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Passengers React to Tesla’s ‘Insane Mode’, Which Accelerates From Zero to 60 Miles Per Hour in 3.1 Seconds
“So you can go insane? I’m not going to throw up?” DragTimes put together a compilation of host Brooks Weisblat gauging passenger reactions as he…
‘GoPro: Retro Revolution’, A Short Film of San Francisco Bay Area Sights Shot on a Custom Rotating Camera Rig
In the short flim “GoPro: Retro Revolution,” a constantly revolving camera provides a most unusual perspective of the San Francisco Bay Area. Filmmaker and GoPro…
Artist Creates Hilariously Bizarre Characters by Painting Modifications on Vintage Cabinet Card Portrait Photos
British artist Colin Batty creates bizarre, fantastical characters out of vintage portraits in his delightful altered cabinet card photographs. Remarkably, Batty augments each photo the…
Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans Plants a Fake Brochure for ‘Dad Land’ Amusement Park at a Hollywood Tourist Kiosk
Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans recently planted a hilarious brochure for “Dad Land,” a fictional amusement park, at a tourist kiosk in Hollywood. According to the…
‘MinutePhysics’ Explains the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum
A recent episode of MinutePhysics explains the law of conservation of angular momentum. Host Henry Reich demonstrates how to calculate angular momentum, and also describes how the Earth’s…
Notable Maps From 100 Years of National Geographic Cartography
A 1914 map of Central Europe produced shortly before the start of World War I. To mark the 100-year anniversary of its cartographic department, National…
Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones to Star in All-Female Cast of ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot
The primary cast of director Paul Feig‘s upcoming Ghostbusters reboot has finally been announced with Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones set to star.…
World-Class Bartender Taktumi Watanabe Gracefully Crafts a Gorgeous ‘Smoked Rum Martinez’
Award-winning bartender Takumi Watanabe demonstrates how to gracefully craft a gorgeous neo-classic “Smoked Rum Martinez” utilizing a simple recipe of two parts rum, one part…
Bad British Commentary of the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks 2015 College Football National Championship Game
Anthony Richardson of The Exploding Heads comedy group recently added bad British commentary (previously) to the awesome 2015 College Football National Championship game between the…
SciShow Takes a Look at Five of the Most Important Molecules in the Human Body
SciShow host Michael Aranda looks at five of the most important molecules in the human body. Some of the molecules on the list are considered…