The Muppets Cover Queen An all-new, original Muppet video. (SLYT)
posted to MetaFilter by Optamystic at 8:50 AM on November 24, 2009 (134 comments)

1,000,000FPS video of bullet impacts. Stay tuned for the glass, ballistics gel, and bullets impacting each other in the air.
posted to MetaFilter by Rinku at 9:58 PM on October 8, 2009 (53 comments)

What game changing reminders is my future calendar missing ?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cashman at 12:37 PM on October 6, 2009 (15 comments)

Ever wanted to make a 100% accurate Big Daddy costume? Here's how.
posted to MetaFilter by permafrost at 4:00 AM on September 10, 2009 (42 comments)

DIY Portal Gun on flickr, with a few other pictures and build notes. You want of your own, you can either contact this guy or just ask Aperture about working at their test facilities.
posted to MetaFilter by Greg Nog at 1:44 PM on January 21, 2009 (61 comments)

Which 1080p HDMI media streamer should I purchase?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Perplexer at 3:07 PM on September 3, 2009 (5 comments)

An excellent resource on every aspect of digital photography, from sensor technology to general techniques to Photoshop tweaking. Previously mentioned here, but the site has expanded a lot since 2005.
posted to MetaFilter by archagon at 2:38 AM on July 23, 2009 (13 comments)

Bleeding billboard. Yeah, that's what I said.
posted to MetaFilter by miss lynnster at 2:36 PM on July 7, 2009 (38 comments)

A truly amazing optical illusion -- despite what you first think, there are only three colors in that picture.
posted to MetaFilter by Chocolate Pickle at 4:51 PM on June 24, 2009 (111 comments)

"Text Utilities" is a useful browser-based tool for geeks. It's a web page that does all sorts of operations on text, e.g. escape/ unescape, hashing, regexp testing.
posted to MetaFilter by grumblebee at 9:06 AM on June 24, 2009 (33 comments)

A time lapse video of the night sky as it passes over the 2009 Texas Star Party in Fort Davis, Texas. The galactic core of the Milky Way is brightly displayed.
posted to MetaFilter by Effigy2000 at 1:32 PM on May 19, 2009 (67 comments)

Like crossbows? Like assault rifles? Got some spare AR-15 parts lying around begging to be crossbowed up? Then the PSE TAC 15 crossbow upper is for you! (video). Or how about this Swiss crossbow that can be cocked in 3 seconds? Alternatively build your own, or even build a repeating crossbow!
posted to MetaFilter by Artw at 10:39 PM on April 24, 2009 (41 comments)

Who Are The Journeys and Joni's Of Today?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Lipstick Thespian at 7:02 PM on April 12, 2009 (76 comments)

137 Uncomfortable Plot Summaries of a wide variety of movies, TV series and even a couple books, from varying points of view (whatever is the most uncomfortable). A treasure trove of pop culture redefinition.
posted to MetaFilter by wendell at 12:06 PM on April 14, 2009 (425 comments)

Kutiman, the masterful Israeli funk musician and producer, outdoes himself by creating Thru-You: Multiple YouTube clips (mostly instructional and performance videos) edited into slick mega-mashups. They're not just patchwork assemblages, they're sample-based original creations that coud hold their own on anyone's album... Plus they're 100% audiovisual! It's a work of next-level genius.
(sorry for the hyperbole, but my mind has just been blown)
More Kutiman here. Music video here. And for you Pitchfork aficionados, here.
posted to MetaFilter by Silky Slim at 12:58 AM on March 4, 2009 (171 comments)

Star Trek TNG goes horribly wrong in a series of short, surreal and very zen mashups: Episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
posted to MetaFilter by loquacious at 4:54 AM on January 31, 2009 (102 comments)

If you can type, you can make movies. A website that allows users to create animated movies using text-to-speech scripts and a surprisingly versatile selection of characters, voices, actions, camera shots, etc.
posted to MetaFilter by Balonious Assault at 12:53 AM on January 4, 2009 (42 comments)

Terry Pratchett , a man renowned for his staggering sales figures from his renowned Discworld series has been knighted.
posted to MetaFilter by Doublewhiskeycokenoice at 1:41 AM on December 31, 2008 (112 comments)

Cobrastyle is possibly the least "likely" Swedish pop song. And now, it's been covered by another Swede.
posted to MetaFilter by grapefruitmoon at 6:17 PM on December 28, 2008 (22 comments)

This is my Milwaukee (SLYTP-esque)
posted to MetaFilter by cobra_high_tigers at 10:39 AM on November 21, 2008 (59 comments)

