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The Lush Underwater Gardens of Competitive Aquascaping
“Whisper of the pines” by Serkan Çetinkol. Turkey. 2013 IAPLC Top 27 The lush underwater gardens in these photos are all competition-grade examples of aquascaping,…
How to Use Laughing Gas to Speed Up the Infusion Process for Cocktails
Love infused cocktails, but don’t have the patience to wait for the flavor to take? Anthony Carboni and Tara Long of Hard Science demonstrate how…
Optical Illusion Photo Taken at Indian Temple Makes Man Look Like a Giant
During a visit to the Lotus Temple in New Delhi, zappas_mo posed for a tourist snapshot and unintentionally created an optical illusion in which he…
Log Out, An Inspirational Comic by The Oatmeal
“Log Out,” a recent comic by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal, encourages readers to step away from the computer and go outside — unless, of…
MemeGen, An App for Creating and Sharing Memes on Imgur
MemeGen is an app that allows users to create memes with overlaid text and share them on Imgur. It is available to download from the…
Disney Pixar’s ‘Toy Story’ Remade with Cute Kittens
The Pet Collective has created a remake of the 1995 animated comedy adventure film Toy Story by Disney Pixar using adorable kittens. Previously, we wrote…
Awkward Moments When You’re Unemployed
BuzzFeed draws attention to the common experiences of being unemployed in a recent video, “10 Awkward Moments When You’re Unemployed.” The video was inspired by…
Innovative Winter Clothing Ideas by Illustrator Caldwell Turner
Editorial Illustrator Caldwell Turner thought up a very innovative series of winter clothing ideas and drew them up to be displayed on CollegeHumor. According to…
Jack Russell Terrier Determinedly Plows Through Deep Snow to Find Her Tennis Ball
Kia the Jack Russell terrier determinedly plows through snow that’s deeper than she is tall while searching for her tennis ball in this video by…
The Random Oscar Winner Generator
To celebrate the 2014 Academy Award nominations, Time created The Random Oscar Winner Generator. The generator uses an algorithm that combines different aspects of all…