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Crushing a Hockey Puck Using a Hydraulic Press
Hydraulic Press Channel looks at what happens when a hydraulic press is used to crush a hockey puck.
The APEX Telescope Completes Its Latest Survey of the Milky Way Culminating in a Stunning Image of the Galaxy
The Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope has completed the ATLASGAL survey of the Milky Way resulting in a stunning and detailed image of the galaxy. The…
An Interactive 360º Tour of Q’s Workshop From the Jame Bond Film SPECTRE
An interactive 360º tour of Q‘s workshop from the James Bond film SPECTRE was been released as a video. The immersive tour allows you to…
How to Make Jabba the Hutt Marshmallow Treats
Jenn Fujikawa of justJENN recipes has shared a detailed set of instructions on how to create Jabba the Hutt marshmallow treats. These bouncy treats are…
Why the Singular Use of ‘They’ Was Voted the Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society
I think you should call people what they want to be called Mary Norris, known as the “Comma Queen” at the New Yorker, addressed the…
Minimalist Illustrations of Popular Comic Book Superhero Masks
A photo posted by Yuri Krasnoshek Logo Designer (@blagopoluchny) on Feb 29, 2016 at 7:34am PST Odessa, Ukraine graphic designer. Yuri Krasnoshchok has created a…
Paul Reubens Plays a Balloon as a Musical Instrument on The Tonight Show
Paul Reubens played a balloon as a musical instrument during an appearance on The Tonight Show. He even had host Jimmy Fallon guess what song he was…
A Incredible Supercomputer Model That Visualizes Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Earth’s Atmosphere
In 2014, climate scientist Bill Putnam who works in the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, presented an incredibly startling…
The Cast of Silicon Valley Guesses What Real Startups Do Based Solely on Their Names
Wired asked the cast of Silicon Valley to guess what real startups do based solely on their names. Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, T.J. Miller, Zach…
H*nest Meditation, An App That Provides Guided Meditations Laced With a Bit of Satisfying Profanity
Posted by Jason Headley on Sunday, January 10, 2016 Writer and director Jason Headley, who made the hilarious video “F*ck That: An Honest Meditation“, has created…