An absolutely adorable, round-bellied, polydactyl rescued homeless Russian blue cat named Bruno, who stands on his back legs when he’s hungry, is as of this date living at the Wright Way Rescue Shelter in Morton Grove, Illinois in search a safe, warm, loving home. There are some things that interested parties should know about this…
A Gorgeous Computer Generated Visualization of the Sun’s Magnetic Field on August 10, 2018
Scientists at the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) used daily scientific data to create an absolutely gorgeous computer generated visualization showing what the magnetic field of the sun looked like on August 10, 2018. They further clarified the image by superimposing defining lines so that viewers can easily spot the different areas of the fields….
How the Car Sharing Service Uber Might Have Worked in the Pre-Smartphone Era of the 1980s
As part of his ongoing series that imagines how current technologies and services would look if they had been created in previous decades, Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey took a look at how the ubiquitous on-call car sharing behemoth Uber would have worked in the pre-smartphone, DOS/matrix printer environment of the 1980s. Actress Kinna McInroe-Luitjen provided…
50 Different Ways to Stand in 50 Different Situations
Stop-motion animator Kevin Parry of LAIKA (The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings), who has previously demonstrated numerous ways one can sit on a chair, enter a room and walk, among other actions, continued his hilarious video series with 50 different ways to stand.
How to Make French Toast Pizza
A really talented cook with a great sense of humor named Internet Shaquille figured out how to reconstitute leftover pizza to its original glory with a simple french toast batter. This clever method restores the chewiness of the dough without burning the cheese and is very easy to make. All you got to do is…
A Bouncy Less Angry Jazz Remix of the Rage Against the Machine Anthem ‘Killing In the Name’
In 2012, musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt, whose brilliant work we’ve previously posted, created a phenomenal jazz remix of the anthemic Rage Against the Machine song “Killing in the Name“. In doing this, Rehfeldt made the song seem less angry and a bit more bouncy. As with his other videos, Rehfeldt arranged and played all…
Thousands of Army Ants Build an Impressive Bridge With Their Bodies In Order to Swarm a Wasp Nest
Thousands of army ants in Costa Rica amazingly worked together to build an impressive ropy bridge using their own bodies in order to swarm a highly placed wasp nest. Attack of legionary ants, also known as army ants or marabunta, to a wasp honeycomb. It’s impressive the level of swarm intelligence and collective computation they…
Legendary Musician Pete Drake Plays His ‘Talking Steel Guitar’ on ‘The Jimmy Dean Show’ in 1964
In 1964, musician Pete Drake appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show and played his “talking steel guitar” for a really appreciative audience. The song he chose was “I’m Just a Guitar”, an amusing ditty about how everyone picks on him. The sound of Drakes voice was so unusual, it caused one concerned viewer to ask…