The Magnificent Seven, Remixed Portraits Made of Folded Banknotes
World leaders and historical figures are mashed up into absurdist portraits in “The Magnificent Seven,” a folded banknote art series by French artist Philippe Pétremant.…
Debunking 50 Common Misconceptions
In this rapid fire video, John Green of Mental Floss debunks 50 common misconceptions in science, history, pop culture, and elsewhere. via Miss Cellania
Amazing Running Water & Sound Trick by Illusionist Brusspup
A stream of water appears to form a corkscrew shape and even move backwards in this video by science & illusion enthusiast Brusspup. The effect…
Friend Makes an Informative FAQ For a Woman Hospitalized with Short-Term Memory Loss
In 2011 Jo suffered a severe bout of short-term memory loss during a stay in a hospital. Because of her memory loss, she was confused…
Thumbs and Ammo, Guns in Movie Scenes Replaced With Thumbs-Up
photo by Tim B The oddly hilarious blog Thumbs and Ammo is based on the simple premise that a movie character brandishing a gun looks…
WordPress Launches Tutorial Site Learn.WordPress.com
Today WordPress launched Learn.WordPress.com, a new tutorial site with 12 detailed guides that are designed to get a new WordPress.com user up and running as…
Slow Motion Video of a Tuning Fork in Water
The Slow Mo Guys placed a tuning fork in water and recorded the results at 1600 frames per second in their latest slow motion video.…
De-Extinction, Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life
De-extinction is a new scientific field that seeks to bring extinct species back to life. Driven by advances in genetics and molecular engineering, the field…
The Size of the Universe vs. a YouTube Video by MinutePhysics
In the latest video by Henry Reich of MinutePhysics, he demonstrates the size of the observable universe by representing the earth as one pixel in…
Giant Ghostly Bird Sculptures Made of Wire
In Cédric Le Borgne’s recent installation “Le Désir et la Menace,” two giant ghostly songbirds were installed in trees high above a street in Geneva.…