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When Abraham Vargas took his son to the grocery store the toddler was utterly amazed when he saw the automatic sliding doors opening and closing for the first time. via The Daily Dot

Boomerang maker Victor Poulin has posted a spectacular series of videos shot using a camera mounted to a boomerang while in flight. In the first video in the series, Poulin attached a small Mobius Actioncam to a large boomerang with a fixed mount, so the world spins around the arm of the boomerang in the resulting […]

Maymo the wonderfully entertaining lemon beagle systematically popped a bunch of balloons that appeared in a box front of him, including a giant one at the end. While Maymo had a blast, he managed to scare away his little sister Penny with the first pop. The funny beagle reacts by excitedly popping the balloons, one […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction created a supercut of wedding vows in movies.

Talented musician, artist and machinist HectorTepuy of Stereotank has created the amazing “Lap Skate Guitar“, a cleverly designed functioning lap steel guitar that is built onto the deck of a blank skateboard. .Lap Skate Guitar is the intersection between an electric guitar and a skateboard, resulting in a custom made musical instrument that produces mellow […]

Nicola Foti, a self described “language geek”, amazingly recited a paragraph about smiling, line by line, in 46 different languages. Forti worked for over two months with dozens of people from around the world in order to master the sound, accent and feel of each language. Languages spoken in order: English, Arabic, Bahasa, Brazilian Portuguese, […]

An animated Adam Conover explains how Mickey Mouse and Disney destroyed public domain laws in the United States by lobbying Congress to extend their copyright claim on the iconic character by decades in a recent clip from his show Adam Ruins Everything. The clip also points out Walt Disney‘s frequent use of public domain characters for […]

Fangirls creator Leigh Lahav breaks down the five stages of watching the movie adaptation of a young adult novel as an adult in an animated video on the How It Should Have Ended YouTube channel.

FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created a new Marvel-themed animated short where the Hulk (Bruce Banner) forcefully joins a gym, bypassing the monthly $45 member fee, and then destroys the establishment while working out. The Hulk does, however, treat an elderly lady with respect while rampaging through the gym. Hulk doesn’t need to work […]

Comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff, in collaboration with PayPal, has created an amusing but very helpful video that rescues those who aren’t good at shopping for difficult people and turns them into “gift giving heroes”. My tips are designed to remove stress for 65% of Americans that blame their holiday stress on shopping for holiday […]

A giant frog who was rescued from the chlorinated waters of a swimming pool by a compassionate woman, made a number of noises that sounded like meowing whenever the woman petted him.

Teleport is a new app by Buddy, Co. that works with Uber to deliver friends to each other. Users can send an invite to their friend of choice to have an Uber car pick them up and bring them to a specific location such as a restaurant, party, or the user’s home. The user who sends […]

In honor of the upcoming theatrical release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the awesome Eclectic Method has condensed all six Star Wars films into a three-minute video titled “Star Wars so far.” The Force Awakens is set to land in theaters on December 18th, 2015.

In a recent episode of Amazing Places, host Tom Scott spoke with John Nese, the incredibly affable owner and proprietor of Galco’s Soda Pop Stop, a fantastic market in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in soda made without corn syrup. According to Nese, he currently carries over 700 types of soda from all over the […]

Warner Bros. has released a sneak peek trailer for the upcoming film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, that features the Dark Knight being unmasked by an angered Man of Steel. The worldwide debut of the first official Batman v Superman trailer will be featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015.

A curious little fox appeared at the back door of vlogger Dan Bull (Douglby) and captured the interest of his two cats, Jimmy and Sammy, who were just as curious and stared back at their vulpine visitor through the glass. This incredible encounter happened to me this week. The fox was curled up asleep at […]

“Endless” by Buenos Aires-based molistudio is a very clever short film that uses shiny machines to represent the mechanics of incessant routines of everyday life. ENDLESS is a story about seeking and not finding. It’s the mechanized routine.It’s to get up, go to work, eat, fall in love, buy, throw, fall out of love, accept, […]

“Drawing Blood” by Molly Crabapple, released today, is a fascinating personal memoir of her sketches, illustrations, writings and musings, all collected from her political activism and observations abroad and at home in New York City. …after the crash, a wave of protest movements—from student demonstrations in London to Occupy Wall Street in her own backyard—led […]

Korean pop star PSY dances with young and old versions of himself in the wild video for his new single “Daddy” from his seventh album aptly titled PSY 7th Album. The song and video feature CL from 2NE1.

