If you had the chance to decree that everyone—everyone—would have to watch one YouTube video all the way through and pay attention the entire time, what would it be? It could be something important, historic, funny, dumb, or just something that no one else seems to like nearly as much as you do and you desperately want to force everyone else to see it in the hope that somebody, anybody, gets it the way you do. Read More >>
If you have Google Chrome, a decent internet connection, and a strong stomach, cancel any meetings you might have had today. Because chances are you're not going to want to tear yourself away from Teehan+Lax's incredible new tool: a Google Street View hyperlapse machine. Read More >>
An admittedly rather impressive shot at getting an entire plane load of passengers doing the Harlem Shake dancing meme has ended in trouble for all involved, with US aviation experts claiming the Frontier Flight 157 could've been put at risk by having so many idiots bouncing around inside. Read More >>
Featured comment by warriorscot:
"It is a numbers game. Even at the most I have never seen an isle packed in flight to an unsafe degree. The risk of injury is a relatively minor concer..." More »
Men's "entertainment" magazine Playboy is trialing augmented reality features using popular AR tool Layar to handle the embedded business, with silicone enthusiasts now able to engage with their tawdry purchase better than ever. Read More >>
There's no shortage of plans online for building a simple ping pong cannon that can fire balls at hundreds of miles per hour. But you're probably not going to find the details of Purdue University Professor Mark French's cannon, since his creation can accelerate a ping pong ball to 900 miles per hour, or just over Mach 1.2. Read More >>
Some people are out there using Vine for pretty dumb things. Thankfully, others are capturing interesting six-second snippets from their actually-interesting lives. And you can creep on all of them, one after the other, in a constant fire-hose of anonymous, random video with Vinepeek. Read More >>
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"Either use HTML5, or remove the transparent layer stopping me activating the Flash object.
Let me know when you've made the changes." More »
Taking a small break from expanding his insane rubber band-based arsenal, slingshot master Joerg Sprave turns his attention to re-engineering duct tape, and other random accessories, into a trio of improvised weapons. Read More >>
Featured comment by Sithon:
"It was for the benefit of the author of the article, who doesnt seen to know the difference. I wasn't attempting to impress anyone." More »
LG's just released a teaser trailer for this year's CES event. It's going to have lots of black rectangles with edges and corners, by the look of it. There's not much else to learn from this low-res trailer, which is getting some serious stick for being uploaded by the tech maker at a mere 360p resolution, so... what do you think LG's likely to have? Is it hurriedly mocking up a bonkers portrait telly to compete with Samsung? [YouTube] Read More >>
The talented folks at Signal Snowboards are back with one of their most practical creations yet. Using a sheet of ultra-thin solar cells from a company called Powerfilm Solar, they created a board that harnesses the sun's rays and turns them into usable electricity for charging a small device. Read More >>
Peter Serafinowicz, actor, comedian, and jack and master of many additional trades, has directed the new music video for synth pop band Hot Chip, with his promo for Don't Deny Your Heart now available for viewing. Read More >>
Featured comment by lee:
"Sounds like my fifth wife 'Babs', except she entered through the kitchen window rather than the foot, but the result was much the same." More »
There's no better time than the holidays—when everyone's all together—to scam, grift, and alienate your friends and family. So Richard Wiseman has returned with another series of unloseable bets that guarantee you victory thanks to basic science and physics. Read More >>
The world can be an upsetting place at times. But no matter how badly your day might be going, there's one thing that can always bring a little cheer back into your life: dogs! Dogs fetching balls, dogs diving in pools, and dogs just being generally awesome at 1,000 frames per second. Read More >>
If you've ever wondered what exactly wiped out the dinosaurs and how quickly over 38 hours of painstaking domino stacking can be undone, check out FlippyCat's latest tumbling creation. It's particularly noteworthy this time not just because it's educational, but also because most of the dinosaurs and the giant earth were actually created in 3D. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jamie:
"I lost this guy from my sub-box when I made a new account, thank you for sharing the video! I have around a years worth of videos to catch up on!" More »
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