(h/t Metafilter)

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Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8TCA3fJcs

"THIS IS WHAT FUCKING HAPPENS WHEN YOU FORGET TO RINSE THE TUB OUT AFTER USING A LUSH INTERGALATIC BATHBOMB!" (And have a cat) [video ( Read more... )

Oh my goodness, somebody built an animusic-style* contraption, for real.

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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

Turns out that Wintergatan is a band, and I am quite liking them.

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I don't remember where I got this. (Metafilter?) Mad scientist trapped in body of upright bassist, builds instrument more adequate to his aspirations, rocks out:

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I'm construing the lyrics, btw, as a criticism of present American capitalism.

Another half an hour, on the second version of his instrument, with a bit of informative interview in ( Read more... )

I'm on the BEMF's email list, so I just got the notice that they've been nominated for a Grammy for the opera Niobe, Regine di Tebe. (Congrats, BEMF!) I'm not a huge Baroque fan, but I went and saw it, and I liked it ( Read more... )

Paging Scadians, and, well, everybody. Via Metafilter, which has further details. I don't usually have much more than an intellectual appreciation of slapstick, but this is hilarious.

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Oh my goodness. I don't think I've ever seen so many people have so much fun at once ( Read more... )

Via ms_danson:

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(Visual is pleasant beach with small waves, and otherwise irrelevant; all in audio.)

I am not quite sure what this shows, but I am fascinated by it. (Note, almost entirely visual.)

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(If anybody would like to contribute a description of the video for the visually impaired in the comments, that would be great ( Read more... )

What it says on the tin.

http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-authorities-suspect-a-shark-tried-to-eat-vietnam-s-internet