Spinnner, A Silly Smartphone App That Counts How Many Times Users Spin Around in a Circle
Spinnner is a silly new app for the iPhone developed by ad agency Gents that compels the user to spin around in circles, counting the…
Musician Rob Scallon Cuts All But One Guitar String to Play ‘00000’, A One-Note Metal Song
In his latest video, Chicago-based musician Rob Scallon (previously) cuts off eight of the strings on a nine-string guitar to play “00000,” a metal-style song…
‘Bet Big’, A Supercut of People Gambling Their Money Away in Movies
Fandango MOVIECLIPS has created “Bet Big,” a supercut video of people gambling their money away in movies. A full list of the films, in order…
Stanford Professor Explains Just How Random Coin Tosses Actually Are
In the latest video in the series, Numberphile (previously) speaks to Stanford University professor Persi Diaconis about the randomness of tossing a coin. Diaconis explains…
Underpants Wallet, A Functioning Wallet That Looks Like a Freshly Washed Pair of White Underwear
Archie McPhee, the store featuring all sorts of fun and weird products, has released the Underpants Wallet, a functioning canvas wallet that looks like a…
Maps Highlighting the Distribution of All 2.6 Million Goats Living in the United States as of 2012
The Washington Post’s Wonkblog has published a pair of maps detailing the distribution of goats throughout the United States according to data collected by the…
Taylor Swift Performs a Polka-Heavy Metal Version of Her Catchy Pop Song ‘Shake It Off’
Los Angeles-based musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt (previously) created a great video remix of Taylor Swift performing a polka–heavy metal version of her catchy pop…
An Explanation for Why So Many Contemporary Movies Look Orange and Blue
Priceonomics writer Roseann Cima has written a thorough breakdown explaining why so many contemporary movies lean so heavily on a blue (or teal) and orange…
‘You Are Not a Content Creator’, A Video Rant by Jonathan Mann About What It Means to Be an Artist
“You Are Not a Content Creator” is a video rant by Jonathan Mann about why he hates the word “content” and what it means to…
‘Hate The Villanelle’, A New They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Track About a Dislike of Poetry
In week four of their ongoing 2015 Dial-a-Song project (previously), Brooklyn-based nerd rockers They Might Giants lash out against a very specific form of poetry…