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A Playlist of Ambient Music Layered on Top of San Francisco Public Safety Radio Traffic Sounds
Longtime internet radio broadcaster SomaFM has created SF10-33, a playlist of ambient music layered atop the echoing sounds of San Francisco public safety radio traffic…
A Look at the Science Behind Laser Tattoo Removal
After recently showing off super slow motion video of a tattoo being applied, Smarter Every Day took a trip to a plastic surgeon to look…
GoPro Video of a Professional Pumpkin Carving From Start to Finish
In a video posted by GoPro, Maniac Pumpkin Carvers member Marc Evan adapts a Tara McPherson painting into an artful and extremely detailed jack-o’-lantern.
Gene Simmons Demonstrates the Right Way to Apply His Iconic KISS ‘Demon’ Makeup
In a video by Cosmopolitan, KISS co-frontman Gene Simmons demonstrates how to put on his iconic “Demon” makeup by applying it to his daughter, Sophie…
Felicia Day Lets Loose and Boogies Down in Geek and Sundry’s 8-Bit Haunted Dance Party
Actress Felicia Day lets loose and boogies down while attending a groovy 8-bit haunted dance party in a recent video by Geek and Sundry. It…
How Marvel’s Teaser Trailer for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Should Have Ended
The latest animated episode of How It Should Have Ended (HISHE) (previously) features an alternate ending for Marvel’s recently released teaser trailer for Avengers: Age…
‘Ex Machina’, A Sci-Fi Thriller Film About a Young Coder Who Tests a Beautiful Artificially Intelligent Female Robot
A24 studio has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming sci-fi thriller film Ex Machina directed by Alex Garland, who is known for writing the…
An Incredibly Detailed Cross-Section Illustration of Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong
Japanese researchers created an incredibly detailed illustrated cross-section of Hong Kong’s notoriously overcrowded Kowloon Walled City (previously) shortly before the enclave was torn down in…
Impossible Magnets, Souvenir Magnets for Fictional Destinations From Pop Culture and Literature
Impossible Magnets is a series of souvenir magnets for fictional destinations found in movies, books, games, myths and more. The series was created by Martín…
Kitschy Thrift Store Figurines Transformed Into Wonderfully Twisted Creations
Portland, Oregon-based artist Tom LaBonty transforms kitschy thrift store figurines into wonderfully twisted creations. He draws his inspiration from black metal, horror, goth, and Halloween…