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What is Aging?

What is Aging?

Humans accept the idea that we’ll grow old and die. But some animals are resistant or immune to aging, so perhaps growing old isn’t so natural after all. Learn more in this primer by Joao Pedro de Magalhaes and PHD Comics.

Gran Turismo 6: Hot Hatch

Gran Turismo 6: Hot Hatch

A dad pulls up to the traffic light in his Honda with his kid riding shotgun when he’s joined by an army of supercars, living out a daydream many of us have had rattle around out minds. An awesome spot for the PS3 racer Gran Turismo 6.

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Sign Spinner Ninja

Sign Spinner Ninja

“You wanna pizz-a me?” We know that some sign spinners have mad skills, but Papa Roni’s rep takes it to the next level. And so does Papa Roni himself. Another funny and action-packed short from Corridor Digital.

Apex V-Brake

Apex V-Brake

Inventor Patrick McDowell created the V-Brake to improve skateboard safety, adding an easy-to-install foot-braking mechanism to the rear axle which allows you to control your downhill speed without having to drag your foot on the ground.

Gravity Visualized

Gravity Visualized

Professor Dan Burns uses a sheet of spandex, some bearings, marbles and weights to demonstrate the basic principles of gravity, and how planetary orbits were established. It’s how to play with the fabric of space, literally.

The Iron (Toilet) Bowl

The Iron (Toilet) Bowl

Auburn fans got a little out of control after their surprise victory in this year’s Iron Bowl. How? By covering virtually every tree on campus with toilet paper. For a moment, we thought it was just an early winter’s snow in Alabama.

Try the World Gourmet Food

Try the World Gourmet Food
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Gourmands might enjoy a Try The World subscription; a beautiful box, resplendent in authentic cultural items, hard to procure gourmet products and other surprises from around the globe, is delivered to your door every 60 days.

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AZO Showreel 2013

AZO Showreel 2013

The multitalented Aung Zaw Oo presents his best tricks for the year. As always, some of his feats are hilariously random, but a lot of them are legit. AZO, you could be a part-time carnival. But you’d probably have to keep your normal job.

Woodpecker Prank

Woodpecker Prank

A couple of dudes punked their bro with a prank so simple, they didn’t even bother to come up with a decent premise. They just asked him to help them do a “trick.” Which they did. They just didn’t tell him it was a stripper’s trick.

Nike Air Max Lunar 90

Nike Air Max Lunar 90
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Nike updates its bestselling classic sneaker Air Max 90 with its latest innovations, including the lightweight and springy Lunarlon midsole, breathable no-sew upper and compression molded collar, lining and tongue.

Soda/Pop/Coke

Soda/Pop/Coke

The Atlantic’s “visual remix” of the results of the 2003 Harvard Dialect Survey, which mapped out the different accents and expressions used in the different states in the US. You guys/you lot/y’all call that varied?

Four Guys, One Piano

Four Guys, One Piano

For their Christmas 2013 clip, The Piano Guys perform an amazing arrangement of Angels We Have Heard on High, using keys, hammers, hands and bows to produce sounds out of their piano that no single pair of hands could achieve.

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Why Are Bad Words Bad?

Why Are Bad Words Bad?

Michael from Vsauce explains what makes a swear word a swear word. Awesomer head cheese Paul Strauss has lived in three of the top five swearingest states – so it’s no wonder he gets his mouth washed out with Lifebuoy weekly.

Keyboard Photomosaics

Keyboard Photomosaics

Digital artist Daniel Johns (aka “WorkByKnight“) takes images of computer keyboards, buttons, clocks, typographic blocks and other discarded junk and turns them into pixels for his celebrity and pop-culture portraits.

The Door to Hell

The Door to Hell

The SciShow explains how the Darvaza Gas Crater, more famously known as the Door to Hell, came to be. It turns out the burning hole is not entirely natural in origin, but was brought to life by accident and desperation.

Pinja Pushpins

Pinja Pushpins

There’s no better way to keep notes on your bulletin board in check than with a team of pint-size ninjas. These birch plywood pushpin ninjas are sold individually or in a limited-edition set of three. We want 100 climbing our wall.

The Hungry Games: Catching Fur

The Hungry Games: Catching Fur

Sesame Street mocks The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Cookieness Evereat and her friends are forced to play yet another series of challenging games against their will. We always thought Peeta sounded like a piece of bread too.

Dancing Dog

Dancing Dog

From the looks of his crazy dance moves, this jumpy Russian German Shepherd dog must really like his cheesy 1980s dance music. That or he just really needs to go out and pee.

Raindrop Camo Officer Trousers

Raindrop Camo Officer Trousers
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It’s hard to add prints to pants without making them too flashy or gaudy, but we think Rogue Territory nailed it here, using a print based on East German military camouflage for its slim fit and mid-rise Officer Trousers.

Amazon Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air

A test flight of Amazon Prime Air, a concept for a drone delivery service that would get packages into customers’ hands in just 30 minutes after ordering. Amazon hopes to offer it in the US as early as 2015. More on 60 Minutes.

Spinning Ice Circle

Spinning Ice Circle

George Loegering was out hunting when he captured video of thousands of chunks of ice spinning in a perfect circle in North Dakota’s Sheyenne River. Scientists say it was likely caused when cold air met an eddy in the river.

Bruce Lee Playing Cards

Bruce Lee Playing Cards
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Dan & Dave worked with Bruce Lee Enterprises to create this beautiful deck, each of which contains a philosophical quote from the martial arts master, as well as an intricate dragon motif on back. The Jokers? Lee himself in action.

The Happiest Return

The Happiest Return

This year’s Iron Bowl was a closely contested match. It was about to go into overtime when Alabama was given 1 sec. back. They used it on a 57 yd. field goal attempt to try and win it at the buzzer. But Auburn would have the last laugh.

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