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Short film: The hilarious truth about time travel is that we’re selfish

If you could travel through time where would you go? To the future? To go see dinosaurs? And what would you do? Cure cancer? Prevent wars? Sure. But what about just using time travel to selfishly make your life easier? It sounds silly but it really might be the funniest thing you can do with…

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Here’s a really fun sneak preview clip of the Breaking Bad prequel

I’m still not sure if Better Call Saul is going to be good but I do know that I miss watching Breaking Bad so much that I don’t really care. I’d watch characters like Saul Goodman and Mike Ehrmantraut in anything. Here’s the first real good sneak peak of the upcoming TV show. It shows…

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Short film: What happens when plastic toys go to war

This wonderfully made animation plays up war as something that’s actually fun. There are guns that shoot out flowers and grenades that are actually caramel apple lollipops. But because war is actually a horrific thing, the short film takes a dark turn. If only it were always flowers and lollipops. The short is called La…

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Chart: Which country has the world’s largest army throughout history?

Martin Vargic made a very interesting chart that shows what the world’s largest army was throughout history, from 2500 BC until now. He split up the world into “west” and “east” to show which countries or dynasties or empires were dominating different parts of the world. It’s interesting to compare eras with each other and…

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Daredevil walks on a narrow beam over a 900-foot tall giant hole

The 900-foot deep hole is actually a 900-foot tall giant chimney which actually makes this stunt even crazier because Flaviu Cernescu, the daredevil strolling over the hole, actually has to free solo climb the entire thing before he can walk. It’s like risking your life only to risk your life even more. I don’t even…

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Puppy in a teddy bear costume walking on a treadmill is a real life Ewok

Meet Munchkin the Shih Tzu. Or as I like to call her when she’s wearing her teddy bear costume, a real life Ewok from Star Wars. Or maybe she’s just a real life teddy bear. Whatever she is, she’s super cute and when I watch her walk, I can’t help but smile. I usually think…

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Watch two hours of deleted scenes from the original Star Wars Trilogy

If you’re looking for two hours of deleted scenes and alternate footage from the original Star Wars Trilogy and hoping that they’d be masterfully edited together documentary-style, well, here you go. Garrett Gilchrist put together all this Star Wars footage you probably never seen before in Star Wars: Deleted Magic. There’s a lot of great…

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Video: Turning a nail into a tiny sword looks like a lot of silly fun

You could hammer a nail into a wall or something but why not hammer a nail and turn it into a tiny sword? That’s right. It’s a completely silly exercise that could also be a half-commentary on creating useless objects but it also looks like a lot of fun to actually do too. Plus, it…

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Underwater monster captured on video for the first time ever

This sea creature may look like some scary 3D animation of an underwater monster but it’s not. It’s completely real. What you’re looking at is a deep sea anglerfish known as the Black Seadevil. This sea monster’s existence shows that sometimes reality is crazier and more twisted than our scariest nightmares. I mean, damn, this…

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How English describes color vs how Chinese describes color

Here’s a fascinating visualization created by Muyueh Lee that shows the differences between how the English language and Chinese language each describe colors. On the left, you can see the number of English names for color hues (there’s a lot!) and on the right, the number of Chinese names (there’s a little!). The above images…

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Making metal framed eyeglasses looks like a fun lab experiment

I’m pretty sure the only time I prefer the look and feel of plastic over metal is with the frames of glasses. I just like acetate frames more. But! The process of making metal frames, like these pair of metal MYKITA glasses, is so interesting that I may need to get a pair. It’s like…

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Video: 60 Seconds of painful breaking bones from movie fight scenes

Oh man. I almost couldn’t get through this video because the non stop crunch of bones breaking in these fight scenes got to me. Even though I know full well that movies aren’t real and that all these broken bones are just visual tricks and sound effects, I still cringed. A lot. This is SPLOID,…

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The solitude of space exploration should be turned into a tablet game

There might not be anything more awesome than going to space. It’s an incredible achievement and the idea of exploring the unknown is fascinating. But as this short animation called Solus by Zac Dixon for Identity Visuals shows, it can get quite lonely. Watch it, it’s nearly as good as any feature. Also, the minimalist…

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10 of the most badass motorcycles in film history

Motorcycles look cool. Movie stars look cool. So putting movie stars on motorcycles is almost always a badass cool combination on film. Watch Mojo put together a list ranking 10 of the most badass motorcycles in film history and the list includes some usual suspects: lightcycles, batpods and Harleys. Easy Rider’s Harley Davidson Hydra-Glide The…

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This shoe repair video can provoke intense pleasure waves

If you experience ASMR, prepare to feel some intense pleasure watching this video of a guy repairing shoes. The machines pressing down, the cutting of the sole, the sanding, the stitching, the brushing of the glue. It’s a symphony of satisfying noises. It’s the only soundtrack you need. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us…

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Video: How to make those delicious looking porn burgers

Nobody makes a burger look better than pornburger master Matthew Ramsey. Each of his burgers are stunning works of art that you can almost taste and feel the savory meat juice just by looking at them. Here’s a video he made with National Geographic that reveals how he makes his creations look so damn good.…

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This hand drawn Big Hero 6 trailer is so simple but so lovely

CGI is wonderful and I love it when excellent animators use it for their films but there’s something about the ol’ trusty pen and pencil way of hand drawing (even if it’s not done with a pen and pencil) that always makes me smile. It’s like doing things simpler is sometimes better. This hand drawn…

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Watching this Kaiseki chef putting food on plates is fascinating

Food all goes down the same but there’s so much beauty in food and each ingredient that chefs like Niki Nakayam of Los Angeles Japanese Kaiseki restaurant n/naka turn the idea of putting plate of food into an art form. You’re no longer eating protein and vegetables, but edible art on a plate. It’s the…

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The process of turning raw cow hide into leather is really gross

Leather is beautiful and luxurious and natural and one of the great materials of the world. However, it’s absolutely gross to make. Here’s the process of tanning raw hide into high quality leather. You’ll see gray goops, a lot of residue, dumps of bizarre liquids and more. Worth it? I guess. Here are some of…

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The most accurate, highest resolution video of Earth ever made

This Earth video created by James Tyrwhitt-Drake using footage from the Elektro-L weather satellite—a Russian satellite that takes one 121 megapixel image of Earth every 30 minutes—is the highest resolution video of our home planet ever created. Watch it in all its 4K glory here. James Tyrwhitt-Drake writes: A timelapse of Earth in 4K resolution,…

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Short film: The hilarious truth about time travel is that we’re selfish

Here’s a really fun sneak preview clip of the Breaking Bad prequel

Short film: What happens when plastic toys go to war

Chart: Which country has the world’s largest army throughout history?

Daredevil walks on a narrow beam over a 900-foot tall giant hole

Puppy in a teddy bear costume walking on a treadmill is a real life Ewok

Watch two hours of deleted scenes from the original Star Wars Trilogy

Video: Turning a nail into a tiny sword looks like a lot of silly fun

Underwater monster captured on video for the first time ever

How English describes color vs how Chinese describes color

Making metal framed eyeglasses looks like a fun lab experiment

Video: 60 Seconds of painful breaking bones from movie fight scenes

The solitude of space exploration should be turned into a tablet game

10 of the most badass motorcycles in film history

This shoe repair video can provoke intense pleasure waves

Video: How to make those delicious looking porn burgers

This hand drawn Big Hero 6 trailer is so simple but so lovely

Watching this Kaiseki chef putting food on plates is fascinating

The process of turning raw cow hide into leather is really gross

The most accurate, highest resolution video of Earth ever made

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