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An Amazing Machine Bends Wires in a Variety of Shapes at Incredible Speeds
Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc. (AIM, Inc.) posted mesmerizing footage of their amazing AFE-2D6 machine bending wires in all sorts of shapes at incredible speeds. The…
Netflix Releases Star-Studded Trailer for Seth Rogen’s ‘Hilarity for Charity’ Comedy Special
Netflix has released a new trailer for Seth Rogen’s upcoming comedy special, Hilarity for Charity, that features Rogen and his famous comedian friends bringing the…
A Behind the Scenes Look at How the Canine and Human Puppets of ‘Isle of Dogs’ Were Made
Fox Searchlight released a wonderful behind the scenes video for Wes Anderson‘s newly released stop-motion animated film, Isle of Dogs, that takes a look at…
John Goodman Opens Up to Sam Jones About Moving to New York City, His Addiction and His Idols
Actor John Goodman, who recently eased back into the comfortable role of Dan Conner after 20 years in the Roseanne reboot, sat down with Sam…
Life-Size Star Wars K-2SO Puppet Cosplay
While at WonderCon 2018 in Anaheim, Tested editor Norman Chan caught up with replica prop builder Darren Moser (a.k.a. “Dr. Sci-Fi“) to chat with him…
Soft Huggable Brightly Colored Shark Plushies
A post shared by Lorien Stern (@lorienstern) on Mar 3, 2018 at 10:44am PST California designer Lorien Stern who’s known for her whimsical style in…
Persistent Man Learns the Basics of Robotics to Build a Cake Baking Robot
Stephen Robinson of 52 Skillz spent over a year and a half (300 hours) learning the basics of robotics and then used his newly gained…
Fascinating Footage of an Elephant Who Appears to Be Smoking After Consuming Wood Charcoal
While attending to his duties within the Nagarahole National Park in Karnataka, WCS India Assistant Director Vinay Kumar captured fascinating footage of a beautiful female…
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Offers Helpful Advice For Filtering Out Conspiracy Theories on Social Media
If you wrestle with a pig, the best you can be is a pig wrestler. Commander Chris Hadfield, the guitar playing, song writing Canadian astronaut…
A Brave Naturalist Follows a Fierce Teeth Baring Honey Badger As She Forages for Food
In a clip from the BBC show Deadly 60, naturalist Steve Backshall had the challenging opportunity to follow a honey badger named Buster as she…