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“Fingerprints“, a new ad for the Android campaign “Be Together. Not the Same.” created by imaginative filmmaker PES (previously), features a wonderfully tiny world in which tiny fingertip people live their lives in such diverse environments as a subway, a beauty parlor, a locker room, a wrestling match and even on an airplane where the […]

A chameleon robot developed by a team at Wuhan University in China led by Guoping Wang quickly changes color to blend in with different backgrounds. The robot uses plasmonic panels that react to light differently when an electric field is applied. The panels respond to data from light sensors on the robot that detect the […]

Right Shears are a very cleverly designed unique pair scissors that offer greater stability and easier reach with right angled blades that run parallel to the surface that’s being cut. The idea came to the founder when he was cutting mesh for a project with his father-in-law. 2014 September – Idea conception – My father-in-law […]

Magician and cyber illusionist Marco Tempest performed an illusion with 24 autonomous quadcopter drones designed by Rhizomatiks Research in Tokyo. Tempest works with Magic Lab in New York City to integrate new technology into magic. via Digg

Bad Girl Scout Cookies by Gemma Correll via Gemma Correll

image via LIGO Laboraties Gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916 have been detected by the LIGO observatories in Livingston, Louisiana and Hanaford, Washington for the first time. The detected waves were caused by two black holes merging into one larger black hole, as explained by LIGO Executive Director David Reitze during a press conference […]

Compound Interest breaks down the chemistry of Camembert cheese in their latest explainer graphic. The creaminess of camembert is bested by few other cheeses – but it also has a strong smell to rival blue cheeses that reminds you of its presence in your fridge! Additionally, unlike many other cheeses, as it’s left for longer […]

Sled Legs are a unique pair of snow sleds that attach to the front each leg to slide down hills. They are currently raising money to produce Sled Legs through an Indiegogo campaign. We took the simple snow sled and made it wearable! Don’t carry your sled, wear it! With Sled Legs, you simply run […]

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has released their 2016 edition of their annual nerdy math & science based valentines that can be downloaded and printed. The full set features 24 cards including six new cards for 2016 and the 18 cards from previous years. The new additions include references to Pluto, geometry, and electronics. images via Evil Mad […]

Bernie Mitchell is a Canadian drywall contractor who uses the tools of his trade to sculpt beautiful landscapes onto walls, fireplaces and other prominent surfaces. The landscapes feature birds and animals and all made from intricately carved drywall mud, which is very pliable before it hardens, something Mitchell noticed early in his career. Bernie started […]

Ryan Reynolds and Katie Holmes join Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for an intense game of “musical beers” (an adult version of the game “musical chairs”) on The Tonight Show.

A very affectionate domestic toucan named Ripley made herself comfortable in her human’s lap, snuggling closely as if she were a small dog or a cat. Ripley was also very happy to snuggle with her human when he was without a lap or when he was driving a car. From all appearances, Ripley just likes […]

Derek Muller of Veritasium explains why time appears to speed up as you get older and how to try to slow it down.

La Fabrique shows how to make a really cool frisbee launcher using a variable speed drill and wood. via Gadgetify, technabob

In keeping with the fascinating “beatboxing with Siri” trend, the ever-creative Steve Onotera aka Samurai Guitarist decided to try his hand at doing the same. While Siri performed a sweet back beat (“cats n boots”), she also “sang” the lead vocals on a cover of the great Chuck Berry classic “Johnny B. Goode“. Onotera admitted […]

Homer has a sad dream about The Simpsons’ couch in the new couch gag from the opening sequence of the episode “Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4”.

