Reinvent the Toilet, A Call for Smarter Sanitation in the Developing World
“Reinvent the Toilet” by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is, as the video frankly puts it, all about poop. More specifically: the sanitation crisis…
Gorilla Takes Close Up Video of Himself With Camera Hidden In Toy
A silverback gorilla at the Durrell Wildlife Park captured some delightfully humorous close up video of himself after animal keeper Jon Stark hid a GoPro…
Video Showing Production Assembly Line Process of BMW 3 Series Car
This fascinating video by BMW follows a 3 series sedan on its journey along the assembly line at the company’s Munich factory. It begins as…
Austrian Pastafarian Wears Pasta Strainer For Driver’s License Photo
Austrian Niko Alm successfully applied for a religious exemption in order to appear on his driver’s license photo wearing a pasta strainer, a traditional head…
Vets Replace Tortoise’s Amputated Leg With Wheel
When Gamara, an African spur-thighed tortoise, was brought to Washington State University veterinary teaching hospital with a severely injured front leg, veterinarians were forced to…
110 Stories, iPhone App Adds Twin Towers Into Views of Ground Zero
110 Stories by Brian August is an augmented reality iPhone app, currently under development, that will insert ghostly silhouettes of the World Trade Center towers…
Incredibly Elaborate Fake Apple Stores in China
BirdAbroad, an anonymous expat blogger in China, stumbled across what appeared to be an Apple Store in Kunming. But after she and her husband toured…
Marlowe, Short Film About a Man and the Car He’s Driven For 40 Years
“Marlowe” is a short film about Marlowe Boyd and his pristine Dodge Charger muscle car, which he bought new in 1971. The film was produced…
DEF CON 19 Hacking Conference
The 19th annual DEF CON, one of the largest and oldest continuous hacking conferences, takes place August 4th though 7th at the Rio Hotel in…
Central Park Pop Up Chapel to Host 24 Same-Sex Weddings on July 30
Pop Up Chapel is a temporary wedding chapel that will be set up in New York City’s Central Park as a venue for 24 same-sex…