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how much does everyone working on a blockbuster...

You made it! Youre in a movie! You’re a superstar! Not fairly. Vanity unprejudiced made this...

this former nuclear bunker is now used to preserve...

There’s a fascinating backstory about the building that is now the National Audiovisual...

heres how those big signs showing bus destinations...

The iconic buses in London are red,big-ass double-deckers that exhaust roller blinds to exhibit the...

how skyscrapers are being built higher and higher

Tall buildings often occupy tuned mass dampers hidden inside their structures to stabilize them...

seeing tennis balls get made is way more...

Ever wondered how Wilson makes its fuzzy little tennis balls? Benedict Redgrove captured the entire...

why north america looks the way it does

North America is a heavenly continent that’s domestic to the Rockies,Yosemite, the Grand Canyon,...

the art of special effects makeup is so impressive

Here’s an interesting portrait of Howard Berger,a special makeup effects artist who’s worked on...

what makes a movie great?

It’s a immense sweeping question that can’t possibly have an answer. Is it the story? Is it the...

why the heck do some countries have weird...

whether you look closely at a map,you’re bound to find some really weird shit. Countries you never...

whats the difference between a $5000 guitar and a...

I think the moral of the fable (to my peasant ears,at least) in comparing a $5000 Martin D-42 guitar...

awesome video links together quentin tarantinos...

Everybody knows that Quentin Tarantino loves to connect his movies into one cinematic universe....

why the screenplay is an absolutely essential part...

Who gets the credit for a great movie? The director,obviously. It was his vision that came to life....

how different directors use slow motion in their...

Sometimes slow motion is used to enhance action scenes. Other times it’s done to convey like...

the three ways to test if something is real solid...

Metallurgist Grigory Raykhtsaum shows Smithsonian three different ways to test whether something is...

seeing how records get made from beginning to end...

The making of a record isn’t precisely a big mystery but there’s still a bit of old magic in...

how did the 12 months of the year get their names?

The simple and obvious acknowledge: they come from the Romans. But the whole story on how the months...

how do checked bags actually get on the airplane?

A tag,a plastic bin, a metal chassis, or a six mile trek from the moment you check your bag at the...

when will the marvel cinematic universe end?

Steven Spielberg thinks that superhero movies will go the way of the Western. As in, moviegoers will...

how to maybe stop procrastinating

Everybody procrastinates. Well, every sane person does. That’s because it’s kind to not think...

can you guess what the objects in these closeup...

A peeled orange and a red bell pepper. That’s what I thought a pencil and a Coke bottle cap were...

classic paintings side by side with movie shots...

Seeing these film shots from Empire of the Sun,Lost in Translation and Sexy Beast next to the...

how historically accurate is saving private ryan?

Few movie scenes capture the horror of war like Saving Private Ryan. Seeing the storming of the...

check out the spectacular special effects behind...

The Battle of the Bastards in Game of Thrones was one of the best battle sequences seen in TV or...

what dry ice looks like underwater

whether watching dry ice sublimate is already one of life’s pleasures ,what can we call the...

watch how dead silent an owl flies compared to...

When a pigeon flies,you can hear it sloppily slap its wings as it makes its way through the air....

could we turn other planets and moons into a...

This planet of ours,it ain’t gonna final forever. And though who the heck knows what’s going to...

the weird methods used to make brand new jeans...

This fun peek inside a factory that makes jeans from Carson Nicely shows the creative methods a...

check out the difference between 4k hdr ultra hd...

This side-by-side comparison video of 4K HDR Ultra HD and Blu-Ray doesn’t show the true...

how does the cue ball always come out of the pool...

It’s magnets! Seriously. There’s a layer of iron underneath the cue ball that gets nudged and...

how does the nobel peace prize work?

So how does somebody even win a Nobel Peace Prize? Ted-Ed delves into the history of the award (how...

the process of making matches is surprisingly...

Making matches at a factory involves some staggering numbers: two million splints an hour catch fed...

making a 400 year old sword using ancient...

Watch as the guys from Baltimore Knife and Sword originate a 400-year-old Dandao sword from China...

what kind of scary creatures are hiding deep in...

The deep sea is domestic to creatures that are sort of normal but then have some sick twist that...

seeing a 20,000 watt light bulb light up is...

I don’t know what 1000 suns actually looks like in genuine life,but I would imagine it’s...

what makes dialogue great in movies

Dialogue is not exactly cinematic. It’s just people talking to each other,and it’s not always...

the beautiful extreme long shots of david fincher

It’s enthralling when a director like David Fincher decides to step absent from the action and...

heres why stanley kubrick was such a great...

whether you have some free time,watch this 20 minute dive into why Stanley Kubrick was such a master...

what would happen to our solar system if jupiter...

Our solar system is weird. Not only because we’re unique dinky snowflakes on a blue marble called...

10 famous movie scenes that actually just copied...

It’s not really a secret that filmmakers influence other filmmakers or that movies inspire other...

why bugs bunny is the ultimate animated american...

Mickey Mouse is obviously more well-known than Bugs Bunny. But there’s a kitschy globalization...

how does maritime law actually work?

A country’s territorial waters reach twelve miles off its coast,which means it can make up the...

what would happen if humans disappeared from...

It’s an age extinct question that we love to entertain because we’re all obsessed with our own...

how movie sequels play with our emotions by...

The Nerdwriter has a really interesting breakdown on intertextuality in movies,or the idea of how...

why do wind turbines have three blades?

There’s diminishing returns when it comes to adding more blades to a wind turbine and whether...

why americans and the british spell english words...

occupy you ever wondered why Americans and Brits spell English differently? How are colour and color...

fun photo series puts the size of random huge...

This wonderful photo series comparing the size of things by Kevin Wisbith is a really fun way to...

whats actually inside an airplanes black box?

Whenever you hear approximately a tragic plane crash, you always hear approximately the mythical...

watching a leather watch strap get made is...

A watch strap is just a strip of leather,factual? Nope! Not when its handcrafted like this. There...

the mathematical explanation for why you cant...

Here’s a really interesting mathematical explanation on how the “catch a dollar” trick works....

how can budget airlines be so cheap to fly?

Budget airlines like JetBlue and Southwest in the United States,and Ryanair and Easy Jet in Europe,...

this map shows the size of the worlds biggest...

Which empire was the biggest throughout history? Which had the most people? Which had the biggest...

these terrible historical events inspired game of...

Even though it took space three seasons ago,the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones is still probably one...

10 superheroes that were based on real people

Superheroes fill superpowers and exist in worlds where reality doesn’t exactly exist and fill...

why do some countries have land thats totally...

Most countries scribble their borders around a map and call it a day. Everything inside those lines...

how do stealth airplanes work?

How does radar not detect a B-2 stealth bomber? How can an aircraft with a 172-foot wingspan...

what the heck makes flying so expensive?

Is it the fuel? Not really. Even though giant passenger jets do guzzle down fuel at a ridiculous...

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