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Inventor Colin Furze Builds a Rocket Launcher That Shoots Fireworks
Inventor Colin Furze built a rocket launcher that shoots fireworks and detailed his build process in a recent video. Furze’s next video will be released…
Dave Grohl Hilariously Considers Becoming a Solo Artist Amid Rumors of Foo Fighters Breakup
In order to dispel swirling rumors of a band breakup after the Oscar Awards, the Foo Fighters pushed back with a hilarious video in which…
Adam Savage of MythBusters Builds an Elaborate Fart Machine
For a recent episode of MythBusters, co-host Adam Savage built an elaborate fart machine to test a myth about farts appearing on infrared video footage.…
The Rainbow Waldo Tunnel In Marin County Officially Renamed the Robin Williams Tunnel
In April 2015, the California Assembly voted unanimously to rename the rainbow decorated Waldo Tunnel in honor of the late great Robin Williams, who had…
An Interview With Dr. Judah Levine, America’s Real Life ‘Time Lord’
Great Big Story recently sat down to interview America’s real life Time Lord, Dr. Judah Levine, to discuss his work at the National Institute of Standards…
The First Trailer for the Ghostbusters Reboot Film Brings Together an All New Team of New York Monster Hunters
The first official trailer for Sony‘s upcoming Ghostbusters reboot film, directed by Paul Feig, was released on a recent episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.…
Tested Enlists Movie Effects Artists to Create a Stop-Motion Animated Video Using Star Wars Action Figures
Tested editor Norman Chan recently teamed up with movie effect artists Frank Ippolito and Sean Charlesworth to create a stop-motion animated video using detailed Star…
The Film and Book Version of ‘The Martian’ Compared to Show Their Differences
The Cinefix series What’s the Difference compared the film and book versions of Andy Weir‘s novel The Martian to highlight their differences. While Ridley Scott did…
PBS Idea Channel Explores the Fan Theory That Jar Jar Binks Was an Evil Sith Lord in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
On the latest episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta explores the fan theory that the clumsy Jar Jar Binks was actually a Sith…
Yo-Yo Professional Ryo Yamashita Performs Amazing Yo-Yo Looping Tricks in Osaka, Japan
Kuma Films captured footage of yo-yo professional Ryo Yamashita performing all sorts of amazing yo-yo looping tricks in Osaka, Japan. The high-quality Yomega yo-yos used…