Engineer Mehdi Sadaghhdar Demonstrates the Properties of Graphite and Sets Himself on Fire
ElectroBOOM host Mehdi Sadaghdar repeatedly set himself on fire while he demonstrated graphite and its more exciting properties. Graphite is one of the many interesting forms…
Adam Savage Delivers a Love Letter to Cosplay in the Form of a TED Talk
Adam Savage delivered a love letter to cosplay in the form of a TED Talk. Savage has often been celebrated for his elaborate cosplay builds…
A Deck of Cards With Code Snippets Describing Each Card in Different Programming Languages
Code:deck is a stylish deck of playing cards with code snippets describing each card in different programming languages like JavaScript, C++, and even Brainfuck. via…
Vorticity, A Stunning Time Lapse That Captures the Incredible Beauty of Springtime Tornadoes
Mike Olbinski, a Phoenix-based photographer and stormchaser created Vorticity, a stunning time lapse of several springtime tornadoes developing across the American heartland. Not only did…
The Physical Reasons Explaining Why Some Cats Love Catnip So Very Much
In response to a user submitted question, occasional SciShow host Olivia Gordon of the Missoula Insectorium explained why cats love cat nip so very much. The catnip…
Wearing Things, A Surreal Assortment of Playful Items Piled Onto Pairs of Shapely Legs
Animation designer has created “Porter Des Choses” (“Wearing Things”), a brilliantly surreal short film in which pairs of shapely legs strut across the screen with…
A Time Lapse of an Artist Crafting a Portrait of a Woman With Over One Million Pencil Dots
French artist David Bayo has created a time lapse that that shows him crafting a beautiful portrait of a woman with the use of over…
Talented Speed Crocheter Crafts a Yarn Flower In a Remarkable 90 Seconds
Jayna Grassel, a talented speed crocheter, demonstrated for the cameras of Wired/Condé-Nast her ability to craft a perfect yarn flower in a remarkable 90-seconds, although…
Backyard Scientist Builds a Giant Fire Vortex Cannon
The Backyard Scientist built a giant vortex cannon in a video for GoPro. Not satisfied to simply blow smoke rings, Kohler filled his creation with…
A Quick Video Primer Explaining How Republicans and Democrats Got Their Symbolic Animals
In the spirit of the upcoming Presidential election, National Geographic has created a short video primer that explains why Republicans are represented by elephants and…