In the heart of the Joseph Grimaldi Park in London, visitors can find an art installation that marries history, music, and playful interaction.

 Titled "An Invitation to Dance on the Grave," this unique piece by Henry Krokatsis invites participants to step or dance on the metal plates of two "musical graves." — Read the rest

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Slicing a bell pepper might seem like a mundane kitchen task, but for Wallace Wong, it is an art form perfected to a degree that has earned him a world record. 

In only 9.43 seconds, Wong can slice the core of the bell pepper out, de-seed it, and chop it into meticulous slices.  — Read the rest

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See the freaky and cool way that a black-eyed tree frog's eyes open after it wakes up from a nap.

Instead of opening its eyes in one swift motion, the black-eyed tree frog has eyes that slowly open and bulge out, making it look as if it has been possessed by a demon upon waking. — Read the rest

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This unexpected friendship between a wild crow and a baby is too precious.

Russel the crow stops at the window of this home daily to see his little human friend, Otto. The way that Russell patiently waits for Otto to come to the window is unbelievably sweet .  — Read the rest

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Watch a honey bee's venom sac continue to pump venom after detaching from the bee. 

In this video, the sac pulsates while it's lodged into someone's finger for a few seconds as if it has a mind of its own. A sting in the finger like this one looks pretty unpleasant. — Read the rest

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Have you ever wondered why mercury is not allowed on board an airplane? Watch mercury and aluminum react up-close. The effects are fun to watch. It looks like tiny mountains and valleys are forming in the metal vessel.

This wouldn't be fun to see if you were  30,000 feet in the sky, though. — Read the rest

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When viewing popping kernels up close like this, you can see details that aren't usually noticeable, like the outer layer of the kernel warping and bubbling as the butter heats up.

Watching the popcorn burst from the shell is so satisfying. — Read the rest

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Uglydesign is a deeply entertaining instagram page that showcases amazingly hideous design choices, both intentional and unintentional. 

My favorites include these camo pants with a cartoon butt window on the back, This winter vest and undershirt that include custom holes to showcase the wearer's tattoo, and this early apple computer that has been transformed into a mailbox. — Read the rest

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Ever wondered how a sinkhole works? This video explains it with a simple animation.

A sinkhole forms when a large piece of ground collapses in on itself, seemingly out of the blue. 

Sinkholes begin forming underground, and this is why they happen so unexpectedly. — Read the rest

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This grandma didn't want to get out of bed one day, so she decided to take her bed out for a spin around town instead. 

Watch her take her custom motorized bed to get drive-thru snacks, stop by the bar, and race down the street at an alarming speed. — Read the rest

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If I walked into the living room at night and saw my kid sitting on the ceiling, my first thought would be to call an exorcist. 

Believe it or not, there is a mom who catches her daughter hanging out on the ceiling regularly, but the reason is far from a horror movie: the kid simply likes watching cartoons from up there. — Read the rest

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Remember those "clap on, clap off" devices from the 80s? You could plug them into different items around your home (television, lights, ect.) to save yourself the hardship of turning things on and off by hand.

 The Clapper commercial shows the revolutionary ease of adding this gadget to your life. — Read the rest

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Coffins were sometimes found with unsettling scratch marks lining the inside. By the 19th century, a more scientific approach to such problems led to the realization that those declared dead were sometimes just still alive. And ingenious engineering solutions were devised: the safety coffins. — Read the rest

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Watching this adorable owl run to its friend when it gets called over is so much fun to watch.

I didn't expect owls to run in such a cute and silly way, and now I can't stop watching videos of owls running.   — Read the rest

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Here's an epic tutorial on how to make a loud squash horn. 

In the video, we're taught how to trim the squash leaf stem so it sounds great and doesn't poke you while you blow through it.

The horn makes a wonderfully vibrant sound, and looks like a lot of fun to play with. — Read the rest

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These incredible antique makeup containers are all disguised as other objects.

This woman's makeup collection is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I had no idea that makeup containers disguised as other objects used to be a thing, but I wish they'd bring this back. — Read the rest

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Mike "Lottie" Gigliotti is an incredibly talented artist and skater. Vice's new series 'Let it kill you' dives into his drawing practice and the way skating and art come together for him.

