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Many may not be aware that the multi-talented R2-D2 can also function as an excellent wine chiller, as seen here in a chalk illustration by Travis Morningstar in front of Amsterdam Wine Co. on the Upper West Side. photo by Scott Beale

Carsandwater takes a look at what happens when an 83.5 pound weight is dropped on raw and liquid nitrogen cooled eggs.

The latest video upload by Kyoot Animals features a horned lizard (also known as a horned toad) that bravely rides into battle atop a robot and starts firing at the enemy.

In the official trailer for Hail Caeser, the newest film by the Coen Brothers set in the later years of the Golden Age of classic American cinema, a mustachioed Josh Brolin plays a harried studio fixer who needs to spring into action when the star of the eponymous blockbuster, played by George Clooney, goes missing […]

Mr Sunday Movies runs down 50 little known facts about Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

Roberts Jones pays tribute to zombies in movies, set to the song “Pretend We’re Dead” by L7.

A bulldog deals poker using human hands in the latest video uploaded by Kyoot Animals.

Crazy Russian Hacker shows how a pumpkin can carve itself using dry ice. It’s a pretty neat effect.

Cmycherrytree shot a couple of incredible photos of a green anole lizard her daughter Angel found curled up and sleeping inside the petals of a rose. photos by Cmycherrytree via Bored Panda

I win today, interwebs. #subwayrat #teampizza #pizzarat #pizzaparty A video posted by Jonathen Liu (@jonathenlewd) on Oct 8, 2015 at 5:11pm PDT In what appears to be a sequel to the infamous “Pizza Rat” video, Blue Bottle Coffee regional training manager Jonathen Liu shot an Instagram video of two rats fighting over a slice of […]

WatchMojo.com counts down their picks for the top 10 secret levels in video games. For this list we are counting down levels in video games that are hidden and must be found by completing certain objectives or searching certain areas of a game. These are not to be confused with Bonus stages that appear as […]

Amazing makeup artist Promise Tamang shows how she transformed herself into a creepy scarecrow. Its such a simple Halloween look which only requires some makeup and face paint. Easy, quick and head turning. The button eyes were inspired by Coraline & Lala Loopsy Dolls. I used big buttons cause I can see through them well. […]

Screen Junkies gives their brutally Honest Trailers treatment to the 1992 Disney film Aladdin. Jump on your magic carpet and revisit the classic Disney animated film about a young boy and his genie. But mostly his genie.

The folks at How It Should Have Ended present their interpretation of “How Ant-Man Should Have Ended”.

GQ Magazine shows you how to open a beer bottle with almost anything you might find around your home. With a little practice, you can leverage almost anything into a bottle opener, from lighters to belt buckles to old iPhones.

Pranksters Jason Eppink and Mike Lacher were tired of New York City’s seemingly endless parking restrictions meant to accommodate film shoots, so they decided to take action by posting parking signs of their own with the titles of fake sequels to popular New York-based films. While Eppink and Lacher were posting their signs for sequels to Annie […]

Boxwars is a battle between combatants armed and armored with only cardboard creations. The stated goal of Boxwars is as much about the destruction of the cardboard works as it is about their creation. The event began in Melbourne, Australia in 2002 and has since grown to a worldwide subculture with increasingly intricate constructions as the […]

“Dinosaur” by student Ning Cheng is a humorous, if not irreverent, short animation in which a little dinosaur immediately spits out his favorite treat because an errant fly landed on his nose. via Vimeo Staff Picks

An adorably happy miniature dachshund attempted to make his exit through the doggie door so that he might be able to enjoy his yummy carrot in the fresh air, but couldn’t figure out how to get both himself and his treat through the narrow opening. It was only when the little canine dropped the carrot, […]

Ultron California by RedLetterMedia is a really amusing and cleverly timed James Spader mashup that inserts the wise words of Robert California from The Office into the mouth of Ultron from the blockbuster film Avengers: Age of Ultron. via /Film

In “Controlled Chaos: Fire Tornadoes” by Make:, host Caleb Kraft demonstrates how to build a 10-foot-tall fire tornado as safely as possible. Kraft starts small scale with a demonstration of the principle in a small trashcan before scaling up to a larger vortex created by 12 large box fans. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

