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Mikey Grande, mikeygrande on Snapchat, recently applied Snapchat filters to random real life posters in a department store, printed off the amusing photos, and then stuck them to each poster. via PetaPixel

Blind film critic Tommy Edison shared his experience of what it is like for a blind person to ride a roller coaster when he joined TommyEdisonXP director Ben Churchill to take a ride on the West Coaster at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier.

In a new episode of the informative trivia series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains why cracking one’s knuckles does not cause arthritis, what actually occurs during the knuckle cracking process and what happens to knuckle crackers over time. Your knuckles are also covered by a joint capsule known as your synovial capsule. […]

Davie504, a talented musician who enjoys answering online musical challenges, made short work of a smartass comment when he decided to print it out and used it in every possible percussive variation and then added on a little slap bass for good measure. “What can you do with this comment?” I can print it out […]

While he was petting his dog T-Bone one day, engineer James Cochrane came upon the hilarious idea of the “World’s First OT Robot People/Pet Affectionator“, a two-way Arduino Nano robot that automatically doles out reciprocal affection and food to both dog and human at the touch of a button. These days people are more connected […]

An Airbus A321 operated by Wizz Air made three low-altitude passes over the Nagy Futam 2016 event held in Budapest, Hungary on May 1, 2016. The Nagy Futam also featured an airshow, Formula One cars, and other events. via reddit

MinutePhysics provides a detailed calculation of how long it would take a person to fall through the Earth. The video addresses a viewer question submitted after a collaboration between MinutePhysics and Vsauce to explain how a hollow Earth would behave if someone jumped inside.

Dr. Dustin J. Tyler of Case Western Reserve University worked with the DARPA HAPTIX program to develop an incredible experimental prosthetic hand that uses implanted electrodes connected to the patient’s nervous system in order to drive movement and amazingly restore the patient’s sense of touch. The prosthetic is currently in its rudimentary stages, but Tyler […]

In 2014 we wrote about Faa Mai, a young elephant at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai,Thailand who readily fell asleep to the sound of a beautiful lullaby sung by her caretaker Lek Chailert. While Faa Mai may be 2 years older and quite a bit bigger now, she’s still easily felled by the […]

On a recent episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Vinny Logozio demonstrated how to build your own version of Harley Quinn‘s giant hammer from the DC Universe.

Inventor Colin Furze recently collaborated with the Intel show America’s Greatest Makers to create an incredible flame-throwing guitar along with a badass strobing light bass that emits copious amounts of smoke. This project started with Furze posing a simple question “How should I modify this guitar?” I’d like your ideas on what mods to make […]

Chicago musician Rob Scallon, whose incredible work we’ve previously written about, recently played Metallica‘s song “One” on using only an eight-string guitar. Fans of Rob can help support his future videos and songs on Patreon. Here is the original song for comparison.

In the latest episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, television legend Rod Serling opens up about the importance of imaginative storytelling and his desire to go back in time during an interview with Australian radio personality Binny Lum in 1963. But, as I say, this is a program of imaginative […]

Oxnard, California photographer Weston Wong (a.k.a. “Mr Fusion“) has created a thrilling mashup of dogfight scenes from Star Wars and the classic Top Gun song “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins. via MightyMega

Seth Rogen and Jimmy Fallon performed standup routines made up of jokes written by children between the ages of five and 10 in the Tonight Show segment “Kid Stand-up.” During Rogen’s appearance on the show, Fallon also surprised him with a clip of young Rogen performing standup around the age of 13.

Game Master: R-Type is an amazing animated short film, written and animated by Paul Johnson (a.k.a. “Otaking77077“) of Mashed, that follows a gamer who is sucked into the classic shoot-em-up arcade game R-Type. It’s a brilliant mix of the old school game from 1987 and 1990s anime. We in 2015 wrote about Paul’s Star Wars […]

A photo posted by Veselka Bulkan (@catchtheinspiration) on Mar 23, 2016 at 5:35pm PDT Bavarian designer and food lover Veselka Bulkan has created a very clever line of hoop embroideries that feature detailed leaves inside the hoop with their corresponding felt root vegetables hanging directly below, as if they were still buried in soil. Each […]