The remarkably talented Argentinian actor Luciano Rosso showed off his incredible emotive skills with a highly theatrical lip sync performance of the classic song “Mambo” as sung by the great Yma Súmac. This performance is the 30th in his “Playback” series. Rosso previously lip synched such songs as “Me and Mr. Jones” by Amy Winehouse, […]

Vox explains why pennies still exist in the United States, even though they are basically worthless. Pennies may hold sentimental value to Americans, but they are basically useless. It is not uncommon for people to leave them in a loose-change container when receiving money after a transaction. Americans for Common Cents, a pro penny group […]

On the latest episode of “Furze’s Invention Show”, British inventor Colin Furze shows how to build a thermite kettle to boil water even faster so you can enjoy your tea sooner. Here’s the making/testing video. Boiling water with Thermite???? Sounds mad but it boils water quicker than anything else…..even the JETTLE.

In the new trailer for the fourth season of the excellent political drama House of Cards, President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) fights doggedly to keep his seat against a whole host of adversaries, the most powerful being his dear wife Claire (Robin Wright). Frank and Claire continue their pursuit for power, battling everyone in their […]

“Upside Down & Inside Out” is a new music video by OK Go that was shot in zero gravity on board an S7 Airlines flight in one single take as the band flies around the cabin making a real mess of things.

Harry, Ron, and Hagrid go hard in “Straight Outta Hogwarts” by The Frost Bros, a hilarious Harry Potter parody of the classic N.W.A. gangsta rap song “Straight Outta Compton”. via reddit

MinutePhysics explains how concrete sets and why it does not simply “dry out.” The water in wet concrete does not evaporate out. Instead, it causes chemical processes that change the compounds in the concrete itself, causing it to strengthen for months or even years after it is poured.

cgmzz takes a look at the many film tributes that have appeared in The Simpsons over their 27 seasons. via reddit

Burger Fiction presents the entire Transformers quadrilogy in 90 seconds.

Droneboarding is a new variation of snowboarding using powerful drones to pull riders across the snow. In a recent video, snowboarder Kaspars Balamovskis demonstrated the technique, which appears similar to kite skiing, using a large Aerones drone. YouTube user Valplushka shared a video of a young child droneboarding with a much smaller drone. via IEEE Spectrum

Mike Relm presents a “Puppy Baby Monkey Remix” by Kevin Ryder of the disturbing, yet catchy, “Puppy Baby Monkey” Mountain Dew commercial that aired during Super Bowl 50. The track is available on Ryder’s SoundCloud account.

Screen Rant takes a look at ten movies scenes that were completely improvised. Movie fans never know just how much time, money and energy is spent creating the next Hollywood hit before cameras ever start rolling. But as polished or acclaimed as a script may be, there’s no predicting what will happen when the cast […]

A Team Black Sheep Vendetta FPV racing drone quickly descends Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest building that stands at 2,722 feet. The product demonstration video also highlights the drone’s features as it zips around the city and its other skyscrapers. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

In a recent episode of Science Channel, biologists Adam Ruben and Carin Bondar use animation to offer a quick explanation as to how the lyrebird is able to imitate just about any sound it hears. In 2007, naturalist Sir David Attenborough presented a wonderful BBC segment on lyrebirds.

After documenting his first Burning Man experience in 2014, filmmaker and photographer Ari Fararooy returned to the playa in 2015 and collected more of the surreal moments that make the festival what it is. Using digitally animated photos, he created second video, “Burning Moments II”, an extension of his first video. Fararooy also provided the […]

Netflix has just released a teaser trailer for Beat Bugs, an upcoming, original animated series that takes place in the grass and features over 50 songs by The Beatles performed by different artists. Five funny, charming young bugs have adventures and learn life lessons in their overgrown backyard, in new stories inspired by the songs […]

In advance of their new Explorer special Eyes Wide Open, science journalist Michael Stevens of Vsauce and National Geographic spoke with Dr. Marty Banks and Dr. William Sprague of UC Berkeley about why prey animals such as goats, have eyes on the side of their heads with rotating horizontal pupils. Marty noticed something that no […]

Video game vlogger Darkk Mane has created an absurd and hilarious honest review of the game Tetris. Mane takes issue with the game’s poor character development, voice acting, and graphics which he says are inferior to the video game Seinfeld. via Digg

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are back as two single gals doing their thing in the new trailer for season three of their Comedy Central series Broad City.

