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Students Play a Knee Slapping Cover of the Classic Journey Song ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ on Boomwhackers
HarvardTHUD, a group of percussively talented Harvard undergraduate students performed a truly respectable, knee slapping cover of the classic Journey song “Don’t Stop Believing” on…
Glenn Frey’s Son Deacon Seamlessly Fills In For His Legendary Late Father Onstage With The Eagles
After the tragic news that The Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey had passed away in January 2016, many fans weren’t sure if the band would continue…
A Trio of Bored Oklahoma Teenagers Use Remote Entry Keys to Play ‘Carol of the Bells’ on Five Car Horns
A trio of teenagers quite skillfully used five remote entry keys to play a rather melodic cover of the Christmas classic song “Carol of the…
Body Painter Transforms Model Into Sea Turtle
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Johannes Stoetter Art (@johannesstoetterart) Artist Johannes Stötter, who is internationally known for his incredible fine art…
Nine Colorful Office Chairs Autonomously Perform a Choreographed Dance Upon a Highly Polished Floor
Artist Urs Fischer has created “Play“, a wonderful installation at Gogosian in New York City that features nine office chairs in different colors that autonomously…
The Internal System That Lets a Tiny Tardigrade Micro-Animal Survive Severe Dehydration for Years at a Time
In an exsiccate episode of ACS Reactions, narrator Sean Parsons takes a look at the surprisingly adorable micro-animal known as a tardigrade or “water bear”.…
Pickle Rick Can’t Stop Laughing While Explaining Why Morty Is Suspicious of Him in a ‘Rick and Morty’ Outtake
In a hilarious outtake from the infamous “Pickle Rick” episode of Rick and Morty, series creator Justin Roiland, who voices both titular characters, repeatedly struggled…
How the Mysterious Mythology of the Japanese Ninja Became So Popular Within Western Culture
In an enigmatic video essay for the Vox series Overrated, host Phil Edwards takes a look at how the mythology of the mysterious Japanese ninja…
The Surprising Beauty of Gentle Giant Moths
In 2015, Dutch moth and butterfly breeder Bart Coppens showcased the surprising beauty of the giant moths he’s raised. Like their butterfly cousins, these very…
A Giant Kinetic Mechanical Exoskeleton That Can Increase the Size and Capabilities of the Human Body
View this post on Instagram A post shared by ??????? (@skeletonics) on Jul 9, 2018 at 3:25am PDT The Japanese company Skeletonics has created a…