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Magician Scares the Life Out of People on an Elevator by Surprising Them While Looking Like He Is Cut in Half
Comedian, magician, and ventriloquist Andy Gross (a.k.a. “SplitMan“) recently scared the life out of random strangers on an elevator by grunting and wobbling toward them…
The Verge Explains the Entire Marvel Cinematic Universe in Approximately 13 Minutes
The Verge has created a new video where they explain, in approximately 13 minutes, what has happened in the massive Marvel Cinematic Universe up until…
A Singer’s Face Undergoes Surreal Distortions in the CGI Music Video for ‘Animation’ by Young Juvenile Youth
In the bizarre CGI music video for “Animation” by Japanese band Young Juvenile Youth, the face of Yuki, the band’s singer, undergoes a series of…
A Suspenseful Chase Scene Teaser From ‘Extropy’, A Proposed Feature Length Sci-Fi Film
A mysterious motorcyclist evades aerial attackers in the climactic sci-fi short “EXTROPY – Speedhack” by filmmaker Dylan J. Nathan. Nathan created the short entirely on…
The Bowling Alley at McMurdo Station in Antarctica
photo by Raymond/National Science Foundation Back in 1961, the U.S. Navy built a bowling alley at McMurdo Station, a United States research center in Antarctica.…
A Sculptural Pipe Organ Shaped Like a Hand
photo by Peter Atkinson The late 1960s modernist church Notre-Dame des Neiges (“Our Lady of the Snow”) in the French alpine town of Alpe d’Huez…
Expandable Toys Rise to Life as Ethereal Sea Creatures in Lush Music Video for ‘Bryn Marina’ by Sound of Ceres
Filmmaker David Jude Harris has created a wonderfully ethereal video for the song “Bryn Marina” by the band Sound of Ceres. Harris achieved the lush…
‘Drone Aviary’, A Short Film That Explores the Idea of Drones as Protagonists
“Drone Aviary” is a short film by “collaborative design practice” Superflux that explores the idea of drones as protagonists with their own unique perspectives. It…
Colorful Illustrations That Explain the Meanings of Common Australian Idioms
The travel site HotelClub (previously) has created a colorful series that illustrates and explains several common Australian idioms that are probably a bit unfamiliar to…
An Explanation of How the Brain Burns Calories and Whether It Burns More Calories When Thinking Intensely
In a recent episode of the SciShow series Quick Questions, host Hank Green explains how the brain burns calories and answers the question, “Does thinking hard…