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Millennium 1200, A Turntable Built Inside a Repurposed 1977 ‘Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon Toy
The Millennium 1200 is a Technics SL-1200 turntable built inside a repurposed 1977 Star Wars Millennium Falcon toy by Texas musical instrument repairer Marco Garza.…
Black Sabbath Performs a Jazz Version of Their Heavy Metal Song ‘Paranoid’
Los Angeles-based musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt (previously) created a great video remix of Black Sabbath performing a jazz version of their heavy metal song…
Remote-Controlled Car Breaks World Record With Speeds of Over 200 Miles Per Hour
Remote-controlled model car enthusiast Nic Case broke another world record when his car the “Radio Controlled Bullet” reached a speed of 202 miles per hour…
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Tries on Different Names While Introducing Himself at a Bar
On an amusing episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel mused about the greatness of Benedict Cumberbatch‘s name and whether or not the actor…
4chan Founder Christopher ‘moot’ Poole Steps Down as Community’s Sole Administrator After More Than a Decade
4chan founder Christopher “moot” Poole will be stepping down from his long-standing position as the community’s sole administrator 11 and a half years after founding…
‘TL;DW’ Sums Up the Entire ‘Jurrasic Park’ Film Trilogy in Three and a Half Animated Minutes
The web series Too Long; Didn’t Watch (previously) summed up the entire Jurassic Park film trilogy in three and a half minutes during a recent…
SciShow Explains Why We Can See Our Breath in the Cold
In an episode of the SciShow series Quick Questions, host Hank Green explains why we can see our breath in the cold. It has to do with…
‘Confusion Through Sand’, A Hand-Drawn Animated Short About the Terrors of War
“Confusion Through Sand” is a short film by animation studio Ornana Films that tells the story of a terrified 19-year-old thrown into an armed conflict.…
A Brilliant Parody Looks at What a 1995 Commercial for ‘The Facebook’ Might Have Been Like
Comedian Brent Weinbach has created a brilliant parody to show what a commercial for The Facebook (Facebook’s original name) might have been like in 1995. The…
‘The Leadenhall Building’, A Time-Lapse Video Documenting the Completion of London’s ‘Cheesegrater’ Building
“The Leadenhall Building,” a follow up 2013’s “Making The Leadenhall,” is a beautiful time-lapse video by filmmakers Dan Lowe and Paul Raftery that condenses the…