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How the Visual Appeal of Darth Vader Helped to Make Him One of the Most Iconic Villains of All Time
Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter took a look at the iconic visual appeal of Darth Vader. Puschak specifically notes that…
A Cardboard Fire Chief Tries to Save His Cardboard City From Burning in an Amazing 3D Animation
In the short 3D stop-motion cardboard animation “Fire in Cardboard City” by New Zealand filmmaker Phil Brough, an earnest fire chief, his cat and his…
An Excellent Explanation Showing How Diversity of Thought Can Solve the Most Complex of Problems
Kirby Ferguson of Everything Is a Remix offers an excellent explanation of the word “diversity”, how diversity of thought can solve the most complex of…
A Nervous Cat Leaps Over the Same Spot Every Single Time No Matter What Gets Put in Her Way
A post shared by Leapfrog & Daffodil (@makinlikeshrimp) on Mar 27, 2018 at 5:22pm PDT A beautiful black cat appropriately named Leapfrog because she literally…
An Adorably Designed Oversized Airbus Cargo Plane That Looks Like a Smiling Cartoon Beluga Whale
A post shared by Airbus (@airbus) on Jul 19, 2018 at 7:17am PDT Airbus has introduced into their enormous fleet an adorably designed cargo plane…
An Inspiring Woman Who Lost the Use of Her Legs Discovers a Unique Freedom In Deep Sea Diving
When multimedia artist Sue Austin lost the use of her legs in 2002 and began using a power wheelchair, she was surprised to learn that…
Expert Surfer Koa Smith Impressively Rides a Single Wave For an Incredible Two Minutes Straight
While competing upon famed beaches along the Skeleton Coast in Namibia, professional surfer Koa Smith impressively rode an amazing single eight barrel wave for an…
Two-Year-Old Boy Gleefully Plays a Reciprocal Game of Fetch With a Dog On the Other Side of a Fence
Erin Richter shared absolutely adorable footage of her two-year-old boy Conway gleefully tossing a ball over the fence to a very playful Labrador retriever named…
A Skeptical Shiba Inu Determines She Doesn’t Like Fizzy Seltzer Water After Trying It for the First Time
Haru, the vocal Shiba Inu who was confused and visibly annoyed by a fidget spinner and who toppled over 1,000 dominoes tried a taste of…
50 Different Ways People Wake Up
Kevin Parry, a stop-motion animator at LAIKA, demonstrates 50 different ways that people wake up. Previously he demonstraed the different ways people sit on a…