Another "gif-fest," sorted into categories for those with limited time or interests
Animals
Cow-scratcher is satisfying to watch
Moose in a house
This squirrel barely escaped death
Crow and kitten are buddies (excerpted from this longer documentary video)
Do you have any extra fish?
Baby chicks will go into a "hand house"
Dog shares his biscuit with a friend
Officer tolerates a woodpecker
Woman rescues an icebound moose
Lion vs. giraffe (giraffe wins)
"Please let me in"
Will he or won't he? Of course...
Cows interact with a remote-controlled toy car
Mother eagle on her nest in a snowstorm
Nature/Science
Neoboletus luridiformis mushroom tissue oxidizes to the color blue. Immediately.
An underwater air ring is a dynamic environment, as this jellyfish discovered.
A swimming feather star
Fossilised ammonites. Nice!
Red-eyed tree frog shows his nictitating membrane
Curiosities
A "cadogan form" teapot is basically a puzzle pot. Obvious explanation here.
Boston Dynamics robot has an unusual skill.
Puri (Indian bread), or a "bubble pancake"
Bicycling kites
"Indoor Rainbow" is an art installation
Cutting a deck of cards (with a hydraulic press)
Wheel from a race car rejoins its family
Colliding apples
A "stick bomb" made with popsicle sticks.
Andre the Giant had big hands.
Foot juggling (Ed Sullivan show, 1969)
How a fashion photographer created a special effect
Children
Stacking building blocks
Delighted with his success
Daughter surprises her father by changing her last name (cheerful)
Miscellaneous
Creating a 3-D perspective
Schoolteacher of the future getting dressed for work
The famous "Bigfoot video" stabilized.
Removing a popcorn ceiling.
Take a video while I stand in this oceanside blowhole ["fail" gif]
He's not a Darwin Award candidate only because he didn't die ["fail" gif]
Petals in the wind
When you're bored in the store
Exchange programs like this do exist and are very useful
A table for people who are serious about Mahjong
Tilly gets her new bionic hands
For basketball fans
Humor
Two drunks meet in a doorway
Guitarist breaks a string
How many licks are there in a lollipop?
Sudden stop
The embedded photos are of miniature staircases, crafted by master woodworkers in the 18th and 19th century, via Atlas Obscura, where their history is explained.
Thanks for another great Divertimento! I'm so glad Tilly got her new hands!
ReplyDeleteI love the crow and cat video!
ReplyDeleteAnd the cop getting woodpecked!
DeleteDamn you, I got sucked into that popcorn ceiling thread and wasted an hour. LoL
ReplyDeleteYou've linked to "delighted with his success" before. It is unforgettable.
ReplyDeleteSome others that I like: "cow-scratcher", "moose in a house", "do you have any extra fish?", "Cows interact with a remote-controlled toy car", "bubble pancake", "bicycling kites", "cutting a deck of cards", "colliding apples" (I imagine them as planets), and "petals in the wind".