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Guitarist Alan Gogoll Demonstrates His Gorgeous Bell's Harmonics Fretboard Technique
Australian musician Alan Gogoll demonstrated his gorgeous Bell’s Harmonics” guitar technique with unique string tunings that he so effortlessly plays …
GuitarThe Dangers of Eating Too Much
Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi aka Blocko posited the question what would happen if a person never stopped eating? In explaining the answer, …
SugarHow Film Cuts Mimic the Human Visual Experience
In a truly insightful video essay based upon the work of brain scientist Jeffrey M Zacks, narrator Adam D’Arpino of Aeon Video explains how film cuts …
NeurologyHow Mad Men's Joan Holloway Outgrew Her Self-Imposed Traditions to Become True to Herself
In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism looked at the evolving character arc of Joan …
TVKurzgesagt and VSauce3 Take a Dual Look at the Concept of Reality Versus the Perception of Reality
Design house Kurzgesagt and VSauce3 took a two-part look at the nature of reality versus the perception of reality. As explored in the Extremis …
Augmented RealityKurzgesagt and VSauce 3 Take a Dual Look at the Concept of Reality Versus the Perception of Reality
Design house Kurzgesagt and VSauce3 took a two-part look at the nature of reality versus the perception of reality. As explored in the Extremis …
Augmented RealityDealt, An Award Winning Documentary About Blind Master Card Magician Richard Turner
The award-winning documentary Dealt, which was directed by Luke Korem, tells the story of expert card mechanic and magician Richard Turner, an …
MastercardGerman Performance Artists Act Out Amusingly Surreal Skits for Passengers Aboard Passing Trains
Bewegtesland (Moving Land) is a group of performance artists who live along the Grossheringen–Saalfeld railway (Saalbahn) in Thuringia, Germany who …
SurrealismAll Female String Quartet Rocks Out Brilliant Covers of Classic Rock and Heavy Metal Songs
In 2016, Thalia Strings, an all female string quartet rocked out an acoustic cover of the classic AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” on violin, viola and …
Classic RockEngineers Build an Underwater Iron Man Jetpack That Lets You Swim Faster Than Michael Phelps
Engineers and tinkerers Ryan Kung and David Shulman of Eclectical Engineering built an “Underwater Iron Man Jetpack” (6.25mph) that will allow them …
Michael PhelpsSimon’s Cat Logic Explains the Importance of Properly Playing With Your Indoor Cat
In “Learn to Play Cat” from the wonderfully informative series “Simon’s Cat Logic“, illustrator Simon Toland shares stories about his own cats and …
CatsA Lively Little Dog Interrupts a Televised Soccer Match in Argentina to Chase the Ball and Play Fetch
In a hilarious clip shared by the sports network TyC, a lively little dog chased after the ball that was in play during a live broadcast of a soccer …
SoccerA Lively Little Puppy Interrupts a Televised Soccer Game to Chase the Ball in Play
In a hilarious clip shared by the sports network TyC, a lively little puppy chased after the ball that was in play during a live broadcast of a San …
SoccerAn Adventurous Piescraper Inspired by Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strips
In her latest tutorial video, the amazing Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome celebrated the first day of fall by demonstrating how to make …
Calvin and HobbesAn Adventurous Piescraper Inspired by Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strips
In her latest tutorial video, the amazing Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome celebrated the first day of fall by demonstrating how to make …
CartoonsA Preview of the Artwork in Volume 45 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine
<i>Erik Mark Sandberg</i><p>Volume 45 of <i>Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine</i> has been announced and will feature artwork by amazing contemporary …
ArtA Preview of the Artwork in Volume 45 of the Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine
<i>Erik Mark Sandberg</i><p>Volume 45 of <i>Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine</i> has been announced and will feature artwork by amazing contemporary …
ArtistsHow Landon Meier Creates Disturbingly Hyper-Realistic Face Masks of Crying Babies & Celebrities
The Great Big Story series <i>Human Condition</i> met up with artist Landon Meier of Hyperflesh to find out how he creates his collections of disturbingly …
Skin CareLandon Meier Creates Disturbingly Hyper-Realistic Face Masks of Crying Babies and Celebrities
The Great Big Story series <i>Human Condition</i> met up with artist Landon Meier of Hyperflesh to find out how he creates his collections of disturbingly …
BabiesTeacher Shows Kids Why They Need to Wash Their Hands With a Brilliantly Disgusting Bread Experiment
Donna Gill Allen, a health occupation teacher at Cape Fear High School in North Carolina, conducted a gross but genius bread experiment to show her …
KidsTeacher's Gross But Genius Bread Experiment Shows Kids Why They Need to Wash Their Hands
Donna Gill Allen, a health occupation teacher at Cape Fear High School in North Carolina, conducted a gross but genius bread experiment to show her …
KidsAmazing Timelapse of the 7,541 Piece LEGO Millennium Falcon Being Built Over a 20 Hour Period
Benjamin Große spent 20 hours building the new 7,541 piece LEGO <i>Star Wars</i> Millennium Falcon. He sped up his amazing build process with a two-minute …
LegoTimelapse of a Man Building the 7,541 Piece Millennium Falcon LEGO Set
Benjamin Große spent 20 hours building the LEGO‘s 7,541-piece <i>Star Wars</i> Millennium Falcon set. He sped up his amazing build process with a two-minute …
LegoColin Furze Turns a BMW Into a Drivable Hot Tub Car
British inventor Colin Furze covered a BMW E30 in artificial grass and then turned it into a drivable hot tub car with a functioning grill on the …
Cool StuffPeter Rabbit, A Live-Action Animated Adventure Comedy Film Based On the Stories by Beatrix Potter
Sony Pictures released an trailer for <i>Peter Rabbit</i>, the upcoming live-action animated adventure comedy film directed by Will Gluck, based on the …
MoviesJackie Chan and Olivia Munn Answer Martial Arts Questions Asked by People on Twitter
On the latest episode of <i>Twitter Tech Support</i> by Wired, <i>Lego Ninjago Movie</i> stars Jackie Chan and Olivia Munn answered martial arts questions that were …
Martial ArtsThe Incredible Human-Like Expressiveness of Dogs in a Captured in a Wonderful Photo Series
Photographer Alexander Khokhlov has created a wonderful photo portrait series entitled “The Dog Show“, which captures the human-like expressiveness …
PhotographyYuMi the Anthropomorphic Robot Conducts the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra in Pisa, Italy
After performing as a dj at a Ford Fiesta celebration, the YuMi industrial robot by ABB took a turn towards classical music. The oddly …
ItalyA Misguided Cat Jumps Straight Into the Wall In an Attempt To Catch a Bird on the Television Screen
A lazy cat who was lying upon a bed watching a wall-mounted television, became suddenly focused when a bird appear on the screen. Unfortunately, the …
CatsDizzying Footage From a Drone Performing Amazing Looping Tricks Above Trains, Bridges and Mountains
Drone aficionado Paul Nurkkala share some really amazing but rather dizzying footage from when he sent his flying robot soaring into the air to do a …
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