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Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla Battle for the Right to Dominate Power Transmission in ‘The Current War’
The Current War takes on the captivating era of the late 19th century when competing electric power transmission systems were being developed, most notably by…
Why Cuttlefish Eyes Are Shaped Like a Rounded W
‘ A rapid-fire episode of the Monterey Bay Aquarium series Fast Ocean Facts explains exactly why the eyes of a cuttlefish are shaped like a…
MIDTOYSOMMAR, A Creepy Mashup of the Toy Story 4 Trailer and the Trailer for ‘MidSommar’
Award-winning filmmaker Nelson Carvajal (previously) has created “MIDTOYSOMMAR” a brilliantly creepy mashup of two very different films. Carvajal used the visuals from the Toy Story…
Attempting to Repair a Non-Functional Bright Red Japanese Triple Cassette Boombox From 1985
Mat Taylor of the gadget video channel Techmoan (previously) examined and then dismantled a non-functional bright red Japanese Panasonic triple tape deck boombox from 1985…
An Impressive Demonstration of a Fully Restored Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing 1967 Gyro-X Vehicle
A driver from Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, gave an impressive demonstration their fully restored two-wheeled, self-balancing, cherry red 1967 Gyro-X vehicle to the…
Mark Hamill Talks About His Love of Voice Acting While Demonstrating His Remarkable Talent for Impressions
While promoting the new reboot of the classic thriller film Child’s Play, the great Mark Hamill sat down with Peelahr Moore of Fandango to talk…
Cross-Cultural Interpreter Explains Real-Time Translation In Detail Through a Conference Scenario
In a clarifying episode of the Wired series Masterminds, cross-cultural communication expert Barry Slaughter Olsen explains the real-time interpretation process. In order to go into…
A Worker at Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia Captures Magnificent Footage of the Elusive Spirit Bear
While working in the Great Bear Rainforest in central British Columbia, a self-described explorer captured absolutely magnificent footage of the often elusive Spirit Bear (Kermode…
12 Year Old Girl Invents an Adorable Teddy Bear That Hides IV Bags Making Infusions Less Scary to Children
Ella Casano, a 12 year old girl who has been receiving intravenous (IV) infusions for ITP since the age of seven, came up with the…
How Pixar Studios Continually Evolved Their Animation Techniques With Each Succeeding Film Over 24 Years
In a truly enlightening video essay, Insider producer Ian Phillips delves into how Pixar Animation Studios continually evolved itself with each succeeding film they put…