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A post shared by Avocaderia ? (@avocaderia) on Feb 14, 2017 at 3:06pm PST The Avocaderia inside Brooklyn’s Industry City Food Hall, is the world first avocado bar that serves this yummy and healthy green fruit in all sorts of creative ways. The bar is the brainchild of two Italian men, one of whom spent...

In anticipation of the upcoming 2017 total solar eclipse taking place August 21, National Geographic created a helpful animation that explains how and when solar eclipses occur, the different stages of a solar eclipse and what happens when they occur. The video also offers specific safety advice for those who wish to view the eclipse....

Without watching any tutorials, determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd of the Learn Quick series taught himself how to manual, doing a wheelie with no pedaling, on a mountain bike for 165 feet. Mike shared a tutorial on how to manual on his website. A post shared by Mike Boyd (@mikeboydvideo) on Aug 17, 2017 at...

The Scum & Villainy Cantina is a geeky pop up bar in Hollywood built to look like the iconic Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars. The temporary bar has a menu filled with Star Wars puns and people are encouraged to get into costume when visiting. Tickets to visit the temporary sci-fi bar are available...

Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal created an impressive video where he performs a catchy rap song featuring the name of every American pro sports team. Mac Lethal Performs 27 Styles of Rap in 7 MinutesMac Lethal Performs an Incredibly Fast Rap While Inhaling Helium From a BalloonMac Lethal Performs an Incredibly Fast Rap for Ellen...

With his GoPro camera, motorcyclist Matthew Murray captured scary POV footage of him driving to work through the Santa Monica Mountains in Calabasas, California, slipping on some gravel, and plunging over a 250-foot cliff. Luckily, Matthew made it out of the situation alive. Josi Phillips is currently raising money for Matthew on GoFundMe to help...

Netflix released the third trailer for The Defenders, their newly released series developed by Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez. The trailer follows Marvel‘s team of superheroes — Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) — as they join together to fight an ancient, powerful group threatening...

While was tending to her Armena, Alberta Canada garden in 2004, Mary Grams realized that she had lost her diamond engagement ring. Concerned that her husband would be upset, Grams had quickly it replaced. Thirteen years later, Grams’ daughter-in-law Colleen Daley was working in the same garden, plucked a carrot out of the ground and...

Vulture asked the creators and cast of Rick And Morty to improvise a crossover into the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, which they then animated. The resulting mini-episode is pretty hilarious. Vulture sat down with the co-creators of Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, along with producer Ryan Ridley, and voice actors Spencer Grammer (Summer),...

In an effort to reduce traffic accidents during Spring 2017, the Direction Régionale et Interdépartementale de l’Equipement et l’Aménagement (DRIEA) in Paris, France installed a series of “Virtual Crash Billboards“, ingenious multimedia screens that blare the sounds of car crashes to pedestrians as they begin to cross against the light. The onboard camera then takes...

“Carpet Ride” is a bouncy dance remix by Nick Bertke aka Pogo that was created with clips taken from the 1992 animated Disney film Aladdin that were set to music. An Honest Movie Trailer for the Disney Film ‘Aladdin’Cat Rides a Magic Carpet Around the Kitchen While Dressed Like Princess Jasmine from the Disney Film ‘Aladdin’New...

Chappi, the sweet little hedgehog who adorably paddled her front paws in the bath, was diagnosed with Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome (WHS) which made it very difficult to walk. Seeing that her feet could still move, Chappi’s loving human made for her a clever little LEGO wheelchair that lets her be mobile whenever she wants for...

Two adorable cats named Acorn (Scottish Fold) and Dandelion (Ragdoll) engaged in a rather half-hearted boxing match that moved at such a relaxed pace that it appears that both felines seemed to forget what they were doing at the time. According to their human however, the cats are not slow-fighting. It is loose ~ fighting...

YLLW, director Chris Lloyd‘s animation and illustration studio based out of London, created a cute animation about “Silly Robots” consisting of approximately 50 different looping animated GIF images. The entire collection of robot GIFs are available to view on Instagram, Twitter, and the YLLW website. We wanted each ‘Silly Robot’ to be different from one...

Robert Carlson of 5 Mad Movie Makers and his family captured footage of Hot Wheels diecast cars racing through the Redwood Forest in Santa Cruz, California and ending their journey by crashing into a chilly river. The cars used were the blue 2015 Ford Mustang GT convertible and the green 2008 Fast FeLion. Filmed with...

The folks at Skywalker Adventure Builders have created new way for people to experience an intense adrenaline rush with their high-speed roller coaster ziplines. The “technically advanced yet eco-conscious” ziplines give riders the “ability to wind through the air, dipping and twisting at an amazing speed.” More than a wild adrenaline rush, the Roller Coaster...

