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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…
The History League, Fake Sports Team T-Shirts of Actual Historical People, Groups & Events
The History League by Columbus t-shirt artist Jeremy Kalgreen of Amorphia Apparel is an excellent series of fake sports team t-shirt designs that each represent…
Prank Has Guard Loudly Quitting Job, Leaving Prisoner Free in Public
“I quit!” In this video by Roman Atwood, watch as comedian Tom Mabe plays a guard who is watching over an orange-suited prisoner picking…
MechBass Robotic Bass Guitar
New Zealand-based engineering student James McVay built “MechBass,” a MIDI-controlled robotic bass guitar, for his honors project at the University of Wellington. The robo-guitar works…
The Game of Thrones Television Series as a Seinfeld Sitcom
Game of Thrones as a Seinfeld Sitcom is a great mashup video by San Diego comedian Matin Atrushi of Matin Comedy and Vincennes, Indiana video…
The Fuck It Brand Ashtray, Because You Know You Shouldn’t
The Fuck It Brand Ashtray, made by Richard Stevens of Diesel Sweeties, is a limited-run glass ashtray that simply says “Fuck it.” and has the…
Signs You’re on the Computer Too Much
Signs You’re on the Computer Too Much on The Joy of Tech
Monochrom Presents Kiki and Bubu: Rated R Us
“Kiki and Bubu: RATED R US” is a sock puppet adventure about Internet censorship and love directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner of Austrian art & tech…
Gay Women Will Marry Your Boyfriends
“Gay Women Will Marry Your Boyfriends” is a response video to “Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends”, the video that gives great reasons why straight…