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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…
A Look at Weta Digital’s Amazing Visual Effects Work in Pete’s Dragon
Mike Seymour of FX Guide and Wired recently took a look at the amazing visual effects that Weta Digital created for the newly released Disney…
Stuffed Scarf Plush Featuring Entrails Coming Out of a Zombie’s Brain
ThinkGeek is featuring a stuffed scarf plush that looks like entrails are coming out of a zombie’s brain. If you are not in need of…
The Improvised RV Community of Airline Employees Situated in the LAX Long Term Parking Lot
“Long Term Parking“, a truly touching short New York Times Op Doc by filmmaker Lance Oppenheim that tells the story of several residents at the…
How the Human Body Would Be Different If It Could Photosynthesize Like a Plant
Reactions explained how the human body would be different if it could photosynthesize like a plant. The video also explains how photosynthesis works, and the…
How the Musical Identity is Missing in Marvel Films
Filmmakers Tony Zhou, Brian Satterwhite, and animator Taylor Ramos recently joined forces in the latest episode of the cinematic series, Every Frame a Painting, to…
NYC Comedian Tells of His Many Attempts to Hop a Freight Train Out to Montauk, Long Island
Jeff Seal, a comedian, filmmaker, urban explorer and self-described idiot, hilariously recounted his spotty history with train hopping, his subsequent brushes with the law and…
Rampaging Zombies Are Lulled by a Cat Video in a Clever Ad for the Moto Insta-Share Projector
Rampaging zombies are lulled by a cat video in “The Zombie Escape,” a clever ad for the Moto Insta-Share Projector. The projector is a Moto…
Mesmerizing Time Lapse Footage That Shows a Luna Moth Caterpillar Weaving Cocoon Around Itself
In the third episode of the Smithsonian Channel series “Africa’s Wild Havens“, a giant luna moth caterpillar at the Manyeleti Nature Reserve ate copious amounts…
A Fascinating Demonstration of How Designs are Added Into Handmade Victorian Candies
Artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida demonstrated the fascinating process for creating Victorian apple image candies while telling stories…