Aliens: they are among us. Case in point, this footage of a transparent-headed deep sea barreleye (Macropinna microstoma, aka spook fish) captured by the unmanned rover Ventana as researchers searched for jellyfish. According to scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, they’ve logged over 5,600 dives and over 27,600

This is a video of Mike the cat showing his owner Jim Young of Van Hollow Pottery how to properly shape a cup on the potter’s wheel. I assume Mike had sat around licking himself and watching Jim produce inferior cup after cup for long enough and finally decided to

Presumably inspired by socially distanced birthday parties, Blower is a $2 iPhone app that can blow out a candle by holding the speaker up to the candle. What a time to be alive and celebrating another trip around the sun! The app works by generating pressure waves from the phone’s

Because Audi drivers are an entirely different breed (I’ve heard rumors their hearts beat at a speed that rivals a hummingbird’s), this is a video of a poor decision making Audi owner attempting to cross a river (stream?) with their vehicle, quickly realizing it was a bad idea as they’re

This is a video of ex-NASA engineer Mark Rober discussing, building, and putting his Glitter Bomb 4.0 into action. Improvements to the design implemented this year include a pneumatic system that launches the lid off the package, a car horn blaring, as well as an auto-feeding glitter dispersal system that

This is a video of musician Charles Berthoud, who apparently shreds so hard he shredded the other three strings right off his electric bass, putting the remaining string to good use with this impressive single-string solo. Not bad, but I can even take it a step further and perform a

This is a video of people falling synced with the movement of competitors in the Butch Queen Vogue Fem competition at the 29th Annual Latex Ball in New York City (as well as some other dance competitions). My hat’s off to the editor who took the time to find the

Because playing with yourself gets boring, this is a video of guitarist Dave Simpson and bassist Carina Powell performing a duet while they fret the other’s instrument and Dave gets a very clear idea what red hair dye smells like. That’s cool. Also cool? Those tapestries. Reminds me of a