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‘Metal Is Beautiful’, A Strangely Hypnotic Super Slow Motion Video of Drill Creating Metal Shavings
“Metal is Beautiful” is a strangely hypnotic short video by YouTube channel 1stVideoChannel that features super slow motion video of a power drill creating metal…
ZURI 01 Paperbot System, A DIY Programmable Robot Built Out of Paper and Cardboard
ZURI 01 Paperbot System is a programmable, modular robotics platform created by Germany company Zoobotics that users build with cardboard and paper. The smartphone-controlled DIY…
The Worlds of ‘The Simpsons’ & ‘Futurama’ Collide in New Couch Gag For Upcoming ‘Simpsorama’ Crossover Episode
The animated worlds of The Simpsons and Futurama collide in a new couch gag from FOX for their upcoming “Simpsorama” crossover episode. It is set…
Super Slow Motion Video of Non-Newtonian Fluid Vibrating On Top of a Loudspeaker
Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, The Slow Mo Guys (previously), are back at it with some super slow motion video of a homemade cornstarch-based non-Newtonian…
Game of Thrones Family Tree Mapping Every House in George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’
(larger) A Forum of Ice and Fire member, El-Daddy, recently did his research and created an impressive Game of Thrones family tree that maps out…
Episode One and Two of the Animated Web Series ‘Bee and PuppyCat’ Released on YouTube by Cartoon Hangover
“Food” (Episode 1) and “Farmer” (Episode 2) of the fun animated web series Bee and PuppyCat has now been released on YouTube by Cartoon Hangover.…
A Charming Animation by ESA Showing Rosetta and Philae Spacecraft Preparing to Land on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
A charming animation by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Rosetta and Philae spacecraft preparing to land on comet 67P Rosetta was launched in 2004…
Fascinating Theories on How the Pyramids Were Built
In the latest episode of Veritasium, host Derek Muller travels to Egypt to examine some of the fascinating theories on how the pyramids were built.…
‘The Big Book of Maker Skills’, Chris Hackett’s Illustrated Guide of 334 Tools and Techniques for Makers
The Big Book of Maker Skills is a guide featuring 334 tools and techniques for makers of all stripes. The book is written by artist,…
Pancakes Made in the Shapes of Caterpillar Species of the Pacific Northwest
After his daughter cooked up a pancake shaped like a “duck caterpillar,” Nathan Shields of Saipancakes (previously) crafted a set of detailed caterpillar pancakes. Each…