Constructed by engineer James Hobson of The Hacksmith, this is a functional replica of the Level 2 Sentry Turret seen in multiplayer first person shooter Team Fortress 2. The turret is built around two Nerf knock-off X-Shot Insanity Motorized Rage Fire guns capable of firing 200 darts/minute and has AI-powered

This is a video of dogs at the Humane Education Society of Hamilton County, Tennessee each picking out their own Christmas present from two lines of plush toys. Every single one seems to carefully sniff out a special toy, except BamBam, who just charges in and changes his mind several

This is a video of “PhD in mathematical physics, leftie, and Trekkie” Dr. Blitz doing his best to explain quantum computing simply in under 3 minutes. Do I understand quantum computing now? Absolutely not. I do think I understand it better than I did, but before I just thought it

This is a beautifully made stop motion video by slopsmcgee (aka Greg Saniatan) of him making a LEGO vase in the style you’d make an actual vase out of clay on a potter’s wheel. I love stuff like this. I wasn’t going to internet today, but I’m glad I did.

This is a video from filmmaker Tyler Johnson, who modded a cat exercise wheel with an Insta360 camera to capture some unorthodox footage of his cat exercising. Not exactly what I was hoping for from Santa, but I suppose it’s better than coal or taking turns with the reindeer pooping

This is a compilation of 20 slogans from TV commercials that aired in the early 2000’s. How many do you remember? Only a few stuck out to me (mostly they ones that still exist), but I was in college in the early 2000’s and wasn’t watching a lot of television

A barred owl in Arlington, Virginia recently flew down a family’s uncapped chimney (that’s your bad) and perched atop their Christmas tree, knocking the star topper to the side and taking its place. Admittedly, that’s a great Christmas tree topper. In other news, apparently somebody’s going to be a freshman

This is a video from a thermal imaging drone that was used to help locate Chibs, a golden retriever that had gone missing from his family’s home in Coventry, Rhode Island for 16 days. The drone camera was volunteered by Andre Rocke, owner of Four K Videos. Some more info,