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Slow Motion Video of Soccer Balls Being Overfilled With Air and Exploding
Crazy Russian Hacker overfilled a couple of soccer balls with air and recorded slow-motion video of them exploding, with one shot at 1000 fps and…
How to Make a Lovely Golden Avengers Lamp Using Action Figures and Spray Paint
Imgur user downtwobane has shared a wonderful tutorial on how to make a golden Avengers themed lamp out from action figures and spray paint. Their…
Slow Motion Video of Sparks Coming Off of Flaming Steel Wool Being Rapidly Spun Around In Circles
Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys shot beautiful slow motion video of the sparks coming off a homemade Catherine Wheel created…
Vintage Footage of a Star Trek Convention in 1976 at a Mall in Denver, Colorado
Artist Sam Klemke (a.k.a. “ultimessence“) has shared some great footage, which he took back in 1976, of his friend Terry McCoy conducting interviews during an…
Anatomical Sculptures of a Classic Balloon Dog and a Rubber Duck by Jason Freeny
Artist Jason Freeny has created wonderful anatomical sculptures of a classic Balloon Dog and a Bathing Ducky. The balloon dog and duck models, which expose…
Snow Artist Simon Beck Creates a Stunning House of Stark Direwolf Sigel From Game of Thrones
In advance of the sixth season premiere of Game of Thrones on April 24th, Sky Atlantic commissioned the magnificent snow artist Simon Beck to stomp…
Darth Maul: Apprentice, An Action-Packed Star Wars Fan Film About Darth Maul Taking on a Group of Jedi
T7 Production has created “Darth Maul: Apprentice,” an action-packed Star Wars fan film that follows the deadly Sith Lord Darth Maul (Ben Schamma) as he…
A Fascinating Interactive Blog Post That Shows What It Can Be Like Reading With Dyslexia
In an effort to understand what his friend with dyslexia sees, programmer Victor Widell attempted to recreate her visual effects in a fascinating interactive blog…
An Incredibly Foul Mouthed Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Goes to Work in a Really Bad Mood
In a new parody video of the Boston Dynamics Atlas demonstration video by Mr. King, an incredibly foul-mouthed robot went to work in a really…
Australian Mom Creates Beautifully Intricate Braids for Her Daughter Every Morning Before School
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shelley & Grace (@prettylittlebraids) Shelley Gifford of Pretty Little Braids, is a talented stylist in Melbourne,…