Note: Volume on. Because everyone exercises differently (I work out vicariously through the people running at the park while I lie in the grass playing a Candy Crush knockoff and sipping cocktails out of an insulated tumbler), this is a video of a man in China’s Sichuan province performing what
This is a video of firearms expert and the UK’s Royal Armouries museum curator Jonathan Ferguson (complete with an “I’m Your Huckleberry” t-shirt under his blazer) reacting to and seriously discussing a variety of the outlandish weapons seen in the video game DOOM: The Dark Ages. That look on his
Because everyone has a secret skill, this is a video of Chinese TikTok (Douyin) user 43444719487 patiently and smoothly sorting black and white rice with a pair of chopsticks. It was oddly satisfying to watch, and clearly they have some rice sorting experience under their belt if their technique and
Because who doesn’t want a Nintendo Switch 2 wrapped up like a loaf of ciabatta, this is a line of wrapping paper from Japanese graphic designer Ippei Tsujio that look like fresh baked bread (previously seen: cheeseburger ingredient wrapping paper). Available soon from TOAL in baguette, ciabatta, and classic sandwich
This is a video highlighting the Rubik’s Cube solving robot built by Purdue University undergraduates, which just set the world record for fastest Rubik’s Cube solve with a time of 103 milliseconds (0.103 seconds). That’s faster than a blink. The previous record was 305 milliseconds, which the robot can reliably
The Mario Kart Band of Columbus, Ohio, performs live gigs where audience members compete in 4-player Mario Kart, and the band provides the track-specific music, along with some sound effects. That’s amazing and we should start planning a trip to Ohio. TRUE STORY: I have never won a Mario Kart
This is a clip of Brazilian hillbilly band (that’s a thing — I was surprised, but I know I shouldn’t have been) Tião e os Bravos covering Rage Against The Machine’s 1992 ‘Killing In The Name Of’ atop a dirty mattress stage. Admittedly, not the worst stage I’ve ever seen.
These are a couple videos from Houston of a man who broke down in his Saab and called his girlfriend to help him tow the vehicle, and the two attempting the tow with nothing but a chain. This broke the Saab’s axle, causing the car with the man inside to