Gotta Catch Em All – Tay Zonda of Chocolate Rain Fame Sings the Pokemon Theme [Video]
Tay Zonda of Chocolate Rain Fame sings the Pokemon theme, and he does it an octave or two lower than I’ve ever heard it. [Tay Zonda | Via]
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3 Minutes to a Proper British Accent [Video Tutorial]
Drama professor and voice and dialect coach at the University of Alberta David Ley “offers a three-minute tutorial on how to speak with an upper class British accent. With Ley’s help, a hard candy and a little practice, you’ll be directing the sec-retree to the lav-retree in no time.” [UAlbertaAlumni | Via LS]
The Empire Strikes Back Original Teaser Trailer Features Cool Concept Art [Video]
Watch the original teaser trailer for The Empire Strikes Back, which is notable for featuring solely concept art by Ralph McQuarrie but no film footage. Among the McQuarrie paintings seen are the Rebel hangar on Hoth, Luke on a tauntaun, Darth Vader aboard a Star Destroyer, Cloud City, an Imperial probe droid, and Luke’s final […]
Hilarious Batman vs. Superman Sketch [Video]
Warning: Video contains strong language. Who is the world’s greatest superhero? Yep, it’s that huge nerd with glasses, Superman. [Pete Holmes]
“Code Monkey Save World” is Out Now!
Thanks to a very successful Kickstarter, writer Greg Pak, musician Jonathan Coulton, and artist Takeshi Miyazawa more than got their “Code Monkey Save World” comic series funded, and now the very first issue is available! Buy it now on Comixology for only $2.99!
A Clever New Way to Open a Bag of Chips [Video]
http://youtu.be/DIxmr6nm-Rs BRILLIANT! [Source | Via TA]
I KNEW IT: The ‘Stuff’ in Oreos May Be as Addictive as Cocaine
Anyone who loves Oreos knows how addictive they can be. But now, they might actually be addicting. According to a study from Connecticut College, “Oreos are as addictive as cocaine, at least for lab rats,” TIME reports. The study showed that “eating the iconic black and white cookies activated more neurons in the rat brain’s “pleasure center” […]
Awesome Games That Could Have Been [Pics]
Check out this series of awesome N64 games that could have been by artist Marinko Milosevski. [Source: Marinko Milosevski | Via Dorkly]
Brain May Enter Self-Cleaning Mode During Sleep
Exactly why we sleep is still something of a mystery, but a newly-published study suggests one possibility: to physically clean our brains. The idea comes following a study of mice that found brain cells shrinking during sleep, allowing around 60 percent more space in between them compared with waking hours. That allowed for a roughly […]
Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Atlas Robot Walks Across Rocky Terrain [Video]
Atlas is an anthropomorphic robot designed to operate on rough terrain. The video shows Atlas balancing as it walks on rocky terrain and when pushed from the side. The balance and control system places the feet and swings the arms and upper body to stay upright. The controller uses inertial, kinematic and load data from […]