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Light-Painting Group Creates a Long-Exposure Photograph of 200 Glowing Orbs in a Field
A team of light painters from East Coast Light Painting created a long-exposure photograph of 200 glowing orbs in a field in Virginia. To create…
‘Downton Funk’, A Mashup of ‘Downton Abbey’ and the Mark Ronson Song ‘Uptown Funk’
“In social class we’re still on top. Don’t believe me just watch.” “Downton Funk” is a mashup by CollegeHumor that combines Downton Abbey with the song…
A Series of Common Misconceptions About Makeup Explained and Debunked
In “Misconceptions About Makeup” by Mental Floss, host Elliott Morgan discusses a series of common misconceptions about makeup and debunks many of the myths that…
An Honest Trailer for the Film ‘Dumb and Dumber To’
“Revisit the buddy comedy that’s aged about as well as Jeff Daniels face.” Screen Junkies has created an honest trailer for the 2014 comedy film…
A TED-Ed Animation Explaining How the Human Kidneys Work
A recent lesson from TED-Ed and science writer Emma Bryce gives an animated explanation of how human kidneys work. The primary job of the kidneys…
Alex Boyé and The Dancing Grannies Perform a Lively Cover of ‘Uptown Funk’
Alex Boyé and Jean’s Golden Girls (described in the video title as “The Dancing Grannies”) perform a lively cover of the popular song “Uptown Funk”…
‘Puppets Understand’, A Cute New Song & Video by Kate Micucci & Tony Thaxton Explaining Why Puppets Make Great Pals
“Puppets Understand” is a cute new song and video, written and performed by Kate Micucci and Tony Thaxton where the musical duo explains why puppets…
Dumplings and Shrimp Explosively Prepared and Cooked in Two Seconds
Dumpling are prepared and cooked in a scant two seconds by being blasted through ingredients and fire in an ad for Japanese mobile phone service…
Jimmy Kimmel Invites Real Doctors on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ to Talk About the Effectiveness of Vaccines
“The cummulative scientific and medical communities are in absolute full agreement that there’s basically no reason not to vaccinate your kids. No reason.” During a…
How Astronomers Measure the Size of the Universe
In the latest episode of the new PBS Digital Studios series PBS Space Time, host Gabe Perez-Giz explains how astronomers measure the size of the Universe. The video…