Werner Herzog quoting Norse poetry is just the perfect thing to put over a video featuring a can of Chef Boyardi getting engulfed in lava. Audio by Werner Herzog’s “Into the Inferno.” Footage by photographer Bryan Lowry. “The sun dimmeth, the land sinketh, gusheth forth steam and gutting fire. To the heavens soared the hurtling […]
From The Royal Institution: Perpetual motion machines are tantalising. Videos of contraptions claiming to have achieved the impossible goal of endless free motion rack up millions of views on YouTube. But they’re not real. Perpetual motion machines violate the fundamental laws of our universe. In this video, we teamed up with YouTuber Tom Scott to […]
There are many ways to describe the first law of thermodynamics, and many ways to explain it. In this unique animation, chemist Andrea Sella recalls one of Richard Feynman’s descriptions of the law. In a classic analogy, Feynman imagines a child with a set of building blocks, and a mother struggling to ensure he doesn’t […]
As geeks, there’s always something that we love above all others, and in the case of this video, the protagonist seems to like beer a little too much. [Third Leg Studios]
A GoT Jumbo Drogon Plush Dragon from Thinkgeek! … FOR YOU ARE CRUNCHY AND TASTE GOOD WITH CATTLE. What do you do when your dragon gets out of hand? You can’t so much crate train them, or at least, not once they’re over a year old. And although they’re food-motivated, it’s not like you can […]
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Don’t get scared off by this list speculating about how some of your favorite TV shows will end. They are not spoilers per se, but merely some thoughts on where these shows could go based on their prior work and storytelling, as well as fan theories. Beware, spoilers ahead. Just kidding. Speculation is not spoilers. […]
The opening titles were never meant to be just boring text! They can have a life of their own! What are your favorite opening title sequences? Let us know in the comments below! [CineFix]
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In this episode of Humans+, we meet Nicky Ashwell to learn about the technology behind her bionic hand and what the prosthetics of the future could look like. Here’a another episode of Humans+ about another incredibly advanced prosthetic: [Motherboard]