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A Red Hot Lava ‘Fire Hose’ Pours Into the Pacific Ocean Off the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii
The USGS captured stunning video of a red-hot lava "fire hose" pouring into the Pacific ocean off the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.
A Choir of 6,500 Kids Perform an Amazing Version of ‘Birdhouse in Your Soul’ by They Might Be Giants
Young Voices, one of largest school choir concerts in the world, performed an amazing version of the classic They Might Be Giants song “Birdhouse in…
A Sad Piano Cover of the Super Mario Bros. Theme Song Played in a Minor Key
For musician YAOG‘s new series, Will It Sad?, he started it off by playing a very sad piano cover of the classic Super Mario Bros.…
A Transparent Engine Filmed in Slow Motion Provides an In-Depth Look at How Engines Work
Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day wanted to get a deeper understanding of exactly what goes on inside an engine, so he visited Everett from…
How to Create Realistic Models and Scenery
Model builder and artist Luke Towan of Boulder Creek Railroad creates extremely satisfying video tutorials on how to create incredibly realistic scenery and models. In…
100 Years of Beauty in Palestine and Israel Shown Decade by Decade in a Chronological Timelapse
In the 29th episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, WatchCut Video provides a visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in…
Incredible Trick Shots Performed by Jugglers
Kuma Films has captured footage of all sorts of amazing performers from around the globe pulling off incredible juggling trick shots while at SkillCon. A…
A Checklist to Help People Determine If It Is a Bird, a Plane, or Actually Superman Up in the Sky
xkcd creator Randall Munroe created an amusing comic, titled “Bird/Plane/Superman,” that features a checklist to help pedestrians figure out if it is a bird, a…
Joshua Budich Solo Art Show Featuring Iconic Fictional Food From Film and TV at Gallery1988 East
Time to make the chimi-fuckin’-changas Fictional Food 2 is a solo art show by “independent artist extraordinaire” Joshua Budich at Gallery1988 (East) in Los Angeles…
Dad and 4 Year Old Daughter Sing ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’
Matt Silverman and his 4 year old daughter perform a fantastic cover of Coolio's song "Gangsta’s Paradise".