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Humanoid Atlas Robot by Boston Dynamics Performs the Crane Kick from ‘The Karate Kid’
The robotics lab at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) has created a video demonstrating the agility of the Atlas Robot (previously)…
Rockstar Games Releases PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Launch Trailer for the Re-Release of ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
Rockstar Games has recently released the launch trailer for the re-release of their popular video game Grand Theft Auto V (previously), which is coming to…
The Knowledge, An Intense London Cab Driver Test That Incorporates the City’s 25,000 Streets
The latest issue of The New York Times Style Magazine explores The Knowledge, the intense test given to prospective London cab drivers that involves the…
Musicless Version of the Video for Sia’s Song ‘Chandelier’ Dubbed Over With Eerie Sounds & Voices
Mario Wienerroither (previously) recently stripped all the music out of the video for Sia‘s song “Chandelier.” Wienerroither then dubbed over the music video with all…
Snail Mail My Email, A Service That Will Handwrite and Send Beautiful Free Letters for One Week a Year
Snail Mail My Email (previously) is a an annual service founded by San Francisco artist Ivan Cash that will handwrite and mail out free letters…
Mario and Luigi of the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Digitally Inserted Into Even More Fail Videos to Cause Trouble
In episode two of Super Bad Mario by Pastek, Mario and Luigi of the Super Mario Bros. video game series have been digitally inserted into…
SurgeProtector, A Mobile App Designed to Help Users Avoid Uber’s Rush Hour Surge Pricing
SurgeProtector is a new iPhone app created by developer Thomas Schmidt to help Uber users avoid surge pricing, when the on-demand car service increases…
They Might Be Giants Open Instant Fan Club 2015 Membership, Featuring Albums and Live Shows
They Might Be Giants have opened up membership to their 2015 Instant Fan Club (previously), a promotional offering featuring a slew of band related swag,…
The Ghostbusters vs. the MythBusters in ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’
The ghoul-catching Ghostbusters face off against the original fact-seeking MythBusters, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, in a new episode of Epic Rap Battles of History…
Mental Floss Explains Why Voices Become Higher After Inhaling Helium
Mental Floss host Craig Benzine explains why voices become higher after inhaling helium in a recent episode of the series Big Questions. Surprisingly, the answer has…