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In their most recent video, pranksters Jack Vale and Rahat Hussein show off some of the fails that they ran into while trying to confuse fast food drive-thru employees by secretly switching places in the driver’s seat. We previously wrote about part one and part two of their funny prank.

YouTuber Rina Takei has documented over the course of the past 8 months, how her black cat named Guinness has reacted to the window washers who come to clean on a fairly regular basis at her high-rise building. In February of 2015, Guinness was curious about the man dangling in front of the window. In […]

Los Angeles-based writer and cartoonist Patrick McCarthy spent two months creating “Stewie Potter,” a magical animated parody of Family Guy and Harry Potter. Episode one of McCarthy’s new parody series follows Stewie Griffin as he uses a device to transports himself and Brian into the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to Patrick, episode […]

FoxType is an online tool that rates the politeness of written text and recommends more polite options when necessary. The tool rates the politeness of the text on a 0 to 100 scale as well as indicating whether it is “Impolite,” “Neutral,” or “Polite.” There is also a Gmail plugin version of the tool that […]

StoryCorps, the amazing oral history project that provides recording booths for people to tell their own life stories, has animated “The Saint of Dry Creek“, an incredibly poignant first-person narrative in which a gay man named Patrick Haggerty recalls a valuable lesson that his dairy farmer father in rural Washington state taught to him about […]

Stephen Colbert recently debuted his extreme surgically assisted weight loss option, the Esophagorge, during an episode of The Late Show. The parody device is a response to the very real AspireAssist, a tube that is inserted through the skin into a patient’s stomach to allow them to empty the undigested contents.

Syfy has released the first trailer for Hunters, an upcoming drama series about a secret government unit that is dedicated to fighting against unknown alien terrorists. The 13-part series is currently scheduled to premiere in April 2016. From executive producers Gale Anne Hurd (‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘The Terminator‘ trilogy) and Natalie Chaidez (‘12 Monkeys,’ ‘Heroes‘), […]

In collaboration with HRL Laboratories and Caltech, Boeing has developed a strong and resilient material called Microlattice whose structure is made up of 99.99% air, making it the lightest material ever made. A piece of Microlattice is so light that it can rest on top of a dandelion, and Boeing hopes to use the material to make lighter and more […]

In a new video by Screen Rant, host Rob Flis shares ten movie outtakes that ended up making it into the final version of the films. They feature the scene from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope where Luke excitedly screams out “Carrie!” to Princess Leia after returning from destroying the Death Star, the […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell condense the entire Indiana Jones trilogy into 90 seconds with their latest video for Burger Fiction.

Adventures in Cardboard is a summer camp in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that focuses on letting kids build and battle with cardboard. Campers are led by professional artists and teachers to learn how to build armor, weapons, and even buildings with simple wood and cardboard construction that all lead up to intense battles. via Pleated […]

The Los Angeles-based restaurant, Faith & Flower, has created a tasty and secret collection of limited-time desserts to their menu that are based on popular vehicles and characters from the Star Wars films. Our chocolate Millenium Falcon: It's the bonbon that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. A photo posted by Faith […]

ABC News recently shared never-before-seen outtakes of Robin Williams as Genie in Disney‘s 1992 animated film, Aladdin. The outtakes are currently featured on the Digital HD release of the movie and will also be available to view in the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Aladdin coming out on October 13th, 2015.

Eclectic Method presents a rockin’ remix of Back To The Future.

Stephen Colbert shares some absurd “life hacks” on the new “Life Hacked” segment of The Late Show.

They Might Be Giants has released “Black Ops” (Alternate Version), the new music video compiled by Rolf Conant, that was created for week 40 of their year-long Dial-A-Song Direct series. A collage slideshow video dedicated to all dystopian modernists. Here’s the original version of “Black Ops” from 2013.

To prepare players for the upcoming release of the video game Fallout 4 on November 10, 2105, Bethesda has released “Intelligence”, the fifth video from their new 1950s style animated educational video series covering the seven S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes used in the game. Here are the previous videos on “Strength”, “Perception”, “Endurance” and “Charisma”. Following total […]

BuzzFeedVideo takes a look at the history of women’s eyewear from the 1930s to present-day. Previously they explored the history of men’s eyewear.

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 […]