Because scientists are an unending source of wild and crazy ideas, researchers at Cornell University and the University of Florence have developed a starfish shaped robot that’s controlled by the electrical signals generated by its onboard king oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus eryngii). I’m not going to lie, I did mistake those
Because you don’t know until you try (although you probably already had a pretty good idea), this is a video of maker of things (including poor choices) Allen Pan attempting to build a lawn mower that cuts grass with the power of burning lasers. Apparently Allen was inspired by California’s
These are several surprisingly quality music videos created by Youtuber demonflyingfox, who “wants to show what’s possible with AI” by creating redneck themed songs and music videos based on popular franchises like Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter, The Matrix, and Breaking Bad. They’re worth a watch. The
This is a video from Youtube channel What If detailing the science of what life would be like on Earth if it was somehow shaped like a giant pizza slice. Apparently life would not be that great. Thank goodness it’s shaped like an entire pizza, am I right?! “Tell me
This is a video of a custom nine-neck guitar produced by the Fender Custom Shop being played by three musicians simultaneously to perform Nena’s ’99 Luftballons’, with one guitarist sitting, one standing, and one standing on a chair. Granted, they each only play a single neck, so it’s unclear why
This is a video of The Juilliard School small ensemble professor and jazz drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. (previously seen playing Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom’ on drums after hearing it once) and his band Generation Y performing its own rendition of Nirvana’s ‘Heart Shaped Box’ after listening to it for the first
Because the internet can occasionally be a delightful, magical place, this is a video of Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder singing ‘Yellow Ledbetter’ and it sounding a lot like these random LinkedIn profile members’ names. It’s wild that people come up with stuff like this, and even wilder they actually spend
This is a video of guitarist Andrea Chiarini demonstrating how to play the guitar with a fishing reel. Just attach the reel to your instrument, and, one giant skull tattoo on the top of your head later, you just reel and fret! *reeling* I think I’ve got a big one!