Science tricks to impress/distract your family
This morning, NPR brought on Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, of the depressingly small House Civility Caucus, to offer advice on how to defuse the now-traditional Thanksgiving political spat. As...
View ArticleThe tech secrets behind advertising food porn
How do they capture slow-motion footage of beer as it sensually swirls in a glass? Where do videos of liquid chocolate splashing in dark ripples come from? Smithsonian has an answer, with a long video...
View ArticleWin a lobster in classic lobster claw game
We've all played one of those arcade "claw" games where a mechanical lobster claw is rigged to let go of prizes. But have you ever played with the prizes being live lobsters? [The Atlantic]
View ArticlePreload YouTube videos
ISP throttling YouTube half the time? Proxy IP-blocking tricks not working anymore? Here's the latest incantation to get video running. [Lifehacker]
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Eugene A. Zanger, master cup flipper and roadside attraction proprietor
Last weekend, my family had a wonderful meal at Casa de Fruta, an RV resort, motel, candy shop, wine store, gas station, and restaurant in the Pacheco Valley of Northern California. There is also an...
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WATCH: New episode of 10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win
I love Richard Wiseman's "10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win" videos. Here's #12 in the series!
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Watch how some restaurants sneakily craft “steaks” from lesser parts using...
Transglutaminase, known to food scientists and molecular gastronomists as meat glue, is used in a lot of "formed meats." (more…)
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5 videos that prove helium makes opera singing more fun to listen to
No, really. (more…)
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Watch this ice cream vendor in Turkey blow tourists' minds with magic
In Turkey, an ice cream vendor on the streets offers passers-by some wonderfully entertaining magic. (more…)
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Crazy tricks by guy wearing inline skates on his hands
Mirko Hanßen puts inline skates on his hands and insanity ensues. (YouTube via Laughing Squid)
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World's Most Useless Machine, now with more uselessness
I could watch this all day. (more…)
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Meet Elliott Terral, Director of Magic
Every now and then I meet people who seem to possess superhuman powers. Elliott Terral is one of those individuals and his official title is Director of Magic at a company called Art of Magic. How...
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E-commerce is clogging American cities with real delivery trucks
Convenience always carries costs. In the case of e-commerce, the surge in residential deliveries is causing in urban gridlock. Citylab goes out on delivery routes for their interesting report: (more…)
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Man displays speed and agility by trying to punch bear trap before it can close
Ah, that classic party trick! Can you punch a bear trap and withdraw your hand before it closes? A video of one fellow successfully executing this maneuver is going viral this fine Saturday morning,...
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Watch a new World Yo-Yo Champion in action
Shu Takada, 20, is the 2017 2A (Two Handed Looping style) World Yo-Yo Champion. He took the title last week at the global tournament in Reykjavic, Iceland.
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Watch an incredible demonstration of Slinky tricks
And yet I can barely get mine to walk down the stairs. (KumaFilms via Kottke) And if you're not hip to the fantastic story of the Slinky's invention: In 1943, Richard James, a naval mechanical...
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Watch a martial artist throw a needle through a pane of glass
The Slow Mo Guys invited three Shaolin monks on to throw a needle through a piece of glass in super slow mo, and it's quite interesting to watch at that speed. (more…)
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Driver stuck at red light figures out clever trick to make them go green
I came for one weird trick; I stayed for the laughter.
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Tony Hawk at 50 performing 50 tricks from his youth
Spliced with footage of him skating in his youth, here's a video of skate legend Tony Hawk showing what he can still do at age 50. A lot, as it turns out. He writes: I never imagined being able to...
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