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A Petition to Have a New Heavy Metal Element on the Periodic Table Named After the Late Lemmy Kilmister
There is a Change.org petition to have one of the four new heavy metal elements added to the periodic table named after the late Motörhead…
A Supercut of Film Directors Making Cameos in Their Own Movies
Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney has created a supercut video for Digg of film directors making cameos in their own movies. He features director Stanley Kubrick…
An Engineer Uses the Scientific Method to Determine the Fastest Way to Defog a Car Windshield
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober uses the scientific method to determine the best climate settings to defog a car windshield the fastest. Rober created consistent…
Moullinex and a Band of Stormtroopers Perform a Funky Star Wars Disco Concert at a Nightclub in Lisbon, Portugal
On the day that The Force Awakens premiered in theaters on December 18th, Portuguese DJ and musician Luis Clara Gomes (a.k.a. “Moullinex“) joined forces with…
Metalcore Vocalist Linzey Rae Sings a Heavy Metal Tutorial on How to Make a Shepherd’s Pie
Linzey Rae, lead singer of the Denver metalcore band The Anchor, sings an awesome heavy metal tutorial on how to make a shepherd’s pie.
This is Fine, An Animated Bumper for Adult Swim About a Dog Drinking Coffee While His House Burns Down Around Him
Illustrator and animator Shmorky created “This is Fine,” one of ten amusing animated commercial bumpers made for Adult Swim that are based on Gunshow webcomics…
A Beautiful Animated Homage to the Unrivaled HBO Series ‘The Wire’
Animator Elliot Lim has created a wonderful animated tribute to The Wire one of the greatest television shows ever aired. Using the soundtrack from the…
A Beautifully Streamlined Wheelchair With Omni-Directional Wheels Controlled by a Smartphone App
The Whill is a modern, customizable wheelchair that’s beautifully designed and able to handle a number of different terrains with a set of fully omni-directional…
The Inner Workings of Greg Townley’s Animatronic Head as Seen in the Film ‘The World’s End’
Test footage shared by animatronics artist Matt Denton shows the animatronic head of Greg Townley, which was used in the 2103 film The World’s End by…
An Englishman Living in Paris Shares His Frustration With the French Tradition of Cheek Kissing
Comedian Paul Taylor, a British man living in Paris, loudly shares his frustration with not completely understanding “La Bise” – the distinctly French tradition of…