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SoundWorks Collection Interviews the Sound Team Behind the Dreamworks Animated Film ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
SoundWorks Collection talks to Randy Thom and Dean DeBlois, the sound designer and director behind the recent Dreamworks animated film How to Train Your Dragon…
A Chef Demonstrates the Many Different Ways to Slice a Cucumber
Chef Sato Harujin, a chef demonstrates a number of unique methods for cutting a cucumber. The end result is a bowl full of very distinct…
GoPro Video of a Backyard Golf Trick Shot Onto a Hot Dog-Dispensing Rube Goldberg-Style Machine
David Kalb picked up a golf club and hit the ball onto a Rube Goldberg-style machine ending in a hollowed out watermelon that dispenses a…
Two Supercuts of Promo Interviews With Pro Wrestlers Where All Words Are Edited Out & Only Heavy Breathing Remains
YouTube member Carlos C. created a supercut video in 2011, and a great supercut sequel in 2013, of promotional interviews with professional wrestlers where all…
A Video of a Man Firing a Contraption Made From Five Roman Candles Taped Together
YouTube user iZHarms has uploaded a video of himself firing a contraption made from five AK-180 fireworks — a kind of Roman candle — taped…
An In-Depth Tour of MythBuster Adam Savage’s San Francisco Workshop
Tested has created a video providing an in-depth tour of MythBuster Adam Savage’s San Francisco workshop, a location affectionately referred to as “the Cave.” Savage’s…
Art Prints of Arrangements of Peonies, Roses, Tulips, & Sunflowers Featuring 50 Types of Their Respective Flowers
Pop Chart Lab has created a new series of art prints that feature floral arrangements of peonies, roses, tulips, and sunflowers that each include 50…
Mouth, An Online Retailer Featuring Indie Food Products
The Great Guest Mouth is an online retailer of indie food products. The retailer specifically features food products that are handmade over mass-produced goods. The…
A First-Person View of What Goes on in George R.R. Martin’s Mind as He Writes Deadly Scenes for ‘Game of Thrones’
Filmmaker Michael Tivikoff (a.k.a. “Mr.TVCow“) has created a video featuring a first-person view of what goes on in the mind of author George R.R. Martin…
A Dad Makes His Six-Year-Old Son a LEGO ‘Star Wars’ Boba Fett Minifigure Costume
The Dented Helmet member and father CGS1 recently made his six-year-old son an awesome LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett minifigure costume to wear at a…