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Insistent Lamb Demands More Petting While Dog Quietly Asks for Attention in the Background
A very friendly but insistent lamb named Jeb demands more petting from Ethan Horne, his human’s compliant boyfriend, while an adorable Jack Russell Terrier quietly…
Ocean Explorer Fabien Cousteau Talks About Living Underwater for 31 Days in a Fascinating TED Talk
Ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau recounts his recent 31-day adventure aboard an underwater laboratory in a fascinating TED talk from TED Global. Cousteau’s underwater sojourn took…
ArtWalk, Walking Tours That Showcase Public Art and Architecture in New York City
ArtWalk is a series of walking tours that showcase public art and architecture in New York City. Current walks include SoHo and the Bowery, with…
Drowsy Orange Tabby Cat Snoozes Away While Using a Juicy Red Pepper as His Pillow
A drowsy orange tabby named Tora snoozes away in the afternoon sun using a juicy red pepper as his pillow, while his feline friend Mimi…
Wired Tests the Endurance of a GoPro by Dropping It From 15 Feet and Hitting It With a Golf Club
Wired’s web series Battle Damage puts an ultra-rugged GoPro camera through its paces by dropping it from a height of 15 feet and hitting it…
Scottish Distillery Sends Whisky Into Space to Study the Effects of Varying Gravity on the Maturation Process
In 2011, Ardbeg, the Scottish distilling company with a big taste for adventure, partnered up with the space research company NanoRacks LLC to launch hand-crafted…
The Bigger Picture, Fanciful Depictions of the Area Outside the Margins of Iconic Album Covers
In The Bigger Picture, web design company Aptitude imagines what exists just outside the margins of some of popular music’s most iconic covers. In this…
An Amusing Comic by Mandatory Roller Coaster That Imagines the Kind of Lattes Pumpkins Drink
“Human Spice Latte” is an amusing comic by Aram J. French of Mandatory Roller Coaster that imagines the kind of lattes pumpkins drink. Pumpkin spice…
Ultron Gets Replaced by a Terrifying Robotic Pinocchio in a Parody of the ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Trailer
3D graphics artist Justin Younger replaced the character of Ultron with a terrifying robotic Pinocchio in his parody of the trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron titled…
Pibot, A Robotic Pilot Designed to Replace Humans in the Cockpits of Planes
Pibot is a robotic pilot created by researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea to potentially replace human…