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The Preparation of an Egg McMuffin Gracefully Reimagined in a Colorful Animated Ballet of Ingredients
French motion designer Matthieu Braccini has reimagined the preparation of an Egg McMuffin as graceful animated ballet of ingredients. Each colorful part of the famous…
Islandia, A Stunning Short Film That Captures the Primordial Otherworldly Beauty of Iceland From Above
Russian filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov has captured in his stunning short film, “Islandia”, the primordial, otherworldly terrain of Iceland from above. Employing his DJI Mavic 2…
A Quick History and the Future of CAPTCHA Tests
Vlogger Tom Scott offers a rather honest look at the history of CAPTCHA, a system designed to determine whether or not a computer user is…
KFC Introduces a Beyond Meat Plant-Based Version of Their Famous Fried Chicken in Atlanta, Georgia
On August 27, 2019, KFC served a meatless version of their famous fried chicken recipe using Beyond Meat products at their Cobb Parkway location in…
The Dedicated Woman Who Rehabs Old Submarines to Let Herself and Others Find Joy in the Submersible Life
Wired visited with the dedicated Shanee Stopnitzky, a marine scientist, artist and founder of the Community Submersibles Project. Stopnitzky finds, raises money, purchases and rehabs…
Two Simpsons Fans Cleverly Recreate Montage of Homer Simpson Eating His Way Through New Orleans
Katrin von Niederhäusern and her friend Janine, both of whom are devoted fans of The Simpsons, left their Swiss home to visit New Orleans in…
An Amazing Cosplay of Man-Spider, A Terrifying Alternate Reality Mutation of Spider-Man
While reporting from the Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, California, Norman Chan of Tested came across cosplayers Mike and Shelly Karver, who created…
Why Cats Like to Sleep in Bed With Their Humans
The very informative feline duo of Cole and Marmalade quite deftly demonstrate why they prefer to sleep in their beloved humans’ bed over everything else.…
A Little Girl Dressed As Rey Uses ‘The Force’ to Divert an Imperial Parade at Disney’s Star Wars Launch Bay
While visiting Disney World a little girl named Bowie from Rome, Georgia, dressed as the very inspirational Star Wars character Rey, put on a tough…
Pennywise the Clown Creeps Through a Subway Car Filled With Unimpressed New York City Commuters
Commuters on a New York City L train were completely unfazed by a rather creepy Pennywise the Clown making his way through the car with…