As boaters zipped across this body of water, they were surprised to be overtaken by a moose scampering across the surface as it overtook them. What can we deduce as… Read the rest of the article: Moosiah: boaters spot moose running on water

Most videos of Kelly Slater's amazing Surf Ranch just show the fun part, but Casey Neistat gives a detailed account of what it's like to get an appointment and surf… Read the rest of the article: Casey Neistat visits Kelly Slater's Surf Ranch

Greg from Greg and Pens demonstrates a great entry-level glass dip pen. They are easier to use than quills and fountain pens, but they have that cool scratch feel as… Read the rest of the article: Nifty demonstration of a glass dip pen

Ebisu the Japanese cat has been trained to copy the actions of her trainer, according to a new report in Animal Cognition: This study shows evidence of a domestic cat… Read the rest of the article: Literal copycat has been trained to mimic human behaviors

Naz Riahi shot "Sincerely, Erik" in June, It follows Erik, a New York City bookseller trying to cope with pandemic isolation. Naz says it's "a love letter to New York,… Read the rest of the article: "Sincerely, Erik" follows a bookseller navigating the pandemic

Plurality voting has plenty of critics, so Maine is going to try ranked choice voting in the upcoming federal election. Via Reason: In ranked-choice voting, citizens aren't asked to just… Read the rest of the article: Maine will be first state to use ranked choice voting in presidential election

Technically, they are "sigh," "face in clouds," and "face with spiral eyes," but it's pretty clear how these will be used out in the wild. Emojipedia has the full list… Read the rest of the article: New weed-themed emojis on the way

Drummer Marco Minnemann shows how to add a little showmanship and flair behind the set with these stick tricks. That channel has some wonderful performances of popular songs with the… Read the rest of the article: How to do some easy but cool drum set stick tricks

Mike from Booth Junkie demonstrates a bunch of different pop filters, and what they can and can't do. Even if you're not in the market for one, Mike has such… Read the rest of the article: What microphone pop filter is best for various needs?

How big is Stephenson 2-18, among the largest stars in the known universe? It would take earth's fastest jet over 500 years to travel around. It would take almost 9… Read the rest of the article: The mind-boggling size of the largest known star, Stephenson 2-18

This 2018 Kia van transformation from trashed to pristine is one of the most satisfying of the "disaster detail" videos I've ever seen. The Detail Geek says "This van was… Read the rest of the article: Car detailer documents his worst case, an 18-hour transformation

Jo Nakashima has made a few improvements on his origami dragon design for 2020. It's great because he now shows the illustrated diagram while doing the folding: In this tutorial… Read the rest of the article: Here's how to make this cool origami dragon

Certain forms of the igneous rock syenite are nicknamed emberlite because they contain sodalite, causing them to fluoresce under black light. Glaciers deposited lots of them in the Lake Superior… Read the rest of the article: These fluorescent rocks abound on the shores of Lake Superior

Photographer Tomas Rak took some really remarkable shots of so-called "aura crystals," popular among new-agey types and collectors of rocks and minerals. What is a titanium aura crystal, you ask?… Read the rest of the article: Gorgeous macro photography of titanium aura crystals

This pitcher has some pretty good sleight of hand before delivering a called strike from what appeared to be his empty hand, but is the pitch legal? Pitchers can't balk,… Read the rest of the article: Tricky baseball pitch, but is it allowed?

YouTuber The Crystal Collector shows off his massive geode haul and cracks a few open to show how beautiful they are inside. He found a riverbed that was quite a… Read the rest of the article: Very enthusiastic geode hunter shows off his finds

This great demonstration of the Boycott effect, where "the rate at which solid particles sediment under the action of gravity can be greatly enhanced if the walls of the settling… Read the rest of the article: Watch how sediments settle much faster in an angled container

Kumi Yamashita tells a cool story about watching a gallery visitor realize her art installations form shadows. The story is in English, though the interview appeared in her native Japan.… Read the rest of the article: Kumi Yamashita discusses her shadow art projects

Don't try this. Dianna from Physics Girl showed how under highly controlled conditions it's possible to dip one's hand into boiling oil without injury. The video is unlisted and age-restricted… Read the rest of the article: Don't dip your hand in boiling hot oil like this

The Troxler effect is a visual example of neural adaptation, where our brains filter out "superfluous" stimuli that does not change. It's the same way you don't notice the sound… Read the rest of the article: This image will disappear if you stare at it long enough