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15,000 Volts, An Artistic Demonstration of High-Voltage Wood Burning
Pratt Institute student Melanie Hoff demonstrates the technique of high-voltage wood erosion. Beginning at the point of contact, beautiful river-like burn patterns unfurl across the…
Cat Map, An Interactive Map of All the Cats in the World
The Zoological Society of London has launched its Cat Map, a global, searchable map of all the world’s cats. You can search for cats by…
22 Hit Beatles Songs Covered in One Minute
Los Angeles-based comedian and musician Chad Neidt joined forces with beatboxer Bronkar Lee to cover 22 hit Beatles songs in one minute. You can view…
Infinite Scroll Enabled on Laughing Squid
We recently implemented the Infinite Scroll module on the Laughing Squid blog, a feature of Automattic’s Jetpack, a free plugin for WordPress sites. You can…
Man Dressed as Batman Turns Over Burglary Suspect to British Police
An unidentified man dressed as Batman turned in a wanted 27-year-old burglary suspect to the West Yorkshire Police. They caught a glimpse of the masked…
Racial Walking Dead Parody Featuring Comedian Kevin Hart on SNL
On a Saturday Night Live sketch, cast members parodied the hit AMC television series, The Walking Dead. The parody featured comedian and SNL host Kevin…
Apple’s ‘iWatch’ Will Launch This Year
Apple is currently working on a smartwatch to be released later this year, Bloomberg reports. The company has a team of about 100 designers working on the “iWatch,”…
Time-Lapse of Liu Bolin “The Invisible Man” Disappearing at TED2013
Back in 2011 we wrote about “The Invisible Man” Liu Bolin, a Chinese artist who hides in plain sight by having his entire body painted…
We Cause Scenes, Feature Documentary About Improv Everywhere
We Cause Scenes is a feature length documentary directed by Matt Adams about Improv Everywhere. The film which tells the story of its founder…
Pulp, The First Film To Premiere Exclusively on Xbox
British indie film Pulp from directors Adam Hamdy and Shaun Magher premiered today exclusively on Xbox Live. The film, a comedy about a comic book writer recruited by…