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An Elephant Family Strolls Gracefully Along the Edge of a Pencil in a Gorgeous Graphite Carving
Artist Cindy Chinn, whose work includes an amazing train and trestle, has crafted a gorgeous graphite carving of a family of elephants who stroll gracefully…
An Explanation of How Regional Accents Are Formed and Perceived
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explain, through the use of whiteboard animation, how certain regional accents are perceived, at what age accents are…
The Core Differences Between American and British Styles of Comedy
Now You See It host Jack Nugent looked at the core differences between American and British comedy. The comparison can be a tenuous one, and Nugent…
An Incredible Working Ball Machine Made Completely Out of K’Nex Building Pieces
In 2012, Tennessee-based maker Shadowman spent over year constructing a full-size skeeball machine from K’NEX building toy pieces. Since that time, Shadowman has been very…
Guillermo of Jimmy Kimmel Live Lights 5,000 Charcoal Snakes at Once for the Fourth of July
To celebrate the Fourth of July yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel Live parking lot security guard Guillermo Rodriguez went all out by lighting an astounding 5,000 charcoal…
Violinist Lindsey Stirling Dances With Derek Hough in a Mad Max Themed Music Video for ‘The Arena’
“The Arena” is a great new song from violinist Lindsey Stirling‘s upcoming album, Brave Enough. Lindsey recently released a fantastic Mad Max themed music video…
What If Coffee Commercials Were Forced to Be Honest About Their Addictive Hot Brown Liquid
Cracked spokesman Roger shows what the world would be like if coffee commercials were forced to be honest about their addictive hot brown liquid. The…
100 Years of Puerto Rican Beauty Shown Decade by Decade in a Two-Minute Time-Lapse
In the 22nd episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, WatchCut Video provides a visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in…
A Humorously Bizarre Beginner’s Guide to England
Exurb1a has created a humorously bizarre beginner’s guide to England that covers the country’s history, social norms, food, and many other aspects of culture.
Scientists Create a Microscopic Pac-Man Style Maze for Unicellular Organism Research
Scientists from the Micro and Nano Systems Technology department at University College of Southeast Norway built a 1 millimeter wide maze based on the 1980s…