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In a remarkable food series that he shot for Men’s Health magazine, photographer Piotr Gregorczyk literally tossed combined recipe ingredients and then captured them in mid-air photo, just before the whole mess landed. This unique method used the perceived buoyancy of the images to express the lightness of healthy eating. Gregorczyk explained a bit about […]

San Francisco-based artist Kaycie Dunlap of KcD Studios has taken it upon herself to illustrate Elements of the periodic table as fantastic, original comic book characters. She took her project a step further by turning each character into a flashcard for educational purposes. The entire series of characters are available to view on Tumblr. DIY […]

A wonderfully compassionate woman reads the tale of Biscuit and the Pup to a rescue dog named Jade at the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society in Pittsburgh. According to redditor puglife123, the person who posted this heartwarming photo, the dogs at this shelter are cared for by dedicated volunteers. I volunteer there doing dog walking! …I […]

The Toothbrush Machine is a motorized helmet with an Arduino-controlled robotic toothbrush arm created by Simone Giertz of Punch Through Design. Giertz said she built the helmet for the pilot of a kids show about electronics, and posted a guide for building the device to Instructables. images via Instructables via Neatorama

redditor studercinema posted a photo of a human hamster wheel that was created out of the empty iMac boxes from their school’s new computers. photo via studercinema via reddit

Sir Patrick Stewart, the wonderful actor most known for his noble portrayals of Captain Jean Luc Picard on Stark Trek: The Next Generation and Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, changes direction with his newest role of Walter Blunt, the eponymous character in the Starz series Blunt Talk. The aptly named Blunt is an eccentric […]

20th Century Fox has released an four-minute extended trailer for Fantastic Four, the upcoming reboot film directed by Josh Trank and based on Marvel’s renowned group of superheroes. The action-packed trailer ends with an interesting special offer from Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) in regards to his future film. Fantastic Four is scheduled to release in theaters […]

Soylent 2.0 is a new ready-to-drink version of the food replacement product that features all the essential nutrition a person needs to survive. The new version of the product uses entirely vegan ingredients and focuses on sourcing them in an environmentally sustainable way. Previous versions of Soylent were only available as a powder that had to […]

image via PR Newswire Ty Warner, the CEO and founder of the Beanie Baby company Ty Inc., has announced that a “Cecil the Lion” Beanie Baby has been created in memory of the beloved lion who was killed in July by an American trophy hunter. 100% of the proceeds from the sales will be donated […]

Improv Everywhere gave visitors at Washington Square Park in New York City a surprise ballet performance. The dancers told the audience they would be breakdancing, but when the “wrong” music starts they go into a ballet routine and pull some planted “audience members” into the dance as well. photos by Arin Sang-urai

A teeny tiny 3-week old kitten named Ben of Spot the Kitty figured out an interesting way to get a nice cool drink of water from the shiny bowl that was put out in front of him. His method was to tentatively stick his face in the bowl and lick the wet stuff off of […]

Musician Andrew Huang created “Apple Music,” a catchy original song made from sounds heard while he is eating a healthy red apple. Fans of Huang can help support his future videos and songs on Patreon. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Thingiverse member Scratchhax has created an amazing 3d printed “Bubble Bucket” that can blow out 14,000 bubbles per minute. 3DPrint.com made a video of the machine in action and interviewed Scratchhax, who talks about why he created it: “The idea [for the Bubble Bucket] had two origins; the first one being that my kids and […]

Mike Seymour of Wired takes a look at the special effects used in season 5 of Game of Thrones. Find out how the visual effects came together for the end of season five on Game of Thrones, including Daenerys’ elaborate and cinematic escape with her dragon.

Italian artists Rosalia Galeano, Francesca Padoyan, and Paola Papetti have created the Febo, an easy to use wooden engraving tool that lets you draw and paint with a lens and the power of the sun. The Febo lens comes encased in a sturdy wooden body and focuses the sun rays onto a canvas of choice […]

In a recent episode of Domics entitled “ReTales: Closing,” Toronto-based illustrator Dominic Panganiban talks about the types of people who rudely walk into retail stores right at closing time. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how Dominic creates his clever comics: music by The Green Orbs – “Mr. Turtle“

Imgur user raggedrabbit has shared a collection of classic Star Wars trading cards signed by Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker). Hamill let his great sense of humor shine with each autograph as he made widecracks about how Vader is a loser and shouldn’t have kids, Uncle Owen having a smoking problem on Tatooine, and more. The […]

A herd of elephants who were grazing in a grassy field with their little babies in tow, came upon a hidden GoPro camera. The curious pachyderms checked out the camera with their inquisitive trunks and knocked it over, but not before it captured wonderful closeup views of their beautiful sniffers.

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