Footage of The New York Public Library Book Ops Sorting Center Filmed by a Drone
“Flying Around Book Ops” is a short video by photographer Nate Bolt featuring drone footage of the massive book sorting center in Queens, New York…
‘Vegas 4K’, An Ultra High-Definition Time-Lapse Video of Sin City at Night
“Vegas 4K” is an ultra high-definition video by Washington DC-based filmmaker Keith Kiska that features a time-lapse tour down the Las Vegas Strip (mostly) at…
A 3D Visualization of the Risk to Surrounding New York City Buildings Imposed by the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
Software provider Cube Cities has created a visualization of the risk to surrounding buildings in New York City posed by the presence of the Stay…
Competitive Eater L.A. Beast Eats an Entire Watermelon, Rind and All, in One Sitting
Competitive eater L.A. Beast has uploaded a video of himself consuming an entire watermelon — rind, seeds, and all — in one sitting. For good…
Skateboard Cop, A Police Officer Who Patrols the Streets of Green Bay, Wisconsin on a Longboard
Green Bay, Wisconsin police officer Joel Zwicky is affectionately known as “skateboard cop” for his habit of riding around on a longboard. Officer Zwicky patrols…
Artist Brings Real-World Transparency Animations to MythBuster Adam Savage’s Workshop
Adam Savage teamed up with Marty Cooper to bring the storyboard artist’s real-word transparency animations to the MythBuster’s workshop. Savage, whose father Whitney Lee Savage…
‘Barcelona GO!’, A Stunning Video Tour of the Spanish City Shot With an Innovative ‘Flow-Motion’ Technique
“Barcelona GO!” is a beautiful video by Shanghai-based photographer Rob Whitworth that captures the many faces of the Catalan capital using a process he calls…
Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young Sings ‘Fancy’ by Iggy Azalea With the Real Crosby, Stills & Nash
Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon donned the fedora and harmonica for a Neil Young-style cover of the Iggy Azalea pop hit “Fancy” with the Canadian…
London Musician Turns CDs Into Playable Analog Records Using 1950s Recording Device
London musician Aleksander Kolkowski has begun turning digital CDs into analog phonograph records using a Wilcox-Gay Recordette, a 1950s recording device designed to cut grooves…
xkcd Figures Out What Would Happen to the Earth If All of the Bodies of Water Were to Suddenly Vanish
In the latest edition of “What If” by xkcd, Randall Munroe answers a reader who asks what would happen to the Earth if all of…