Linguist Surprises Strangers By Speaking Their Native Tongue
Watch self-taught polyglot, Moses McCormick aka Loushu505000, surprise strangers by conversing with them in their native tongue. What a beautiful passion to pursue!...
Have You Ever Heard What an 80 Inch Symphonic Gong Sounds Like?
“Gong Master” Sven plays an 80 inch (2.03m) symphonic gong from Paiste and it sounds straight out of a horror film. Seriously though, is there a cooler job title than Gong Master?...
This Crazy Tech Can Turn Anybody in a Photo Into a Moving Animation
Photo Wake-Up is a research project by Chung-Yi Weng, Brian Curless, and Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman of the University of Washington. Per their paper’s abstract: We present a method and...
Comparing Actual Footage to HBOs Chernobyl is Utterly Fascinating
HBO’s critically acclaimed miniseries, Chernobyl, has been lauded for its historical accuracy. Created and written by Craig Mazin and directed by Johan Renck, the 5-part historical...
The ‘Queen of Sh*tty Robots’ Just DIY’d Her Tesla Into a Pickup Truck
YouTuber Simone Giertz (aka the Queen of Sh*tty Robots) got tired of waiting for Tesla to release their pickup truck, so she made her own—and named it Truckla. To realize her dream, Giertz...
This Seamless Animation of a Tadpole to Frog Metamorphosis is Fantastic
Check out this awesome animation by Harry Warne who describes Metamorphosis as, “a personal project to develop a believable technique of animating morphing meshes and changing textures.”...
Guy Turns Van Into Mobile Studio and Goes in Search of Europe’s Best Street Musicians
“Sounds Like Van Spirit” is a project by Marten Berger, a sound engineer who spent the last two years driving around Europe in a van—transformed into a mobile recording...
Jon Stewart’s Incredible Speech to Congress on Behalf of 9/11 First Responders
Jon Stewart delivers one of the most impassioned speeches to Congress ever, over health care for the 9/11 first responders during the hearing for reauthorizing the 9/11 victim compensation fund....
Teaching a Neural Network to Race Around a Track is Amazing and Terrifying
In this fascinating demonstration, programmer Johan Eliasson teaches a neural network to drive a car around a track. On YouTube he adds: Teaching a neural network to drive a car. It’s a...
At 1/6000th of a Second, the Hairy Frogfish Has the World’s Fastest Bite
The speed of a hairy frogfish’s bite is the result of a vacuum in its mouth that can suck in its prey in just 1/6000th of a second. It’s so fast that even slow-motion video struggles to capture...
