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The fine folks at Archie McPhee created a fantastic electronic noisemaker in the shape of the figure featured in Edvard Munch‘s famous painting The Scream that lets out a loud scream when activated. Fall into the lap of luxury with automated angst! Feeling frustrated with the world? You could deal with it the old-fashioned way...

A logging truck in France pulled off an impressive stunt by making a tight turn onto a small bridge in France and crossing it while pulling a full load. The rear steer dolly on the back of the load helped the driver maneuver through the very tight squeeze. via reddit Trucks Continue To Crash Into...

Artist Noah Scalin of Skull-A-Day fame and other amazing projects, created an incredible portrait of the iconic singer Nat King Cole using shards of a shattered lightbulb. This remarkable piece was commissioned for the world premiere of Lights Out: Nat King Cole by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, starring Dulé Hill at the People’s Light...

Redditor TechnicolorTraveler made an incredible suit of armor, a sword, and a shield, entirely out of Magic: The Gathering playing cards. You can see more images of her costume on Imgur. Mtg cosplay images via TechnicolorTraveler via reddit, Kotaku ‘Reactions’ Explains the Science Behind the Armor, Weapons, and Abilities of Marvel’s AvengersFox Teams Up With...

Lego Ninjago Movie stars Dave Franco, Kumail Nanjiani, and Fred Armisen sat down with Wired to answer some of the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. The Green Ninja Faces His Evil Warlord Father in the First Trailer for ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’Green Ninja and His Team Face the Evil...

@RickandMorty how do you like my #NFID18 ? Wubba lubba dub dubs!! pic.twitter.com/757V6SKRZU — Daniel Isabella (@danjisabella) September 14, 2017 North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan allows their senior class to take photos for their school IDs while wearing costumes, mostly inspired by pop culture characters. Students from the 2017 class posted their...

Sky Lakes Media captured amazing footage of professional rafter Covey Baack riding on on top of six SOTAR whitewater rafts, which were all strapped together, while making his way down the class 4 nugget and powerhouse sections of the Rogue River in Oregon. With custom made 9′ oar extensions for his Sawyer 11′ oars he...

The Ukrainian dance group, Light Balance, lost control in a good way while lighting up the America’s Got Talent stage once again. In the finals, they performed a high energy dance to Jason Derulo‘s “Get Ugly.” This performance is lit!! A post shared by America's Got Talent – AGT (@agt) on Sep 19, 2017 at...

Netflix released a new trailer for The Punisher, Marvel‘s upcoming television series about the comic book character of the same name. The bloody trailer shows that Frank Castle is not to be messed with as he takes aim at his foes and makes a few allies along the way. The Punisher will release on Netflix...

In 2015, filmmaker Gabriel Magallon created a hilarious mashup that combined a compilation of dancing scenes from the classic television show The Addams Family with the excellent soundtrack of the iconic Ramones song “Blitzkrieg Bop” via reddit Robot Band Compressorhead Covers Blitzkrieg Bop by the RamonesA Hilarious Multitrack Heavy Metal Cover of the Classic ABBA...

Antonin Fourneau, the French artist behind the wonderful Water Light Graffiti project, has created “Luminous Memento“, a beautiful sculptural homage to deceased citizens of Poitiers, France who have died as the result of conflict. The sculpture features rolling illuminated letters that scroll out the names of the deceased and missing through a hand built wall...

Omar von Muller, the dedicated trainer to the talented Jumpy the Dog, demonstrated some of his effective techniques with an adorable orange tabby named Kit who was more than happy to comply. While this takes a great deal of dedication, von Muller made the whole process look really easy and really fun. Von Muller has...

The travel blog Wayfairer has created a poignant series entitled “Faded Footprints“, a collection of lovely illustrations that both mourn memorialize beautiful destinations around the world that no longer exist. The reasons for the respective disappearances vary and whether the loss is due to time, weather, nature, war or mandate, the end result is still...

YouTuber Polyphonic took a deep dive into the career of the incredibly talented bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, specifically noting how Flea brilliantly combined his early funk influences, one of which is the great Larry Graham who created the slap/pop technique, with his punk roots to create a truly distinctive style of...

Pop Chart Lab has created “Horses: A Chart Of Notable Breeds,” a hand illustrated art print that features over 70 equine breeds. Prints are available to pre-order online for an October 2, 2017 ship date. Saddle up with this thorough(bred)ly researched piece of wall art depicting over 70 of the world’s most magnificent horses! Lovingly...

Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) gets Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) good in a compilation featuring all of Halpert’s brilliant pranks played on the assistant (to the) regional manager on The Office. via reddit Dwight Schrute Meets an Asian Version of Jim Halpert on The OfficeRainn Wilson Explains How His ‘The Office’ Character Dwight Schrute Would Turn...

