Because the fun to be had at cat conventions is practically limitless, this is a video from the recent CFA International Cat Show and Expo in Cleveland, Ohio of attendees participating in cat-aoke. Cat-aoke is like karaoke, but with all the songs sung in cat meows. is it my new

This is a video of Rube Goldberg machinist Joseph Herscher (previously) demonstrating his Ultimate Snooze Machine 2.0, a machine that repeatedly smacks and whacks a Casetify protected iPhone on its way to getting Joseph out of bed. The machine itself is beautifully crafted, and works flawlessly. I wonder how many

This is a video of 10-year old autistic birder Samuel Henderson performing a series of spot-on bird calls during a talent show at his Oklahoma City school. He just keeps going, with each call even more impressive than the last. I wouldn’t have even been able to stand up in

This is a visualization created by Red Side comparing the speed of the fastest manmade vehicles and other objects in different categories (e.g. fastest motorcycle, fastest jet aircraft, fastest space probe). It provides both 1st and 3rd person views, and begins with the fastest vehicles ever driven on Mars, the

Because this is the internet and the internet never stops no matter how hard I press the big red button (I’m starting to think it’s not connected to anything), this is a video from There I Ruined It (previously) of ‘Baby Got Back’ sung to the tune of Leonard Cohen’s

These are the dashboard warning light pumpkin carvings executed by juggler and entertainer Scott Howard. I like how the check engine blinks. Scott says these are the “scariest pumpkins ever,” but as someone who’s been driving around with their dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree for well over 12,000

This is a drive-by of a home in Corona, California that goes as hard as possible on Halloween decorations, and particularly the inflatables. There also appear to be a couple bounce houses in their driveway at the end. If you can fill it with air, they’re into it, and $10

Constructed by HackADay user mircemk using as many 3D printed parts as possible, this self-balancing cube uses an Arduino Nano microcontroller and MPU6050 gyroscope / accelerometer to control 3 motor-driven reaction wheels to keep itself balanced — even standing on one corner on a slope! Me? I can’t stand on