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A post shared by MURETZ (@muretz) on Mar 15, 2017 at 10:10am PDT São Paulo, Brazil street artist Mauro “Muretz” has been creating playful murlas throughout Brazil and London. It all began at the age of 15, when Mauro got expelled from school for drawing and then went out to start earning money for exactly...

Scientist and filmmaker Tyler Hulett created “Oregon Trails, a beautiful stacked timelapse video of the stars blazing a continuous path through the nighttime sky over Mount Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon. This video, like his others, is part of his ongoing Discover Oregon video series. Starry skies swirl and reel above Oregon. Each frame...

In a somewhat maddening clip from the fascinating film The Two Dollar Documentary, business owner Mike Bolesta, who usually had two-dollar bills on hand, decided that he would pay Best Buy for a car stereo installation, which was supposed to be free, with this lesser known form of currency. Neither the cashier nor the attending...

Consmech Solutions released satisfying footage of their H88 paver laying machine quickly piecing together large groups of interlocking stones, just like putting together a puzzle. via Digg Gun Machine, A Crime Thriller Novel by Warren EllisCaptivating Footage of Industrial Rock Crushing Machines Quickly Turning Large Stones Into GravelContraption Maker, A Rube Goldberg Puzzle Game by...

Dallas, Texas world record juggler and magician David Slick of Slick Jugglers has created a video where he shows us uncoordinated people out there the “easiest and most lazy way” to learn the basics of juggling. via reddit Juggling Robot Expertly Keeps Five Balls in the AirThe Competitive and Sometimes Vicious Sport of Combat JugglingScot...

A post shared by ???? (@tamanegi.qoo.riku) on Jun 18, 2017 at 11:44pm PDT A little one year old Japanese girl named Mame and Riku her beautifully statuesque standard poodle are the very best of friends who do everything together. While there are two other beautiful poodles who live in Mame’s house, the bond between Mame...

A post shared by MB&F M.A.D.Gallery (@mbfmadgallery) on May 4, 2017 at 4:53am PDT Berlin industrial designer Frank Buchwald and Nixie tube specialist Dalibor Farny joined forces for the 5th anniversary of MB&F‘s M.A.D. Gallery to create the Nixie Machine II, a beautiful second edition of a mechanical Nixie tube clock created by Frank. The...

A post shared by Geekleetist (@geekleetist) on Jan 31, 2015 at 6:21pm PST My good friend Dave Styer (a.k.a. “Geekleetist“) took an awesome photo at the Salt Lake Comic Con 2015 featuring Julz O’Gallegostein (a.k.a. “Bearded Leia“) dressed up in his Slave Leia costume posing next to an inflated version of Jabba the Hutt made...

In a wonderfully whimsical episode of the online Tasmanian series “Women of the Island” entitled “The Radiophonic Artist“, filmmaker Rebecca Thomson and an all female production team profiled sound performance artist Julia Drouhin, who makes music with the static from radios and homemade chocolate records that can be played and then be eaten. Drouhin spent...

Photographer and world traveler Bob Thissen of Exploring the Unbeaten Path and a team of adventurers went on a journey to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, world’s first and largest space launch facility in southern Kazakhstan. They checked out a hidden hangar housing an abandoned Soviet space shuttle that was part of the Buran program in the...

A post shared by @uwe_ehinger on Jun 7, 2017 at 8:48am PDT Custom motorcycle designer Uwe Ehinger is known to many as “The Archeologist” due to his ability to find rare parts from all over the world in a quest rebuild vintage Harley Davidson motorcycles in his Hamburg, Germany shop. It was with his insatiable...

A wonderfully expressive sulphur crested Triton cockatoo in St. Albans, Vermont sat in the window and barked like a dog at the cars and people in the street. According to his human, this vociferous bird enjoys this canine-like behavior. My greater sulphur crested cockatoo Triton likes to bark like a dog and I captured this...

Researchers and conservators from the Antarctic Heritage Trust located a a 100 year old rusted tin containing a Huntley & Palmers fruitcake amongst the ruins of Antartica’s oldest building. The cake is believed to have belonged to explorer Robert Falcon Scott who probably packed it for his 1911 Terra Nova Expedition near Cape Adare. Once...

Back in June, Andy George of How To Make Everything demonstrated how he was able to make a year old edible sandwich by using a few different techniques to preserve all of his food items. ‘The Charted Sandwich Board’ Art Print by Pop Chart Lab Features a Mouthwatering Menu of 90 Hand-Drawn SandwichesHow to Make...

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has released a Car Full of Cats Sunshade for the windshield of your vehicle that will let everyone know that you like a nice, cool car and enjoy the company of furry felines. If you could have your deepest wish for a car accessory come true, wouldn’t it be that...

