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An artificial intelligence becomes active and quickly comes to terms with sentience and humanity in the short film “27” by Exurb1a. via reddit

Taras Kul the “Crazy Russian Hacker” recently performed an interesting experiment to see what would happen when he put a few inflated balloons in a vacuum sealed chamber. Taras has also tried this out on regular marshmallows and marshmallow Peeps.

In the latest mashup by Mylo the Cat, Bert, Ernie, and the cast of Sesame Street perform “Regulate” by Warren G and Nate Dogg. For comparison, here is the original video for the song.

Filmmakers Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski of Corridor Digital have created a new special effects-filled video where an ordinary man acquires the power to turn everything he touches into LEGO. He has a blast with his new power until he takes it way too far.

The first mail odor dating service. Smell Dating is a new service that helps people find love through their sense of smell. When users sign up they are sent a t-shirt they wear for three days, unwashed, and without deodorant. They mail the t-shirt back to the company and are then sent swatches of t-shirt […]

Posted by Bakeys Foods pvt ltd on Thursday, August 13, 2015 Narayana Peesapaty, the founder of Bakeys Foods in Hyderabad, India and a forward thinking entrepreneur with a concern for the environment, sought a replacement for the pollution of plastic tableware came up with a sustainable, eco-friendly and socially-responsible solution with his line of edible cutlery. […]

Posted by Geschmeide unter Teck on Saturday, February 28, 2015 Graphic designer Isabell Kiefhaber of Kirchheim, Germany has created a striking line of translucent rings that encompass amusing scenes uniquely embedded in resin. Kiefhaber also creates pendants and earrings with the same dioramic style, all of which are available for purchase through her Etsy shop. Kiefhaber […]

Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie, their upcoming animated action comedy film directed by Chris McKay that is a spin-off of The Lego Movie. The trailer takes us into Wayne Manor where LEGO Batman (Will Arnett) refuses to share his feelings with LEGO Alfred Pennyworth (Ralph Fiennes) and turns […]

Amazon Studios has released the official trailer for Thunderbirds Are Go, an upcoming animated sci-fi kids show directed by David Scott and Theo Baynton. Thunderbirds Are Go, which premieres April 22nd, 2016 on Amazon Video, is a remake of the classic 1960s Thunderbirds television series that featured electronic marionette puppetry. When disaster strikes and there’s […]

HTD arranged 7,000 matches into a three-tiered tower before igniting the top layer. The fire quickly spread across each tier before burning down to the next, and the match sticks themselves continued to burn for more than 40 minutes. The channel also recently set off a 6,000 match chain reaction and released a compilation of […]

Microsoft has introduce what they are calling “Holoportation,” a technology that allows users to interact with one another in real time 3D virtual reality from anywhere. Multi-camera setups in two locations render and compress lifelike 3D models of the subjects before sending that data to be displayed on the Hololens of the other user. The images […]

Madrid, Spain film editor Jorge Luengo Ruiz has created a new video that takes a fabulous look at all of the visual similarities between The Force Awakens and the original Star Wars trilogy. music by John Willams

In a web exclusive clip from Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver made fun of YouTube conspiracy videos by creating one of his own. After pointing out real examples of some outlandish theories, Oliver revealed the “truth” behind Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Turtle Cameron has created “Batlexander Manilton,” A lyrically amazing mashup of Batman and Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s opening rap song, “Alexander Hamilton,” from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. “Batlexander Manilton” is a love letter to the ten-dollar founding father without a father and the night stalker, Gotham-guarder covered in armor. The original “Alexander Hamilton” song for comparison:

The inventive Dave Hax demonstrates how to make magnetic slime using Elmer’s glue and iron filings in his most recent video tutorial. Make magnetic slime using Elmer’s PVA glue. Add iron filings and watch what happens when you introduce a magnet. Simple and fun science experiment. The neodymium magnets are really strong.

Filmmaker Zachary Antell has created “A New Awakening,” an interesting side-by-side comparison of the visual similarities between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and A New Hope. via reddit

HBO released a new promo trailer for season six of Game of Thrones during the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The trailer reveals a lot of new footage of the major battles to come, the return of Night’s King (Richard Brake), and a cryptic message from Jaqen H’ghar (Tom Wlaschiha). Season six is currently scheduled […]

The Blaze created a time-lapse video of marshmallow Peeps being melted in a frying pan and turning into a gooey mess. They warn against trying this at home, since it will ruin the pan.

