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‘Smart Pipe’, A Bizarre Adult Swim Infomercial About a Social Media-Connected Toilet Pipe
“Smart Pipe” is an Adult Swim Infomercial about a social media-connected toilet pipe that tracks users’ waste and stores the data in a mysterious floating…
Three Cats Loudly Beg For Taste of Whipped Cream Whenever They Hear Their Human Shake the Can
Upon hearing their human shake a can of ready-made whipped cream, a trio of house cats loudly beg for a just little taste. The sample…
Snookball, A Combination of Billiards and Soccer That Replaces Cues With Feet
Snookball is a delightful new sport that combines the layout of snooker–an English cue sport–with the scale and ball of soccer, requiring the player to…
‘Reactions’ Explains the Chemistry of What Goes on in Our Stomachs After Eating Too Much
A recent episode of The American Chemical Society series Reactions explains the chemistry behind what goes on in our stomachs after we eat too much.…
Cakey, An App That Helps Parents Find and Manage Age-Appropriate YouTube Videos for Their Children
Cakey is an app that helps parents find and manage age-appropriate YouTube videos for their children. The app works by allowing parents to create a…
‘Every Breath You Take’ by The Police Reimagined as a Creepy Minor Key Ballad
YouTube musician Chase Holfelder performs a unique take on the 1983 Police hit “Every Breath You Take,” adding an extra level of creepiness to the…
A Candle Based on Gestapo Agent Toht’s Gory Face-Melting Scene From Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Firebox has released a fantastic candle based on Gestapo agent Arnold Ernst Toht‘s gory face-melting scene from the classic 1981 adventure film Indiana Jones and…
A Semi-Truck With Attached Trailer Jumps Over a Speeding Formula 1 Race Car
EMC joined forces with the Lotus F1 racing team, jumping a full-size semi-truck over a speeding Formula 1 car
‘Star Wars’ Film Series Reexamined Through the Lens of Complex Ring Composition Storytelling
The site Star Wars Ring Theory takes a fascinating and intensely detailed new look at the two Star Wars trilogies as seen through the lens…
‘Black Friday’, A Horror Movie Trailer Parody About Black Friday Shoppers Turning to Violence to Get the Best Deals
“Black Friday” by Nacho Punch is a parody of horror movie trailers about Black Friday shoppers turning to extreme violence to get the best deals.…