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‘If I Was In It’, A Talk Show Where Two Self-Taught Film Students Explain How They Would Change Popular Movies
If I Was In It is an IFC web series starring Paul Laudiero (previously) and Will Stephen as “Mike” and “Frank,” two self-taught film students who…
A Supercut of All of the Close-Up Shots From Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’
London-based film re-editor extraordinaire Matt “Roman Holiday” Anderson (previously) has added another entry to his Up Close series, this time out taking on all of…
A Practical Guide on How to Imitate Batman and Become a Real-Life Superhero
Comedian Joe Bereta provides a practical guide on how imitate the legendary comic book caped crusader, Batman and become a real-life superhero on a recent…
Revogi, A Power Strip That Makes It Possible to Control Appliances Remotely With a Mobile App
The Revogi Smart Power Strip connects to a home Wi-Fi network, making it possible for users to monitor and control appliances remotely with a mobile…
A Pilot Takes His Friends Up Into the Air and Proceeds to Freak Them Out With Aerobatic Maneuvers
Aerobatic pilot Sebb Stratta created a highlight reel of the times he took his friends up in a Slingsby T67 Firefly aircraft and gave them…
Ricky Gervais Stars in a Series of Minimalist Ads for Netflix in Australia
Ricky Gervais recently starred in a series of ads for Australian telecommunications company Optus announcing they are now offering Netflix to their customers. The commercials feature…
Will Ferrell Sings the Female Vocals From the Original ‘Star Trek’ Theme Song on ‘The Late Late Show’
On a recent episode of The Late Late Show, funny man Will Ferrell jokingly told host James Corden that he started off his career in…
How Researchers Create the Lightweight, Durable, and Extremely Versatile Material Syntactic Foam
Motherboard traveled to New York University in New York City to speak with Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Nikhil Gupta about syntactic foam,…
‘Save Our Sons’, A Musical Tribute by Melodysheep to the Second Season of ‘Game of Thrones’
John D. Boswell (a.k.a. “Melodysheep“) of Symphony of Science has created “Save Our Sons,” a fantastic musical tribute to the second season of HBO‘s popular…
Two Teams at Opposite Ends of a Long Boat Play a Furious Game of Rowing Tug of War in an Indoor Pool
Polish dragon boat rowing club Smoki Pólnocy posted a video of two teams, Spójnia and Polski Smok, competing in a sort of rowing version of…