While doing laundry, musician KestrelTapes noticed that his washing machine had an audible signal jingle that was rather catchy, so he remixed that jingle into a very dancable rave song. I turned my washing machine into a rave. via Digg
A Tasty Stop Motion Animation Showing the Hidden Natural Patterns Inside of Tropical Fruits
Kevin Parry (previously), a stop motion animator who works at LAIKA in Portland, Oregon, created an tasty stop motion animation that reveals the natural patterns inside of tropical fruits. Parry had previously done the same to more common fruits and vegetables, but more recently, shortened the video up a bit…
Beautiful Bee Themed Honeycomb Jewelry That Gives the Illusion of Honey Dripping From the Bottom
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steph@Home (@charminglittlefox) Jewelry artist
Trippy Video of a Man Who Painstakingly Restores Videotape Footage That He Found on the Sidewalk
A wonderfully creepy short by filmmaker Greg Murphy features a man who finds a bit of crumpled videotape footage on the sidewalk. Curious to learn what the footage contains, he painstakingly reassembles the tape into a VHS cassette and slides it into his VCR. After a few moments of visual…
How to Eat For $10 a Week Shopping at a Dollar Tree
Budget blogger Lisa Dawn very thriftily showed how to eat well on only $10 a week by doing her grocery shopping at a Dollar Tree store. How low do you think you could go with your grocery budget? What if you only had $10 to feed yourself for the whole…
Saluki, A Nimble Arabian Desert Dog That Runs Fast Enough to Catch a Gazelle or a Vehicle Going 60 MPH
In a nimble clip from the Smithsonian Channel series Amazing Dogs, host Patrick Aryee traveled to the United Arab Emirates in order to get a good look at the Saluki, an ancient Arabian breed of desert dog that can run fast enough to catch a gazelle or keep pace with…
Rare 1976 16mm Footage of Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels Trying Out Their R2-D2 and C-3PO Costumes
Rarely seen 1976 16mm footage from the Star Wars Archive shows actors Kenny Baker who played R2-D2 and Anthony Daniels who played C-3PO trying out their new costumes at Elstree Studios, while others were testing out unfinished droids for the film. It’s March 1976 at Elstree Studios, UK and the…
The Great Alfred Hitchcock Explains the Difference Between ‘Shock’ and ‘Suspense’ in a 1973 Interview
During an interview 1973, Alfred Hitchcock shared how he viewed the concept of “suspense”, particularly when compared to that of “shock”. The great director stated that the “audience is spectator” in certain horror films because everything is put forward all at once. Hitchcock explained that he preferred to only suggest…