Built by Dutch artists Aat Dirks and Ad Lakerveld, the Pedaalbeest is a pedal-powered walking machine inspired by the kinetic wind-powered Strandbeests created by Theo Jansen. To move forward, you pedal backwards. Is it practical? Absolutely not. It’s still cool though. The way it moves — it reminds me of

Tired of being jump-scared by the ice maker in his freezer dropping fresh cubes in the middle of the night, Instagram user povsadventures stuffed a video camera in there to record the cube making process to better understand the spirits that haunt his ice chest. Me? I don’t even have

This is a video of musician Abraham Cupeiro playing the Cornu de Pompeii, a replica of a capital G shaped horn found in the ruins of Pompeii that he and María Ruíz reconstructed. It sounds like…sadness. Appropriate.

This is a clip from the television series How It’s Made detailing how mannequins, marionnettes, crash test dummies, and other humanlike replicas are made. SPOILER: Not in any way that should make somebody want to have sex with them, yet you know it’s going to happen. It’s probably happening right

These are a handful of videos of precious feline Momo helping his human Sophia Renata create art on a pottery wheel. It looks like Sophia creates the basic vessel, then Momo adds his artistic flair (including glazing). A team effort! Would I buy a Sophia/Momo original? Absolutely. As a matter

This is a video of Youtuber and “science dude” Joe Myheck making a mermaid crown by pouring molten Nordic gold (a gold-colored alloy of copper, aluminum, zinc, and tin) into a trash can filled with Orbeez beads. The result is beautiful, and there’s no doubt in my mind that crown

Because everybody uses their spare time differently (I have no spare time), this is a video of Youtuber Chris Makes Stuff constructing a hubless, electric penny farthing bike. The hubless design is cool, but the motorization is a must — pedaling is one of my least favorite part of riding

This is a clip from How It’s Made detailing how those overpriced pre-packaged sandwiches you find at gas stations are made. SPOILER: not in any way that makes them more appetizing, I don’t care how much you love robot mayo. Those sandwiches are rarely good, even when you pay $18