It never occurred to me that synchronized skating wold be a thing, but it only makes sense. We already have synchronized swimming and synchronized gymnastics. This sport isn't an Olympic event (yet), and if it was, I wouldn't be able to embed a video. This video is from the U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic, which (surprise) the U.S. dominated. The team shown here, Teams Elite Junior, won a gold medal. These skaters may have a future with Holiday On Ice or Disney On Ice. Or in accounting.
Sunday, February 08, 2026
Synchronized Skating
Forevergreen
The premise of the short film Forevergreen is simple: a pine tree adopts a baby bear. Yes, there's a lot more to it, but that synopsis was all I needed. The tree makes a surprisingly good parent, but things go sideways when the bear reaches adolescence and is lured off by the temptations of the outside world. Then you start to see that it's a version of Yogi Bear. No, it's Smokey Bear. No, really, it's The Giving Tree. Or maybe it's the story of Groot. It's a bit of every story about trees or bears, but mainly it's about love.
Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears spent five years making Forevergreen in their free time with no budget, and now it's nominated for an Academy Award. We'll find out who wins on March 15th. (via Kuriositas)
Caught Red-handed
This three-year-old has read the manual: Deny, deny, deny, even when confronted with overwhelming evidence, deny again. Who are you gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes? His mom says:
After I filmed it we had a VERY long talk about the difference between telling the truth and not telling the truth. He has an amazing imagination and loves to tell us stories. I saw this as a sweet moment, something that every child goes through...where they try to push the boundaries to see how far they can go. And I thought I'd share it with my friends and family. And apparently, the world seems to enjoy it, too. We are currently working on the difference, and he is doing really well. :)(via Tastefully Offensive)
Best Day Ever!
(via Everlasting Blort)Best day ever!
— Chip bitney (@fragboner.bsky.social) January 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Saturday, February 07, 2026
The Secret Of N.I.M.H.
The Secret Of N.I.M.H. came out in 1982, but it was years later when I saw it on TV. I had no clue for half the movie that N.I.M.H was the National Institute of Mental Health. You just don't expect that in a children's animated film. In fact, adults liked The Secret Of N.I.M.H. more than children did, because it was a pretty complicated story.
POV World Record Motocross Jump
Ride along with freestyle motocross star Colby Raha as he breaks a world record. But that's only half the ride, and he does it twice. The frightening course was set up at the Record Breakers event in Mesa, Arizona on January 31st. First, he has to get up to speed. Then he jumps 275 feet over a pool with no margin for error. Then he zips up a quarter pipe, straight up, and lands in one piece. I'm impressed, but it's not quite a world record, so he tries it a second time.
The part where Raha has to go quite a ways to get back where he started is kind of cute, with fans waving him on. So he does the whole run again, this time reaching 90 feet above ground on the quarter pipe for a big air world record. I would recommend watching this GoPro video in full screen mode for maximum terror. (via Born in Space)
New Chiton Species Named
Ze Frank made a True Facts video asking for input on a species name for a new chiton mollusk identified by Juila Sigwart of the Senkenberg Ocean Species Alliance. A panel of expert judges which fortunately excluded Ze Frank came to a consensus and selected a name. Yesterday, a new paper was published in the Biodiversity Data Journal announcing the naming of Ferreiraella populi.
More than 8,000 comments came in under the original video, so Ze Frank figured that some of the more humorous suggestions should be highlighted here since they did not make it into the science journal. Points for creativity, so to speak.
Cats Stealing Stuff
Cats have a firm sense of private property. A cat sees something, it will take something. "I found it, it's mine now!" You know, like the seagulls in Finding Nemo, just quieter. Enjoy this compilation of all kinds of cats taking all kinds of things for themselves. (via Tastefully Offensive)
The Apocalypse
When you have to illustrate a concept, you go with the most familiar icon you have. This comic is from Cheddar Bacon Studios. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Friday, February 06, 2026
How to Fix the House of Representatives
The number of Congress members in Washington has been 435 since 1929. This had led to problems in representing the US population by state, and why one person voting in Wyoming is equal to about four votes in Ohio in a national election -unless you vote for the minority party, in which case your vote means nothing, but that's a subject for another day. We could fix this imbalance, but it would upset the status quo in Washington, and we can't have that because reasons.
Cat Gets a Kitten
Theo was an only cat. He was well-bonded with his human Alyssa, but also with his stuffed cat toy, which indicated that he was lonely for another cat. So Alyssa got him a kitten! It just goes to show that one cat is never enough. (via Laughing Squid)
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