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“Dissonance” by German digital artist Till Nowak is an absolutely stunning short film that tells the story of a delusional, wild-haired pianist who believes himself to be a grand master performing on a giant round piano that revolves with the help of a tiny creature named Mr. Lori, who toils to keep the piano spinning....

Oltedal, Norway musician Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios created a heavy metal cover of The Pink Panther theme song, which was originally composed by Henry Mancini in 1963. Here is the original song. A post shared by Leo Moracchioli (@frogleapstudios) on Nov 24, 2017 at 8:08am PST A Heavy Metal Cover of The Fresh...

H.B. is a clever short film, by Gaspar Palacio, that he created for Filmstro & Film Riot‘s one minute short film competition. The minute-long film follows a man who is dead set on surviving, after hearing a warning siren off in the distance. He ditches his family to stay alive longer in the shelter that...

The wonderfully charming Benedict Cumberbatch sat down with Vogue to answer 22 rapid fire questions that were completely random in nature. While the beloved actor had to think a bit about a few of the questions, he answered two rather immediately – his idea of a dream vacation (with his wife and kids) and the...

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober created a liquid sand hot tub that is just as amazing as it sounds. He brought the fluidized bed to life by adding air in all of the right places at the base of his hot tub. Rober then filled the tub with sand, sat on top of it, and...

A tiny baby elephant fell into a deep mudhole in Urulanthanni, Kerala, India and couldn’t escape despite the unsuccessful efforts of the herd. The next day, a group of compassionate workers from the Forest Department tirelessly dug at the hole until the calf was able to break free and rejoin the group. The mother of...

Marvel has released the first official trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, the upcoming superhero film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and a sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). The thrilling trailer finds a massive group of Marvel superheroes banding together to fight Thanos (Josh Brolin), keep him from completing...

Fearless French wingsuit pilots Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet, known as the Soul Flyers, based jumped from the top of Europe’s highest mountain, Jungfrau, and flew safely into a passing Pilatus Porter light aircraft. They called their incredible Red Bull stunt, “A Door In The Sky.” A post shared by Vince Reffet (@vincereffet) on Nov...

An adorably lively cockatiel named Totoro in Taipei, Taiwan mimicked the motion of his human’s fingers upon a black box and performed a cute little tap dance. Each time his human drummed on the box, the bird would quicken the succession and lengthen the time until he got tired of it all and walked away....

While finishing up a workout, actor Michael B. Jordan invited Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment into his home to answer 73 random questions for Vogue. Amongst the subjects he discussed was his relationship to baseball star Michael Jordan (none), his brand new car, his best friends, his obvious love for his family and his...

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie took on a sticky challenge where he successfully ate three pounds of honey (4,000+ calories) in 4 minutes. A post shared by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on Nov 27, 2017 at 3:59pm PST Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Devours a Giant Three Pound Gummy Worm in Eight MinutesCompetitive Eater Matt ‘Megatoad’ Stonie...

In a festive episode of “Simon’s Cat Logic” entitled “What do cats want for Christmas?“, animator Simon Toland and animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explain how to keep cats safe during the holiday season, specifically regarding trees, decorations, wrapping paper, ribbons and plants. Additionally, Trevorrow talks about reducing a cat’s stress when company is visiting by...

The incredibly talented Australian musician Alan Gogoll performed an incredible 1000 harmonics on his guitar in just a shade under a 90 seconds. Gogoll stated that he did this “just for fun” via reddit Stringscapes, A Sound Hole View of the Strings on an Acoustic Guitar as They Are Beautifully PlayedGuitarist Alan Gogoll Demonstrates His...

During the winter of 2014/2015, Dutch filmmaker Jan van Ijken captured the absolutely gorgeous sight of a murmuration of thousands of starlings taking flight at dusk and creating an incredible air show with incredible agility and grace as they flew in sequence with each other. A longer version of this film entitled “The Art of...

Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE posit the question “Could The Jedi Exist?” by comparing the separate physical, psychological and technological capabilities of becoming a Jedi to what is available at this time. Some of these capabilities involve super quick reflexes, electromagnetic force fields, building a lightsaber, mitochondrial energy and psychic ability. From lightsabers...

The Blizzident is a very cleverly designed custom 3D printed toothbrush that is able to clean each and every tooth, all at the same time. The unusual shape of the brush allows for multiple bristles to address gaps left by more traditional toothbrushes and only requires six seconds of biting and grinding in different directions....

The absolutely brilliant animation “Happiness” by the incredibly talented illustrator Steve Cutts tells the story of a singular quest for personal happiness while trying to survive and perhaps even stand out amongst one’s peers. Rather than this tale being told with people, Cutts drew his primary characters as anthropomorphized rats, perhaps to emphasize that consumerism...

