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A Beautifully Eerie View of Las Vegas, Nevada as Seen Through a Slow Motion Infrared Lens
In “Las Vegas In Infrared“, talented filmmaker Phillip Bloom employed a modified Sony RX100 IV to capture the sights and sounds of Las Vegas, Nevada…
The Battery That Has Kept a Bell Ringing Continuously for 176 Years
Guest presenter Sally Le Page took over Tom Scott’s YouTube channel to visit a battery that has kept a bell ringing continuously for 176 years.…
Inventor of The ScrubBoard Audio Cassette Tape Scratcher Demonstrates His Improved Playing Skills
In 2014, we wrote about the ScrubBoard, a homemade audio tape scratcher. Since that time, inventor and musician Jeremy Bell has refined both the ScrubBoard…
Cat Nap Decisions
A photo posted by The New Yorker Cartoons (@newyorkercartoons) on Aug 22, 2016 at 2:06pm PDT A cartoon by Amy Hwang for The New Yorker.
First Year Chicago Teacher Writes Catchy ‘Welcome to the 4th Grade’ Rap Song For His Students
Mr. Dwayne Reed, an enthusiastic first year teacher from Chicago, wrote an awesome “Welcome to the 4th Grade” rap song for his new students “instead…
Rare Footage of a Dumbo Octopus Gracefully Floating Within a Column Deep in the Arctic Ocean
In July 2016, the ROV Global Explorer launched from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy captured absolutely gorgeous and rare footage of an ethereal Dumbo…
Life Noggin Explains How Long It Would Take a Person to Fall Through the Earth
Life Noggin explained how long it would take a person to fall through the Earth. To make the calculation easier, the video assumes there is…
Couch Tomato Explains How Batman Begins and Richie Rich Are Pretty Much the Same Movie
Barry (a.k.a. “Couch Tomato“) recently created a video where he uses a side by side comparison to illustrate how Christopher Nolan‘s Batman Begins superhero film…
A Supercut Tribute to Some of the Most Iconic, Weird Characters in Movies
Filmmaker Jon Lefkovitz has created a great supercut video tribute to some of the most iconic, weird characters in movies. Jon features classic scenes of…
KFC’s Extra Crispy Sunscreen Leaves You Smelling Like Fried Chicken
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) recently released Extra Crispy Sunscreen that will block out harmful ultraviolet rays and leave you smelling like a fresh bucket of…