After performing a modified version the classic rubber hand experiment on octopuses, Japanese researchers Sumire Kawashima and Yuzuru Ikeda at The University of the Ryukyus have suggested octopuses may experience a sense of body ownership similar to humans. In the experiment, a partition and fake tentacle were used to cover

These are a couple videos of planet-gobbling cosmic entity Galactus strolling the floor at San Diego Comic-Con. The cosplay, constructed by the appropriately named Extreme Costumes, requires the wearer to walk on stilts. Or be 10 feet tall. The wearer actually looks through the bottom of Galactus’s neck — the

Because who needs to mow when you have a big enough weed whacker, the creative problem solving Russians of Youtube channel Garage 54 went and constructed a 200HP whacker mounted to the hood of a car, spinning a blade with cables attached out in front. It looks good at what

This is a video of a young rollerblader demonstrating her incredible balance by skating (and spinning around) on a single wheel. That’s wild! For reference, last weekend I tried riding my bike for a few seconds without holding the handlebars and time traveled to a future where I woke up

The original Game Boy: that thing was a brick. And, appropriately, now it’s being immortalized in brick form with the upcoming release of LEGO set #72046. The 421-piece Game Boy set will be released October 1st for $60 and include pressable buttons, Super Mario Land and Link’s Awakening game cartridges,

Because some people really know how to spend their free time, this is a video from Youtuber Dr. Engine, who built seven different LEGO vehicles and pitted them against each other in four different extreme obstacle challenges. That’s fun, that’s a good way to spend a weekend. How I spend

This is a video from Shanghai, China where 432 crawler robots were used to move an entire city block of historic buildings while underground construction was performed, then moved back after completion. The robotic feet were able to move the 7,500-metric ton block about 10 meters (33-feet) per day over

This is video of artist Kimiro crafting an insanely impressive origami Pegasus from a single (very large) sheet of uncut paper. He even mixes dyes and colors the paper himself, so you know he’s serious about his craft. Me? I am not very serious about my craft. “What is your

Created by Michael Stevens of Youtube channel Vsauce and manufactured by Inq Factory, the Death Clock is an $80 LED clock that counts down the seconds you have left to live. Setup involves answering a few questions about your age, environment, and lifestyle to generate your life expectancy, then just

Chinese robotics manufacturer UBTECH Robotics has developed the Walker S2, the first humanoid robot capable of replacing its own battery when it senses its low or overheating, allowing for continuous 24-hour operation. I assume the Walker S1 didn’t have that capability. Obviously, we should start hoping and praying now that