Puzzlcrate provided FLEB with an incredibly difficult looking adaptation of British puzzle maker Tony Fisher‘s 3x3x3 Fisher Cube from the 1980s, called the CrazyBad 4x4x6 Fisher Cuboid. FLEB is was unable to solve the tough puzzle, created by CrazyBadCuber, so he decided to go going on a journey to better understand the original spherical 3×3×3...

An absolutely adorable African Pygmy hedgehog named Chappi followed the lead of her human and began paddling her tiny little paws while sitting upright in the bath. According to said human, this tiny action helped bath time move along quickly for Chappi. Chappi found out a way to enjoy bath time A post shared by...

A wonderfully vocal and friendly cockatiel named Alex was very happy to meet to a pudgy plush version of himself so long as a comfortable distance was kept between the two of them. Once the plushy was moved closer to him, Alex immediately jumped back and sent out an alert signal. Alex loves making friends,...

A rather optimistic red heeler went chasing after a frisbee that her human threw into the air. The dog made a fantastic leap in an effort to catch the flying disk in her mouth, but unfortunately came up a bit short. This miscalculation led the high flying canine to crash right into Tyler Burson, an...

A post shared by 12 Gore Street- Auckland. (@giapokitchen) on May 5, 2017 at 11:28pm PDT In honor of the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the first colossal squid at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the popular Aukland gelato shop Giapo created a yummy edible ice cream cone replication of this...

YouTuber sledguy910 posted security cam footage from 2008, and edited in his own hilarious commentary, that shows a group of garbage men having problems while trying to throw a garbage can into their garbage truck. The trash can was originally destroyed because sledguy910 put hot coals inside of it from a fire. Garbage cans are...

Los Angeles video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) has created a new video essay where he takes a look at the films that inspired the loot train attack scene from last Sunday’s incredible episode of Game of Thrones that was filled with war, fiery explosions, and dragons. A Breakdown of Game...

On a hard working episode of Glove and Boots, internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario share their thoughts on good job alternatives for occupations that have become obsolete over the years. A Photo Tour Atop San Francisco’s Sutro TowerPolish Artist Builds Room Out of Obsolete ComputersTalented 80-Year Old Japanese Craftsman Wants to Keep Making...

Kantor Ralph Leinen, musician and organist for St. Donatus Church in the Rhine city of Aachen, Germany, performed a gorgeously inspirational cover of the iconic theme from the Star Trek television series on a beautiful pipeless organ after only hearing it for the first time. (translated) Kantor Ralph Leinen plays the complete piece out off...

While appearing on The Late Show, the incredibly talented David Tennant told host Stephen Colbert that he was delighted with the choice of actress Jodie Whittaker as the 13th iteration of Doctor Who. Tennant also talked about going to Comic-Con (“..you look out and you think, the geeks have inherited the earth.”), being a Doctor...

On a great episode of Late Night, host Seth Meyers sat down with the awesome Leslie Jones to throw down some hilarious commentary and watch season seven of Game of Thrones. Leslie even got a chance to question Lord Varys‘ motives on the show, when actor Conleth Hill came out dressed up in character during...

The Antipodes Map is a really fun, interactive map that finds antipodes – locations that are diametrically opposed from one another (and also the furthest way. The user can plot any location on the right side of the map, which features an illustration of a man digging through until his head pops out the left...

Retro Miami Nights has created a cleverly edited video of the classic Vanilla Ice song “Ice Ice Baby” being sung by characters from HBO‘s Game of Thrones. Here is the original song. via reddit Stylized Portraits of Every Character in George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’Game of Throne Characters Drawn in...

In the informative animation What Color Does This Video Taste Like?” by Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko defines synaesthesia as the the perception of one sense by another. He also lists some of theories that explain the cause of synaesthesia and the population in which most synesthetes exist Synaesthesia is when the stimulation...

Without watching any tutorials, determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd of the Learn Quick series taught himself how to split in apple in half with his bare hands in a little over one minute. A post shared by Mike Boyd (@mikeboydvideo) on Aug 10, 2017 at 6:07am PDT A Quick Learner Crafts a Diamond Engagement Ring...

On a sizzling episode of The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert sat down to be interviewed by Sean Evans of the First We Feast series Hot Ones while eating progressively spicy chicken wings. Stephen tries to keep his cool during an interview over spicy wings with ‘Hot Ones’ host Sean Evans. A post shared by...

Kaplamino created an amazing video where a giant collection of dominoes topple over while traveling through a complex fire and explosion fueled Rube Goldberg style track. The main idea of the video was to create a project with fire because it’s impressive and rare to see it in a Chain Reaction (as an example, there...

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys captured wonderful slow motion footage of Dan Gruchy rubbing his hands on a Chinese spouting bowl and making water jump around inside of it. The slow motion segments were filmed at 2,500fps with a Phantom Flex4K camera. Dan bought a Chinese Spouting Bowl (or sprouting bowl according to...

