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Eliza Bray created a video for Digg that takes a look at how zombies have evolved over the years in movies and on television. From their early associations with voodoo up through modern interpretations hinging on a contagion, zombies have — like many of our cultural boogeymen — been modified to fit the anxieties of […]

U-pet is a line of innovative pet carriers that offer interchangeable windows, including a really fun viewing bubble that allows the beloved animal inside to get a full view of the world outside. Founded in 2013, U-pet was developed by pet lovers and industry veterans to share the world with their pets. Dedicated to providing […]

For this holiday season, Pringles UK has created an interesting set of candles that are infused with the respective aromas of their Pigs in Blanket, Cheesy Cheese and Texas BBQ flavored potato chips. Now available in three delicious fragrances…#MerryPringles pic.twitter.com/AuZonjPrLS — Pringles (@Pringles_UK) December 1, 2015 images via Pringle UK via Mashable

The Engineer Guy Bill Hammack illustrates the process of plastic injection molding and how it revolutionized manufacturing. Hammack starts the video with the history of celluloid plastic developed by John Wesley Hyatt to replace ivory in billiard balls, which led to the first simple injection molding machine. The video also pays special attention to the creation […]

On last night’s episode of The Muppets, the usually affable Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters challenged the crazed percussionist Animal to an epic drum-off. After a lot of hair flying (on both sides), sticks tossed and cymbals knocked down, both drummers declared that other one was winner. It's Animal vs. Dave Grohl in the […]

Brilliant LEGO builder Chris McVeigh (aka “Powerpig“) has created an awesome new series of custom built LEGO Christmas tree ornaments for the 2015 holiday season. McVeigh has ready-to-build LEGO ornament kits available to purchase from his online store as well as free downloadable build-it-yourself guides that list off the individual bricks needed to build his […]

The Kitty Convict Project by Matt Inman of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens is a wonderful idea that is trying to make the color of convict orange an easily recognizable universal symbol of indoor cats, so that when they accidentally get out, they aren’t dismissed as an outdoor cat. Whether it’s a collar or a […]

The Everyman porter key knife and bottle opener is a smart and sturdy key-shaped multitool that easily attaches to a keyring. The stainless steel construction is durable, and the tool itself weighs less than one ounce. The Everyman porter key knife is available in our Laughing Squid Store for a 28% discount with free shipping. photos […]

ThinkGeek is selling a vinyl shower curtain featuring a map of Terminus from The Walking Dead.

The Competition is a fun new short film from Illumination Entertainment about two Minions desperately trying to outdo each other. They compete in a round of boxing, trash can basketball, and office chair racing. Their head to head competition ends with major bang. This “mini-movie” will be featured on the upcoming Minions movie Blu-ray and […]

Netflix highlights the music of A Very Murray Christmas in a new trailer for the Bill Murray christmas special. The musical special, directed by Sofia Coppola, features songs by Miley Cyrus, George Clooney, Chris Rock, and Murray himself. The trailer is done in the style of a classic television commercial for an album, including a […]

In 2010, Berkeley, California-based practiCal fMRI performed a number of silly, but educational experiments using a 4 tesla MRI magnet that was about to be decommissioned. Among these experiments was a very convincing practical demonstration as to why one should never wear or bring anything made of metal anywhere near an MRI. More recently, during […]

Pacifica, California-based Sheila Wong (a.k.a. “Zannrael“) stepped up her game this Christmas season by wrapping her gifts up to look a lot like actual groceries. She wrapped a book up to look like a packaged steak, Gundam figurines to look like a stick of butter, and more. images via Zannrael

While on his trip around the world, entrepreneur and former Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh stopped off at the the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, China, where he was affectionately and adorably accosted by a frisky baby female panda. We visited a Panda research center in Chengdu, China, where I got groped […]

In “Street Rangers 2” the Street Rangers return to rescue their friend from Venom and Joker in the sequel to rapper Froggy Fresh‘s incredible 2014 video “Street Rangers.” The Rangers have to work together, get dressed in time, and prevent the villains from setting off a bomb in the second chapter to this compelling story about […]

In his film “Traceroute“, artist, filmmaker and self-described “life-long nerd” Johannes Grenzfurthner documented his amusing road trip across the United States from west to east, accompanied by videographer Eddie Codel and sound-person Jenny Marx. Along the way the group encounters and introduces the audience to the people and places of nerdy fascination. Traceroute wants to […]

Tom Hiddleston,the wonderful British actor known to many as the raven-haired villain Loki from such Marvel films as Thor and The Avengers, set aside the elaborate costumes and instead dons a cowboy hat and southern U.S. accent to portray the legendary Hank Williams in the upcoming film I Saw the Light. The film is based […]

Improv Everywhere wired New York City’s Father Demo Square and some of its occupants with Christmas lights connected to a giant light switch that passers-by could flip for their mission titled “The Light Switch.” When the switch is thrown, the lights engage and the participants freeze in place to the delight of onlookers. photos via Improv […]

Rick and Morty, stars of the Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty, deal with giant sentient cheeseburgers at 4:00 AM in a new Carl’s Jr and Hardee’s commercial.

Esteemed actress Julianne Moore and Billy Eichner head to Times Square to compete with costumed characters by “acting” for tip money from tourists on Billy on the Street. Moore reprises several of her most famous roles on cue with moving performances from Magnolia, The Kids Are All Right, and more. via reddit

(larger) Shanghai, China-based artist Eddie Liu has created Eld Heroes, a brilliant illustration that imagines what a group of iconic DC superheroes might look like as senior citizens. The Flash, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman all look like they have aged quite well. image via Eddie Liu via Bored Panda

Benny and Rafi Fine of The Fine Brothers recently shared their comprehensive recap of the Star Wars film series in a single six-minute take. The two brothers did an impressive job of quickly covering the main plot lines, main characters, and a short sweep of the prequel trilogy. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set […]

Vincent H. Valentine has created a video where he shares his in-depth explanation of an interesting theory, originally thought up by redditor Lumpawarroo, about how Jar Jar Binks may actually be a Sith Master. All hail Sith Lord Binks. via reddit

Sploid created an animated video that takes a look at every single spaceship and vehicle in the original Star Wars trilogy drawn to scale by Toronto-based illustrator Scott Park. Prints of Park’s Star Wars illustrations are available to purchase on Society6. One of our favorite artists, Scott Park, illustrated the spaceships and vehicles in the […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the trailer for Minions. Ready for an entire movie focused on a character who should have stayed in the background, but who got shoved into the spotlight by corporate greed? So are we!

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 […]