MIT Develops Transparent Hydrogel Robots Fast and Strong Enough to Capture Live Fish
MIT engineers have developed transparent hydrogel robots that are fast and strong enough to capture live fish. The hydrogel is shaped using laser cutting and…
Why Tarantino Never Made a Sequel to Pulp Fiction
Looper takes a look at some of the reasons why there was never a sequel released for Quentin Tarantino‘s 1994 cult classic film Pulp Fiction.…
A Man Experiences Everything There Is in Life Thanks to a Repeating Day in ‘Groundhog Daying’
Chris Smith experiences everything there is in life thanks to an endlessly repeating day in the Chris and Jack sketch “Groundhog Daying.” The sketch takes…
The Autonomous Bat Bot B2 Robot Mimics Natural Bat Flight With Ultra-Thin Silicone Wings
The Bat Bot B2 was developed at Caltech to mimic the natural flight kinetics of bats using ultra-thin silicone stretched over jointed wings. The robot…
Repeating Days From ‘Groundhog Day’ Playing Simultaneously
New York filmmaker Neil Fennell has created a 30-minute video where repeating days from the classic Harold Ramis film, Groundhog Day, are playing simultaneously. You…
A Fleeing Little Orange Kitten Accidentally Knocks a Little Black Kitten Into an Open Toilet
A couple of adorable kittens who were curiously exploring the bathroom, found themselves on the slippery precipice of an uncovered toilet bowl, both trying to…
Slice of Life, An Upcoming Science Fiction Fan Film Set in the ‘Blade Runner’ Universe
Slice of Life is an upcoming science fiction fan film set in the Blade Runner universe “made the old school way like the legendary sci-fi…
A Homemade Perpetual Slip ‘N Slide That Spins People Around in Circles at Dizzying Speeds
To celebrate Australia Day, a group in the country’s capital of Canberra built a homemade perpetual slip ‘n slide that spins people around in circles…
A History of ‘Basic English’, A Language Economy That Limits Vocabulary to a Mere 850 Words
In a fascinating episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill explain the history of “Basic…
A Remarkable Teacher Greets Each of His Students Everyday With a Unique Handshake of Their Own
Barry White, Jr., a remarkable fifth-grade teacher at the Ashley Park Pre K – 8 School greets each of his students every morning with a…