Fans of the Harry Potter series know how hard it can be to stop yelling casting spells at your friends once you've learned a few of those fun to say spells.

Your friend asks you for a ride to the store and you reply “Avada Kedavra” with a wicked gleam in your eye, or you smile and cast “Orchideous” to appease an angry partner with a magical bouquet.

Illustrator Gabriel Picolo knows those magical feels full well, which is why he was compelled to start sketching out visualizations of spells and potions so Muggles can see why they shouldn't trifle with the magical arts.

-Via DesignTAXI

When real world locations are used as locations in iconic movies they become equally iconic, especially to those who live in the town where movies like Fight Club, Back To The Future and Ghostbusters were filmed.

And thanks to the internet it's easy for fans to find out where these locations are located, with the map apps in their smartphones making locating the locations a snap.

#filmlocation from #FightClub starring #edwardnorton , #helenabonhamcarter and #bradpitt . #90s #movies #davidfincher #losangeles #la #cinematography #follow #torq #любимоедело

A photo posted by Phil Grishayev (@phil_grishayev) on Jun 1, 2016 at 9:28am PDT

But visiting locations involves leaving the house, which cuts into your movie watching time, so if you really want to see what those iconic film locations look like nowadays you should just follow Phil Grishayev on Instagram.

#filmlocation from #Ghostbusters II (drilling a hole in the street). I figured it was cheaper to film it in LA rather than NY. #haroldramis #billmurray #danaykroyd #80s #movies #picoftheday #follow #losangeles #street

A photo posted by Phil Grishayev (@phil_grishayev) on May 30, 2016 at 1:08pm PDT

Phil travels to all kinds of cool places to educate his fellow cinephiles through his photos, revealing earth-shattering facts like the jackhammer scene in Ghostbusters 2 was actually filmed in Los Angeles, or that this iconic shot from Halloween was filmed in Pasadena.

#tbt to film location from #Halloween starring #jamieleecurtis #70s #movielocations #pasadena #california #follow #picoftheday

A photo posted by Phil Grishayev (@phil_grishayev) on Feb 25, 2016 at 9:03am PST

Apparently Phil's travels don't take him much farther than Pomona, even though it seems like he's in New York, Miami or Aurora, Illinois. So if you want to nerd out like Phil just schwing on over to L.A.!

Last post in #2015 . #Filmlocation from #waynesworld starring #mikemyers , #danacarvey , #tiacarrere @thedanacarvey @tiacarrere . #la #90s #movies #vannuys #instagood #picoftheday #usa #follow

A photo posted by Phil Grishayev (@phil_grishayev) on Dec 31, 2015 at 8:36am PST

See Guy Visits Locations Of Famous Movies here

Skateboarders love to find new ways to take it to the limit, and their board is so light they can carry it with them wherever they go, so if they can climb it they can skate it.

Slovenian skaters Jan Robek and Miha Miklavcic stared up at the hulking concrete World War II monument created by Macedonian sculptor Dusan Dzamonja and saw the perfect ramp- if they could make it to the top.

One short yet slightly scary climb later and they were making skateboarding history with the photos to prove it, skating free and praying they don't fall off.

-Via Design You Trust

Ben Garcia built this costume that’s a mashup of Baymax from Big Hero 6 and a Star Wars Stormtrooper! Look for it at O Comic Con, July 8-10 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Not only is it clever, but also professional-grade, because Garcia is an special effects artist and founder of Wetworks SFX Studios. He told The Daily Dot about building it.

As for wearing the unwieldy looking costume, Garcia admitted that he'd have to stand through the cons he plans to bring it to. While the small legs do extend up into the costume, they only allow the wearer to take 3-4 inch steps, just like the real Baymax.

Despite looking heavy, the costume is actually light. Garcia used EVA foam to build the armor atop a wire frame, remarking that four sheets of the foam retail for under $10. Because of that, he was able to keep the cost for the project fairly low.

Read more about Garcia and his Baymax Stormtrooper costume, and more about his effects business.

If the toys featured in Pixar's Toy Story were shown an old giant robot anime series called Voltron they may have considered undergoing some radical plastic body modifications so they could link up in style.

Sadly, this concept never occurred to Buzz, Woody and the rest of the gang, but some clever toy designer was clearly thinking outside the toy box when they designed this Toy Story Voltron figure.

This amazing Chogokin combiner set from Tamashii Nations features transformable versions of Woody, Hamm, Rex, Slinky Dog and Woody's faithful horse Bullseye that can link up and form the ultimate robotic force for toy justice.

Man, I wish I had a Voltron figure this cool when I was a kid, I couldn't even afford a real Voltron so I had to settle for the swap meet Robo-Cat version.

-Via io9

You've probably already figured out the photo above is not a wolf, but can you make out what it actually is?

If you guessed it's three naked women covered in body paint and posed to create this howling good optical illusion then you're the grand prize winner!

So what have you won? The opportunity to see what three naked women covered in body paint look like when they're posing as a tree frog.

