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Jonesboro, Arkansas dentist Dr. J. Steven Abernathy created a wonderful Star Wars spoof to promote the precision laser activated irrigation technology (PIPS) that he uses at his office. Lasers aren’t just for X-wings anymore. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Elder ‘Star Wars’ Cast Shows Their Age in a ‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoof of the ‘Star...

On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel presented the 11th edition of celebrities reading very mean tweets about themselves. When it comes to mean tweets, no one can touch Donald Trump but that doesn’t mean there aren’t those who try. From time to time we shine a light on the trolls by asking...

Before the debut episodes of Star Trek: Discovery, CBS released a video showing off the show’s fantastic main title sequence. It starts off by taking us on a journey through sketches of ships, planets, eyes, and gadgets before featuring x-ray style images of space suits, weapons, and alien life. Episodes one and two of Star...

In Toyo Tires‘ “Climbkhana,” rally driver Ken Block of Hoonigan Racing jumps into his 1,400 horsepower twin-turbo methanol fueled 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR V2 and takes on the Pikes Peak hill climb in Colorado. Block, known for his award-winning Gymkhana series, left the roads full of smoke and excitement as he burnt the rubber...

The film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism, who offered excellent analysis of Game of Thrones, turned their insightful eyes towards the undeniably provacative, charming nature of well-spoken, educated psychopaths as evidenced the fascination with the mysterious anti-hero Alex, narrator and central character of A Clockwork Orange as brilliantly played by Malcolm McDowell in 1971 and...

Haptic Lab has created a wonderful winged mechanical toy called “The Flying Martha Ornithopter“, which runs on the power of a simple rubber band. The toy was named after and made in the image of Martha, the last passenger pigeon who died in 1914. Haptic Lab is currently raising funds through Kickstarter in order to...

Artist and comedienne Bec Hill created a hilarious flip chart with illustrations showing what the lyrics to Edith Piaf song “Non Je Ne Regrette Rien” sound and look like to those who don’t speak French. My translation of Edith Piaf's "Non Je Ne Regrette Rien". Catch me live near you! https://t.co/o0o6ll8Q9F #paperpuppetry #thanksforwatching pic.twitter.com/K38gq27OsS —...

Traveling filmmaker Max Berger created a wonderfully dizzying hyperlapse flight showing the iconic landmarks of Washington, D.C. in a mere 28 seconds. via Digg The Iconic Sights of Paris Shown Through a Dizzying Two Minute Hyperlapse VideoStunning Hyperlapse Drone Video of Toronto’s Iconic SkylineTilt Shift, Photo Series of World Landmarks as Miniatures

Shortly before his death, the late great legendary insult comic Don Rickles in partnership with the newly minted AARP Studios created the wonderful interview series entitled “Dinner With Don”. Throughout the 13 episode series, Rickles breaks bread and cracks jokes with fellow comedians, actors, musicians, directors and writers. This series is the first from AARP...

A little bunny in a named Bini wearing an adorable jersey, set the Guinness World Record for the most slam dunks by a rabbit in one minute on a custom sized basketball court. Originally born in Israel, the hoop-loving pet now lives in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his owner, Shai Asor. At first, Shai...

In a very clever mashup by Funny or Die, the characters of Silicon Valley including Richard, Gillfoyle, Erlich, Dinesh and Jared, gathered around the dining room table to watch to Tim Cook‘s “One More Thing” announcement of the iPhone X, during which Apple senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi made animal faces and...

For a class project, college student Jackson Pacheco took a cue from hopeful potential employer BuzzFeed and created a video in which he tried doing some things differently from what he usually for a week, mimicking their distinct style. This included his coffee routing, his eating patterns, going to the gym and going to the...

In a very real and rather hilarious ad campaign, copyright lawyers for the Velcro brand broke out into song while insisting that other brands using the hook and loop design be referred to as such and not in their client’s name. The style of the ad seemed to be a loose parody of the 1985...

Atlanta musician Cyndi Harvell captured cute footage in July of her husband Bronkar Lee, who is also a musician, sitting down with their 19-month-old son Elijah to throw down some catchy beatbox jams. Elijah happily danced around in a high chair while his father dropped the sick beats. Here is footage of Lee’s first beatbox...

The Border Collie Owners of South Australia attempted to set a world record of the largest gathering of the breed in one place at one time as captured in a photo. The previous record was 503 and the group shattered that record, bringing an amazing 576 border collies to the Willaston Football Club on Sunday,...

Chris Cohoon posted a video of his adorable little daughter trying to play a hand held Game Boy Color and becoming very confused by the lack of touch screen technology. She repeatedly tried pressing the tiny screen, just like she would on most modern-day devices. via reddit A 2.5 Year-Old Uses an iPad for the...