Not only is Lottie a prolific artist, but he also owns Lottie's Skateshop, where he sells boards that feature his art.   — Read the rest

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This POV rollercoaster ride was filmed in the 1930s at Pittsburgh's Kennywood amusement park. 

I've been on this ride myself, and it looks like it hasn't changed a bit. Despite being an old, wooden coaster, this ride is surprisingly thrilling and lives up to its name as it feels like its bouncing up and down a series of hills on the track.  — Read the rest

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What would happen if you rode a roller coaster without a harness? This animation illustrates the likely outcome. This is absolutely not an endorsement to actually try this, because theres a big chance things could go horribly wrong and result in the rider's death. — Read the rest

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When this apple was placed into a terrarium, a magical scene seems to materialize out of nowhere.

Like something from a fairy tale, a bunch on teeny tiny snails decide to climb atop the apple to hangout and have a snack together.  — Read the rest

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I'm suprised that this horror prank, at a haunted location in Japan, didn't give anyone a heart attack. 

The prank, based on the monster from the Ring film, is truly terrifying. During the prank, someone dressed like Sadako from the Ringu film—in costume, on stilts—chases people out of a tunnel and hides near the bathroom exit as people walk around at night. — Read the rest

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A visit to a peat bog will make you rethink everything you know about the surface of our planet. A bog is land, sort of, but not in the solid-ground sense you’re used to. If you try walking across one’s surface, you may feel the soft organic muck known as peat undulate beneath you — or you may sink into it yourself. From the surface, it’s hard to know whether the waterlogged peat extends 3 feet...

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This jumping spider looks like he's bashfully hiding his face while cleaning his eyes. Usually spiders give me the ick, but this one is such a cutie pie. 

The video quality is fantastic, too. It's like watching the spider do its thing through a magnifying glass. — Read the rest

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12 years ago, this funny and weird Japanese commercial for Chocoballs was uploaded to YouTube.

I enjoyed the total absurdity of the video, where a line of people with chocolate bodies and bird legs march around an animated cityscape, singing a song that mostly involves quacking. — Read the rest

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The way this puppy acts at the vet is how I always feel inside when at the doctors' office. This was the pup's first time, and the face he makes every time the vet tries to feed him medicine is amazingly dramatic.  — Read the rest

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See what happens when dry ice is mixed with clear slime. 

The visual effects of this concoction are so much fun to watch. Every time I've played with dry ice, I drop it into water, but this version is far cooler. — Read the rest

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A man started a YouTube channel after collecting more than 2 million frog eggs and hatching them in his backyard pond.

Previous videos on his channel show what the hatching process of this many pet frogs looks like. This video shows what happens when the frog army is unleashed onto the neighborhood. — Read the rest

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This roller coaster for a 2 year old looks like so much fun. If I'd had this as a kid, I'd have been playing on it 24/7.

The wooden coaster runs on gravity, and has to be pushed uphill by hand to start off the ride. — Read the rest

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In this video, you can see Tom Scott try the Aéroplume for only €60. This looks like too much fun for the price. I wish there was something like this where I live. 

Scott also lets us know how much helium it takes to lift one person off the ground. — Read the rest

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When this paraglider set off to fly around the skies of Brazil, he was visited by an unexpected friend. 

A friendly vulture decided to take a little rest on the paraglider's arm, mid-flight. The paraglider seems totally at ease with this, and even reaches out to pet the bird as it nibbles on his shoes.  — Read the rest

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In this unreal looking scene, a shelf cloud rolls over the houses of a suburban community. Beautiful and ominous, it looks as if a tidal wave is rising up above all the houses.

This dramatic cloud looks so out of place in this calm little neighborhood. — Read the rest

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In Beaufort, Australia, you can take a trip to the Cyril Callister Vegemite Museum.

This museum was made to celebrate Vegemite and the life of the mastermind behind the polarizing food spread. 

The museum is filled with donated vegemite memorabilia from people all over the world. — Read the rest

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Watching a day in the life of a star-nosed mole is like watching an alien. This utterly weird creature uses its giant, appendage-lined nose to search for worms. 

In the video, we watch the mole use its sensitive nose to navigate a network of underground tunnels and slurp down its prey. — Read the rest

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Watch Andrea Love "paint" with wool in this cool animation. Watching wool appearing to spray from little felted cans is a very satisfying experience. I love that this drawing is all done by felting.

