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Water Balloon Striking a Face in Super Slow Motion
CrazyRussianHacker is back, this time armed with a slow motion camera and an arsenal of water balloons. Shot at 10,000 FPS on a Phantom v2010…
Exhausted Father Records Funny Vine Videos of His 4-Year-Old Daughter on Saturday Morning for 3 Straight Months
Bottlerocket, a 38-year-old father of two girls, has recorded a funny series of 6 second Vine videos of his 4-year-old daughter on Saturday morning for…
Amazon Dash, A Handheld Scanner for Ordering AmazonFresh Groceries for Home Delivery
Amazon has announced Amazon Dash, a handheld hardware device designed for ordering food online through home delivery grocery service AmazonFresh, which is similar to FreshDirect.…
Artist Offers Her Digital Design Skills To Help Homeless Dogs
Hungarian artist Sarolta Bán is on a mission to help the homeless dogs of the world find a home and is offering her talents in…
Foldscope, A Folding Printable Microscope Created Using Paper That Costs 50 Cents to Make
Stanford University assistant professor and bioengineer Manu Prakash has created a microscope out of what is basically layered cardstock and a micro-lens. The “Foldscope” is…
‘Passion’, A Short Documentary About Competitive Beard Growing World Champion Jack Passion
‘Passion’ is a 2012 documentary short by Zach Bainter exploring the life of multiple World Beard and Moustache Championship winner, Jack Passion. During the seven-minute…
A 25-Year Old Jon Hamm Makes an Appearance as a Contestant On ‘The Big Date’ Game Show in 1996
In 1996, long before Mad Men was a twinkle in the collective eye of AMC, actor Jon Hamm was waiting tables in between acting gigs.…
‘The Giants of Iceland’, A Profile the Island Country’s Strongman Population
Vice’s latest documentary short, ‘The Giants of Iceland,’ is an examination of the strongman population of Europe’s most sparsely populated country. Iceland, which has a…
How Is Technology Changing TV Narrative? by PBS Idea Channel
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores the ways in which streaming services like Netflix and Hulu as well as the more recent trend of…
You’re The Star, A Set of Vinyl Figures Featuring Fans, Press, and Paparazzi
You’re The Star is a set of five fans, press, and paparazzi vinyl figures from Archie McPhee. The figures range between 2″ and 3″ tall,…