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A Fully Functioning Nintendo Game Controller Coffee Table Designed After the Classic NES Controller From the 1980s
Logan Miller of MillerWoodshop has created an impressive and fully functioning NES game controller coffee table designed after the classic Nintendo Entertainment System controller from…
An Artisan Crafts a Horse From Molten Glass With a Few Swift Movements
Francisco Lopez Serrano captured video of an artisan crafting a horse from a piece of piping hot molten glass.
Vsauce3 Host Jake Roper Looks at Human Digestion, Answers How Much Humans Can Eat, and Devours a Sentient Taco
In a recent episode of Vsauce3, host Jake Roper looks at the process of human digestion, answers how much humans can actually eat, and devours…
Full Theater List Released for the ‘Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Debuting Across North America
StarWars.com and Disney have released a full list of select theaters across North America that will be showing an 88-second teaser trailer for Star Wars…
Drone Footage of the Large and Intricate Watts Towers Sculptures in Southern Los Angeles
YouTube drone videographer PC3DM flew a quadcopter around the large and complex Watts Towers sculptures in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles to capture some…
A Resin Sculpture That Features a Unicorn and a Narwhal Sharing the Same Brightly Colored Horn
A few weeks ago, our wonderfully outspoken 9-year old niece told us that she believed in unicorns based upon the very real existence of the…
The Acton, A Small Bluetooth Speaker That Looks Like a Vintage Marshall Guitar Amplifier
The Acton is the latest in a series of Bluetooth speakers created by amplifier manufacturer Marshall that are designed to look like vintage amps. The…
Fred Armisen Improvises and Explains Different New York City Accents
Fred Armisen (previously), known for his work on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia, took audience suggestions and improvised the accents of different New York City neighborhoods during a…
‘Inside Nature’s Giants: The Giant Squid’, A Film About the Elusive Deep Sea Cephalopod
In an hour-long episode of the documentary series Inside Nature’s Giants, PBS takes a look at the giant squid, a massive deep sea cephalopod believed…
Tested Enlists a Movie Effects Artist to Create a Creepy Real-Life Professor Farnsworth From ‘Futurama’
Tested enlisted movie effects artist Frank Ippolito to create a real-life version of Professor Farnsworth, the 160-year-old owner of Planet Express in the animated series…