For his latest project in Tested‘s One Day Builds series, creator and prop master Adam Savage teamed up with Vsauce host Michael Stevens to make a Kendama, a Japanese ball and string toy, from scratch. Vsauce Host Michael Stevens and Adam Savage Build a Near Perfect Brachistochrone TrackAdam Savage Builds a Ping Pong Machine Gun...

A post shared by Thomas Romain (@thomasintokyo) on Aug 14, 2017 at 10:32am PDT French artist, animator, and father Thomas Romain lives in Tokyo and does a brilliant job of turning his son’s original character and creature drawings into awesome anime style illustrations. Thomas’ “Father & Sons’ Design Workshops” on YouTube give us a look...

Eclectic Method has created an adventurous remix of the classic 1985 film The Goonies. A ‘Back To The Future’ Remix by Eclectic MethodChewbacca Dance Remix by Eclectic MethodEclectic Method Demos VJay Video Mashup App for iPad

Fort Worth, Texas father and Birdville ISD teacher Robert Douglas created a hilarious video of him helping his cute baby son bust out some impressive dance moves to the song “24k Magic” by Bruno Mars. Just a typical Saturday night … I think my face shows I’m trying harder than he is. via ViralHog DJ...

Austin, Texas father Jeremy Gabrysch posted an amusing video of his elementary age son sneakily crawling across the living room floor to turn off the Nest Cam. Set up a Nest cam downstairs to bust my elementary age kids who keep coming down to party in the middle of the night. My son finally figured...

YouTuber Emills01 posted a very cute video of their 22-month-old little daughter adorably mistaking a statue of Batman for her “dada.” Comment from discussion When you're trying to get your dada's attention but he just stands there like a statue…. via reddit Chinese Terracotta Warriors With American Pop Culture Character HeadsA Pet Turtle Lets Out...

Fiona, the wonderful baby hippo who was hand-raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, spent a lovely day in the company of her mother Bibi. Previously the two could only spend limited time together, but the two have been getting on so swimmingly, that the zoo lets them spend even more time together. Fiona has...

The amazing Steve Onotera aka SamuraiGuitarist offered up some helpful guitar tips. Included in this list are such subjects as flying with a guitar, properly wrapping a guitar cord, slowing down a song to learn it, creating an ad-hoc capo with a chopstick and putting a clock on a pedal board. Keep a clock on...

A group of teeny tiny blue baby chameleons contentedly hung out on a human’s hand, marveling at the giant world around them as they adorably climbed up and down the person’s fingers and reached out to touch one another while trying to keep their delicate balance. A Surprisingly Relaxed Chameleon Calmly Rests for a While...

In 1966, The Beach Boys released the pioneering album “Pet Sounds”, which showed the world that they were more than a radio friendly beach band. This incredible isolated vocal track from the song “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” really proves the just how genius their harmonies were, even without the instruments. via Twisted Sifter The BBC...

Upon seeing a big mama bear and her three little cubs frantically trying to break into an Incline Village, Nevada house, local realtor ALB Tahoe recruited his young nephew to play his violin in order to calm the ursine family and make them go away. At first the bears ignored the music, but eventually went...

In anticipation of the upcoming 2017 solar eclipse on August 21st, The New York Times put together a short film entitled “Eclipses Throughout Our Universe” to explain what happens during a solar eclipse, how it is seen throughout different spots above the Earth and how it affects the rest of the universe. About twice a...

An adorable talkative little rose-ringed parakeet in Denham Springs, Louisiana, repeatedly kissed his human’s daughter good night and thanked her each time. He also chattered on about not being an eagle, being a good boy and telling the girl that he loved her. The bird has been with the family since a very young age...

The Spaghetti Monster Colander is another wonderfully whimsical design by Lior Rokah Kor of Ototo that looks a lot like the distinct icon of Pastafarianism, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, particularly when put into use. The colander is available for pre-order with a September 6, 2017 release. Don’t let his pretty eyes fool you, this spaghetti...

In a cautionary episode of SciShow, the energetic new host Olivia Gordon explained why theobromine, an alkaloidal component in chocolate, is safe for most humans but deadly to dogs (and cats) due to their inability to metabolize the alkaloid quickly enough before it turns to poison. It’s hard to say ‘no’ to puppy eyes, so...

Tbilisi, Georgia video editor David Garuchava of The Garo Studios has created “Oathbreaker,” a powerful tribute to Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his painful evolution on Game of Thrones. We’ve previously written about David and his amazing Game of Thrones videos. The Kingslayer, A Supercut Tribute to Jaime Lannister’s Difficult Journey on Game of ThronesKing...

Carlisle, Cumbria tattoo artist Richard Batey of Immortal Art Studio created a hilarious chest tattoo for trucker Kenny Ollerenshaw that makes it look like he’s a tiny man driving his own body. via Daily Mail Online, Lost At E Minor, DesignTAXI Venezuelan Man Dramatically Alters His Appearance to Look Like Red Skull, Captain America’s Sworn...

