Because Halloween is time for smashing pumpkins (Billy Corgan, let’s ride!), this is a video of hippos at the Cincinnati Zoo chomping pumpkins whole. There’s also some footage of painted dogs (aka African wild dogs, not dogs that have been painted — playing poker or otherwise) enjoying some pumpkin fun.
- October 9, 2024
This is a video of a 3D printing technology that involves using a needle to extrude silicone objects directly into a water-based gel, so there’s no need for additional support while printing. In the video, a silicone handbag is printed by design house coperni for a show at Disneyland Paris.
- October 9, 2024
This is a video of someone’s DIY Halloween decorations, which use a bed sheet, two lights, and a fan in each window to create the illusion that the whole house is ablaze. And while there’s no denying it’s a cool effect, there’s also no denying 911 is going to be
- October 8, 2024
Using Google’s Frightgeist search trend data, Visual Capitalist created this graphic of the top 27 most searched for Halloween costumes of 2023. And, after a very brief scroll of my Facebook feed from last year, I can confirm that these are, in fact, what people wore. Although I’d argue Taylor
- October 8, 2024
This is a video of a cleverly assembled invisible man Halloween costume that you can make yourself on the cheap. I can’t see his face! I also can’t see any way to drink a cocktail while wearing it, which is a major drawback. Can’t be bothered to actually make a
- October 7, 2024
Crafted by Swiss designers team’by’wellis, this is a video demonstration of a wooden dining table that can expand its width without the use of traditional leaves. That…looks expensive. I can’t even imagine the amount of time and effort that went into building that table. Is that specifically for Thanksgiving dinner?
- October 7, 2024
Because who hasn’t dreamed of piloting their own AT-AT walker through the side of a neighbor’s house, this is a video of engineer James Bruton constructing his own roughly 7-foot tall rideable AT-AT. It moves at a snail’s pace (even slower than in the movies), but I would still proudly
- October 4, 2024
This is a video of Dutch kinetic artist Theo Jansen and four of his Strandbeests he lashed together to move along the beach as one giant beest, powered by the breeze. Just look at that thing go! Next stop: training it to wave a metal detector. Pirate treasure, here I
- October 4, 2024
These are several videos highlighting Norway’s Preikestolen (aka Pulpit Rock), a naturally formed granite overhang with a sheer drop of 604-meters (1,982 feet). The rock attracts some 300,000 visitors each year, and was formed 10,000 years ago in the most recent Ice Age. And, unlike US tourist attractions, the overhang
- October 3, 2024
This is a video from a depth of 3,300 meters (10,827 feet — more than 2 miles) in the Tonga Trench (the second deepest trench behind the Mariana) between new Zealand and Fiji of a rarely seen Bigfin squid (misnomer, should have been named Longleg Squid) trolling its 13-foot tentacles
- October 3, 2024














