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SIDEKICK Mounts are lightweight POV mounts, created by Daren Norman of Patch Me Up, for GoPro (HERO and Session), BeHD, SJCamHD, and GitUp action cameras that easily clip on to the end of a cap’s visor. Norman and his team are currently accepting pre-orders on Kickstarter. The mounts will ship “worldwide by the end of...

In a clever ad entitled “The Belluminati“, the fast food chain Taco Bell had a bit of fun with the mysterious legend of the Illuminati and the Taco Bell Dollar Menu, connecting the two via the Eye of Providence pyramid that appears on the back of the the United States one dollar bill. There’s a...

A post shared by Kyle Conner (@virtualkyle) on Jan 3, 2018 at 8:20pm PST Kyle Conner of Raleigh, North Carolina captured great footage of his friend Ben Spreen using a Tesla Model X electric SUV to help tow a semi truck uphill that got stuck in the snow. It just goes to show the amazing...

JPCMHD presents a compilation video featuring their picks for some of the best Japanese television commercials released in 2017. Weird and Funny Japanese Commercials From 2017Some of the Best Japanese TV Commercials (2015)The Best Japanese Commercials of 2016

In the 1980s, Wendy’s restaurants created a series of spectacularly hilarious employee training videos that each feature a different music genre from the era. The trainers sing their heart out while teaching future elite Wendy’s members to server cold and hot drinks, become a master of the grill, and prepare their chili meal. via reddit...

Comedian Gus Johnson released a video where he gets into character as an “adult” named Mitchell Robbins who becomes deathly afraid while hilariously trying to warm up some soup in a frightening microwave. His fear lead him to becoming very irritable, slapping his head on cabinets, and acting like an amusing fool. Talented Performer Hilariously...

Never one to skimp out on the creativity of his music videos, the very talented Sxip Shirey employed the incredible illustration of Rafael de Leon to create a hand drawn 360° video to accompany the song “Last Walk Through the City” from his album entitled A Bottle Whiskey and a Handful of Bees. The very...

An adorably smiling, tail wagging red fox who was hiding behind a tree, kicked around in the dirt for a bit before rolling over onto her back and inviting her human to come in closer so as to provide her with some yummy tummy rubs. Adorable Red Fox Ecstatically Wags Her Tail While Getting A...

In a really informative episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott handed the screen over to deaf vlogger Rikki Poynter, who explained about different forms of sign language used in different countries and cultures, even if the same spoken language is used in more than one country. For example, Poynter explained that...

A frisky horse named Snipes at KrisKel Performance Horses gleefully pranced and romped around in the New Hampshire snow with his favorite toy – a plush platypus – twirling around in his mouth as he made his way around the field. Earlier, Snipes spent a bit of time getting that platypus from off of the...

In 2016, musician Chris Fury of ||Parallel Shred|| performed a an amazing cover of the iconic Nirvana anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit“, but flipped the key from minor to major, thus giving the song an oddly bright and joyous sound that certainly doesn’t exist in the original. What would the guitar to Nirvana’s “Smells Like...

Two beautiful horses who were eager to go outside and get a bit of exercise, exited the barn in their usual fashion only to realize how deep and cold the snow was in their usual path only seconds into their walk. As if they were of the same mind, the horses turned around at the...

The Action Lab took on a new challenge where they documented what happened when they inflated and deflated Vac-Man, an action figure created as the nemesis of Stretch Armstrong, in a vacuum chamber. Who is Vac-man? It is Stretch Armstrong’s Nemesis that you can lock in place by sucking the air out of him. Due...

Philadelphia computer programmer and father Brad Williams of WebDevStudios measured his baby son’s (Lucas Royce Williams) growth for a year with cheesesteak sandwiches. Williams photographed the adorably tasty journey and shared it all on Instagram and his blog. A post shared by Brad Williams (@williamsbaa) on Dec 27, 2015 at 10:50am PST A post shared...

The first trailer has been released for FredHeads: The Documentary, a feature-length documentary directed by Paige Troxell that follows the hardcore community of Freddy Krueger fans who are all very much into Wes Craven‘s A Nightmare on Elm Street. There is an Indiegogo campaign running to help with the documentary’s production. A post shared by...

Father and son team, Dan and Lincoln Markham of the What’s Inside? channel, used a knife to cut open Ravean‘s electric heated down jacket. After clearing out all of the down material, they found out what’s inside and how it worked. Father and Son Cut Open Creepy Robotic Face Bank to Find Out What’s Inside...

In a classic clip from the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV), a rather dapper Rick Moranis in character as Gerry Todd, struts around a golf course clad in blue jacket, white shirt with a colorful cravat, red pants and white shoes singing a fabulous lounge cover of the song “Turning Japanese” by The...

