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Fret Friend is a convenient, adjustable, markable and washable sleeve that allows users to directly plot notes, scales and chords onto a guitar fretboard and adds a handy visual element to the learning process. Scale and chord diagrams are usually complex structures. With Fret Friend you can draw them directly on your fretboard. Because you’re […]

After “shredding” on his electric guitar, Auguie Henry of SSI Shredding Systems decided to find out what it would be like to shred the guitar in one of their SSI Dual-Shear Shredders for their “Shred of the Week”. via Atlas Obscura

Screen Rant takes a look at 10 dark fan theories that completely change the stories of popular kids shows.

“Mornings Come and Go” by MC Frontalot is a nerdcore song based on the Norwegian fairy tale “The Master Maid” from Frontalot’s album Question Bedtime. The video was directed by Cheyenne Picardo and compares the story of The Master Maid to an online dating love triangle. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

In a new Android ad, an incredibly talented pianist named Ji performed a beautiful concerto, first on a traditionally tuned piano and then on one that had been modified so that all of its 88 keys would play the same middle C note, thus promoting the ongoing campaign motto that we are all “Together. Not […]

Father Jim Brock recently went above and beyond by converting a 48″ First Order Stormtrooper toy into a costume for his cut little daughter. Brock painted the armor pink to give it a little extra flair. image via The Replica Prop Forum via io9

Springfield, Illinois juggler and entertainer Brian Pankey recently set a RecordSetter world record for spinning a basketball on top of an open umbrella for 17.93 seconds while balancing it all on his chin. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Nick Luciano filmed his father Mike “Smash Dad” Luciano Jr. as he enthusiastically reenacted all the summon attacks from the video game Final Fantasy VII. Luciano replaced the weapons used by the powerful creatures with a floor sweeper, which he wields with fervor. Smash Dad was given his nickname in 2015 when he recreated the character taunts […]

SHINY is a thrilling stop-motion animated short by Daniel “Cloud” Campos and Spencer Susser that was created entirely out of clothes. It follows a well-dressed man who helps a lady in distress and fights off hordes of random people when he reveals that the woman had a “shiny” diamond in her purse. Daniel and Spencer’s […]

Warner Bros. has released the second trailer for Midnight Special, an upcoming sci-fi thriller written and directed by Jeff Nichols. It follows a father named Roy (Michael Shannon) and his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), who has special powers, as they run from police and religious. The film also stars Adam Driver, Kirsten Dunst, and Joel […]

Hat-Loving Gamer has created a retro animated short where 101 various video game characters compete in a chaotic Super Mario Kart race. Hat-Loving Gamer used Super Nintendo sprites to bring life to characters from game like Mortal Kombat, Sonic the Hedgehog, Halo, and more. via Mashable

Stevie the beautiful blind calico who enjoys wandering about the Irish countryside and her incredibly loving human Patrick Carr are planning an “epic” hike to benefit Irish Animal Welfare and are raising funds through GoFundMe I am doing this campaign to raise money for animal welfare in Ireland. This is a cause that is very […]

“How to Land a 737 (Nervous Passenger Edition)” by pilot Tim Morgan is a video tutorial for non-pilots on the process of safely landing a Boeing 737-800 plane in the event of an in-flight emergency that incapacitates the plane’s pilots. The video covers how to communicate with air traffic control, how to operate the plane’s autopilot systems, and […]

In an amusing preview for the upcoming All Star Tribute to James Burrows, the remaining original cast members of the classic television show Taxi reminisce about Christopher Lloyd‘s reserved but relaxed nature and the unusual script reads that they created just to make them a little more fun. Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Tony Danza, Marilu […]

American Hacker lit 10,000 sparklers at once for a brilliant display that burned brilliantly in a tall pillar of flames, but only lasted a few seconds. In 2015, SlivkiShow set off a similar sparklers display. Both pyrotechnicians also laid out the extensive process of unpacking and organizing the sparklers from their packages.

John D. Boswell aka “Melodysheep” of Symphony of Science has created “Fat Stacks,” a highly danceable musical tribute to the brilliant AMC television series Breaking Bad using the characters’ very own words as the main lyrics.

