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Capturing a Colorful Chain Reaction of 1000 Freshly Painted Mousetraps Being Triggered in Slow Motion
In kaleidoscopic episode of The Slow Mo Guys (previously) host Gavin Free painstakingly painted 1,000 mousetraps that were lined up next to each other in…
Using a Turntable to Play an Edible Chocolate Record
Mat Taylor of the gadget video channel Techmoan (previously) decided that he wanted to find out what a chocolate record would sound like when played.…
Previously Unreleased Behind-The-Scenes Footage From ‘Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back’
Good Morning America shared rare behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary. This previously…
Comedian Bill Burr Tells The Mandalorian How Much He Really Hates the ‘Star Wars’ Films
While appearing on CONAN, actor and comedian Bill Burr spoke about playing the role of Migs Mayfeld on The Mandalorian openly shared his disdain for…
A Beautifully Disconcerting Monkey Slug Caterpillar Disguising Itself As a Big Hairy Tarantula Spider
While filming in the Amazon Rainforest of Puyo, Ecuador, talented nature photographer David Weiller (previously) captured beautifully disconcerting footage of a monkey slug caterpillar. This…
Fun Christmas Tree Toppers Featuring Baby Yoda Playing With Shiny Round Ornaments
@liketheshape New tree angel this year and his name shall be calleth… #grogu #HolidayVibes #madalorian #treetopper #christmasdiy #babyyoda ? Baby Yoda – Song a Day…
A Merry Mashup of the Billy Idol Song ‘Dancing With Myself’ Sung to the Tune of ‘Jingle Bells’
Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It (previously) quite merrily sung the Billy Idol song “Dancing With Myself” to the tune of the classic holiday…
Clever Dog Repeatedly Turns Off Roomba
A slightly baffled human who wanted to know why her Roomba kept switching off in the middle of cleaning the floor, so they set up…
A Festive Interactive AI Choir That Sings by Virtually Pulling Up on Four Different Animated Blobs
David Li, thee talented animator behind the stretchy elastic Morty head and the interactive choir of singing lips, partnered with Google Arts & Culture to…
Studying the Northern Lights to Learn More About the Effect Upon Satellites and Electrical Infrastructure
In a luminescent episode of the SciFri series The Macroscope, filmmaker Christian Baker visited with Don Hampton who works at the University of Alaska Fairbanks…