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Musicless Version of the Video for the Village People’s 1978 Song ‘Y.M.C.A.’ Dubbed Over With Odd Sounds & Vocals
Mario Wienerroither recently stripped all of the upbeat music out of the video for the Village People‘s classic 1978 song “Y.M.C.A.” and dubbed over the…
Cacophonous Video of People Trying Out Instruments at the Times Square Guitar Center
A roomful of guitar players noodle around with instruments at the newly opened Times Square Guitar Center location in Manhattan in an extremely noisy video…
A Compilation of 40 Rare Celebrity Audition Tapes That Helped Launch Some of the Superstars’ Careers
A funny compilation video of 40 rare celebrity audition tapes that helped launch some of the superstars' careers.
‘Enter Pyongyang’, A ‘Flow-Motion’ Time-Lapse Video of the Bustling North Korean Capital
“Enter Pyongyang” is a short flowing time-lapse video of North Korea’s capital and most populous city helmed by city brander JT Singh and “flow-motion” videographer…
‘XCOM: The Board Game’, A Board Game Based on the Video Game Franchise About Fending Off an Alien Invasion
XCOM: The Board Game is a board game by Fantasy Flight Games, based on the video game franchise of the same name, about fending off…
The Amazing Interview With Five-Year-Old Noah Ritter Has ‘Apparently’ Been Remixed by The Gregory Brothers
Noah Ritter, the cute five-year-old kid from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania who stole the show with his amazing interview at the Wayne County Fair, has recently been…
Cloud Piano, A Robotic Installation That Plays Keys on a Piano Based on the Movement of Clouds
In the installation “Cloud Piano” by artist David Bowen, a robotic device plays the keys on a piano based on the movement of clouds overhead.…
Fascinating X-Ray GIFs of the Human Body in Action
Designer Cameron Drake created these fascinating animated X-ray GIFs of the human body in action for a recent web project. GIFs by Cameron Drake via…
MIT Researchers Have Developed a Material That Changes Between Soft and Hard States on Command
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an intriguing material that can change between soft and hard states on command. The phase-changing material, consisting…
A Sculptural Bus Stop That Spells Out ‘Bus’ in Giant Letters
Spanish art studio mmmm… has created “BUS,” a clever sculptural bus stop that lets commuters relax and take shelter in 14-foot-tall letters that form the…