Documentarian Steven1989 who describes himself as having “a passion for the ration”, has embarked on a fascinating journey in which he receives, unboxes and consumes the contents of extremely old and obscure military operational MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat). The MREs come from various different time periods, military branches and even different countries. images via Steven1989

The Level Camera Cube is a handy three-axis level that easily slides into a camera’s hot shoe to help photographers keep their shots even. photos via Photojojo via Photojojo

Movie Munchies takes a look at the first movie appearances by John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac, the three new main actors in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Los Angeles photographer Brian McCarty was recently commissioned by Nickelodeon to take a radical series of photos of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures that brings them to life in New York City as they drive their Party Wagon through Times Square as well as battle rats and breakdance in Brooklyn. Brian’s photos are popping […]

For the 21st century executive there’ll be no need to stop work just because you’ve left the office! A clip from the Discovery Channel show Beyond 2000 from 1992 looked to the distant future of 2003 and predicted the design of wearable computers. The video begins with a fashion show of wearable computers designed by Japanese […]

Graduate student Jennifer Dailey talks about a class she has been teaching at Johns Hopkins University that focuses on the subject of chocolate, what it consists of, its various melting points and even what it looks like under a scanning electron microscope. By heating and cooling the chocolate up to various temperatures..we’re able to create […]

Richard Wiseman of Quirkology is back with episode 15 of “10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win”.

The Pinetti is a beautifully finished red oak wine rack by Harlequin Illusions that has been cleverly designed, using an optical illusion to hide the remaining wine left in the bottles that are being stored inside. The rack was created by Tony Potter, a former clown and stage designer. Harlequin Illusions is the product of […]

Batman (Ben Affleck) had an epic fight scene in the final trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Artist Adam Ihle of Ihle Creations recently decided to take the action-packed scene and give it an amusing treatment from the 1996 Batman televsion show. Batman now takes on an entire army of baddies with the […]

In the latest episode of Now You See It, host Jack Nugent focuses on lateral character movement in films, explaining how the movement of left to right across the screen evokes a different emotional response than the converse of moving right to left. What makes one side of the screen different from the other? Why […]

What does Justin Bieber need? Some more diamonds and an iPad! Justin Bieber and James Corden unpack their Grammy Awards gift bags and sing Carpool Karaoke as they drive from the award show to The Late Late Show.

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to seasons 4-6 of The Walking Dead, a follow-up to their Honest Trailer for seasons 1-3. We took on the first three Dale face filled seasons of AMC mega hit, and now we’re back for seasons 4-6. Return to the world of The Walking Dead for more improbable […]

A photo posted by Walter's Coffee Roastery (@walterscoffee) on Dec 19, 2015 at 8:20am PST Walter’s Coffee Roastery, the incredibly detailed café inspired by all things Breaking Bad is currently making plans for a second location in somewhere in Brooklyn during the summer of 2016. Proprietor Deniz Kosan spoke with Seth Porges of Grub Street […]

San Juan, Puerto Rico based company 3D Creations has built a wonderful collection of 3D Printed d20 Dice Boxes that come equipped with plenty of storage space for stashing your actual dice. The made to order boxes are available to purchase from their Etsy shop. images via 3DCreationsPR via Nerd Approved

Suck UK has created a Tattoo Drawing Notebook that features “100 pages of high quality, thick, matt paper” with photos of the human body. Perfect for practicing your tattoo art skills or getting an idea of how a custom tattoo might look on your body. The book is available to purchase on Amazon. Convince yourself […]

How It Should Have Ended gives their animated interpretation of how The Good Dinosaur should have ended. Little Arlo was such a delicate dinosaur while learning to face the dangers of the world. There was just one thing missing in that ending… so we went ahead and added it in.

