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An Explanation of Why It Isn’t Faster To Fly West
Minute Physics explains why it isn’t faster to fly west, even though the Earth is spinning East at 1000 MPH.
Thanksgiving Food Life Hacks
Taras Kulakov, aka Crazy Russian Hacker, shares 10 Thanksgiving food life hacks in his unique style.
A Makeup and Costume Tutorial on How to Transform Yourself Into Krampus
To celebrate the horror comedy film Krampus coming out in December 4th, the Wholesale Halloween Costumes Blog released a detailed makeup and costume tutorial on…
The Iris Lens Series Adds Wide Angle, Fisheye and Macro Lenses to Smartphone Cameras
The Iris Series is a simple system for adding wide angle, fisheye, and macro lenses to smartphone cameras. The interchangeable lenses can be swapped in…
11.22.63, James Franco Time Travels to Save JFK in a New Hulu Series by J.J. Abrams and Stephen King
Hulu has released a trailer for 11.22.63, their upcoming eight-episode limited series based on the book 11/22/63 by Stephen King. The series will be executive…
A Handy Guide to Hacking the In-N-Out Burger Menu
Foodbeast created this handy guide to hacking the menu at the legendary California-based fast food chain In-N-Out Burger, including their Not-So-Secret Menu.
Creative Approaches To Making Coffee
Grant Snider explores creative approaches to making coffee in “Let’s Make Coffee!” on Incidental Comics.
NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Plays ‘Amazing Grace’ on the Bagpipes on Board the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren recently played “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes while on board the International Space Station as a tribute to research scientist Victor Hurst…
‘Daylight’ by They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants has released “Daylight”, the new music video directed by Jason Willis that was created for week 46 of their year-long Dial-A-Song…
Legendary Skateboarder Tony Hawk Skates the First-Ever Horizontal Loop and Films His Stunt With Sony’s Action Cam
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk recently attempted the first ever horizontal loop on his skateboard and, after a couple of close tries, he nailed it. Hawk…