“Farewell Mr. Bunting” is a Saturday Night Live sketch that parodies the final scene of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams. The sketch stars Fred Armisen as poetry teacher Mr. Bunting who receives a final send off from his former students. The sketch aired during the show’s May 21, 2016 season finale, hosted […]

In their wonderfully creative and oddly mesmerizing video channel, Hamster Miniature Studio 2 demonstrates step-by-step how to make tiny dollhouse versions of popular foods such as instant ramen, Pocky, potato chips and soft-serve ice cream. (translated) Hamster of miniature workshop 2 is a hobby craft channel that was in a small, theme cute miniature and […]

Today I Found Out posted a brief history of the necktie. The video covers the tie’s early military origins in ancient China and Rome and gives examples of how the tie evolved into its modern style.

While staying at the Mabuasehube Campsite on the Botswana side of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, visitor Francie Francisca Lubbe and her husband awoke to the startling sight of three thirsty lionesses licking off the water that had accumulated overnight on the side of the side of their tent. Luckily Lubbe was able to capture amazing […]

On a recent episode of The Late Late Show, the cheerful “Chewbacca Mom” Candace Payne had a good time in her van carpooling with host James Corden and receiving valuable Wookiee tips from Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams. Candace later received a lovely surprise from Chewbacca himself, Peter Mayhew. He sent a […]

Tom Scott created a visual explanation of how video compression works and why having things like snow and confetti ruins YouTube video quality. Your sports team wins. The confetti drops. And suddenly, the video quality falls apart. Why? Let’s talk about interframe compression, bitrate, and unnecessary green screen effects.

Art is never done as long as it has an audience In his latest animated commentary, video essayist Kristian Williams aka KaptainKristian has tapped into the fascinating timelessness of the incredible comic Calvin and Hobbs, noting how its creator Bill Watterson crafted a fantastic world within a limited space, how he shunned the commercialism of […]

The Australia online automated print ordering service, Express Cards, has created an animated video where they do a fantastic job of explaining the difference between the RGB and CMYK color models. They also provide helpful advice on which to use for different situations. via reddit

The Backyard Scientist performed a number of experiments by pouring molten salt into watermelons and coconuts to test how they would react. Earlier this year, he began experimenting with molten salt by pouring it into a fish tank full of water.

Hank Azaria addressed the graduates of the Tufts University class of 2016 as some of his characters from The Simpsons during his commencement speech on May 22, 2016. Besides Azaria’s own advice to the graduating class, they also heard from characters like Moe Syzlak, Apu, and Chief Wiggum. via GQ

The incredible 2CELLOS duo, comprised of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, performed a wonderful, highly dramatic live version of Michael Jackson‘s “Smooth Criminal” at breakneck speed to an adoring audience at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. The duo also performed a really beautiful version of “Mombasa” from the film Inception.

Talapz has created an amazing LEGO model of the Himeji Castle in Japan that opens just like a three-dimensional pop-up book. Talapz stated that he spent approximately 15 months putting the work of LEGO art together and did not use any adhesives during the process. In the past, Talapz built a LEGO pop-up version of […]

Smarter Every Day host Destin Sandlin recently captured slow motion footage of his homemade potato cannon shooting squash and watermelon. To add to the destruction, Destin inserted metal objects into the potatoes before hurling them at the large fruits. music by A Shell in the Pit – “Adze” and “Rep by Pop“

On a recent episode of his Clueless Gamer series, talk show host Conan O’Brien sat down on his very own Iron Throne to play the newly released video game, Overwatch, with Game of Thrones actors Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) and Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister). A photo posted by CONAN (@teamcoco) on May 23, 2016 at […]

Bulletproof Thoughts by film director and motion designer Antoni Sendra, is a wonderfully provocative video series that takes notable interviews from the past, freely interprets the context and illustrates the words in a creatively unique and modern way. The first episode featured a 1999 interview with the late, great Joe Strummer, followed by a celestial […]

Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” performed an experiment to see what would happen if he dumped 30 pounds of dry ice into a swimming pool. The ice sublimates into a large cloud of mist with the larger chunks creating an effect Kulakov compares to a volcano.

