How Do You Give Medicine to Zoo Animals?
10 Juicy Facts About Mary Astor’s Purple Diary, Old Hollywood's Most Infamous Sex Scandal. (via Strange Company)
The Quest for a Floating Utopia. Proponents of the seasteading movement want to get away from laws, taxes, and mortgages. (via Damn Interesting)
Americans Being Unbelievably Clueless.
LeVar Burton steps up his Jeopardy! campaign: "It just makes sense.”
A New Natural Blue for Food Coloring. Believe it or not, it comes from red cabbage! (via Real Clear Science)
Illuminate: Honoring Victims of the Holocaust. Light a candle and find out who it’s for. (via Kottke)
People Who Weren't Fans Of The Way They Were Portrayed In Movies And On TV Shows.
How Do You Acquire an "Acquired Taste"?
A blast from the past (2015): The Art of Schrodinger’s Cat.
🕷 #StarWars pic.twitter.com/LfiHUc1UpB
— Star Wars Culture (@StarWarzCulture) April 8, 2021
This claymation animation by Trent Shy builds a man from the bones up. It’s short, and still has a surprise ending. (via Nag on the Lake)
If you've ever wondered how a courtroom stenographer keeps up with everything that is said in a trial, Isabelle Lumsden https://www.instagram.com/isabellelumsden/ is happy to explain. It takes special equipment that require a particular technique. After watching the video, I am impressed, but I still don't know how she does it. (via Digg)
Just keep singing! That’s the orders to a canary in a coal mine. This comic is from Kevin at Birds, with Pants. (via reddit)
Society as we know it has no place in the Star Trek universe. It’s supposed to be a vision of a better time. The only proper place for this skit is on Saturday Night Live, where it aired last night.
every single night. i try to convince the human. they forgot to give me my dinner. and sometimes. they get so confused. they start to believe me
— Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) April 7, 2021
During Operation HAT in 1964, the CIA attempted to put a spring device on top of Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India. It did not go as planned. (via reddit)
We watch the cat cleaning itself, so turnabout is fair play. However, the cat is most likely astonished at our strange way of doing it, and maybe a bit concerned. This comic is from Nathan Pyle's Strange Planet. Click to the right of the image for more comics and other nonsense.
Filippo Brunelleschi wasn't an architect when he built the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, Italy. As such, he brought a fresh eye to the many problem of the project. (via Nag on the Lake)
(via Nag on the Lake)Ultra badass Tekymeka is Japan’s oldest fitness trainer at age 90 (!) and she started her journey to fitness at age 65 so I guess there’s still time for meeee pic.twitter.com/6pIYdTfcVS
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) April 5, 2021
Neuralink, a tech startup owned by Elon Musk, is working on a wireless brain-machine interface to give paralyzed people some control over their environment. They've reached an important milestone in the quest.
Today we are pleased to reveal the Link’s capability to enable a macaque monkey, named Pager, to move a cursor on a computer screen with neural activity using a 1,024 electrode fully-implanted neural recording and data transmission device, termed the N1 Link. We have implanted the Link in the hand and arm areas of the motor cortex, a part of the brain that is involved in planning and executing movements. We placed Links bilaterally: one in the left motor cortex (which controls movements of the right side of the body) and another in the right motor cortex (which controls the left side of the body).Pager was already pretty good at Pong, but now he can play without a joystick! Read more about the research at the company's website. (via Geekologie)
Guldies made a cute claymation video of a doughboy-type character lifting weights. It doesn't go as planned. The sequence is only 11 seconds long, but then we get a look at how the sound effects for it were created. (via Laughing Squid)
Julie Nolke has done a series of videos explaining the present to her past self without really telling her what's going to happen. It gets awkward. In this one, she has a whole year and change to prepare her younger self for. (via Laughing Squid)
Every tech company wants to be like Google. According to the discussion at reddit, the open office concept is so that the boss can keep an eye on how much you work, you can't drink the beer until after work, and playing ping pong gets you written up for not working enough. The snacks are so you can work longer hours. None of this really makes a job better. But why are they all in Austin?
