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Pranksters Fill NYC Subway Car With Absurdist Panhandler Party
Gary Lee Mahmoud and a group of pranksters posed as panhandlers and slowly filled a New York City subway car, creating the surreal spectacle of…
Mixed Nuts in Space
Commander Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station shows what happens when you crack open a can of mixed nuts in zero gravity.
Chainsaw Robot Carves 3 Stacking Stools out of a Block of Wood
The 7Xstool is a set of three stacking stools that is carved from a single block of wood by an industrial robot equipped with a…
UnDead Teds, Horrifically Altered Zombie Teddy Bears
“One of a kind zombie teddy bear with exposed bones and plenty of gore.” Phillip Blackman of Ipswich, England crafts UnDead Teds, a collection of…
Beatboxer Keeps Up With a Metronome That Gets Faster and Faster
French beatboxer AleM keeps up with a metronome that incrementally gets faster and faster.
Original Apple Macintosh Computer Built Out of LEGO by Chris McVeigh
Canadian LEGO enthusiast and artist Chris McVeigh (aka “Powerpig“) created an awesome LEGO built representation of the original Macintosh computer to celebrate its 29th birthday.…
Just Vined, A Live Feed of the Last 20 Vine Videos
Just Vined is a live feed that shows the last 20 videos posted on Vine, the new looping video service by Twitter.
Five Massive Cooling Towers Collapsing in Slow Motion
Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys filmed five massive power plant cooling towers collapsing in slow motion. He shot the video at 350 frames…
Guy Pranks Strangers by Awkwardly Walking the Same Direction
Andrew Hales of the comedy prankster group Losing All Hope Was Freedom (LAHWF) is back with a new prank where he walks up to random…
How To Ride an Escalator
Helen Tseng illustrates the dos and don’ts of How To Ride an Escalator on The Bold Italic.