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A Cialis Commercial Parody Offers a Cure for the New England Patriots’ Deflated Balls
Why let deflated balls hold you back? Give your balls that extra pump for the big game. Ask your equipment manager about Cialis Inflate-a-Ball, and…
‘Another Day’, A Gritty New Trailer for the Second Half of ‘The Walking Dead’ Season Five
“Don’t you want one more day with a chance?” This earnest question, asked by the mysterious warrior Michonne (Danai Gurira), sets the tone for the…
Scientists Use High-Speed Cameras to Spot Raindrops Releasing Aerosols, Which May Cause Rain’s Earthy Smell
Scientists at MIT have utilized super slow motion video captured by high-speed cameras to demonstrate how raindrops release small amounts of aerosol as they hit…
A Mashup of Some of the Most Memorable Mustaches in Movie History
A video mashup by Fandango MOVIECLIPS features some of the most memorable mustaches in movie history. They pulled clips of cinematic mustaches from movies like Anchorman, Mortdecai, Hot Rod,…
A Series of Chemistry-Inspired Life Hacks Designed to Make Winter More Bearable
Reactions by the American Chemical Society has a video detailing a series of life hacks–and the chemistry behind them–designed to help alleviate certain winter-related problems,…
A Demonstration of How to Drive the Ford Model T, The Car That Transformed the Automotive Industry
In the latest episode of XCAR, host Alex Goy takes a Ford Model T for a spin, demonstrating how to drive what is commonly regarded…
Handless Magician Mahdi Gilbert Performs an Interesting Card Trick With a Surprise Ending
In a video posted by Paco Rodas Ratazzi, Mahdi Gilbert, a Toronto-based magician with no hands, performs an interesting card trick with a surprise ending.…
Florida Woman Spends $164,000 a Year to Live Permanently on a Cruise Ship
86-year-old Florida widow Lee Wachtstetter has spent the past seven years living permanently on the Crystal Serenity, a 1,070-passenger cruise ship, a residency that costs…
Scientists Use Lasers to Create Super-Hydrophobic Material That Causes Water to Bounce Off Its Surface
Researchers at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York have created super-hydrophobic materials that repels water with extreme efficiency, using laser-cut micro- and nanoscale…
Man Holds a Flag Pose for 17.5 Seconds With Woman Balanced on His Torso in a RecordSetter World Record
Tanabat Chua of Bangkok, Thailand snagged himself a RecordSetter world record by holding a flag pose for 17.5 seconds with an 88-pound woman standing on…