Entries Tagged as 'holy f#ck!'

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

ASAPScience Explains the Science of Cheating Partners

Why are some people unfaithful? Are they born that way? Greg and Mitch from ASAPScience look at the science behind the human need to cheat in their latest YouTube video. It seems that something called “extra-pair mating” (aka infidelity) is a common human behavior linked directly to dopamine, which makes us feel happy.

Wednesday, November 29th, 2017

Tom Scott Looks at The Strange-Looking Language of Inuktitut

ᑖᒻ ᔅᑳᑦ and ᖃᓂᐅᔮᖅᐸᐃᑦ—Those weird symbols may look like some kind of alien hieroglyphics but they are in fact a language here on earth. They are Inuktitut a language spoken in the Northern Canadian province of Nunavut. Here they have three official languages, english, french, and the language of the Inuits.

Sunday, November 26th, 2017

Non Skateboarder Learns to Kickflip in a Matter of Hours

Mike Boyd doesn’t skateboard, but he wanted to see how long it would take to learn a particular skill so he chose skateboarding and set about teaching himself to kick flip—which is a trick that involves flipping a skateboard 360° along the axis. Boyd recorded every second of him learning the trick.

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017

Samuel L. Jackson Answers the Most Searched Questions About Him

People at some point googled it and now Samuel L. Jackson is going to answer those search queries. They range from his place of birth to his first movie, to what part he plays in Inglourious Basterds. He’s due to appear in the upcoming Kong: Skull Island movie, so Wired sat him down to [...]

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

Hunter S. Thompson Discusses Hell’s Angels and Outlaws in this Awesome Animation

As an outlaw himself, both in literary and lifestyle terms, writer Hunter S. Thompson is in a fine position to discuss the outlaw life. In this interview from 1967 with Studs Terkel Thompson talks about his time spent with one of the most notorious outlaw groups in America, the Hell’s Angels.

Saturday, November 18th, 2017

Video Looks at the Reasons Why We Should Remember Death

Just because death isn’t always the cheeriest of subjects doesn’t mean to say we should shun it away and forget about it. It isn’t necessarily healthy for us to never discuss it or think about it, even though in Western society it’s not something we mention to friends or even family. But maybe it’s time [...]

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Meet Oscar The Modular Body Who Looks like Raw Chicken Come to Life

The Modular Body is the work of Dutch filmmaker and artist Floris Kaayk. In the video above we’re shown what looks like skinless fleshy body parts that can be put together in a modular fashion and then starts to move. It’s actually just one of over 50 interconnected videos which make up an online [...]

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

Slo Mo Symphony is an Amusing Tribute to Slo Mo Fails

Watching people get slapped in the face by a huge fish or fall off their bicycle or faceplant onto the ground is all very amusing, but it’s extra amusing if that footage is slowed down. Add some classical music over the top too and you have yourself something that’s verging on the cinematic.

Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Inside Japan’s Tricked-Out DIY Disco Truck Culture

Driving down a highway in Japan can be an intriguing experience, especially if you came across the tricked-out vehicles from their DIY truck culture. The subculture is called dekotora and it’s where long-haul drivers add custom graphics, lights and swag to their vehicles on an insane level. And it’s not cheap, some dekotora customizations cost [...]

Saturday, November 11th, 2017

Girl Leaves Voicemail After a Breakup Where She Cries like a Supercar

Breaking up with someone is never easy, it’s never painless and often one party will call the other and try to reconcile and make up, because surely it must’ve all been some kind of mistake. Which is exactly what this girl attempts to do to her ex-boyfriend, and she’s also clearly upset while she’s doing [...]

Thursday, November 9th, 2017

Hilarious Sketch Acts Out A Video Conference Call in Real Life

Video conferencing is about as enjoyable as it is successful—anytime you and your coworkers have to partake in one you just know it’s going to be full of frustrations and annoyances. Acting those out perfectly, and upping the cringe factor by doing it in real life, is comedy duo Tripp and Tyler, in this amusing [...]