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A Music Video for ‘Craco’ by Hauschka Featuring Animated Anthropomorphic Plant Sculptures
“Craco” is a music video directed by Tobias Stretch for Duesseldorf-based pianist Hauschka that features a strangely hypnotic trio of life-size anthropomorphic plant sculptures. Stretch…
Adam Savage Shows Off His ‘Ghostbusters’ Halloween Costume, Including a Proton Pack That Lights Up
Adam Savage gets ready to trap some ghosts while showing off his impressive Ghostbusters Halloween costume that he assembled and made throughout the years during…
A Look at the Inner Workings of a Vintage, Pre-Flint Catalytic Cigarette Lighter
In his latest video, Applied Science host Ben Krasnow takes a look at a vintage catalytic lighter, which uses methanol vapor and a platinum wire…
Seth Rogen Cast to Play Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak in the Upcoming Steve Jobs Biopic Written by Aaron Sorkin
Seth Rogen has been cast to play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic (previously) written by Aaron Sorkin. Rogen will be…
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…