An Introduction to Sine-Wave Speech Play the first sound and you'll probably hear nothing but squeaks and bleeps. Play the second one and then go back to the first. Cool!
posted to MetaFilter by TheDonF at 9:29 AM on November 16, 2008 (63 comments)

Kuroda Tetsuzan Sensei is an incredible Japanese martial artist. As a skilled swordsman, he practices very old and unusual forms of iaido, kenjutsu as well an interesting form of ju jutsu. He is both incredibly still and incredibly fast and he knows a few tricks too.
posted to MetaFilter by salishsea at 1:06 AM on October 24, 2008 (60 comments)

PALIN SONG
posted to MetaFilter by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 3:29 AM on October 22, 2008 (58 comments)

Jesus Christ: In the Name of the Gun.
posted to MetaFilter by Pope Guilty at 1:43 PM on October 21, 2008 (45 comments)

Parkour, it’s easier than you think to get started and you can keep your workout lively. Ryan Ford has a training center in Colorado , and there’s probably one right near you . Or DIY.
posted to MetaFilter by Smedleyman at 2:39 PM on October 14, 2008 (47 comments)

Man sleeps with cat
posted to MetaFilter by Christ, what an asshole at 5:07 PM on October 11, 2008 (67 comments)

Recurring science misconceptions in K-6 textbooks: CLOUDS REMAIN ALOFT BECAUSE WATER DROPLETS ARE TINY? Wrong! SOUND TRAVELS BETTER THROUGH SOLIDS & LIQUIDS? No it doesn't. GRAVITY IN SPACE IS ZERO? It's actually strong. THE SKY IS BLUE BECAUSE OF COMPLICATED PHYSICS. No, it's simple. And many more.
posted to MetaFilter by vronsky at 3:25 PM on October 12, 2008 (108 comments)

Cell Phone Reception and Tower Search: "...searchable databases of over 130,000 cell phone tower locations registered with the FCC, and over 43,000 cell phone carrier comments submitted voluntarily from real customers using their service all over the U.S. ...and with our graphical tower location search, users can pinpoint nearby tower locations. Even to the exact rooftop with satellite imagery and the help of Google Maps!"[e.g. Casper, Wyoming] You can also search for dead spots, and see how your neighbors really, truly feel about their reception.
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display at 12:24 PM on October 6, 2008 (14 comments)

Japanese Cat Weightlifting (SLYT)
posted to MetaFilter by essexjan at 1:50 PM on October 5, 2008 (41 comments)

Sometimes with Youtube, there's a specific part of a video you want people to see. Splicd generates a url to send people that clip. For instance: cooking a rat or an interesting part of a lecture. (On load, a small amount of each clip's beginning is played.)
posted to MetaFilter by Korou at 1:35 AM on September 30, 2008 (21 comments)

The cab ride I'll never forget.
posted to MetaFilter by Brandon Blatcher at 4:41 PM on September 28, 2008 (193 comments)

Riccardo Patrese drives wife crazy in Civic Type-R (SLYT)
posted to MetaFilter by slater at 10:37 AM on September 16, 2008 (136 comments)

Ninja Cat - Blink and you die [SLY]
posted to MetaFilter by null terminated at 9:48 AM on September 15, 2008 (60 comments)

It's a trap.
posted to MetaFilter by Wolfdog at 7:32 AM on September 9, 2008 (45 comments)

BBC News is running a weekly ongoing series of articles that describe and illustrate common misconceptions (and manipulations) of statistics using examples from the news and ads.
Lesson 1: surveys. Lesson 2: counting. Lesson 3: percentage. Lesson 4: averages. Lesson 5: causation.
posted to MetaFilter by Tehanu at 10:50 AM on September 3, 2008 (46 comments)

Adam Savage's talk at The Last HOPE: Fascination with the Dodo Bird
parts:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  A  B  C
(YouTubeFilter with a great audience Q&A session)
posted to MetaFilter by Chuckles at 9:20 PM on August 29, 2008 (37 comments)

If you've ever wondered which guns were used in a movie, which movies a gun has appeared in, or even which guns an actor has ever used, then the Internet Movie Firearms Database (probably) has you covered.
posted to MetaFilter by jedicus at 7:13 AM on August 7, 2008 (28 comments)

Crunk/Southern Club style head banging high energy hip hop track. All vocals by my normal collaberator, Juicy Karkass, and his buddy Savior of Animal Farm
posted to MeFi Music by mediocre at 5:19 AM on August 1, 2008 (197 comments)

