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Last Friday at Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana (a weekend-long event paying tribute to legendary stuntman Evel Knievel), Gregg Godfrey broke the world record for longest semi-truck jump when his rig traveled 166 feet in the air from ramp to ramp (he originally planned to only go 140 feet). A video posted by Nitro […]

Former Laughing Squid blogger and internet personality E.D.W. Lynch, is venturing out on his own and is currently raising funds through GoFundMe so that he may go forth and make art. If you like goats, if you are vaguely uneasy about selfie sticks, if you cringe inwardly when a loved one says “tweet,” if you’ve […]

The iStabilizer Dolly is a small portable camera dolly for shooting steady panning and tracking shots. The device features a flexible arm that allows for a range of camera positions, and four wheels which can be set to roll in a straight line or in an adjustable arch. In a product video, iStabilizer designer Noah […]

Alex Winter, the British actor who played the character Bill in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, is currently directing the first authorized biographical film about the life of the brilliantly quirky musician Frank Zappa. Zappa tragically died from prostate cancer in 1993. Winter spoke with Variety about what he wants to accomplish with the film. […]

Luxe is a new on-demand valet parking service and app that lets users request a valet parker to meet them at their destination, call for their car when they’re ready, and have the car parked in a secure lot or garage. The service is available now in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Austin, […]

On a recent trip to the grocery store, Barbarella Fokos met up with a man known as Farmer Bob who had with him in his front pocket a tiny baby skunk named Sweet William whom he rescued from the side of the road. I geek out as I get to meet and hold Sweet William, […]

original photo via ruhanidildo Illustrator Suraj Sirohi has started a project on Instagram where he adds humorous doodles to stranger’s photos using a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo smartphone. Random people are able to email Sirohi their original images of fruits, vegetables, cats, dogs, trees, and more to get a fun animated remix. Suraj’s full […]

Filmnørdens Hjørne, a Danish podcast about movies, edited together car chase scenes from 50 different films to create the action-packed montage “The Art of the Car Chase”. Filmnørdens Hjørne explains their process: The car chase montage (or supercut, if you will) is not exactly an original concept, but looking for an editing challenge, this one […]

What Pet Should I Get is a new book written and illustrated by the late author Dr. Seuss. The book is believed to have been written between 1958 and 1962, and the text and illustrations were discovered in Seuss’ home in 2013. The story focuses on a pair of siblings trying to decide what pet […]

Fort Myers, Florida-based engineer Edward Zarick of EdsJunk has used his special set of skills to create a custom Star Wars themed PlayStation 4 video game console laptop that resembles the famous astromech droid R2-D2. Zarick goes into further detail on how his amazing portable PS4 laptop functions and was put together in his instructional […]

Athens, Georgia-based Terrapin Beer Co. recently teamed up with The Walking Dead to create an official Walking Dead beer that is a “bloodthirsty Red IPA made with blood orange peel and a horrific amount of hops.” An official release date for the 6.7% Alc/Vol beer has yet to be given. A turtle zombie walks into […]

Lt. Clay Higgins of the St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Sheriff’s Office gives a stern warning to a burglar who robbed Stelly’s Supermarket, one of area’s favorite restaurants known for its southern hospitality, on this St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers segment aired on KATC in Acadiana, Louisiana. St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers is asking for help […]

Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski of Corridor Digital have created “Ballin’ Out Of Control,” a fantastic POV video of an out of control bouncy ball wreaking havoc all over Los Angeles as a man chases after it. Corridor Digital also released behind-the-scenes footage that shows how they made the ball come to life: music by […]

Miss Insomnia Tulip of Lou Lou P’s Delights continues her amazing streak of creative baked goods with the brand new Pug Loaf, a loaf of bread shaped just like the wheezy, brachycephalic dog, which she created in answer to a challenge. Miss Insomnia has also created an elaborately decorated unicorn bun with long eyelashes and […]

A pudgy little pug snores away while lying face-up in a tub of water while carefully protecting his delicate eyes with a pair of bright red sunglasses. via reddit

Glass artist Joy Alyssa Day and engineer BJ Johnson are currently raising funds through Indiegogo to help save the cat rescue shelter that they run out of their glass-blowing studio in Carmel Valley, California and are offering to trade their beautiful art for financial support. We’re a little rescue shelter and create blown glass scientific […]

Steve Meade Designs demonstrates the raw power of the “Tremendous Bass 118″ custom sound system in a Chevy Tahoe that can destroy several bags of chips with its bass vibrations using four 18″ woofers at 30,000 watts. via reddit

A determined black Lab tries desperately attempts to reach his pink toy that sits just out of his reach. He repeatedly fails, however, because he refuses to allow his back paws touch the hardwood floor in an adorable game of “Hot Lava“.

Reactions takes a look at the possibility of making invisibility cloaks a reality. Have you ever wished you could hide under an invisibility cloak like Harry Potter or conceal your car with a Klingon cloaking device like in Star Trek? In a special bonus episode of Reactions, we celebrate the International Year of Light by […]

Patrick Thrillems produced a super cute video of kids cosplaying at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, as interviewed by cosplay correspondent Kendra Pettis. via Tastefully Offensive

Crazy DIY created a clever compact disk powered launcher for paper airplanes, as demonstrated in this sound effects enhanced video. via reddit

10 Cats presents their ten cats licking and playing with a giant ball of ice. Previously: The Oddly Soothing Sound of 9 Cats and A Kitten Eating Dinner Together At The Same Time

Hawaiian professional surfer Jamie O’Brien surfed a giant wave at Teahupo’o in Tahiti while lit on fire! RedBull.com: Jamie! You’re still standing. How did everything go in the water today? Jamie O’Brien: I caught the best wave of my life today. It was a dream wave, and I was on fire. It was the biggest […]

AsapSCIENCE takes a look at some of the science associated with dogs.

