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Uh-oh. Somebody is vaccinating raw meat, as scientifically proven with magnet at Walmart (video)

Remember when MAGA’s band of stable scientists proved that the COVID vaccine turns us into human magnets? Well, apparently the government is now secretly inoculating raw meat against the coro…
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Silly car tire has a mind of its own

As someone’s dash cam video shows, a loose tire bounced down the freeway for much longer than it should have, forcing the car to drive slowly so as not to get hit. The tire faced many obstacl…
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Sweet kitties share a meal by pushing a bowl back and forth

My cat’s could surely take a lesson in generosity from these two polite kitties who pass a bowl of food back and forth to each other. If I tried to make my cats share a bowl of food, they wou…
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“Octopus Dinner” AI video provides grotesque nightmare fuel

Some folks on the Boing Boing bulletin boards expressed dismay that the “Will Smith eating spaghetti” AI-generated video wasn’t as horrifying as I sold it to be. One kind user suggested we check ou…
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The worst volume control designs you’ve ever seen

I stumbled across this Reddit thread the other day of intentionally terribly designed volume control UIs, and there is some truly awesome UI work at play. And to be clear, I mean “awesomeR…
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Fans of The Police: Look for this Easter egg in your vintage ‘Synchronicity’ record

If you happen to own an old copy of The Police’s “Synchronicity” record, here’s a fun thing you can try: take it out of its sleeve and put a light to it. At first glance, it…
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Sculpture of the day: Wheel of ever-changing NSFW positions

This sculpture by CLETstudio (@cletstudio) features two cut-out figures on a wheel that shift into various NSFW positions as the wheel turns ‘round and ‘round. The wheel, framed within a black wood…
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Recreating Street Fighter’s punchable arcade controls

Street Fighter, released to arcades four years before its blockbuster sequel, originally came with huge pads to punch. Though brilliant marketing, they sucked so bad it made the game unplayable, an…
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Lockpicking Lawyer humiliates Schlage’s “100% pick-proof lock”

Schlage sells an expensive lock that uses no key. It is supposedly, completely pick and bump proof, however, the LPL shows you how to open the lock in seconds with a thin wire. The more I watch his…
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Woman, after being told it’s fine for man to film in public, argues with cop

In this footage, a “know your rights” guy filming in public snares two passers-by: a woman who falsely believes this is against the law, and a man who tries to physically intimidate him…