Our sun: in the grand scheme of stars in the universe, there’s really nothing that special about it. It’s only special to us and our life here on earth. It’s just an average yellow dwarf, the sort of sun that would float under everyone’s radar in high school. And this
This is The Galactic Menagerie, a fan-made trailer from Youtubers Curious Refugee of what a Wes Anderson directed Star Wars movie might look like. It…looks about right. Lots of symmetry, very dry. Also, just for the record, I would watch it. Probably a bootleg filmed in the theater with a
This is a clip from the Ocon Azerbaijan Grand Prix in which an F1 car almost hits a group of photographers who are standing in the pit lane, oblivious any cars are coming in for a pit stop. According to the announcers, “Oh, what is this about?!” “That’s a shambles!”
Because this is why the internet was invented (“It’s true.” — Al Gore), here’s a video of pet otters Kotaro and Hana (previously) reacting to a machine that makes water drops appear to drip backwards. I think it’s safe to say their little minds were blown. Honestly, my big mind
This is a video of Red Bull skydiver Maja Kuczynska’s 2023 Indoor Skydiving Championship performance. The moves she makes in that tube — they’re unreal. It’s almost like the zero-gravity dance scene in Ready Player One. That is some serious mind and body control. For reference, nine times out of
This is a video of 21-year old Dutchman Jarmo Slutter performing his winning seagull imitation at the European Gull Screeching Championship held in Adinkerke, Belgium. Admittedly, he does sound exactly like a bird. The costume certainly doesn’t hurt either. Next year I plan to win the competition with a cleverly
This is a video of musician Joel James singing Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ entirely backwards, then playing it forwards to see how close he was. The result? Amazingly close. Better than I can even sing the song forwards, especially at karaoke night when everyone realizes the song
This is a local news report highlighting the quick thinking and calm under pressure of Michigan 7th grader Dylan Reeves, who was able to stop his school bus after the driver had a medical issue and passed out behind the wheel, leaving the bus rolling into oncoming traffic. Good going,
