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In a recent video by the New York City Metro Transportation Authority, they explain their near century-old subway control system and also give the details of their ongoing upgrade to a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system. Although the upgrade will cause delays and shutdowns, the MTA asks riders to be patient and promises that the […]

Muppets creator Jim Henson takes on Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee in the latest installment of Epic Rap Battles of History. Here’s the behind-the-scenes video showing how it all came together.

In The Moaning of Life 2, Karl Pilkington from An Idiot Abroad and The Ricky Gervais Show sets back out into the world to answer life’s big questions. The extended trailer for the series features Pilkington having a range of unique experiences from skydiving to creating extreme art, and reacting to them in his typical curmudgeonly style.

Planet Tails, a wonderful place that is part adoption shelter, retail store and of course, the second operational Cat Café in the United States, is currently raising funds to keep their adoption center open. Many of the cats that arrived at Planet Tails may have otherwise been euthanized by Domestic Animal Services (DAS) of Collier […]

Doug Funny, star of the Nickelodeon classic Doug, performs the Fetty Wap song “Trap Queen” in a recent mashup by Adam Schleichkorn (aka Mylo the Cat). For comparison, here is the original music video for Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen.”

The Atlantic presents “Good Libations”, a brief animated history of booze, from barley beer in 8,500 B.C. through high-alcohol beers in 2010. Here at The Atlantic, we’re interested in the history behind things in everyday life—in this case, how humans have chosen to get intoxicated for thousands of years. The Mongols fermented mare’s milk to […]

1900s dating show host Chris Hardwick goes in for an audition in front of the cast of The Fantastic Four movie to join as fifth member of the superhero group. It doesn’t go well.

In “Compulsion“, the latest installment of his “Making Art” series, filmmaker Jesse Brass focused his camera on artist and sculptor Kevin Champeny, whose imaginative mosaics embody a plethora of quirky materials such as gummy bears, Hot Wheels cars, tiny animals, hand cast fish, toy soldiers and other fascinating media. In an interview with wall hop, […]

The Bill Nye Film is a proposed documentary about the life of Bill Nye the Science Guy by David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg of Structure Films, two fans who are trying to fund the project through a Kickstarter campaign. Fans who back the campaign can claim rewards like credits in the film, Nye’s books signed by […]

Insanely funny late comedian Chris Farley has taken the place of Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt) in an awesome mashup, created by Break.com editor Todd Spence, of past Farley movies (Black Sheep and Tommy Boy) and a trailer for the newly released action spy film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. We previously wrote about Spence’s naughty […]

In a new episode of Homestar Runner, Strong Bad warns Homestar about the impending death of Adobe Flash, which could wipe out their very existence (Homestar Runner is animated using Flash).

On the latest episode of the AWE me show “DIY Prop Shop” host Dustin McLean shows how to use a sink drain and other household objects to make a replica of an Iron Man Arc Reactor, the power-generating device that Tony Stark has mounted in his chest in the Iron Man movies.

A pair of adorably inquisitive cats named Athena and Apollo became utterly fascinated when they saw the spinning blades of the ceiling fan in Corinne Wilger‘s house for the very first time. via reddit, Daily Picks and Flicks

Magician Rahat Hussein recently puzzled and freaked out unsuspecting fast food drive-thru employees by pulling up to their window with a hungry humanoid robot in the driver’s seat in his latest prank. When employees made the gentle robot angry, his tone amplified and the blue glowing face quickly turned red with rage. This is a […]

Mrwhosetheboss shows how to turn a smartphone into a 3d hologram projector using a CD jewel case. His inspiration for creating this came from a similar project by American Hacker.

“Vagabond Mutant Liquid” is an eerie animated short by Toby Stretch that was created for the Off The Air television series episode “Liquid” on Adult Swim. The surreal short follows a fibrous man who starts and ends his mysterious journey at a river. He is both consumed and spit back out by a monster that […]

“Otherwise Engaged“, an amusing short film written and directed by Alicia MacDonald, shines a bright light on how the driving need to post to social media can ruin the surprise, beauty, tenderness and ephemera of the particularly special moments in life, like a marriage proposal. via PetaPixel

A tiny male baby two-toed sloth whose mother could no longer care for him, has bonded with a plush version of himself in her absence. According to Kelly-Anne Kelleher, his primary caretaker at the London Zoo, toy helps him to develop his muscles and gain much-needed strength. Kelly-Anne Kelleher started to bottle-feed this two-toed sloth […]

Sam the Eagle somewhat reluctantly joins Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem to perform a Muppet version of the classic song “Jungle Boogie” by Kool and the Gang. The Muppets make their return to television with their new show The Muppets on ABC with its premiere episode on September 22, 2015. For comparison, here is Kool and […]

22-year old Nick Pourfard, a full-time student and self-taught woodworker in San Francisco, has married his love for skateboarding and music with Prisma Guitars an incredible line of handcrafted guitars and other accessories crafted from recycled skateboard decks. The company launched in early 2015 with a short promotional video. In February, Pourfard was given the […]

The Welix two-wheeled electric scooter is a self-balancing personal transport vehicle by Welix. The device accelerates to speeds over six miles per hour, can travel up to 12 miles on a single charge, and weighs just 22 lbs. Each of the two wheels has independent motor control that allow for easy steering and a turn […]

Owl Turd Comics illustrates how to pronounce various file extensions. via Geeks are Sexy

20th Century Fox has released a teaser trailer for a teaser trailer, which will be released tomorrow, for their upcoming Deadpool film adaptation. The “Merc with a Mouth” (Ryan Reynolds) sits back in a comfy leather chair, attempts to puff on a tobacco pipe, and calmly builds up hype for the new trailer with his […]

Host Craig Benzine (WheezyWaiter) explains why some types of bees die after stinging you on the latest episode of “Big Questions” by Mental Floss.