While his human was relaxing under a big, comfy blanket, reading a book on the couch, a frenetic little fennec fox took it upon himself to start running in circles around her over and over again. The studious human paid no mind to the petite vulpine until he jumped off the sofa and off to...

Netflix Japan released an action-packed trailer for Godzilla: Monster Planet, a Japanese anime film featuring Godzilla co-directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita. The futuristic animated movie tells the story about a brave young refugee and his crew returning to Earth, after civilization moved elsewhere in space, to eliminate the monster threat that has been...

In an emotionally intimate video by Cut, different couples open up about their sleeping habits, how they feel about sharing a bed, who else (children, pets) joins them in bed, what time each person wakes up and how that affects the other. They also try to answer why they feel the need to sleep in...

Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” released a video where he opens a 65-year-old sleeping bag that was vacuum sealed in a metal can. The U.S. Military packaged the sleeping bags in sardine-like cans back in 1952. An Experiment to See What Happens When Inflated Balloons Are Placed In a Vacuum ChamberHow to Reseal Any...

After a heavy snowstorm, two separate sets of humans had very similarly creative ideas to carve winding mazes and obstacle courses in the deep snow of their respective backyards so that their beloved dogs would have a safe place to run. In one case, it was for a beautiful pair of greyhounds and in the...

Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal presents a feverishly hot video where he throws down a blazing fast mumble rap while taking shots at fake thugs and Jake Paul. The awesome beat was created by Danny Grooves. Mac Lethal Throws Down an Insanely Fast Rap to Order a Pizza Over the PhoneMac Lethal Performs an Incredibly...

On January 7, 2018, Improv Everywhere held their 17th annual No Pants Subway Ride in cities around the world. Brave New Yorkers who heeded their local call, braved the bitter cold from the “bomb cyclone storm” that hit the Northeast earlier that week without complaint. On Sunday, January 7th, 2018 thousands of people took off...

Ynon Lan, a talented animator and filmmaker, captured over 1,000 wonderful photos of the varying textured surfaces found around his adopted home of New York City and turned them into an amazing fast moving montage entitled “NYC Textures” The rapid pace of the video offers a first-person experience of walking quickly down the block, through...

UAV consultant and competitive drone pilot Paul Baur of Skinlab FPV captured thrilling POV footage of a high-speed racing drone chasing after stock cars racing around a track. According to Baur, he was able to “tuck into the slipstream and gain some extra power.” via reddit POV Footage of a Hot Wheels Car Racing on...

A cheerful woman challenged herself to beatbox while wearing a dental mouth opener. She cracked herself up as she put on the mouth piece, but did a fantastic job while throwing down all sorts of great beats. New Yorker Kaila Mullady Named the World Female Beatbox Champion at the 2015 Beatbox Battle World ChampionshipsThe Vampire...

In an therapeutic episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually offer some elaborate medical terms can be used to describe common and minor ailments. Such ailments include a rumbling tummy (borborygmi), brain freeze (sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia), canker sores (Aphthous stomatitis), fainting at...

In an adorable, yet probably unintentional game of hide and seek, an apprehensive cat furtively peeked out at a perplexed dalmation from a safe spot in between two large empty cardboard boxes. As the dog became more curious and confused, the cat grew more confident and made a complete break for it when the timing...

During the extremely cold weather that hit the Northeast United States during the first week of January 2018, YouTuber Ryan Canty captured amazing footage of a frozen Atlantic Ocean at Old Silver Beach on Cape Cod, in North Falmouth, Massachusetts. In fact, the ocean was so completely frozen solid, several people with Carty were able...

Wanting to take advantage of the snowy weather, a very clever and resourceful Australian shepherd named Secret eagerly dragged a blue toboggan up a hill, set herself upon the sled and flew down the hill with the apparent glee. Once she reached the bottom of the hill, she started the process all over again According...

Tales of the Unexpected Black Mirrors is a another brilliantly illustrated series from prolific Brazilian designer Butcher Billy that reimagines all six episodes from the fourth season of Black Mirror as colorful covers of classic-style comic books that used to cost 60 cents apiece. Billy had illustrated previous seasons of Black Mirror much in the...

A post shared by Made From Drone (@madefromdrone) on Dec 3, 2017 at 8:16pm PST The city of Dubai is known for its devotion to opulence and its newest addition to the skyline is no exception, though not without its own controversy. Mexican architect Fernando Donis submitted his original frame design in 2008 to the...

In a fascinating video for Big Think, technology entrepreneur Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of HyperLedger, an open source blockchain project that’s thinking beyond cryptocurrency, talks about the benefits of putting the security of blockchain ledger technology to use within the voting system. At the same time, Behlendorf also acknowledges that it wouldn’t be prudent...

