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Volkswagen Reunites William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy in a ‘Star Trek’-Themed Commercial for New Electric Cars
Volkswagen Germany recently brought together legends William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy to shoot a Star Trek-themed commercial for their new futuristic line of electric cars.…
An Animated Short Examining the Surprising Roots of Early Copyright Law
Copying-themed web series Copy-me (see previously) takes on the surprising early history of copyright law. The episode travels back to the birth of the printing…
A Compilation of Impressive Trick Ping Pong Ball Shots Into a Drinking Cup
tehanonymoustrollz put together a compilation video featuring a selection of trick shots in which a ping pong ball lands in drinking cups.
Clever Hamster Figures Out a Way to Use Her Exercise Wheel Without Ever Having to Stand Up
A very clever, and perhaps lazy, hamster figures out a way to use her exercise wheel without ever having to stand up. She just lays…
Drone Pilot Takes a Long Distance Selfie Off a Cliff
Eastern Collective founder Matt Bendetto shot a long range selfie by flying his DJI Phantom 2 drone off the cliffs of Lone Rock Point in…
A Limited Edition of Stylized ‘Breaking Bad’ Blu-ray Cases Illustrated by Ralph Steadman
Season 1: Walter White Legendary British illustrator and cartoonist Ralph Steadman has teamed up with director Vince Gilligan to create a limited edition of stylized…
A Fascinating Look at the Positions of Players in 10,000 Matches of the Video Game ‘League of Legends’
The New York Times has posted a fascinating article that looks at the positions of players in 10,000 matches of the video game League of…
All 13 Saturn V Rocket Launches Shown Simultaneously
Spacecraft Films compiled footage from each of the 13 Saturn V rocket launches into one video. The video “All Saturn V Launches At Once” also features…
What $1,000 in Rent Can Afford in 12 Different United States Cities
BuzzFeedBlue demonstrates the cost of living in different cities with a video that shows the area and price per square foot of a $1,000 per…
A TED-Ed Animation Explaining the Schrödinger’s Cat Thought Experiment in Quantum Mechanics
“Schrödinger’s cat: A thought experiment in quantum mechanics” is a TED-Ed lesson by physicist Chad Orzel that explains the famous Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment proposed…