Hans Nilsson, the City Council Chairman for the Swedish municipality of Eda captured absolutely gorgeous footage of a stunning full-grown male white moose who looked like he was dipped in white paint from hoof to antlers as he crossed a river. Nilsson had been in search of this unique animal for quite some time. After...

To celebrate the upcoming total solar eclipse taking place on August 21st, videographer and artist Scott A. Stevenson (a.k.a. “WorldScott“) created a stunning timelapse video featuring three phases of a solar eclipse that took place in November 2012. Shot in November, 2012 near Cairns, Australia a total of 1,990 images in ultra high definition were...

For his third appearance on America’s Got Talent, the wonderful Puddles Pity Party performed a rousing version of the Lorde song “Royals”, a song that he’s previously performed with Postmodern Jukebox. While P3 is always a star to us, the infamously skeptical Simon Cowell was less than impressed. Luckily, however, Howie Mandel and Mel B...

British Pathé posted archival footage from 1955 that gives us a look at how a “famous North London firm of geographers” in London made terrestrial globes, spherical maps of the world, with a “technique of building up layers of paper and plaster onto a solid ball of wood.” C/U of a strange shelving system which...

The brilliant folks at Balloon Guy Entertainment has created a an wonderfully ferocious balloon sculpture of a monster from the children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, for the Millard County Fair in Delta, Utah. image via Balloon Guy Entertainment via Technabob A Balloon Artist Gets Angry & Turns Into a Balloon Version of the...

12-year-old ventriloquist Darci Lynne walked back onto the America’s Got Talent stage to amaze the judges and audience once again. She brought a cute little mouse out this time to sing an adorable cover of The Jackson 5‘s “Who’s Lovin’ You” for Mel B. In May, Darci and her puppet “Petunia” performed a lovely rendition...

On a web slinging episode of Odin Makes, host Odin Abbott demonstrates how to make a real life version of the Portal Gun, a popular device from the Portal video game series, our of foam. Odin posted the pattern for his build on Imgur. How to Make a Low-Budget Weighted Companion Cube From the Portal...

Adventurous YouTuber and fighter pilot Linkerius created a great video last year where he demonstrated the effects of “Water vs Gravity” by pouring and drinking water while doing barrel rolls in his jet. What we learn from this video: Science is awesome. Drinking water is healthy for you. Pilots have a great view from their...

A post shared by Fangirl Quest (@fangirlquest) on May 2, 2016 at 9:29am PDT Helsinki writers and photographer Tiia Öhman and Satu Walden of Fangirl Quest created an incredible Game of Thrones Filming Locations Guide. The two creative adventurers traveled to real world locations, where memorable scenes from Game of Thrones took place, and captured...

Italian sculptor Daniela Forti has created an absolutely gorgeous line of beautiful tentacled jellyfish sculptures made out of colorful dripped glass that’s been put through a specific fusion process that alters the molecular structure. These ethereal sculptures are available for purchase through Artemest. …completely hand-made using the vetrofusione technique, where the glass is exposed to...

While visiting San Francisco last month, we happened to catch my friend Loid‘s wonderful band Mongolounge playing a set at the Bay View Boat Club. Mongolounge performs Devo songs in the style of a lounge band and is part of the triad of Devo bands led by Loid that also include Mongoloid and Cookie Mongoloid....

A post shared by Kristina Makeeva?Kotleta?Timon (@hobopeeba) on Aug 4, 2017 at 4:26am PDT Russian photographer Kristina Makeeva travels the world to capture absolutely stunning photos that feature models in gorgeous flowing dresses interacting with landscapes and backdrops that coordinate together. Makeeva stated on Bored Panda, “A girl in a dress is probably one of...

As the very moment his human alerted him, an eager doggie named Rudy ran through the house, down the stairs and gleefully bounded out the front door to get on the Doggie School Bus as quick as he could. This is the Real Effect of how Our Furry Friends get very excited when the Doggie...

YouTuber Polyphonic took a deep dive into the iconic but somewhat under-appreciated Beach Boys song “Good Vibrations” and broke down the musical brilliance found within each section of the song. Referring back to an insightful essay by Greg Panfile, Polyphonic looked the chord structure, the key, the bass line, the special effects and the vocals...

Manchester, England artist Jordan Bolton, who we have written about in the past, has done an incredible job of recreating costumes from popular films and putting them on display in tiny shop windows. Jordan shared more from his series on Tumblr and Instagram. Prints are available to purchase on Etsy. A post shared by Jordan...

While standing over 14,000 feet atop Mount Evans, the highest summit of the Front Range in Colorado, a rather breathless Tom Scott explained the process of prominence by which a mountain is determined to be a mountain rather than a hill. …in formal terms, we solve it by measuring prominence. Prominence works like this: imagine...