Whatever energy you spend fussing with your microwave, testing out different power levels and durations, is wasted. It’s about time you knew that. Because despite all your efforts, your food can only come out one of two ways: ice-cold, or mouth-singeing. More »
Don’t let their gentle demeanor and calming stripes fool you. Zebras are unstoppable killing machines. They’ll bathe in the blood of your children just as soon as look at you. That’s why keepers at Tokyo’s Tama Zoo aren’t taking any chances and are prepping for the day these murderous equines overcome their paddock locks. But rather than free one of these stripey psychopaths, even temporarily, zoo officials instead opted for a slightly less deadly option: furries! character actors dressed as zebras. The horror. [BBC] More »
Magicians guard their secrets with ferocity, although maybe not for the reasons you’d think. Sure, it’s important to maintain an air of mystery and to prevent copycats. But as this Funny or Die exclusive shows, it’s equally important not to publicize just what—and who—you had to go through to get those special powers. More »
Sitting on the can without a smartphone—much like sitting at the bar without a smartphone—is soooo boring. What are you supposed to do with yourself? Be alone with your thoughts? Talk to the person on the toilet/stool next to you? Ugh. More »
Livestock and art auctions share little in common beyond a name. While even the most ferocious bidding war at Christie’s or Sotheby’s will remain stately and reserved, cattle auctions devolve into frantic, rapid-fire calls the moment the steer enter their pen. But as Werner Herzog once quipped, these steer sellers speak “the last poetry possible, the poetry of capitalism.” More »
One of the wonderful things about Star Wars was that even though you couldn’t understand some characters, you still understood them. But what if you could plug in Chewbacca’s growls and R2D2’s beepity boops into Google Translate to find out what they’re saying? Nate Smith of Awkward Elevator did just that and it’s exactly what you expected. More »
Because Netflix spends so much time tweaking, working and twerking its recommendation engine to spit out more personalized results for you, sometimes the suggestions can get a little bit eerie. Just because I watched a movie about twin brothers doesn’t mean I like incest movies! UCB Comedy poked fun at Netflix’s ridiculously specific movie suggestions by showing how it could ruin date night. More »
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