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The Internet in 1996

The Internet in 1996

An awesome time capsule of what life was like on the Internet more than 20 years ago, just as it was starting to take off. If you remember Netscape, dial-up modems, or Excite!, you’ll get a kick out of this old VHS tape. We like he calls URLs “YEEERLS.”

Robot Pulls Airplane

Robot Pulls Airplane

The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and Moog Robotics’ HyQReal robot looks a lot like Boston Dynamics’ Spot, but this guy appears to be much stronger. Watch as the hulking quadruped manages to pull a small plane all by itself. But only after an intro sequence befitting a pro wrestler.

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Bruce Lee with Lightsabers

Bruce Lee with Lightsabers

Watching the late, great Bruce Lee take on an opponent is already pretty rewarding, but after seeing this image, Patrick Nan decided to amp things up even more, by adding a lightsaber (and lightsaber nunchucks) to a classic martial arts fight sequence from Fist of Fury.

Self-solving Rubik’s Cube

Self-solving Rubik’s Cube

There’s already a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 0.38 second, but that thing takes up too much space. Thanks to miniaturization, and the smarts of Human Controller, we now have a completely self-contained version. It can only reverse a human’s moves at this point though.

LEGO Voltes V Concept

LEGO Voltes V Concept

LEGO Ideas member baeeee9 made this proposal for an official set of Voltes V, the super robot from the eponymous 1970’s anime. Just like in the cartoon, it consists of five vehicles that can be combined to form the humanoid robot. We love the proposal’s sleek look.

The Shining Overlook Hotel Rug

The Shining Overlook Hotel Rug
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Heeeere’s an expensive way to pay homage to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Film and Furniture offers an officially licensed rug that bears the iconic pattern of the Overlook Hotel’s carpet. The rug measures about 95″x 67″. It’s also available as a runner.

Dragon Drone

Dragon Drone
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Developed by students from the University of Tokyo, the DRAGON is a snake-like drone with jointed modules. This allows it to change its shape in mid-air, passing through small passages and even theoretically interacting with or manipulating objects.

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Learning to Break Glass with Your Voice

Learning to Break Glass with Your Voice

Serial learner Mike Boyd decided to take on a silly but tough to acquire skill: learning to break glass with one’s voice. Step 1: get something made out of crystal glass. Step 2: protect your eyes. Step 3: WUUUUEEEE

The Force Awakens Bad Lip Reading

The Force Awakens Bad Lip Reading

Bad Lip Reading not only made us laugh our asses off with their take on Episode VII, they managed to get Mark Hamill himself to play the voice of Han Solo. Admiral Ackbar made us spit out our coffee, and “I like monkeeeee… You’re the monkey” is the new “I love you. I know.”

The Naruto Showdown

The Naruto Showdown

“Narutoooo!” “Sasukeeee!” “Narutoooo!” “Sasukeeee!” RackaRacka promotes Naruto Online in a hilarious live-action battle between Konoha’s premiere rivals that’s filled with inside jokes. And outside jokes.

Infinity Train (Pilot)

Infinity Train (Pilot)

The pilot episode of Owen Dennis’ cartoon Infinity Train. It’s about a girl and her schizophrenic robot sidekick – sidekicks? – who are trapped in an extraordinarily long and cavernous train. In this episode, she enters a car containing a kingdom of Corgis.

How 3D Printing Works

How 3D Printing Works

Leave it to Mehdi Sadaghdar to come up with an entertaining introduction to 3D printing. Watch as he risks life and limb to make a tree using a glue gun, as well as exploding rockets using a dedicated 3D printer. More on his blog. All we are is 3D printeeeers

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DJ Car Alarm

DJ Car Alarm

YouTuber Fizz Zix was recently bombarded by a car alarm that sounded like it needed it’s battery changed, but just had enough juice to keep on going. His mind went, “Run that back. Man that’s exclusive.” We bet Future could make a million of off this. Extended mix here.

Caravana Car Vending Machine

Caravana Car Vending Machine

Just opened in Nashville, Tenneseee, the Carvana vending machine allows car buyers to complete their car purchases online, then deposit a giant coin into a slot to receive their vehicle from a mechanized parking garage. It’s a silly idea, but also awesome.

Rammstein vs. Cookie Monster

Rammstein vs. Cookie Monster

Yes, we know this clip dates back to 2009, but since we’ve never seen it, we figured maybe you hadn’t either. A hilarious use of Cookie Monster’s voice from a kids’ telephone toy to help provide vocals for a Rammstein track. Cookieeeeeeeee!

Clay Davis Talking Bobblehead

Clay Davis Talking Bobblehead

(PG-13 Language) A talking Sen. Clay Davis figure? Sheeee… The Isiah Whitlock Jr. Talking Bobblehead can say his signature catchphrase in three different ways. Also available from Firebox.

Robots Falling Down

Robots Falling Down

While the DARPA Robotics Challenge is a showcase for cutting-edge tech, not everything always goes according to plan. Here’s a comical reel from IEEE Spectrum of some of this year’s entrants in their more humbling moments.

Young Anakin as Darth Vader

Young Anakin as Darth Vader

“Yipeee!” What if Anakin Skywalker kept talking and thinking like a kid all his life? We’d get the sci-fi version of Kung Pow. M. deicke mashed scenes from the original trilogy with the young Anakin’s dialogue from the prequels.

The Whitlock Academy

The Whitlock Academy

(NSFW: Language) Isaiah Whitlock Jr. played Sen. Clayton “Clay” Davis in HBO’s The Wire. The character is famous for stretching out his favorite curse word. Hence, The Whitlock Academy offers a BS in SHIEEEEEEEEEEEE…T

’90s Alt-Rock Vocal Hooks

’90s Alt-Rock Vocal Hooks

CBC Music presents some of the most memorable gibberish from alternative rock bands of the 90s, aka lyrics you can nail even when you’re drunk, aka the proto-Sigur Rós. HEEYEAH YEAH HEH HEH HEEEYEAAH YEAH

Cat is Sorry

Cat is Sorry

Hey. Hey, come on. Don’t be like that. Baby look at me. Look at me. Look, I’ve been trying my best to change, you know that, but I’m the son of Hobbes. It’s in my bloo – eurgh. Babe… I can feel it… coming… help meeee

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.

Enemies Closer (Trailer)

Enemies Closer (Trailer)

If you’re not feeling JCVD’s cheesy comedy flick maybe this cheesy action flick will be more to your taste, in which he plays a nutball drug lord. We guess you could say Jean-Claude has a… split personality. YEEEEAHHHH

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