What if Apple had unleashed absolutely nothing new during its Sept. 12 event? Well, comedy engine College Humor turned that inconceivable thought into a reality in the above spoof starring actor Christopher McDonald, who also played Apple CEO Tim Cook in the “Steve Jobs’ Substitute” parody. “Today, Apple is releasing something more extraordinary: nothing,” McDonald…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pobfTdgYVM] This ain’t your grandma’s vacuum… Read more: http://www.wimp.com/this-is-some-serious-next-level-rug-cleaning/
For Amos the cocker spaniel, life was rough. He had been living on the streets of Los Angeles for who knows how long, starving and afraid of anyone who tried to approach him. But luckily for him, help wasn’t far. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCBP_ATF’); }); When a homeowner called Hope For Paws and told volunteers that…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKX6gyeOLuk] We wish we could watch an entire episode of Pokemon dubbed by this girl. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/three-year-old-does-the-team-rocket-motto/
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLnTfr7fG9k?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&w=640&h=360] What would happen if voters treated presidential debates more like The Voice? This video pretty much sums it up. Obama has a “great voice”, and Mitt Romney has “badass hair”. SEE MORE: Carson Daly Tells All About ‘The Voice,’ Its Social Media Clout and ‘TRL’ This video makes us wonder: if you could…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCqxOzKNFks] These sumo robots move with a speed and agility that would put a remote control car to shame. Read more: http://www.wimp.com/japanese-robot-sumo-moves-incredibly-fast/
Repossession agents, commonly referred to as repo men and women, are definitely no strangers to taking property away from people who are down on their luck. Unfortunately, their job requires them to basically ignore the hardships experienced by those in financial trouble, even if they feel sympathy for them. However, one Illinois man decided to…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8_2hPjljag] Ever wondered how one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time came to be? Read more: http://www.wimp.com/seinfeld-how-it-began/
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdEnWrkMgo&w=640&h=480] A turtle rollerskates into a grocery store and attempts to steal lettuce — that’s not the beginning of a joke, rather it’s the latest prank from French humorist Rémi Gaillard. Gaillard’s motto, which appears at the end of the video, tranlates to “It’s by doing whatever, that one becomes whoever.” Watch Gaillard dressed…
http://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=25368881&width=600&height=336&property=mlb Hey, non-sports fans: meet Coco Crisp. He doesn’t just possess one of the sweetest names in sports — he’s also capable of completing, dare we say, really crispy catches like the one above. His homerun robbery of Tigers star Prince Fielder on Tuesday night helped the Oakland A’s to a 2-0 MLB playoff win…
And you thought you knew all about ponies. A new collaborative film project on the funding platform Kickstarter will attempt to blow away the rainbows-and-glitter image of the 1980s My Little Pony cartoon with sordid stories of the four-legged underworld. Filmmaker Jay Speiden’s proposed DVD series, Pony Tales, features a brown plastic palomino figurine whose…
Albert Einstein first published his theory of special relativity back in 1905. Although the physics are complex, the theory has one simple rule: the speed of light cannot be broken. And, since then, it’s kept its place as the universal “top speed.” Scientists at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, however, published a study…
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); I have a confession to make: I hadn’t tried deviled eggs until just a few months ago. They never looked particularly appetizing to me. I’m all for hard-boiled eggs, but when you mix them with all those odd ingredients, that just seemed like crazy talk. But I’m here to say that…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itn8highTRo?enablejsapi=1&] This post contains spoilers from Game of Thrones. Read at your own discretion. Cheer up, Jon Snow. This jazz band has just the thing to turn that frown upside down. The New Orleans-style jazz band Swamp Donkeys performed a funky version of the usually intense Game of Thrones theme song at B.B. King’s…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJEt1UsUcs?enablejsapi=1&&w=480&h=360] Don Herbert shared his love for science with millions of kids in his 40 year stint as the experiment-loving, knowledge-wielding Mister Wizard. Children of the 1980s and 90s probably remember learning a lesson from Herbert on the popular Nickelodeon show “Mr. Wizard’s World.” Three days a week, Mister Wizard made complex science concepts…
SEE ALSO: 10 Black Friday Disasters That Will Convince You to Stay Home [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx4avr7dk74?enablejsapi=1&&w=640&h=360] Now that the day of being thankful has passed, Black Friday is upon us and with it come monstrous savings and mayhem. At this Victoria’s Secret store in Overland Park, Kan., buyers push against a line of security guards as…
He may be one of the smartest people in the world, but slowed down he just sounds like one of your stoner friends. 1. Everybody loves Neil Degrasse Tyson. View this image › Via jimmyfungus.com 2. The famously fast talking astrophysicist is a bestselling author… media.npr.org haydenplanetarium.org 3. …a wonderful guest on talk shows……
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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95w66GeoHVM?enablejsapi=1&] Video game trivia might not be your opening salvo on a first date, but here on the Internet, it’s serious business. Fans of #5facts asked us for a gaming show and we have delivered unto thee. Behold! Five fresh nuggets of gaming minutiae, including Mortal Kombat II‘s blockbuster debut, the dominance of Doom…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkahGp1ECSo?enablejsapi=1&] Rovio’s latest update to its Angry Birds Seasons game involves a new element called Magic Portals, letting players teleport birds, pigs and other characters from one location in the game to another. To promote this new magical dimension in the Angry Birds franchise, what better spokesperson to appoint than Simon Pierro, world-famous iPad…