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The Next Billion Years

The Next Billion Years

We recently learned about the entire history of our world in about 20 minutes. While it’s far more serious than Bill Wurtz’s video, RealLifeLore’s look at the shape of things to come does pose some interesting predictions about the future of civilization.

Super Freak: Metal Edition

Super Freak: Metal Edition

Musician and video maker Andy Rehfeldt took the Rick James hit Super Freak and reworked its backing track from disco funk to hard rock. It works shockingly well, and to a certain extent seems more appropriate for the bad girl James describes in the lyrics.

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Game of Zones: Trade Winds

Game of Zones: Trade Winds

Bleacher Report’s Game of Thrones-meets-NBA parody cartoons reaches the height of savagery in its latest episode. Watch as the Brooklyn Nets, the Orlando Magic, and the Toronto Raptors tackle the trade deadline. Mario Hezonja’s probably lawyering up right now.

Industrial Modern 3-Drawer Desk

Industrial Modern 3-Drawer Desk
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Say goodbye to your cheap knockdown IKEA desk, and replace it with this substantial piece of home office furniture from What We Make. It’s handbuilt from reclaimed hardwoods and steel, has a large 72″ x 30″ work surface, three drawers, and a printer cabinet w/ roll-out tray.

Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. Hot Wings

Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. Hot Wings

(PG-13: Language) “Mega Death… that means millions of deaths.” Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson dropped by Hot Ones to talk about the most scientifically-accurate sci-fi movie, scientific rap lyrics, and more. Yes, he will blow your mind in the end.

Skydiving from a Drone

Skydiving from a Drone

A while back, we watched CaseyNeistat hang from a drone that lifted him off the ground, but this feat is even more impressive, as Aerones used their 28-propellor drone to lift skydiver Ingus Augstkalns from a tower to a height of ~1082 ft before he lept off. (Thanks Einarr!)

Mindhorn (Trailer)

Mindhorn (Trailer)

The former star of a cheesy ’80s detective drama ends up in the center of a real murder investigation when the killer tells police the only person he’ll speak with is the bionic-eyed TV character. This quirky British comedy is available to watch now on Netflix.

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Mariachilations

Mariachilations

At this year’s Rolling Loud Festival, viral star Brian Imanuel aka Rich Chigga surprised fellow young rapper Post Malone with a mariachi band, who played an acoustic version of Post’s Congratulations. This needs a properly arranged version stat.

Spiral Maelstrom EDC Tool

Spiral Maelstrom EDC Tool
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TooliganEDC’s nifty spiral design was inspired by giant whirlpools which can be found in oceans. It’s laser-cut from stainless steel and has five wrench sizes, a 1/4″ hex driver slot, jimping, lanyard holes, and a bottle opener.

Fast and Bad

Fast and Bad

An amusing old 1987 interview featuring John Moschitta, Jr., long known as the world’s fastest talker. The best part is around the 3-minute mark, when he reads over a minute’s worth of Michael Jackson’s hit BAD in just 20 seconds.

Roadshow Drives the Ford GT

Roadshow Drives the Ford GT

It’s something we’ve been waiting for ever since the reveal of the Ford GT back in 2015: a hands-on driving review of the American supercar. Tim Stevens from Roadshow was one of the lucky few to get some wheel time, and it looks like a beast on the track. But is it as good on the road?

Guardians of the Galaxy 2: A Capella

Guardians of the Galaxy 2: A Capella

If you haven’t seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 yet, get yourself to a theatre now. It’s awesome. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy this 3-minute medley of a few of the classic ’70s tunes from the soundtrack, performed by The Warp Zone and Chad Neidt.

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Steev&Jan: HERAUT

Steev&Jan: HERAUT

Artists Steeven Salvat and Jan Theo do something very rare – they work together simultaneously on the same illustration to create a single cohesive image. This time-lapse shows them working from the edges towards the middle of one of their amazing drawings.

Pink Trombone Voice Synthesizer

Pink Trombone Voice Synthesizer

Neil Thapen’s fantastically weird time-waster web app lets you control the the shape of a virtual nose, palate, mouth, lips, tongue, and voicebox, in order to create your own humanoid sounds. With enough practice, you can make it say stuff, sorta.

Helsreach

Helsreach

“Armageddon – even the name twists my blood until burning oil beats through my veins.” Richard Boylan is making animated accompaniments to a Warhammer 40k audiobook, about a group of soldiers defending a city from an endless wave of alien enemies.

Facts About the Ocean

Facts About the Ocean

Master of trivia John Green presents a look at some of the many things you may not have know about our world’s largest bodies of water, in one of the more humbling episodes of Mental Floss‘ list show. Can you imagine seeing icebergs off the Florida coastline?

KucoDesign Concrete Lamp

KucoDesign Concrete Lamp
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A unique table lamp constructed from cast concrete. It provides a warm source of ambient light while casting cool shadows on your table and wall thanks to its numerous perforations. Takes a standard 40-watt E27 bulb, and measures 8.25″ high by 4.3″ across.

Turning a Hammer into an Axe

Turning a Hammer into an Axe

Need an axe but all you have lying around the shop is a hammer? Miller Knives transforms one into the other, through a painstaking process that mostly involves pounding and grinding the hammerhead’s ends until they take on the desired form.

Rone Ninety Five Sneakers

Rone Ninety Five Sneakers
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Tony Ferguson’s luxury brand Rone combined details from ’80s basketball shoes with the comfort, fit and features of skate shoes. The Ninety Five has a premium leather upper, a cork midsole and custom Vibram gum outsole. Available in white or black.

History of the Entire World

History of the Entire World

(PG-13: Language) It’s the Cambrian Explosion! After schooling us on the evolution of Japan, historicomedian Bill Wurtz is back with an even more ambitious history lesson – as he attempts to rapidly explain how our whole planet – and all life on it – got from there to here.

Swiss+Tech Keychain Multitool

Swiss+Tech Keychain Multitool
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This super-compact stainless steel tool hangs out on your keychain until you need it, and packs two phillips drivers, two flathead drivers, along with handy 1/8″ and 5mm rule markings for quick measurements.

Gud Nuse: The Bad Touch

Gud Nuse: The Bad Touch

Musician Gud Nuse clones himself, then takes us back in the rewind machine to 1999 with this so-wrong-it’s-right a capella version of The Bloodhound Gang’s lewd, crude, yet ridiculously catchy pop hit The Bad Touch.

Cthulhu Mug

Cthulhu Mug
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Bulgarian artists KachaktanoMugs present a creepy, yet awesome handmade porcelain mug made in the form of H.P. Lovecraft’s dark creation. Look closely, and you’ll see that its tentacles are wrapped around the skull of a victim of its madness. Holds 18 oz of terror.

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