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Eric Idle of Monty Python Performs His Swear-Filled Holiday Song ‘Fuck Christmas’
In a clip posted by Monty Python, troupe member Eric Idle (previously) takes to the stage at The Hammersmith Apollo theater in London to perform…
First-Person GoPro Video of a Speedboat Doing an Accidental Backflip
GoPro has posted some first-person video of an H1 Unlimited Hydroplane speedboat doing an accidental backflip after becoming airborne. The whole thing ends in a…
‘Bingle Jells’, A Capacitive Touch Light-Up Holiday Keyboard Created Using Small JELL-O Molds
In “Bingle Jells,” ad agency redpepper created a capacitive touch keyboard using an Arduino microcontroller and LED lights embedded inside of small JELL-O molds that…
A High-Speed M&M Sorting Machine that Captures the Color of the Falling Candy Using an iPhone
Reviewmylife created a new take on the typical candy-sorting machine with a high-speed version that uses an iPhone to capture the color of the M&Ms…
Updog, A Revolutionary Communications Platform for the Connected and Powerful
Updog is a new project by the Self Agency that they call a revolutionary communications platform for the connected and powerful. More information about Updog…
‘Science Friday’ Explores the Science of Snowflakes With ‘Snowflake Guru’ Kenneth Libbrecht
Weekly public radio call-in show Science Friday celebrated the most wonderful time of the year with a pair of discussions about snowflakes featuring Caltech’s resident…
‘Chasing Steam’, A Documentary About an Annual Christmas Eve Steam Whistle Concert in York, Pennsylvania
Chasing Steam is a cable access documentary by cigar box guitar player Shane Speal that explores the York Steam Whistle Christmas Eve Concert, an annual…
The Most Popular Decade-Specific Words in Billboard Song Titles From the 1890s to 2010s
Data visualization site Proofreader mined a list of Billboard-topping song titles gathered by Bullfrogs Pond to determine the most popular decade-specific words, beginning with the…
A Creative Low-Budget Sweded Remake of the ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Trailer
Dumb Drum (previously) has made a creative low-budget “Sweded” version of the teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. They also released a…
Daredevil Floats 8,000 Feet Into the Air With 90 Balloons Tied to a Lawn Chair Before Shooting Himself Down
In a “Lifted” video by Rockstar Energy Drink, a crew fills up 90 balloons with 50 helium tanks and ties them to a lawn chair,…