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Soylent, A Food Replacement Made of Vitamins & Nutrients, Not People
Soylent is a science fiction-like powder food replacement created by 24-year-old software engineer Rob Rhinehart that’s made entirely of nutrients and vitamins. As an experiment,…
Yuck, A 4th Grader’s Short Documentary Exposé About Gross Public School Lunches
Yuck is a short documentary exposé created in 2011 by New York City-based fourth grader Zachary Maxwell who used hidden cameras to document the realities…
Kame Camera, An App That Enhances Popular Japanese Photo Memes With Cartoon Energy Blasts
Kame Camera is an app created by Nagisa that enhances popular Japanese photo memes — like fake Dragon Ball energy attacks, Vadering, and Quidditch games…
The Beginning of ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope’ & Other Iconic Scenes Recreated in ‘Minecraft’
Paradise Decay has recreated the entire intro of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope using the video game Minecraft. The same user has also…
Creating the Music of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
In this video, SoundWorks Collection interviews music conductor and orchestrator Tim Simonec about creating the music for J.J. Abrams’ recently-released film, Star Trek Into Darkness.…
Semicolon by The Lonely Island, Hilarious Lyric Video About How to Use Semicolons; Improperly
“When you see me, better cross the street; Frogger! Then go home and write about it; Blogger!” “Semicolon” is a new lyric video by The…
Dok-Mai the Baby Elephant Takes Her First Mud Bath
Dok-Mai the baby elephant takes her very first mud bath at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand in this video uploaded by Elephant News. via…
Big Gas Savings, A Funny Ad For Kmart’s Discount Gas Service
Similar to their funny “Ship My Pants” ad campaign, Kmart has now launched an ad for “Big Gas Savings”, a discounted service where members save…
Crumpled Paper, Fashion Models Are Bizarrely Distorted in Crumpled Magazine Photos
In the 1999 series “Crumpled Paper,” artist Ofer Wolberger crumpled fashion and advertising photos from magazines, leaving the models bizarrely distorted. via Feature Shoot
Breathtaking Timelapse of the 2013 Danang International Fireworks Competition
Photographer Rob Whitworth has created a breathtaking timelapse of the 2013 Danang International Fireworks Competition.