In the spirit of the Easter holiday, the Dutch marble racer Jelle Bakker tried his hand at racing the season’s colorful eggs down a hollowed sand channel over 80 meters in a Doorn recreation area. The results were mixed, as some of them got stuck halfway through the race, but entertaining nonetheless. In this epic […]

How To Origami shows how to fold an origami easter bunny.

Taras Kul the “Crazy Russian Hacker” wanted to find out what would happen if marshmallow Peeps are placed in a vacuum chamber. This is a follow-up to his previous experiment to see what would happen to regular marshmallows if they were put in a vacuum.

Competitive eater Matt Stonie consumed 200 marshmallow Peeps in one sitting. Back in 2014 Stonie consumed 100 Peeps in just over two minutes. A photo posted by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on Mar 25, 2016 at 4:41pm PDT

“I’m an Expert Haggler at Garage Sales” is a short film by David Harris based on the McSweeney’s Internet Tendency story by Jory John. The film stars Matt Ingebretson as the haggler and Diane Sellers as the woman running the sale.

Mesmerizing stroboscopic patterns come to life on spinning Easter eggs with patterns that were drawn by the EggBot robot by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. Various patterns are generated in Matlab using mathematical equations similar to ones describing Spirograph (or harmonograph) and Phyllotaxis. The patterns are calculated in such a way that when rotated under a […]

I-Media, a multi-function creative agency in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, has created a clever concept campaign for Molocow milk that brilliantly captures the essence of the famous alien cow abduction legend in a sleek, fun and modern design for kids. Molocow is a fun concept package for milk. We re-imagined milk bottle and package to appeal for […]

In their latest video, Let’s Melt This dissolved a series of styrofoam cups with clever drawings into a dish of acetone. Although dissolving and melting are two different chemical processes, it’s still interesting to watch the cups as they are quickly reduced to goo. Acetone can be found in nail polish remover and is well […]

For their ongoing series of crushing experiments, the Hydraulic Press Channel released a special Easter themed video where they joyfully witnessed a festive Easter basket and assorted candies being crushed as flat as a pancake with their hydraulic press.

Busted!!! Posted by Australian Bat Clinic & Wildlife Trauma Centre on Saturday, February 20, 2016 The Australian Bat Clinic & Wildlife Trauma Centre near Gold Coast, Queensland, is an amazing place that not only rescues flying foxes, but also other native animals such as wallabies and kangaroos. One such rescue is a sweet but mischievous juvenile […]

In their latest whiteboard illustrated video, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explore the what might happen if event of every single person in the entire world became a vegetarian and how that global decision would affect the entire Earth. In a world without any meat eating humans to provide a market, whole herds […]

On a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter opened the show by somehow acquiring the Batmobile from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as a rental car and taking it on an insane adventure around town.

In a very timely parody of WatchCut’s “100 Years of Beauty” series, Mashable Watercooler provided a fascinating visual history encompassing 100 years of Chick beauty modeled by an adorable baby chicken, whose style was recreated in correlation with the trends of each decade. …our stunning model demonstrates how trends have changed for our little feathery […]

A group of Western Lowland Gorillas gleefully raced around to gather the yummy treats that their caretakers had hidden in and around the trees during their annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. According to one of the caretakers, the gorillas are given enrichment exercises regularly, but this was special, particularly […]

In answer to a formidable challenge by b3ta to turn famous works of art into video games or the reverse, designer Happy Toast created “Pongdrian“, a brilliant combination of the iconic work of Piet Mondrian with the old-school simplicity of the classic arcade game Pong. Pongdrian – for the https://t.co/F5OaYC24PK game/art challenge pic.twitter.com/WexiHMbMfL — HappyToast […]

Burger Fiction takes a look at how Superman has evolved over the years on television and in movies.

