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Guy Sings Star Wars Song To Clear Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane

Bicyclists who ride around in big city traffic all day tend to get a bit salty, and in New York bikers have no problem cursing you out and telling you why they hate you while they continue to roll along.

So it's refreshing to see an NYC bicyclist doing something other than cursing and yelling at people to get out of his way as he crosses the Brooklyn bridge.

Even more refreshing? This guy's incredible singing voice as he belts out a Star Wars inspired song to get pedestrians out of the bike lane.

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-Via Geeks Are Sexy


17 Incredible 3D Printed Objects

3D printers still aren't considered must-own devices by most people, but artists and engineers continue to explore the limits of the medium and discover new ways 3D printers make our lives better.

From replacement beaks and prosthetic limbs to printed sculptures based on MC Escher's artwork to a fully 3D printed car, printing with plastic is constantly becoming more beneficial and more fun!

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I really need an ETA on that pizza printer developed by NASA, my life and stomach suddenly feel empty without one.


Photos Of The Mad Max: Fury Road Cars Before They Were Wrecked

The beautiful wasteland shredding machines featured in Mad Max: Fury Road are custom made (and fully functional) works of automotive art, most of which were wrecked by the time the film was in the can.

But before they ended up in the scrap pile photographer John Platt was given the opportunity to photograph each of the 150 cars used in the production with proper lighting in his studio.

Platt's two part series "Before The Dirt" is an homage to the Angel of Combustion, who was clearly guiding the hands of the blackfingers who built the amazing vehicles who very nearly stole the show from Saint Max.

-Via designboom


This House Is In Desperate Need Of A Spring Thaw

People are tired of waiting for the spring thaw, they're done dealing with those winter blues and can't wait to see some green start sprouting up around their house again.

But no matter what the weather's like in their neck of the woods the pics of this house in upstate New York encased in ice is bound to put their winter situation in perspective.

Photographer John Kucko captured these chilling images of a house on the shores of Lake Ontario that became completely encased in ice thanks to the bitterly frigid weather brought in by Storm Stella. Time to trade in the house keys and garage door opener for a flamethrower...

-Via Laughing Squid


Why Do All Disney Princesses Wear Blue?

Disney princesses have some rather obvious things in common, including their physical beauty, survivor spirit and an uncanny connection to wildlife.

And for some reason they also have the color blue in common, which made designer Christopher Kane wonder "why blue?" as he designed his new Beauty and the Beast inspired collection.

"When you think of every Disney heroine — Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine — they're all wearing blue! It's a thing. 'Disney Blue."

Leatrice Eiseman of the Pantone Color Institute says it's a way to empower female characters with a color usually associated with males, which we also associate with clear blue sky positivity:

"You're adding a bit of power to the character by giving her the blue." She adds, "It's a very subtle way of saying, 'Yeah, but young women, young girls, can be empowered, too.'"

"It's dependable. It's reliable. It might cloud up, but we know it's there."

-Via Good Housekeeping


POV Video Footage Of Daredevil Failing A Three Story Pool Drop Stunt

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The YouTube daredevils who post stunt videos that make us want to cringe and cheer (chinge?) are taking big risks for their viewers, so they tend to keep their fail vids to themselves.

But thanks to this GoPro footage from YouTube stunt dude 8Booth we get to see what a massive stunt fail looks like from the stuntman's POV, as he falls short during a three story pool drop.

And don't worry- you can't see the mess the concrete pool deck made of his legs.

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8Booth incurred over $200k in medical costs thanks to this stunt gone horribly wrong, which he'll now have to chalk off as the price of internet fame.

-Via Rebel Circus


Haunting Portraits Of People And Plants Becoming Hybrid Bodies

We become nothing more than plant food when we're dead and buried, as roots grow through our flesh and wrap around our bones, but while we're alive we try to avoid letting plant life grow on our bodies.

And yet the fungi keeps growing in our cracks, the mold spores settle in our lungs and the moss begins to grow on our backs if we sit still for too long.

Humans don't like the idea of plants moving in on our fleshen territory, which is why these photos from French artist Cal Redback's "Treeheads" series make our skin crawl.

And yet there's something undeniably alluring about two lifeforms coming together in such an organic way, as Mother Nature's children meld into a new form of natural beauty.

-Via Creators


What On Earth Is Going On With This Eyeball?

A woman went to her ophthalmologist complaining her eyes were watery and itchy, and when the doc looked into her eyes they saw this freaky sight- which kinda looks like a worm burrowing beneath the pupil's surface.

But according to this article recently printed in The New England Journal of Medicine the condition is harmless, doesn't affect her vision at all and requires no treatment.

This ridge is called a protruding iris collarette, a rare condition that might be hereditary but is definitely strange looking! Here's more on this odd condition:

The iris collarette marks the thickest region of the iris, and it separates the inner pupillary portion of the eye from the outer ciliary portion. It’s also the part of the eye where the sphincter muscle (no, not that sphincter muscle), and the dilator muscle overlap. Iris collarettes are typically flat, but as seen in this patient, they can sometimes extrude outwards in a distinctive ring-like pattern.

