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Thermite Turns a Hockey Puck Into a Crumbly Mess
Carsandwater recently used thermite to turn a hockey puck into a crumbly mess. This comes after they attempted to use a red-hot nickel ball with…
An Adorable Tiny Octopus Species Could Get the Official Name ‘Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis’
An adorable tiny octopus species being described at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) could be getting the official name Opisthoteuthis adorabilis due to its cuteness.…
‘A Hotel Full of Secrets’, A Mesmerizing Musical Mashup That Combines Pink Floyd With The Eagles
"A Hotel Full of Secrets" by Wax Audio is an ethereally mesmerizing mashup that combines songs by The Eagles with Pink Floyd.
Cute Knitted Socks That Look Like Cat Paws Used to Slip Over the Feet of Chairs to Protect the Floor
The Japanese design company Toyo Case has created Nekoashi Chair Socks, a line of cute knitted socks that look like cat paws used to slip…
New ‘Cuphead’ Video Game Trailer Shows Off Even More Old-Timey Animation and Gameplay
Microsoft showed off a new trailer for the video game Cuphead by developer Studio MDHR at their recent E3 2015 press event. The game, which…
Two British Pilots Fly Their Planes in Formation Through a 25-Foot High Hangar at 185 MPH
British pilots Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones, who have both been flying together for the past 17 years, recently became the first two people in…
A Man Uses an 8.5-Ton Excavator to Prepare a Hot Dog and Feed It to His Friend
In a new commercial for Statoil gas stations in Norway, a man named Juha-Pekka Perämäki uses an 8.5-ton excavator to prepare a hot dog and…
Fund on Etsy, A New Crowdfunding Platform for the Popular Online Craft Market
Fund on Etsy is a new crowdfunding platform launched by the popular online craft market. The service will help Etsy sellers fund new products, as…
Glove and Boots Look Back at the History of YouTube to Celebrate the Site’s 10th Anniversary
In the latest episode of Glove and Boots, Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario take a look back at the history of YouTube in…
Charlie Brown Tries to Muster Up the Courage to Talk to the Little Red-Haired Girl in a New Trailer for ‘Peanuts’
Fox has released a new trailer for Peanuts, the 3D-animated comedy film based on the popular comic strip created by Charles Shultz. The trailer follows…