Every Tech Commercial, A Parody Video of Tropes Found in Technology Advertisements
In “Every Tech Commercial,” CollegeHumor parodies technology advertisements by pointing out odd tropes commonly found in advertising for smartphones, online services, and other tech-related products.
Forebruary, An Adjustable Wall Calendar That Can Show Any Month of Any Year
Forebruary is a wall calendar created by designer Ilya Birman that can show any month of any year thanks to a movable frame and a…
Physics Professor Dyes Bacteria to Create Trippy, Psyschedelic Photographs
Tel Aviv University physics professor Eshel Ben-Jacob creates psychedelic works of art by dying colonies of adaptive bacteria and photographing them. “Science and art both…
Compilation Video of Six-Second Science Experiments on Vine
General Electric recently held a Six-Second Science Fair, encouraging participants to pack creative science experiments into short Vine videos. After receiving over 600 submissions,…
Will Mario, Link, and Sonic Last Forever? by PBS Game/Show
PBS Game/Show is a new webseries from PBS Digital Studios written and hosted by Jamin Warren of Kill Screen that focuses on video games and…
Mini Mac, A Working 1/3 Scale Macintosh Computer
RetroMacCast co-host John Leake has created the “Mini Mac,” a working 1/3 scale Macintosh Computer made from a Raspberry Pi, PVC, and a Mac emulator…
Oxford Dictionary Adds ‘Twerk,’ ‘Omnishambles,’ ‘Squee,’ ‘Selfie,’ and More Modern Slang
The Oxford Dictionaries Online has added a slew of new words including “twerk,” “squee,” “selfie,” “phablet,” and “omnishambles” to its pages. For a comprehensive list…
AsapScience Explains What Would Happen If You Stopped Going Outside Entirely
In the latest video by AsapSCIENCE, host Mitchell Moffit explains what would happen to your body if you stopped going outside entirely. submitted via Laughing…
Chris Hadfield Explains How Astronauts Pee and Poop on the International Space Station
Imagine if you were halfway done and someone shut off gravity, it would be a mess. Former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield explains how astronauts pee…
EnChroma Cx, Sunglasses For Correcting Color Blindness
The Enchroma Cx line of sunglasses corrects varying types of colorblindless — either protanomalous or deuteranomalous — by selectively adjusting the colors that pass through…