Surprisingly, the woman's symptoms were caused by an allergic reaction, and the protruding iris collarette was nothing more than an "incidental finding".

-Via Gizmodo


How To Trap A Self-Driving Car

Millions of self-driving cars will supposedly hit the roads by 2020, but before they can shuttle us about auto manufacturers have to fix all the bugs and exploitable aspects of their cars' software.

Because, as it stands now, self driving cars are easily hacked, rerouted and, as this video by British artist James Bridle shows, trapped by simply drawing a solid line surrounded by dashes on the ground.

Autonomous Trap 001 from stml on Vimeo.

This minimal work of automotive performance art isn't a true test of a self-driving car's ability to think outside the lines, but it raises questions about how easy it will be to trip up an autonomous car's AI. And hopefully these questions will help automakers work out all the kinks, because I'm ready to sit back and let the car do all the driving!

-Via TechCrunch


Some Of The Most Outrageous Celebrity Couch Stories From The Graham Norton Show

Graham Norton has that special quality a select few talk show hosts possess- the ability to chat up celebrities and get them to tell him damn near anything.

This special quality is what makes The Graham Norton Show so fun to watch, well, that and Graham's naturally witty charm, which ties in to the whole "people tell him everything" thing.

But sometimes the stuff people share on his show is so shocking and outrageous that even Graham is left at a loss for words, which is no small feat! (NSFW due to language)

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-Via Laughing Squid


Family Leaves Husky Home Alone For Three Hours, Husky Redecorates House

Dogs don't care about home decor, cleanliness or whether they live in a pile of filth, but their humans do- which is why people who want to keep their house clean shouldn't leave their dog home alone for long.

This goes double for breeds like Huskies, who make messes and tear stuff up even when their humans are home, and if you leave a Husky home alone you'll learn this lesson the hard way.

The canine interior designer behind this renovation disaster was left home alone for a mere 3 hours, which was plenty of time for the pooch to find some calligraphy ink and leave his mark all over the house.

He even left a single paw print signature on the comforter as his final gesture of flippancy towards the home owners. I've heard interior designers can be moody but this is ridiculous!

See more from Family Leaves Husky For 3 Hours, Dog Redesigns The Apartment here


The Worst Things Wolverine Has Ever Done

Wolverine never wanted to be a hero, and he spent far too long doing whatever it takes to survive to sheathe his claws once he put on a costume and joined the X-Men.

So it's no surprise that Wolvie has committed some mighty dark acts during his nearly forty years at Marvel, but seeing some of his worst acts spelled out may make you look at the mighty mutant in a different light.

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Looper presents an eye opening look at six times Wolverine proved he's a total savage, starting with the time he drowned his own son and ending with proof that Ultimate Wolverine is even worse than the original!

-Via Geeks Are Sexy


Mr. Bean Is A Homicidal Maniac In Mean Bean

Mr. Bean always did seem a bit off, what with his solitary lifestyle, his obsession with Teddy the teddy bear and his incessant mumbling, but nobody ever pegged him as a killer.

Now, thanks to this hilarious recut of the Bean movie trailer by John Loberger, I can't help but see Mr. Bean as a total psycho who uses the bumbling fool act as a cover for his bloody deeds.

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I watched an episode of Mr. Bean after this video and the deranged killer theory actually holds up! Which makes Teddy an accomplice...

-Via Mashable


Hushme Lets You Talk On The Phone Privately While Pretending To Be Bane

Don't you hate those people who walk around talking on their phone so loud people a block away can hear their conversation?

These rude people talk loud on purpose, so everyone around them will think they're really cool and super important, and they clearly don't care about keeping their phone conversations private.

But for the rest of us who value privacy and don't crave attention there's Hushme- a strange looking wearable device that gives you total privacy while chatting on your phone in public.

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Hushme straps around your neck for maximum comfort and features a variety of masking sounds  to drown out your voice, which are controlled via the Hushme app. In fact, you'll have a much harder time controlling the embarrassment felt while using Hushme in public than the device itself!

-Via Laughing Squid


Pics Of Teenagers Before And After Their Rebellious Phase

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Rebellion is as normal for teenagers as acne and hormonal rage, and teens can be total terrors while they're in the midst of their "broody" phase.

They naturally don't see it as a phase, but their parents know it usually is and hope the phase will end sooner rather than later.

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But by the time they're in their 20s most people have outgrown that Emo, Punk, Raver, Metalhead or whatever phase they swore was their true face coming to light in their teenage years.

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Which is why it's absolutely delightful to see how these teen rebels look when they're all grown up, and for most of these "pioneers of subculture" the difference is like night and day.

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See 10+ Before & After Pics Of Rebellious Teenagers here


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