In the most recent episode of the wonderfully animated series Blank on Blank, the great Nina Simone spoke with Italian radio host Lillian Terry in 1968 about her love of clothing, her love and hope for her daughter’s future and the profound effect that the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had on her […]

Maker Caliixxs has built a clever door sensor that plays a collection of bass riffs from the classic sitcom Seinfeld when someone enters the room. The device is built with an Arduino, infrared sensor, and Adafruit Music Maker Shield. photo via Caliixxs via Johannes Grenzfurthner

Two off-duty Stormtroopers play Star Wars: Battlefront and do some shopping while browsing in a department store in an amusing video found and shared by Elite Geek. via Tastefully Offensive

This post was sponsored by OKINAWA: The Secret is Out via Syndicate Ads. Okinawa, the beautiful group of 160 sub-tropical islands in the south of Japan, is known for its rich history, gorgeous beaches, fabulous food and a warm, laid-back way of life. Recently a group of six people from around the world (United States, […]

Vulture has created “How to Avenge a Guy in 10 Days,” a hilarious romantic comedy remix of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The next film in Marvel‘s ongoing series, Captain America: Civil War, is currently scheduled to release in theaters on May 6th, 2016. With the next stage of the Marvel ascendancy coming with the newly […]

Rashida Jones joins Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to continue their tradition of singing holiday parodies of popular songs. This time they are joined by Queen Latifah and Eric Nally to sing versions of songs like “Bad Blood,” “Hotline Bling,” and “Bitch Better Have My Money” among others. For comparison, here are the original videos for those […]

Squatty Potty has remixed their delightful pooping unicorn commercial to create the autotuned slow jam “Poop Like a Unicorn.” The song uses clips from the already surreal commercial to create an even stranger final product that still highlights the ways the Squatty Potty helps people poop.

Strongman competitor and Game of Thrones actor Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson (The Mountain) crushed the “Keg Toss” world record at the Giants Live tour in Sweden, a competition that qualifies individuals for the annual World’s Strongest Man contest. Hafthor then went on to take first place for the overall contest. I took 1st place today at […]

Scottish photographer Alan McFayden of Scottish Photography Hides captured an incredible shot of a kingfisher in a perfect perpendicular dive just a fraction of a moment before entering into the still, mirrored water. This amazing photo took McFayden over six years and over 720,000 shots to capture. In an interview with the Daily Mail, McFayden […]

Brian Solis, author, blogger, marketing expert, has released his newest book “X: The Experience When Business Meets Design“, the result of over 3 years of studying studying user experience, user interface and visual design. It was with these subjects in mind that he cleverly and deliberately had the book formatted to be the same size […]

In “Mechanical Techno: Ghost in the Machine Music” artist and musician Graham Dunning created a heavily modified turntable that plays a mechanical techno song by triggering different sounds timed out by layered records. The video was produced by Michael Forrest and shows the process that went into building the machine. via The Kid Should See This

A beautiful but horribly neglected mountain lion in Peru named Mufasa, who spent most of his life performing as a circus animal when he wasn’t chained up in the back of a pickup truck, was rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI) after local police were brought in to help. The organization rehabilitated and then brought […]

14-year-old Lucas Etter appears to have broken the world record for solving a 3×3 Rubik’s cube in a shocking 4.9 seconds at the River Hill Fall 2015 competition in Clarksville, Maryland. The World Cube Association is still verifying the results, but Etter’s time breaks the previous record of 5.253 seconds set earlier this year by Colin Burns. via […]

On a recent episode of the National Geographic series StarTalk, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson answers a fan’s burning question by choosing between the iconic Millennium Falcon from Star Wars and the USS Enterprise from Star Trek.

“My Box of Bullshi*t Came!” is a comedy sketch by CollegeHumor about subscription box services starring Mike Trapp and Patrick Cassels. Trapp unboxes an unimpressive collection of garbage as he explains how the subscription works to Cassels.

