Performer RamsesThePigeon quite amusingly beat out the rhythm of the iconic a-ha song “Take on Me” by strategically hitting himself in various parts of his own face. When you have a song stuck in your head, you just need to beat it out. Ramses recorded each track individually and remixed…
The Two Little Known Tools That Are Hiding in Plain Sight on Electrical Outlets Used in the US and Canada
Leah Bolden of the wonderful home improvement blog See Jane Drill shared the two little known tools that are hiding in plain sight on electrical outlets used in the United States and Canada. Both tools can be used before installing the outlet into the wall. Leah of See Jane Drill…
The Man Behind the TV Laugh Tracks of the 1980s
A classic documentary from the 1980s goes behind the scenes of how laugh tracks were added to television shows. As it turns out, the laugh track was developed by sound engineer Carroll Pratt, who helped develop the “laff box” with fellow sound engineer Charley Douglass in the late 1950s. By…
How Ziegenfelder Twin Popsicles Are Made
Wheeling Heritage Media went inside the Ziegenfelder Company in Wheeling, West Virginia to find out how the company makes their legendary twin popsicles. Brice Mills, the company’s vice president of operations, narrated each step of the process as it went from silo to freezer. Since 1861, Ziegenfelder has been bringing…
Staring Musician Plays the Nirvana Song ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in Different Musical Styles on Synthesizer
The humorous and talented musician Seth Everman stared at the camera and performed the now-iconic Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in a wide variety of musical genres and styles, all generated by his highly sophisticated synthesizer. nirvana’s “smells like teen spirit” but played on my synth. Hey guys, in…
Digging a Massive Tunnel Through The Alps to More Easily Connect Scandinavia With the Mediterranean
The architectural blog The B1M (previously) takes a look at the SCAN-MED corridor, which is a superhighway that starts in Finland and ends in Malta. Unfortunately, the trip presents a huge challenge getting over and through the Alps causes bottlenecks and turn-arounds. In order to confront this issue, the European…
Momentix MotionKit Lets You Build Your Own Custom Rube Goldberg Style Chain Reaction Machines
Momentix Toys has created the Momentix MotionKit, a wonderfully creative assortment of colorful wooden pieces, some with moving parts, that let you build custom “Rube Goldberg” style chain reaction machines. The parts are interchangeable and work well with items from the outside. Momentix helps people of all ages practice dynamic,…
How the Devil Went From Minor Player to Starring Role
In an impish Ted-Ed lesson written by Brian Pavlac and animated by Reza Riahi and Mehdi Shiri, narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott explains how the devil went from a relatively minor player in the Old Testament to a starring role of evil embodiment in the New Testament. The later versions of Satan…