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Brooklyn Designers Create Giant Whale Out of 5 Tons of Plastic Waste For Bruges, Belgium Triennial
A post shared by STUDIOKCA (@studiokca) on May 25, 2018 at 1:34pm PDT The Brooklyn, New York architectural and lighting design agency STUDIOKCA created an…
A Clever Circular Table That Expands to Twice Its Size With a Simple Turn of the Tabletop
George Johnson, who specializes in expanding circular dining tables, shows how a table can double in size just by turning it on its base.
Everything Wrong With Black Panther
Jeremy Scott of CinemaSins spends 17 minutes taking a look at everything wrong with Black Panther. Early in 2018, Marvel released Black Panther, which went…
Mister Rogers Explains to an Oprah Winfrey Show Audience Member Why He Doesn’t Lose His Temper
In a 1985 clip from the Oprah Winfrey Show, Mister Rogers explains to an audience member why he doesn't lose his temper.
A Brutally Honest Conversation About Hanging Out
Voice actor SungWon Cho hilariously has a conversation with himself to demonstrate how the promise to hang out is often a huge lie.
Why Newscasters in the United States Report In Neutral, Non-Regional, Distinctly Illustrative Tones
Austin McConnell, a man who knows words, explained why newscasters across the United States report in the same, neutral, non-regionally identifying, distinctly illustrative way. As…
A Big Brown Bear Enjoys a Margarita While Taking a Refreshing Dip in an Altadena Backyard Hot Tub
Altadena, California resident Mark Hough was enjoying a Friday afternoon off when he saw a big brown bear with a red earmark climb over the…
A Hauntingly Beautiful Cover of ‘With or Without You’ Performed on a Custom Triple Neck Acoustic Guitar
Musician Luca Stricagnoli performed a hauntingly beautiful cover of the U2 song "With or Without You" on his custom triple neck guitar.
Coffee Expert Performs a Series of A or B Taste Tests to Determine Which Cup is More Expensive
In a caffeinated episode of the Epicurious series Price Points, artisan roaster Dillon Edwards of Parlor Coffee in Brooklyn, New York, performed a series of…
iWalk 2.0, A Cleverly Designed Hands-Free Crutch For Lower Leg Injury Support With Walking Stability
The iWalk 2.0 is a very cleverly designed hands-free crutch that immobilizes an injured leg, foot or ankle on a platform in a bent knee…