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Bobby Duke, the very talented wood carver and artist in Fort Worth, Texas who created a gorgeous sculpture of a floating coffee cup spilling out a rainbow of colored pencils, very humorously demonstrated his meticulous method for carving pencils out of pencils or as he calls it “Pencil Inception“. Has science gone too far? I...

Musician Dan Baker quite skillfully employed the amazing capabilities of the Mac OS program GarageBand to perform a solo, multi-track cover of The Buggles song “Video Killed the Radio Star“, completely on his iPad. With the use of this technology, Baker’s version is eerily similar to the original 1979 hit. Here’s my take on the...

Prankster Oobah Butler who is also a freelance writer for Vice, performed a brilliant prank in which he created a fake restaurant named for the shed in his backyard and submitted it to TripAdvisor to be reviewed. Butler, who had been paid in the past to write restaurant reviews, created just the right amount of...

In a spirited episode of the Condé Nast Traveler series Many People from Many Countries Say Things, 70 different people from all over the world shared how they say “Cheers” in their native languages. While the words varied from country to country, the ritual of declaring a general toast aloud with an accompanying drink was...

A post shared by Kate Kato (@kasasagi.design) on Oct 18, 2017 at 12:16pm PDT Welsh artist Kate Kato of Kassagi Design creates really wonderful sculptures using old books and manuals and then adorning them with beautifully decorative papercraft version of the subject found within the pages. For example, The Observers Book of Birds grew a...

A hero is something that I think I strive for everyday. I don’t think I will ever reach that goal. I think the challenge is in reaching for it, not achieving it The first episode in the second season of the AARP series Spinoffs features the very likable Dick Sine, a former Ohio police officer...

A post shared by Suzanne Saroff (@hisuzanne) on Dec 17, 2017 at 1:39pm PST Photographer Suzanne Saroff has captured a unique way of viewing common sundries such as fruits, flowers, plants and a fish, with her whimsical series “Perspective“. To get that unique view, Saroff places the item(s) directly behind clear cylinders and water glasses...

German photographer Tanja Brandt has captured the sheer beauty of unusual friendships with an absolutely stunning photo series featuring her beloved shepherd dog Ingo and his variety of feathered owl friends. Normally these species don’t interact together very much, but Brandt’s photos show that friendship can cross all sorts of unlikely boundaries. Brandt shared how...

In February 2016, we wrote about Microscape, a wonderful collaborative project between New York City based architectural design firms TO+WN Design and AJSNY and their 3D printed customizable topographically-correct tiny cityscape of New York City. Almost two years later, Microscape is raising funds through Kickstarter to create a second version of this amazing project for...

A post shared by Ruby Silvious (@silvirub) on Jan 7, 2018 at 8:45am PST 363 Days of Tea is a beautiful art project, created by artist and graphic designer Ruby Silvious, where she created miniature paintings on the thin paper of empty used tea bags. She turned her year-long collection of paintings into a book...

While visiting a friend, redditor AusSpyder captured the surprising sight of four beautiful orange tabby cats peacefully dining alongside their newly adopted crow sibling. The crow had been injured and appeared unexpectedly at his friend’s house. The friend to whom AusSpyder refers as “Doctor Doolittle” and calls her house “the petting zoo”. Animals know. This...

StatusSilver has created “Finger Kaleidoscope 2,” a great new video where the incredible trio of Japanese performers from the Xtrap Dance Crew join their 30 fingers together once again to perform a mesmerizing dance to DJ Snake‘s song “Let Me Love You (BOXINLION Remix ft. Travis Garland).” This is a wonderful follow-up to their original...

Using an MRI machine at the NYU Langone Voice Center, the very talented vocalist and teacher Tyley Ross brilliantly demonstrated the changing physicality of his vocal tract as he sang the classic Puccini aria “Nessun Dorma” in four different ways; a light and heady mix, “forward facing Broadway”, “back and down Opera” and in a...

DJI has released the Mavic Air, their new ultraportable, foldable 4K camera drone that boasts a 21 minute max flight time and can travel at speeds up to 42 MPH. As with the larger Mavic Pro, the Air features an onboard 4k camera mounted on a 3-axis mechanical gimbal for capturing smooth footage during flight....

An audacious little arctic fox attempted to convince Siberian fishermanb Ildar Biktimirov to share his bounty. Biktimirov repeatedly protested loudly in a gentle effort to scare the fox away from his day’s catch, but as soon as the fox did something really cute, the fisherman relented. Biktimirov spent much of the day playing with and...

Eclectic Method has created a fun-loving remix of Minions and Despicable Me films. Minions Mix Remix Mashup Song thingy. ‘Minions’, An Animated ‘Despicable Me’ Prequel About Three Minions’ Journey to Find a New Villainous Master‘The Secret Life of Pets’, An Upcoming Animated Feature by the Makers of the ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ SeriesGru Battles a...

