This is a short video of a contortionist riding a scooter with his feet somehow behind his back. That does not look comfortable. Or safe. If you crash, both those legs are broken AND you’re gonna need all new teeth. Me? I like my teeth the same way they were

This is a video from The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s Deep RelaxOcean series of guided relaxation videos, this time focusing on the movement of a deep sea vampire squid. Personally, I did not find it very relaxing. I find everything about the deep sea terrifying, and just thinking about

This is a video of two ring-necked parakeets having a sweet, humanlike conversation with each other and making kissy sounds. They sound like lovebirds! Like, two people in love, not actual lovebirds because lovebirds generally aren’t talkers. Man, birds are nuts. It’s almost hard to believe the government went through

This is a video from the San Diego Zoo of flamingos feeding in the shallow water of their exhibit. Some more info about how flamingos feed while I feed the only way I know how– “Eating until you feel like you’re going to puke.” *loosening belt* It’s nature’s way of

This is a timelapse video from Boxlapse featuring a pea plant growing over the course of 34 days. The germination and root growth is cool enough to watch, but the way the plant’s tendrils move around looking for something to grasp is REALLY something. I like how sometimes it even

In news that shouldn’t surprise anyone who wants no part of whatever the hell is going on in the photo above, researchers have discovered that painting large eyespots on cow asses helps deters predation from large carnivores. Some more info from the recently published Communications Biology article while I paint

This is a video of the ‘Snatcher’ chameleon inspired robotic tongue developed by researchers at South Korea’s Seoul National University of Science and Technology. Some more info while I use one of those sticky hand toys from a 25¢ machine to steal Starbursts from my coworker’s desk: “For example, a

These are a couple videos from the Kowagarasetai drive-through haunted house experience in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, a concept that was created so people can still get their fright on while helping prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some more info about the experience while I scare myself sufficiently just checking my