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‘Full Moon Pacific Blanket’, A Timelapse of Blankets of Fog Rolling Over the San Francisco Bay
“Full Moon Pacific Blanket” is a timelapse by California photographer Gary Yost that features haunting footage of thick fog as it rolls over the city…
A Supercut of Robots in Movies by Jonathan Mann Featuring His New Song ‘The Robots Don’t Love You’
Jonathan Mann has created a supercut video of robots in movies that features his new song “The Robots Don’t Love You” from the EP Every…
San Antonio Woman Continues Weightlifting After Losing an Arm in a Car Accident
Barcroft TV has created a short video profiling Krystal Cantu, a 25-year-old San Antonio, Texas woman who has continued bodybuilding in spite of losing her…
Benedict Cumberbatch Does Hilarious Impressions of Jar Jar Binks From ‘Star Wars’ & Gollum From ‘Lord of the Rings’
Benedict Cumberbatch performed hilarious impressions of Jar Jar Binks from the Star Wars films and Gollum from The Lord of the Rings during an interview…
Edison, An Educational Programming Robot That Gets Instructions by Reading Barcodes
Edison is a low-cost robot created by Australian hardware startup Microbic that’s designed to teach kids how to program. The little orange ‘bot is LEGO…
Supercut of On-Screen Deaths in Movies by Quentin Tarantino
Jaume R. Lloret has created a great four-minute supercut video of every on-screen death in movies by Quentin Tarantino. The entire list of films featured…
‘OMOTE’, An Art Installation Featuring Real-Time Face Tracking and Projection Mapping
“OMOTE” is an art installation by producer Nobumichi Asai and several other collaborators that features real-time face tracking and projection mapping. Throughout the installation, the…
How the Cigarette Machine Had a Massive Economic Impact on the 20th Century
Engineer Guy Bill Hammack makes the case that the first cigarette-rolling machine, created in 1880 by inventor James Albert Bonsack, may be the invention with…
Monty Python Perform ‘The Lumberjack Song’ at Their Live (Mostly) Reunion Show in London
Monty Python has released another clip from their recent Monty Python Live (Mostly) reunion shows at the O2 Arena in London, and this time it’s…
Cute Little Boy Is Not Happy at All After Dad Pretends to Steal His Ear and Nose
Missoula, Montana-based father Jesse Fulcher quickly upsets his cute little son after he pretends to first steal his ear and then his nose. Once Fulcher…