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Japanese Distillery Nikka Yoichi Demonstrates the Fiery Process of Charring a Whisky Aging Barrel
While Potluck Video was visiting the Nikka Yoichi Distillery in Hokkaido, Japan, a worker demonstrated the amazing fiery process of charring a whisky aging barrel.…
AsapSCIENCE Explains Why People Find Their Own Farts More Appealing Than Other People’s Smelly Farts
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE (previously) recently explained why people find their own farts more appealing than other people’s smelly farts. Your farts…
The White House Issues a Statement Outlining President Obama’s Net Neutrality Plan For a Free and Open Internet
The White House has issued a statement detailing President Obama’s plan to have the FCC enforce a free and open internet through net neutrality. If…
Mother of Four Makes Cute Scenes Using Sunny Side Up Eggs for Her Kids’ Breakfast
Creative Hong Kong-based mother of four, Anne Widya, has made a cute series of scenes using sunny side up eggs for her kids’ breakfast. Even…
Rock Band Guster Debuts a New Album Cover Featuring Psychedelic Magnetized Liquid Art
Boston rock band Guster debuted the cover of its forthcoming record Evermotion with a video featuring Swiss artist Fabian Oefner’s psychedelically colored work created with…
Timo the Cat Rolls Across the Floor On a Dolly, Lays in Bed Like a Human and Is Very Happy Just Being Himself
While his human was doing renovations on their home, an adventurous Timo the Ragdoll took it upon himself to use a rolling dolly to ride…
Space Station Astronaut Shares the Challenge They Face to Successfully Land Philae on a Comet
While on board the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst used an earplug to demonstrate the challenges the Rosetta mission (previously) faces in attempting…
A Match Being Struck Captured With a Colorful Scientific Imaging Technique
A video shot by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia using the schlieren technique captures colorful swirling hidden imagery as a match is struck by professor…
Mental Floss Dispels Common Misconceptions About Pregnancy
Host Elliott Morgan dispels a series of common misconceptions about pregnancy in a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions. Morgan explains misconceptions about pregnant women eating fish,…
‘The Tick Tock Doc’, A Short Documentary About a Vintage Clock Repairman
The “Tick Tock Doc” is a short documentary by photojournalist Bob Krist that examines the life and work of Andy Pugh, a clock repairman based…