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A reticent dog cautiously approached a strange man who knelt down and let the dog sniff his face. It took a moment, but once she realized that this person was her beloved human who returned to her after a long separation, she greeted the man in excited glee. An Excited White Westie Dog Gleefully Rushes...

Kansas City comedian and father Woodsie used the Face Swap Live app to cook up a hilarious fake conversation with his two daughters where they share what they really think about the dinner that he served them. She’s like a tiny drunk Gordon Ramsay. via Tastefully Offensive Super Creepy Family Face Swap VideoExploring the Vague...

The robotics company Boston Dynamics has released a short clip teasing their upcoming new and improved four-legged SpotMini robot that moves like a dog. For more information . . . stay tuned. An Amazing Demonstration of the Boston Dynamics SpotMini, A Doglike Robot For Home UseA Foul-Mouthed Boston Dynamics SpotMini Wants Everyone to Know He’s...

YouTuber Polyphonic took a look at the iconic Pink Floyd album “Wish You Were Here“, noting the profound impact that Syd Barrett‘s departure due to mental illness had on the individual members and on the band as a whole, as reflected in the song “Shine On You Crazy Diamond“. Also evident was their extreme frustration...

In 2007, we wrote about a fantastically creepy holiday illustration by artist Rob Sheridan entitled “Presents Opening Children” (firetruck). Since that time, Sheridan put out a second edition (robot) of the print in 2010 and has now released a third edition (train) just in time for Christmas 2017. This edition is available as a mini-print...

A post shared by Adorable Animals (@warren_photographic) on Jul 13, 2016 at 7:51am PDT In an adorable photo series by Warren Photography entitled Pet Brothers From Other Mothers, sweet little kittens playfully pose alongside their adorably matching bunny counterparts. While the kittens demonstrated an array of emotions, be it sleepy, silly, bewildered, affectionate, caring or...

Dayton, Ohio model airplane designer Peter Sripol has taken his skills to the next level of awesome by building his own manned electric ultralight airplane in his garage. Sripol, who built the plane out of insulation foam and a wooden frame covered in fiberglass, demonstrated that is works by successfully and legally flying his electric...

While filming New York City’s iconic skyline, Boston photographer Julian Tryba had the unique opportunity to capture the city during different times of the day, which allowed him to create “NYC Layer-Lapse”, a short timelapse film made from footage that doesn’t follow chronological time, but rather splits and layers it within a single scene. Similar...

In celebration of the very first National Sticker Day in 2016, John Fischer, the proprietor of StickerGiant, the wonderful company that prints our

On an episode of The Graham Norton Show, actor Jason Momoa, who played Kahl Drogo on Game of Thrones, had a little fun speaking Dothraki to Hugh Grant and Sarah Millican. Hugh Jackman Cracks Up Over Sir Patrick Stewart’s Circumcision Story on The Graham Norton ShowSome of the Best Moments From The Graham Norton Show...

When British designer Matthew Serge Guy came across a vintage tea towel that memorialized a nameless cat who went into space. Wanting to know more about this astro-feline, Guy did some research and learned that the cat’s name was Félicette and that she was the very first and only cat to go into space. Upon...

The TCS2 Grilled Cheese Sandwich Toaster by Nostalgia Electrics is an amazing device capable of cooking up two grilled cheese sandwiches in the matter of minutes. It is available to purchase on Amazon. Make perfectly toasted, hot and melty cheese sandwiches in just minutes! simply place your assembled cheese sandwich in the toasting basket, adjust...

Russian excavator and musician Andrey Logachev performed an uplipfting cover of Bill Conti‘s iconic “Gonna Fly Now” theme song from Rocky with an accordion, trumpet, and flute. Here is the original song. via The Awesomer First-Person Video of a BMX Rider Performing an Extremely Long Wheelie Down a HillMusician Performs a Heavy Metal Cover of...

In a ripe episode of the Bon Apetít series “I Got a Guy“, Crown Finish Company proprietors Benton Brown and Susan Boyle share the story of how they came to set up a cheese aging and finishing company that is 30 feet underground below a former brewery warehouse in Brooklyn. After suiting up for work,...

Holt’s Nut Wizard manager, Kyle Holt, posted a great video featuring a multi-headed version of their ingenious nut harvesting tool quickly cleaning up a large pile of pecans from a yard. The behemoth device comes equipped with ten wire baskets mounted on a steel frame to pick nuts up off the ground and release into...

James Xuereb, a man in Guelph, Ontario was overcome and absolutely moved to tears when his daughter Jaleeen brought home a little Bichon Frisé puppy named Lumo for his birthday. Xuereb had been in mourning for his dogs Lucy and Nemo, who died within weeks of each other due to illness, leaving the man bereft....

A post shared by Aditya Aryanto ?? (@ditpict) on Jun 12, 2017 at 3:58am PDT Indonesian artist Aditya Aryanto (a.k.a. “ditpict“), who created the fascinating “Minecraft in real life” project, is back with a new Aniball (Animal Ball) series where they transformed the shape of various animals into balls. Animals are a part of our...

