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Marbles Competing Against Each Other in a 750 Foot Race in the Sand
Jelle Bakker of Jelle’s Marble Runs created a 750-foot track in the sand near Alkmaar in the Netherlands and sent 12 marbles racing down to compete…
The Royal Mint Creates a Full Color Peter Rabbit 50p Coin In Celebration Beatrix Potter
As part of the official celebration for the 150th anniversary of author Beatrix Potter‘s birth, the Royal Mint has created two new 50p coins per…
Anchor, An App for Instantly Recording, Sharing and Responding to Short Audio Clips
Anchor is a new app for instantly recording and sharing audio clips online up to two minutes long. Users can also respond to clips posted…
A Combination Bicycle and Washing Machine That Lets People Exercise and Wash Clothes Same Time
Designers at China’s Dalian Nationalities University have created the Bike Washing Machine, a combination bicycle and laundry machine that lets users exercise and wash their…
Tyco Terra Climber, A Remote Control Toy Monster That Can Climb Obstacles and Stairs
During Toy Fair 2016 in New York City, Mattel unveiled a new remote control toy under its Tyco brand called the Terra Climber. The Terra…
A Flipbook Animation of Leonardo DiCaprio Winning the 2016 Oscar for Best Actor
The Flippist has created a flipbook animation commemorating Leonardo DiCaprio winning the 2016 Oscar for “Best Actor” for his role in The Revenant. Leo DiCaprio…
A Brief History of Pokémon
Matthew Patrick runs through a brief history of Pokémon in 9 minutes in honor of it’s 20th anniversary. Pokemon more so than virtually any other…
An Explanation of Why We Have Leap Years
Host Hank Green explains why we have leap years on the latest episode of SciShow.
How to Make a Functional Ice Sword Out of a Mixture of Water and Toilet Paper
Los Angeles-based Allen Pan of Sufficiently Advanced recently demonstrated how to create a functional ice sword out of pykrete, a frozen composite material he made…
Real World Facts About Batman
WatchMojo.com shares their top 10 real world facts about Batman.