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10 Second Toaster

10 Second Toaster

Sometimes you don’t have the time to wait for your toast to cook in the morning. The guys at PhotonicInduction incrementally increased the power to their toaster, circumventing the wait time. Not coming to an appliance store near you.

See Sharks by the Sea Shore

See Sharks by the Sea Shore

Fins, fins everywhere. In this video taken by Donnie Griggs at the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina, a school of over 100 sharks can be seen feeding on blue fish right by the shore, along with a brave colony of seagulls.

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Professor Gandalf

Professor Gandalf

Sir Ian McKellen visited the Chew Valley School in Somerset, England as part of its involvement with Stonewall, a charity he co-founded. While there he had a brief message for the kids ogling him. “Study, you fools!”

Combo Tech Knit Down Pullover

Combo Tech Knit Down Pullover
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Isaora’s winter pullover has a light polyester torso filled with 90/10 down. Its knit sleeves also provide warmth without restricting your movement. Shoulder and side seam zippers make it easy to take off the sweater.

I Am Bread

I Am Bread

The latest game from Bossa Studios, the makers of the frustratingly hard Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread is – as far as we know – the world’s first bread simulator. The plot is simple – you control a slice of bread on a quest to become toasted.

Key & Peele: Kebapi vs. Ćevapi

Key & Peele: Kebapi vs. Ćevapi

Key & Peele educate a couple on the subtle variations of cuisine served at two neighboring, but warring restaurants. All we know after watching this is that we’re hungry for some meat kebabs now. Full episode here.

Floyd Shelf

Floyd Shelf
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A shelf version of the Floyd Leg. The Floyd Shelf consists of two mountable brackets where you can clamp a board up to 2.25″ thick to create a semi-permanent shelf. The brackets can support up to 50lb. and come in three colors.

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Game of Thrones Cello Cover

Game of Thrones Cello Cover

Goosebumps are coming. Cellocyl – a club of cello players in Castilla de Leon, Spain – covers the Game of Thrones opening theme. We’re not sure if this is just a practice run – there are hiccups here and there – but it’s still well done.

Alex Gross: Future Tense

Alex Gross: Future Tense

Alex Gross’ Future Tense series consists of paintings with a shallow and saccharine beauty, expanding upon “themes of consumerism, industrialization and the omnipresent media” and “our inability to exist in the present moment.”

Steering Wheel Fail

Steering Wheel Fail

During a Formula Offroad event in Iceland, driver Ingólfur Guðvarðarson’s steering wheel decided to quick-release right in the middle of a hill climb. He lost control of the car, but fortunately both he and his sturdy car were okay.

Stare Down

Stare Down

Director Michael Shanks pokes fun at the ridiculous expressions that opponents wear on their faces before a gunfight in westerns, amping up their intense stares to 11 with the help of some VFX magic.

Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience

Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience

Jaguar Heritage Driving gives you the chance to drive some of the best Jaaaags for a decent price, from a full day of driving a variety of cars to half an hour with individual classic models. The catch? It’s in England.

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The World of Ice & Fire

The World of Ice & Fire
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Nope, it’s not The Winds of Winter, but this prologue still contains lots of new material for A Song of Ice and Fire fans, including the full family trees of the Starks, Lannisters and Targaryens. Sample chapter here.

Star-Spangled Gunfire

Star-Spangled Gunfire

A guy demonstrates his targeting skills by playing The Star-Spangled Banner by firing his rifle at custom-made musical gun targets. Why would you do such a thing? Because MURICA!

Tennis: I’m Callin’

Tennis: I’m Callin’

The creepy yet mesmerizing music video for I’m Callin’, a throwback upbeat love song from husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, aka Tennis. The song is from the indie pop band’s new album Ritual in Repeat.

How Many Years to Change a Bulb?

How Many Years to Change a Bulb?

Philips shows how long it took for incandescent and fluorescent bulbs to be rendered obsolete by multicolored and programmable LED bulbs such as its Hue series, with the help of what can only be a family of vampires.

Emily McDowell’s Mugs

Emily McDowell’s Mugs
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Illustrator Emily McDowell’s funny text-heavy prints parody kitsch screen-printed mugs, with self-aware jabs, mantras that are more manic than meditative, and a hilarious mug for non-morning people.

What’s up Dog?

What’s up Dog?

YouTuber Christine Sutton was on her motorcycle with her English Bulldog Sweets when another biker passed by and waved at them. Like the polite bear, Sweets knows how to take part in that human custom.

Diggin’ in the Carts

Diggin’ in the Carts

Red Bull Music talks to some of the best Japanese composers, game designers and the musicians they influenced in the amazing miniseries Diggin’ in the Carts. A must watch for video game and music fans. English captions available.

How to Draw a Perfect Circle

How to Draw a Perfect Circle

Lifehacker DaveHax shows us a really simple way to draw a perfect circle, using parts of your hand as a sort of drafting compass. The technique doesn’t allow for much size flexibility, but it’s still a neat (and shockingly obvious) trick.

Run the Jewels: Close Your Eyes

Run the Jewels: Close Your Eyes

(NSFW: Language) “We killing ’em for freedom cause they tortured us for boredom, and even if some good ones die, f**k it, the Lord will sort ’em” Killer Mike and El-P get mad with former Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha.

Are Games About Mechanics?

Are Games About Mechanics?

Idea Channel and Extra Credits talk about the dissonance between story (and characterization) and interaction in some video games, e.g. in cutscenes Nathan Drake is a witty everyman, but when you control him he’s a mass murderer.

10 Great Slow-Motion Scenes

10 Great Slow-Motion Scenes

(NSFW: Language, Gore) CineFix ranks its top 10 movie slow-motion sequences. While you’re bound to disagree with some of the entries, the rankings or both – no Inception! – it’s still an educational run down.

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