Click to the right to advance the comic. And be ready to groan. This comic is from Marc at mfwdewolf. (via reddit)
When you have kids and can't go places, you need to get creative about having fun at home. Steve Wilkins and his sons Tyler and Dylan harnessed the family treadmill for some auto racing. They tilted the back end of the treadmill and loaded it up with 100 Hot Wheels cars! Switch on the treadmill, and watch what happens. Wilkins provides the exciting play-by-play narration as we find out which car will survive the race. They've recorded a whole series of these races. (via Laughing Squid)
After being away from agility for 7 months, we went to a trial far from home to see how Zip would react to being at a trial but not entered. She played tug ringside and barked at her brother when he ran. That part hadn’t changed. Then one day I brought her to agility practice. It was too hot to leave her in the car so my husband put her on a mat near the field. Suddenly Zip appeared at the base of the AF. She’d crawled 60 feet from her mat; she wanted to play agility. A friend and my husband decided to put the bars down on the course and I was handed a leash attached to Zip’s wheelchair. They said, “Run her.” I had reservations but Zip was gleefully barking by this time. We ran and she did great. She now practices all the time. The Five Flags Dog Training Club in Pensacola held a Glory Run for Retired Agility Dogs on December 3, 2011. The small entry fee was donated to the “Chase Away Canine Cancer” organization.
He bends his eyebrows as masterfully as he bends the strings. (via Everlasting Blort)Matt 'Guitar' Murphy at The American Folk Blues Festival tour in Europe (1962-1966) #blues #bluesmusic
— bluesharp (@bluezharp) March 30, 2021
Willie Dixon, bass
Memphis Slim, piano
Billy Stepney, drums https://t.co/P3N53UjYbe
🎶'Murphy’s Boogie' [#live 1963] (Colourised) pic.twitter.com/pKT7j2xPIO
Miniatur Wunderland is the magical place in Hamburg, Germany, that has the world's largest model railway. In March, they set up a train to cruise through 2,840 water glasses, playing classical tunes as it passes by. The trip lasted six minutes, and set a world record! The rest of the video is a look at how they did it. (via Digg)
Introducing cats to an augmented reality game is super fun! Well, to the cats, this is just plain reality, but since they are well-behaved pampered cats, it's a treat. For the rest of us, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is rendered in augmented reality. That's an added layer of fun for us, but the cats are truly the stars in this video. (via Neatorama)
In my family, it's called a chifforobe; an armoire is a gun cabinet. But explaining the concept of guilt to a cat is a losing proposition. This comic is from Jimmy Craig at They Can Talk.
Even in a pandemic year, the high school hockey players of Minnesota grow their hair in an attempt to make the Minnesota State High School All Hockey Hair Team. This is the 12th annual team. YouTuber Game On! Minnesota goes with the flow and gives us the rundown of the hair situation this season. Hair that was cut, or rather, styled at home ruled this year. Facial hair was rarely seen due to masks. As always, the hair competition supports the Hendrickson Foundation, which runs Special, Sled, Blind, and Military hockey programs. (via Metafilter)
On Monday evening Fox News aired the first episode of their late-night comedy show. Fark enumerates what went wrong.
I can't stop watching this. Contains NSFW lyrics. (via Everlasting Blort)
The Haunted Tunnel. Building the Hoosac Tunnel costs 192 men their lives, and some believe they still inhabit it.
The Forgotten History of the Western Klan. Whereas southern Klansmen assaulted Black Americans and their white allies, California vigilantes targeted Chinese immigrants. (via Damn Interesting)
A blast from the past (2015): 9 Flowcharts for Maximum Non-Productivity.
(via Laughing Squid)“Lose Control” This video so much energy I was hyping them up through my phone😂🤣 but they SNAPPED Hard!🔥 I Love seeing so many of yall dance to my songs! I loved me some yall🤗💜 pic.twitter.com/RxDBf1OAmC
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 4, 2021
In the final days of the Soviet Union, a full-length version of The Fellowship of the Ring was aired on Soviet TV. It was thought lost forever, but now it's available at YouTube. The Guardian tells us more:
The 1991 made-for-TV film, Khraniteli, based on Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, is the only adaptation of his Lord of the Rings trilogy believed to have been made in the Soviet Union.Here's part two.
Aired 10 years before the release of the first instalment of Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy, the low-budget film appears ripped from another age: the costumes and sets are rudimentary, the special effects are ludicrous, and many of the scenes look more like a theatre production than a feature-length film.
