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The Rhysonic Wheel, A Unique Spinning Flap That Creates a Cool Percussive Sound Onto a Guitar
Inspired by the sound a card made in his bicycle spokes when he was young, musician Pete O’Connell created the incredible Rhysonic Wheel, a unique…
David Cross Eats Increasingly Hot Wings While Answering Arrested Development Trivia
Comedian and actor David Cross sat down with Hot Ones host Sean Evans to answer questions while eating increasingly hot wings. Evans asked Cross a…
The Cognitive and Physiological Reasons That Explain Why Octopuses Are So Smart
SciShow host Hank Green offers an interesting explanation of the fascinating intelligence and cognitive abilities that octopuses possess and how their unique physiology helped get…
Former FBI Agent Recounts How They Defeated the ‘Undefeatable Bomb’ at Harvey’s Casino in 1980
On August 27, 1980, landscaper John Birges along with several accomplices including his own sons, walked a camouflaged, tamper-proof bomb made from stolen dynamite, into…
Stormtroopers Escort a Little Kid Dressed as Kylo Ren Through Disney World’s Hollywood Studios
William Denton captured great footage back in May of two awesome First Order stormtrooper mascots at Disney World‘s Hollywood Studios escorting his little son Nicolas,…
Satirical Illustration of Pikachu Saddled Up and Riding on a Human Who is Playing Pokémon GO
Polish artist Pawel Kuczynski has created Control, a satirical illustration of Pikachu saddled up and riding on a human who is walking around, playing Pokémon…
Stranger Things Hand Drawn Flipbook Animation
The Flippist created a hand drawn flipbook animated tribute to the wonderful new Netflix series Stranger Things. Fell madly in love with the Netflix show…
The Remarkable Tiny Worlds Created Through the Photographic Memory of Miniaturist Dan Ohlmann
“I’ve just contributed to world of dreamers” Great Big Story takes a look at the remarkable miniature worlds crafted by the incredibly talented Dan Ohlmann,…
Comedian ‘Fixes’ Flags From Around the World
Comedian Jack Douglass took it upon himself to “fix” flags from around the world in an episode of his YouTube series Yesterday I Asked You. Douglass did…
The 1,000 Member Italian Rock Band Formed for Foo Fighters Plea Play Their First Live Stadium Concert
The Rockin’1000, the massive 1,000-person band that performed “Learn to Fly” en masse in order to (successfully) convince the Foo Fighters to play in Cesena,…