(via Fark)
Sunday, July 03, 2016
Rat Mom Saves Baby Rat From Snake
Mothers will not only risk their own lives for their children, but they can find super strength to do so. This snake absconded with a baby rat, but look out, here comes mama rat! Mama rat not rest until the snake has dropped her baby And not even then! The rat chases the snake off into the brush, to make sure he won’t come back and try that again! Meanwhile, we are all holding our breath to see if the baby survived the incident. When have you ever rooted that hard for a rat? (via reddit)
The Race of the Century
Every year the the Collings Foundation sponsors the Race off the Century, which seems odd for an annual event, but this is a historic demonstration. Various vehicles in use in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are pitted against each other. The race highlights how the evolution of motor vehicles was often two steps forward and one step back. Early motor cars were not an improvement on horses, but they were a step to something that was. National Geographic has the story. Interesting, but when I saw this video of so many disparate vehicles racing each other, all I could think of was Japan World Cup 3. This time, there were no horses running sideways on their hind legs. (via mental_floss)
Saturday, July 02, 2016
7 Billion by Cryriak
Cyriak Harris is back at it, with a new animation sure to give you nightmares! It’s a floppy bunny flopping around. But you know how rabbit are: they multiply.
When I first had the idea for this video there were 7 billion people in the world, and I wanted to see what 7 billion of something actually looks like. I'm not entirely sure if I managed to create that many rabbits as I gave up counting them, and meanwhile 400 million new people appeared, so perhaps my work will never be done.I’ll say this much- that’s a lot of rabbits! (via Geeks Are Sexy)
The Sunday Morning Breakfast Machine
Two guys got together to make a machine that would fix breakfast for their wives. Peter Browne designed the mechanics, and his friend Mervyn Huggett made sure the electronics worked. The machine cooks a soft-boiled egg, toast, and tea. It even delivers a newspaper and clears the dishes for you! It has extraneous lights, gadgets, and toys because the main goal is to “make people laugh.” The two men say they put about a thousand hours of work into the project over three months, but it was worth it. (via Uproxx)
The Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion
Kokichi Sugihara won second place in the Illusion of the Year competition with this demonstration of a cylinder that is square on one side of the mirror and round on the other side. How’d he do that? This video shows how it’s done.
So it all hinges on the angle that you’re recording, or looking, from. Meanwhile, you have to wonder what illusion beat this one to place first. Here it is:
That would be Mathew T. Harrison and Gideon P. Caplovitz of the University of Nevada Reno. Their illusion is called “Motion Integration Unleashed: New Tricks for an Old Dog.” While it’s not as puzzling as the cylinders, this one becomes mind-blowing at about 24 seconds in. The twenty top-rated illusions are linked at the Illusion of the Year site. They’re all good. (via Neatorama)
Films on the 4th of July
It’s a holiday weekend! Time for bonfires and illuminations, for remembering what America is all about, from our history to our freedoms to the work that still needs to be done to ensure those liberties for all. To put you in the spirit, here are some movies you probably know and love in a compilation from Nelson Carvajal of Fandor Keyframe. He says,
In short, what the movies have reignited in us, time and time again, is the urgency that comes with the responsibility of being “free.” The freedom to vote, the freedom to speak, the freedom to love—they all have their trappings and burdens. It’s easy to take for granted what we have in this country, and in the age of hyper-opinion and the Internet, it’s even easier to thwart innovative ideas and political discussion through online hateful diction and campaigning. Sometimes re-watching a good movie can stir the right feelings inside of us and make us stand up with a little more gusto, and a little less cynicism.
What we have done as a nation, through a ritualistic smoke-and-mirrors trick every summer, is rest on our laurels by looking helplessly towards the sky at those wondrous fireworks. It’s astounding how simple we all are at the end of the day, when you think about it. Some bursts of light in the sky and we’re haplessly in a trance. Hopefully soon we can start seeing the brilliant bursts of light in each other and unite productively as a nation again. Then we will truly be free.
(via Laughing Squid)
Friday, July 01, 2016
10 Things Made from Maple Syrup
Colin Furze Builds the Ultimate Doorbell
Crazy inventor Colin Furze was tired of missing deliveries to his house, since he orders a lot of parts through the mail. So he built a doorbell that no one could miss. No matter where they are.
Um, no thanks. The doorbell I have works just fine. The problem I have is getting anyone to use it instead of knocking lightly. (via Tastefully Offensive)
100 Years Ago
Believe it or not, this picture was taken this morning at the Waterloo train station on London. A friend of redditor Raimon86 snapped it on the way to work. Others assure us that the same scene is happening all over Britain, as they commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.THe battle lasted for months, and over a million soldiers were killed.
Hundreds of people in First World War uniforms appear at public places across the UK in a moving #Somme100 tributehttps://t.co/cuZUgNAnqp— ITV News (@itvnews) July 1, 2016
The BBC has a roundup of the many commemoration ceremonies taking place today.
Tornado in a Jar
Oliver is five years old. He’s had a YouTube account for a month or so, and this is his first science video, in which we learn how to make a tornado in a jar. Afterward, Oliver has some tips on how to stay safe in the event of a tornado. You’ll have to supply your own consonants. Outside of the science lab, Oliver does not resemble a mad scientist. Although he may grow up to be one someday! (via Viral Viral Videos)
Miss Cellania's Links
The Enterprise Studio Model, Restored and on Display.
17 Ways Kids Can Have Fun Without Fireworks This Fourth Of July. Oh yeah, grown-ups can do these things, too.
Ranking all the Villains on Game of Thrones. Not all 22 of them are still alive in the series.
This Is How You Walk on Hot Coals. To do it safely, you must understand the science behind the stunt.
July TV Preview: Don’t Miss These 10 Premieres. Some series are getting a jump on the usual television cycle.
‘Problem Child’ Cat Who Went Through 5 Foster Homes Finds Perfect Owner. The high-energy cat is now an Instagram star.
What to Eat for Canada Day. A quick trip through Canadian cuisine.
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