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Professional Dog Trainer and His Canine Buddy Demonstrate an Adorably Interactive Pushup That Requires a Kiss
One, Two, Three, Four and Kiss! Professional dog trainer Erik Ko and a little puppy named Teeny demonstrated together an adorably interactive pushup that requires…
Ford Files Patent for an Automatic Transmission That Goes Up to Eleven
Ford has filed a patent application for an automatic transmission that goes up to eleven (forward gears). If the design enters production, it could very…
Conceptual Artwork of Ben Hardy as Angel in the Upcoming Marvel Superhero Film ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Empire released conceptual artwork last week that showcases actor Ben Hardy in his cutting-edge Angel costume for X-Men: Apocalypse, an upcoming Marvel superhero film and…
An Incredibly Close Look at How Scientists Are Able to View Individual Atoms
A recent episode of the The American Chemical Society series Reactions takes an incredibly close look at how scientists are able to view individual atoms. Although many important…
How to Quickly Cut a Watermelon Into Cubes
Taras Kulakov (aka CrazyRussianHacker) demonstrates a simple and quick way of cutting watermelon into cubes. His method preserves the rind so that it can be…
Tixxii, An App Designed to Save Users From Parking Tickets and Other Violations Through Crowdsourcing
Tixxii is a new app designed to save users from parking tickets and other violations through crowdsourcing. If a user sees that someone’s meter is…
Cute Leather Mimic Monster Boxes That Have Fierce-Looking Eyes and Pointy Teeth
Lehighton, Pennsylvania-based leather artist Melanie Zellner of Fine Line Leather Design has created a cute series of custom mimic boxes that have fierce-looking eyes and…
A Series of 3D-Printed ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Monster Miniatures
Dracolich Designer Miguel Zavala has created a series of 3D-printed monster miniatures for use in Dungeons & Dragons. The tactical portion of the tabletop role-playing…
Three Simple and Fun Experiments That Can Be Done With Balloons
Dave Hax shares three simple and fun experiments that can be done with balloons in a recent video. The video demonstrates how to prevent a…
A Marionette Named Chopsy Plays the Rush Song ‘Tom Sawyer’ on a Miniature Drum Set
Street performer Ricky Syers (previously) had little marionette, named Chopsy, play Rush‘s 1981 song “Tom Sawyer” on a miniature drum set.