The sound effects are great too. — Read the rest

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This driver doesn't let anything stop him from getting from point A to point B, not even a pile of thousands of bees on the ceiling of his car. As the bees dangle right over his head, he smiles and keeps on truckin'. — Read the rest

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Here's what rats do in the city when a big rainstorm hits. After getting flushed out of their burrows from rain, they huddle together and squirm around a pole on the street. 

I would definitely start crying if I tripped and fell into a rat pile like this one. — Read the rest

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I loved watching 2 Tonne Duck, a mesmerizing, hand-drawn animation by artist Felix Colgrave.This looping scene of a little guy inside of a walking robot-like contraption is addicting to watch. The hand-drawn quality is wonderful.

I want to watch hours of animation in this style. — Read the rest

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Dr. Seuss's First Book  was called The Pocket Book Of Boners. Although this may seem like quite an unusual name for a G-rated book, there is an explanation. Back in the day, a "boner" was a word used to describe a silly mistake. — Read the rest

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There's a bridge in Japan that's so steep it's known as the Rollercoaster Bridge: the Eshima Ohashi bridge in Sakaiminato, which connects that city to nearby Matsue. Approaching the bridge from afar, it can appear nearly vertical to drivers.

If I were a passenger going up this bridge, I may have to shut my eyes until I reached the end of the incline.  — Read the rest

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Here's a video of two guinea pigs playing a serious round of tug of war with a blade of grass that they both decided to snack on at the same time.

Although these little rascals are surrounded by a field of grass, this particular blade of grass was clearly the most important one. — Read the rest

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Watch Andrea Love "paint" with wool in this cool animation. Watching wool appearing to spray from little felted cans is a very satisfying experience. I love that this drawing is all done by felting.

The sound effects are great too. — Read the rest

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This driver doesn't let anything stop him from getting from point A to point B, not even a pile of thousands of bees on the ceiling of his car. As the bees dangle right over his head, he smiles and keeps on truckin'. — Read the rest

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Here's what rats do in the city when a big rainstorm hits. After getting flushed out of their burrows from rain, they huddle together and squirm around a pole on the street. 

I would definitely start crying if I tripped and fell into a rat pile like this one. — Read the rest

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I loved watching 2 Tonne Duck, a mesmerizing, hand-drawn animation by artist Felix Colgrave.This looping scene of a little guy inside of a walking robot-like contraption is addicting to watch. The hand-drawn quality is wonderful.

I want to watch hours of animation in this style. — Read the rest

The post 2 Tonne Duck: an awesome hand-drawn animation by Felix Colgrave appeared first on Boing Boing.

Dr. Seuss's First Book  was called The Pocket Book Of Boners. Although this may seem like quite an unusual name for a G-rated book, there is an explanation. Back in the day, a "boner" was a word used to describe a silly mistake. — Read the rest

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There's a bridge in Japan that's so steep it's known as the Rollercoaster Bridge: the Eshima Ohashi bridge in Sakaiminato, which connects that city to nearby Matsue. Approaching the bridge from afar, it can appear nearly vertical to drivers.

If I were a passenger going up this bridge, I may have to shut my eyes until I reached the end of the incline.  — Read the rest

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Here's a video of two guinea pigs playing a serious round of tug of war with a blade of grass that they both decided to snack on at the same time.

Although these little rascals are surrounded by a field of grass, this particular blade of grass was clearly the most important one. — Read the rest

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Watch Andrea Love "paint" with wool in this cool animation. Watching wool appearing to spray from little felted cans is a very satisfying experience. I love that this drawing is all done by felting.

The sound effects are great too. — Read the rest

The post Watch Andrea Love spray paint with wool in this cool animation appeared first on Boing Boing.

This driver doesn't let anything stop him from getting from point A to point B, not even a pile of thousands of bees on the ceiling of his car. As the bees dangle right over his head, he smiles and keeps on truckin'. — Read the rest

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Here's what rats do in the city when a big rainstorm hits. After getting flushed out of their burrows from rain, they huddle together and squirm around a pole on the street. 

I would definitely start crying if I tripped and fell into a rat pile like this one. — Read the rest

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