xkcd Lays Out a Timeline of Earth’s Average Temperature Since the Last Ice Age
xkcd has laid out a timeline of Earth’s average temperature since the last ice age glaciation in a detailed strip that starts at 20,000 BCE…
MVP, A Mobile Robot Tackling Dummy Designed to Take a Beating During Football Drills
Engineering students at Dartmouth College have created the MVP (Mobile Virtual Player), a mobile robot tackling dummy that is “designed to take a beating during…
Donut the Baby African House Snake Holds Onto a Tiny Toy Donut With Her Tail
Jenny Gaines recently shared footage of her friendly little baby African house snake, named Donut, hanging from Jenny’s hand while holding onto a tiny toy…
The Evolution of Stop-Motion Throughout the Years
UK photographer and director Vugar Efendi has created a short montage that takes an interesting journey through “the evolution of stop-motion animation throughout the years.…
Creative Collective Replaces All the Ad Space at a South London Tube Stop With Pictures of Cats
In May 2016, we wrote about the Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (CATS) by the creative collective Glimpse and their mission to raise enough money to…
Comedian Chris Turner Performs a Series of Bitingly Clever One-Liners
Comedian Chris Turner performed a series of bitingly clever one-liners in a performance from the 2011 BBC Radio New Comedy Award showcase.
A 1972 Commercial For the Xerox Alto Computer Predicts the Office of the Future
A 1972 commercial for the Xerox Alto computer predicted the office of the future with things like email, internet connectivity, and even digital calendar reminders.
The Many Theories That Attempt to Explain Why a Final Performance Is Called a Swan Song
Simon Whistler, host of the informative video series “Today I Found Out” talks about the multiple theories that seek to explain why a final performance…
Verrophone, A Unique Instrument Made of Glass Tubes That’s Played With Wet Fingers
In 2011, musician Martin Gronmayer created the Verrophone, a unique instrument made completely of glass tubes of varying lengths. While similar in design to Olaf…
San Francisco Artist Installs a Working Rope Swing on a BART Train Car
A photo posted by Hunter Franks (@whatcould.be) on Sep 2, 2016 at 3:58pm PDT Hunter Franks cleverly installed a working rope swing onto a BART…