4 Minutes of Totality During the Total Solar Eclipse When the Sun Was Blocked by the Moon’s Shadow
A video clip taken from the Exploratorium Science Center‘s broadcast of the March 8, 2016 total solar eclipse shows the four-minute totality when the Sun…
Tested Builds a Ghostbusters Ghost Trap Featuring a Working Pedal, Lights, Sounds, and Smoke
Tested editor Norman Chan and movie effect artist Sean Charlesworth recently worked together to create a fantastic, functioning ghost trap from Ghostbusters that features lights,…
A Remarkable Zooming Time Lapse Film Showing the Absolute Beauty of Vienna, Austria
In the second episode of their “A Taste of…” series, Austrian filmmakers Thomas Pöcksteiner and Peter Jablonowski of FilmSpektakel offer a remarkable zooming time lapse…
An Experiment Pouring Molten Kosher Salt Into a Tank of Water Causing a Series of Explosions
The Backyard Scientist melted kosher salt and poured the molten substance into a tank of water to cause a series of explosions with the goal…
Creative Dad Teaches His 10-Year Old Daughter How to Design and Cast a Pewter Ring for Herself
Ivan Owens, a designer of “oddities overtly orchestrated for ocular observation” in Bellingham, Washington taught his 10-year old daughter how to design and cast a…
A New Trailer for the Multiplayer Version of DOOM Which is A Bloody, Brutal and Very Fast
Bethesda Softworks has released a trailer for the multiplayer version of the highly anticipated reboot of DOOM, which is scheduled for release on May 13,…
Two Well Behaved Cats Politely Watch Their Humans Enjoy Beautifully Prepared Meals
A photo posted by naomiuno (@naomiuno) on Jan 21, 2016 at 5:55am PST A couple of incredibly well behaved cats in Japan enjoy the view…
Moon Shot, A Documentary Series About Teams Working to Land a Robot on the Moon to Claim the Google Lunar XPRIZE
Moon Shot is a series of nine short documentaries about some of the teams working to land a robot on the Moon to claim the…
A Furry Star Wars Chewbacca Messenger Bag
ThinkGeek is currently featuring a furry, officially licensed Star Wars Chewbacca messenger bag featuring a strap that looks like his iconic bandolier and bag flaps…
Why the English Language Has So Many Words That Mean Exactly the Same Thing
In their wonderful whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain why the English language has…