The ever-mischievous and wonderfully intelligent duo of Cole and Marmalade demonstrate the many wonders of the cardboard box as viewed through the feline eye. Chris Poole, their cat-loving human, knows the first rule of being a kitty. If I fits, I sits… Everyone knows that cats love boxes! … Here’s Cole and Marmalade’s guide to […]

Bruce Wayne – The Dark Knight Artist Miguel Lokia (aka “Lokiable“) has created a series of Game of Thrones-style house banners that are based on pop culture characters from well-known movies and television shows. We’ve previously written about Lokia and his ongoing collection of pop culture Game of Thrones banners. Jack Sparrow – Pirates of […]

“The Timmy Brothers – Water Makers” is a short film written and directed by Paul Riccio that parodies the craft and artisanal goods movement by highlighting a pair of fictional Brooklyn-based brothers bottling bespoke and ridiculously expensive blends of water. via Gothamist

Photoshop Training Channel demonstrates five gret Photoshop tricks you probably don’t know about. via PetaPixel

On August 1, 2015, the Oceanic Preservation Society in partnership with Discovery, created “Racing Extinction“, a spectacular event in which slides of endangered animals were projected onto the side of the Empire State Building. Coming from the minds of director Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) and artist Travis Threlkel of Obscura Digital, the stunning projections demonstrated […]

On the latest episdoe of the PBS Digital Studios science series It’s Okay To Be Smart host Joe Hanson takes a look at the chemistry and physics behind fire.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin recently shared his Apollo 11 travel expense report for his historic trip to the Moon as well as his returning customs form, on which he claimed “MOON ROCK AND MOON DUST SAMPLES.” images via Buzz Aldrin

Toronto-based TV writer David Elmaleh has created “The Hunger Game of Thrones: Jon Snow Must Die,” a mashup of The Hunger Games films and Game of Thrones television series where Katniss Everdeen declares war upon the villainous President Jon Snow. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

“Pipe Dream” is an amazing project produced by DC Shoes where Australian motorbike stunt rider Robbie “Maddo” Maddison takes his dirt bike with paddle tires out onto the open waters in Tahiti to ride on world famous waves and glide his way to victory. The entire collection of photos from Maddison’s aquatic adventures are available […]

Carsandwater takes a look at what happens when a red hot nickel ball is placed on top of floral foam, the green block of material used by florists to supply water to flower arrangments keeping them fresh.

John Oliver explores the possibility of the United States capital Washington, D.C. (The District of Columbia) receiving full statehood the latest episode of Last Week Tonight. Washington DC experiences taxation without representation. It’s also missing from rhyming state songs. John Oliver and a group of singing children fix one of these problems.

Paramount Pictures has released the official teaser trailer for Zoolander 2 (aka 2oolander or Zoolander II), the sequel to the 2001 comedy Zoolander, featuring the return of intelligence-challenged male model Derek Zoolander, played by Ben Stiller. The trailer for the film, which is scheduled for release in 2016, features an introduction done in the style […]

Universal Pictures has released the hilarious video “Line-O-Rama” featuring outtakes and bloopers from the new Judd Apatow film Trainwreck, starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader.

When Kristin Leigh went looking for her beloved dog Raven, she found the devoted canine fast asleep, snuggled under the blanket right next to her sleeping daughter Addison. That moment you can’t find your dog and you even go outside looking for him…only to walk in the house and find him snuggled up in bed […]

CollegeHumor has a released a second animation that imagines what it would be like if movie characters said what the actors playing them have tweeted. Here’s part one of the series.

The Backyard Scientist shows how he made a lightsaber out of fire using highly pressurized butane gas.

Japanese composer and choreographer Genki Sudo and his music group World Order recently released their new synchronized robotic dance music video “Multipolarity”.

Walking through Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village yesterday we came across Rasheed & The Jazz Collective performing a wonderful 22 minute version of “The Way You Look Tonight”, the perfect soundtrack for a warm summer day in New York City. Several times during the song Rasheed plays a solo on two trumpets at the […]

Crazy Russian Hacker demonstrates 10 simple life hacks you can do using rubber bands.

Super Insects Unite! on They Can Talk via Pleated-Jeans, Neatorama

The short “Severed Head Warriors” on Key & Peele provides a facinating look at an enthusiastic barbarian warrior in battle learning the fine points of playing with his enemy’s decapitated head.

BearyTheBear imagines what it might happen if Princess Anna from the Disney film Frozen asked Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad if he wants to build a snowman. Here’s a similar edit we previously posted. Animeme took things to the next level with their animated parody “Do You Want to Build a Meth Lab?”. via reddit

Landysh, in-house artist for the language learning company Lingvistov has created a wonderful series of adorable on-point illustrations that express the value of sleep to those of us who would much rather take a nap than take a hike. f you love the sight of your bed and pillows, if you can fall asleep anywhere […]

The French company Mecanroc has created the Swincar Spider, an extremely nimble and ecological electric car that can tackle all sorts of nature with its unique tilting technology. Here we are, Swincar comes to life after many years of research, reflections, testing and developments, we are now ready to share with you our Adventure … […]