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The Problem with Action Movies Today

The Problem with Action Movies Today

(NSFW: Language) Film and video game critic Chris Stuckmann outlines the elements of a good action movie, and how most of today’s Hollywood action flicks fail to satisfy these elements. Kill the shaky cam! Kill it!

Did the Past Really Happen?

Did the Past Really Happen?

As usual, Vsauce doesn’t really focus on his titular topic. But he does briefly talk about that extreme form of creationism, along with how the universe will “remember” your existence, whether you like it or not.

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30 More Life Hacks Tested

30 More Life Hacks Tested

John Green of Mental Floss once again shows us that not every “life hack” we find on the internet is worth doing, and while many do sort of work, there are often easier ways to accomplish the same or better end result.

NASA: The Far Side of the Moon

NASA: The Far Side of the Moon

Because it’s in synchronous rotation with our planet, the Moon always faces Earth on one side, aka the near side. But thanks to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA was able to map the far side of the Moon.

Arthur C. Clarke Predicts Future 2

Arthur C. Clarke Predicts Future 2

In AT&T’s 1976 interview with Sir Arthur C. Clarke, he describes in great detail the gadgets and technology we have today, 39 years later. This video should be the dictionary entry for visionary. So, aliens, any time you’re ready.

Riding Light

Riding Light

Alphonse Swinehart illustrates the sheer enormity of our Solar System by showing in real time how long it takes for light to reach from the Sun to Jupiter, even though it travels at 186,287 miles per second. Aaaaand 43 minutes later…

Drive: The Quadrant System

Drive: The Quadrant System

After looking at how actors and movie props can create visually appealing shapes, Tony Zhou points out at an inverse framing technique. In Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn distributed visual cues on opposing quadrants for various purposes.

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DSLR Shutter at 10,000FPS

DSLR Shutter at 10,000FPS

The Slow Mo Guys show us what happens when you press the shutter button of a DSLR camera by capturing the moment at high speed, up to 10,000fps, later explaining the process and drawbacks of a rolling shutter mechanism.

The Geometry of a Scene

The Geometry of a Scene

A look at how Akira Kurosawa prevented scenes with limited character movement from becoming boring. Kurosawa made actors and props form shapes, making them visually appealing while reinforcing the emotions in the scene.

Making an NFL Football

Making an NFL Football

The New York Times checks out the Wilson football factory in Ohio. Take a look at the old-fashioned process of making an NFL football, as narrated by retired sewer Jane Helser (who believes Deflategate was no accident).

Is All Fair in Love and War?

Is All Fair in Love and War?

Vsauce enumerates some of the rules of war, sports and professions to argue that these fields are fairer than love, which of course has no formal legislation. But not before he pulls off a legendary segue into graphite.

The Slayer Exciter Circuit

The Slayer Exciter Circuit

Bumbling engineer Mehdi Sadaghdar was skeptical of a simple circuit that supposedly results in a voltage high enough to power a light bulb wirelessly. So he tried to debunk it. Naturally, he ends up getting hurt. Emotionally.

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Facebook Freebooting

Facebook Freebooting

Smarter Every Day talks about Facebook pages stealing videos from YouTube instead of embedding it or at least crediting the video’s creator. Facebook is apathetic about it because it earns money from ads shown beside these videos.

The Ramlet

The Ramlet

Momofuku founder and chef David Chang prepares a simple and affordable meal. The ramlet is an omelette prepared with the seasoning that comes with instant ramen, hence the name. What are we going to do with the noodles though?

How Small Is an Atom?

How Small Is an Atom?

Kurzgesagt does its best to explain just how infinitesimally small (and special) atoms are using their trademark motion graphic style – and lots of lots of grains of rice and sand. We also just really like the words “quarks” and “gluons.”

Open World Origins

Open World Origins

Ahoy talks about the origins of open world games, a mishmash of genres that usually offers gamers a lot of bang for their buck. In turn, its elements have been integrated into other genres, from outer space sims to racing games.

Driving the Ford Model T

Driving the Ford Model T

XCAR reviews “the car for the great multitude” – the Ford Model T. Henry Ford’s masterpiece stands the test of time, though starting at 6:25 you’ll learn just how weirdly it works. We got goosebumps just watching it chug along.

Laser Pointer Microscope Hack

Laser Pointer Microscope Hack

Will and Robbie from At-Bristol show off a neat trick for science geeks. When you project a laser pointer through a droplet of water, it creates a microscope that can project tiny organisms onto your wall. (Thanks Ross!)

Every X-Man Ever

Every X-Man Ever

IGN made this polished chronological enumeration of characters who became part of the X-Men, from the fab five to the increasingly varied and confusing kids of the 2000s. Then there’s nah, that’s all of them.

How to Say Yes in Umeå

How to Say Yes in Umeå

The Local Europe shares a linguistic quirk in the northern Swedish town Umeå. The most common Swedish equivalent for “yes” is “ja”, but Umeå’s locals have a strange alternative for it. How do you even spell that?

Inside a Hamster’s Cheeks

Inside a Hamster’s Cheeks

In this excerpt from BBC One’s series Pets – Wild at Heart, a hamster is scanned with an X-ray machine while it’s stashing food in its pouches. It turns out those pockets actually extend up to its hips.

The Evolution of the Human Eye

The Evolution of the Human Eye

The human eye is so complex and has so many requisite parts that some think of it as an “irreducible complexity.” But scientists believe that this marvelous optical instrument did benefit from 500 million years of refinement.

A Cheesy Love Story

A Cheesy Love Story

Another year, another Super Bowl, another crowdsourced Doritos commercial contest. Sum of Us’ entry is really great, but it will never win the contest. Stick around and you’ll see why. Find out more here.

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