This is a video of godly gourd carver and 2-time Halloween Wars winner James Hall discussing and demonstrating the techniques (and tools) involved with 13 increasingly difficult levels of pumpkin carving. I learned a lot by watching it. Mostly, that there’s no f***ing way I’m letting James compete in my
Inspired by several pieces of ‘transparent’ graffiti art that have gone viral on the internets, this is a video of Slovakian street artist DOKE attempting to paint a wall that appears to have his name cut out, allowing the background to be seen through it. He does a great job,
This is a video of horse trainer Rebecca using a fake skeleton atop mare Bon Jovi (that’s no steel horse!) to get the horse accustomed to riders, and demonstrate to students how to properly ride a mount. Could she have used a crash test dummy instead? Probably, but those things
This is a video of clock builder Shinsaku Hiura constructing and demonstrating the ‘Casino Clock’ a clock thqt flips cards to tell the current time in the style of one of those mid-century analog flip clocks. Zeros are represented by jokers, aces are one, jacks are 11, and the queen
This is a video of veterinarian Trent Shradner providing a little how-to for replacing an owl back in its kennel after waking up from anesthesia, a situation any one of us could find ourselves in at any moment. The key is to be aware of the claws, wings, and beak
This is a video of the folks from the Crowded Barrel Whiskey Company in Austin, Texas created a drinkable spirit by fermenting and distilling OREO cookies. Want to make your own without all the hassle? Just mash up a bunch of OREOs in the bottom of a glass of vodka.
This is a video of Youtuber Homemade Modern detailing the process in which he made an epoxy table filled with pieces of broken glass bottles. That’s neat. The result wasn’t as clear as I would have liked though, so he can expect a moderate to low-star Etsy review. Want to
Because children (and most adults, honestly) are often ignorant to the ways of the world, this is a video of a dog showing a puppy where the doggy door is so it stops scratching at the sliding glass human door and can let itself inside and outside whenever it needs