Philadephia-based film review site CutPrintFilm assembled a mesmerizing montage of tracking shots from Stanley Kubrick films in honor of his birthday, which is today (July 26th). A montage of tracking shots (or in some cases, shots meant to emulate tracking shots) from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Eyes […]

Jeremy Husted has a Canary security camera setup in his kitchen that recently caught one of his cats sneaking around the top of the cabinets then suddenly jumping down to the center island right into the chicken he was about to put into the oven. Husted was then faced with the decision to go ahead […]

Six little pug puppies blissfully sleep on their backs in a row in this adorable video uploaded by ignoramusky.

Firebox is selling a cute battery-powered, glowing red Balloon Dog Light that they refer to as a “dashing tribute to balloon benders across the globe”. photos via Firebox via Firebox

Los Angeles based comedian and voice actor Brock Baker delivers spot-on impressions of 24 different characters from Pixar movies.

Episode 11 of You Suck at Cooking explores some of the heinous “Nacho Crimes” people commit.

deisel1984 uploaded an insane video of a Sabula, Iowa police officer requesting Iowa Department of Transportation to help with a swarm of millions of mayflies (shadflies) that had taken over the Sabula-Savanna Bridge that crosses the Mississippi River. The DOT had to use a snowplow to clear the bridge. Sabula Iowa Police department was called […]

Will Smith of Tested takes a behind-the-scenes look at how BattleBots competitor Will Bales and his HyperShock team built their HyperShock robot. What does it take to build a BattleBot, and what technology makes a good combat robot? We chat with BattleBots competitor Will Bales about his matches and examine the parts of his HyperShock […]

Barely Productions is back with their 2015 installment of “YouTube Complaints”, where YouTube users show up at the YouTube headquarters and register their biggest complaints about the service. Check out the previous YouTube Complaints videos from 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Slow Mo Lab shows what it is like to have giant water balloon explode on a person’s face in super slow-motion shot at 10,000 fps.

In celebration of their fortieth wedding anniversary, redditor magic976‘s parents recreated two wonderful photos from their wedding four decades ago, down to the very last detail. My parents celebrate their 40th Anniversary today. Some things never change. …Yes, it’s the same wedding dress and jacket my mom made for my dad. photos via magic976 via […]

Artist Zane Uzklinge of Pomegranate Wolf has created “Grumpy Catipus” a fabulous knit figure that combines the adorable surliness of Grumpy Cat with the multiple limbs of an octopus. One day on some fun page I found a photoshopped image where there was a Cat with Octopus tentacles. I found that so funny and in […]

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine is a documentary about the late Apple founder by filmmaker Alex Gibney, the director of the Scientology documentary Going Clear. The trailer focuses on the difference between how Jobs was perceived in private and public lives. It will be released in theaters and online on September 4, 2015. […]

One & Two is a science fiction thriller about two children with supernatural abilities who are kept isolated from the world by their father. The film stars Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) and Timothée Chalamet (Homeland), and will be released in theaters on online on August 14, 2015 through IFC Films. Imprisoned by their own father […]

An elderly chihuahua who became blind from cataracts tests out his brand new “Bumper Buddy” – a homemade safety harness that that his wonderful human created that allows him to bump into things without harming himself and figure out his placement as he moves about the house. Our dog Buddy has become blind because of […]

Steve Onotera, aka samuraiguitarist, recorded a wonderful cover of the Super Mario Bros. 3 soundtrack, creating all the sounds effects with a guitar. The song is available for download on Loudr.

image via xkcd xkcd author Randall Munroe has updated his comic “Exoplanet Names” about suggested names for exoplanets to include some of the newly discovered exoplanets like Earth’s “older cousin,” Kepler 452-b, which Munroe would like to rename “Pluto.” The updated strip adds dozens of suggestions for names of exoplanets around more than a dozen […]

A creative team at the Warsaw production house Ars Thanea created “The Ash“, a gorgeous photo tribute to the determination of dreams as represented by a smoldering bouquet of roses, covered in ash and lit by a burning fire below. We all dream sometimes, about something we want to have or do. Luckily, if we […]

Digg has created a cacophonous video featuring all of the music videos nominated for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards played at the same time. I would suggest setting this on repeat until the awards ceremony on August 30.

The Fine Brothers give a group of kids the first generation iPod from 2001 to see how they react to it.

Columbus, Ohio-based Thomas Richner, an associate professor of animation at the Columbus College of Art and Design, has built a highly detailed five-foot long model of the Millennium Falcon out of nothing but cardboard in 140 hours. Richner’s full collection of process and final photos of the legendary starship model are available to view on […]

FOX has released a short promo for the X-Files revival where Fox Mulder asks Dana Scully “Are you ready for this Scully?”. I know that we are ready for it. The series premiers on January 24, 2016.

Diplomacy is so overrated. “The House of Picards” uses very clever editing by doubleg1701 to portray the normally genial Captain Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation appear to be as ruthless, scheming and duplicitous as House of Cards anti-hero Frank Underwood. via A.V. Club Thanks Brad!

Blind film critic Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, is back with a second video where he tries to sculpt things using Play-Doh. Here’s his first Play-Doh sculpting video from last year.

Espadaysantacruz Studio, a hybrid creative studio located in Madrid, created a fascinating stop-motion video of a motorcycle engine being sanded down one inch at a time, layer by layer, to promote Cubitron II industrial abrasives by 3M. via Sploid

(interactive version) Writers Richard Kreitner and Steven Melendez of Atlas Obscura have compiled an amazingly detailed interactive map. The pair used Google Maps to painstakingly plot the different routes of twelve epic road trips taken by adventurous characters in American literature. The above map is the result of a painstaking and admittedly quixotic effort to […]