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“Friends” Throw Guy Overboard Right Next to a Great White Shark

This practical joke could have turned into tragedy: watch as some "friends" throw a guy out of a boat after seeing a great white shark in the distance. As they approach the shark, the animal turns around and goes straight to get him, just a fraction of a second before he gets back into the boat. Read More >>

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What Happens When You Run the Fresh Prince Theme Song Through Google Translate 26 Times?

Sometimes Google Translate doesn't get it quite right. To illustrate that point in the most outlandish way possible, CDZA took the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme, crunched it through Google Translate for all 26 supported languages, then took it back to English. Read More >>

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In Noon the Sun Never Sets

Noon is the new North Pole. A sun-drenched city in a world 250 years in the future, desolated by nuclear mining, which set off a 50-year-long earthquake, and a volcanic eruption large enough to halt the Earth's rotation. This awesome 10-minute short shows a brutal world ravaged by corruption and greed, and looking like a cross between District 9 and Judge Dredd, it's well worth a watch. Read More >>

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Here’s Everything That Was Wrong with Looper

My favourite movies in the world are those that involve time travel. I can't help it, it's my weakness. I also love any movie with Joseph Gordon Levitt. And Bruce Willis. And hell let's just add Piper Perabo because she's just as cute as her name sounds. But I didn't watch Looper. Man I need to get out more. Okay, I'll watch it right after I see everything that's wrong with it, in this 3-minute video. [Cinema Sins] Read More >>

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How ILM Created the Hulk for The Avengers

Yesterday we saw how ILM created a whole load of kick-ass CGI scenes from The Avengers. Now feast your eyes on just how they created the immense beast that is the Hulk, in The Avengers. Read More >>

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Real-Life Mario Kart With Weapons, Items, and Even Boosts

OK, so we've seen quite a few people driving karts around in lame awesome Mario Kart gear, but the crazy bods from Waterloo Labs have upped the ante. They've kitted the karts out with enough servos, hydraulics, and RFID tech to truly simulate Mario Kart, weapons, items, boosts and all. Where do I sign up to go play? Read More >>

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Slow Motion and Explosives Make Painting a Blast

If you want a colourful explosion, you can get your hands on some fancy, professional fireworks, sure. Or, you can take the easy way out and blow up a couple of buckets of paint. You'll be like a Jackson Pollock with a case of M-80s. The Slow Mo Guys went with that second option, and the results are modern art you can get behind. Read More >>

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Crazy Nanotech Skin Can Make Bouncing Balloons of Liquid Metal

Liquid metal technology. That's Terminator 2 stuff, right? Well you better start running now, John Connor, because it's here. A new, flexible, conductive nano-coating lets liquid metal keep its form by transforming under high pressure, and then springing right back. Read More >>

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How to Weaponise the World’s Most Useful Tool: Duct Tape

Taking a small break from expanding his insane rubber band-based arsenal, slingshot master Joerg Sprave turns his attention to re-engineering duct tape, and other random accessories, into a trio of improvised weapons. Read More >>

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This Incredible Sci-Fi Short Film Was Made By Just One Man

What you're looking at here is Rha, an amazing short that, frankly, needs to be made into a full feature. Aliens fighting robots, with the intellect we'd associate with 'the machines' from The Matrix. If you love good sci-fi, this is a must watch. Read More >>

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This Is How ILM Went and Made All Those Incredible Special Effects in The Avengers

To celebrate being nominated for an Oscar for its work on The Avengers, Industrial Light and Magic, the visual effects wizards, have released a behind-the-digital-scenes look at how all the awesome visuals were made. Watch this and be utterly amazed. Read More >>

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Buzzing a Moose With a Quadcopter Is the Safest Way To Enjoy Nature

Camera-equipped quadcopters are turning out to be a great way to explore places that humans can't be, like Stanford's new concert hall, or shouldn't be, like mere feet from a female moose on her home turf. Read More >>

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Watch This Kid Drive Heavy Machinery Like a Total Pro

When you think about child labour, chances are your first thoughts aren't "Wow! Awesome!" And if they are, you're probably a monster. Perhaps the sole exception is if you're thinking of this video. Granted, this is dangerous, and no kid should be doing this, but damn if it isn't impressive how competent the little guy is. Read More >>

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How Nikon Makes the Glass Inside Its Lenses

If you were ever curious about how Nikon managed to make the wonderful glass that capture beautiful pictures, well, it all starts with making the glass itself. This video gives you a peek inside the Nikon factories that make the glass and shows you the step by step process. Read More >>

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Awesome Window Washers Dressed Up As Spiderman When They Visited a Children’s Hospital

Cleaning windows at a hospital can be totally awkward for everybody involved so All Children's Hospital in Tampa Bay, US got creative by having their window washers dress up as Spiderman while they cleaned their windows. It brightened up their entire day. Read More >>