The talented musicians of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (previously) played a rather lively cover of the equally lively song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers. This recording is taken from a series of performances filmed in London in 2020.
Scientific Glass Blower Shows How He Uses His Specialized Skills to Create Unique Beer Glasses
Tim Drier, a scientific glassblower by trade, demonstrated for Wired how he uses his specialized skills in making his own unique line of glass barware. Drier explained the process of blowing the glass, making different shapes with the glass, controlling the amount of heat he uses with each step, his…
Comedian Reenacts the First Time He Heard Rage Against the Machine and Other Influential 90s Bands
@thejacobgivens A memorable day in 1993. ##90s ##music ##rageagainstthemachine ##SipIntoSummer ##fyp ##throwbacks ##freedom ? Freedom – Rage Against The Machine Comedian Jacob Givens quite amusingly acted out the very first time he heard the Rage Against the Machine anthem “Freedom”. Playing both sides of the conversation, Givens quite accurately portrayed…
How to Cook a Levitating Hot Dog in Mid-Air
Ben of NightHawkInLight took inspiration from science host Bruce Yeany to create a levitating hot dog cooker. In order to accomplish this remarkable feat, Ben used an 80 gallon air compressor and a heat coil to make the hot dog dance in mid-air. Yeany complimented Ben on his persistence to…
Domino’s Pizza Japan Unveils New Pizza Rice Bowls
Pepperoni Pizza Domino’s Pizza Japan has unveiled a new “East Meets West” item on their menu – a tasty pizza rice bowl. Like their pizzas, the bowls can be customized with a variety of meats, cheeses, and vegetables. They also offer their own flavor combinations, which range from traditional pizza…
Two Security Guards Confront Hecklers Statler and Waldorf in a Saturday Night Live ‘Muppet Show’ Sketch
During an amusing Muppet Show sketch on Saturday Night Live, two security guards played by guest host Keegan-Michael Key and cast member Kenan Thompson confront the iconically cantankerous duo of Statler and Waldorf in their box seats about their noisy heckling habits. The pair ignored the bouncers and continued on…
MIT Develops a Soft-Bristled Robotic Brush That Gently Untangles Hair Without Pain to the Scalp
Researchers at MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed RoboWig, a soft-bristled robotic brush that gently untangles hair without pain to the scalp. To brush and manipulate the hair, the researchers added a soft-bristled sensorized brush to the robot arm, to allow forces during brushing to be…
What Polite British Conversational Phrases Really Mean
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Holly Hudson (@holhuds) Actress and comedian Holly Hudson, who was raised in Ohio and lives in London, quite hilariously acted out some very common polite British conversational phrases and decoded what they actually mean. For example, “Could we consider some other…