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A Fascinating Interview With Ralph Baer, The Father of Video Games
Vice spoke with Ralph Baer, known for being "The Father of Video Games" and for being the developer of the Magnavox Odyssey.
Farmer Calls His Cattle by Playing ‘Jingle Bells’ on a Trombone and Offers Them a Surprise Gift of Popcorn
Farmer Derek Klingenberg of Klingenberg Farms Studios recently called his cattle by playing the holiday song “Jingle Bells” on a trombone. When the cattle were assembled, Klingenberg surprised…
Telepresence Robot Momentarily Freed Remotely From Its Conference Room Prison
A tenacious user remotely demoing a Double Robotics telepresence robot (previously) in an office conference room managed to discover a flaw in the system when…
Hiker Captures Disorienting Footage While Walking Over a Crystal-Clear Frozen Lake in Slovakia
Tomas N captured footage of a crystal-clear frozen lake while hiking in the High Tatra Mountains in Slovakia with a friend. The disorienting view makes…
Tom Scott Tests the Internet Rumor Claiming the Numbers on Toaster Dials Correlate to Minutes of Cooking Time
Tom Scott (previously) posted a video testing the Internet rumor that claims the numbers on toaster dials correlate to minutes of cooking time. Scott starts four different toasters…
Pen Spinners Put on a Light Show With Glowing LED Pens
Taiwanese production company Kuma Films (previously) takes another crack at the contact juggling art of pen spinning, adding glowing LED pens to the equation for…
‘Guinness World Records’ Reflects on 60 Years of Celebrating the World’s Shortest People
Guinness World Records continues its 60th year celebration with a tribute to its long history of cataloging the World’s Shortest Man and World’s Shortest Woman.…
An Honest Trailer for Naughty Dog’s Post-Apocalyptic Survival Video Game ‘The Last of Us’
Voice actor Jon Bailey of Screen Junkies and Smosh have joined forces to create an honest video game trailer for The Last of Us, the…
A Comedy Sketch Offers Tips for Avoiding Charity Workers on the Street
A comedy sketch by Offkey World offers tips for avoiding charity workers on the street. Some are simple like just ignoring them, while others are…
A Modern Style ‘James Bond’ Trailer Made Using Classic ‘007’ Movie Clips That Recaps the Evil History of SPECTRE
In celebration of the newly announced 24th James Bond film SPECTRE releasing in 2015, video editor Brad Hansen of Visual Spice Productions created a modern…