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A Handy Cartoon Map of the Contiguous United States by Popular Movie Backgrounds
A recent XKCD cartoon by Randall Munroe depicts a map of the contiguous United States broken up by backgrounds from popular movies like Fargo, The Wizard of…
Vsauce3 and The Muppets Explain What Might Happen if the Speedy Marvel Superhero Quicksilver Ran By
Vsauce3 host Jake Roper explains what might happen if the extremly speedy Marvel superhero Quicksilver ran past us in a recent video. Roper receives some…
GoPro Video of a Daredevil BASE Jumping From a Hole Inside a Handmade Net
Costa Mesa, California-based daredevil Matt Blank captured GoPro video as he walked out onto a handmade “space net” strung high above the desert floor in…
Bell 525 Relentless, A Commercial Helicopter With a Stunningly Gorgeous Luxury Interior
The 525 Relentless is a medium-lift commercial helicopter designed by Bell Helicopter that offers a variety of extremely gorgeous luxury interiors. The standard model features…
Musician Performs a Multitrack Bluegrass Cover of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song
Winnipeg-based guitarist and songwriter Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “samuraiguitarist“) recently performed a magnificent multitrack bluegrass cover of the Game of Thrones theme song. The song is…
Louis CK OncePerformed Next to the Mayor of New York City With Poop in His Pants
“I’m at a urinal and I’m… and BOOM out the back!” On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, comedian Louis CK told two very…
M^3, A Tiny Autonomous Computer That Is About the Size of a Grain of Rice
The M^3 (The Michigan Micro Mote) is a tiny autonomous computer created by a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, led by professor…
‘Snow Knows’, A Series of Animated ‘Game of Thrones’ Shorts That Follow the Misadventures of Jon Snow
Snow Knows is a funny series of animated Game of Thrones-themed shorts developed by the team of creatives at Hinge Digital that follow the misadventures…
How to Make a DIY Cookie Monster Fur Rug and Cookie Pillows
Maker Mike Warren has created an Instructables post detailing how to create a Cookie Monster fur rug and cookie pillows. The rug makes use of…
The Surprisingly Complex Process of Changing an IMAX Projector Light Bulb
Filmmaker John Ruddock at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California highlights the surprisingly complex process of changing the light bulb on an IMAX projector.…