While at DesignerCon 2017, Tested editor Norman Chan sat down with urban artist Sergio Jauregui to check out his beautiful collection of miniature models depicting Los Angeles neighborhoods that were all built from scratch. A post shared by sergio jauregui (@that.but.smaller) on Nov 9, 2017 at 10:16am PST A post shared by sergio jauregui (@that.but.smaller)...

Teamwork Four very determined men work together as a team to climb over a very tall wall. The only things that they left behind were a hoodie and the camera. via reddit Two Determined American Bulldogs Work As a Team to Successfully Retrieve a Tire from a Backyard PoolDetermined Goat Tries Repeatedly To Climb Onto...

A post shared by Henry + Baloo ?? (@henrythecoloradodog) on Oct 11, 2017 at 10:24am PDT Henry the dog and Baloo the cat are an adorably inseparable duo who enjoy camping in the great Colorado outdoors with their adventurous humans Cynthia Bennett and her boyfriend. The couple first adopted Henry, whom they refer to as...

Federico Ciccarese of Youbionic created the Double Hand, a robotic 3D printed glove that adds two hands to the end of your arm and allows you to control them with only two fingers. We realize that mankind must grow and evolve. The Tech companies are working to increase our mind. We’re trying to increase our...

Determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd of the Learn Quick series challenged himself to quickly learn how to open a champagne bottle with a sword (Sabrage). It took him approximately 7 minutes to get it down pat. A post shared by Mike Boyd (@mikeboydvideo) on Nov 28, 2017 at 5:27am PST A post shared by Mike...

During a performance of the Stravinsky ballet piece “The Firebird” by the North State Symphony at the Cascade Theatre in Redding, California, an audience member who had evidently been lulled to sleep by the hushed parts awoke with an audible yelp when the symphony had moved on to a more dramatic and louder movement of...

Konstantin Petrijcuks and a group of his skydiving friends launched two cars out of the back of an airplane while riding inside of them. There were a couple of minor injuries as the crew jumped from the vehicles over Arizona’s top secret Area 51, but everyone made it to the ground safe and sound in...

While on holiday in Antigua with his parents for Thanksgiving, Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment and the Vogue series “73 Questions“, happily accommodated his very funny father Don, who asked to be filmed making 73 random statements about their vacation. Despite a couple dad jokes, Don Sabia proved that he was a real natural...

In an enticing trailer for “Crocodile“, an episode from the fourth season of the sublime Netflix series Black Mirror, an investigator who is determined to solve a murder, interviews a witness to a crime. When she finds that he can’t or won’t remember much, she resorts to more invasive means with a curious box that’s...

In honor of Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting theaters next month, ScreenPrism created an insightful video analysis of the symbolism, theories and ideologies behind the iconic Jedi weapon of choice, the lightsaber. The lightsaber is the Force made visible, sensible, concrete — the mental transformed into the physical. What really makes the lightsaber special...

Artist David Li created an interactive “Elastic Man” webpage for Adult Swim that features an elastic Morty Smith head that you can stretch, pull, and smack around from the comfort of your own web browser. A satisfying delight for all Rick And Morty fans. Aw jeez… https://t.co/3R5yV2doem pic.twitter.com/9zVmjAmP1s — David Li (@daviddotli) November 23, 2017...

On a comedic episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon and Jerry Seinfeld faced off in a hilarious stand-up battle to find out who is the better Seinfeld. Surprisingly enough, Jerry took home the win. Jerry Seinfeld Talks About Garbage in a Pragmatic Stand-Up Routine on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’Who’s on First?,...

Beardaments are small Christmas ornaments that men can attach to their beards. The tiny ornaments and various festive beard glitters are available to purchase from the Beardaments website. A post shared by Beardaments (@beardamentsofficial) on Dec 7, 2016 at 8:37am PST A post shared by Beardaments (@beardamentsofficial) on Nov 27, 2015 at 6:41pm PST A...

Austrian artist Simon Christoph Krenn has created “Parasitic Endeavours“, a disturbingly brilliant short film in which rendered body parts anthropomorphically crawl towards each other, pile onto one another and morph together in a desperate but mesmerizing symbiosis. via Vimeo Staff Picks An Elegantly Disturbing Photo Series That Visualizes the Truly Parasitic Nature of SmartphonesEye Piece,...

While making his way through the parking lot, a man was caught off guard by a car horn that was continuously blowing. As he got closer to the incessant noise, he noticed that it wasn’t a person being obnoxious, but instead a rather impatient dog who got tired of waiting. Shortly after making his discovery,...

In an really interesting video essay, Half as Interesting explains in great detail via animation about the Order of Malta in regard to its complete sovereignty due to its extraterritorial status of being exempted from local law, similar to the way embassies function. The Order of Malta has no real territory, making it the only...