“Unseen Art” is a wonderful open source project that recreates classic works of art through 3D printing in order for people who are visually impaired and blind to have an opportunity to experience and enjoy the pieces they may have heard about, but never experienced. The project is currently raising funds through Indiegogo. The Unseen […]

This Book Is a Camera is a pop-up book designed by artist Kelli Anderson that opens up to reveal a working camera. The simple construction works as a pinhole camera with a cardboard shutter that is lifted and replaced to create a timed exposure on photo paper. For the past couple of months, I’ve been searching for […]

Michael Zee, a talented photographer and cook, has spent over two years crafting matching morning meals for himself and his boyfriend, Mark van Beek. Zee uses ideas and ingredients from around the world without duplication and then posts the results to a large Instagram following. This wonderful project, called “Symmetry Breakfast“, has taken on a […]

Kees van Dijkhuizen jr. has created “Pixar: 20 Years,” a beautiful supercut tribute to the past 20 years of animated films created by Pixar. The video tribute features writer and director Andrew Stanton‘s insightful TED Talk about storytelling from 2012 and composer Michael Giacchino‘s song “Stuff We Did” from the film Up. via GeekTyrant

Director Peter Jackson announced that he would be directing an episode of Doctor Who through a very clever sketch in which he wonders aloud to his daughter while polishing his Oscars, as to whether he should respond to an email from show-runner Steven Moffatt. While he was considering, however, Moffatt sent over a contract with […]

The Brooklyn-based band, The Gregory Brothers, recently performed a sad cover of “Jingle Bells” by simply changing the musical key of the jolly Christmas song. One way that a lot of people die is by going out in the snow to ride sleighs, partying too hard, and then getting frostbite and hypothermia. BEWARE THIS HOLIDAY […]

The New Yorker has released a special animated video for the “Mirror” cover by cartoonist Chris Ware in collaboration with This American Life for the December 7, 2015 issue. The cartoon visualizes a story by Hanna Rosin that was recorded for the recent This American Life episode “Regrets, I’ve Had a Few” but did not make the final […]

The West Japan Railway Company recently partnered with the Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Japan, to implement a strategy to make the tracks safer for native turtles who often get caught between the rails when trying to cross. Stuck turtles create a hazard, not only to themselves, but also can cause dangerous situations for the […]

Adam Sandler recently debuted “Chanukah Song Part 4” at a live show in San Diego. The song is the fourth installment in Sandler’s series of Chanukah songs listing famous Jewish people. The original version of the song premiered on the December 3, 1994 episode of Saturday Night Live. Part 2 was recorded for Sandler’s album Stan and […]

They Might Be Giants has released their new kids album Why?, which is now available as a CD and digital download bundle and digital download only, as well as on iTunes and Amazon. At last! TMBG is returning to the world of kids stuff! You might have heard some of the tracks previewed on Dial-A-Song, […]

While vacationing in the Bahamas with his friend Scott, an amusingly stubborn man named John repeatedly responded in kind to a playful dolphin at Dolphin Encounters, who spit water at him whenever he went in for a kiss. On our recent cruise to the Bahamas, we went on a Dolphin Encounter off an island near […]

The online retailer Steiff Shop is offering an Alpaca Teddy Taurus, a half-teddy bear/half-horse stuffed toy. The hybrid creature is made of alpaca and features posable wires in the legs. The Steiff Shop website lists the item as a Steiff product, but we were unable to find the Teddy Taurus listed on the official Steiff site. photo […]

A giant Gingko tree released its brilliant leaves to create a beautiful golden rug in the gardens of an ancient temple perched in the Zhongnan Mountains near Xi’an, China. images via Yicai via Fuck Yeah Chinese, Colossal

Showtime by Cuddly Rigor Mortis Crazy 4 Cult 9 is the ninth annual group art show at Gallery1988 (West) in Los Angeles that features a wonderful collection of “cult movie-inspired artwork” created by talented artists. The exhibit opened on Friday, November 20th, 2015 and will be on display until Saturday, December 5th. Artwork from the […]

While on fishing trip with his father and a friend, Steve Boer captured incredible footage of the extraordinary aquatic animals, including whales, dolphins and seals, who decided to accompany the men on their surprising nautical adventure. Went fishing with my dad and a friend. We didn’t catch much but saw this instead. via reddit

Craig Benzine (aka WheezyWaiter) takes a look at how eating popcorn became a tradition at movie theaters on the latest episode of “Big Questions” by Mental Floss.