Dropping a Chunk of Ice Down a 295 Foot Glacier Borehole Makes a Wonderful Sound
Seattle glaciologist Peter Neff captured fascinating footage of him and his crew dropping a large chunk of ice down into a 295 foot hole that…
Life Is Pain, A Series of Animated Vignettes That Captures the Sheer Frustration of Futile Situations
“Life Is Pain” by the very clever animator 4096 RED is a wonderful series of vignettes capturing the sheer frustration of futile situations that often…
Lucas the Spider Adorably Mistakes the Sleeping Family Dog for a Passed Out Polar Bear
Lucas the Spider, the animated arachnid by Joshua Slice who’s led quite an adventurous life thus far, adorably mistook Dexter, a very furry golden retriever…
Jeopardy! Game Ends With Its First-Ever Sudden Death Tiebreaker
Jeopardy!, the beloved game show that has been on television for over 30 years, made history last week. Defending champion Laura McLean and challenger Sarah…
Mary Poppins Returns in a Magical New Disney Film Starring Emily Blunt
During the Oscars 2018 last night, Disney released a new teaser trailer for Mary Poppins Returns, their upcoming musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall…
Henry Rollins Opens Up About His Obsession With Vinyl Records in an Extended Interview
Henry Rollins, musician, writer, actor and former lead singer for the legendary punk band Black Flag, sat down for an interview with The Sound of…
Amazingly Realistic Miniature Watercolor Drawings That Are About the Size of a United States Quarter
A post shared by Little Quill Studios (@littodino) on Feb 4, 2018 at 2:37pm PST Artist Rachel Beltz of Little Quill Studios creates amazingly realistic,…
How the Word ‘Cool’ Has Stayed Cool For So Long
In a snappy episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the…
The Cause, Symptoms and Treatment for the Often Misunderstood Mental Disorder of Schizophrenia
Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi very succinctly and logically explained the very real mental disorder of schizophrenia, when it’s most like to appear, the symptoms,…
A Phenomenal Symphony Orchestra Performance of the Skyrim Song ‘The Dragonborn Comes’
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sabina Zweiacker performed a phenomenal cover of composer Jeremy Soule‘s bard song “The Dragonborn Comes” from the popular video…