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Sommelier Tastes 8 Varieties of Trader Joe’s Charles Shaw “Two Buck Chuck” Wine
Ben Robinson of Thrillist recently asked sommelier Sam Lipp to taste eight varieties of Charles Shaw, the notoriously inexpensive Trader Joe’s wine that is also…
Super Slow Motion Video of Superhydrophobic Surfaces and Magnetic Liquids in Action
In the latest video by The Slow Mo Guys, Gav and Dan drop liquids on a superhydrophobic surface and play with a magnetic liquid and…
Idée-O-rama, An Art Installation Featuring Illustrated Speech Bubble Signs in Montreal
Montreal’s Mont-Royal Avenue is currently festooned with brightly lit street signs shaped like comic book speech bubbles as part of a public art project, “Idée-O-rama.”…
It’s Grace, Grace Helbig’s New (Old) YouTube Channel
Online video personality Grace Helbig, formerly of Daily Grace, has (re)launched her original independent YouTube channel, It’s Grace, after parting ways with My Damn Channel…
Scientifically Accurate Pokémon by ADHD
“Let’s be real, Pikachu is a rat that bit an extension cord. Pokémon!” Animation Domination High-Def has created “Scientifically Accurate Pokémon”, a new animated short…
The NASA Mars Curiosity Rover LEGO Set Is Now Available
The Mars Curiosity Rover set created on LEGO CUUSOO by Stephen Pakbaz, a NASA mechanical engineer who worked on the actual Curiosity Rover, is finally…
Things You Do Drunk That Would Be Creepy If You Did Them Sober
In this video, BuzzFeed demonstrates how creepy it would be if you did some of the things you do when you’re drunk when you’re sober.…
Pavegen, Floor Tiles That Generate Electricity from Footsteps
Pavegen is a system of tiles created by inventor Laurence Kemball-Cook that generate electricity using energy from footsteps. Depending on the force of the step,…
Urban Putt, An Indoor Minigolf Course with Kinetic Sculptures in San Francisco
Urban Putt is an upcoming indoor minigolf course in San Francisco that will feature an array of kinetic sculptures and contraptions for players to interact…
LOL My Thesis, A Tumblr Blog for Funny, Oversimplified Thesis Paper Titles
LOL My Thesis is a Tumblr blog created by Harvard University senior Angie Frankel dedicated to oversimplified, less-than-academic titles for students’ thesis papers. “I initially…