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‘On the Subway’, An Animated Short About a Little Bear Taking a Surreal Ride on Public Transportation
“On the Subway” by Ottawa, Ontario animator Mike Geiger is an animated short about all of the strange and surreal adventures encountered by small, green…
OutRunner, A Remote-Controlled Running Robot Inspired by Biology
OutRunner is a remote-controlled running robot by Florida-based Robotics Unlimited that is inspired by biology and is inherently stable at running speeds up to 20…
Man Creates Marriage Proposal Music Video Using Footage Shot Over Four Years in 26 Countries
Recent University of Montana graduate Jack Hyer created a marriage proposal video for his girlfriend Becca Strellnauer using footage of him lip-syncing to “I’m Gonna…
An Amusing Ad for the Video Game ‘Watch Dogs’ Exploring What It Might Be Like If We Could Hack Everything
Video game developer and publisher Ubisoft has created an amusing advertisement for their upcoming video game Watch Dogs featuring a series of people unintentionally hacking…
10 Commandments for Makers by Adam Savage of ‘MythBusters’
Adam Savage of MythBusters shared ten commandments for makers at the recent Maker Faire Bay Area. His first commandment is to make something, anything at…
Zoo Visitors in the Philippines Can Get Free Massages From Four 20-Foot Burmese Pythons
Several people get massages from a quartet of Burmese pythons at the Cebu City Zoo in the Philippines. Each of the 20-foot constricting snakes is…
A Look Back at How the News Covered ‘Pac-Man’ in the Early 1980s
Video game personality Patrick Scott Patterson has compiled a video showcasing news coverage of the video game Pac-Man during its reign of popularity after releasing…
An Incredible Video of Red Bull Air Force Wingsuit Flyers Zooming Over New York City
Red Bull Air Force members Jeff Provenzano, Sean MacCormac, and Amy Chmelecki, as well as team manager Jon Devore and videographer Andy Farrington, jumped from…
Kids React to an Old Apple Computer
In the latest episode of their Kids React series, Benny and Rafi Fine of The Fine Brothers show a group of kids an Apple computer…
A Short Film Inspired by the Video Game ‘Watch Dogs’ Featuring Incredible Parkour Stunts
Filmmaker Devin Graham worked with video game developer and publisher Ubisoft to create a short film inspired by the upcoming video game Watch Dogs featuring…