A Haunting Cover of the Iconic Soundgarden Song ‘Black Hole Sun’ by Cello Rock Band Break of Reality
The talented cello rock band Break of Reality performed a truly dramatic cover of the iconic Soundgarden song “Black Hole Sun”. This version is particularly…
Musician Plays Her Flute During Tremor Relieving Brain Surgery to Show That Her Hands Are Steady
Anna Henry, a musician who was suffering from the common and benign movement disorder called essential tremor, decided to undergo deep brain stimulation to calm…
Prankster Rémi Gaillard Stops Traffic as a Little Choo Choo Train That Needs to Safely Cross the Road
Rémi Gaillard, the brilliant French prankster, literally stopped traffic with a pair of willing accomplices. The accomplices stood on either side of the road and…
Centuries of Sound, Original Historical Soundtracks From Each Year of Recorded Sound Since 1859
Centuries of Sound is a wonderful podcast and blog by James Errington that compiles original and historical music mixes from each year of recorded sound…
A Group of Robbers Break Into a Bank Without an Escape Plan in the Animated Short ‘The Heist’
Queens animator Branko Kljajic (a.k.a. “SuperBrankman“) has created “The Heist,” a fantastic animated short film about a group of robbers who try and break into…
How ‘Toast’ Became Synonymous With Pithy Speeches, Clinking Glasses and Consuming Alcohol
Using a clever compilation of a variety of films, GeoBeats explained how the word “toast” became associated with pithy speeches and clinking glasses. According to…
Prosthesis Exoskeleton, A Giant 15′ Tall, 8000 Pound Mech Suit That Can Reach a Top Speed of 20 MPH
Jonathan Tippett of Furrion Exo-Bionics created the Prosthesis exoskeleton, a giant mech suit that stands 15-feet tall, weighs 8,000 pounds, and can reach a top…
Indian Musicians Beatbox Along With Siri’s Answer to the Question of 10 Trillion Raised to the Power 10
In late January 2015, Indian musicians Samarth Swarup and Asa Singh hilariously accompanied the Apple iOS Siri as she evenly recited the answer to the…
A Cozy Tentacuddle Blanket for Kraken Lovers
A post shared by ThinkGeek (@thinkgeek) on Apr 2, 2018 at 4:24pm PDT ThinkGeek created a warm and cozy Tentacuddle Blanket for Kraken lovers that…
Descriptive Words That Don’t Currently Exist in the English Language But Probably Should
In an inquisitive episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the…