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Quasi Modo, A Short-Spined Florida Dog Who Resembles a Hyena, Wins the 2015 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest
An unusual-looking, short-spined dog named Quasi Modo from Loxahatchee, Florida was named the 2015 World’s Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma – Marin County Fair in…
Father and Daughter Team Build Air-Powered ‘Musical Stairs’ and Surprise a Pizza Delivery Man
Inventor Ivan Owen and his daughter built air-powered “musical stairs” using pressure plates and antique organ pipes. After their build was complete, the pair ordered…
The Bottle Boys Perform Johannes Brahms’ Song ‘Hungarian Dace No. 5’ Using Beer Bottles as Instruments
The five Denmark-based members of The Bottle Boys recently performed a fast-paced cover of the famous “Hungarian Dace No. 5” dance tune, created in the…
Scott Lang Shrinks for the First Time and Faces a Trial by Water in a New TV Spot for the Marvel Film ‘Ant-Man’
Marvel has released a new television spot for their upcoming superhero film, Ant-Man. The spot shows Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) donning his new Ant-Man suit,…
Paul Feig Shares a Photo of the New ‘Ghostbusters’ Uniforms for His Upcoming Reboot Film
Paul Feig, the director of Sony‘s upcoming Ghostbusters reboot film, recently shared an image of the new uniforms that will be worn by the fresh…
‘Coda’, A Beautiful Short Animated Film in Which Death Pursues a Drunken Man’s Evasive Soul
In “Coda“, a beautiful animated film by and maps and plans, Death pursues the evasive soul of a drunken man and shows him as much…
The Wave, A Beautifully Fluid Cabinet That Opens With a Series of 100 Hinged Slices
The Wave is a beautifully fluid cabinet created by Sebastian Errazuriz Studio that opens with a series of 100 hinged slices. The connected slices move in…
Whimsical Photos That Capture a Pair of Hands Performing a Variety of Tasks Under Different Circumstances
Indonesian artist Romo Jack literally gets his hands dirty with the whimsical #whatmyhandsdoing, a project in which he photographs his own hands performing a variety…
A Detailed Look at How an Oscilloscope Works and When to Use One
Creative engineer Collin Cunningham gives a detailed look at how an oscilloscope works and when to use one in a recent video by Adafruit Industries.…
Scientists Film Beautiful Fluorescent Coral Deep in the Red Sea
Scientists from University of Southampton and Tel-Aviv University have filmed beautiful fluorescent coral deep in the Red Sea at a depth of 50 meters, deeper…