A Stunning Slow Motion Short Film of a House Fire Created as the First Test of the Phantom Flex4K High-Speed Camera
Firefighters battle a house fire in a series of slow motion shots in “Let me know when you see Fire,” a stunning short film that…
Recreating the Sound of Rain by Layering the Sounds of Single Water Droplets Falling on Different Surfaces
In the video “Amaoto no Yurai” (“The Origin of the Sound of Rain”), digital artist Yugo Nakamura recreates the sound of rain by layering the…
Man Provides Commentary as Two Squirrels Run Two Separate Obstacle Courses in His Backyard
United Kingdom-based squirrel enthusiast Steve Barley recorded this hilarious video — complete with his play-by-play narration — of two squirrels negotiating his backyard squirrel obstacle…
A Star Chart That Maps 135 Classic Horror Films
The Dorothy Collective has released a set of star charts that map 135 classic horror films and actors, directors, and other notable people involved with…
Scientists Have Decoded 66 Gestures That Chimpanzees Use to Communicate with Each Other
According to a new study in Current Biology, chimpanzees can communicate 19 specific messages using 66 different gestures. Dr. Catherine Hobaiter, who led the research,…
Photos of Bizarre and Hilarious Fireworks Packaging by Cabel Sasser
Shortly before the 4th of July, Cabel Sasser visited a fireworks store in Washington State and photographed the “awkwardest, worst, clip-artiest, mis-translatediest” fireworks packages that…
Man Flies Camera Drone Directly Into Fireworks Display to Capture Incredibly Up-Close Footage of Exploding Fireworks
Jos Stiglingh flew a DJI Phantom aerial drone directly into a fireworks display in West Palm Beach and captured this stunningly up-close aerial footage of…
Delightfully Intricate Miniatures of Ancient Architecture Carved into Blocks of Stone
Artist Matthew Simmonds creates delightfully intricate miniatures of ancient stone architecture in blocks of marble and other stones. Simmonds has had a lifelong fascination with…
A Wonderfully Legible Redesign of a Parking Sign
New York City-based designer Nikki Sylianteng has come up with a simple redesign of quite possibly the most confusing type of street sign: The parking…
Using Fluorescent Dye To Show How Sponges Filter Feed
In this fascinating demonstration of how sponges filter feed by produced by Shape of Life, researchers introduce harmless fluorescent dye in the water near the…