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An Explanation for the $10,000 Price Tag on the Gold Apple Watch Edition
CollegeHumor has created a parody Apple video explaining the real reason for the $10,000 price tag on the gold Apple Watch Edition. The price was…
Timelapse Video of a 57-Story Skyscraper in China Being Built in Just 19 Days
An amazing timelapse shows Chinese building company Broad Group erecting a 57-story skyscraper in just 19 days — that’s an incredible rate of three stories…
Action Movie Kid Visits the Star Wars Set in a Spoof of J.J. Abrams’ Millennium Falcon Reveal
Daniel Hashimoto has created a new special effects video for his Action Movie Kid series that shows his three-year-old son James visiting the set of…
Funny or Die Replaces the ‘Office Space’ Character Named Michael Bolton With the Actual Singer Michael Bolton
A recent video by Funny or Die replaces the Office Space character named Michael Bolton (David Herman) with the actual singer Michael Bolton in some iconic…
The Michelangelo, An Extremely Advanced Prosthetic Hand Designed for Everyday Activities
The Michelangelo is a state-of-the-art prosthetic hand created by Austin, Texas-based medical manufacturer Ottobock that is designed to help wearers perform everyday activities like opening…
A Cartridge Hack That Brings an 8-Bit Version of Netflix to the Original Nintendo Entertainment System
Netflix employees Guy Cirino, Alex Wolfe, and Carenina Motion participated in the company’s latest developer Hack Day by bringing an extremely low-resolution version of the…
The Action-Packed ‘Terminator’ Film Series Remixed by Eclectic Method
DJ, producer, and remix artist Eclectic Method (a.k.a. “Jonny Wilson“) has recently created an awesome remix of the action-packed Terminator film series. The upcoming fifth…
Artist Simon Beck Creates Monumental Geometric Snow Art on a Ski Mountain in Utah
photo by Marshall Birnbaum Artist Simon Beck (previously)–creator of monumental geometric snow art–recently completed his first American work at Powder Mountain Resort in Utah. Remarkably…
A Very Clever Parody of Chef Gordon Ramsay Making Potato Chip Pancakes While Browsing a Catalogue
In what appears to be a video of Chef Gordon Ramsey making fun of himself by making some bad pancakes while perusing a home catalogue,…
Lufthansa to Allow Falcons Aboard Flights in Special ‘Falcon Master’ Transport Tray
image via Lufthansa Technik Back in December 2014 Lufthansa announced that first class passengers will soon be able to bring falcons on the company’s aircraft…