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Jerry Seinfeld’s Apartment Recreated in Doom II
Doug Keener of Pittsburgh recently honored the Seinfeld sitcom by recreating Jerry Seinfeld’s iconic apartment in Doom II in a little over 100 hours. Keener…
A Fully Automated Robot Challenges Human Players to Badminton
A fully automated robot created by students and teachers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China is now taking on human challengers…
The Williams F1 Pit Crew Receives the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award With a Record Time of 1.92 Seconds
Brazilian Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa and the Williams F1 pit crew received the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award during the 2016 Formula 1 Grand…
A Look at How the Virtual Band Gorillaz Deconstructed Genres to Create Something Unique
In a short documentary, filmmaker Kristian Williams took at look at the virtual band Gorillaz and how it managed to deconstruct and blend musical genres…
Engineers Build a Giant Functional Nerf Gun That Can Fire Projectiles Up to 130 Yards
Mark Rober recently teamed up with tinkerers Ryan and David of Eclectical Engineering to build a giant functional Nerf gun. Mark, Ryan, and David break…
A Stunning Photo of the Sun Setting Over San Francisco on the Summer Solstice
A photo posted by Chris Messina (@chris) on Jun 20, 2016 at 9:13pm PDT Yesterday our friend Chris Messina shot a stunning photo of the…
A Loving Son Visits His Late Father Through an Accidental Photograph Taken Through Google Maps
In a very touching post that came out just a few days before Father’s Day 2016, educational consultant Bill Frankel opened up about his relationship…
How Airplane Flight Recorders Function to Provide Detailed Information About Crashes
Vox reporter Joss Fong recently took a close look at how airplane flight recorders aka black boxes function to provide details that would otherwise be…
How Charles Dickens Sought to Change the Social Climate and Opinions Through His Prolific Works
In the “Literature” series, the School of Life offers insight into the incredibly prolific Charles Dickens, who used his writing to comment upon social issues…
Strategically Placed Musical Rumble Strips That Play a Song While Driving Up the Road to Mount Fuji
While driving along the highway leading to Mount Fuji in Japan, YouTuber sgtlyxix took note of special rumble strips that had been strategically placed along…