“Tail wagging doesn’t automatically imply that a dog is happy” DogStar Life has created TailTalk, a smart sensor that attaches to a dog’s tail and helps humans understand and interpret what their canine is trying communicate through the movement of his/her tail. The accompanying app also keeps track of the the sensor data through a […]

An interactive map shows all the reported incidents of human poop found in San Francisco from July 2008 to September 2015. The map was designed by self-described “intrepid data explorer” William Mees and is not the first of its kind. We have previously written about a similar map titled “(Human) Wasteland” by designer Jennifer Wong and […]

Dutch artists Lernert & Sander have created a high concept, minimalistic music video for the song “Manon” by the Amsterdam-based electronic hip-hop band De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig (“The Youth of Today”). The video features a number of adorable cats playing on custom cat-trees that spell out the title of the songm, along with a gorgeous […]

Hiker Adrien Whistle captured his terrifying fall from a New Zealand bridge with the GoPro camera he was wearing at the time. The fall happened when a cable on the bridge failed, tipping Whistle and his fellow hikers into the water below. Thankfully no serious injuries were reported. via Cynical-C, Boing Boing

photo by Brad Hall A loyal service dog named Gabe stood proudly at his human Justin Lansford‘s side last weekend, when Lansford married his longtime girlfriend Carol Balmes in Largo, Florida. Man and dog had met through the Warrior Canine Connection, a wonderful organization that connects service dogs with injured soldiers returning from battle. Lansford, […]

In a new animated short by Andrew Bridgman of Dorkly, we get a look at what human fights would look like in the video game world of Pokémon. The rules of Pokemon fights don’t make a lot of sense – why are these wild animals taking turns? I get they have “trainers,” but these are […]

The New York-based Auralnauts and guest editor The Man of Recaps recently teamed up to create a 38-minute supercut video that showcases all 362 of James Bond‘s cinematic kills. They cover everything from the classic 1962 spy film Dr. No starring Sean Connery to the 2012 movie Skyfall starring Daniel Craig. We previously wrote about […]

In his most recent video, WonderWhy addresses the difference between the terms “Latino” and “Hispanic”, offering fascinating details about each word in his wonderful Scottish lilt. What’s the difference between the terms ‘Latino’ and ‘Hispanic? Most people use these words interchangeably, but there is actually a difference. I try to tackle this difficult and complex […]

Tofu the Tiger The Spanish-Finnish family design studio, Made of Sundays, has created a cute series of vinyl decals that transform any door into an adorable animal or dragon. The collection of tiger, cat, bunny, dog, dragon, and bear stickers are available to purchase online. All the elements can be arranged according to the size […]

Meyou Paris is a line of unobtrusive sophisticated cat furniture that is simply crafted from wood and wool felt and comes in a variety of colors and shapes that are very easy to put together. The concept of Meyou Paris originated from a simple observation. There are a lot of cat products on the market […]

Laundroid is a laundry folding robot built through a collaboration between Seven Dreamers, Panasonic, and Daiwa House that appears to be capable of identify an article of clothing and then properly folding it based on its shape. The Laundroid was demonstrated at the Cutting Edge IT & Comprehensive Exhibition being held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in […]

When Bianca Richter returned home from the market, she was greeted by her incredibly considerate and aptly named golden retrievers who wanted nothing more than to help her bring the groceries into the house, one item at a time. Our dogs always help us get into the house when shopping, for example, Detergent, celery, etc. […]

Disney • Pixar has just announced the release dates of their upcoming films through 2019. Disney•Pixar fans, rejoice! We’ve finally gotten release dates for the upcoming films, including a few hotly anticipated sequels—Cars 3, Toy Story 4, and Incredibles 2—and Coco, a new story about a spirited 12-year-old boy named Miguel, who somehow finds himself […]

??????????wwwww pic.twitter.com/Htiqn1TTyA — ????? (@bom_okss) October 3, 2015 While walking through their neighborhood in the Fukuoka Prefecture, a couple of people – Inomomo and Chin Conger – encountered an older man out for a daily stroll with his beloved hamster on a bright pink leash. Curious to know more, Chin went out the next day […]

