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Pranksters Camp Out on Black Friday Outside of a Dollar Store
In “Black Friday Dollar Store”, the latest mission by Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd of leads a group of pranksters to camp out on Black Friday…
San Francisco Approves 220 Square Foot Micro-Apartments
Faced with a housing shortage and skyrocketing rents, last week the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation that would allow up to 375 micro-apartments.…
Workers Quickly Sort Crates Full of Empty Beer Bottles
In this video uploaded by ThePrincessViral, you can watch as a group of Romanian workers quickly sort through a massive collection of tall pallets…
Street Busker Plays the Spoons to ‘Insomnia’ by Faithless
London-based documentary filmmaker Pinny Grylls posted this video of a street busker awesomely playing the spoons to the song playing from his speaker, “Insomnia” by…
Plastic Chair Sculptures by Bert Loeschner
Artist Bert Loeschner makes sculptures out of monobloc plastic chairs. The sculptures range from single chairs modified into human-like poses, to elaborate multi-chair structures. photos…
A Series of 10 More Bets You Will Never Lose
10 More Bets You Will Always Win is a new video by British psychology professor, author and performer Richard Wiseman as part of his ongoing…
Making Candy Canes by Hand at Disneyland’s Candy Palace
Watch in this DisneylandLive video as the confectioners at Disneyland’s Main Street USA candy shop, Candy Palace, twist large candy canes by hand. This popular…
Habanera from the Opera Carmen as Played on Household Objects
French band Zic Zazou plays a variety of household objects and unusual musical instruments for this humorous version of “Habanera” from the classic opera, Carmen.…
Mine Kafon, A Wind-Powered Land Mine Clearing Device
Mine Kafon is an ingenious wind-powered land mine clearing device by designer Massoud Hassani (video). Crafted from bamboo and biodegradable plastics, the spherical device is…
Guy Pranks His Speech Class by Speaking in an Accent All Semester
From the beginning of his 4-month long Speech 101 class, prankster Jose Barrientos spoke only in a Hispanic accent to his class. He gave every…