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Mental Floss Puts the Brakes on a Series of Common Misconceptions About Driving
In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions, host Elliott Morgan puts the brakes on a series of misconceptions about driving. Morgan clears up the…
‘Surviving Together Is All That Matters’ in a New Trailer for the Second Half of ‘The Walking Dead’ Season Five
In the words of the fearless leader Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), “surviving together is all that matters” for the remaining group of survivors in a…
Clever Colombian Beverage Distributors Use Beer Crates as Makeshift Sleds to Move Them Downhill
In a video posted by Pedro Sanabria, a pair of clever beverage distributors in Colombia move their beer supply down a steep incline by riding…
How to Cleverly Steal Pizza Without Anyone Noticing
Dave Hax (previously) has created a clever instructional video that shows how to steal pizza without anyone noticing. The pizza as a whole might look…
257 Gadgets from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Condensed Into a Quick, Three-Minute Video
The Verge took shots of 257 gadgets shown off at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and condensed them into a quick 180-second…
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Crack Jokes at the Expense of Nominees During the Opening of the 72nd Annual Golden Globes
“Good evening! Good evening, and welcome, you bunch of despicably spoiled, minimally talented brats!” Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 72nd Annual Golden Globes…
A Robot Who Was Given the Ability to Both Think and Feel Fights to Survive in a New Trailer for the Film ‘CHAPPiE’
Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for CHAPPiE (previously), an upcoming film co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp of District 9 and Elysium fame.…
‘Scroll Slow, Have Fun’, Scanimation-Style Optical Illusions That Are Animated by Moving a Browser Scrollbar
“Scroll Slow, Have Fun” is a single-page site featuring a series of Scanimation-style optical illusions of figures like rotating skulls and Pac-Man that are animated…
‘One Hour Cheese’ Author Claudia Lucero Demonstrates How to Make a Simple Cheese in Less Than 15 Minutes
Claudia Lucero, the author of the book One Hour Cheese and creator of DIY Cheese Kits , demonstrated to Potluck Video how to make a…
Spider Dress, An Interactive Robotic Exoskeletal Dress That Defends Personal Space of Its Wearer
Designer Anouk Wipprecht (previously), the talented artist who specializes in wearable electronics and “interactive couture“, has created the “Spider Dress” an incredible interactive robotic exoskeletal…