Visual artist Kevin McGloughlin and musician Max Cooper partnered together to create the short mesmerizing film entitled “Resynthesis“, a stunning visual with lights stretched out to appear as if they were being seen from a moving vehicle and photos equally stretched as if to signify the fleeting time of travel, the past, the future and...

Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of What’s Inside use a sharp knife to cut open a face changing Feisty Pets unicorn, named Glenda Glitterpoop, to find out what all is inside. Father and Son Cut Open Creepy Robotic Face Bank to Find Out What’s Inside and How It Eats CoinsWhat’s Inside, Imaginative...

SKM created a new high flying tutorial video where they show how to make a drone out of cardboard. It may not actually fly, but it looks quite amazing. ‘Zombie vs. Drone’, A Short Film About a Female Survivor Who Is Saved From a Zombie by Two Kids and Their QuadcopterNixie, A Small Quadcopter Camera...

Vox, in coordination with 99% Invisible, explain the concept of removing road signs and allowing shared space design strategy on the roadways. This idea has already been put into play in the United Kingdom with mixed results. On one hand, the absence of rules causes all those in transport to know what’s going on at...

Adam Savage of Tested visited Tom Spina‘s workshop to learn more about Regal Robot, his company that makes incredible custom Star Wars themed furniture and artwork. A post shared by Tom Spina Designs (@tomspinadesigns) on Nov 25, 2017 at 9:01am PST A post shared by @regalrobot on May 2, 2017 at 2:17pm PDT A post...

Russian ballet dancer Oleg Chernasov of Igor Moiseyev Ballet put on an amazing solo performance where he wore a unique one-piece costume and acted out a big fight between two children all by himself. via reddit Using a Robotic Camera to Capture a Ballet PerformanceNew Beginnings, Ballet Dancers Perform on Roof of NYC’s 4 World...

A really adorable little dog who lives on a farm Brasilia, Brazil went for a ride with her beloved humans. Once it started raining, the dog tried to bite at the windshield wipers as they appeared intermittently across the glass. However much he tried however, the silly canine would never be able to catch his...

In a fascinating episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, host Tom Scott explains why telephone hold music sounds so awful compared to older times. In the past, the phone company would eliminate of high and low frequencies for speaking and then add them back in for music. This was an economical means to address...

We spent the first part of our lives loving @olivegarden , now we get to spend the rest of our lives loving Olivia Garton ??? #babyolivia #olivegarden #Italian #italianbaby pic.twitter.com/eDk61f870x — Justin Garton (@JustinGarton) November 20, 2017 Fort Smith, Arkansas voice actor Justin Garton and his wife Jordan, who both love Olive Garden, celebrated their...

The Last Jedi star Daisy Ridley (Rey) sat down with ELLE UK and was asked questions about Star Wars while she was building a LEGO Millennium Falcon. “I think I’m missing a piece.” A Scaled Version of the Star Wars Millennium Falcon Built Out of LEGO Bricks and MinifigsA Visual Effects Breakdown of The Force...

After a long day of filming the highly acclaimed BBC Earth documentary series Blue Planet II, several of the crew members were happy to call it a day. As they were exiting the dock, however, an angry sea lion stopped them in their tracks and made them retreat a bit. The crew tried a couple...

Morgan City, Louisiana beekeeper Jude Verret of Stinger Creations was asked to eliminate a gigantic hornet’s nest located inside of a shed in Patterson. He captured some of the insane extermination, which took a total of 45 minutes, with his GoPro camera. Didn’t get stung at all. via ABC News Eye Heart Brains, A T-Shirt...

The New Zealand Police made a valiant effort to bring in new cops to their organization with a highly entertaing recruitment video, titled “Freeze!,” that features plenty of helicopters, bagpipes, dancing, parkour stunts, and a police cat. A post shared by NZ Police (@newzealandpolice) on Nov 25, 2017 at 8:02pm PST A Look at the...

I accidentally texted my wife with voice recognition…while playing the trombone pic.twitter.com/tWCPSXbbrO — Paul The Trombonist (@JazzTrombonist) November 21, 2017 While at rehearsal, the very talented jazz trombonist Paul Nowell, who is more famously known as “Paul The Trombonist“, unknowingly and quite hilariously sent a text to his wife while he was playing the instrument....

In August 2017, an absolutely adorable Asian small clawed otter named Cartel hilariously walked up to the family refrigerator, opened the door and jumped inside. From inside the cooler, Cartel began to hunt for a hidden stash of fish, which he promptly found in the a vegetable drawer at the bottom of the fridge. Otter...

“Sharing Things” is a tasty Sesame Street parody of Stranger Things where Cookiegorgon (Cookie Monster) breaks out of the Snackside Down to find more treats. What he ends up finding is a good lesson in manners. Lord of the Crumbs, A ‘Sesame Street’ Parody of ‘The Lord of the Rings’Cookie Monster Learns to Wait His...

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