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How to Open a Bottle of Beer Using Almost Anything
GQ Magazine shows you how to open a beer bottle with almost anything you might find around your home. With a little practice, you can…
Pranksters Post Fake Film Shoot ‘No Parking’ Signs for Unwanted Sequels to Popular New York City Films
Pranksters Jason Eppink and Mike Lacher were tired of New York City’s seemingly endless parking restrictions meant to accommodate film shoots, so they decided to take…
Boxwars, A Battle Between Combatants Armed and Armored With Only Cardboard Creations
Boxwars is a battle between combatants armed and armored with only cardboard creations. The stated goal of Boxwars is as much about the destruction of…
A Little Dinosaur Spits Out His Favorite Treat When a Fly Lands on Him in a Humorous Animated Short
“Dinosaur” by student Ning Cheng is a humorous, if not irreverent, short animation in which a little dinosaur immediately spits out his favorite treat because…
A Happy Little Dachshund Attempts to Exit Through the Doggie Door With a Yummy Carrot in His Mouth
A miniature dachshund attempted to make his exit through the doggie door so that he could enjoy his yummy carrot in the fresh air.
Ultron Conveys the Wise Words of ‘The Office’ CEO Robert California In an Amusing James Spader Mashup
Ultron California by RedLetterMedia is a really amusing and cleverly timed James Spader mashup that inserts the wise words of Robert California from The Office…
A Demonstration of How to Build a 10-Foot-Tall Fire Tornado as Safely as Possible
In “Controlled Chaos: Fire Tornadoes” by Make:, host Caleb Kraft demonstrates how to build a 10-foot-tall fire tornado as safely as possible. Kraft starts small scale…
TailTalk, A Smart Device That Helps Humans to Interpret the Complex Language of a Dog’s Tail
“Tail wagging doesn’t automatically imply that a dog is happy” DogStar Life has created TailTalk, a smart sensor that attaches to a dog’s tail and…
An Interactive Map of the Reported Incidents of Human Poop Found in San Francisco Public Spaces From 2008 to 2015
An interactive map shows all the reported incidents of human poop found in San Francisco from July 2008 to September 2015. The map was designed…
A Fabulously Minimalistic Music Video Featuring a Gorgeous White Cat Sitting Inside a Pulsating Speaker
Dutch artists Lernert & Sander have created a high concept, minimalistic music video for the song “Manon” by the Amsterdam-based electronic hip-hop band De Jeugd…