In the spirit of the upcoming Easter holiday, Wryfield Lab has posted another one of their wonderfully comforting audiovisual experiments with “ASMR Peeling on the Carrot“ in which the peel is methodically returned to the carrot from which it came. Slicing and dicing veggies again. This time peeling carrot back together, patiently working with a […]

The VIDEO BEAT! shared a television commercial that The Rolling Stones made in 1964, titled “Snap, Crackle, Beat!,” for Rice Krispies that only aired in England. The catchy rock and roll jingle was co-written by the original leader of the band, Brian Jones, with help from the international J. Walter Thompson advertising agency. via reddit, […]

Marvel freelance video editor Noah Sterling has released an episode of his animated Bite-Size Comics series where he explains the story behind the Infinity Gauntlet in three hilarious minutes.

In episode two of his series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts takes a look at the career of versatile actor Norman Reedus, his popular role as Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead, how he beat out Nicolas Cage for a modeling job, and more. We previously wrote about Brandon and his […]

The Brain Scoop host Emily Graslie assembled a team of scientists to attempt to classify different types of candy to help explain taxonomy. Each scientist seems to take a different approach to how the candy should be classified based on things like their size, shape, contents, and even color. This experiment in classification can be […]

NYU Gallatin professor Louise Harpman and her business partner Scott Specht of Specht Architects have worked together to compile one of the world’s largest collection of disposable plastic coffee lids. In the informative video from New York University, Harpman talks about a few of her favorite coffee lids from over 550 that she and Specht […]

Garry Shandling, the comedy icon, writer, producer, and director has died at the age of 66 from a heart attack. Shandling began his career as a writer for the shows Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. He was an occasional guest host for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, which prepared him for his most memorable […]

A photo posted by lucy litman (@lucialitman) on Feb 8, 2016 at 6:46pm PST Lucy Litman of San Francisco has taken a stunning collection of photos that feature all sorts of vibrant foods and candies matched up with their corresponding Pantone color swatches. Her entire series of photos are available to view on Instagram. A […]

A new teaser trailer has been unleashed for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that gives us a sneak peek at some of the deleted scenes featured in the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray combo packs. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is scheduled to release on Digital HD on April 1st, 2016, and then on Blu-ray and […]

Jesse Wellens of PrankvsPrank and cosplayer Jessica Shanholtz recently dress as Aladdin and Jasmine and took a magnificent electric carpet ride around San Francisco. Last year, Jesse took a wonderful carpet ride around New York City. Jesse also released a 360° view of his San Francisco trip that was filmed by drone pilot Jon Graham […]

In the spirit of the upcoming Easter holiday, the Food Surgeon took two of the holiday’s most popular treats and merged them into one, performing a Peep laparotomy with Cadbury Creme implant. 0:11 – I’m ready for a peep show. 0:59 – Almost too cute to operate on.. almost. 2:39 – Patient made an extremely […]

pic.twitter.com/5TO26upMjp — James Fridman (@fjamie013) March 15, 2016 Jamie Fridman, a photo editor with a wicked sense of humor, has posted a hilarious set of before and after user-submitted photos that show the changes he made with Photoshop manipulation, using the literal interpretation of submitters’ written request as his only guide. Except for one. pic.twitter.com/xvd2yyu96c […]

Comedian Josh Gondelman recently made his debut on Conan where he talked about ghosting, confidence, and grandparents. Gondelman’s delightful album Physical Whisper is available now.

An enthusiastic father helps his young child experience some low-tech virtual reality by lifting them on a tricycle in front of a television playing first-person footage of a rider on a bicycle track. The man turns and shakes the tricycle to simulate turns and bumps along the track. via reddit

The Suvet, our stylish part-suit, part duvet creation is taking the world by storm! Quick doze on the train to work?… Posted by Jurys Inns on Thursday, March 24, 2016 In their newest campaign, the British hotel chain Jurys Inn collaborated with costume designer Wendy Benstead to create a prototype of The Suvet, an incredibly unique […]

The Open Band is a design project by the Brooklyn based rapid prototyping company Breakfast to create an open source design for the Apple Watch band, allowing users to create inexpensive replacement bands in a range of materials. The team says they never quite perfected the design, but wanted to share their progress. In early […]