People who’ve been married to the same person for decades must have some sort of secret, right? Ask them, and you’ll get all kinds of good advice, but often those who are happily married can’t pinpoint the exact psychological process of marital success. Science can help.  

As a society, we place a huge amount of emphasis on being there for each other when we’re in need, but past research has actually shown that relationship satisfaction is influenced as much, if not more, by how we react to each other’s good news. Whereas emotional support from a partner when we’re down can have the unfortunate side-effect of making us feel indebted and more aware of our negative emotions, a partner’s positive reaction to our good news can magnify the benefits of that good fortune and make us feel closer to them.

Where did this idea come from? An experiment by the Rotman Research Institute and the University of Toronto measured brain activity in women who have been married to the same person an average of 40 years, while watching their husband’s emotional reactions. Read about the experiment and some preliminary findings at New York magazine. Now we can wait for the same experiment to be performed on men. -via Digg

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Art that gives the illusion of being 3D isn’t quite as effective when viewed on paper in person, but when you view it on a computer monitor the results are rather intriguing.

Many artists try to create 3D artwork by tracing a photograph of the subject using digital editing software, but German artist Stefan Pabst creates his mind melting 3D masterpieces the old fashioned way.

Stefan's works are so incredible that people are constantly asking him to prove their authenticity, so he created his own YouTube channel that shows him in action so you will believe your eyes.

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Of all the not-made-for-the-internet pranks, this one ranks pretty high on the cleverness scale. The professor has a policy against phones ringing in class. If a phone rings, you have to answer it on speakerphone mode. It’s the equivalent of “You should share that note with everyone in the class.” And it’s a little strange for a college class. But the students were ready for the first of April with a call that may make him reconsider the policy for good. -via reddit

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When using a Phillips screwdriver, you may experience the tip slipping out. It can loose its grip on the screw, particularly when applying high torque. Here's a clever solution by the German toolmaker Wera. The designers used lasers to etch grooves into the tip in the direction that provides greater bite into the screw head. You can see more images and a video at Core 77.

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This is the neatest video that I've seen all day! Guillaume Blanchet's innovative short film A Girl Named Elastika takes place on a cork board. With rubber bands, push pins, and good sound effects, Blanchet creates a wild adventure for the elastic girl. I'm especially impressed with how he created the impression of fire at 1:35. This film has earned Blanchet many film festival awards--and rightfully so!

Be sure to watch the outtakes at the end of the film. They're a hoot.

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If you want a really hot product--like the latest smartphone or high-end sneakers--then you may have to stand in line if you want to purchase it on the first day that it's released. Those lines can get really long. If you don't have time for that, then you can hire someone to stand in line for you.

Robert Samuel of New York City used to work for AT&T. He lost his job, so he created a new one. Tiffany Yannetta of Racked interviewed him about his work. How did Samuel get started in the line-sitting business? He explains how it all began by sitting in line for 19 hours for an iPhone:

I wanted to supplement my income because I used to sell iPhones, and this time I wasn't going to be able to sell them and make a big commission check. I live a few blocks from the Apple store on 14th Street, so I said, "Let me wait in line for somebody else and make them happy."

The guy that hired me cancelled and said he wasn't going to use me—he was just going to get it online but that he was still going to pay me. He paid me $100 and I resold the spot and made another $100, and then I called my friends and told them to come on down, because I just made $200 standing in one spot on a weekday afternoon.

They came down and took up spaces, but after a while they got tired and went upstairs to my house and hung out, and I ended up selling one of their spots. I also sold milk crates for $5 a piece that I had in my house. At this point, the line was getting long and people didn't want to stand, and some people didn't want to sit on cardboard on the floor, so my milk crates came in handy at $5 a pop. That's $325.

Samuel later expanded his business, which he calls SOLD: Same Old Line Dudes, Inc. He regularly employees 7 people as line sitters. He charges $25 for the first hour and $10 for every subsequent half hour.

