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‘Fear & Delight’, A Kaleidoscopic Music Video by The Correspondents Shot With a Clever Camera Rig
“Fear & Delight” is a new kaleidoscopic music video by London-based band The Correspondents that was shot by director Naren Wilks using some very cool…
A Comfortable Sweatsuit Modeled After the NASA Apollo 11 Spacesuit
A comfortable new sweatsuit printed to look like the spacesuit issued by NASA for the Apollo 11 lunar mission is currently being sold on Fancy.com. The…
Dart Player Adrian Lewis Scores a Rare Perfect Nine-Dart Finish During the 2015 World Darts Championship
English professional darts player Adrian Lewis scored a\ rare perfect nine-dart finish during the 2015 PDC World Darts Championship.
Stunning Time-Lapse Video of New Year’s Eve in New York City Created Using 36,000 Still Photo Frames
The Timelapse Group has created some stunning time-lapse video capturing New Year’s Eve in New York City using 36,000 still photo frames, culminating with the…
Marvel Releases a Viewable ‘Human-Sized’ Teaser Trailer for the Upcoming Film ‘Ant-Man’
Last week, Marvel released an “ant-sized” teaser trailer for its upcoming film Ant-Man (previously). It was a teaser of a teaser, if you will. Marvel…
‘Look, No Hands’, A Designer Creates Stunning Images Using Her Nose and Lips on a Trackpad
In “Look, No Hands,” graphic designer Michelle Vandy details the workflow she has created in order to utilize her arms as little as possible during…
A Fun Supercut of Every Time Carl Sagan Says ‘Millions’, ‘Billions’, or ‘Trillions’ in the Original ‘Cosmos’ Series
A fun supercut by YouTube user bobbyoblog highlights every time astronomer Carl Sagan uses the words “millions,” “billions,” or “trillions” in order during the thirteen-part Cosmos: A…
‘Auld Lang Syne’ Played by Firing a Rife at a Series of Musical Targets
In “Shooting in the New Year,” firearms enthusiast Patrick E. Kelly rings in 2015 by playing “Auld Lang Syne” on a set of Musical Targets…
The Empire Robotics Versaball Robotic Arm Gets Put Through Its Paces With a Game of Beer Pong
Empire Robotics is challenging attendees of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada to a round of beer pong against its Versaball robotic…
A Tower Climber Makes His Way to the Top of a 1,500-Foot Television Antenna in South Dakota
Prairie Aerial shot some lovely footage of tower climber Kevin Schmidt making his way to the top of the inactive 1,500-foot KDLT television tower near…