Smart videos for curious minds of all ages.
Turning hyperrealism into a video guessing game, illustrator and illusionist of sorts Howard Lee draws objects on paper that attempt to reach photographic levels of detail. Above, his Drawing Trick with Marbles.
Below, Drawing Challenge Egg Smash:
Also, Magic Ice Pop Drawing Illusion:
…and play Spot the Jellybean:
Watch this next: Three quirky sleight of hand illusions by Richard Wiseman.h/t Fubiz.
This machine belongs to and has been returned to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Museum in Skagway Alaska, and to this day there aren't many good roads into it... Imagine how hard it would have been to get th...
Jawbreakers, known as gobstoppers—'gob' is slang for 'mouth' in the United Kingdom and Ireland—are hard candy spheres made from layer after layer of water, corn syrup, food coloring, and a sugar called dextrose. They'...
Professor Kokichi Sugihara is world-renowned for his award-winning impossible objects and reality-defying illusions. He uses mathematics to make the three-dimensional objects that create his impossible scenes and illu...
Drawing with markers inside giant inflatable vinyl balloons, multidisciplinary artist Oscar Oiwa creates black and white illustrations that surround observers. Above: Paradise, a 2018 Japan House São Paulo 360° instal...
If you're looking for a few DIY winter science activities for the holidays, these Selection Box Science videos by The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair are fun and festive options. Greg Foot demonstrates a...
A molten mix transforms into British travel sweets right before our eyes in this A L Simpkins factory video from Museums Sheffield. The company, first founded in the 1920s, ships their sweets to over 40 countries arou...
How small can you draw with a fine point pen, a magnifying glass, and some practice? Watercolor illustrator and YouTuber Kasey Golden finds out how small she can draw and paint in this 'Teeny Weeny Challenge.' She...
Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka studies and makes visual illusions in the psychology department at Kyoto's Ritsumeikan University. In the illusion above, via Twitter, he demonstrates the footstep illusion. It's explained o...
Which way is the chair facing? Watch the Dezeen video above and see if you've guessed correctly. The black lacquered plywood chair, one of three designed by French design studio Ibride, references furniture design fro...
How do we perceive faces? With some balloons, newspaper, some paste for paper mâché, and paints, you can create a hollow mask that appears to follow you as you move back and forth around the room. Rachel and her child...