Now I have seen a lion in a sidecar on a vertical wall of death. There are a lot of eye-popping images to be found on the vintage photographs livejournal group. The lion may be the eye-poppingest, but there's also this flattened elephant, this tiny photographer, and this soldier and dog in gas masks.
posted to MetaFilter by Astro Zombie at 8:23 PM on July 31, 2008 (43 comments)

In the years after leaving MST, Joel Hodgson of Mystery Science Theater, and his "smarter brother" Jim Hodgson, worked on a new movie-repurposing concept for USA Networks. The introduction for the test clip read:
"The Jolly Filter segment is a proof of concept test for a new film process. You will first view 2 minutes of the original film 'Rollercoaster' and then the same 2 minutes utilizing the JollyFilter technique.
"Note: If you find yourself getting bored during the original 'Rollercoaster' footage, don't worry, this is normal."
(SLYT, but an awesome one.)
posted to MetaFilter by JHarris at 7:17 PM on July 27, 2008 (50 comments)

Baby Animal Alphabet
posted to MetaFilter by miss lynnster at 10:55 PM on July 21, 2008 (49 comments)

10 Amazing Light Graffiti Artists and Photographers: From Light Writing to Extreme Exposures. [Possibly NSFW]
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 12:05 PM on July 15, 2008 (15 comments)

All of you have been given a harsh gift. It’s the same gift the graduating class of 1917, and 1938, and 1968 and now you guys got – the chance to enter adulthood when the world teeters on the rim of the sphincter of oblivion. You’re jumping into the deep end. You have no choice but to be exceptional. Patton Oswalt addresses the class of 2008 at his old high school.
posted to MetaFilter by jbickers at 4:44 AM on July 10, 2008 (104 comments)

10 Rare Clouds. 20 Cool Clouds. NASA clouds. List of Cloud Types (wiki). previously
posted to MetaFilter by swift at 10:46 AM on June 27, 2008 (28 comments)

Taking a look through this site, I can see why bird watching is such a popular hobby. From the common to the bizarre to the downright adorable. this site has a little... no, scratch that, a whole lot of everything. I suggest starting at the family list on the lower left hand column of the main page and trounsing about for a spell; it's good for the soul.
posted to MetaFilter by ignorantguru at 8:41 PM on June 12, 2008 (12 comments)

As of 2010 Steven Moffat will be replacing Russell T. Davies as lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who. In 2005 Davies revived the series, which had been dormant (bar the odd US co-production or audiodrama) since 1989, for BBC Wales. It won awards and was successful enough to spawn the spin-offs Sarah Jane Adventures and the popular-in-America Torchwood. He is replaced by Moffat, one of the regular writers on the show, whose highly acclaimed episodes have won a number of awards and nominations. "I applied before but I got knocked back 'cos the BBC wanted someone else. Also I was seven. Anyway, I'm glad the BBC has finally seen the light and it's a huge honour to be following Russell into the best - and the toughest - job in television. I say toughest 'cos Russell's at my window right now, pointing and laughing."
posted to MetaFilter by Artw at 9:33 PM on May 20, 2008 (103 comments)

Paracord is a perennial survival kit favorite, but why carry a boring ol' hank of it when you can get crafty? Parachute cord lanyards, bracelets, watchbands, belts, and other braided items are surprisingly easy and fun to make by following some simple instructions. But they're just the beginning! From water bottle carriers and camera tripods to knife handles, Khukri conversions, flashlight & stick wraps, pace beads, magazine pulls, rifle wraps and rifle slings, there are tons of useful things you can make out of paracord!
posted to MetaFilter by vorfeed at 10:03 AM on April 28, 2008 (21 comments)

Once upon a time in the postwar, before the advent of EPA and OSHA and the Consumer Products Safety Commission and weenies in bike helmets and multilingual warning stickers on stepladders, crazy people walked this earth. Good, fun-loving Americans who knew that "instructions" were something you threw in the trash along with the empty Falstaff bottles. A halcyon era filled with manly men who savored the wholesome virtues of a rugged game of un-seatbelted automotive chicken. One of these men was Gene Middlebrooks, who founded Turbonique.
posted to MetaFilter by dg at 5:43 AM on April 23, 2008 (50 comments)

What is the iconic (or just "your favorite") dead-tree product catalog (listing of merchandise for mail-order sale) for your hobby, industry, or trade?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cadastral at 9:23 AM on April 1, 2008 (74 comments)

An Engineers Guide to Cats (youTube)
posted to MetaFilter by Lanark at 2:12 AM on April 13, 2008 (49 comments)