Musician, actor and comedian Jack Black joined Rhett & Link on Good Mythical More to help them determine which album cover is the most metal of them all. Among their choices were Surtur Rising by Aman Armath , Holy Diver by Ronnie James Dio, The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden, The Triumph of…
A Giant Inflatable Octopus Puppet Named Ocho
In 2012, we wrote about British artist Tim Davies who created a wonderful 16 foot tall air-powered inflatable spider puppet with fully articulating legs. More recently, Davies created another multi-legged creature named Ocho the Octopus. Similar to its predecessor, Ocho has eight fully articulating legs and is operated by single puppeteer. Ocho the Octopus is…
Wayward Bear Accidentally Locked Inside a Minivan Smashes Driver’s Side Window to Make an Escape
An Asheville, North Carolina woman, who was visiting family in a wooded area, had accidentally left the door open on her minivan while bringing her kids inside the house. When she ran out to close the door a few moments later, she unknowingly trapped a wayward bear who had climbed inside. When they were ready…
Dedicated Groundsman Cuts His Grass Three Times Per Day to Create an Intricate Pattern on His Lawn
Keith Smith, a dedicated groundsman at the Edgbaston Golf Club in Birmingham, England, shares his process for creating award-winning intricate lawn patterns with his vintage lawn mowers. This particular design won the Creative Stripes Competition in 2017. A garden wizard has spent 273 hours mowing an amazing geometric pattern into his front lawn – using…
How Destroyed Amplifiers With Bad Connections Led to Modern Advances in Distortion for the Electric Guitar
In short historical essay, the knowledgeable music writer Polyphonic took a look at how modern distortion-creating fuzz boxes and pedals for electric guitar originated from either intentionally or unintentionally destroyed amplifiers and other equipment. …Rocket 88, a song that some qualify as the first rock-and-roll recording. That song featured Willie Khazar ripping a wicked distorted…
A Very Clever Robotic Rubik’s Cube That Solves Itself
DIY engineer Human Controller has built a very clever, fully robotic Rubik’s Cube that can easily solve itself in minutes, whether being held upright or on a flat surface. Just be sure that it doesn’t wander off too far. Full instructions are available to recreate this fun machine. The creator also disassembled one of the…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Looks Just Like ‘Buddy Holly’ as He Fronts Weezer’s Music Video of the Toto Song ‘Africa’
Several months after Weezer premiered their version of the Toto classic ““Africa” aka “the internet’s favorite song” at the behest of a teenage fan with a clever Twitter campaign, the group played a live version to an excited audience. In the middle of the song, special guest ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic jumped in on accordion. Since…
Jack Black Plays His Toy Sax-A-Boom With The Roots After an Elaborate Entrance on The Tonight Show
After making a rather dramatic entrance onto the stage of The Tonight Show, the very funny Jack Black spoke with host Jimmy Fallon about the new Tenacious D album and subsequent tour. After a bit of discussion, Black suddenly took out his a his legendary toy Sax-A-Boom jammed with The Roots. Jack Black gives The…