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How the Extremely Complex Nature of Cancer Makes It So Incredibly Difficult to Find a Lasting Cure
In the rather intense but very informative TED-Ed animation entitled “Why Is it So Hard to Cure Cancer?” educator and scientist Kyuson Yun explains the…
Adam Savage Goes Incognito as a Moon-Watcher From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ at NYCC 2017
Adam Savage of Tested went incognito at New York Comic Con 2017 dressed as Moon-Watcher from Stanley Kubrick‘s 1968 sci-fi film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.…
Simon’s Cat Unintentionally Spooks His Skittish Human in a Series of Amusing Halloween Vignettes
In a really amusing series of vignettes for Halloween 2017, a very curious Simon’s Cat unintentionally scares his rather skittish human who’s deeply afraid of…
Shoal Tent, An Inflatable Raft With a Tent Topper for Sleeping Under the Stars While on the Water
SmithFly has created the Shoal Tent, an inflatable floating raft with a tent topper for sleeping under the stars while on the water. It is…
Chainsaw Artist Transforms a Tree Stump Into a Gorgeous Sculpture of a Bucket Pouring Water
Talented Romanian chainsaw artist Gabi Rizea transformed a half dead tree stump of an ash tree into a truly gorgeous illusory sculpture of water pouring…
Cozy Knitted Mermaid Tail Blanket
Firebox is featuring a cozy Mermaid Blanket, knitted from super soft polyester, that will turn your ordinary human limbs into a glorious mermaid or merman…
A Stranger Things Pie Design Featuring Eleven and Her Bloody Nose
In honor of the second season of Stranger Things creeping up on Netflix later this month, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome released a…
Persistent Man Learns How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube So That He Can Solve One While Skydiving
For his new six-part web series, How to Learn Anything, Stephen Robinson of 52 Skillz spent three months learning how to solve a Rubik’s Cube…
How Medical Terms for Parts of the Human Anatomy Originated With Names of Familiar Items
In a rather articulate episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually…
Splitting Metal Airsoft Pellets in Half With a Knife to Pop Two Balloons in Super Slow Motion
Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys created a super slow motion video of Dan Gruchy shooting metal airsoft pellets at a SOG knife, which…