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‘Mr Selfie’, A Clever Animation That Painfully Nails Our Modern-Day Obsession With Smartphones
The painfully spot-on animation “Mr Selfie” follows a man as he goes through an entire day while staring at his smartphone–which may be awfully familiar…
CollegeHumor Pokes Fun at the Fake Baby Used in a Pivotal ‘American Sniper’ Scene
“War is easy. Art directing is hard.” CollegeHumor hilariously reenacts a pivotal scene of the popular film American Sniper in which a fake baby was…
Vsauce3 Explains Three Different Time Travel Paradoxes and Accidentally Blinks Bill Nye Out of Existence
Vsauce3 host Jake Roper explains three different time travel paradoxes in a recent video, and in doing so accidentally blinks Bill Nye the Science Guy out…
Akira Kurosawa’s Masterful Use of Geometry in the Staging of a Scene From the 1960 Film ‘The Bad Sleep Well’
Tony Zhou of the film analysis series Every Frame a Painting (previously) examines how director Akira Kurosawa deftly uses geometry in the staging of actors…
LED Dice That Light Up When They Roll a Critical Hit
ThinkGeek has created an amusing set of LED dice (specifically a d10, d12, and d20) that light up when they roll a critical hit–meaning that…
The Definitive Chart of Evil Video Game Mustaches
CollegeHumor has posted a helpful chart that visualizes notable video game character mustaches on the basis of size and evilness. image via CollegeHumor
An Impressive LEGO ‘Minecraft’ Castle Built Out of Over 20,000 Blocky LEGO Bricks
ZaziNombies has built an impressive LEGO Minecraft castle out of over 20,000 blocky Minecraft style LEGO bricks. The prestigious video game castle, which measures two…
‘Swabface’, An Amusing Video Challenging Others to Join the ‘Be the Match’ Bone Marrow Registry and Help Save Lives
Our friend Drew Olanoff of Blame Drew’s Cancer, who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma for a second time and is currently seeking a bone…
‘Ladybugs Awakening’, A Short Film Featuring Hundreds of Ladybugs Snuggling for Warmth
“Ladybugs Awakening” is a short film shot while testing new equipment by Gary Yost. It features hundreds of convergent ladybugs huddled for warmth set to…
Gorgeous Time-Lapses of the Night Sky Over the American West
For the past three years, Brad Goldpaint has been recording time-lapses of the night sky over the western United States. In 2013, Goldpaint and his…