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Why French Copyright Law Allows the Eiffel Tower to Be Photographed During the Day But Not at Night
The animated series Half as Interesting explains why it’s okay to take pictures of the Eiffel Tower during the day, but definitely not at night.…
Barnaby Dixon Uses a GoPro Camera to Put His Face Onto His Bug Puppet and Sings a Sweet Serenade
The very talented British puppeteer Barnaby Dixon cleverly employed a smartphone and GoPro camera to put his own face onto his Bug puppet and performed…
Disabled Kids and Adults Experience Floating Like Astronauts in a Joyous Zero Gravity Flight
The European Space Agency (ESA) teamed up with Novespace and Rêves de Gosse on August 24th, 2017 to allow a group of disabled children and…
Suggestions on How to Improve US State Borders
xkcd provides some excellent suggestions on how to fix problems with state borders in the United States. A schism between the pro-panhandle and anti-panhandle factions…
How to Make a Sword With Thermite
Kevin Kohler (a.k.a. “The Backyard Scientist“) demonstrates how to make a heavy five-pound sword with thermite, with assistance from James Hobson (a.k.a. “The Hacksmith“). Kohler…
13 Ways to Celebrate the Dreaded Friday the 13th
On the latest episode of Glove and Boots, internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario share thirteen different ways to celebrate the dreaded Friday the…
Kylo Ren Reacts to the New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer
The Auralnauts created an amusing new video where Kylo Ren reacted, with a level head, as he watched the new trailer for Star Wars: The…
How a Litter of One Eyed Sheep Born in 1953 Led to Effective Skin Cancer Treatment Decades Later
A fascinating TED-Ed lesson written by Tien Nguyen and animated by Anton Bogaty entitled “The Strange Case of the Cyclops Sheep” tells the story of…
The Physiology Behind Generalized Anxiety Disorder
In a jittery episode of AsapSCIENCE, creators Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain via whiteboard animation, the physiology behind generalized anxiety disorder, the wide array…
An Enterprising Chicken Jumps Up and Down In Hilarious Pursuit of an Apple Hanging From a Tree
A rather enterprising chicken at the Ashley Herb Farm in Market Harborough, Northamptonshire UK, hilariously began jumping up and down in pursuit of an apple…