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The Hacksmith Builds Doomfist’s Powerful Gauntlet From ‘Overwatch’ and Uses It to Pulverize Objects
On a dangerous episode of the show, Make It Real, engineer James Hobson (a.k.a. “The Hacksmith“) and his team built a heavy metal replica of…
Common Phrases and Words in English That Have Very Specific Meanings Within Certain Professions
In a bilateral episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain how…
How Cats Have Inserted Themselves Into Every Aspect of Our Physical and Virtual Lives
Abigail Tucker, author of the wonderful book The Lion in the Living Room sat down with The New Yorker to talk about the societal obsession…
John Collins Demonstrates How He Designs, Folds and Flies World Record Paper Airplanes
John Collins, aka “The Paper Airplane Guy”, met up with WIRED to demonstrate how he designs, folds, and flies world record paper airplanes. “I bring…
Normal Parent Activity, A Hilarious Parody of ‘Paranormal Activity’ That Is All Too Real
The Dad, who made fake commercial for AphukenbrakE, has created “Normal Parent Activity”, a hilarious parody of the horror film Paranormal Activity that is all…
Italy Telecom Company Breaks Guinness World Record for the Most Robots Dancing Simultaneously
Itallian telecom company TIM broke the Guinness World Record for the most robots dancing simultaneously at an event Rome on February 1st, 2018.
Drone Takes an Up Close Look at a Busy Hornet Nest
Spencer Caron posted footage of a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone hovering right up next to a bald-faced hornet nest to take an up close…
How Online Companies Employ Dark Pattern Designs to Trick Users Into Doing What They Want
Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter took a prescient look at the tactics used in interface design that are referred to…
Teeny Tiny Baby Meerkats Take Their Very First Steps
Four tiny little meerkat babies at the Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh, New South Wales, adorably attempted to take their very first steps away from…
Rescued Monkeys Hilariously Chase After Flying Soap Bubbles Blown by Their Beloved Caretaker
In an absolutely adorable clip from the BBC Earth series Nature’s Miracle Orphans, a troop of rescued monkeys at the Jaguar Rescue Centre in Costa…