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A Look the Idea of Ending Aging and Avoiding Death
The ever insightful duo of Kurzgesagt and CGP Grey took a two-part animated look at the subject of aging, choosing when to die, the common…
Shigeru Miyamoto Explains the Origin of Mario’s Iconic Mustache and His Name
For their ongoing 8-Bit Legacy series on Watchable, the Great Big Story crew met with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto to listen to explain the origin…
The Math Behind the Forced Perspective Optical Illusion In Which Objects Appear to Change in Size
In an interesting technical tutorial Filmmaker IQ, host John P. Hess explained the specific formulas used to calculate the forced perspective illusion, a camera technique…
Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) Recaps Season One of Stranger Things in Under Seven Minutes
To help prepare us for the upcoming second season of Stranger Things landing on October 27th, actor Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson) stopped by Teen Vogue…
Highly Detailed Miniature Wooden Foosball Tables
Victoria, British Columbia arts and crafts shop, miniLAND, has created a series of miniature wooden foosball tables for dollhouses that are highly detailed. The tiny…
An Extremely Limber Dog Clears a Tall Obstacle and the Woman Behind It In a Single Soaring Jump
Responding to the word “Go”, a beautiful blonde greyhound took a running leap and soared over a 6 foot 6 inch obstacle fence as well…
A Wooden Marble Machine That Uses Gears and Lifts to Endlessly Push Marbles Down 3 Separate Tracks
Vietnamese shop, Wood Marble Machine has created an amazing wooden marble contraption that uses gears and lifts to endlessly push marbles down three separate tracks.…
Captivating Animation of a Realistic Rubber Face Getting Punched by a Flying Rubber Fist
Buenos Aires, Argentina motion graphics designer Esteban Diacono has created a captivating animation that features a realistic rubber face getting punched by a flying rubber…
Stylish Socks That Look Like Realistic Baked Goods
The Fowdry is featuring a collection of stylish novelty socks that are designed to look like realistic baked goods and cakes. Realistic enough to fool…
Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson Review Clips From Popular Serial Killer Movies
The Snowman stars Michael Fassbender and Rebecca Ferguson joined Vanity Fair to review clips from popular serial killer movies. They dove in and shared their…