Superconducting Boat Levitating Around a Magnet-Covered Möbius Strip
A small, superconducting boat levitates around a Möbius strip covered in more than 2,000 magnets in this video from Ri Channel. Royal Institution science demonstration…
Google Maps Street View of Abandoned ‘Battleship Island’ in Japan
Google recently released Street View imagery for Hashima, an abandoned island off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan more commonly known by its nickname…
Where is the True North Pole? by MinutePhysics
In this video, Henry Reich of MinutePhysics explains the difference between geographic, magnetic, and geomagnetic poles and where each sits on our planet Earth.
The MitchiriNeko March, A Ridiculously Adorable Parade of Animated Japanese Cartoon Cats
“The MitchiriNeko March” is an animated video featuring ridiculously adorable multi-color cartoon cats dancing, marching, and playing musical instruments. A MitchiriNeko is a cat-like creature…
Lighting a Fire Pit Full of Ping Pong Balls
A man demonstrates just how flammable ping pong balls are by lighting a fire pit full of them and creating a massive pillar of flame…
Instagram For Chrome, A Chrome Extension For Browsing Instagram in Your Browser
Instagram for Chrome is a Chrome extension that allows users to browse their Instagram feed, like and comment, and explore hashtags right in their browser.…
More ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Reimagined As Rock Stars and 1980s and 1990s Stereotypes
Tokyo graphic designer Mike Wrobel continues his series of illustrations of Game of Thrones characters as stereotypes from the 1980s and 1990s. The latest redesigns…
Lion Sculpture Made Out of Shredded Hotel Receipts
British designer Kyle Bean has created a two-foot tall lion sculpture made from shredded hotel receipts as a commission for the Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG).…
Dr. What vs. Master Mondalek, A Doctor Who-Themed Burlesque Show in San Francisco
Dr. What vs. Master Mondalek is a Doctor Who-themed art, game, and burlesque show taking place at The Box Factory in San Francisco on Friday,…
Go Read, An Open-Source Google Reader Clone by Matt Jibson
Developer Matt Jibson has created Go Read, an open-source Google Reader clone. His goals, as detailed in a recent blog post, were to create an…