Conan O’Brien parodied the film Steve Jobs with a fake biopic about Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers, during a recent episode of Conan. In contrast to the emotional tension of the trailer for Steve Jobs, the fake Michael Dell trailer is easy-going and relaxed as Dell simply agrees with people and settles for “good enough.” For comparison, […]

Ariel as Jar Jar Binks Brooklyn-based Will Varner, an art director and in-house illustrator at BuzzFeed, has created an awesome series of Disney Pricesses that he reimagined and illustrated as popular characters from the Star Wars universe. Varner’s entire collection of Star Wars princesses are available to view on BuzzFeed and his Tumblr blog. Belle […]

SemadarG (Sam) has created a realistic-looking Zombie Mouth Cupcake that is deliciously terrifying, bloody, and perfect for Halloween. SemadarG’s entire step-by-step creation process for the zombie cupcake is available to view on Instructables. photos via SemadarG via Neatorama

Paramount Pictures has released a large collection of movies for free through their new YouTube channel The Paramount Vault. The channel is broken down into different genres like comedy, drama, and action/adventure comprised of mostly older films with a large collection of clips from newer films as well. Arguably the most exciting release included in the Paramount […]

ThinkGeek has released an Iron Man Mini Fridge designed to both keep your beverages or food safe from the clutches of evil and look just like Marvel‘s fictional superhero. It is available to purchase online. With a convenient carry-handle this fridge can go with you wherever you go. Stick it under your desk. File it […]

Disney Research has developed a fascinating augmented reality coloring book app that turns coloring book drawings into 3D objects on screen that also manage to retain the original artwork’s texture. Disney Research also supplied an informative PDF document, available to download online, that goes into more detail on how their incredible app works. Augmented reality […]

Pablo Fernández Eyre created a wonderful montage of overhead shots shown from directly above the subjects in well-known Quentin Tarantino films. music by Dick Dale and His Del Tones – “Miserlou“

In a new video by Screen Rant, host Rob Flis points out ten secret Easter eggs and references hidden in popular television shows. He highlights the nod to AMC‘s Breaking Bad series that is found in the first season of The Walking Dead, the summoning of Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice) on NBC’s hit show Community, and more.

AMC’s excellent 1980s personal computer industry series Halt and Catch Fire has been renewed for a 10 episode third season. Season 2 received critical acclaim and shifted focus from building a personal computer to online gaming, communication and the early days of the Internet. Co-creators and writers Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers have been […]

Input/Output by filmmaker Terri Timely and Park Pictures, is a fascinating, humorously surreal short that turns mundane activities on their head with unexpected results. The act of a girl turning on a light results in a dog with a cone reflecting words onto a wall, a man brushing his teeth looks on as the bathroom […]

Earlier today, retail giant Amazon announced the launch of “Handmade at Amazon“, a central marketplace where artisans from all over the world can make their wares available to customers from all over the world for online purchase. Each hand-crafted item has a product page that supplies information about the artist, where the artist is located […]

In the official teaser trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Jessica Jones, a menacing Zebadiah Killgrave aka The Purple Man (played to sinister perfection by David Tennant), haunts the superhero-turned-detective (played by Krysten Ritter) in the middle of the night as she’s arranging photos in her office. Jessica. I know your secrets. I know about […]

“Happy National Holiday Day” is a comedy sketch by Nacho Punch about the need to assign a holiday to every date on the calendar, and the catastrophe that would arise if a date was missed.

The SkyBell Wi-Fi doorbell is a device that lets users know who is at the door from anywhere in the world. When the doorbell button is pressed it activates the device’s camera to let the user see and speak to their visitor through their smartphone or other mobile device. Users can also remotely check the […]

The Aura Glass is a uniquely designed beverage glass/decanter that pivots on a stainless steel ball to thoroughly aerate wine and to reduce accidental beverage spillage. The glass comes in two sizes – 9 ounces and 18 ounces – and both are made with lead-free glass. A novel rotating wine glass enhancing the experience of […]