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The Right to Be Forgotten

The Right to Be Forgotten

(NSFW: Language) Last Week Tonight looks at American media’s reaction to a recent European Union court ruling that Google must delete search links upon request, and suggests an alternative to invoking the right to be forgotten.

Forging King Leonidas’ Sword

Forging King Leonidas’ Sword

(Gore) THIS! IS! MAN AT ARMS! Blacksmith Tony Swatton and his crew replicated King Leonidas’ one-handed sword from 300. Mythbusters’ Grant Imahara then dropped by to test it, and to show just how huge Tony is.

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Blown Sugar Animals

Blown Sugar Animals

While you have to go to a fancy pastry competition here in the States to witness this art form, in Xian, China, it’s as easy as going to this street vendor, who crafts intricate candy animals by blowing into molten hot sugar.

Dreams Are Real

Dreams Are Real

Here’s your feel good video for the week. Two hip cats nod off and explore the universe through an 80s-tinted lens. Written, produced and directed by Ryan Barger and Katie Akana, who seem to have had too much catnip themselves.

Star-Studded Well Wishers

Star-Studded Well Wishers

Sky News’ Joe Michalczuk is an entertainment reporter and film critic. For his wedding, he asked some of the celebrities he interviewed if they could leave a message for his bride Jenny. Here are the gracious ones who obliged.

Signs from the Near Future

Signs from the Near Future

This single purpose Tumblr takes a page from the back of Wired to envision how modern technologies and changes in social behavior might affect the warning signs we see in everyday places. We were promised jet packs.

NBA x Game of Thrones

NBA x Game of Thrones

Mutsack and Bleacher Report present this hilarious mashup of the NBA and Game of Thrones. It’s a bit outdated and it starts off slow, but you’ll be asking for more by the end.#theSpursarecoming

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Rainbow Lambo

Rainbow Lambo

YouTuber Steve’s POV shares the most eye-catching Lamborghini Gallardo we’ve ever seen. Owned by a Japanese car enthusiast, the supercar’s hologram vinyl wrap makes it dazzle under even low light.

Perturbator: Future Club

Perturbator: Future Club

Future Club is the debut single from Dangerous Days, the third album of James Kent aka Perturbator. The dark droning track from the “half-man, half-synthesizer” will have you thinking of a seedy cyberpunk joint.

d.light S300 Solar Lantern

d.light S300 Solar Lantern

A solar lantern which provides up to 16 hours of light per charge. Works as a task light, ambient light, or nightlight, and can also charge mobile gadgets in a pinch. Its solar panel can be placed outside a tent while the lamp stays inside.

Edelkrone Pocket Rig

Edelkrone Pocket Rig

This gadget is small enough to throw in your backpack, but provides DSLR and small camera users with a rig for stable shots. Works with a variety of pro accessories, and can clip onto your beltline when extended, for added stability.

Perpetually Melting Sculpture

Perpetually Melting Sculpture

Artist Takeshi Murata created this mind-bending illusion which appears to be a molten sphere of metal that is constantly flowing. The effect is based on a zoetrope, using strobe lights and synchronized still images. Read more here.

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Street Fighter Red Tape: Blanka

Street Fighter Red Tape: Blanka

Pete Holmes tries to get Blanka approved to fight Zangief, while the hairy green guy tries to explain that he’s human, and not a monster so he doesn’t have to fly as cargo in a crate outside the airplane. A troll is a type of monster, no?

Quixotic Pocket Squares

Quixotic Pocket Squares
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Pocket squares for everyday wear. Quixotic donates 10% of its proceeds to anti-domestic violence organizations. It also guarantees that it will replace your pocket square if you lose or damage it while being chivalrous.

Samsung Galaxy 11: Training

Samsung Galaxy 11: Training

Nope, it’s not a brand new Samsung phone. The company enlisted Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and nine other top soccer players as the Galaxy 11 in this cheesy science fiction ad, with none other than Der Kaiser as their mentor.

The Forest (Trailer 3)

The Forest (Trailer 3)

(Gore) The latest trailer for the open world survival horror game The Forest. You know the drill: stock up on supplies and fortify your base by day, and try to not to die at night. Join the Alpha on Steam Early Access on 5/22.

Pop Culture Faceswaps

Pop Culture Faceswaps

The Faceswap meme involves digitally switching out the faces of people and characters, transforming once familiar scenes into surreal alternative universes. We have to say that Dame Judy Dench looks pretty dapper as 007.

100 Pounds of Magnetic Putty

100 Pounds of Magnetic Putty

Vat19 answered their fans’ questions about its Magnetic Thinking Putty and then some by lumping together 500 tins – or about $7500 worth – of the stretchy black goo and testing it in a variety of ways.

A Surprising Number of Surprises 2

A Surprising Number of Surprises 2

(NSFW: Language) YouTube andrembennett shares this compilation of a son mercilessly taking advantage of his dad, who is easily spooked. Imagine if the old man shared a house with this dude. They’d set off each other all the time.

Charcoal & His Bucket

Charcoal & His Bucket

YouTuber cdal233 made this supercut of his mom’s dog Charcoal for her birthday. He chose the wrong song, but otherwise this video is gold. Charcoal and his favorite toy remind us of the simple pleasures in life.

ANTVR Virtual Reality Kit

ANTVR Virtual Reality Kit

This promising virtual reality system can be used with HDTVs, gaming consoles, PCs and anything that has an HDMI output. It also has a clever controller that can be used as a gun, a joystick, a gamepad and a motion controller.

Guardians of the Galaxy (Trailer 2)

Guardians of the Galaxy (Trailer 2)

The second trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy has more action-packed scenes in outer space. It also offers the briefest of glimpses at the Nova Corps, as well as villains Ronan the Accuser and Nebula. Original video here.

Honest Trailer: The X-Men Trilogy

Honest Trailer: The X-Men Trilogy

Before the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Honest Trailers looks back at the three movies that kicked off the franchise, and asks a really good question as to why superheroes are praised, while mutants heroes are abhorred.

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