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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ACS Reactions has put together a truly insightful animation that looks into the amazing amount of progress that has been made into the treatment of breast cancer throughout the years, starting with the brutish treatment of the 19th century to what’s currently available as treatment and even projectung...

A little orange and white cat climbed up steps next to the front door, leaned against the wall and very politely knocked. When no one responded, the well mannered feline knocked again, patiently waiting for someone to open up and let her in. via reddit A Well Mannered Pet Rat Politely Wipes His Mouth on...

In 2014, we wrote about the very talented Peter Dahmen who creates gorgeously intricate paper pop-up cards, books and invitations that explode into wonderfully complex, bouncy shapes, all made by hand. Since that time, Dahmen has put together a wonderfully satisfying video compilation of his work. Additionally, Dahmen has continued offering offering tutorials that give...

Japanese artist Noriyuki Saitoh has created a wonderful world of gorgeous insect sculptures including such specimans as butterflies, cicadas, mantes and giant damselflies, amongst other. Each sculpture is meticulously carved out of bamboo, a difficult task, with every intricate detail included in the wingspan, antennae and body shape. (translated) Insects and others are created with...

DaveHax is back with another awesome life hack video where he demonstrates how to make a delicious homemade apple crumble that is served inside of an apple. Use a spoon to hollow out an apple and fill it back up with stewed apple with a crumble topping. Fun recipe to try at home. How to...

DaveHax shows how to make a cute elephant display by carefully folding up towels like origami. White Elephant, A Life-Size Origami Elephant Folded From a Single Giant Piece of PaperHow to Make a Decorative Christmas Tree Out of a Green Paper Napkin, Self-Stick Gems, and a CorkStar Wars Origami, Step-By-Step Book With 36 Paper-Folding Projects

The team at Green Tree Jewelry has created a collection of interactive Steampunk light switch covers that use gears and levers to turn your switches into functional works of art. They are available to purchase from the Green Tree Jewelry Etsy shop. Turn on your Lights on with Creativity! A post shared by Green Tree...

An adorably well mannered pet rat named Noodles, who lives in Bozeman, Montana, very politely wiped his little mouth on a napkin in between nibbling bites of a yummy ear of corn. My rat, named Noodles, was eating corn on the cob for the first time. He really showed his manners when he wiped his...

London model maker and artist Andy Acres of Chimerical Reveries has built a detailed series of creepy miniature scenes and featured them within shadow box dioramas. They are available to purchase from the Chimerical Reveries Etsy shop. A post shared by Andy Acres (@chimerical_reveries) on Jun 28, 2017 at 5:48am PDT A post shared by...

A post shared by BONFOTON (@bonfoton) on May 18, 2017 at 12:25pm PDT When Finnish photographer Tommi Pirnes fell in love with the concept of Camera Obscura and the idea of bringing the outdoors inside, he and his wife Annika set about creating the Bonfoton Camera Obscura Room Lens, which mimics the “pinhole technology” and...

On an interesting episode of Maker Project Lab‘s Maker Update series, host Donald Bell takes a look at a 3D printed and Raspberry Pi powered Rubik’s Cube solving robot that was made by Otvinta. The folks at Otvinta shared the files for building your own Rubik’s Cube robot on Thingiverse and their website. This 3D-printed...

TO Double D posted a video in 2015 of an agile guy named Jim Anderson quickly crushing a long line of aluminum cans without hesitation using his foot while outside of the Pure Ice Company in Yankton, South Dakota. via Digg A Beautiful Rescued St. Bernard Sets the Guinness World Record For the Longest Tongue...

A post shared by DAPHNE TAN (@periperipeng) on Sep 16, 2017 at 5:51pm PDT 17-year-old Singapore student and barista Daphne Tan (a.k.a. “Periperipeng“) has spent the last year creating adorable 3D latte art depicting cute animals and pop culture characters. Tan shared more images and videos of her 3D artwork on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and...

While a beautiful grey cat was enjoying a yummy bowl full of kibble, a silly human came over and pulled the bowl away and pretended to eat from it. Without missing a beat, the hungry feline stuck out a paw and recaptured the bowl in one fell swoop. This game repeated itself several times, but...

Canadian math, science, and IT consultant David Petro was inspired by a video, created by Matt Parker back in March, where he explained the double domino effect. Petro decided to demonstrate the chain reaction himself by lining up a row of bricks, pushing one over, and watching as the clickety-clacking row fell over perfectly into...

Jimmy Fallon, The Lonely Island, and The Roots joined forces last year on The Tonight Show to play their hilarious hit song, “I’m on a Boat,” using classroom instruments. Here is the original song. Jimmy Fallon, The Lonely Island, and The Roots Play ‘I’m on a Boat’ Using Classroom InstrumentsJimmy Fallon, Ed Sheeran, and The...

In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism took a look at the films of Denis Villeneuve and noted the very distinctive features of estrangement, environment, lighting and a search for meaning as found in such films as Arrival, Sicario, Prisoners, Enemy and Incendies. Blade Runner 2049 is the...

