Author: Josh Taylor
How to make a rubber band gun with a coat hanger [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 28, 2015No matter how advanced toy technology gets, there’s nothing better than a rubber band gun. They’re mostly harmless, with just the right amount of danger of having one’s eye shot out. Here’s how to make a rubber band gun with a coat hanger.
Read More15-year-old English girl is an incredible singer-songwriter [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 27, 2015For most fifteen-year-olds, simply learning a few chords is impressive. But every now and then a teenager crops up who is superhuman. Maisie Peters is one of those. Her songs a beautifully written and beautifully sung.
Read MoreThis is what Berlin looked like in 1900, in color [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 26, 2015When you imagine the past, do you see it in black and white like an old movie? If so, enjoy this video of 1900s Berlin. It may help you see the world of the past in color.
Read MoreHow to make your own tranquilizer dart [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 26, 2015You never know when you’ll need a tranquilizer dart, but you can probably think of a few times you could have used one. Well, thanks to this video, you’ll never be in that predicament again.
Read MoreMan touches the most painful, toxic plant on the planet [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 25, 2015The Gympie-Gympie doesn’t have a very threatening name. But it’s sting is so painful that, allegedly, a man actually committed suicide to stop the pain, pain which didn’t subside for weeks. In this video, a brave/foolhardy man touches the plant intentionally.
Read MoreFinnish police officer sings a beautiful “O Holy Night” [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 23, 2015This is the definition of prejudice, but one doesn’t generally think that police officers have operative voices, at least here in the States. Maybe things are different in Finland, though, because this officer’s “O Holy Night” is going to bring you to tears.
Read MoreSeth MacFarlane and Sara Bareilles sing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 20, 2015The creator of Family Guy is known for more than just that show. He’s also got a fantastic singing voice. Here he is with Sara Bareilles singing “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”
Read MoreApparently the new Star Wars is Lucas’s attempt to brainwash us all for the Illuminati [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 19, 2015This is a real theory out there. Someone took the time to make this sixteen-minute video, and it’s not just for kicks. Here’s what it is: George Lucas wants to brainwash everyone. Because…Illuminati and Satan.
Read MorePatient plays sax during brain surgery [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 18, 2015File this one under creepy. This patient was awake during a surgery to remove a brain tumor so that surgeons could tell if they were poking around in the wrong part of the brain. If he couldn’t play sax anymore, then they knew that they were messing with the wrong spot.
Read MoreHow dangerous are drone blades? [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 18, 2015It’s all fun and games flying a drone around––until you chop off someone’s finger! Look at how many things this drone’s blades can slice and dice.
Read MoreHeavy metal band “Disturbed” covered “The Sound of Silence” [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 15, 2015“The Sound of Silence” absolutely belongs to the folk duo who made it famous: Simon and Garfunkel. That’s why this metal version is…arresting. What do you think of Disturbed’s cover?
Read MoreOnion: Ohio replaces lethal injection with “head ripping off machine” [video]
Posted by Josh Taylor / December 15, 2015One of the key questions in the death penalty debate is whether or not various modes of execution are humane. The Onion weighs in on this question with this brilliant bit of satire.
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