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Show Them to Freedom, A Musical Tribute to the Fourth Season of Game of Thrones by Melodysheep
Musician John D. Boswell (a.k.a. “Melodysheep“) of Symphony of Science has created “Show Them to Freedom,” a musical tribute to the fourth season of HBO‘s…
Emerald, A Mesmerizing Visual Composition of Swirling Colors Made From Paint, Soap and Oil
Artistic filmmakers Thomas Blanchard and Oilhack have created a a mesmerizing visual composition that, similar to Blanchard’s past work, combines paint, oil, milk and liquid…
Supercooled Superconducting Material Levitates Over a Three Twist Möbius Track at High Speed
Scientists at the Low Temperature Physics Lab at Ithaca College successfully performed a breakthrough experiment in which a supercooled superconductor material levitated above a three…
An Oddly Nimble Tractor Dances on Its Front Wheels
During a Photon Lovol event of some sort, a skilled driver inside a front loading tractor was able to make the oddly nimble machine dance…
A Clever Dog Figures Out the Mechanics of a Simple Rube Goldberg Machine In Order to Get a Treat
Albert the Dog Scientist very cleverly figured out how to operate the mechanics of a simple Rube Goldberg machine that his human created for him…
A Fascinating Timelapse Showing Every Step Involved in Creating a Fender Stratocaster Guitar
In the four minute timelapse “A Strat Is Born“, the master luthiers of Fender show each and every step involved in creating an iconic Stratocaster…
Classic Footage of Surrealist Artist Salvador Dalà Appearing as the Mystery Guest on ‘What’s My Line?’
“Is there something unusual about our guest?” In 1952, Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalà appeared on the popular game show What’s My Line?. In his…
Street Artists Visually Delete an Abandoned Car With a Photoshop Transparency Checkerboard Pattern
A post shared by Street Art Festival (@stenograffia) on Jul 4, 2017 at 6:38am PDT Concerned about the proliferation of graffitied abandoned cars covered in…
A Disconcertingly Cheerful Cover of the Led Zeppelin Song ‘Black Dog’ Being Played in a Major Key
The glam rock tribute band Blame Candy performed an excellent but disconcertingly cheerful cover of the iconic Led Zeppelin song “Black Dog“. This bright sound…
Supermodel Gigi Hadid Answers 73 Random Questions at the IMG Models Office In New York City
Supermodel Gigi Hadid amiably answered 73 random questions by Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment for Vogue while giving him a tour of the IMG…