In the latest episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright spoke about the difference between confidence and arrogance in reference to his design for the new Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The interview took place with legendary reporter Mike Wallace in 1957. That’s one of […]

CinemaSins presents their take on everything that is wrong with 2009 Sherlock Holmes film directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. John Watson. Unfortunately for Guy Ritchie and RDJ… this version of Sherlock Holmes did NOT go on to be definitive or even very memorable. Might […]

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has created the Integrated Tissue and Organ Printing System (ITOP) for 3D bioprinting human tissue with increased structural integrity using biodegradable plastic scaffolding. The tissue is printed around layers of biodegradable polycaprolactone which gives the printed form a rigid structure to build around before it slowly dissolves away. The polycaprolactone structure […]

ThorC1138 has created “A Show of Hands,” a supercut tribute to iconic hand shots featured in popular films. The entire list of movies featured, in order of appearance, is available on YouTube. My tribute to hands in films. Many, many of my favorite films here, plus a few others thrown in for good measure. The […]

In a new video by Kuma Films, Japanese stunt rider Anpei Yo returns to perform all sorts of incredible freestyle tricks on a scooter. We previously wrote about part one of Anpei’s scooter stunt display.

Disney has released an extended spot for Alice Through the Looking Glass featuring P!nk covering the classic 1967 psychedelic song “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane. Disney also released an official poster for the film, which hits theaters on May 27, 2016 In Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” an all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable […]

Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones has created an impressive mashup trailer mixing footage from Guardians of the Galaxy with Queen‘s song “Bohemian Rhapsody” from the new trailer for Suicide Squad. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

After meeting a mysteriously cool stranger, Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) leaves the safety of the idyllic town of Fairville for an adventure by land, air, and sea in the first full-length trailer for Pee-wee’s Big Holiday. The film was written by Reubens with Paul Rust (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Arrested Development), produced by Judd Apatow (Funny People, Bridesmaids), […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live presents the 3rd edition of famous musicians reading mean Tweets about themselves. From time to time we highlight some of the nasty things people post about famous people by asking those famous people to read them aloud. This is #MeanTweets Music Edition #3 featuring Meghan Trainor, Ricky Martin, James Taylor, Little Big […]

Adam Savage of Tested recently received a new bullwhip, created by 17-year-old Josh Fastnacht of Dakota Whips, to add to his collection that is built out of nylon parachute cord instead of typical kangaroo leather. Adam gives his new whip a few cracks to show off how powerful it really is. Josh’s high quality nylon […]

This variation of the “World’s Most Useless Machine,” a robot whose sole purpose is to turn itself off once it has been switched on, adds additional recations, including talking back, putting up a fight, and dancing when activated before turning itself off. via reddit

Telltale Games has released a six-minute preview for The Walking Dead: Michonne, their upcoming three episode miniseries that follows the “blade-wielding character” from Robert Kirkman‘s comic books and television show. The first episode of the video game miniseries, titled “In Too Deep,” is currently scheduled for release on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox […]

Chicago based graphic designer Tim Gonzales has created a fantastic teaser trailer, that he set during World War I, for the Wonder Woman solo film currently scheduled to release on June 23rd, 2017. We previously wrote about Gonzales’ music only edit of the third Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. We’re still a year away […]

In order to promote their new intelligent parking feature, engineers at Nissan equipped the chairs in their office with the very same technology. With a clap, the conference room chairs automatically aligned themselves around the table, wayward seats found their respective ways back to their proper desks and employees found that they had one less […]

Yuki of Yukitchen, a home-chef who likes to make healthy organic food fueled by a bit of “cute” posted a really yummy looking recipe for a vegan shepherd’s pie with a mashed potato topping shaped and decorated to look just like the greedy, rotund crime lord Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars, but in a […]

Four Finger Press has created a hilarious Barney Sanders “feel the burp” t-shirt that imagines what it would be like if Bernie Sanders was Barney Gumble from The Simpsons. The shirt is currently available for pre-sale, with $3 from each sale going to the Bernie Sanders campaign. A photo posted by @get1ll on Feb 13, […]

Derek Brown, the multi-talented musician used his incredible beatboxing, saxophone and vocal skills to perform the classic Ben E. King song “Stand by Me“, all while leaning against an alley brick wall, dressed in a hoodie on a frigid Chicago winter night. The most beautiful thing about the performance, however, was the dedication of the […]

The precision FANUC M-1iA and LR Mate robots quickly arrange and pack batteries on a fast-moving assembly line at PackExpo in a 2014 video by Chris Baird. FANUC has also created a number of product demonstration videos that highlight their robots’ features and show them in action. via Sploid