Animators have to apply some real world knowledge of anatomy to their character designs, or else viewers will be bothered by the totally unnatural way which the characters move.

Characters like Mickey Mouse and Goofy might look more humanistic, but they still retain elements of their animalistic anatomy, such as elongated skulls and metatarsals.

Korean artist Hyungkoo Lee revealed what lies beneath all that cartoon skin and muscle in his series of sculptures entitled “Animatus”, and dem bones look pretty good before they're broken into a million pieces by a falling anvil!

-Via IFL Science!

Contra is the classic side scrolling console game where you and Player 2 assume the role of a Rambo look-alike and destroy alien forces, and their bases, wherever you find them.

It seems like every kid who had a NES system had a copy of Contra, and were thereby introduced to the concept of entering a cheat code to help them beat the game.

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But even with 99 lives Contra is one tough game to beat, so when YouTubers REACT gave teens three lives and three continues to cooperatively beat Contra they eagerly stepped up to the challenge...and don't do very well at all.

Don't fret teens, I can't get past the second level of Contra without the cheat code!

-Via GeekTyrant

Science fiction films and television shows run the technological and emotional gamut, from uplifting and full of far out tech to dismally post-apocalyptic, but there's always darkness surrounding the stars.

Those who enjoy the dark futuristic stories told by sci-fi movies, video games and TV shows usually like to share their imaginative interests with the world, and the best way to do that is with a dark sci-fi t-shirt from the NeatoShop!

And if you're fresh out of credits just make your way to the end of this post and enter to win your very own NeatoShop t-shirt.

Sci-fi franchises have created some mighty memorable characters over the years

Galactic Hustlers by ArtOfCoreyCourts

They've also created some memorable worlds

Jurassic World Guardian by AndreusD

And some utterly terrifying extraterrestrial enemies

Back To The Primitive Horror (with text) by Dr. Monekers

Strange things have been happening around Chernobyl ever since the 1986 disaster, but those things generally involve nature’s reaction and adaptation to irradiation, such as trees that don’t decay and animal populations that are thriving despite being radioactive.

A few adventurous people have made their way into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to study the wildlife and take pictures of the apocalyptic scene, and some Ukranian babushkas still call the area home.  

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One wild and crazy gal has taken Chernobyl exploration to the next level, a level that would be considered pure madness by many, and thanks to the internet we get to see her madcap adventures on the YouTubes.

She goes by “Bionerd23”, and there's something about the calm and collected way she handles herself while exploring the Chernobyl region that almost makes it look like a fun destination for adventure travel.

And then you hear her geiger counter start crackling away and you're reminded of just how dangerous those adventures really are...

-Via mental_floss

Video editors have one of the most misunderstood and underappreciated jobs in the entertainment industry, and the fact that most people are unaware of how important their work is to the look of a feature film leaves editors feeling like faceless nobodies.

So let’s change all that by revealing what a video editor actually does with an eye pleasing animated video by Dave Penn for Inside The Edit.

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It’s likely to appeal more to abstract thinkers, but it still gives some good insight into how an editor’s mind works, and why their job is so important to the look and feel of a finished film.

Video game weapons are generally over-the-top caricatures of real weapons, and therefore wouldn’t really work in real life because even the strongest knight can't effective wield a sword this massive:

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But thanks to prop builders with a serious love of gaming we can now see what video game weapons would look like in real life, which can generally be described with two words- ridiculously awesome.

Imagine what your neighbors would think if they saw you pulling this shark faced Jinx’s Fishbones from League Of Legends out of your trunk:

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And when the neighborhood kids start acting up simply stroll out and get your mail while wielding the Sword Of Crota from Destiny. They’ll never doorbell ditch your house ever again!

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See 25 Video Game Weapons That Look Even Cooler In Real Life here

Saving a stray dog from certain death can make you feel like a million bucks, but it can also cost you a bunch of money as you pay to repair all the things your rescued dog destroys.

Sometimes the dog you save winds up becoming a brilliant new addition to your furry family, but most of the time they’re trouble, which is how they ended up on the streets in the first place.

A kindhearted pet lover saved two dogs from death on the highway in Atlanta, Georgia then posted this ad on Craigslist aimed at their deadbeat owner:

Read the rest of this perfectly pointed post here

Sometimes the best way to get a screen worthy reaction from an actor is to actually put them through an ordeal, physical or otherwise, so those screams and cries of pain come from a very real place.

Want a child actor to have the perfect emotional reaction to the fictional death of his character's beloved bird? Tell the kid his avian co-star died just before filming:

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Cracked compiled 5 Amazing Performances By Actors Who Weren't Acting a while back, which is the third in a series, which is full of fun moments when actors really earned that on-screen credit. (Contains NSFW language)

My personal fav- the trials endured by Arnold Schwarzenegger while filming Conan The Barbarian, which was one "cut!" away from becoming a snuff flick:

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Chances are you’re tired of seeing, and hearing about, Kim Kardashian and the rest of her clan, because they’ve been dominating the entertainment media for way too long.

