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Frustrated Father Will Reid Creates an Instructional Video to Teach His Teenagers How to Vacuum the House
Frustrated father Will Reid continues his series of instructional videos for his teenage children with one that teaches them how to vacuum the house. In the past…
Adorable and Creepy Anatomy Illustrations by Ken Tackett
Artist Ken Tackett prances through the valley between adorable and creepy in his imaginative anatomical illustrations. His illustrations are available as prints, shirts, and more…
Haunting Drone Footage of Former Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Taken For 70th Anniversary of Its Liberation
BBC News has captured incredibly haunting overhead footage taken by a drone camera as it flew over the shuttered Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in honor…
‘The News’, A Comic by Grant Snider About the Depressing Effect of Newscasts
Grant Snider of Incidental Comics made “The News,” a comic about how listening to newscasts can affect one’s outlook on life. Posters of his work…
Artist Builds Elaborate Walkable Labyrinths in the Sand on the Oregon Coast
Artist Denny Dyke builds enormous beautiful and elaborate labyrinths in the sand on the Oregon coast for the public to use. Each labyrinth is unique…
‘World of Warcraft’ Update Adds a Camera for Taking In-Game Selfies
image via Ickabob7734 An upcoming update to the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (specifically Patch 6.1) adds a camera for taking…
‘MythBusters’ to Tackle the Classic Video Game Franchise ‘Doom’
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters are set to tackle the classic video game franchise Doom on a special video games-themed episode of the…
The Laugh Track Jacket, A Blazer With Speakers Sewn in That Provide Laughter With the Press of a Button
Becky Stern (previously), the Director of Wearable Electronics at Adafruit Industries, demonstrates how to create the Laugh Track Jacket, a blazer with built-in speakers that…
How to Create a Makeshift Laser Microscope at Home Using a Laser Pointer and a Syringe
At-Bristol hosts Robbie Kornitschky and Will Davies present a simple method for creating a makeshift laser microscope by directing a laser pointer at a droplet…
A Short Documentary Takes a Look Inside the Wilson Football Factory, Where the Official Footballs of the NFL Are Made
“Inside a Wilson Football Factory” is a short documentary produced by Vijai Singh and Ashley Maas for The New York Times that takes a look inside the…