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A Musicless Version of the Music Video for Britney Spears’ Song ‘Oops!… I Did It Again’
Mario Wienerroither (previously) of the DIGITALOFEN audiobakery recently stripped all the music out of the music video for Britney Spears‘ hit song from 2000, “Oops!……
The Oscars With All the Dialogue Removed Makes Neil Patrick Harris Seem Significantly More Awkward as Host
Editor Bill Smith has removed all the dialogue from Neil Patrick Harris‘ role as host at the 87th Annual Academy Awards. The resulting video makes…
A Bartender Quickly Carves a Perfect Ice Ball From a Block Using a Small Pick and Knife
In a video posted by YouTube user cjy2841 in 2011, bartender Kim Jun-hee makes quick work of a block of ice, carving it into a…
A Remote-Controlled Quadcopter Drone That Looks Like a ‘Star Wars’ TIE Interceptor Starfighter
Grenoble, France-based Olivier C, who previously built a Millennium Falcon drone, is back with an excellent remote-controlled quadcopter drone that looks like a TIE Interceptor…
The OM/ONE, A Portable Bluetooth Speaker and Speakerphone That Levitates
The OM/ONE is a personal, portable Bluetooth 4.0 speaker created by OM Audio that levitates thanks to a magnetic base. The spherical speaker can play…
An Animated Interview With DEVO Singer Mark Mothersbaugh About Being Able to See Clearly for the First Time
In the latest episode of the California Inspires Me series (previously) from The California Sunday Magazine and Google Play, Barcelona-based art studio Manson animates an…
Leonard Nimoy as Spock Sings a Reggae Version of the Song ‘Maiden Wine’ From ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’
Los Angeles-based musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt (previously) has created “Bitter Dreads,” a great new video remix of Spock (Leonard Nimoy) singing a reggae version…
A Drone Mounted With a Nerf Disc Gun Dogfights Inside of an Empty Warehouse
Motherboard has reconvened with a team of New York City quadcopter racers, this time meeting up in an empty warehouse in Brooklyn where they’ve begun…
‘Space Invaders’-Inspired Mosaic by Street Artist Invader Orbits Earth Aboard the International Space Station
A Space Invaders-inspired tile mosaic by street artist Invader has been taken, rather appropriately, to space. The piece, entitled Space2, has been repeatedly photographed aboard…
A Dreamlike Short Film About the Work of Brazilian Art Duo Os Gemeos
The surreal short film “OSGEMEOS” (“The Twins”) explores the work of twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo of Brazilian art duo Os Gemeos (previously). The…