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Doctor Strange Retold as an Old School 8-Bit Animated Video Game
CineFix released a powerful new episode of 8-Bit Cinema where they retell the story of Marvel‘s superhero film, Doctor Strange, as an old-school 8-bit animated…
A Frantic Dad Gives His Family the Best Gift He Can in a Touching Stop-Motion Holiday Ad for Sainbury’s
In the wonderfully inclusive stop-motion official 2016 Christmas advert for the British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, a frantic father named Dave, voiced by James Corden of…
The Origin Story of the Compubody Sock, A Privacy Sweater Connecting a Person’s Head and Laptop
How-to guru Becky Stern shares the origin story of her Laptop Compubody Sock, a large sweater that connects a person’s head to their laptop for…
A Young Couple Communicates by UAV in the First Film Shot Entirely by Autonomous Drones
A young couple under house arrest communicate through illegal UAV activity in the short film “In the Robot Skies” the first narrative movie shot entirely…
Adam Savage Built an Incredible Replica of the Zorg ZF-1 Pod Weapon From The Fifth Element
After 15 years of hard work, and lots of help from his friends, Adam Savage has finished building an incredible replica of the Zorg ZF-1…
Debunking the Myth That Eating a Lot of Thanksgiving Turkey Makes People Sleepy
Wired debunks the myth that eating a lot of turkey on Thanksgiving makes people sleepy by explaining that although turkey does contain tryptophan, there are…
Funny, Cute, and Colorful Embroidered Patches
Great Bummed Shark Winnipeg, Canada artist Kristen Lourie of Kodiak Milly has created an absolutely fantastic collection of funny, cute, and colorful embroidered patches that…
How the Pokémon Mr. Mime Could Use Its Psychic Mime Powers to Kill
Vsauce3 host Jake Roper continues his series on deadly Pokémon by explaining how the Mr. Mime could use its psychic mime powers to kill. Although…
GoPro Footage of Skiers Battling Dinosaurs, Aliens, and Military While Going Down Austrian Ski Slopes
The Viral Factory and animator Nick DenBoer created a special effects-filled GoPro video of a group featuring a group of skiers making their way down…
Charming Aluminum Peacock Wall Lights Inspired by a Childhood Love of Pop-Up Books
Designer Chen Bikovski has channeled her childhood fondness for pop-up book into a charming line of origami-style wall lights that form peacocks with illuminated tail…