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How Modern Vending Machines Detect Coin Values, Ignore Fakes, and Prevent Hanging Snacks
A clip from the Science Channel series Machines: How They Work demonstrates how modern vending machines detect coin values, ignore fakes, and prevent hanging snacks.…
The BBC Celebrates the Life and Work of Naturalist Sir David Attenborough on His 90th Birthday
The BBC will celebrate the life and work of naturalist Sir David Attenborough as he turns 90 on May 8, 2016 with programming that will air from…
A Brilliant Purple Illustration That Captures Each of Prince’s Distinctive Hairstyles From 1978-2013
???? A photo posted by gary card (@garycard) on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:47am PDT With the news of Prince’s untimely death, artist Gary Card…
The Difference Between Brand Name and Generic Foods and Drugs Explained
AsapSCIENCE took a closer look at the difference between brand name versus generic food and drugs and in doing so, explained why the difference between…
Rubber Wind-Up Monster Erasers That Trample Around and Destroy Your Mistakes
The Walking Erasers by SUCK UK are a collection of rubber wind-up monster erasers that trample around and destroy your mistakes. They are available to…
Sand Artist Recreates the Iconic Photo of Prince Playing ‘Purple Rain’ in the Rain at Super Bowl XLI
Upon hearing the news of the tragic death of Prince, sand artist Joe Mangrum took to his favorite medium and in the middle of Washington…
The X-Men Protect the World From Apocalypse and His Followers in the Final X-Men: Apocalypse Trailer
20th Century Fox released the final trailer and a collection of character posters for X-Men: Apocalypse, the upcoming ninth superhero movie in the ongoing X-Men…
Art of Atari, A Hardcover Book Featuring 40 Years of Iconic Atari Video Game Packaging Design
Authors Robert V. Conte and Tim Lapetino teamed up with Dynamite Entertainment to create the Art of Atari, a hardcover book featuring over 40 years…
Awesome Mashup of Suicide Squad Trailer Footage and the Pixies’ Song ‘Where Is My Mind?’
Theme Park Monsters has created an awesome mashup of footage from the Suicide Squad trailers the Pixies‘ song “Where Is My Mind?“. Suicide Squad is…
Man Flips a Pancake Into the Air, Does a Somersault, and Catches It in a Skillet
Back in February, Daniel McFarlane captured amazing footage of his friend Ben flipping a pancake into the air, doing a quick somersault, and then catching…