But would you grow tired of seeing Kim K self obsessed selfies if they were immediately recreated by a pug?

No, you couldn’t possibly grow tired of that! Doug the pug is quite the poser, and he does an incredibly accurate impression of Kim when his people dress him up for a selfie.

Doug the pug is our only hope of removing the Kardashian regime from their gilded throne, so become one of Doug's followers on Instagram and Facebook and let a new dog have their day in the sun!

See many more amazing Doug the pug selfies and a behind the scenes video at Mashable (all images via Mashable)

The Apple-1 is generally considered to be a holy grail of the computer world, both in terms of historical importance and value to collectors, but some people just don’t see what all the fuss is about when it comes to computing.

A woman recently dropped off an Apple-1 computer to the CleanBayArea computer recycling center, found while cleaning out her house after her husband died, and the center was able to sell the unit to a private collector for a cool $200,000.

The Apple-1 is one of about 50 units still in existence which were built by Steve Jobs, Rob Wayne and Steve Wozniak back in 1976.

A similar unit sold for a whopping $900,000 at auction last year, so I'm guessing she didn't bother to check the value online before dropping it off like so much scrap.

-Via Gizmodo

Sweet and savory can make for one delicious combination, bringing a little dessert love to your dinner, but this juicy looking burger and chunky side of fries is nothing but sweet. 

This delicious look-a-like Cupcake Burgers recipe shared by C&H Sugar consists of a brownie burger patty between cupcake buns, with shredded coconut lettuce, buttercream ketchup and mustard and a side of shortbread fries.

It’s not the kind of thing you want your family to fill up on during a barbecue, but it makes a delicious, and delightful looking, dessert to enjoy after everyone has had their fill from the grill!

You can find the recipe for Cupcake Burgers and Shortcake Fries here

Remember those old magic eye pictures, the ones that forced your eyes to figure out how to turn a bunch of colored dots into a 3D image that seemed to pop out of the noise field?

Those weren’t that fun to look at, but the compelling images in Ari Fararooy’s reflective self portrait series are fun to look at. They make your eyes think they’re being tricked when they aren’t actually being tricked at all.

Ari is a special effects artist so a little trickery is to be expected, but there’s something about staring at the mirrored element in these photos that really feels like you're peering into another dimension. Now that's some magic eye!

-Via Beautiful/Decay

Are you tired of seeing your reflection in the mirror yet find yourself unable to remove all the mirrors in your house because you’re afraid you’ll cease to exist?

Maybe it’s time to have a different kind of mirror validate your existence, one that doesn’t reveal the ravages of time yet still proves that you are still alive.

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“PomPom Mirror” by artist Daniel Rozin can fulfill your fantasies of being anonymized yet still registers your reflection as if by magic, the cream colored puffballs turning black as if to mock your awkward motions.  

Here’s how this creepy yet cuddly mirror works its magic:

Rozin’s anthropomorphic “PomPom Mirror” features a synchronized array of 928 spherical faux fur puffs. Organized into a three-dimensional grid of beige and black, the sculpture is controlled by hundreds of motors that build silhouettes of viewers using computer-vision. Along its surface, figures appear as fluffy animal-like representations within the picture plane, which is made permeable by a ‘push-pull’ forward and backward motion of meshed ‘pixels’. Ghostly traces fade and emerge, as the motorized composition hums in unified movement, seemingly alive and breathing as a body of its own.

-Via Colossal

Casinos really don’t like it when players start to win big, and they get really upset when they think you’ve been counting cards, but what actually happens when you’re caught red handed at the table?

This hidden camera video by Blackjack Apprenticeship shows sometimes you just get pulled aside by a gruff pit boss and put on a “flat bet” system, meaning you can’t raise or lower your bet like everyone else.

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It’s interesting to see the pit boss dealing with Colin the card counter in a very civil manner, which is the opposite of how it’s portrayed in many movies and TV shows.

But his calm demeanor and professional attitude throughout the whole encounter doesn’t change how shady it all feels.

-Via Boing Boing

Father's Day is right around the corner, and if your dad loves the geeky side of life he'd probably appreciate getting something better than a fancy tie or new pair of pants for Father's Day. That's why you should grab a great shirt for him from the NeatoShop, where we're having a free shipping sale until June 7th!

But if you'd rather just win a shirt for yourself make your way to the bottom of this post and enter our free shirt giveaway contest (it won't arrive in time for Father's day so you might want to pick up a shirt for him anyway).

Dads like the finer things in life, like spending a day on the water fishing for their dinner

Dad Needs A Bigger Bass Fishing Boat by Mudge

Or spending an afternoon on the docks teaching their kid how it's done

I Love You Dad by Diablo Productions

Fathers are generally pretty proud of their children, and the feeling is generally mutual

Daddy's Girl by Beware 1984