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March 08 2012

00:00

How the Animated Gif Grew from Meme to Medium [Video]

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In the 25 years since the invention of the Gif file, it's undergone an incredible metamorphosis developing from little more than a static image to become stunning cinemagraphs. PBS's Off Book explores the history of the Gif. More »

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March 07 2012

23:00

Today's iPad Keynote in Just 99 Seconds [Video]

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Were you at Apple's "Resolutionary" (barf) event today? It's OK, neither were we—but if you watch this video and put your face close to the screen, you'll feel like you're there. All in a minute and some change. More »

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16:58

Las Vegas Growth From 1973 to 2011 Is Bloody Scary [Video]

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Watch Las Vegas massive growth since 1973 till now. It starts a bit slow, but then it becomes fast and unstoppable. It looks scary, especially if you are a coyote or a dead mobster buried in the desert. More »

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March 05 2012

18:20

DARPA's Newest Robot Is Possibly Its Creepiest Ever [Video]

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We love DARPA's unsettlingly-lifelike BigDog bot. We love it in spite of the fact that it's absolutely terrifying in motion. Now it has some bestial competition: the DARPA Cheetah. Ugh. Its legs. Its legs are so frightening. More »

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16:00

Watch an "iPhone Mule" Get Caught with Dozens of iPhones Strapped to His Body [Video]

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China is so nerdy. Instead of stuffing their mules with pellets full of heroin like regular criminals, Chinese smugglers are apparently just slapping dozens of iPhones onto themselves, then trying (and failing) to get through airport security. Like this idiot with 30+ iPhone 4S handsets on his person. More »

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14:40

Every Teacher's Worst Nightmare: The Deadly Pencil Launcher Is Real [Video]

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Slingshot guru Joerg Sprave seems set on making the innocent-yet-violent daydreams of our youth into wait-this-can-actually-kill-people reality. Last week it was a famous anime slingshot-spear. This week it's the platonic ideal of the haphazard pencil-flingers every fifth grade boy in America has stashed under his desk. More »

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March 03 2012

19:00

Mercedes Makes an Invisible Minivan: I Hope This Becomes an Official Option [Video]

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Mercedes claims that its new fuel cell technology results in vehicles with no emissions, so it's as if they're invisible to the environment. And to drive this fact home, literally, they created a vehicle that was invisible to everything else. More »

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02:20

OLED Lights Will Make Future Audis Glow Like Jellyfish [Video]

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Like a bioluminescent creature rising from the depths, these OLED lighting concepts from Audi are simply otherworldly. Eat your heart out, KITT. More »

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00:00

How To Build a Rig For Shooting Better Smartphone Videos [Video]

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Under the right conditions, the cameras in your smartphone can shoot excellent video. Unfortunately, if the light is poor or there's a lot of background noise or you've got shaky hands, the quality is going to drop significantly. Here's a clever little rig that will help your video shine. More »

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March 02 2012

21:00

Life as a Comcast Cable Tech, the Rap Song [Video]

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You'd think that a Comcast-themed version of 2 Chainz' "Spend It" couldn't help but slip into absurdist parody. But you'd be wrong. This is a legitimately fun and a little adorable rap song about being a Comcast cable tech. More »

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19:20

How To Extract Your Own DNA Using Household Items [Video]

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You can extract your own DNA with drinking water, salt, dish soap, alcohol, food coloring, and your own spit! This NOVA/PBS-made video shows you how. More »

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February 16 2012

20:12

Everything That's Wrong with Patent and Copyright Laws in One Brilliant Video (Updated) [Video]

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Patent trolls are the worst. Oh wait, no, out-of-control copyright crusaders, they're the worst. In fact, the whole intellectual property system needs a total overhaul. But why? How did it come to this? Kirby Ferguson's sublime Everything Is a Remix series comes to a conclusion with this really smart explanation of how the spirit of IP laws has been totally perverted by modern corporate culture. More »

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15:40

Watch People Fly from a Canyon Wall on a Gigantic Rope Swing [Video]

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You know when you were a kid and would tie a rope to a tree branch and swing down, risking life and limb and allowance? This is a little like that, except the risk is pancaking against a canyon wall like Wile E. Coyote. More »

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15:00

Night Snowboarding in an LED Suit Is Mesmerizing to Watch [Watch This]

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What do you get if you combine a pro snowboarder, and LED suit, and a deserted French ski slope? Maybe one of the most mesmerizing sports videos you'll ever see, that's what. More »

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05:00

This Montage of People Falling Out of the Sky Is Not for the Faint of Heart [Video]

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It takes a special breed to look out the door of an airplane or over the edge of a cliff and think that hurling yourself into the void is a good idea. But that's what each of these skydiving, base-jumping, wingsuit-wearing athletes does for kicks. More »

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February 15 2012

20:20

Watch the Saddest Robbery Attempt Ever Caught on a Security Camera [Video]

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This is hilariously pitiful. An armed robber stormed a bar and demanded everyone give him their money. Usually, everyone freaks out and hands over everything they have. Not in this case. At this bar in Rotterdam, everyone ignored the robber and kept drinking. More »

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17:40

Every Single James Bond Film at Once [Video]

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The only thing better than watching an attractive actor have lots of attractive sex, shoot evil Soviets, and spew corny one-liners, is to watch it happen twenty two times simultaneously. Behold: all of James Bond, funneled straight to your brain. More »

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17:00

How To Take Extreme Close-Ups of a Gorilla Using Only Your Phone's Camera [Video]

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Have you ever taken pictures at the zoo? It's an exercise in futility. Your puny camera strains to see far-away beasts with their backs turned. Lame. But what if you could get them to come right up to you? More »

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February 11 2012

18:00

Celebrate Thomas Edison's 165th Birthday With a Crash Course On His Life [Video]

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Did you know that Thomas Edison got his first job as a telegraph operator after saving the daughter of a station agent from an oncoming train? Or that he didn't invent the lightbulb, but instead created the first commercially viable version? More »

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00:20

This Touchscreen Van Gogh's Starry Night Is So Stunningly Beautiful It Should Be Made Into an App [Video]

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Petros Vrellis has turned Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night into an animation that changes when the user touches it. The effect is so beautiful and mesmerizing that I'm now craving an app that would let me do the same. More »

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