During the promotional trailer for the fifth season of the sublime HBO commentary series Last Week Tonight, a harried John Oliver and the narrator were repeatedly interrupted by ridiculous, but sadly believable, news alerts on Oliver’s phone. It all came to an end when the last alert ordered him to do just one thing. We're...

A talented man transfers from his original wheelchair to a wheelchair mounted on top of a hoverboard. He shows off his skills by riding around in a wide open area and maneuvering around obstacles in his own home. The Amazing Organization That Builds Elaborate Halloween Costumes for Kids in WheelchairsCanadian Man Sets Guinness World Record...

The Japanese company MinebeaMitsumi Inc. from Minato, Tokyo set a new Guinness World Record for creating the smallest fidget spinner. Their extremely tiny toy measures a mere 0.2 inches and can easily fit on top of a fingertip. Built using MinebeaMitsumi Inc’s existing record-breaking product, the Smallest commercially available steel ball bearing which itself is...

Filmmaker Ryan and editor Kurtis Jackson created a relaxing video that features their friend Alex’s graceful snowboarding journey down a large hill covered in soft, powdery snow set to “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy. via Boing Boing Tough Little Pug Snowboards Down a Snowy Hill While Wearing a GoPro CameraClever Man Plows Snow Using...

Back in December 2017, it was confirmed that director Quentin Tarantino would be developing a Star Trek film written by Mark L. Smith of The Revenant. Nerdist celebrated the news by creating a fantastic gritty parody trailer, using footage from the classic Star Trek: The Original Series, that imagines Star Trek as a Tarantino style...

Lauri Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel demonstrates how to forge a very sharp knife from a standard wrench with his 144 ton hydraulic press. Crushing LEGOs With a Hydraulic PressCrushing a Typewriter With a Hydraulic PressCrushing Stretch Armstrong With a Hydraulic Press

The film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism, who offer excellent analysis of film and television, turned their insightful eyes towards Walter White of Breaking Bad. At the beginning of the series, Walter was a mild-mannered insignificant good guy who was the punchline of his brother-in-law‘s jokes. Yet as he exerted his perceived power, he became...

When the Japanese town of Susami in the Nishimuro district of the Wayakama Prefecture, decided that they wanted to have more tourism, Toshihiko Matsumoto, the postmaster came up with the unique idea of putting a mailbox underwater. This mailbox currently in use, but it does require the purchase of waterproof cards and oil based pens....

After unloading the groceries, the humans to a wiry, athletic cat named Taylor noticed his interest in the empty plastic grocery bags that were sitting on the floor and decided to toss them in the air to see how he would react. Taylor immediately took to the bags, literally leaping up off the ground several...

A 360 webcam was installed on top of Seattle’s 605-foot-tall Space Needle back in 2015. Google VR engineer Ricardo Martin Brualla used the footage captured over the past three years to create a fascinating time-lapse video. It features a stellar look at the explosive growth all around Seattle. via Hacker Noon Enormous 3D Daddy Longlegs...

While in the park with his human, a spirited little greyhound happily splashed around in a puddle while repeatedly spinning his body in circles. The dog then took off, running laps around the park. When the dog finally rejoined with his human, he need a little bit of time to catch his breath. A Funny...

Warner Bros. released a fascinating new featurette for Ready Player One, the upcoming sci-fi adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Ernest Cline‘s 2011 novel of the same name. The teaser features new footage from the upcoming film and Spielberg chatting about the past and how “virtual reality will be a super-drug” in...

A post shared by Ksenia Penkina (@ksenia.penkina) on Dec 26, 2017 at 9:51am PST Russian baker Ksenia Penkina makes absolutely beautiful mirror cakes and pastries that brightly gleam under the lights with the very creative use of reflective icing. In addition to her individual pieces, Penkina travels around the world to demonstrate her skills and...

Primitive Technology demonstrates how to build an A-frame hut and a celt hatchet out of materials found in the wild. He constructed the hut “as a large work space for projects.” The A frame hut is a simple shelter that can be built quickly and simply. It’s basically a large roof built directly on the...

Musician Julian Velard quite brilliantly matched the cadence of the legendary HP Lovecraft poem “Nemesis” from Collected Poems with that of the iconic Billy Joel song “Piano Man“. He the put them together and performed a brilliant recitation of the poem to the melody of the song. Velard stated on Twitter that this mashup was...

On episode 840 of Saturday Night Live, Method Man stepped into the role of a gangster in SNL’s hilariously dark parody of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air opening credits. Host Jessica Chastain played a fake FBI agent, Chris Redd did a fantastic job as Will Smith, and Kenan Thompson laid down the law as Uncle...

The Netflix film A Futile and Stupid Gesture based upon the biographical book of the same name, tells the story of the legendary National Lampoon, specifically how this fledgling spinoff magazine with its unique perspective on the world became the voice of a generation. Narrated in flashback style, seemingly by an aging Doug Kenney (Martin...

