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The Loudest Way to Cheer as Determined by Science
Former NASA engineer and YouTube creator Mark Rober used the scientific method to determine the loudest way to cheer. Rober used special equipment to measure…
Gabe the Dog Barks an Exuberant Cover of Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’
Christian Gassner of Rapid Liquid has created a multitrack video of Gabe, Jesse Hamel‘s little dog that’s a mix of American Eskimo and Pomeranian, barking…
A Simple and Totally Redundant Wall Clock
New York graphic designer Ji Lee has created the Redundant Clock, a “simple and totally redundant” wall clock that comes equipped with redundant instructions on…
The Fondoodler, A Reloadable Hot Gun That Lets You Doodle, Draw, Decorate and Design With Cheese
A photo posted by Fondoodler (@fondoodler) on Nov 13, 2016 at 3:58pm PST The Fondoodler is a super fun food-safe reloadable hot gun that melts…
A Realistic Four-Pound Chocolate Chicken Cast From a Real Bird
“The King of Random” Grant Thompson made a realistic four-pound chocolate chicken by pouring melted chocolate into the mold he created by casting a real…
VoCo, An Adobe Creative Cloud Technology Allowing You to Edit Recorded Speech as Easily as Text
Back in October, Adobe Creative Technologies Lab intern Zeyu Jin announced the addition of VoCo coming to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite at the Adobe…
Comedian Seán Burke’s Alternative Guide to London
Comedian Seán Burke shares an alternative guide to London in a sequel to a similarly ridiculous video about Burke’s hometown of Swords, Ireland. Burke focuses…
Iconic New York Illuminated, A Sparkling Metallic Klimt-Inspired Poster Showcasing the City at Night
Designer Rafael Esquer of Alfalfa New York has created a gorgeous, limited poster entitled Iconic New York Illuminated, which recreates a very specific feeling of…
Elementary School Night Custodian Surprises Students With Rug Art Designed Using a Vacuum
Ron Munsey, a Bedford, New Hampshire night custodian at Peter Woodbury Elementary School, delightfully surprises the students by creating playful rug art designs each day…
The Plot of Star Wars Deconstructed With Dan Harmon’s Simple Story Structure Circle
In “Every Story is the Same“, filmmaker Will Schoder explains the history of story structure, starting with Joseph Campbell whose theory of the Monomyth, also…