Chinese Quick Change Artist
One of the street magicians featured in Penn & Teller’s Magic and Mystery Tour miniseries, this man dedicated his life to mastering a single trick – the ability to change masks instantly.
One of the street magicians featured in Penn & Teller’s Magic and Mystery Tour miniseries, this man dedicated his life to mastering a single trick – the ability to change masks instantly.
UNC Asheville goalkeepers Lassi Hurskainen, Dan Jackson and Paul Egle show that they’re good with their feet too as they play real life Angry Birds using stuffed toys of the pigs and soccer balls.
This may not be the first time it has been done, but it’s nonetheless inspiring to see something as simple as a plastic soda bottle be repurposed into something much, much bigger. (Thanks, Juanjo!)
The first time we ever saw Jurassic Park, John Williams’ epic theme music was etched into our minds forever. Now Brett Domino tries to pour some words into those deep-set brain-grooves.
You’ve got to hand it to IKEA for making some creative commercials over the years. In this clip, a man has to “rock climb” a giant wall of cabinets and appliances to get to the dinner table.
By carefully laser-cutting, then mashing up segments of vinyl records, designer Ishac Bershan manages to make (crudely) sampled music without need for a digitizer – just an unhappy needle.
An all-star cast of PS3 game characters gather together for a few drinks and raise a glass to “Michael”, the kid who controls them all on their adventures in Sony’s cool ad. (Thanks, Everyone!)
A group of 8 to 10 year-olds performs Enter Sandman at the Buckleberry Beer Festival. We’re less perplexed by kids playing Metallica than why they’re playing at a BEER festival.
If you considered Operation Smile a success, then you’ll probably like this video Sloan Churman shot of his wife Sarah, born deaf, hearing her own voice the first time thanks to a cochlear implant.
Until The Walking Dead returns later this month, we need to rely on these fun little webisodes to get our zombie on. Here, Hannah awakens to find her kids missing after a violent car accident. (Thanks M!)
Whether you’re on a budget, eager to learn something new or just plain bored, here’s a quick way to make mayo. Don’t know what “neutral oil” means? Check out Serious Eats for more info.
We’re not exactly fans of her wooden acting either, but Optimus the Malamute seems to be completely freaked out by Ms. Roberts and her horse-like appearance. Or is it the music in the background?
A tumblr that posts nothing but scanned cross-sections of – you guessed it – candy bars. We’d like to volunteer to dispose of the samples. Like sandwiches more? The Internet’s got your back.
The world has lost a great innovator and a man who brought joy, insight, and knowledge to millions. This fitting video is for the man who taught us all to Think Differently. R.I.P., Steve Jobs.
What happens when you carefully interlace 1,000 wooden popsicle sticks, then flick just one of them? If you know what you’re doing – something pretty spectacular, as is evidenced by this video clip.
Check out this supercool functional Gears of War Lancer MK2 built by the Plumbrothers; it can shoot rubberbands and has a motorized chainsaw. The action in the vid begins at 1:30. (Thanks David!)
Good artists copy, great artists steal. We learn that yet again in this examination of the Wachowski’s 1999 classic The Matrix, which clearly found plenty of inspiration in many earlier films.
From YouTuber NinjaZ3R0 comes a Grand Theft Auto machinima featuring two detectives who go by their own one of the detectives’ own rules, resulting in either bad-ass stunts or bad-ass injuries.
Two Ninjas battle to the death in this awesomely tight bit of stop-motion animation by Olivier Trudeau. It’s short, but sweet, and ends with style (and a splash of blood).
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