Cine y Tele shared AMC Spain‘s awesome one-minute animated recap of the entire Breaking Bad television series that was created to celebrate the show’s ten-year anniversary. via Digg 8-Minute Recap of ‘Breaking Bad’ Seasons 1-5The Lion King Recap: Etch A Sketch EditionThe Day of the Doctor, A 75-Minute Special Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘Doctor...

The visual effects and animation studio, Mr. X, presents a fascinating breakdown of how they and Legacy Effects used a magical mixture of practical and visual effects to bring an appealing merman to life and transport the characters to a different location and time. via The Awesomer A Breakdown of Industrial Light & Magic’s Visual...

Prolific world record breaker, Ashrita Furman, has just set a new Guinness World Record for the farthest distance walked balancing a lawnmower on the chin (powered). Walking a distance of 71.50 m (234ft 6.96 in) in Jamaica, New York, USA, Ashrita beat his previous record by more than 50 m with the lawnmower, placed handle...

While on location in Queensland, Australia, adventurer Coyote Peterson and the Brave Wilderness crew visited the Billabong Sanctuary, where they dug up a adorably big-nosed echidna, an incredibly spiky but gentle animal that’s one of the only mammal species in the world that lay eggs. As unlikely as it might seem, Peterson was able to...

In 2010, stop-motion artist PES created an animation for Showtime entitled “The Deep”, which was re-released as HD in 2013. In it, the marine inhabitants of the ocean were made from old tools and other salvaged bits. PES has brought these marvelous creatures back in the wonderful short 4K animation “Gone Fishin’“. Scrabble 60th Anniversary...

Lucas the Spider, the adorable animated arachnid by Joshua Slice who thought he had too many eyes, who found himself outside in the winter cold and who went for a ride around the bathroom sink, found out what it was like to be looking out at life through an upside down wine glass under which...

Pawel Zadrozniak (a.k.a. “Silent“) has performed a wonderful rendition of the song “Africa” by Toto on The Floppotron, which consists of 64 floppy drives, 8 hard drives, and 2 scanners. Here is the original song. The Pokémon Theme Song Played on 64 Floppy Drives, 8 Hard Drives, and 2 ScannersThe Game of Thrones Theme Song...

BoJack Horseman and Todd Chavez rap along to Post Malone and 21 Savage‘s song “Rockstar” in an amusing mashup by Mylo the Cat. Here is the original song. The Generic 1980s, 1990s, and 2007 Pop Songs From Bojack HorsemanThe BoJack Horseman Cast Sings A Tribe Called Quest’s Song ‘Find A Way’ in a Mylo the...

Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko very succinctly and compassionately explains bipolar disorder, the physiology of the disorder, the symptoms of the disorder, the myths surrounding the disorder and what a person should do if they feel they have this disorder. If you think that you may have bipolar disorder, it’s important to seek...

Stormchasing filmmaker Mike Olbinski has once again captured a timelapse of gorgeous thunderstorm across the plains in black and white 8K footage taken on a variety of cameras. The piece is entitled “Breathe” and was named after the Ex Makina song that provided the haunting soundtrack. I hadn’t even planned to start working on this...

In a crusty episode of ACS Reactions, host Alexa Billow shares the science behind the oddly controversial grain protein of gluten by baking a loaf of bread. Billows also explains what gluten looks like, the importance of gluten in baking and those amongst the population who should really avoid gluten. Is gluten good, is gluten...

During a day of sledding with his family, an excited dog decided that he wanted a turn. As his human sat down in the sled, this eager canine jumped on and rode piggyback style down the hill. It snowed here so we took our 2 yr old to go sledding. After a few times out...

In a frosty episode of Half As Interesting, the narrator explains the reason why Longyearbyen, Norway, one of the northernmost places in the world, does not allow for the dead to be buried in their town and instead, sends them south to the much warmer Oslo. This seemingly cruel act actually has a very good...

This has been around for a while, but in case you missed this geographical wonder, the continent of Australia can be divided into a dog head and a cat head, where the cat is eating Tasmania. via You Had One Job Man With Cat Sitting on Top of His Head in New York CityLoving Bengal...

In May 2017, legendary director Michel Gondry created a brilliant ad for the the online music streaming platform Pandora entitled “Sounds Like You“. The scene opens with a short-haired woman in gym clothes going for a run through an incredible landscape of iconic album covers coming to life and closes with her scrolling through the...

A post shared by Mia (@mightystargazer) on Oct 26, 2017 at 3:06pm PDT Crafty Skurup, Sweden digital artist Mia Svensson (a.k.a “MightyStarGazer“) of Crivens! Studio crocheted and knitted an adorable Ghostbusters costume for her little dog, Pyret the chorkie. Svensson’s cute little spud wore it for Halloween in 2017. via KnitHacker Sisters Create A Winter...

A very helpful dog named Tank graciously brought in the groceries from the car into the house with very little incident. That is, until Tank realized that one of the packages contained something yummy inside and took it into another room to enjoy. Luckily his humans were well aware of what was happening and stopped...