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The Infinite Hotel Paradox, A TED-Ed Animated Lecture
Educator Jeff Dekofsky explains Hilbert’s paradox of the Grand Hotel, a thought experiment that illustrates some curious properties of infinite sets, in this TED-Ed animated…
The Simpsons’ 25th Anniversary Mr. Potato Head Version of Homer Simpson
The Simpsons is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014 and to mark the occasion, they released a Mr. Potato Head version of Homer Simpson.…
Denham Psycho, A British Hipster Parody of ‘American Psycho’
British hipsters discuss the finer points of Japanese denim and Indonesian civet coffee in “Denham Psycho,” a spoof of the 2000 crime drama American Psycho.…
Dropping Two Pounds of Dry Ice in a Sink Full of Water
In the latest video by CrazyRussianHacker, host Taras Kulakov places two pounds of dry ice into a sink full of water, unleashing a waterfall of…
Two Fans Broke onto the Set of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ to Film a Homemade Documentary in 1988
On March 10th, 1988, two Star Trek: The Next Generation fans broke onto the Paramount lot at night, wandering through the Enterprise sets and attempting…
Chogokin Hello Kitty, A ‘Super Alloy’ Hello Kitty Mech Figure
Bandai is celebrating the simultaneous 40th anniversaries of Hello Kitty and its Chogokin — a “super alloy” equivalent to Marvel’s adamantium — line of die-cast…
Beauty, A Video Montage of Subtly Animated Classic Paintings
Dozens of classic paintings are subtly animated in the short video “Beauty” by Italian animator Rino Stefano Tagliafierro. You can see the full list of…
The Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’ Music Video Without Music and Dubbed Over with Weird Sounds
Mario Wienerroither recently stripped all of the music out of the music video for “Firestarter” by The Prodigy. He then dubbed over the music video…
PetCeption, A YouTube Channel Dedicated to Seeing the World Through An Animal’s Point of View
PetCeption is a YouTube Channel dedicated to seeing the world through an animal’s eyes through the use of POV cameras. Through the use of pov…
Jan Huling Transforms Simple Objects Into Beautiful Works of Beaded Art
Beadist Jan Huling has a remarkable talent taking simple items and making them extraordinary with her beautiful beading technique. In each of my constructions, surface…