On a Star Wars episode of Generation Tech, host Allen Xie took us on an interesting journey through he conceptual history of the Millennium Falcon. He explained how one of the first pirate ship designs looked more like a regular rocket with a long tube-shape and a cockpit up in front. It evolved from there...

A post shared by Jenn Fujikawa (@justjennrecipes) on Sep 21, 2017 at 12:36pm PDT Jenn Fujikawa of justJENN recipes has shared a tasty set of instructions on how to make JabbaCado Toast, a Jabba the Hutt themed avocado toast recipe that even Han Solo would enjoy. photos by Jenn Fujikawa via Foodiggity How to Make...

The 18-year-old high school student behind the YouTube channel MacroMachines spent 14 months building an incredible drivable 40% scale World War II era M26 Pershing tank that he took out for a spin around the yard. His entire build process is available to view on YouTube. via reddit Thug Notes, Gangsta Speak Summaries of Classical...

A post shared by Hand Tool Rescue (@handtoolrescue) on Aug 12, 2017 at 8:26am PDT Jörg Hoffmann of Bidone1967 shared awesome footage with Hand Tool Rescue of an automated spiraling chainsaw machine that climbs trees and trims off all branches in its path. via Core77, Sploid A Flying Chainsaw Drone That Trims Trees, Knocks Down...

Primitive Technology demonstrates how to make mud bricks in the wild using a mixture of mud and palm fiber. He allowed the mixture to dry in a brick mold made out of wood. 140 bricks were made. When dry, the bricks were then assembled into a kiln. 32 roof tiles were then made of mud...

The Gregory Brothers are back with “True Love,” a fantastic songification of The Princess Bride created in honor of the classic 1987 film’s 30th anniversary. For all true fans of the immortal PB, we made this anthem for the occasion of its 30th BD. Not an ad. Just an ode. The Best Soundbites From the...

20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios released a new trailer for Ferdinand, the upcoming animated film directed by Carlos Saldanha and based on the children’s book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. The trailer features John Cena, the voice of Ferdinand, talking about the journey that lies ahead for his giant big-hearted and...

Australian musician Alan Gogoll demonstrated his gorgeous Bell’s Harmonics” guitar technique with unique string tunings that he so effortlessly plays in a song of the same name. This technique is aptly named as the fretboard harmonics sound like ringing bells within the melody. The song is from his album “Seahorse Bells“, a collection of five...

Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko posited the question what would happen if a person never stopped eating? In explaining the answer, Blocko broke down the individual dangers of such ingredients as sugar, salt and trans-fats. With those issues aside, the likelihood of overeating oneself to death is very rare, but can happen in...

In a truly insightful video essay based upon the work of brain scientist Jeffrey M Zacks, narrator Adam D’Arpino of Aeon Video explains how film cuts mimic the choppy human visual experience in terms of focus, blinking, saccades and periphery. So when a current scene seems incongruent with previous scene, the human brain to fills...

In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism looked at the evolving character arc of Joan Holloway of Mad Men. In the first few seasons, Joan primarily relied on her looks to get what she wanted, despite her sharp wit. It was only after such setbacks as being replaced...

Design house Kurzgesagt and VSauce3 took a two-part look at the nature of reality versus the perception of reality. As explored in the Extremis episode during season ten of Doctor Who, if someone is fully aware of being a simulation, can they communicate with their real world self? Or the converse if a person is...

The award-winning documentary Dealt, which was directed by Luke Korem, tells the story of expert card mechanic and magician Richard Turner, an amazing man who performs sleight of hand tricks on stage despite the fact that he began going losing his sight after a bout with scarlet fever when he was young. Througout the film,...

Bewegtesland (Moving Land) is a group of performance artists who live along the

In 2016, Thalia Strings, an all female string quartet rocked out an acoustic cover of the classic AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” on violin, viola and cello. This classical version was arranged by violinist Amy Cave. The quartet has also performed amazing covers of the Kansas song “Carry on Wayward Son” and “Creep” by Radiohead, both arranged...

Engineers and tinkerers Ryan Kung and David Shulman of Eclectical Engineering built an “Underwater Iron Man Jetpack” (6.25mph) that will allow them to swim faster than Olympian Michael Phelps (6mph). They attached four motors to a backpack style frame and used 3D printing to build the underwater housing over each motor. We wanted to see...

In “Learn to Play Cat” from the wonderfully informative series “Simon’s Cat Logic“, illustrator Simon Toland shares stories about his own cats and their favorite toys, while cat behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explains the best toys for cats, the best way to play with indoor cats and the importance of playtime. Indoor only cats should have...

In a hilarious clip shared by the sports network TyC, a lively little dog chased after the ball that was in play during a live broadcast of a soccer match between San Lorenzo de Amalgro and Arsenal de Sarandí in Argentina. Once the ball was sidelined and a timeout was called, the little canine thought...

