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"I apologize for my crimes against all things musical," is how engineer Tim Alex Jacobs, aka mitxela, begins the video showcasing his latest invention, a robot slide whistle. Now, this is actually his second robot slide whistle and everything you could hope to know about how and why he developed a robot slide whistle to begin with is laid out here. — Read the...

Cat cafés are great. Cats that need homes can show off how cute they are and get adopted. But what if you made it even cuter by adding a capybara? There is nothing that can't be improved by adding a capybara. — Read the rest The post Of course there is a capybara café in Tokyo appeared first on Boing Boing.

At Willie Nelson's recent Luck Reunion concert, he welcome a very special guest to perform "Rainbow Connection" with him. Willie played guitar and Kermit picked the banjo. Video below. Kermit knows this tune well, of course. In 1979, Kermit released his version—curiously credited to someone named Jim Henson—for The Muppet Movie. — Read the rest The post Willie Nelson and Kermit the Frog sing...

In Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002), there's a scene where Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) slips in the cafeteria and sends her tray of food flying. In an instant, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) jumps up, catches MJ in one arm and the tray of food with the other. — Read the rest The post This ten second scene from Spider-Man took 156 tries to get right...

I'm here to report that the sun, renowned for being bright enough to burn a viewer's corneas, has a face. And it is a stoic one. No, I didn't look at it directly. Didn't your grandpa tell you not to you trust everything that you see in real life? — Read the rest The post Prepare for April 8 with antique anthropomorphic depictions of...

The kind souls over at the Library of Congress have compiled the remaining extensive writing of Walt Whitman, from well before his Leaves of Grass era to his death, in this wonderfully robust archive. Though much of his work is gone, lost to time and misplacement, the writing that ended up in the possession of Thomas Biggs Harned remained intact. — Read the rest...

Delmar Farm is a farm sanctuary in Florida with horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, a steer, dogs, and a barn cat. Their mission statement is: "We are a sanctuary where recovering animals experience the joys of little hands and loving care for life. — Read the rest The post Adorable little cow makes a friend on the farm appeared first on Boing Boing.

Here's a video that's blowing up, featuring young musicians tearing into "Wish" by Nine Inch Nails like seasoned pros. It's fascinating to see such young talents channel the song's themes of self-loathing and frustration in a way that's both intense and, honestly, kind of cute. — Read the rest The post Kids deliver intense cover of Nine Inch Nails classic 'Wish' appeared first on...

When these sneaky snails make it to the top of the hill, they set off a chain reaction of mesmerizing events that results in a cabbage being dropped into a bowl for the snails' dinner. Joseph's Machines always amazes me with the innovation and great fun of his videos.  — Read the rest The post These sneaky snails by Joseph's Machines are so satisfying...

The spooky video below was recorded by a security guard at the upscale El Palacio de Hierro department store in Mexico City department store. According to the security guard, he was making his 2am rounds when he came across several Amazon Alexa smart speakers praying. — Read the rest The post Store security guard encounters Alexa devices praying in the middle of the night...

BrickIt is an app that's a couple of years old, but I've just seen a demonstration of it in use, and it's pretty amazing. It can scan a photo of your pile of thousands of random Lego bricks, identify each one, suggest building projects, send you step-by-step instructions, and even tell you where in your pile each brick required for your chosen project is....

On Monday's Daily Show, Jon Stewart eviscerated the MAGA attempts to portray Trump's real estate fraud, for which he was found liable for $454 million, as somehow a benign and "victimless" crime. Stewart mocks the ridiculous and lawless claim that fraudulently increasing the value of real estate assets on loan documents shouldn't be punished because everyone in the real estate and investment community does...

Sperm whales are the seventh largest animals in the world and are considered apex predators. The greatest dangers to these toothed whales are usually man-made, such as fishing nets, boat strikes, and oil spills.  Orcas, however, have been known to punch against their weight and will sometimes attack sperm whales.  — Read the rest The post Sperm whales unleash poop tornado to fend off...

In this alarming footage, an unsuspecting shopper in Zhenjian, China, falls—along with a significant portion of the shop around her—into the floor below. The cause was reportedly a worker removing a load-bearing wall: both were reportedly unharmed in the incident. (machine translated) On March 23, in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, a woman was shopping on the second floor of a shopping mall when the floor suddenly...

Ryan Gosling performed "I'm Just Ken" at the Oscars a few weeks ago, and did a great job. But did he do a better job than Walter Geoffrey, the adorable French bulldog described by his human as "The King of Meltdown City living at the corner of Emotionally Unstable and Overdramatic"? — Read the rest The post French bulldog defeats Ryan Gosling in "I'm Just Ken" singing...

Ugly Avatar will generate an amusingly crudely-drawn "ugly" portrait for you to use online. It's by Xuan Tang (唐煊), a postgraduate student at University of California San Diego. With this I realize that you can do this sort of thing again now without it being sucked into the NFT-sphere. — Read the rest The post Ugly avatar generator appeared first on Boing Boing.

What happens when you put hundreds of people in the same room for a group singalong? Pure magic! That's exactly the energy Pub Choir in Australia nailed with their 1600-person rendition of Radiohead's "Creep." [via Kottke] This video is from October 2022 (hence the Halloween costumes) but I think you'll agree the joy it captures is timeless! — Read the rest The post Radiohead's...

If you plan to watch the total solar eclipse, consider playing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" during the event. Why, you ask? Because, interestingly, the lengths of the song and the eclipse are almost identical. This is not the radio edit. — Read the rest The post Why you should play 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' during the April 8 eclipse appeared first on...

I recently rode the Tron Lightcycle/Run attraction at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and it instantly became one of my favorite rides. (Ride spoilers follow, so don't read if you're sensitive to that kind of thing.) Tron (I hope you won't mind if I stop referring to it by its full, weirdly punctuated name) is a thrill ride in the Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland based...

It's snowing in South Park, and school has been canceled. South Park: Snow Day is a four-player, cooperative game coming to PS5, XBOX X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on March 26th.  From THQ Nordic: Join Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, in three-dimensional glory, to celebrate the most magical day in any young child's life – a snow day! — Read the rest The post...

"Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of the contents of the stomach." Indeed. In this informative video, gastroenterologist Dr. Vincent Ho explains the parts we don't see. "Deep inspiration or drawing a deep breath in is occurring," he explains. "Food contents begin to move from the small intestine into the stomach because of reverse peristalsis. — Read the rest The post This is what happens...

If you have trypophobia, don't watch this video of toad babies emerging through little holes on their mother's back.  I've never witnessed a stranger looking at birth than that of these baby Suriname sea toads. The baby toads first come out of their eggs, and then out of the mothers back.  — Read the rest The post Watch toad babies emerge from little holes...

Machine with Wishbone is an awesome moving sculpture by Arthur Ganson. The piece features a wishbone, attached to a machine. The two objects depend on each other to move, and this involves the tiny wishbone pulling the large metal machine across the floor, connected by a wire. — Read the rest The post "Machine with Wishbone" is a moving sculpture by Arthur Ganson appeared...

This 1980s Sony Walkman "Monkey" ad from Japan stars one very relaxed-looking primate, who is deep into the vibes of the music coming from his walkman.  If it were 1980, this wonderful commercial would have me heading to the store to buy a walkman. — Read the rest The post 1980's Sony Walkman ad features a vibing monkey appeared first on Boing Boing.