"Teaching remotely in an empty classroom didn't keep me from doing an April Fool's prank video on my math class online during a video conference. In this one, the video version tried to figure out how... continue reading

posted by ant 4 months ago • 484 views • 3:36

YouTube description: Discover how the notorious art forger Han van Meegeren tricked the world— and the Nazis— with his counterfeit Vermeer paintings. -- It was one of the strangest trials... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months ago • 62 views • 5:17

YouTube description: Rotoscoping changed animation forever. This is how.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 1 week ago • 397 views • 5:13

What's the best way to convince humans to conserve nature? Is it to put it on display for entertainment despite the fact that this undeniably harms the animals? Sadly, that's one of the more effective... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 months 2 weeks ago • 464 views

"... After seeing his picture on World Book Day we invited 'Mini Mark' to Guinness World Records HQ. He underwent intensive training with Mark 'Big Mark' McKinley, to become Guinness World Record's Unofficial... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 1 month ago • 9 views • 4:30

YouTube description: Babies and young kids are cast in movies just like adult actors, but there are special rules in place about how long they can be on set. Oftentimes, a director wants a baby to cry... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,105 views • 4:11

For many years, archery was part of warfare, but with the introduction of guns in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, it started its long decline.. The "archery" of today is more like playing with... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 810 views • 5:06

Dr James Grime and a handy trick for checking calculations. Ditch the nines...

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 11 months ago • 454 views • 8:04

The key to making a juicy chicken breast is to not use powdered chicken. The trick is to use dry chicken, then dunk it in water. Mmmm.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 11 months ago • 94 views • 3:18

I have always pondered this. Abbott's Flatland was just the departure point.

posted by oblio70 2 years 12 months ago • 57 views • 27:07

Hell no! YouTube: Your memory may play tricks on you!

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 99 views • 3:28

YouTube description: The Dolly Zoom is a bizarre cinematic effect, and it can do a lot more than just make you dizzy. Let's take a look at some famous instances of the dolly zoom, see what they accomplish,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,432 views • 4:17

YouTube description: Animators had a few tricks up their slee...err gloves.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 202 views • 4:57

"The science behind the stereogram craze of the 1990s. You might have remembered when sterograms appeared on Seinfeld. Learn about how these images trick the brain..."

posted by ant 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 28 views • 9:23

I don't know how it works, it's just the old bolt in the bottle gag.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 3,297 views • 13:21

Your eyes aren't always telling the truth.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,643 views • 2:55