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A Patient Dachshund Models a Custom Made Transparent Raincoat for His Human
redditor 5somwa posted a cute photo of a sweet little dachshund very patiently modeling a cut-to-fit, transparent raincoat. It’s unclear as to whether or not…
The Irritating Buzzer From a Microwave Replaced With the Windows XP Startup Sound
Hacker Tim Gremalm replaced the irritating buzzer in his microwave with the Windows XP startup sound. Gremalm calls his creation the µMute, and he posted…
Ricky Gervais Attempts the ‘Hot Ones’ Spicy Wing Challenge While Chatting About His Life
On a spicy episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Ricky Gervais chatted with host Sean Evans about his career and his mockumentary…
Man Builds a Dangerous Toast Buttering Robot Using a Laser Cutter and a Powerful Jigsaw Motor
Engineer William Osman built a dangerous toast buttering robot using a laser cutter and a powerful jigsaw motor. The build does not exactly go smoothly,…
Classic Comic Book Covers Recreated as Beautiful Mosaics Using Broken Pieces of Tile
Concord, New Hampshire Radiologist and artist Matthew DiMasi of Shattered Comics recreates classic comic book covers as beautiful mosaics using broken pieces of tile. Matthew’s…
Masterpieces Never Sleep, Brilliant Concept Sleep Masks With Eyes From Great Dutch Works of Art
Belarusian graphic artist Lesha Limonov has created the wonderfully whimsical “Masterpieces Never Sleep” line of concept sleep masks decorated with the eyes from characters featured…
Pinterest Introduces Intelligent Visual Discovery With ‘Lens’ an App That Identifies What It Sees
Pinterest has introduced intelligent visual discovery with the new Lens app that identifies what it sees in images and helps users find similar items or…
Guitarist Plays a Short Version of ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’ to the Beat of a Washing Machine
Louisiana musician Aaron James McAvoy, who previously performed “Don’t Stop Believing” to the steady beat of his overloaded “white trash” washing machine, repeated this rhythmic…
Adam Savage Visits the Incredible Props Department of the Syfy TV Series ‘The Expanse’
Adam Savage of Tested visited the incredible props department of Syfy‘s television series The Expanse and went behind the scenes to examine their futuristic props,…
A Playful Dog Gleefully Rolls Around in the Snow During the First East Coast Blizzard of 2017
A video posted by ThomasDeckenbach (@thomasdeckenbach9479) on Feb 9, 2017 at 5:33am PST A very happy dog named Harley gleefully rolled around in the falling…