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Arnold Schwarzenegger Recites His Famous Movie Lines For Fans on Reddit
“Put the cookie down! Now!” Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently appeared on reddit for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) to both help…
Fantastical Fictive Beers by Pop Chart Lab, Featuring Beer From Movies, Books & TV Shows
“Fantastical Fictive Beers” by Pop Chart Lab is an “illustrated selection of 71 beers from some of the greatest movies, books, and TV shows ever.”…
A House With Halloween Light Show Synchronized to ‘The Fox’ by Ylvis
The folks at Edwards Landing Lights in Leesburg, Virginia brought their home to life for Halloween by creating a light show synchronized to the viral…
Babies Sitting Inside of Pumpkins
photo by Melissa B. The Ellen Degeneres Show asked viewers to send in pictures of babies sitting in pumpkins and, as you might expect, they…
Model Enthusiast Makes His Own Functioning 1/4 Scale V8 Engine with Electronic Fuel Injection
UK model engine enthusiast Keith5700 designed and built the functional 1/4 scale V8 engine. The 45cc engine model includes technologically advanced features like electronic fuel…
A Cake Made in the Likeness of Willie Nelson
For a contest, baker Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas made an awesome cake in the likeness of country music legend Willie…
Snapdragon Booth, A 540-Degree Photo Rig Made of 130 Smartphones
To promote their Snapdragon mobile processor, Qualcomm created Snapdragon Booth, a “bullet time”-style 540-degree photo rig made out of 130 HTC One smartphones. The Snapdragon…
Shreddies, Underwear Designed to Filter Out Farts
Shreddies are a line of underwear for men and women designed to filter out the smell caused from flatulence. Using Zorflex, the activated carbon also…
Car Drives Through Anamorphic Illusions in Clever Honda Ad
A car drives past (and sometimes through) a series of clever anamorphic illusions in this commercial for Honda. The commercial was created by UK ad…
Drone’s Eye View Video of the XOXO Festival in Portland, OR
This is a short video I created from the perspective of my robotic flying camera while attending this year’s XOXO festival in Portland, OR. If…