Ravi Hongal, a photographer who is obsessed with cameras, built for himself a three story house in the town of Belgaum, India that looks just like a classic camera. The interior also features photographic themes. His three sons Canon, Nikon, and Epson, are also a testament to Hongal’s love of…
A Seychelles Giant Tortoise Named Jonathan Is the Oldest Known Living Land Dwelling Animal in the World
A Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan, who is thought to be approximately 188 years old, holds the distinctive honor of being the oldest living terrestrial animal in the world. It is believed that Jonathan hatched around 1832, though no exact date is known. This ancient Testudinidae has lived most of…
Orchestra Instruments Captured in Super Slow Motion
A performer with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra demonstrated what the performance of a stand-up double bass looks like in super slow motion. The footage captures how the bow connects with and releases from the string in order to make beautiful music. Can you see sound? Absolutely! Here’s what a double…
Dog Is Confounded by His Human’s Reflection in Bathroom Mirror During a Game of Hide and Seek
A determined and rather expressive golden retriever named Moose was playing a game hide and seek when he found himself looking in the bathroom for his elusive human Shane. When Moose caught a glimpse of Shane in the mirror as he hid behind the door, however, Moose stopped in his…
A Robotic Spy Bear Cub Attempts to Join a Family of Hungry Grizzly Bears for an Afternoon of Fishing
In a splashy clip narrated by David Tennant from the PBS/BBC series Spy in the Wild 2 – The North, a robotic spy bear cub built by John Downer Productions (previously) attempts to join the resident grizzlies for an afternoon of fishing. The fishing season has started for the grizzly…
The Muppets Perform the First Act of ‘Hamilton’
Comedian Ricky Downes III, a “crazy redheaded bird person who does voice acting, stand up comedy, animation, and memorizes the entirety of The Lion King“, quite amazingly reenacted the first act of Hamilton as different characters of The Muppets. Kermit the Frog, quite appropriately, played the title role while Animal…
Adorable Baby Bubbles With Buoyant Laughter as Her Mother Repeatedly Tries to Bounce a Ball on a Spoon
A baby girl bubbled up with wonderfully buoyant laughter as she watched her mother repeatedly tried to bounce a green plastic ball with a wooden spoon as they both sat on the kitchen floor in their Manchester, UK home. As each attempt was made, the infant’s laughter grew adorably louder…
A Wearable Air Conditioner That Fits Inside of a Shirt
We previously wrote about the Sony REON Pocket, a really handy personal temperature control device that conveniently fits inside a pocket at the base of the neck of a specially-designed t-shirt. At the time, the developers were raising funds in order to bring their cool invention to market. The fundraising…