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A Man Recreates the Iconic Ecto-1 ‘Ghostbusters’ Car From a Classic 1960 Cadillac Miller-Meteor
Paul Harborne of Sedgley, West Midlands spent three years and approximately $156,000 renovating a classic 1960 Cadillac Miller-Meteor and turning it into the iconic Ecto-1…
A Colorblind Man Is Overwhelmed When He Sees Purple for the First Time Wearing Special Glasses
Ethan Zachery Scott, a colorblind man, is overwhelmed when he sees purple first time after someone gives him a pair of special EnChroma glasses with corrective…
New ‘Fantastic Four’ Trailer Has the Team of Young Superheroes Facing Off Against Doctor Doom
20th Century Fox has released the second trailer for Fantastic Four, the upcoming reboot film directed by Josh Trank and based on Marvel’s renowned group…
POV Footage of a GoPro-Wearing Jedi Using His Lightsaber to Battle Stormtroopers, an AT-AT Walker, and a TIE Fighter
Visual effects artist Bill Parker has created a thrilling POV special effects video of a fearless GoPro-wearing Jedi using his lightsaber to battle an army…
Tatiana Maslany of ‘Orphan Black’ Plays Several Characters in Surreal Son Lux Music Video for ‘You Don’t Know Me’
Tatiana Maslany, the wonderful actress who plays at least seven different roles to near-perfection in the clone series Orphan Black, trimmed it down a bit…
The Lollipop Hypothesis, NYU Researchers Use Candy To Determine How Fluids Dissolve Solids
Researchers at the NYU Applied Mathematics Lab wanted to understand the fluid dynamics of solvation and in order to make it “less boring”, they decided…
‘NARCOS’, A Netflix Original Series About Pablo Escobar, The Medellin Cartel and the Agents Who Pursued Them
NARCOS is a new original series by Netflix that tells the serialized story of Pablo Escobar, the Medellin cartel and the multi-national law enforcement agents…
The Pizza Boss 3000, A Novel Way To Neatly Slice Pizza With A Circular Saw
The Pizza Boss 3000 by Fred & Friends is a tough little pizza cutter that looks like a circular saw and features a laser-etched stainless…
The MusicMachine 3, An Elaborate Music Box Beautifully Crafted to Resemble a TIE Fighter
The MusicMachine 3 by Maximilian Büsser and Friends is an elaborate music box beautifully crafted to resemble a TIE fighter from the Star Wars universe. The…
‘Sisters’, A New Comedy Starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Sisters Throwing a Party at Their Childhood Home
Sisters is a new comedy starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as adult sisters throwing one last wild party in their childhood home before their…