This is a video of builder of things Shane Wighton of Youtube channel Stuff Made Here constructing a curved basketball backboard that directs almost all shots not thrown like a laser beam into the hoop. The proper shape of the board was determined “after Wighton created a piece of software that simulated throws from hundreds of different angles and speeds. The results are an elliptic paraboloid (a shape made from both ellipses and paraboloids) that looks less like a pointed noise cone and more like a flattened decorative fruit bowl.” Fascinating. Now I’m not saying it isn’t perfect, but *charges past defender will illegal elbow, throws air ball* explain that with all your physics and geometry.

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Source: Geekologie – Guy Creates Curved Basketball Backboard That Makes Almost Every Shot A Basket

This is a video of the giant human fleshed blinking eye die made by Japanese artist doooo (of realistic human mouth coin purse infamy). It has moles (I’d have a dermatologist take a look at those just to be safe) for pips on all sides of the die except the one, where there’s an animatronic blinking human eye. “Why?” Why the eye? “Aye, why the eye on the die my–” Alriiiight, that’s enough of that, nerd.

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Source: Geekologie – Freaky Deaky: Guy Makes Giant Human Fleshed, Blinking Eye Six-Sided Die

This is a fun fight video created by staff and students at the Campus Univers Cascades stunt school in France while under quarantine. That’s fun. Granted I typically like my fights the same way I like my tattoos, but– “Spiraling around your penis spelling ‘HAPPY HOUR’?” What? No — in the flesh. The answer was ‘in the flesh’.

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Source: Geekologie – Stunt School Students Fight Each Other Through Video During Quarantine

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Source: Geekologie – Woopsie: Forklift Operator Falls Asleep Behind The Wheel, Brings Down Warehouse Shelving

This is a video of the result of Mariannabe and her boyfriend Fillipo building a tiny art gallery for their gerbils Tiramisù and Pandoro to visit while they’re on quarantine, presumably because it wouldn’t be responsible pet ownership to release them into the air duct of an actual museum. The gerbils seem pretty respectful at first, but then they just start wreaking havoc and eating everything and pooping on the floor — just like on a middle school field trip. “Wait, what?” It wouldn’t be the last time I visited the natural history museum, but it would be the last time I didn’t have to wear a disguise.

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Source: Geekologie – Oh, Internet: Gerbils Visit Tiny Art Gallery Filled With Gerbil Themed Art

This is a video of Adam Savage unpacking and demonstrating his new extended articulated finger claws made by Gary Faye of Gary Faye Creations. If you’re interested in your own they’re available in a variety of styles and colors and start around $195 for a single hand, and $375 for two. So…are you thinking what I’m thinking? “Does it involve futuristic handjobs?” Well it didn’t before but it certainly does now!

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Source: Geekologie – Adam Savage Unboxes And Plays With His New Extended Finger Claws

This is a short video of an adventurous four-wheelerer driving his vehicle on a South Dakota lake and creating waves in the late ice. But isn’t late ice just liquid water? And should you really be driving on it? I feel like I saw a G.I. Joe PSA about this. Me? I prefer my ice early, and ideally clinking around inside a cocktail glass while I gesture wildly at the bar to anyone who will listen.

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Source: Geekologie – Four-Wheeler Driving On Frozen Lake Creates Waves In Late Ice

This is a series of videos from Star Trek: The Next Generation where actual on-set bloopers were reinserted into the final cuts of the scenes by Ryan of Ryan’s Cinematics. The results are pretty great. The results of my last test while being home-schooled during quarantine? Not so great. “He bubbled in the scantron in the shape of a penis then ate all his pencil erasers.” Mom! “What?” That belongs on the fridge and you know it.

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Source: Geekologie – Star Trek: The Next Generation Bloopers Reinserted Into The Final Scenes

Seen here finding out for itself why the Ninja Turtles are always raving about it, this is a video from Philadelphian Kristin Chalela Bagnell of a groundhog casually munching on a piece of pizza outside her back door, completely unfazed by Kristin or her two large dogs who came to investigate. Apparently it sat there eating for over an hour! Honestly, I’m half surprised it didn’t run to Pat’s or Geno’s and return with a cheesesteak. Which is better, anyways? “Jim’s.” Good answer.

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Source: Geekologie – Groundhog Casually Eats Pizza Outside Woman’s Back Door

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Source: Geekologie – Track And Field Hammer Throw Goes Horribly, Horribly Wrong

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Source: Geekologie – Toothy Thomas: Dog Steals Fake Teeth

This is some footage from a Russian steel mill producing what appear to be terrifying lightsabers and lightwhips for Sith giants. I could not imagine doing that for eight hours a day. Or even part-time. What I’m getting at is I couldn’t imagine doing that at all.

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Source: Geekologie – Oh, Just Another Terrifying Work Day At A Russian Steel Mill

This is ‘Discostrings’, a video from musician Alan Gogoll (previously) of glow-in-the-dark guitar strings oscillating as seen from inside the instrument while being played fingerstyle. So, yeah, if you want to listen to some relaxing acoustic guitar while watching Winamp style visuals from inside a guitar, you’re in luck. If you want to see a man make actual love to his guitar, well, you’ll need to hop in your time machine, go back to my buddy Dave’s latest experimental music show, and watch that. If you want to grab a drink after just find me, I’m the one who hits him with a bottle.

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Source: Geekologie – Glow-In-The-Dark Guitar Strings Oscillating As Seen From Inside The Instrument