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Misnomers

Misnomers

Michael from Vsauce takes a look at the frequent use of the wrong words and names to describe things. And that comparing apples to oranges might not be such a bad idea afterall. As usual, he’s on to a completely different topic by the end.

Key & Peele: Consequences

Key & Peele: Consequences

Key & Peele poke fun at “scared straight” programs. Donny Herrera used to be a punk like you, but then he turned out to be living proof that karma is a bitch. An exponential and tangential bitch. CON SE QUEN CES!

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The End is in Sight Electrical Tape

The End is in Sight Electrical Tape
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This otherwise standard electrical tape has one simple feature that addresses a first world problem. Two gray lines printed along the length of the tape make it easy to see where the end is. All tapes should be made like this.

Capt. America: VHS Edition

Capt. America: VHS Edition

YouTuber ChiefBrodyRules imagines what an ’80s Captain America movie would have been like by remixing scenes from the decade’s action movies, using synthwave tracks and adding crummy video artifacts and graphics.

Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2

Mizuno Wave Sayonara 2
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Mizuno tweaks its already excellent Sayonara running shoe, making it even more resilient and responsive. Providing just the right balance between weight, cushioning and ground feel, these are our daily workout shoes of choice.

Super Bad Mario 2

Super Bad Mario 2

(NSFW: Language) Pastek is back with another collection of fail videos made funnier by turning everyone’s favorite video game plumber into the villain. His brother Luigi is just as much of an instigator this time.

10 Worst Business Decisions

10 Worst Business Decisions

AllTime10s rounds up two handfuls of godawful business decisions made as a result of hubris, lack of foresight or just downright stupidity. They left out the one where Groupon turned down Google’s $6 billion offer.

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Curious George of the Apes

Curious George of the Apes

Animation Domination HD presents a modern retelling of a children’s classic, about a chimpanzee who was forced to obey The Man with The Yellow Hat. Will he find it in him to say, “NOOOOOOOUHHH”

Common Mythconceptions

Common Mythconceptions

Information is Beautiful compiled some of the most googled falsehoods as well as the actual facts behind them. The image on the site is a partial chart; the art print and the PDF contain 26 more items. Sources here.

Adidas x Barbour GSG9 Boot

Adidas x Barbour GSG9 Boot
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Part of Adidas Originals’ 2014 Fall/Winter collaboration with Barbour, the GSG9 is a military-style winter boot. It has a nappa leather and waxed fabric upper with suede trim. Also available here and here.

Playtime: Anatomy of a Gag

Playtime: Anatomy of a Gag

Some of the best comedy movies have funny scenes that become the root of further hilarity. The Criterion Collection points out one such perfectly executed string of gags in Jacques Tati’s masterpiece Playtime.

Nixon Ornate Collection

Nixon Ornate Collection
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Nixon’s Ornate Collection features blinged out variants of some of its watches, from the simple Time Teller to the in your face Magnacon SS II. Some of the watches have embossed patterns designed by Dan Funderburgh.

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SHADYXV: The CXVPHER

SHADYXV: The CXVPHER

(NSFW: Language) Slaughterhouse, YelaWolf and Eminem connect for an amazing round of freestyle flows and prose in this promo video for the upcoming rap collaboration, SHADYXV. Pre-order the album here. Eminem’s bit here.

Dollar Shave Club: Fall TV Ads

Dollar Shave Club: Fall TV Ads

Dollar Shave Club’s new TV commercials either make fun of how expensive disposable razors are or the fact that some stores place their razors in locked cabinets. Because they’re expensive. Then there’s the free gift.

The Rocking Room

The Rocking Room

A public installation built for the recent 2014 Seattle Design Festival, Wover The Woven Rocker is a 15-foot-long meta rocking chair, capable of seating 10 or more people at once so they can all rock at the same time.

ERB: Mythbusters vs. Ghostbusters

ERB: Mythbusters vs. Ghostbusters

Epic Rap Battles of History bust some rhymes in the ultimate geek showdown, as the Mythbusters attempt to disprove the Ghostbusters’ science, and the Ghostbusters simply roast the Mythbusters with their proton packs.

The 207mph Bike

The 207mph Bike

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a rocket-powered bicycle, but it is the first time we’ve seen one go faster than a supercar, hitting 207mph in just 5 secs. We’re just amazed that daredevil rider Francois Gissy managed to hold on to it.

MartinLogan Neolith

MartinLogan Neolith

MartinLogan’s upcoming flagship speakers. The Neolith has a room-filling 22″x 48″ electrostatic transducer. It also has a 15″ rear-firing woofer and 12″ front-firing woofer. It will reportedly go for $80K per pair. More here.

How Much Profit?

How Much Profit?

BuzzFeed Blue presents estimates of the profits per item of some of the most popular products in the US, reminding us once again that the Apple tax is real. Sources in the videos’ description.

Now I Know More

Now I Know More
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Trivia maven Dan Lewis has a new paperback collection. Now I Know More: The Revealing Stories Behind Even More of the World’s Most Interesting Facts contains 101 interesting stories in Dan’s trademark engaging prose.

Tame Impala x Dumbo

Tame Impala x Dumbo

YouTuber Mackem Wizza took the trippy dream sequence from Disney’s Dumbo and overdubbed Tame Impala’s hit track Elephant. The result is impressively well synchronized. It also works brilliantly with Ratatat’s Seventeen Years.

Joy of Washing the Brush

Joy of Washing the Brush

So you’ve just painted some happy little trees. Now it’s time to wash your brushes. paavi2005 created this supercut of Bob Ross cleaning out his brush – a pastime he claimed help get his frustrations out. Just beat the devil out of it!

asdfmovie 1-8

asdfmovie 1-8

TomSka’s hilariously offbeat asdfmovie series has been one of our favorites for years. Now you can enjoy all eight episodes he’s created to date in a single 14-minute mega-cut that will have you in stitches – or scratching your head – by the end.

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