I'm glad I subscribed to The Curiosity Show on YouTube. It features segments for 1990s Australian TV for young people, and is full of DIY science demonstrations, brain teasers, tricks,… Read the rest of the article: A fun simple card trick from The Curiosity Show

Someone I know buys fake Rolex watches from a maker who shoots detailed videos of the fake watches and emails them to potential customers. The phonies sell for about $450.… Read the rest of the article: Watch expert has a hard time telling the difference between an Omega Seamaster watch and a knock-off

Makeup artist John Chambers' work on Planet of the Apes (1968) is a high point in Hollywood prosthetics. The characters don't look like real apes, but they have an interesting… Read the rest of the article: I am bananas for these behind-the-scenes photos of Planet of the Apes

Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens come in a 2-pack for [amazon_link asins='B01M71S9DU' template='PriceLink' store='boingboing' marketplace='US' link_id='1909c73f-5c54-4920-9b9a-77ccce854b7e'] on Amazon. They look like pens, but instead of a nib they have a brush,… Read the rest of the article: Excellent low-cost brush pens for art and calligraphy

United Airlines announced it would be canceling scheduled flights to China beginning in February, citing a "significant decline in demand," reports CNBC. ″We will continue to monitor the situation as… Read the rest of the article: United Airlines reports "significant decline in demand" for flights to China

This video of Maeklong Railway Market in Bangkok was shot in time-lapse but it's clear that people have to shake a leg when a train comes chugging through. View this… Read the rest of the article: Incredible aerial video of a Bangkok market set up on a railway track

In 2016 researchers created a variety of "dissuasive cigarettes" to find out which kind was the biggest turn-off. "A 'minutes of life lost' stick was the most aversive of the… Read the rest of the article: Smokers do not like cigarettes that have "minutes of life lost" ruler printed on them

A man went on Antique Roadshow with a Rolex watch he'd purchased in the 1970s for $345 and never really wore. His reaction to be told it is worth $700,000… Read the rest of the article: Watch: man overjoyed to learn his $345 Rolex is worth $700,000

I don't normally respond but clearly this has been taken out of context. I was praying Eph 6:12 that we wrestle not against flesh and blood. Anything that has been… Read the rest of the article: Trump's spiritual advisor says her prayer for a "all satanic pregnancies to miscarry right now" was taken out of context

In the first couple of days of this time-lapse video, we see flies laying eggs on a dead fish. On the third day, maggots erupt and begin to eat the… Read the rest of the article: Timelapse video of a fish being devoured by maggots

Etsy seller Prochopshop makes foam zombie heads for archery practice. They are only $20! I think I'll get one for crossbow pistol practice.    

Going against conventional wisdom, researchers at the University of Portsmouth in the UK say the way to consistently make better espresso is by using fewer beans and grinding them more… Read the rest of the article: Espresso is better with fewer beans, more coarsely ground

A building decided not to go down without a fight. It's a textbook example of Resistentialism ("seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects". Image: LiveLeak

Brothers Morgan and Mason McGrew were teenagers when they embarked on an 8-year-quest to remake Toy Story 3. The full length movie is on YouTubeand according to Gizmodo the project… Read the rest of the article: Teenagers recreate Toy Story 3 using stop-motion animation

David's post about the rise in Google searches for "coronavirus beer," "corona virus beer," and "virus corona beer" in the last few days, brings to mind the sad fate of… Read the rest of the article: Is Corona Beer experiencing the AIDS/Ayds effect?

Jeff Carpoff (49) and Paulette Carpoff (46), owners of DC Solar in California, pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi that bilked investors of $1 billion, including $340 from Warren Buffett’s… Read the rest of the article: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway lost $340 million to California couple's massive Ponzi con

A Florida man was videotaped shining a green laser pointer at a police helicopter and futilely throwing rocks at it before he was apprehended and arrested on multiple charges. According… Read the rest of the article: Watch: video of man arrested for aiming laser pointer at aircraft

Mac users are getting hit with Shlayer, a malware that installs an “Any Search” bar on their computer, reports Lifehacker.

A message from the Arizona Department of Public Safety: "Think you can use the HOV lane with Skeletor riding shotgun? You’re dead wrong! ☠︎ One of our motor troopers cited… Read the rest of the article: Gentleman ticketed for driving in carpool lane with plastic skeleton in passenger seat

A massive locust infestation has migrated from Somalia and Ethiopia into Kenya, reports AP News. The insects are devouring crops in a country already afflicted by widespread hunger. The United… Read the rest of the article: Kenya hit by worst locust plague in 70 years