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‘Text Walking Lanes’ Installed in Antwerp, Belgium to Prevent Distracted Pedestrians From Colliding
The mobile device repair shop MLab has installed “Text Walking Lanes” on the streets of Antwerp, Belgium to prevent distracted pedestrians from collisions that could…
Disorienting Illusions Captured by Tilting a Camera on the Steep Streets of San Francisco
Filmmaker Ross Ching and dancer Karen X. Cheng created the short film “Tilting the Streets of San Francisco.” Tilting the camera while filming people on…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores Why Hollywood Remakes Movies
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores why Hollywood remakes movies in a recent episode of the series. Rugnetta points out that yes, money is…
Young People From Various Countries Talk About How They Perceive Americans
In “How Do You Distinguish Americans?“, a Korean student who goes by the name Sw yoon gathered together a number of vox pop interviews with…
Man Creates an Odd-Looking Metal Pancake by Pouring Coke on Molten Lead
YouTube user TAOFLEDERMAUS pours a can of Coke over a pan of molten lead to create an odd-looking metal pancake. What happens when you pour…
A Man Exuberantly Dances Behind Unsuspecting People in New York City
In his latest video, filmmaker and dancer Meir Kalmanson exuberantly dances behind unsuspecting people in various locations around New York City. We’ve previously written about Kalmanson…
Supercut of Movie Characters Opening Up a Refrigerator and Looking Around Inside
London-based film enthusiast Roman Holiday has created a supercut video of movie characters opening up a refrigerator and looking around inside. The full list of…
Scuba Diver High Fives a Massive Great White Shark Off Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Scuba diver and marine researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla is seen leaving a protective shark cage and high-fiving a massive great white shark off Guadalupe Island, Mexico…
An Animated Look at the History of Housing
The Atlantic has created an animated video that takes a look at the history of housing from the basic painted cave in 25,000 BC to…
A Cappella Cover of the ‘Jurassic Park’ Theme Song by The Warp Zone and Peter Hollens
The Warp Zone and musician Peter Hollens recently teamed up to perform a great a cappella cover of the theme song to Steven Spielberg‘s 1993…