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World War Z (Trailer 2)

World War Z (Trailer 2)

“Every human being we save is one less we fight.” A little girl needs a dictionary, hippie Brad Pitt tries to save the world and the running dead go amok in the latest trailer for World War Z.

The Prince Rupert’s Drop

The Prince Rupert’s Drop

Smarter Every Day talks about the Prince Rupert’s Drop. Made of molten glass that’s been dripped into cold water, its thick end is very durable, but the slightest of cracks on its tail end causes it to explode.

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OpenFrame

OpenFrame

Each OpenFrame has a stainless steel sheet embedded inside a wooden board. Mount posters or pictures using strong magnets and swap them out as often as you like. It comes in three sizes and three finishes.

Juggling & Solving Rubik’s Cubes

Juggling & Solving Rubik’s Cubes

Our jaws dropped when we saw Ravi solve a Rubik’s cube while juggling it. And now here he is juggling and solving three cubes at the same time. We might as well have our jaws removed for good.

Faux Bear Throw

Faux Bear Throw
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No actual bears were harmed in the making of this throw by artist Emily White. Made from faux fur, a satin tongue, a faux leather nose, claws and teeth, the only thing this will do is smother you with its warmth.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS

XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS

Great news for Apple gamers! Not only will 2K Games release the tactical turn-based RPG XCOM: Enemy Unknown on Macs, the full game will also be ported to the iPad and other iOS devices. Goodbye sleep.

Despicable Me 2 (Trailer)

Despicable Me 2 (Trailer)

Gru and his minions encounter the Anti-Villain League in the follow up to the wildly popular and often hilarious original Despicable Me. We find it ironic that a family flick has its trailer backed by an Eminem track though.

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Spelling Bee Fail/Win

Spelling Bee Fail/Win

This kid wins the award for the greatest spelling bee performance of all time. We’re not sure if he was trolling, or really didn’t understand what the word was. The announcer’s next word is the punchline.

Coca-Cola: Chairs

Coca-Cola: Chairs

A refreshing ad from one of the world’s largest distributors of sugar and high fructose corn syrup, inspiring us to get off of our lazy butts and move around to burn off some of those empty calories. Ad by Publicis Spain.

LumiLor EL Coating

LumiLor EL Coating

Invented by Andy Zsinko, LumiLor can make practically any surface glow when an electric current is run through it. It’s sprayed on like normal paint and can be made to blink or even react to sound. More videos here.

It Said to Name Them

It Said to Name Them

Redditor jaredhag23 shares a friend’s daughter’s answers to a Math workbook. The right answers were already there, but the instruction didn’t point to them well enough. She was probably like, “Okay, I got this.”

Saturday the 14th

Saturday the 14th

Animator Kristjan Lyngmo turns horror tropes on their head while examining the difficulties of being a masked killer in this funny computer animated short. We wonder if Mreddy Mrueger has it any easier.

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MuzaMoto Turn Signals

MuzaMoto Turn Signals

Jonathan Ostojic invented this stylish yet practical alternative to motorcycle turn signals. Four 1.5W LEDs provide about 400 Lumens of light and 360 degree visibility. Comes in bar-end and bolt-on variants.

Metro: Last Light (Gameplay 2)

Metro: Last Light (Gameplay 2)

Gamespot shows off 10 minutes of gameplay in a creepy and disgusting swamp in Metro: Last Light, filled with gradually creepier and more disgusting creatures. The game looks quite immersive, if utterly depressing.

A World Without the Internet

A World Without the Internet

A man sees what his life would be like without the Internet in this didactic short from Uproxx. Alternative titles could be “A World With Self-Discipline”, or “Don’t Blame the Internet, Blame Yourself.”

Death to Snowmen

Death to Snowmen

A crazed gunman bids goodbye to winter the way only a crazed gunman can in this over the top short by Scott Win and Jay Davis. To be fair, if snowmen were made of explosives we’d want them destroyed too.

Solid Gray Bass-pack

Solid Gray Bass-pack

A backpack and portable sound system in one. Just like Solid Gray’s other backpacks, the Bass-pack is made of lightweight yet durable plastic. It also has a foam-lined interior. No word on price or release date yet.

Don’t Use the Snooze Button

Don’t Use the Snooze Button

Many of us think of the snooze button as an ally, an insider against the relentless enemy that is the alarm. But ASAP Science suggests that sleeping again right after we wake up can do more harm than good.

Burger Magic

Burger Magic

Street magician Cyril Takayama messes with the heads of bystanders as he orders up some burgers in the most unorthodox of ways. Who wants to order that one with the bite taken out of it already?

Gumdrop

Gumdrop

A woman who dreams in images from classic films auditions for a part of her own. Oh, did we mention she was a robot? A wonderfully imaginative CGI animated short film created by Kerry Conran for WIGS. Go BTS here.

Bubble Wrap Paintings

Bubble Wrap Paintings

Bradley Hart’s imaginative pixel portraits are created using ordinary syringes and bubble wrap; he injects each individual bubble with acrylic paint in an elaborate and time consuming process.

Chrome World Wide Maze

Chrome World Wide Maze

This fun Google Chrome experiment transforms any website into a playing field for an online game of Super Monkey Ball. Coolest part is that you can use your smartphone as the controller for your computer’s browser.

Del Ben Primitive Knife

Del Ben Primitive Knife

Inspired by stone age cutting implements, designer Michele Daneluzzo’s primitive knife for Del Ben eliminates the handle in exchange for a tapered handgrip, and a curved, razor-sharp blade edge.

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