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Mario Jumps Out of a Nintendo Video Game and Destroys a Man’s House While He’s Away at Work
Buffalo, New York filmmaker John Huffnagle has created a funny video that shows the heroic plumber, Mario, jumping out of a Nintendo video game and…
Researchers Discover That a Zebra’s Stripes May Make Them Invisible To Bugs
Trace Dominguez of DNews reports on a recent study that found that a zebra’s stripes may do more than make for a pretty coat, the…
‘Tokyo Reverse’, A Nine-Hour Film Featuring a Man Walking Backwards Through Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Reverse is a nine-hour film starring 28-year-old Ludovic Zuili where Zuili walks backwards through Tokyo, Japan. The film, which is considered an example of…
Willie the Cat Fixes The Toilet Paper He Previously Unrolled
Willie, an adorable brown tabby, is just like any other cat playing with the toilet paper roll. What makes Willie different, however, is that he…
Vladimir Putin Calls Sarah Palin On ‘The Tonight Show’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon doing a hilarious impersonation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, called Sarah Palin, the former…
Visual Workout Posters Inspired by Popular Movies, TV Shows, and Video Games
Fitness guru Neila Rey has created a fantastic series of visual workout posters that are inspired by a popular movies, television shows, and video games.…
iFixit Teardown of the Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Set-Top Box and Controller
iFixit has posted its teardown of Amazon’s recently unveiled and released Amazon Fire TV streaming media set-top box. Additionally, they have included a teardown of…
Music Video for ‘The Silly Walks Song’ by Monty Python Suggests Money Is the Root of Evil
British comedy group Monty Python has released a new song and official music video for “The Silly Walks Song”, a song mostly about the evils…
The ‘Game of Thrones’ Intro Reimagined as a Classic 1970s-1980s TV Sitcom
Garrison Dean has created a wonderful video for io9, based on a concept by Charlie Jane Anders, that reimagines the intro to HBO’s hit television…
Ryu vs Jesse, An Animated ‘Street Fighter’ Meets ‘Breaking Bad’ Tribute That Pits Ryu Against Jesse Pinkman
“Hiyah! Hiyah! Magnets!” – Jesse UK-based animator Junior Jesman of FreeStyleGames has created “Ryu vs Jesse,” an animated Street Fighter meets Breaking Bad tribute that…