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How to Build Your Own Rick and Morty Portal Gun
On an episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Odin Abbott demonstrates how to build your own version of the portal gun…
Adam Driver Gives a TED Talk About His Challenging Journey From Being a Marine to Becoming an Actor
Adam Driver gave a TED Talk about his challenging journey from being a Marine in the 1/1 Weapons Company, transitioning back into civilian life, and…
A Visual Explanation of How Steam Engines Work and Have Been Improved Over Time
Real Engineering provides a visual explanation of how steam engines work and also how they have been improved over time to become more efficient.
Rapper Open Mike Eagle Explains How He Was Influenced by They Might Be Giants
Rapper Open Mike Eagle explained how his music was influenced by They Might Be Giants in a video by Vox. Eagle cites the band’s contrast of…
Rams, A New Gary Hustwit Documentary About the Legendary German Industrial Designer Dieter Rams
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit is currently raising funds through Kickstarter to produce Rams, a new documentary that celebrates the life and work of legendary German industrial…
Google Project Sunroof Partners With Sierra Club to Encourage People to Use Solar Power
Google’s Project Sunroof has partnered with the Sierra Club to encourage people to switch to solar power for the summer solstice. Sunroof, introduced last year,…
Artist Creates a Giant Anamorphic Tribute Portrait of James Conway Farley Using Thrift Store Clothing
In a site-specific installation for Family Day at the Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, artist Noah Scalin used thrift store clothing to create…
A Incredible, Vibrantly Colored Angelfish Created With One Strategically Body Painted Model
In January 2016, South Tyrolian artist Johannes Stötter, internationally famous for his incredible self-taught bodypainting illusions, created a vibrantly colored angelfish using only one painted…
Neil Young Performs a Duet With Another Version of Himself While Sitting Upon a Rotating Tree Trunk
The great Neil Young appeared on the June 21st episode of The Tonight Show in an amusing duet upon a rotating tree stump with another…
Impossible Burger, An Incredible Plant-Based Burger That Looks, Smells, Cooks & Tastes Like Real Meat
The aptly named Impossible Foods in Redwood City, California has created an incredible burger that possesses all the appearances, textures, aromas and flavors of real…