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A Guilloché pattern is a decorative engraving technique, according to Wikipedia. It’s been used in fancy documents such as paper money. But to most of us, it looks like what a Spirograph would create. The Guilloché Pattern Generator is an online generator that makes these patterns, designed by Tom Beddard. You can change the pattern by adjusting the parameters in the control panel on the left. Then press “s” to save your masterpieces. -via Metafilter

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Don't you hate it when someone around you starts talking loudly on their cell phone? Don't just give them a dirty look and suffer in silence, join in on the fun!

That's what comedian Greg Benson of MediocreFilms did. When someone is talking loudly on their mobile phone, Benson would sidle up next to them and pretend to talk on his phone as well. Except that he'd join in on the stranger's phone conversation.

Benson called this "cell phone crashing." Some of his unwitting victims are oblivious, a few of gave him quizzical looks and one even ran away. But in the end, most of them appreciate the humor.

Here are a few more of Benson's cell phone crashing clips:

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How fast can you spot a misspelled word? You might think it’s easy, but that’s just the first few levels. There are ten in the quiz called Wrod, and they get faster along the way. Now, by reading my writing, you may think I have no spelling ability whatsoever. I actually spell well, but I type very poorly and my eyesight is a problem in proofreading. The words in this quiz are large enough, but as the game speeds up, your shoulders may start to tense up. I finally managed to make it through all ten levels. Can you? Good Luck! -via b3ta

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There are business people and there are engineers. They almost never overlap, but occasionally they have to deal with each other. In this sketch, an engineer gets roped into attending a corporate business meeting, where he doesn’t quite fit in. It's more like falling down the rabbit hole into a world where nothing makes sense. He’s the expert. He eventually learns what works in this atmosphere -tell them anything they want to hear. This scenario strikes a chord with anyone who’s been in this situation.  -via Daily Picks and Flicks 

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Don’t call it a comeback, he’s been here for years, you just haven’t been able to see him because he hasn’t been in any TV shows, or movies, he’s been playing music and trying to keep Corey from being so Corey.

Corey Feldman is back, with a new music video for his band Corey’s Angels called Corey Feldman’s “DUH!”

In the video we see Corey wearing his signature Michael Jackson inspired outfits, busting some MJ style moves and clowning around classic TV style with a bunch of scantily clad babes.

I'm sure you'll have lots of questions after watching the video, but unfortunately there are simply no answers to be found. This is, after all, a product of the enigma known as Corey Feldman.

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Photographer Ernest Goh brought us fish portraits a while back. Now he has a series of glamor photos of ornamental chickens, called Cocks. The photos are featured in his book COCKS: The Chicken Book. You can get a sneak peek at Goh’s website. -via Laughing Squid

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The Slow Mo Guys set up a chain of 150 mousetraps, and set them off manually. Dan doesn’t even have time to withdraw his hands an inch before they all go off! Luckily, only one of them actually trapped him, but that had to be a scary experience. We get to see it in glorious super slo-mo, then in real time, which takes no time at all. -via Viral Viral Videos

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Christopher Bill, a 21-year-old student at the Purchase Conservatory of Music, not only performs Pharrell William’s “Happy,” but also demonstrates the magic of looping by computer. He goes from a simple beat to sounding like a full orchestra in no time at all! If you enjoy this, there’s a ton of other Christopher Bill videos, including trombone lessons. -via reddit

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The company that manufactures it, however, would like to stress that it moves slowly and lacks the speed of a pneumatic tube at a drive-through bank or pharmacy. And the company emphasizes this issue as though it is a selling point rather than a disadvantage. Shoot, aside from the inevitable head injuries and broken bones, that sounds like a lot of fun!

Dayton Elevator makes elevators, wheelchair lifts, and stairlifts. Their elevators operate through pneumatic pressure rather than pulleys and weights. The company says that, as a result, they're easier to install than conventional elevators. They also make any home look like the set of a 70s era science fiction show.

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