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Determined Lawyer Reclaims His Record For Fastest Time to Travel to Every NYC Subway Station
Once lawyer Matthew Anh, the 2015 record holder for the fastest time to travel to every subway station within New York City, found his record…
How LAIKA Animation Studio Created the Gorgeous Visual Effects in Kubo and the Two Strings
The LAIKA animation studio recently shared a breakdown of how they created the gorgeous visual effects in the newly released 3D stop-motion animated film, Kubo…
Red Dwarf Returns to British Television for an 11th Series (Season) on September 22, 2016
The sublime British space comedy Red Dwarf is returning to television on September 22, 2016 for an 11th series (season) and will feature the entire…
The Slow Mo Guys Film a Hammer Being Thrown Through a Mirror at 120,000 Frames Per Second
Setting aside superstition over broken mirrors and bad luck, the Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, threw a hammer through a large mirror and…
Artist Fuses Two Different Types of Pokémon Together to Create an Entirely New Creature
Artist Alesia Gitter (a.k.a. “nintendobratkat“) has created Pokémon Fusions, a series of illustrations where Alesia fuses two different types of Pokémon together to create an…
A Smiling Dog With a Lolling Tongue Luxuriates in a Kiddie Pool Filled With Tennis Balls
A smiling Australian shepherd with a lolling tongue luxuriated supine in a blue kiddie pool that the wonderful humans at the Barkhaus in Miami, Florida…
An Explanation of the Twin Paradox and Why It’s Not Technically a Paradox
MinutePhysics host Henry Reich explained the twin paradox, its solution, and why it is not technically a paradox in a pair of recent episodes. The…
Time Lapse Video of Artist Kay Pike Painting a Flash Costume on Her Body
Fashion designer, mixed artist, and cosplay model Kay Pike is back with new and awesome time lapse video that features Kay painting a Flash costume…
A Visual Time Lapse Tribute to the Past 103 Years of Iconic Hairstyles, Shown Decade by Decade
Vanity Fair paid visual tribute to some of the most iconic hairstyles from the past 103 years, shown decade by decade. Included were such hairdos…
A Beautiful Macro Time Lapse of Ice Cream Treats Melting
Macro Room melted a variety of ice cream treats in beautiful macro time lapse footage. Ice-Creams are fun and even more fun to watch them…