“Agent of Connection” is a short film by Ivan Cash, a wonderfully prolific filmmaker and interactive artist. In the film, Cash profiled Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station agent William Cromartie, whose face is known to the thousands of commuters he happily greets on a daily basis. Cromartie’s sincerity, warmth and self-confidence is exactly what...

While driving along the highway near Lancaster, California, the adventurous Tom Scott passed over the area’s “Civic Musical Road“, which was supposed to play the “William Tell Overture” in theory, but in reality played something far less musical and far more dissonant. Scott cited research by David Simmons-Duffin, who addressed the problem both mathematically and...

The creators of the GaZelle Next vehicle hid a very clever easter egg in the digital dashboard console. By simply manipulating the knobs next to both the speedometer and RPM meter, the driver of the vehicle can unlock a basic but playable game of Tetris. It is not advised, however, to play the game while...

Splat! Watch a 600-kilogram pumpkin destroy a car in Saskatoon https://t.co/vJZQRUdcXt #yxe pic.twitter.com/UGy3AFPcbb — CBC Saskatoon (@CBCSaskatoon) October 16, 2017 A group of businesses in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada partnered with the insurance fraternity Honourable Order of the Blue Goose International to raise a 1,300 pound pumpkin up to enormous heights and then drop it straight...

Someone cosplaying the actual convention center. pic.twitter.com/KcfI10Iu1w — Scott Snyder (@Ssnyder1835) October 7, 2017 DC Comics writer Scott Snyder posted a photo from New York Comic Con 2017 of one clever attendee who went dressed up as the actual Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City where the convention is held. The wonderful...

Puddles Pity Party, the golden throated singing clown, performed with the band Tongo Hiti, a rather ominous but oh so melodic cover of the classic Simon and Garfunkel hit “The Sound of Silence“, injecting in a bit of the Disturbed version of the song as well. You guys asked for it and here it is....

Marvel released the first official trailer and the poster for Black Panther, their upcoming superhero film directed by Ryan Coogler based on the comic book character of the same name. King T’Challa (Black Panther), played by Chadwick Boseman, returns to Wakanda to take his place on the thrones, but comes face to face with the...

A really clever border collie named Lava jumped up and down on her human’s chest and then checked his breath and repeated the motions until sat up. She then took care of another patient, again jumping up and down and checking her breath in a brilliant demonstration of the proper steps one must take when...

In April 2016, an ailing 59 year old chimpanzee named Mama was refusing food and preparing to die when her beloved caretaker Jan van Hooff came to visit. Mama, who was matriarch the chimpanzee colony of the Royal Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands, had known van Hooff since the formation of the colony in...

A post shared by James Fridman (@fjamie013) on Jul 8, 2017 at 9:20am PDT British graphic designer James Fridman, who is known for trolling people who ask him to Photoshop their pictures, continues to make his hilarious and quite literal photo interpretations public for all to see and enjoy. James’ entire series of awesome photo...

Expert woodworker and engineer Matthias Wandel created a unique singing bell that rings in two different tones. Using the concepts behind the Lissajous Curve, Wandel sanded down a section of steel pipe in four equidistant spots and then struck the pipe bell crossways so that it rang two notes at once, specifically an rough major...

NASA Johnson Space Center posted a video of NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Mark T. Vande Hei, Joseph M. Acaba, and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli performing zero gravity flips and fidget spinner tricks while on board the International Space Station. Allowing the fidget spinner to float reduces the bearing friction by permitting the rate of the...

Nightmares Fear Factory, a haunted house in Niagara Falls, Canada, is back with a new hilarious collection of “fear pics” from 2017 (here’s 2016). Their entire series of photos, featuring many of their frightened guests completely freaking out, are available to view on Facebook, Instagram, and their website. A post shared by Nightmares Fear Factory...

While visiting the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in the Vaalwater region of Limpopo province, South Africa, Cole and Marmalade‘s human Chris Poole played a very feline version of fetch with a beautiful and lively lioness named Serabie, who eagerly chased after the big sticks he threw over the fence but took her time returning them....

After being denied entry at the police barricades to his mother Katherine’s Santa Rosa, California neighborhood, Jack Weaver and and his brother-in-law Patrick Widen took a circuitous back route through the smoky woods to look for their dog Izzy, who fled in fear when their home caught fire due to the Northern California wildfires. The...

Taking inspiration from a LEGO lawnmower created by Josh David, artist Jason Allemann modified the design that he used for his amazing LEGO Sysyphus kinetic sculpture and updated it a bit. The result is a modern day version of the mythological greek character who endlessly mows the lawn rather than pushing a boulder uphill for all...

A post shared by Tim Hortons US (@timhortonsus) on Oct 12, 2017 at 4:39am PDT In celebration of their new line of drinks, Tim Hortons has announced a sweet and spicy Buffalo Wing flavored espresso drink called the Buffalo Latte. This unlikely pairing of flavors pays tribute to the iconic sauce named after its founding...

