Rebecca Escamilla
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Artist Plays Fruits and Vegetables to Cover the 1998 Song ‘Teardrop’ by Massive Attack
Brooklyn-based remixer and visual artist j.viewz hooked up mushrooms, eggplants, strawberries, a carrot, and other foods to a Makey Makey, assigning each bit of food…
A Machete-Shaped Spatula for Grilling in Intimidating Style
The Machete Spatula from Firebox is–you guessed it–a spatula that looks like a machete. The lower end of the intimidating “blade” features three bottle openers…
Postmodern Jukebox Performs a Beach Boys-Style Cover of Aqua’s 1997 Pop Song ‘Barbie Girl’
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox recently covered pop group Aqua‘s 1997 song “Barbie Girl” in the sunny vintage style of The Beach Boys. In the video,…
The Sandwich Knife, A Double-Bladed Knife That Cuts Fresh Bread Into Handy Pockets
The Sandwich Knife is a double-bladed knife that cuts fresh bread into a single piece comprising two slices connected at the bottom. The vertically offset…
Goofy Misheard Disney Song Lyrics by Pleated-Jeans
Pleated-Jeans (previously) suggests some misheard Disney song lyrics in a sing-along video featuring clips from Frozen, Dumbo, The Lion King, and many more.
A Simple Explanation of Why Our Fingers and Toes Wrinkle in Water
SciShow host Michael Aranda explains why the skin of our fingers and toes wrinkle after being in water for an extended period in their most…
A Little French Girl Devises a Terribly Adorable Plot to Get Away With Sneaking Candy
A little French girl named Capucine and her mother devise a terribly adorable plot to hide the fact that they snuck too much candy in…
98 Near-Perfect Cubes of Raw Food Arranged in Oddly Pleasing Symmetry
Artist duo Lernert & Sander (previously) cut different raw foods into 98 near-perfect cubes and photographed them for the poster “Cubes,” which was created for…
The First Official Trailer for the New ABC Television Series ‘The Muppets’
The band. They’re always happy. Legally now. ABC just released a trailer for the recently announced television series starring The Muppets. The trailer features character…
How to Eat a Pomegranate Without Making a Mess
Taras Kulakov, aka CrazyRussianHacker, demonstrates a quick way to open a pomegranate without making a mess by damaging the seeds inside. Trypophobes beware.