Godzilla vs. Kong has been available in theaters and on HBO Max for about a week, and we've already got an Honest Trailer. It certainly has spoilers, but that that really matter? Will knowing how little sense the plot makes cause you to change your mind about watching the film? Will knowing who wins the battle change your mind? Honestly, the surprises revealed in this Honest Trailer will only reinforce your previous decision to watch Godzilla vs. Kong or not.
Click to the right to advance the comic. We all have our own unique talents. This one is from Trying Times Comics. (via Bored Panda)
It's finally the day that our friends from Tiny Toons made it to Happy World Land, according to this cartoon from 1992. Too bad that when they arrive, they will find it closed due to the pandemic. (via reddit)
(via Fark)Politicians told us repeatedly that lockdowns were causing increased numbers of deaths by suicide. We kept asking to see the data. Now, we have it, and apparently, this was not true. In 2020, deaths by suicide were lower than in the previous three years. https://t.co/YbLCmd0c3o pic.twitter.com/PNEshYyQfV
— Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD 🏴☠️ (@TheAngryEpi) April 4, 2021
Randy rainbow is back, with a parody song set to the tune of "Kansas Ciry" from the musical Oklahoma! It's about Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, the Trumpiest Trumpets in the Senate.
Tom Scott took a trip to The Deep, an aquarium in Hull, UK, to see what goes on behind the scenes. He found out that taking care of sharks in captivity is a lot more complicated than setting up a big saltwater tank. It requires a sophisticated life support system. You might think, "Wouldn't it be better to leave sharks in the sea?" And I would say "Yeah." But what they do is pretty interesting.
It's not so much the joke, but the way you tell it. This comic is from James P. Sandoval at But a Jape. He also explained that purple was just looking for a henway conversion. (via reddit)
The Life and Times of “The Most Intelligent Bird in the World.” See Tina in action at YouTube. (via Metafilter)
Women Are Calling Out The Things Society Deems "Normal" For Them But Are Actually Very Messed Up.
The Cocaine-infused Wine Endorsed by the Pope. (via Strange Company)
The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Created the Amazon Rain Forest. (via Damn Interesting)
Casa Susanna was a secret resort for gender non-conformists in the 1960s.
Servers Are Sharing The Worst Dates They've Ever Seen.
My dog, the paradox. The Oatmeal’s tribute to Rambo. (via Nag on the Lake)
10 years of Nyan Cat: The famed GIF’s creator on hitting the meme jackpot.
The Power of Pink -or not.
A blast from the past (2007): 7 Reasons Frogs are Funny.
When director George Pal first came to the United States from Hungary, animator Walter Lantz helped him obtain U.S. citizenship. As a tribute to their friendship, Pal inserted Woody Woodpecker into most of his filmsSee a list of these films at Futility Closet, with hints to help you find him. (via Nag on the Lake)
(via Everlasting Blort)😂 Everybody chose violence today and I’m over here like: pic.twitter.com/vLwdGKAV7K
— ♈️: THE DUKE OF HENNY🥃 (@cleverbynature_) March 22, 2021
This is a wholesome and encouraging story that's worth passing on. Dylan Lemay is doing okay for himself. He got a million views for this video in just one day, but his bigger audience is on TikTok. At this point, he just scoops ice cream for fun. (via reddit)
I hope you and yours are having a great Easter weekend, no matter what your faith. Today I wanted to post something meaningful, but something you wouldn't see on a hundred other sites. Instead of a Gospel passage from the Bible, I'll share a song that truly illustrates how the awesome story of our Lord's resurrection makes me feel (especially the ending). Dolly Parton recorded this on her White Limozeen album in 1989. If you ever get a chance to own the CD, grab it. You can listen or download the song at this site.
We both ran towards the garden
He's alive yes He's alive
Well, at least he's got confidence. But nothing else. Good luck with that. This comic is from Nathan Pyle's Strange Planet.
Oh, I loved watching Northern Exposure. In this episode from 1993, Chris has the year 2020 pegged: "No more schools, no more bodegas, no more tabernacles, no more cineplexes.” While it's good that we had the option to work around all those things to deal with a deadly pandemic, I'm looking forward to a time we can get back to annoying each other in person.
(via Bored Panda)10-year-old: Why do people eat salads?
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) March 25, 2021
Me: They want to be healthy. Do you want to try one?
10: No, I want to be happy.