Disney Family teamed up with Uncrustables Sandwiches to share a tasty recipe that shows how to make cute Monsters Inc. themed food art featuring Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan (Sulley). image via Disney Family

Disney shows how to make a punk pink pasta dish in the form of Animal from The Muppets. This veggie-rich pasta dish dances to the “beet” of a different drummer! Invite Animal to your next dinner party!

somersetVII takes a look back at the 16 wonderful films made by the Coen Brothers over the last 30 years. via The Awesomer

Néit Luggage is a London-based startup centered around the Néit, a smart GPS-enabled piece of hard shell luggage that folds flat for easy storage in small spaces. The design of the Néit is inspired by an armadillo shell, and the GPS capability means owners can track their luggage with the Néit travel app which stores an […]

Davie504, the incredible bassist who performed a montage of 200 of the most iconic bass lines, used a spoken answer from different versions of Google Translate to use as a backing track for a terrific slap bass solo. Google Translate Beat Box Meets Slap Bass. I used some samples of the old version of Google […]

The Sherp is an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with a simple but rugged design that features massive self-inflating tires that make the vehicle capable of going just about anywhere. A demonstration video shows the Sherp rolling through swamps, snow, ice, sand, and even swimming in water. We would like to present an ATV, based on develops […]

Prone to fits of mania, narcissism and power failure. In the new “main trailer” for the chillingly dark comedy High Rise directed by Ben Wheatley and adapted from the 1975 J.G. Ballard novel of the same name, the introverted Dr. Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston) learns how to become a bit more outgoing and neighborly, despite […]

Immersion is a new series by Rooster Teeth where they recreate elements of popular video games in real life. On their latest entertaining episode, members of Rooster Teeth to a fantastic job of bringing the classic arcade video game Space Invaders to life.

“RUN BABY RUN” is a short video by online filmmaker Eran Amir that uses various forms of a 3D printed baby to make it appear to run over water and sand on a beach, a main street in a small town, through the avenues of a city, over a bridge and through a market. The […]

Documentarian Pieter van Huijstee has created a wonderful media triptych tribute to Hieronymus Bosch, the brilliant Flemish Primitive, whose stunning masterpiece “The Garden of Earthly Delights” is now the subject of an interactive online tour and is narrated by scholar Redmond O’Hanlon. The interactive documentary Jheronimus Bosch, the Garden of Earthly Delights provides an in-depth […]

Juggler and urban explorer Flaviu Cernescu made a daring descent down the outside of the 920-foot high north chimney of the Romag-Termo Power Plant in Piteå, Romania. The chimney second tallest structure in Romania. The brave endeavor took Cernescu about 14 minutes to complete as he made his way down the ladder which at times lacked any […]

For their exhibition “Van Gogh’s bedrooms” taking place February 14 – May 10, 2016, the Art Institute of Chicago physically recreated the sparsely beautiful painting “Bedroom in Arles” by the talented but tragic artist Vincent van Gogh. The Institute artists painstakingly captured every detail of the surrealist painting as they brought it in to the […]

16-month old Reed was confused when being held by his father Stephen Ratpojanakul and his father’s twin brother Michael Ratpojanakul. Reed couldn’t decide which man was really his father as he pointed at each saying “Da Da” while they passed him back and forth. via BuzzFeed

Actor Ben Schwartz, known for his roles on Parks and Recreation and House of Lies, recently chatted with fans via a reddit Ask Me Anything. He also sat down with reddit to talk about how he helped bring BB-8‘s voice to life in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a series of beautiful space travel posters for destinations in our solar system and beyond to show a possible future where space travel is more common than it is today. Imagination is our window into the future. At NASA/JPL we strive to be bold in advancing the edge […]