Dan Seitz
Video Celebrates Life of Beloved Chemistry Professor
Chemistry is widely seen as a high school chore. Why do we have to learn acids and bases, reactions, stoichiometry…when are we going to use this?
When we want to be awesome, that’s when. As this video, collecting the chemistry demonstrations of Professor Paul Hunter of Michigan State University, shows us.
Man Plays Duet With Whips and Harmonica
We could try and describe this, but it’s pretty much impossible. It’s a man, a harmonica, and two whips. And he makes music.
The New ‘Prometheus’ Trailer Looks Even More Like ‘Alien’
One of the big statements director Ridley Scott has made about his upcoming horror thriller “Prometheus” is that it’s got almost nothing whatsoever to do with the first “Alien” movie.
Aside from, as this trailer tells us, like, everything.
Which Batmobile Would Win In a Race?
There are many important questions in life. Why are we here? What’s life all about?
If the 1989 Batmobile and the 1966 Batmobile got in a race, who would win? Now, we have an answer.
Kermit Serves As Political Analyst On The Colbert Report
We don’t often get into politics here on theFW, mostly because those guys don’t need us to make fun of them; they do a great job of that on their own. That, however, will not stop Stephen Colbert from asking everybody on his show about the current political situation. Even if they’re Kermit the Frog.
Man Scans Ants Eating His Scanner
The term “bug”, in computer lingo, comes from one of the first computer errors, where the computer operator literally found a cockroach in its guts. Since then, “bugs” tend to be programming errors, and insects largely stay out of computers. Unless you put them in there deliberately, like Francois Vautier.
Facebook Rats Out Man With Two Wives
Sadly, he did not live in St. Ives, but Alan O’Neill did, in fact, have two wives. The really sad thing, though, is that it wasn’t because he was cheating. He had two wives because he was lazy and passive aggressive.
Jerk Sticks His Mom With $123,000 in Unpaid Tolls
We feel safe in calling Peter Davis a jerk. Not because we know him personally; we’d never heard of the Englewood, NJ resident before yesterday. But it’s how we heard of him: using his mom’s car to buy drugs in New York and not paying tolls on the George Washington Bridge.
Now his mom’s on the hook for $123,000 from 6,600 violations that Davis somehow successfully hid from her. This is why you
Fart Joke Sends Teen To Jail
Harold Wayne Hadley of Mississippi is your typical 19-year-old boy. He likes sports, action movies, and, of course, fart jokes. Although considering how much trouble a fart joke got him in, he may like those a lot less now.
Kristen Wiig Packs a Pistol on ‘Portlandia’
Sometimes, you just shouldn’t push a Bridesmaid too far. Especially if there’s a Siamese cat involved, as we see in this clip from IFC’s “Portlandia” (warning: mild salty language ahead).
Meet the World’s Oldest Twins: 102 Years Old Apiece
Edith Ritchie and Evelyn Middleton, of Aberdeen, Scotland, both turned 102 on November 15th of last year. Normally that’s a cause for celebration in of itself, but it’s an especially big deal because it means the twins are now officially world record holders, according to Guinness.
10 Great Holiday Moments With ‘The Simpsons’ [IMAGES, VIDEOS]
America’s First Dysfunctional Family has the biggest affection for Halloween, since it happens during sweeps. But it also has taken on the most wonderful time of the year more than once, so we thought we’d present a few fun ‘Simpsons’ GIFs and videos to celebrate the season. Or at least be honest about it. (WARNING: Animated holiday merriment below.)