A Ball That Bounces Higher Than Its Dropping Point
The Action Lab explains the coefficient of restitution and why a ball can bounce higher than its dropping point is an exception.
Ginger Kittens Play Mother to a Brood of Baby Ducklings
Little ginger kittens happily took turns playing mom to an adorable brood of baby ducklings, keeping them warm as they slept.
Dr. Seuss’ ‘I Can Read With My Eyes Shut’ as Hip Hop
Drew on the Kit accompanied bassist Bret Crowe and Jordan Simons, who rapped the classic Dr. Seuss book "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut".
Talkative Calico Says ‘OK’ With Her Trilling Meow
A beautiful long-haired calico cat named Akkodha has a sweet, trilling meow that makes it sound like she's saying "okay" all the time.
A Headlining Guitar Built Out of 700 Newspaper Pages
Burl of Burl's Art built a headlining Fender Jazzmaster-style electric guitar out of 700 pages of newspaper print plus a lot of epoxy.
Beautiful Hand-Cranked ‘Myth of Sisyphus’ Wooden Automaton
Ross McSweeney built a hand-cranked automaton that portrays the tragic Sisyphus forever pushing his boulder up a hill for all eternity.
Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ Played on a Kalimba
Eva Auner performed the Metallica power ballad "Nothing Else Matters" on kalimba, making it sound like a song inside a music box.
Octogenarian Lives in a Hobbit House He Built in 1984
Stuart Grant, a retired woodworker in Tomich, Scotland, lives off-the-grid in an amazing Hobbit House he built for himself in 1984.
Musician Tries to Use Talk Box While Playing the Harp
Musician Emily Hopkins composed an original song using a talk box for vocals while plucking the strings of her harp.
The Rigid Etiquette Rules of Elizabethan England
Weird History looked at the odd and rigid etiquette rules that governed the people of England during the Elizabethan era.