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A Unique Heat Sensitive Edition of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ That Can Only Be Read by Applying Fire to the Pages
In October 2017, we wrote about the upcoming heat sensitive editions of the iconic Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, which can only be only be…
Clever Mashups of Dance Scenes From Classic Television Shows Set to the Music of the Grateful Dead
Artist and Deadhead Knut Masco has very cleverly mashed together different dance scenes from classic U.S. television series such as The Honeymooners, The Twilight Zone,…
Sun Seeking Emu Takes a Nice Refreshing Sit Upon the Backyard Sprinkler on a Warm South Australian Day
Eemie (aka Gollop) the cheeky Emu who stole a bag of popcorn while helping her humans unload groceries from the car, enjoyed a refreshing sit…
Astronauts From the Apollo 8 Mission Share Their Vivid Impressions of Seeing the Earth in Color From Space
In the gorgeous short film “Earthrise” by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, the three astronauts from the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders…
An Adorably Spooky ‘Big Eared’ Dumbo Octopus Puts on a Fearsome Show for the ROV Hercules Camera
While exploring off the Davidson Seamount in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus captured the rare sight…
Tiny Drones Work Together to Open a Heavy Door
Researchers Matthew Estrada, David L. Christensen, Mark R. Cutkosky from Stanford University and Stefano Mintchev and Dario Floreano from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne…
A Grateful Grandson Learns a Great Deal About His Grandfather After Finding His Long Kept Memory Book
In a wonderfully illustrated animation, artist and filmmaker Colin Levy shared the story of finding his grandfather’s long kept memory book. Byron Levy, like his…
Smiling Kindergarteners Sing Happy Birthday in Sign Language to the School’s Beloved Deaf Custodian
A class of smiling kindergartners at Hickerson Elementary School in Tullahoma, Tennessee sang the traditional birthday song while also communicating the song into sign language…
Sale!
Chris Cultrera shot footage of a flailing inflatable tube man with the word “Sale” vertically printed on it and seamlessly matched it up with the…
A Star Wars Fan in Columbus, Ohio Builds a 17 Foot AT-AT Imperial Walker in His Front Yard For Halloween
In 2017, William Plessinger, an enthusiastic Star Wars fan, constructed a 17 foot All-Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) Imperial Walker that he placed the front yard…