Downsizing visual effects supervisor James E. Price sat down with WIRED to explain the history behind shrinking people down in movies. In this timeline, Price explains the special effects techniques like forced perspective, compositing, the Schüfftan process, rotoscoping, motion control, motion capture and more. Movies include Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Cylops, The Incredible Shrinking Man,...

On an facinating animated episode of The Infographics Show, they conduct an in-depth comparison of the beloved Star Trek and Star Wars franchises. Trek Wars, A Star Wars Themed Star Trek T-ShirtStar Wars vs. Star TrekWilliam Shatner on Star Trek vs Star Wars

David Letterman, legendary comedian and former host Late Night With David Letterman, decided that he had enough of retirement and is returning to television with a monthly, six episode interview series on Netflix entitled My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman. The first guest of the series will be President Barack Obama, who...

Fran García has created an amazing 4k timelapse video of a Suezmax motor tanker two month voyage on the Mediterranean Sea from Algeciras to Sidi Kerir. From sunrises to sunsets, including thunderstorms, showers, rough seas, the full moon and stars. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Incredible 4k Timelapse of a Cargo Ship’s 30 Day Journey...

A fascinating video from Crows Eye Productions offers a realistic view into the past with a demonstration showing the specific steps involved with how an 18th Century working woman got dressed in the morning . A working woman gets dressed in the fashion of 18th century. A separate video explains the use of stays and...

In an organized TED-Ed lesson by Brian Christian and animated by Marko Dješka, narrator Addison Anderson explains how computers schedule information, fix errors and manage interruptions and why machines can provide a blueprint of sorts for personal time management. Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as...

While en route to one of their zones, riders with the Newfoundland snowmobile club Sledcore noticed that a young moose had been rendered completely helpless by incredibly deep snow, which had completely enveloped his entire body, leaving only his head exposed. The compassionate snowmobilers stopped and carefully dug around frightened animal until he was liberated...

Tesla enthusiast Bjørn Nyland traveled to a special spot on highway 155 in Hole, Norway to take a look at how they installed a series of motion sensing street lights to help cut down on energy costs. At highway 155 in Nes i Hole, 220 radars have been installed on each light pole. They detect...

Tony Zagoraios of Yell created “THE MA(D)CHINES,” a surreal animated short about ordinary household appliances that come to life in the real world in unexpected ways. via The Awesomer BarCamp Second LifeMiniatur Wunderland: The World’s Largest Model Railroad InstallationIntricate Fantasy Animal Sculptures by Ellen Jewett

A post shared by PANTONE (@pantone) on Dec 18, 2017 at 7:03am PST The Pantone Color Institute has declared Ultra Violet (Pantone 18-3838) to be the 2017 Color of the Year. While the name might bring to mind electromagnetic radiation, a 2006 science fiction film and a women’s advocacy group in the United States, this...

The Bed Hog Shop has created a comfy looking Star Wars themed Sarlacc Pit pillow for newborns and toddlers. It is available to purchase from their Etsy shop. This newborn pillow lounger can be used for many years to come. It has a low pile minky top with a kona cotton bottom, and two minky...

Gus Johnson, a comedian and musician with a goofy sense of humor, once again donned a pair of pointy ears, drew a set of whiskers on his face and proceed to attack plants around the house while singing an original song entitled “I’m A Stupid House Cat And I Want To Eat Your Plants“. Comedian...

SpongeBob SquarePants and the Bikini Bottom gang rap along to the Dr. Dre song “The Next Episode” in a funny mashup by Mylo the Cat. SpongeBob stars as Dr. Dre, Patrick as Snoop Dogg, Squidward as Kurupt, and Mr. Krabs as Nate Dogg. Here is the original music video. Greedy Mr. Krabs Wants Some of...

As we previously posted in October 2017, the film WINCHESTER tells the bizarre story of Sarah Winchester, a mad widow who inherited her late husband’s estate and Winchester Repeating Arms business, who began building a fantastic mansion. Winchester continued nonstop construction for many years, yielding a wild labyrinth of stairs, doors and hallways leading nowhere...

A post shared by West Coast Aerial Photography (@westcoastaerialphotography) on Jan 1, 2018 at 4:53pm PST The Atlantic recently inverviewed aerial photographer Mark Holtzman who precicely explained how he took his stunning photograph of a Stealth Bomber flying over the 2018 Rose Bowl game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Georgia Bulldogs. Holtzman, who has...

Kaitlynn Toporzycki of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania posted a hilarious video of her fiance Jonathan Schill‘s very creative solution to clearing their snow covered driveway. Schill built a custom plow by attaching a large cardboard television box to the front of his riding lawn mower. via Balkan Live Sport, Boing Boing A Parody of Ken Block’s ‘Gymkhana’...