David Tennant, known to many as the witty tenth incarnation of Doctor Who or the dour Alec Hardy in Broadchurch, narrated remarkable BBC footage of devil rays as they took flight above the ocean’s surface in a clever effort to fool the brown pelicans soaring overhead. Brown pelicans off the coast of Baja California in...

Maker AlexT9 created an absolutely stunning and highly detailed laser cut map of the United States that features all of the country’s waterways illuminated. Alex generously detailed the process for crafting this map on Instructables. The artisan stated that he was inspired by the work on the Earth Art Australia Etsy store. I just started...

A group of maintenance workers in Xianyang, China used a flame throwing drone to successfully remove 40 feet of nylon netting that was wrapped around an ultra high voltage (UHV) power line. In the morning, our inspector found a foreign matter on the line. Through investigation, the nylon net was brought by strong wind, and...

The Great Big Story series Human Condition traveled to Keizer, Oregon to meet up with Ryan Weimer and find out how Magic Wheelchair, a nonprofit organization that creates incredible costumes for disabled children in wheelchairs, came to fruition. One Halloween, Ryan Weimer’s then-3-year-old son wanted to dress up as a pirate. But his son, who...

A really cute tuxedo cat sat upon a desk and adorably tried to mimic the movements of the wagging tail on the ticking cat clock hanging on the wall. While the real kitty couldn’t keep up the pace, he definitely put in a good effort. Fun Gloves With Cats Whose Tails Perfectly Align With the...

In a rather insightful essay, Vox reporter Phil Edwards dives in Grant Wood’s rural portrait entitled “American Gothic“, which upon first appearance, appears to be quite ordinary. Upon closer inspection, however, this iconic work of art contains a multitude of complexity, all hidden in plain sight. How did American Gothic get so famous? It’s two...

The Norwegian comedy group PistolShrimps created “Independence Day: A Star Wars Story,” a force-filled mashup of Independence Day and Star Wars: A New Hope that imagines what it would be like if Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) were the ones who blew up the Death Star. Captain Steven Hiller and...

After losing a bet at the 2016 Incredible Science Machine (ISM) event in Michigan, jackofallspades98 spent over 4 months building a complex two table Rube Goldberg machine that lasted for 3 minutes from start to finish. It took him approximately 297 attempts to get the “Bet-Losing Machine” working flawlessly. via The Awesomer Incredible Rube Goldberg...

Furze World Wonders is an upcoming YouTube Red original series starring brilliant British inventor Colin Furze that follows him as he sets out to help other people’s dreams come true. He uses his creative talents to help a “struggling indie band achieve rock god status,” a bus driver get a little more boost out of...

Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones has created “Text Ur Number,” a supercut video of people sending flirty text messages in movies and television shows. As ubiquitous as our cell phones have become, it’s amazing anyone ever hooked prior to the advent of text messaging. Taco Text, An App for Sending an Image of a...

Warner Bros. released the thrilling first trailer for Tomb Raider, the upcoming action adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug and based on Crystal Dynamics‘ 2013 video game of the same name. Alicia Vikander plays Lara Croft in the new movie that follows her as she sets out on an adventure to save humanity by closing...

12-year-old ventriloquist Darci Lynne came out on stage in the finals of America’s Got Talent and wowed the audience and judges yet again. Lynne sang an amazing cover of The Beatles‘ song “With a Little Help From My Friends” with her puppets Oscar and Petunia. A post shared by America's Got Talent – AGT (@agt)...

A really cute cat named Simon became a bit confused by a chocolate covered donut that was sitting on the kitchen counter, tentatively swiping at it as if it were an enemy that would strike back. Feeling a bit mischievous, Simon’s human Shannon Bachar moved the donut slightly causing poor Simon to jump back very...

In a slightly nauseating yet informational video essay, Half as Interesting explains in great detail about the Guano Islands Act, an antiquated law that allows any citizen of United States to claim for their country, any random, unclaimed island containing deposits of bird excrement aka guano. In the 1850s guano was selling in the US...

A post shared by ? Maxine the Fluffy Corgi (@madmax_fluffyroad) on Sep 18, 2017 at 7:43am PDT While cruising around the streets of New York City in her human Brian Reisberg’s backpack, a very playful Maxine the corgi engaged in a modified soccer game in which she repeatedly bounced an incoming ball off her adorably...

In the animated TED Ed lesson, “The Life Cycle of a T-Shirt , educator and designer Angel Chang explains exactly how big an impact that the production of a seemingly simple white t-shirt has upon the environment. Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of...

While walking down a small road in Tambov, Russia, three rather vigilant geese happened upon a tiny hedgehog who was attempting to cross to the other side. Seeing how small the creature was, the feathered trio took it upon themselves to safely escort the prickly mammal. One goose held wings aloft to alert passersby, while...

The Super Deluxe series Stoned Mode went behind the scenes with ocularist Eric Lindsey of Prosthetic Artists, Inc. to find out his mesmerizing process for making prosthetic eyes. A Detailed Look at the Process That Goes Into Making a Prosthetic EyeHow to Make a Cyberpunk LED Eye Prosthetic for a Halloween Costume‘as·phyx·i·a’, A Dance Performance...

