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Skateboarders Perform High Speed Street Tricks Inside New York City Subway Stations and Cars
In a clip from the skate video Tengu: God of Mischief by Colin Read, street skaters perform a slew of high speed tricks inside New…
The Candy Hierarchy 2014, A Definitive Ranking of the Year’s Best Halloween Candy
Ben Cohen and David Ng conducted a survey of more than 1,200 people on the topic of which Halloween candies induce joy and which induce despair. The data…
Mixology Expert Explains How Old Vermouth Can Negatively Affect the Quality of a Good Cocktail
On the most recent episode of “The Cocktail Spirit” on the Small Screen Network, mixology expert and historian Robert Hess explains how an old vermouth…
‘#OxfamSong’, A Charity Music Video by Eclectic Method Featuring Thousands of Video Samples and Simon Pegg
“#OxfamSong” is a charity music video created for Oxfam International by AV remixers Eclectic Method that weaves together samples of thousands of clips recorded at…
Didga the Skateboarding Cat Wows the Kids at the Local Skate Park With Her Impressive Moves
Didga the amazing skateboarding cat dropped in at the local skate park and wowed the kids (and dogs) who were watching her incredibly impressive moves.…
Mental Floss Clears Up a Series of Common Misconceptions About Technology
In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions, host Elliott Morgan clears up some common misconceptions about technology. Examples include the myth that Mac computers are immune…
Lantern, A Portable Device for Connecting to the Free Anonymous Outernet
Lantern is a portable device for connecting to the Outernet, a service that freely broadcasts information via radio signal from space. Outernet is raising funds for…
Impossible, An Electric Bike that Can Be Collapsed Down to the Size of a Backpack
Impossible is a collapsible electric bike that folds down to such a small size that it can be carried around in a backpack.
A Surreal Digital Experience That Allows Users to Speak With a Simulated Version of Themselves 20 Years in the Future
European telecommunications company Orange partnered with Paris-based advertising agency Publicis Conseil and Toronto-based digital design agency Jam3 to create a surreal digital experience that allows…
An Accident Sets Off a Entire Fireworks Show All at Once
YouTube user hhhjjjjffff has posted video of an accident causing an entire Italian fireworks show to ignite at once. The result is unsurprisingly pretty spectacular,…