Brian Heater
Climbers Capture a Self-Portrait Via Drone Atop a Mountain in the Swiss Alps
Swiss mountaineering equipment producer Mammut Sports is celebrating its 150th anniversary by climbing 150 peaks — including the Jungfrau peak in the Swiss Alps, where…
A Series of Interesting Jobs That No Longer Exist
Mental Floss host Elliott Morgan presents a list of fascinating jobs that don’t exist in this modern world, from phrenologists to ratteners. In the Victorian…
How to Build a Treadmill Standing Desk Shaped Like a Giant Hamster Wheel
Instructables builders Robb Godshaw and wrdwise recently took on the standing desk phenomenon with a wooden treadmill desk shaped like a giant hamster wheel. The…
The Dancing Traffic Light, A ‘Don’t Walk’ Light That Entertains Pedestrians by Putting on a Show
The Dancing Traffic Light is a concept by mini electric car company Smart that translates human dancing into real-time movements on an unconventional “Don’t Walk”…
A Look at How Scottish Independence Would Affect the United Kingdom
French newspaper Le Monde created a video that examines how the September 18th, 2014 vote on Scottish independence might impact the United Kingdom. The list…
‘Rush Hour’, A Hypnotic and Slightly Nerve-Racking Short Video About Cars at an Intersection
“Rush Hour” is a short video by Buenos Aires-based production company Black Sheep Films that multiplies the number of cars, pedestrians, and motorcycles in a…
High Five New York, A Video Featuring Pedestrians Getting Their Taxi-Hailing Hands Unexpectedly High Fived
In “High Five New York”, Brooklyn-based filmmaker Meir Kalmanson takes to the streets of Manhattan and turns taxi-hailing gestures into unexpected high fives.
Man Races a London Tube Train to the Next Stop
Athlete Noel Carroll challenges the London Underground to a race in “Race the Tube”, leaving the train at the Mansion House stop and running to…
Motorcycle Rider Seeks Street Vengeance Against Litterbugs by Throwing Their Trash Back at Them
In a video with a Russian title that roughly translates to “Elusive Girl on a Motorcycle Fights Litter,” a good samaritan motorcycle rider seeks justice…
‘The Last Saturday’, A New Serialized Graphic Novella by Artist Chris Ware
The Last Saturday is a new graphic novella by Jimmy Corrigan cartoonist Chris Ware that is currently being serialized in weekly installments by The Guardian.…