A freewheeling mixed breed dog named Bamboo propelled himself down a sidewalk in Southern California, expertly steering, slowing down and re-engaging the board without missing a beat. According to his human, Bamboo has been skating for a number of years. Bamboo was pretty good after a few weeks but he’s been perfecting his style for...

In advance of the upcoming 2017 school year, IKEA is running a rather captivating 25 minute AMSR ad that softly extolls the calming wonders of an IKEA designed dorm room. From the bedsheets to the desk organization system, each detail is given its tactile due. From soft, comforting twin sheets designed to perfectly fit your...

The adorable Milo the munchkin cat, who really doesn’t enjoy walking on the grass, very happily joins his human Mandi in the bathroom every morning and makes makes a comfy little nest inside her dropped drawers. What my cat does *every* morning A Tiny Munchkin Cat Is Afraid to Walk on the Grass In an...

San Francisco filmmaker Mark Day created a captivating look inside 24 hours of dusty life during Burning Man 2016 and very proudly posted it just a few weeks before TTID starts. Burning Man 2017 begins on August 27 and culminates on September 4, 2017 in the Black Rock Desert. 24 Hours at Burning Man 2016...

A wonderfully friendly hippo named eMMa allowed herself to get in a few hugs from one of her favorite humans at the Care for Wild Africa Sanctuary in Gauteng, South Africa. eMMa had been rescued from a drainpipe when she was just a week old. Now a bit older and healthier, eMMa acts as a...

While out in the park one day, Kristen Bohlsen captured the very amusing sight of a stubborn golden retriever who quickly became an immoveable object the moment her human said it was time to leave. The dog even tried playing dead in the cutest way possible, but her human wasn’t having any of it. Surrounding...

A post shared by Justyna Wo?odkiewicz (@nibyniebo_) on Jul 12, 2017 at 12:17pm PDT Polish artist Justyna Wolodkiewicz slowly crafts wonderfully fun and vibrantly colorful 3D thread and polymer clay sculptures that are cleverly built onto embroidery hoops. These wonderful mixed media creations are available through the Nibyniebo Etsy shop. The name “Nibyniebo” means “just...

While appearing on a television show sometime in the 1980s, legendary funk bassist Larry Graham of Sly and the Family Stone and Graham Central Station very graciously demonstrated his incredible talent.The gifted musician also explained his unique right hand technique of “thumpin’ and pluckin'”, otherwise known as slap bass. Then a little time passed we...

Designer Richard Clarkson known for his beautiful cloud designs, partnered again with Crealev to create the “Floating Cloud“. While the designers made decision to remove the speakers that were in previous products, this soft light responds with colors to music and human voices while levitating above its base. After months of design research and user...

Great Big Story visited Keral Kalamandalam, a school in Kerala, South India to learn more about the beautiful tradition of Kathakali. Teacher Kalamandalam Ravi Kumar explained that this intricate dance encompasses the entire body, especially the eyes and requires years of practice. The students start young and work their way up to the stage. Kathakali...

aeroMorph by MIT Media Lab‘s Tangible Media Group is a project that investigates how to make programmable paper, plastic, and fabric that can fold itself into origami shapes when inflated. The project investigates how to make origami structure with inflatables with various materials. We introduce a universal bending mechanism that creates programmable shape-changing behaviors with...

On an episode of My Classic Car, host Dennis Gage met up with retired builder Ron Berry from Utah to take a ride in his gorgeous custom cartoon looking “Surf Seeker” Volkswagen Microbus. Ron designed and hand built the highly detailed vehicle out of steel on a 1965 Minibus suspension and added a 2175 air...

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert took a bit of umbrage with the fact that BBC anchor Simon McCoy showed very little enthusiasm while presenting a story about surfing dogs in California. In his typical style, Colbert outdid the indifferent McCoy with a hilarious skit that featured an anchor who was tasked with presenting so...

Loveland, Ohio company, Workhorse, has created a personal helicopter that runs on electricity and gasoline called the SureFly. The drone looking two seater comes equipped with eight counter-rotating motors on four arms, can fly at a range of 70 miles, and has a backup battery that gives you five extra minutes of flight for safe...

The Q channel demonstrates how to make a real life version of the Angry Birds video game in their latest tutorial. You can now physically slingshot your favorite bird character across your house or yard and destroy the bad piggies once and for all. In this video I show you how to make angry birds...

The Corn Stripper by Mobile Kingdom is a handy device that allows you to easily strip corn kernels off of cobs and collect them all in a removable container. It is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $9.99 (33% off of retail price). Not everybody loves corn on the cob, so rather...

Filmmakers A. Todd Smith of Bellpond Films and Joseph Winter created a great Star Wars parody of MasterClass trailers where Jabba the Hutt teaches a dastardly class on comedy. In his first ever online course, legendary insult comic Jabba the Hutt brings his years of comic industry experience to you! 90 Imperial credits will get...