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James Franco Tries to Win Over His Girlfriend’s Father Bryan Cranston in the Movie ‘Why Him?’
Ridiculous tech billionaire Laird (James Franco) tries to win over his girlfriend’s skeptical father Ned (Bryan Cranston) in the new movie Why Him?. Why Him? will…
An Astonishing Demonstration of Omni-Capable Wheels That Can Make a Car Move In Any Direction
William Liddiard of Liddiard Wheels demonstrated his amazing set of handmade omni-capable wheels that allow a car to move in any direction whatsoever. It works!…
A Deliciously Terrifying Glass Slide That Hangs 1,000 Feet Above Downtown Los Angeles
A photo posted by Skyspace Los Angeles (@skyspacela) on Mar 2, 2016 at 9:14am PST The brand new OUE Skyspace is a beautiful indoor/outdoor observation…
Researchers Discover That Exercise Isn’t the Most Efficient Method for the Body to Burn Calories
In a surprising report by Vox, researchers have determined that exercise is not the best way to lose weight. This is not to say that…
Bassist Plays a Backwards Solo That Sounds Correct in Reverse
Davie504, the talented musician who brilliantly responds to submitted questions with his bass, did so once again by nimbly playing a bass solo that sounded…
The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia Takes a Much Needed Vacation on the Sunny Beaches of San Andreas
Ben Schamma (a.k.a. “Maul Cosplay“) has created a fantastic live action video, after working at E3 2016, where he is in costume as Geralt of…
A Neural Network Writes an Episode of PBS Idea Channel to Answer Whether AI Can Create Art
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta had a recurrent neural network program write an episode of the show to explore the idea of whether computers…
The Real-World Social Advantages of Playing Dungeons & Dragons
Ethan Gilsdorf presents some of the real-world social advantages of playing Dungeons & Dragons in a TEDx talk titled “Why Dungeons & Dragons is Good…
A Portable Toilet Blown Up With Swedish Dynamite
Swedish Dynamite host Erik Johansson had a portable toilet that was beginning to leak, so he blew it up with dynamite after dropping a final “bomb”…
Creative Alternative Uses For a Clothes Iron
Household Hacker shared 7 creative alternative uses for a clothes iron like using it to laminate documents, repair dents in wood furniture or flooring, cook…