In a rather astute video essay, a Vox News reporter examines and somewhat debunks the common practice of teaching children that they only have five senses as defined by Aristotle, when there are a number of other senses that help humans process equilibrioception (balance), mechanoreception (vibration), thermoception (temperature) and proprioception (body movement), amongst many, many...

The Tested team joined forces to build and review the fast approaching 7,541 piece Millennium Falcon LEGO set (the largest ever created) that is scheduled to release in stores on October 1st, 2017. The box for the new LEGO Millennium Falcon—the biggest set ever—comes with its own roller luggage-style wheels and handle. pic.twitter.com/39UQVLMoaP — leoj...

French daredevil François Gissy set a world record on November 7th, 2014 by reaching 207mph on a homemade rocket-propelled bicycle in 4.8 seconds at The Circuit Paul Ricard race track in Marseille, France. This year, Gissy also created a custom eco-friendly trike, powered by a water tank pressurized to 6,000 PSI, that went from 0...

A post shared by Antônio (@antoniothegolden) on May 11, 2017 at 9:41am PDT A wonderfully funny and normally brave dog named Antonio refused to go up the escalator at the Shopping Patio Higienopolis in São Paulo, Brazil unless his human picked him up and carried him like when he was a puppy. Per his accommodating...

Programmer Brandon Liu and researcher Jeremy Lechtzin have created 80s.NYC, a really wonderful online collection of photos that show what all five boroughs of New York City looked like during the 1980s. The photos were taken as part of a bureaucratic process to ensure taxes were assessed properly. Liu and Letctzin organized these photos into...

ThinkGeek has released their new set of six ceramic Star Trek: The Next Generation Tiki Mugs that include Captain Jean-Luc Picard, a Cardassian, a Ferengi, Geordi La Forge, Lt. Worf, and the Borg. These new tiki mugs join the awesome collection of geeky tiki mugs previously released by ThinkGeek. Star Trek, Star Wars, and Marvel...

Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel have created a new video where they crush a huge stacked sandwich with their 144 ton hydraulic press. Crushing Stretch Armstrong With a Hydraulic PressCrushing LEGOs With a Hydraulic PressCrushing a Typewriter With a Hydraulic Press

A beautifully long legged secretary bird eagerly pursued a wriggling toy snake that was being pulled by an unseen human in shadow. In doing so, the bird appeared to be performing a rather graceful dance. It appears these birds are really fond of kicking snakes, even if they are fake. Donut the Baby African House...

Nerdist has created a gritty VHS style trailer for Thor: Ragnarok that imagines what the upcoming Marvel film would be like if it was released in 1987. Thor Loses His Hammer and Battles Hulk in an Arena in Marvel’s First Trailer for Thor: RagnarokThor, Hulk, Loki, and Valkyrie Join Forces to Save Asgard in New...

Video editor James Casey of The Solomon Society has created a great video of martial artist and actor Jackie Chan skillfully jumping over fences and railings. A Detailed Analysis of the Combination of Action and Comedy in Jackie Chan FilmsA Portrait of Jackie Chan Created Using 64,000 Chopsticks by Hong YiA Close Examination of How...

Warner Bros. has released a new prequel short, titled “2048: Nowhere to Run,” that connects events between the original 1982 Blade Runner film and the upcoming movie, Blade Runner 2049. The Luke Scott directed short follows rogue replicant fugitive Sapper Morton (Dave Bautista) as he attempts to blend in with society, but exposes himself while...

Filmmakers Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir have created “flow/er“, a gorgeous short film that features beads of beautiful colors collecting and fiercely exploding into flowers of different shapes and sizes that dance with and around one another amidst ambient chaos. In nature, it is often the simplest rules that lead to forming the most complex,...

A father captured footage of his adorable little daughter, named Delta, while he repeatedly tried to get her to say ice cream. She couldn’t say the tasty words, so she made up the new hilarious word for ice cream, “camtono.” via reddit Coolhaus Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches in Unique Flavors Like the ‘Dexter’ Killer ComboA...

In a very funny clip from “Limmy’s Show“, Scottish comic Brian Limond poked fun at the water industry, starting first at a grocery store pricing each bottle out before inviting the audience to come with him to drink out of water from the tap. His flatmates had seemingly never seen such a thing. Brooks Travers...

A rather distinguished little cat named Pecan who was comfortably dressed in a pair of striped pajamas repeatedly rang a bell for his breakfast to be fed to him, one morsel at a time. Pecan in his PJs.. in bed… ringing the bell for some breakfast! …breakfast in bed! life doesn’t get much better than...

Never one to shy away from doing things differently, the talented Puddles Pity Party performed a cover of the Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt” with a bit of a 1970s glam rock flavor to it. Using his iPad, he slowed the song down just a touch, added in some background vocals and looked straight at...