When Star Wars IV: A New Hope was released for a second run in 1977 for the holidays, legendary film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert dedicated a segment of their show to review the film again. Both Siskel and Ebert found the film to be a fun, escapist film…
A Surprisingly Fitting Mashup of the Song ‘Loser’ by Beck Set to a Traditional Square Dance Song
Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It (previously) mashed together the popular Beck song “Loser” with the dulcet sounds of a traditional square dance reel. The combination was surprisingly fitting as the prolific lyrics easily lent themselves to a country song. Beck’s “Loser” makes for a very confusing square dance…
A Handy Telescoping Stool That Folds Flat for Portability
The Vortex Telescoping Stool is a very handy way to transport an instant seat wherever you go. The three pound stool packs flat to a ten inch circle for easy portability and opens telescopically to 11 different heights that lock in place. The stool is available for purchase through Touch…
An Amusing Supercut of Online Video Tutorials
Director Johnny Kelly (previously) has put together a rather amusing but slightly startling supercut of clips and snippets from a wide variety of instructive video tutorials. While many of the snippets focus on the various stages of relationships, one was rather heartwrenching and another was highly informative, as I always…
Join Ronald McDonald on a Psychedelic Trip to McDonaldland in a Trippy 1969 McDonald’s Commercial
A classic commercial for McDonald’s shows a couple of kids taking the gloved hand of Ronald McDonald and the trio then skips down a yellow brick road for a rather psychedelic trip to McDonaldland through the land of apple pie trees, thick shake volcanoes, free-range french fries, and a giggling…
A 3D Animated Comparison of Speed From the Slowest to the Fastest on Record
Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) created a visual comparison of the speed of various forms of life, planets, and vehicles in a very informative 3D animation. Included in this comparison are the speed by which a human fingernail grows, the speed of human walking, the speed of a domestic…
An Amusing Bathroom Toilet Rug With an Embedded Piano Keyboard You Can Play With Your Feet
The Potty Piano by JZENZERO is an amusing u-shaped bathroom rug that fits around a toilet and has a small embedded piano keyboard that allows the person sitting on the throne to play a tune with their feet. The yellow rug is completely waterproof and comes with a music book….
How Yonex Tennis Racquets Are Made
A representative from Tennis Warehouse went to Yonex facilities in Japan to tour the factories and see how their world-famous tennis racquets are made. Each racquet is assembled with a combination of automation and experienced assembly by hand. The balance between hand and automation comes down to how to make…