Watch an opened egg develop into a chick over the course of 21 days, and learn how to do it yourself. Complete with distracting wavy lines and nice commentary. Created by the Mihama Veterinary Clinic... continue reading

posted by noims 3 months 2 weeks ago • 839 views • 9:46

A strange, undulating blob found in the waters of Ørstafjorden in Norway has turned out to be a rare sight: a giant mass of squid eggs. The otherworldly ball, floating mysteriously in the darkness... continue reading

posted by noims 4 months ago • 362 views • 1:59

Vetinary Technician training video using an extremely large furless clothed angry cat to show correct restraint procedures. Spotted on boingboing, where they observed that maybe it's 'cat' as in 'hepcat'.

posted by noims 5 months ago • 414 views • 3:39

Someone may or may not have dubbed over this recording of Boris Johnson in parliament.

posted by noims 5 months 1 week ago • 802 views • 56 secs

There are plenty of covers and mashups of OTR out there, but I think this is something special. I particularly like the way they had the idea: "I know it seems silly, but we sat down at the piano and... continue reading

posted by noims 8 months ago • 502 views • 3:28

Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.

posted by noims 10 months 1 week ago • 357 views • 4:44

Ryleigh Hawk has tourettes and makes really funny videos to increase awareness. Here she gets some eggs, just to see how long they last as she interacts with them in various ways.

posted by noims 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 864 views • 6:56

I like the way these guys stay don't get at all aggressive even though the other is obviously being a drunk asshole intentionally blocking the way.

posted by noims 1 year 12 months ago • 1,114 views • 1:13

SFW and educational, here is how to describe childbirth reasonably accurately with a balloon and a table tennis ball. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

posted by noims 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,327 views • 3:27

This tiny robot does so many cool things. Not only does it fly and swim by flapping its wings, it can swim to the surface, process that water into explosive oxyhydrogen, then spark that to overcome surface... continue reading

posted by noims 2 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 597 views • 1:22

Don't try this at home, kids.

posted by noims 2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,040 views • 2:44

A biker's cut off at speed and rear-ends the offending car, but manages a safe but lucky landing. The driver didn't have a clue - in more ways than one. NSFW for far fewer f-bombs than were merited.... continue reading

posted by noims 2 years 9 months ago • 468 views • 2:19

If you let your kids out of your sight for 30 seconds, it's hard to know what will get them first: the strangers, the terrorists, sharks, cars, falls, balls, or their complete inability to take care of... continue reading

posted by noims 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 320 views • 2:43

So far the sift has at least three videos of Colbert showing off his deep, sad, and wonderful knowledge of Tolkien. Apparently Ryan Gosling's mother didn't like Steven Colbert until she found out about... continue reading

posted by noims 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 919 views • 1:50

This weird squid has one huge yellow eye, and one small blue one. This research by Duke University and MBRI looks at the evolutionary reasons why this might be the case, and potential applications. ... continue reading

posted by noims 2 years 12 months ago • 513 views • 1:53

A group of shepherds tend their flock near Bethlehem one night, when something unexpected turns up. For the evening that's in it, here's my favourite deleted scene from the film. Quality obviously isn't... continue reading

posted by noims 3 years 2 months ago • 605 views • 4:17

Real footage of a fire that took 100 lives in 2003 at the Station nightclub, filmed by an audience member who had the presence of mind to leave as soon as he saw it start. Slightly annotated to help show... continue reading

posted by noims 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,070 views • 13:01

This has been one of my favourite straight-up jokes for the past 20 years. Short, sweet, and almost dirty.

posted by noims 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,211 views • 24 secs

Hard drive magnets, a slow-mo camera, and some reasonably epic music. Some shots suffer from the framing, but there are some really weird results. My favourites are the balls at about 2:35 and 2:52.

posted by noims 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 677 views • 4:25

Drop a balloon on a cactus and it will pop. Here are several more examples. Lovely short CGI ideas on the subject of absurdity.

posted by noims 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 292 views • 50 secs