The Rollercoaster Restaurant at the Alton Towers Theme Park in Staffordshire, England opened on May 13, 2016 and has garnered a great deal of attention for its unique food delivery service. The dining process begins when the customer orders their meal on a tablet. The meal is then prepared, put in sealed metal containers and […]

Primitive Technology demonstrated how to create a small fenced-in sweet potato and yam garden using only simple techniques. The patch is protected by a wattle enclosure that keeps wallabies and other animals from entering and eating the plants, and the soil itself is fertilized with wood ash and fallen leaves. The garden was put in […]

Andrew Stadelberger attended a wedding that featured a slow motion photo booth for guests to record fun videos, but Stadelberger seized the moment to stare blankly into the lens while he was surrounded by carefree partygoers to create his video “This Is 30.” For added effect, the video is set to the Simon and Garfunkel song […]

Vancouver, B.C. resident Benjamin Danforth and his companion found a tiny Rufous hummingbird on the sidewalk. The little bird was unable to fly, so they brought her inside their home and fed her a bit of yummy sugar water, which she really enjoyed before they brought her to an animal care center. We found this […]

A beautiful black cat artfully slithered and shimmied on her back as she descended a set of cool marble stairs. She had almost made it to the bottom landing, when an errant bouncing ball caught her attention and turned her right side up. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Exurb1a created a quick animated summary of everything in the entire universe in one four-minute video. The animation covers everything from Planck length to the whole universe itself, and beyond.

In his beautifully shot short film “Hong Kong Strong“, filmmaker and world traveler Brandon Li captured the richness and density of the very many layers that make up the rich cultural landscape of Hong Kong in the busy days before Chinese New Year. A deep dive into the many layers of Hong Kong. A film […]

Expert woodworker and engineer Matthias Wandel, about whom we’ve previously written, excitedly marveled at the ingenuity and versatility of “tilt and turn” windows that can be easily found in many European homes. I love how windows in Europe work. Both sides open, and they open all the way. Quite the opposite of windows in North […]

Caleb Kraft recently interviewed Tim Fredoluco at Maker Faire Austin 2016 and took a close look at the awesome half-sized steampunk themed R2-D2 unit he built that “was rolling around, beeping and booping” on the show floor. R2 kind of happened as an accident. As Tim explained, he was just doing a simple sculpture that […]

Filmmakers Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski of Corridor Digital recently teamed up with the talented drone racing pilots of Rotor Riot to create “Drone Star Wars,” an incredible Star Wars themed short film that follows R2-D2 as he sneaks into an X-wing starfighter and engages in an aerial battle with Imperial TIE fighters. Here are […]

Casey Anderson, a National Geographic television host, filmmaker, naturalist and founder of the Montana Grizzly Encounter introduced an orphaned rescued grizzly bear cub named Bella, with whom he’s spending a great deal of time and who likes to have her feet tickled. Tickling a Grizzly bear cub's feet!https://t.co/IeCuiiLqY2 https://t.co/3IqaW0smET — Casey Anderson (@Grizanderson) May 21, […]

In an absolutely hilarious parody of the excessive MTV rich kid show My Super Sweet 16 on Jimmy Kimmel Live, actor Bryan Cranston turned into a petulant brat as he planned his “Super Sweet 60” party, taking out his childish frustrations on everyone including his parents, the party planner Jimby (Jimmy Kimmel), his bestie (Bob […]

“Finest Girl (Bin Laden Song)” is a song by Conner4Real (Andy Samberg) from the upcoming movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. The song focuses on Conner4Real’s romance with a girl with a very specific request, and the music video aired during the May 21, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live. The movie will be released […]

The Sweepovac is a very clever in-wall kitchen vacuum that acts as an automatic repository for sweeping. With just a kick of the foot switch, the Sweepovac quickly inhales the dust and dirt into a hidden vacuum unit that is completely stand-alone, space saving and easily installed with just a few tools. Sweepovac is a […]

An Australian man added humor to his Chinese wife’s cooking videos with english narration. He laid in english tracks over the videos of his wife demonstrating how to cook a variety of foods. The last few videos in the series have been posted both with and without the english narration. via reddit

Mashable Watercooler has created a great mashup movie trailer that combines footage from The Little Rascals with audio from the original Furious 7 trailer for their ongoing Trailer Mix series.

Polish artist Michal Socha recently created an amusing couch gag for The Simpsons that was done in the style of an IKEA instruction manual. He showed exactly what you need to “build your own couch gag.” It appeared in the finale episode, “Orange Is the New Yellow,” that aired on FOX Sunday, May 22nd, 2016. […]