In her latest tutorial video, the amazing Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome celebrated the first day of fall by demonstrating how to make an adventurous “piescraper” inspired by the classic Calvin and Hobbes comic strips by Bill Watterson. A post shared by Pies Are Awesome (@thepieous) on Sep 21, 2017 at 12:09pm PDT...

A post shared by Hi-Fructose Magazine (@hifructosemag) on Sep 19, 2017 at 11:32am PDT Erik Mark Sandberg Volume 45 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine has been announced and will feature artwork by amazing contemporary artists from all over the world. Artist Erik Mark Sandberg will be featured on the special silver foil-stamped cover...

The Great Big Story series Human Condition met up with artist Landon Meier of Hyperflesh to find out how he creates his collections of disturbingly hyper-realistic masks featuring the faces of crying babies, creepy little girls, various celebrities, and public officials. What does it take to make a face? Try $4,500. At Landon Meier’s studio,...

Donna Gill Allen, a health occupation teacher at Cape Fear High School in North Carolina, conducted a gross but genius bread experiment to show her kids why they need to wash their hands often. She packed the first slice of bread into a plastic bag with gloves on, the second with freshly washed hands, and...

Benjamin Große spent 20 hours building the new 7,541 piece LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon. He sped up his amazing build process with a two-minute timelapse video. via Boing Boing The Tested Team Builds and Reviews the 7,541 Piece Millennium Falcon LEGO SetLEGO Unveils 7,541 Piece Millennium Falcon SetCustom Electric Guitars Shaped Like Spaceships From...

British inventor Colin Furze covered a BMW E30 in artificial grass and then turned it into a drivable hot tub car with a functioning grill on the back. Furze‘s “Spa Car” was sponsored by Google. They provided him with the resources to waterproof and seal the car’s numerous electronics. A post shared by colin furze...

Sony Pictures released an trailer for Peter Rabbit, the upcoming live-action animated adventure comedy film directed by Will Gluck, based on the stories of the same name created by Beatrix Potter. The mischievous film is currently scheduled to hop into theaters on February 9th, 2018. Peter Rabbit, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated...

On the latest episode of Twitter Tech Support by Wired, Lego Ninjago Movie stars Jackie Chan and Olivia Munn answered martial arts questions that were asked by people on Twitter. Jackie also teaches Olivia how to karate chop some pieces of wood and defend herself from knife attacks. Jackie Chan Skillfully Jumping Over FencesThe Green...

A post shared by Alexander Khokhlov (@alhimeg) on Mar 12, 2017 at 6:37am PDT Photographer Alexander Khokhlov has created a wonderful photo portrait series entitled “The Dog Show“, which captures the human-like expressiveness and qualities in the faces of different canines from all over the world. Whether it be a studious, bespectacled sheepdog, a bored...

After performing as a dj at a Ford Fiesta celebration, the YuMi industrial robot by ABB took a turn towards classical music. The oddly anthropomorphic arms picked up the baton and as maestro, conducted a performance of Andrea Bocelli and the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra at Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Italy. …musicians sit attentive, instruments at...

A lazy cat who was lying upon a bed watching a wall-mounted television, became suddenly focused when a bird appear on the screen. Unfortunately, the misguided feline mistook it for the real thing and pounced right into the wall in pursuit of the virtual bird. via Tastefully Offensive Cats, Dogs, and Birds Are Fooled Into...

Drone aficionado Paul Nurkkala share some really amazing but rather dizzying footage from when he sent his flying robot soaring into the air to do a number of looping tricks above trains, bridges, rapid and mountains. The footage was also set to a really great soundtrack. Nurkkala says that the footage is a bit disjointed,...

Actress Tracee Ellis Ross of the show black-ish graciously welcomed Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment into her Los Angeles home and answered 73 questions for the ongoing series by Vogue. In answering the questions, a very forthcoming Ross spoke about doing a love scene as a threesome with Rihanna and James Dean, her beauty...

Nature photographers Michael and Paula Webster in partnership with Birdlife International, captured for the very first time for their film “Tango in the Wind“, absolutely wonderful footage of a pair of rare and critically endangered hooded grebes in Patagonia, Argentina who were performing a really amazing courtship ritual in the water. Their moves were so...

Fox Searchlight released the first official trailer for Isle of Dogs, the upcoming stop-motion animated film directed by Wes Anderson. The fantastic looking movie will be set in Japan and follow 12-year-old Atari Kobayashi as he journeys to an island, where outlawed canines are dumped off, to find his canine Spot. Isle of Dogs is...

Talented artisan Jeffrey Michael Samudosky of JMS Wood Sculpture in Gig Harbor, Washington has created an absolutely stunning giant pacific octopus that he carved with a chainsaw into a large piece of wood from a fallen redwood tree. The enormous cephalopod took a great deal of time and effort, but the result is absolutely gorgeous....