Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
Exploring the Vague Horror of Face Swap
PBS Idea Channel recently explored the vague horror of face swap and why humans can find things like digital glitches unsettling. Host Mike Rugnetta compares…
Chinese Engineers Debut an Elevated Model Bus That Rides Over Other Vehicles to Avoid Traffic
Chinese engineers debuted a model of an elevated bus that rides over other vehicles to avoid traffic. The model was on display at the 19th China…
Timelapse Footage Captures the Growth of a Giant 1,223 lb Pumpkin From Seed to Scale
Matt Radach posted timelapse footage of the growth of his giant 1,223 lb pumpkin from seed to scale. The pumpkin was grown from a seed taken…
Pranksters Put a Pair of Glasses on the Floor of a Museum to Trick Patrons Into Thinking They Are Art
Pranksters @TJCruda and @k_vinnnn put a pair of glasses on the floor of a museum to trick patrons. The museum attendees took the bait and stopped…
The Entirety of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in Told One Enormous Infographic
Designer Martin Panchaud has created a single enormous infographic that tells the entirety of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and can be viewed…
A GoPro Camera Being Crushed By a Hydraulic Press While Streaming Its Own Destruction
The Hydraulic Press Channel crushed a GoPro Hero3 camera while it was streaming its own destruction in their latest video. The team also crushed some other…
A Determined Man Learns to Ride a Bicycle With Reverse Steering in Just One Hour and 29 Minutes
Mike Boyd accepted a challenge from Smarter Every Day‘s Destin Sandlin to learn to ride the “Backwards Brain Bike” 50 meters. The bike is welded…
Two Men Go Head-to-Head in the Intense Sport of Combat Juggling
Rob van Heijst and Luke Burrage went head-to-head in the intense sport of combat juggling in the semifinal round of the Netherlands Juggling Festival 2016…
The iCub Robot Tracks a Ball in 3D With Human-Like Eye Movement and Glowing Red Eyebrows
Video shows the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia‘s iCub robot tracking a ball with its “eyes” in three dimensions using human-like head, eye, and face movements. The…
Marsbot, A New Foursquare App That Texts Restaurant and Bar Recommendations to Users
Marsbot is a new app by Foursquare that texts restaurant and bar recommendations to users. The app uses Foursquare data and preferences it learns over…