These incredible bodypaint illusions are created by artist Johannes Stötter, a guy who has a knack for unleashing a model's wild side and can't help but see the human body as a canvas.

Here's a video showing another one of Johannes' incredibly cool bodypaint works- the chameleon.

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-Via Boing Boing

Thomas Lenk was best known as the guy who played Andrew Wells in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the spinoff Angel, and more recently as the guy who played Ronald in The Cabin In The Woods.

But now Thomas will forever be associated with his new entertainment-related endeavor- recreating celebrity outfits using stuff he finds around his house.

His recreations are simply delicious, and with the visual power of the side-by-side comparison he shows us how chic one can look while wearing nothing but tin foil and a smirk.

As far as celebrity hobbies go this one's an absolute winner, and those who follow Thomas' Instagram account will find their feed full of eye-pleasing celebrity outfit recreations that are equal parts funny and fierce.

See Former "Buffy" Star Recreates Celebrity Outfits Using Stuff He Finds At Home here

Are you ready to drink your way through Westeros? Then you'll want to check out the awesome Game of Thrones cocktails featured on Buzzfeed. The House Stark Martini above features tonic water, gin, lemon and sugar, ironically, its slogan is "Winter is Coming," but it screams "summertime." Personally, I'd like to sip down the House Tyrell, which is basil, mint, gin, sugar, lime and tonic water. 

It’s not as easy to write a Star Wars script as you might think. These two fans throw everything into the mix at one point or another. But it boils down to tug-of-war between action and plot. Continuity? Forget it -we don’t have the budget!

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Aggressive Comix looks at the difficulty of two guys agreeing on what direction to go with this film. It’s a wonder all the folks on the real Star Wars films could ever agree on anything. -Thanks, Yan!

Whenever you see an article about weird video games, you'll almost always notice that at least half of them seem to be made in Japan. Sure that's in part because Japan makes more video games than most countries, but it's also because the country just loves strange games in general.

That's why it only makes sense to write an article about the strangest video games in Japan. Surprisingly, they didn't include my personal favorite, Hatoful Boyfriend (which we included on our list of strangest games), which imagines your life in a posh prep school where all the students (except you) are pigeons, but don't worry because there are plenty of equally strange games on the list including the urine-targeting game pictured above.

The Your 7 News Team has served as the voice of the people for over 87 years, telling us what we want to hear while speaking in those chipper yet very official news reporter voices.

One of their news anchors Bruce, who couldn't possibly have been on Your 7 News for 87 years unless he's a vampire, is leaving the show to do some non-news reporting related stuff.

So Your 7 News Team producer Mitch decided to send him off in style- with this blooper reel that makes Bruce look like a bit of a trainwreck.  (Contains NSFW material)

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Okay, I'm being told this is actually a comedy short from Adult Swim, which is a major relief since a guy who looks like Bruce just moved in next door...

-Via Uproxx

Would you purchase a LEGO set that features Tom Servo, Crow, Cam-Bot, Gypsy, Dr. Erhardt, TV's Frank, Professor Bobo, Brain Guy, Dr. Clayton, Pearl Forrester, Joel Robinson, and Mike Nelson from Mystery Science Theater 3000? Of course you would!

The set doesn’t exist yet, but has been submitted to LEGO Ideas. Just two weeks later, the idea has over 2500 supporters, a quarter of the way to being considered for manufacture by the LEGO Company. The LEGO set not only has the cast of characters, but also the Satellite of Love tunnel with the control room on one end and the screening room on the other. It would make quite an icebreaker for your living room or party room. -via mental_floss

Many people think Frank Zappa did all kinds of drugs during his lifetime, thinking he took drugs like lsd, pot and cocaine while creating the masterfully freaky music that would become his legacy.

But Frank was actually anti-drug, and neither took drugs nor allowed drug users in his bands, which is why these anti-drug PSAs were a labor of love rather than a court ordered punishment.

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Is your mind blown yet? Then check out this interview with Frank Zappa where the father of the "roughest and farthest out group on the scene today, the Mothers Of Invention" talks about why he hates drugs.

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-Via Dangerous Minds

With San Diego Comic-Con 2016 coming up soon it's time to brush up on our convention etiquette so we don't go into the show and tick people off any more than necessary.

Or maybe you're thinking about getting revenge for all those cosplay accessories that have poked you in the eye, all the ginormous backpacks that have punched you in the face, or the body stench that assaulted your senses.

Looking to be the worst person at your favorite fandom convention? Follow these comic strip style instructions by Julia Lepetit and ruin the show for your fellow fans!

-Via Geeks Are Sexy

We all know that Nicolas Cage is by far the greatest actor to ever grace the silver screen, so if anyone could handle playing every single character on Game of Thrones, it would be him. Thanks to Reddit user CarlosDanger100, now we can at least imagine the world's greatest actor in one of the greatest fantasy dramas ever written.

Via Geek Girls