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Digital Loading Symbols Are Turned Into Something Playful in the Animated Short ‘Analogue Loaders’
London artist and filmmaker Raphael Vangelis spent 1.5 years creating Analogue Loaders, an awesome stop-motion animated short film where well-known and aggravating digital loading symbols…
Why People Should Stop Memorizing Their Passwords and Embrace Password Managers
Vox contributors Dean Peterson and Alvin Chang make an animated case for why people should stop memorizing their passwords and embrace more secure password managers.…
Beautifully Complex LEGO Machine That Sends Small Balls Surfing Across a Wave of 38 Colors
Last week we wrote about Maastricht, Netherlands LEGO enthusiast Berthil van Beek and his complicated LEGO machine that continually accelerates small balls through a winding…
Ivory Soap Foams and Expands In an Experiment Filmed Inside an Active Microwave
Science presenter Steve Mould filmed Ivory soap foams and expanding during an experiment he filmed inside an active microwave. Mould says he will be using…
A Sickly Cat Riddled With Mange Begins to Heal After Receiving a Loving Hug from a Caring Woman
On February 12, 2017, Elaine Seamans, animal lover and founder of At-Choo Treasures was visiting the Baldwin Park Shelter in Los Angeles when she spotted…
How Toilets Changed History and Became One of the Most Important Modern Medical Advancements
Toilets have had a profound impact on how humans poop, but also to their health overall as they help fight preventable diseases like typhoid, dysentery,…
Cuyler Smith Solo Art Show Featuring 40 Sports Trading Cards of Fictitious Athletes From Movies
A post shared by Cuyler Smith (@cuylersmith) on Feb 15, 2017 at 6:45pm PST Trading Cards 2 is an upcoming solo art show by Cuyler…
The Historic Reasons Toilets Are Sometimes Called ‘Crappers’ or ‘Johns’
The reason why toilets are sometimes called “crappers” has its roots in World War II and American soldiers bringing back slang terms from their time…
Some of the Least Effective Weapons in History
Second Thought has created a video where they take a look at some of the least effective weapons in history. In previous videos, they explored…
Forrest Gump Takes the Place of Neo in ‘The Matrix’ in an Animated Episode of ‘Hero Swap’
In a new animated episode of Hero Swap by How It Should Have Ended and KLOMP! Animation, they swap out the hero Neo from The…