Film Cast‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores Why Hollywood Remakes Movies‘Absolutely Anything’ Trailer Showcases What...
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by Lori Dorn on (#382N2)
While signing autographs before the taping of the ceremony to award David Letterman the very prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Bill Murray swapped hilarious stories about the guest of honor. The two funnymen also discussed Letterman’s work ethic, his quirky personality, his unique sensibility and his “specialness†Before taping...
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by Justin Page on (#382N4)
xkcd creator Randall Munroe created a highly flowchart that provides suggestions on where to live based on your temperature preferences. An Intelligent Countertop Oven That Interacts With a Smartphone App for Precision CookingVisual Temperature, A Chair That is Spilling its Guts OutBlue, Simple Weather App That Displays Forecast with Colors
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by Lori Dorn on (#382N6)
A rather melodic cockatiel named MAY-cyan whistled out a fabulous medley of two iconic Queen songs – “Another One Bites the Dust†and “Radio Gaga†while sitting upon the yellow leather jacketed arm of a doll made in the image of the late great Freddie Mercury. Sometimes MAY-cyan performs the same medley a bit differently....
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by Lori Dorn on (#382J7)
In a really amusing animation illustrated by Karli Melder and hojtastic, the rather forthright comedian Brent Pella shared a somewhat odd and disquieting experience he had while flying on Spirit Airlines. Before takeoff, Janice the flight attendant announced that they were concerned about weight distribution and asked passengers to move to the back. Pella complied,...
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by Justin Page on (#382EJ)
In a new underwater “Shrimpsons†couch gag for the seventh episode of season 29, The Simpsons family and a majority of Springfield residents are turned into fish and other sea creatures. Meet The Shrimpsons. They are just like THE SIMPSONS, but they’re fish! The Worlds of ‘The Simpsons’ & ‘Futurama’ Collide in New Couch Gag...
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by Lori Dorn on (#382EM)
In the wonderfully humorous online series “Couple Thinkers†by the American sportswear company Gant, former Late, Late Show host Craig Ferguson and his beautiful wife Megan travel around the world to pose questions and seek answers from various experts in different subject areas. Amongst these experts is entrepreneur/environmentalist Kimbal Musk, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, biologist...
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by Lori Dorn on (#3827X)
A post shared by richard sandler (@ohstop1946) on Jun 11, 2017 at 11:45am PDT Richard Sandler, an incredibly talented photographer, filmmaker and author has taken some of his most incredible photos and compiled them into a wonderful book entitled “Eyes of the City“. The photos capture the stark, striking, edgy and beautiful daily life on...
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by Justin Page on (#3824D)
20th Century Fox released a hilarious “Wet on Wet†teaser trailer for Deadpool 2, the upcoming superhero film directed by David Leitch that will be based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and a sequel to the 2016 Deadpool film. The trailer finds Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) channeling his inner Bob Ross while...
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by Justin Page on (#3820W)
French photographer Mathieu Stern created a funny video where he shows off 19 different costly mistakes that can destroy your camera and lenses. French Photographer Shoots Video Footage With a 136-Year Old Camera LensPhotos Of Dudes Who Take Photos Of Boobs (Without Asking)A Clever Demonstration Showing How Focal Length Can Visually Change the Shape of...
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by Lori Dorn on (#3820Y)
In a stunning clip from the BBC Earth series Blue Planet II, a group of beautiful and industrious clownfish banded together to move a halved coconut shell across the ocean floor in order to provide a safe comfortable place for a female to lay her eggs. In this exclusive clip from this Sunday’s Blue Planet...
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by Justin Page on (#381WM)
Planes take off and land in a mesmerizing slow motion video shot in 2016 at the Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden with a Canon EOS-1DX Mark II DSLR camera. Mesmerizing Slow Motion Footage of Brightly Colored Bee Hummingbirds In FlightMesmerizing Video of Giant Bubbles Exploding in Slow MotionA Mesmerizing Reversed Slow Motion Video of a...
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by Lori Dorn on (#381SA)
YouTuber Ragekolb posted really amusing footage of a little feline tongue darting in and out between the individual slats of the window blinds while sitting inside the window frame. According to Ragekolb, his cat has a fondness for plastic. Our cat is a weirdo that loves licking plastic. Sometimes she gets behind the blinds and...
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