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Blink, A News Ticker That Generates an Unending Stream of Sensational Nonsense Headlines
London-based artist Jim Buell has created Blink, an electronic news ticker that algorithmically generates an unending stream of sensational nonsense headlines like “Justin Bieber Executes…
Beautiful Balanced Stones Sculptures in Rivers and Streams by Miha Brinovec
Slovenia-based artist Miha Brinovec creates precariously balanced stone sculptures in rivers and streams by painstakingly stacking stones by hand. According to Brinovec, the process of…
AsapSCIENCE Explains the Potential Adverse Health Effects of Sitting Too Much
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE thoroughly explain why sitting for extended periods of time—at a desk at work, for example—can be harmful to…
‘Mirage’, A Delightfully Disorienting Kaleidoscopic Wall of Mirrors in the Woods
In the outdoor installation Mirage, 1,200 mirrored panels form a disorienting kaleidoscopic wall amidst a grove of trees. The 82-foot-long installation was created by Budapest-based…
A Cleverly-Designed Chair That Looks Like It Is Fading Into the Background
Saint Petersburg-based designer Daria Pavlova has created foggy chair, a wooden dining chair with a distinctive paint scheme that causes the very top and bottom…
Potluck Video Explains What Spelt Is, Its Relation to Modern Wheat, and How It Can Be Used In Place of Wheat
Potluck Video spoke with Beth George, the founder of Spelt Right Foods to learn more about the ancient grain spelt, its relation to traditional wheat,…
‘Dji. Death Fails’, An Amusing 3D Animation About an Unconscious Man Who Repeatedly Foils the Grim Reaper
Dji. Death Fails is an amusing and multi-award winning 3D animated short film by director Dmitri Voloshin and the Moldovan studio simpals that tells the…
The People You Always Run Into When You Come Home For the Holidays
In this strangely ominous video, ClickHole runs through “the eight people you always run into” when you go back to your hometown during the holidays.
Megatron Unleashes a Hilarious Nonstop Rant at a Woman Taking a Selfie at Universal Studios Hollywood
In this hilarious video recently uploaded by Alexandra Trew, Transformers villain Megatron unleashes a blistering rant at Trew after she poses next to him for…
‘Origami at the Museum’, Instructional Videos in the Art of Origami by the American Museum of Natural History
In honor of their Origami Holiday Tree, the renowned American Museum of Natural History in New York City is currently offering instructional “how-to” videos in…