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German Domino Enthusiasts Set World Record by Toppling More Than 50,000 Dominoes in a Circle Formation
Sixteen members of Germany’s Sinners Domino Entertainment (previously) spent several days assembling 54,321 dominoes in a circle formation, securing the Guinness world record for “Most…
Boeing Demonstrates the Impressive Maneuverability of Its New 787-9 Dreamliner Jumbo Jet
Commercial airplane manufacturer Boeing took to the skies to demonstrate the impressive maneuverability of its new 787-9 Dreamliner as part of the Farnborough Airshow in…
A Marionette Version of the Early Beatles Performs ‘Help’ on the Streets of Basque Country, Spain
A pair of puppeteers from San Sebastián in the Basque Country region of Spain manipulate a marionette version of The Beatles.
A Stop-Motion Animated Video Detailing the Finishing of a House Basement
Colorado-based artist Ryan Higley created a cool video detailing the finishing of his home’s basement using more than 1,000 Photoshop layers animated in Adobe After…
Time-Lapse Video of an Engine Being Stripped Down, Rebuilt, and Installed in a Car
London-based Chris Herridge created a time-lapse video of the 11-month process of completely stripping down an engine he purchased on eBay, building it back up…
‘Acorn’, A Short Animation About a Tiny Acorn Who Tries to Find His Place in the World
CalArts student Madeline Sharafian, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created Acorn, a short animated film that tells the story of a tiny acorn who…
Student Uses Kinetic Typography to Illustrate Charles Bukowski’s ‘The Laughing Heart’ as Read by Tom Waits
Lou Daprile, a student at Seattle Central Creative Academy, has created a wonderful video that uses various styles of kinetic typography to visually illustrate the…
Cole and Marmalade Explain How Cats Perceive the Elaborate Trimmings of Christmas
The incredible feline duo of Cole and Marmalade explain how cats perceive the elaborate trimmings of Christmas, including where the tree is placed, what constitutes…
Martin Freeman Plays Bilbo Baggins Working at a Middle Earth Paper Company in ‘The Hobbit Office’
While hosting Saturday Night Live, the wonderful actor Martin Freeman reprised his role as Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit Office”, a sketch that parodied both…
The Victorian Underwater Ballroom Created by English Investor and Fraudster Whitaker Wright
photo by Large Pig In the late 1890s, wealthy English investor Whitaker Wright added a Victorian architectural oddity to Witley Park, his lavish estate in…