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Gravity Rush: Overture

Gravity Rush: Overture

A beautiful and mostly lighthearted two-part anime featuring Gravity Rush heroines Kat and Raven. Overture takes place between Gravity Rush and its upcoming sequel. If you’re not familiar with the series, all you need to know is that Kat and Raven can manipulate gravity.

Home for Christmas: Day 5

Home for Christmas: Day 5

“They left everything out. This morning I woke up and even the milk was left out. It was sour. Haha… those rascals.” Facebook user Dan Howard shares how he rediscovered the joys of parenthood when his daughter in college went back home to spend Christmas with them.

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Star Wars Drone Battle Giveaway

Star Wars Drone Battle Giveaway

Drop by The Awesomer Shop for a chance to win a set of three awesome Propel Star Wars drones. One lucky winner will go home with T-65 X-Wing Starfighter, TIE Advanced X1 Starfighter, and 74-Z Speeder Bike quadcopters valued at over $700 total. (Ends 2/7/17)

2016: The Movie

2016: The Movie

“Guys, they shot a gorilla…” YouTube channel Friend Dog Studios tries to make light of a year that’s been filled with viral news of the sad kind. Not to mention worsening climate change, terrorist attacks, political turmoil, 3-1 leads…

The Stories Behind Alicia Keys’ Hits

The Stories Behind Alicia Keys’ Hits

Singer and songwriter Alicia Keys spoke with NPR Music about how she got into music, her songwriting process and more. Keys reveals that she’s still not sure how she comes up with her songs, and that it wasn’t easy for her to collaborate at first.

World’s Smallest Snowman

World’s Smallest Snowman

To show off their nanofabrication process, scientists at Western University used elecrton beam lithography to create this microscopic silica and platinum snowman that measures less than 3 microns tall. For comparison’s sake, a human hair is about 100 microns thick.

Griff Drones

Griff Drones

Norwegian company Griff Aviation has plans to launch these three highly customizable heavy-cargo drones. The Griff 125, 300 and 800 all get their model names from their respective gross carrying capacity in kilograms (i.e. 275lb, 660lb and 1,760lb).

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Mouton Haori

Mouton Haori
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A winter-ready version of Sasquatchfabrix’s hit silhouette. The Mouton Haori is made of black sheep shearling – it’s smooth and the outside and warm and fluffy on the inside. It also has a magnetic front closure and hidden side pockets.

Roller Coaster Reboot

Roller Coaster Reboot

(PG-13: Language) Several months ago, TheDonDada shared a hilarious video of his friend Malik Robinson pretending to pass out multiple times while they were on a roller coaster. Some genius added Windows’ startup and shutdown sounds to the clip.

Toilet Paper Skateboard

Toilet Paper Skateboard

Lauri and Anni from the Hydraulic Press Channel took a break from their typical destruction to create something with their tools. By crushing rolls of toilet paper within an inch of their life, they were able to eventually come up with a semi-workable skateboard deck.

Insane R/C Jumbo Jet

Insane R/C Jumbo Jet

This massive remote-controlled aircraft based on the Airbus A-320 jumbo jet was built by Airstage.de. The airplane-shaped dirigible has a 15.7 foot wingspan, but weighs less than a pound. It might officially be an airplane, but it’s still incredible.

Deal: GoJoe Coffee Brewer & Coffee

Deal: GoJoe Coffee Brewer & Coffee

Make fresh coffee on the go with Hey Joe’s self-brewing coffee mug. Just fill with water, insert a coffee pod, and push the button for hot coffee anywhere. This bundle comes with the mug and a 30-day supply of Hey Joe house blend coffee. Save 43% in The Awesomer Shop.

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Jay Pharoah: Rap Mimic Monster

Jay Pharoah: Rap Mimic Monster

(PG-13: Language) “I’m Draymond Green – anything I kick is nuts.” Natural born impressionist Jay Pharoah brought bars when he dropped by DJ Whoo Kid’s radio show. Comedy bars, that is. Watch him rap like Eminem, Jay-Z, The Weeknd and more.

Football: Wisconsin Style

Football: Wisconsin Style

With bowl season in full swing and the NFL regular season coming to an end, our friends from Rides & Drives take us on the ultimate football weekend. Join them as they show us how to tailgate Wisconsin-style.

Abandoned LEGO Houses

Abandoned LEGO Houses

Artist Mike Doyle creates amazing and unique LEGO models, including these awesomely spooky abandoned homes, made even more creepy through the use of a monochrome black, white, and grey pallette. Be sure to check out his incredible 200,000 piece City of Odan too.

NOLO Smartphone VR Motion Tracker

NOLO Smartphone VR Motion Tracker

Until now, if you wanted motion control and room-scale tracking for virtual reality, you needed a powerful PC, multiple sensors, and lots of wires. NOLO aims to change this with a reasonably priced system that pairs with smartphones and inexpensive VR headsets.

Micro ASMR: Defrost

Micro ASMR: Defrost

You’ll want to put your headphones on and go full-screen to get the most out of Stereokroma’s hypnotic video, featuring super crisp macro photography of frozen fruits and veggies being thawed, accompanied by appropriate, if not exactly realistic ASMR sound effects.

Bullet vs Prince Rupert’s Drop

Bullet vs Prince Rupert’s Drop

SmarterEveryDay looks at the behavior of the unusually strong Prince Rupert’s drop when subjected to the firepower of a bullet. The 150,000 fps slow-mo footage reveals some truly fascinating properties as shockwaves travel through these tadpole-shaped glass droplets.

Luci Inflatable Solar Light

Luci Inflatable Solar Light
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A lightweight LED lantern which charges up in the sun, and is completely submersible, floatable, and drop-proof thanks to its inflatable, see-through body. Folds flat for easy packing, and runs for up to 12h on a 7h charge. Also available in a color-changing variant.

No Surprises: Jazz Cover

No Surprises: Jazz Cover

No Surprises is one of the most oft-covered Radiohead tracks of all time, but we’re rather taken with Postmodern Jukebox’s ’30s-style jazz arrangement, with Chloe Feoranzo’s warm and smooth vocals standing in for Thom Yorke’s.

∞²

∞²

Jake Roper from Vsauce3 talks about some of the different kinds of time travel paradigms in science fiction and pop culture, and along the way finds himself stuck in an endless (or at least a 10-hour long) causal loop.

Cronometrics Engineer S3

Cronometrics Engineer S3
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A striking and sleek monochrome timepiece with design elements inspired by engineering’s strongest shape – the triangle. Its 42mm stainless steel case carries PVD black coating on every surface, and is set onto a matching black Italian leather strap.

The Midnight: Gloria

The Midnight: Gloria

Nathan Barnatt directed and stars in this music video which features not only one of our favorite cars ever, but turned us on to The Midnight, a fantastic LA band that blends ’80s synthwave with modern alt-pop sensibilities. See how Nathan shot the video here.

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