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Artist Turns Her Black German Shepherd Into an Adorable Skeleton Dog With White Non-Toxic Face Paint
Bellevue, Washington-based artist Bryn Anderson recently turned Nixe, her black 13-month-old German Shepherd pup, into an adorable skeleton dog with white non-toxic water based face…
Richard Wiseman Shares Even More Amazing Bets You Will Always Win
British psychology professor, author, and performer Richard Wiseman of Quirkology recently shared a new 10 Bets You Will Always Win in episode 12 of his…
‘Captivating Cardistry Wizards’, A Video Featuring Card Manipulators Demonstrating Their Unique Shuffling Skills
In “Captivating Cardistry Wizards” by Kuma Films (see previously), a sextet of cardistry artists in Singapore show off their fascinating and hypnotic ability to manipulate…
Mental Floss Answers Whether It Is Unhealthy to Stand in Front of a Microwave Oven While It Is Cooking
In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series The Big Question (see previously), host Craig Benzine answers a viewer-submitted question about whether it is…
Refold, A Portable Standing Desk Made Entirely Out of Recycled Cardboard
Refold is a portable standing desk created by a team out of Wellington, New Zealand that is made entirely out of recycled cardboard. The desk…
Part Two of the Bad Lip Reading Parody for Season Four of AMC’s Television Series ‘The Walking Dead’
Bad Lip Reading has created part two of their bad lip reading parody (see previously) for season four of AMC’s popular television series The Walking…
‘Formula ’71’, A Song by TRS-80 Set to a Scene From the Steve McQueen Racing Film ‘Le Mans’
Chicago-based synth band TRS-80 set the music video for their track “Formula ’71” to a scene from the 1971 Steve McQueen racing film Le Mans…
‘Tomorrowland’, A Disney Sci-Fi Adventure Film About a Mysterious Place in Space & Time Where Nothing Is Impossible
Tomorrowland is an upcoming sci-fi adventure film from Disney and directed by Brad Bird. The newly released teaser trailer shows a jaded teen named Casey…
How to Capture High-Speed Photographs of Bullets Piercing Water Droplets
TechPhotoBlog has an instructional video detailing the somewhat complicated process of capturing a high-speed photograph of a bullet piercing a water droplet. The method revolves…
A Music Video Created by Sampling the Sounds of Iconic Keyboards Typing
Tech blog The Verge recently created a music video using sampled sounds taken from a dozen different iconic keyboard models attached to typewriters, laptops, and…