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Somehow, it’s almost scarier to watch a GoPro video of a roller coaster than to ride the roller coaster itself in real life. I don’t know why that works but it’s like you get none of the thrills and all of the fear when you see the first person point of view, it’s just terrifying…
I just came back from a trip around Southeast Asia and did a (very) brief moped ride around Thailand. It was one of the coolest things I’ve done and it was absolutely beautiful to cruise by and see the greenery set against the backdrop of a perfectly blue sky. But after watching this video, I…
Here’s one way to make you nostalgically love The Simpsons even more: add more nostalgia by recreating the entire opening sequence in pixel animation. Animated by Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon, this 16-bit pixelated rendition of The Simpsons completely nails it. It should totally be an official couch gag for a future episode. SPLOID is…
Earlier today, RadioShack stumbled one step closer to death with the news that the NYSE is trying to delist its stock — basically, the company is fucked. And according to Bloomberg, Amazon — which is, let’s be honest, the number one RadioShack murder suspect — might buy up some of their retail stores. Bloomberg’s report…
Come in and enjoy every single angle of the Alpine Vision, a stunning car made to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the legendary French sport roadster. I love each and every one of its three versions.
I am willing to bet that at some point in the last few months, you slightly struggled to plug something in. Not a particularly difficult scrap: just enough to cost you a few seconds, turn on a light, or actually put your iPad down. Well, someone is now here to solve your most first-world of…
Complain all you want about how scientifically-accurate pictures of dinosaurs with feathers aren’t as cool as the fake bald dinos in Jurassic Park. This image of a feathered tyrannosaur by Chris Masna makes the great beast of the Cretaceous look awe-inspiring. Masna is an artist in Argentina, and he’s working on an incredible-looking videogame called…
You’d think kids would be all over 3D printers, but the filaments have to be melted at a dangerous 200+ degrees Celsius. So Japan’s Bonsai Labs hopes to finally make 3D printers kid-friendly with a new machine and filament that heat to around 80 degrees Celsius (or 176 Fahrenheit) instead. That’s still certainly hot to…
Even as a kid, Barney never made sense to me. I always wondered why this purple dinosaur was so friendly, like he had done something terrible in a previous life and was atoning for his sins. And he totally was! As ADHD’s scientifically accurate Barney shows, he’s a monster that you do not want to…
John Collins made the farthest-flying paper airplane in the recorded history of paper airplanes. He published a video on how to fold it in November, but that missed the key elements that made his airplane the very best in the world. He sent us this video that contains all the tricks you need to match…
Elgin Park is miniature city created and photographed by artist Michael Paul Smith. In a short documentary directed by Danny Yourd, Smith explains how his miniature street scenes went from a nostalgic personal project, to a viral hit online. Scenes from the fictional Elgin Park, which exists in a fantasy version of the 1950s, have…
The etiquette around work email is still evolving. If the Sony hacks taught us anything, it’s that even high-profile executives and celebrities are — let’s call it extremely informal in their email writing styles. What’s the worst email signoff you’ve ever seen? I don’t know how to sign my emails. When I’m writing to friends,…
Arriving just a day too late to keep your drinks cool during the big game, the folks from Yeti are back with another marvel of insulated engineering known as the Colster. Comparing it to those foam neoprene sleeves often referred to as Koozies is almost an insult, because the Colster is designed from the ground…
Do people actually want smartwatches? I’m starting to wonder. The Pebble smartwatch—a phenomenal Kickstarter success story and the darling of tech critics everywhere—has only sold 1 million copies. Don’t get me wrong, that’s fantastic news for Pebble and for anyone with a Pebble on their wrist. One million units means Pebble can keep building watches…
I just visited Iceland for the first time! But, due to airport chaos, I was only there for exactly 36 hours. Here’s what I learned from my short trip, camping out on ice and dunking myself in the country’s steaming hot springs.
Google may have invested some major funds in Uber over a year ago, but according to Bloomberg, it’s looking to churn out a rideshare app of its own. This comes just after news thatUber is looking to edge in on Google’s self-driving car game with the Uber Advanced Technologies Center. In other words, both companies…
If you’re the type who likes to learn something new every day, this wonderful custom bamboo cutting board from Etsy seller Elysium Woodworks will teach you the basics of our solar system while you hack away at vegetables during dinner prep. Once the intricate pattern on this wooden cutting board has been engraved—including the planets,…
One of the more memorable moments from last night’s Super Bowl—at least before the end of the fourth quarter—was the latest Snickers ad that co-opted The Brady Bunch into selling candy bars. But if you thought the ad just used some clever editing and dubbing, over on FXGuide they have a thorough break-down of the…
Saturday morning Weekdays after school wouldn’t have been the same without He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Along with Lego, the line of toys and the subsequent animated series were a big part of my childhood. LegoJalex has mixed the two together in one beautiful package, creating brick built representations of all the best…
Earlier this month, Moogannounced that it would be reissuing an extremely limited number of rebooted instruments from the company’s extinct line of crazy modulars from the 1970s. You’ll probably never actually get to play one, but at the very least you can revel in the magnificent demo in the video above. At $10,000, the Model…