When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled “made in Germany”; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, “Americanism.” – Halford E. Luccock In a noble effort to provide information helpful to current times, director Marshall Curry...

Andy Rehfeldt has created another one of his fantastic mashups, this time pairing the iconic Iron Maiden song “Number of the Beast” with a swingy Bossa Nova beat. The effect is both disconcerting and amusing at the same time. Music arranged, performed and recorded by me. Mixed and mastered by Grant Cornish at Endless Noise...

20th Century Fox unleashed the first official trailer for The New Mutants, a dark horror film directed by Josh Boone and based on the Marvel superhero team of the same name. It will follow five young mutants — Wolfsbane (Maisie Williams), Magik (Anya Taylor-Joy), Cannonball (Charlie Heaton), Sunspot (Henry Zaga), and Moonstar (Blu Hunt) —...

A very friendly ostrich named Cascabel at the Out of Africa Park in Cottonwood, Arizona, very happily greeted his caretaker Courtney Palmer and copied every dancing move she made from the other side of the gate. Coyote Peterson Takes His Excited Daughter on a Nighttime Creature Adventure in the Arizona DesertToddler Breaks Out Into Hysterical...

The Austrian Domino Art group built part two of their gaming app series where they topple over 20,000 dominoes in a display designed to look like many more popular mobile video games. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Toppling Over 20,000 Glow in the Dark Dominoes272,297 Dominoes Topple Over In Massive ‘Enjoy Your Life’ DisplayAmazing Domino...

Joshua Redstone, an engineer who worked for both Google and Facebook and enjoys baking, has created the Euclid, an intelligently redesigned measuring cup that precisely apportions liquid, even when the amount is very small. The concept came to Redstone when he grew frustrated while trying to parse 1/4-cup in a 2-cup measuring cup. Being that...

Queen Elizabeth’s life in banknotes In July 2017, redditor Rocto posted a really clever animation that captures over 80 years of Queen Elizabeth II‘s image during various stages of her life as portrayed through banknotes. The first note in the animation is from 1935 and the final note is from 2017. International banknote expert and...

A post shared by MB&F (@mbandf) on Sep 19, 2017 at 4:57am PDT The creatives at MB&F collaborated with the clock makers at L’Epée 1839 to create the Octopod, a beautiful robotic clock that features eight individual kinetic legs, a transparent bubble head, and was inspired by both cephalopods and James Cameron‘s 1989 sci-fi film...

Arnold Bakshayev and Alona Massasa, students from Israel’s Habetzefer Advertising School, created a delicious looking CMYK cake print ad that showcases why “CMY Is the New Black.” The letter K in CMYK, represents the black ink. Not many people know that a deeper black could be achieved with a combination of CMY inks only. image...

An adorable herd of tiny two week old baby Nigerian dwarf goats clad in tiny cowboy hats hilariously romped around the yard of NAAAH-Maste Goat Yoga, an Austin, Texas studio that offers classes with the added benefits of hircine core stabilizing therapy. via Tastefully Offensive Tiny Baby Goats Play On Top of A Very Tolerant...

Netflix released the final trailer for their upcoming second season of Stranger Things that is packed full of action, panic, and supremely strange happenings. The trailer features Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) coming back to settle her own score and giving us a hint at Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) being the key to saving Hawkins from...

The animated series Half as Interesting explains why it’s okay to take pictures of the Eiffel Tower during the day, but definitely not at night. It all has to do with French law, the Freedom of Panorama provision, copyright expiration terms and the year that major changes were made to the iconic Paris landmark. …when...

The very talented British puppeteer Barnaby Dixon cleverly employed a smartphone and GoPro camera to put his own face onto his Bug puppet and performed a sweet serenade of “The Anniversary Song” by Al Jolson. A Lively Glowing Bug Puppet Dances Upon Drum Pads That Provide Musical AccompanimentAn Incredible Glow-in-the-Dark, Dancing Bug Finger Puppet That...

The European Space Agency (ESA) teamed up with Novespace and Rêves de Gosse on August 24th, 2017 to allow a group of disabled children and adults to experience what it was like for astronauts to float in space. As part of their “Kid’s Weightless Dreams” flight, they brought five ESA astronauts along with the excited...

xkcd provides some excellent suggestions on how to fix problems with state borders in the United States. A schism between the pro-panhandle and anti-panhandle factions eventually led to war, but both sides spent too much time working on their flag designs to actually do much fighting. The World’s Strangest Borders Part 1: PanhandlesThe World’s Strangest...

Kevin Kohler (a.k.a. “The Backyard Scientist“) demonstrates how to make a heavy five-pound sword with thermite, with assistance from James Hobson (a.k.a. “The Hacksmith“). Kohler put his sword to the test by chopping pop cans and pumpkins in half. A Hot Dog, Ketchup, Mustard, and Relish Cooked With 4,000° F ThermiteInventor Colin Furze Builds and...