During a TED Talk event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Taiwanese choreographer and engineer Huang Yi performed an absolutely gorgeous pas de deux with an emotionally responsive, intricately reticulating single arm robot affectionately named KUKA. For this performance, KUKA was programmed to move not only in harmony with both the graceful movements of the dance but...

Hashem AL-ghaili captured footage in Venice, Italy of a talented street performer playing a magical cover of the Harry Potter theme song on a glass harp. Here is the original song. via reddit A Magical Cover of the Main ‘Harry Potter’ Theme Song Performed by The Harp TwinsA Magical Cover of the Harry Potter Theme...

Milo, the teeny-tiny mischievous munchkin kitten who played an inadvertent game of “the floor is lava“, starred in an absolutely adorable video that showcased his silly antics from when the age of five to twenty weeks. Over that period of time Milo learned to persist in his task, walked on a leash, learned to stand,...

During a concert performance by The Florida Orchestra at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg last month, principal percussionist John Shaw came out on stage to help recreate GEICO‘s ridiculous triangle solo commercial. It was an amusing way to promote subscritions to the orchestra’s concert series. Triangle solo? Surprising. Not surprising? Principal Percussionist John Shaw...

Reigarw Comparisons created a video comparing the scale, power, and size of several infamous volcanoes over the years. We previously wrote about their comparison of hurricanes sizes. From VEI index 1 to 8, we compare the power of eruptions of volcanoes from Stromboli (VEI 1) to Eyjafjallajökull (VEI 4) to Krakatoa (VEI 6) and even...

A post shared by ?? ?? – Kohei Ohmori (@kohei6620) on Oct 7, 2017 at 7:18am PDT Japanese artist Kohei Ohmori creates absolutely stunning black and white pencil drawings that are amazingly hyperrealistic in their execution. By paying significant attention to even the smallest of details, Ohmori is able to capture the shine of chrome,...

With his 10th birthday coming up in a few months very festive`Simon’s Cat created a handy guide through a series of vignettes to show how to celebrate the event in style. His suggestions include treating yourself, enjoying presents, playing party games and documenting the event. Have you seen our latest film? https://t.co/eRtUn8Oivt A handy guide...

Ben Sansum is a 35 year old man who has fashioned his entire life around the styles, technology and music of 1946. While Sansum has to put on a modern face for his job with British Airways, he always comes back to his home in Cambridgeshire, England and into the era he loves so much....

In the past we’ve posted about musicians who have serenaded shy but appreciative cows who leaned in close to enjoy the music. Unfortunately, Danny Sapko, an extremely talented bass player, didn’t have that same experience. In fact, his impressive slap bass solo just sent the cattle running away in the other direction. Typical audience reaction...

Grazia Pompeo and Fulvio Pucciarelli of Tanello Production have created “Mirror“, a short, colorful film that juxtaposes items that are very similar in shape, but are otherwise completely unrelated to one another. As often it happens in nature all is apparently different but essentially the basic shapes are repeated with infinite declinations. The format, puts...

A post shared by Yehuda Devir official (@jude_devir) on Dec 30, 2016 at 3:36am PST One of Those Days is an amusing series of comics, created by artist Yehuda Devir, that are based on everyday moments of life with his wife Maya. Devir’s comics are available to view on Instagram and Flickr. Prints are available...

In June 2016, Andrew Sandness underwent a 50 hour surgery at the Mayo Clinic in order to restore the lower half of his face after a self-inflicted gun wound left him facially disfigured and self-conscious. The surgeons transplanted the face of a donor, the late Calen “Rudy” Ross who very generously left instructions to donate...

While soaring 2,000 feet up in the blue sky, paramotorist Tucker Gott dropped a paper airplane and then managed to catch it later on before it hit the ground. via Digg 43,000 Feet, A Short Film About a Man’s Final Thoughts After Being Sucked Out of an AirplaneAn Elaborate LEGO Machine That Folds and Launches...

Two years ago, pastor Kyle Gilbert built an awesome custom Millennium Falcon playhouse for his kids. Gilbert refined the build since then and released a great new tutorial on how to build a much improved Star Wars playhouse for children to take over the galaxy in. Unlike my previous build where I used pvc board...

Vox video editor Christophe Haubursin in partnership with 99% Invisible, took a look at the concept of biomimicry – an unique approach to sustainable design that uses insight from nature – as first recognized by Janine Benyus of the Biomimicry Institute. One such example of biomimicry that Haubursin gave was the case of the Japanese...

Phil Jones, a talented artist in Minneapolis, found himself passing by a bicycle rack that resembled the interior springs that push the product forward in a vending machine and came up with a clever idea to paint a giant, very detailed bag of potato chips. He put his “bag of chips” in between two of...

BlueHands created a surprise cardboard box, featuring a cute face, that blasts open when money is put into its mouth. After exploding, the sprawled out cardboard pieces show off the boxes innards. Anatomy Box, Paper Art Children’s Book Guides Reader Through Human AnatomyParents Recreate Famous Movie Scenes with Their Cute Baby Boy & Household ObjectsThe...

A post shared by Dog Parker (@dogparker) on Jan 14, 2017 at 2:34pm PST Dog Parker is a membership-based network of safe, sanitized, temperature-controlled enclosed structures located in Brooklyn, New York that give dogs a comfortable place to relax while their humans go out shopping or for a bite to eat, a modern alternative to...

In the 2017 version of their wonderfully creative annual holiday adverts for British department store John Lewis, a little boy named Joe noticed one night that there was a snoring monster named Moz sleeping under his bed. At first the little boy was frightened, but the two quickly became friends and dedicated the all time...

To celebrate the second season of Stranger Things being released on Netflix, Seattle artist and humorist Iain Heath (a.k.a. “Ochre Jelly“) used LEGO to recreate a memorable scene from season one where Barb sits at the pool outside of Steve‘s house. The pool was created using rare transparent baseplates layered in transparent blue pieces, then...

On the latest episode of Ride with Norman Reedus, comedian Dave Chappelle and Reedus talked history and went oystering on the coast of South Carolina. Norman Reedus Tells Jimmy Fallon About Accidentally Becoming a Model Before Killing Zombies on ‘The Walking Dead’The Walking Dead Star Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) Reads Romantic Text Messages on ‘The...

During an October 2016 family trip to Yosemite National Park, a mother attempted to take a cute photo of her husband and their daughter on a bridge. As the father kneeled down next to his little girl, she began to fall backward over the bridge. Thankfully for the dad’s amazing reflexes, he caught her with...

A post shared by Star Wars (@starwars) on Nov 9, 2017 at 1:58pm PST Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer and director Rian Johnson will be creating an all new trilogy of Star Wars films. Johnson’s trilogy, which will be produced by Ram Bergman, will introduce new characters, a...

A post shared by sol kesseler (@bugambilo) on Nov 3, 2016 at 8:30am PDT Argentinian textile artist Sol Kessler creates really beautiful embroidered pieces that originate with her own hand drawn illustrations. The image is then outlined in black thread, before Kessler adds color, texture and shade with a variety of threads and yarns. The...

Sony Pictures Imageworks released three videos where they go behind the scenes of their powerful visual effects work in Spider-Man: Homecoming. They explain how they animated Spider-Man (Tom Holland), the Vulture (Michael Keaton), and brought the epic plane battle sequence to life. A Super Weird Re-Edit of the First Spider-Man: Homecoming TrailerPeter Parker Accidentally Reveals...

A post shared by ebenism (@ebenism) on Mar 17, 2017 at 2:37pm PDT Australian digital artist Eben (a.k.a. “ebenism“) used his digital manipulation skills to create a wonderful collection of photos that imagine a beautiful world where giant animals coexist with tiny humans. Prints of Eben’s images are available to purchase from his online store....

In a fascinating physiological Ted Ed Lesson animated by Vivian Leezer and narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, educator Emma Bryce explains the amazing muscular mechanics behind every movement made by the human body, noting that even the smallest twitch requires the coordination of number of muscles. Each time you take a step, 200 muscles work in...

Weta Workshop posted a video featuring a stunning behind the scenes look at how their incredible team built all of the massive miniatures for director Denis Villeneuve‘s neo-noir sci-fi film, Blade Runner 2049. Weta Workshop was honoured to contribute practical miniatures, selected cinematography, and concept design work to Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve....

London animator Ross Plaskow released the pilot for Meat Mysteries, an animated series about a detective made of meat who haphazardly solves crimes alongside his sidekick named Rookie. Back in 2013 Plaskow made a wonderful animated version of the Laughing Squid logo. via reddit The Banana & Poop Show, A Quirky Cartoon by Ross PlaskowAnimated...

Domino artist Lily Hevesh (a.k.a. “Hevesh5“), with help from Sprice Machines and Dynamic Domino, created a hypnotizing domino run using her technique called “soniverse.” Her amazing setup, which combines both “sonimod” and “reverminos” techniques, made it appear as if 7,500 dominoes were toppling over forward and backwards all at once. A post shared by Lily...

Concerned about the proliferation of manipulated data and propaganda found on twitter, Ash Bhat and Rohan Phadte, a pair of 20 year old UC Berkeley students decided to put their computer science skills to use and created a Google Chrome extension called Botcheck.me. The app interacts with Twitter, giving users a clear option to identify...

Richard Browning, British inventor and founder of Gravity Industries, set a brand new Guinness World Record for the fastest speed flown in a body controlled jet engine powered suit, reaching 32.02 MPH. A post shared by Guinness World Records (@guinnessworldrecords) on Nov 9, 2017 at 3:03am PST A post shared by Gravity (@takeongravity) on Jul...

A post shared by Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) on Nov 9, 2017 at 5:00am PST In July 2017, we wrote about the grand BBC announcement revealing that actress Jodie Whittaker would be portraying the 13th iteration of Doctor Who and succeeding the great Peter Capaldi. Today, the BBC revealed the look of the new Doctor....