
You might call them red heads, gingas, rangas, flame-haired, carrot top or Scottish, but do you know what’s responsible for their crop of orange hair?
No, but science does and in this SciShow they reveal the genetics behind red tops and explore some of the myths surrounding the trusty rusties.
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This is how to scare the living crap out of drive-thru staff when you pull up to the window to put your order in.
Prankster Magic of Rahat is behind the trick, controlling the skeleton while hidden in the back seat, no doubt chuckling away to himself as his masterful evilness.
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Wanna lose those Christmas pounds? Then haul your ass down to McDs and eat yourself some transfats.
Following in the footsteps of Morgan Spurlock, a US science teacher eats nothing but McDonald’s for 90 days and sheds 30 pounds. The conclusion: science says it’s OK to gorge on fast food. Yay!
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Most people born after the Age of Enlightenment know that astrology and horoscopes are complete bull turd.
But that won’t stop its practitioners complaining about Dara O Briain and his disregard for their chosen branch of hogwash — but anyway, #RacismIsWayBetterThanAstrology for dividing the population into clumsy character groups.
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Time, is on your side, yes it is—but it’s also ticking away the moments that make up a dull day.
That’s the thing about time, it’s so confusing, so small but large and slow but fast and all that—so to help you get a grasp of it all the internet produced this handy infographic video. It’s about time.
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Internet comments are basically a place where the insults of humanity get collected and civilisation goes to die.
But you know what, they make for hilarious viewing when they’re read out by the very person their vitriolic hatred is aimed at.
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If you’ve been on the internet, you’re probably a fan of Ken Block’s awesome Gymkhana videos.
But you’ve probably never seen it done like this before, with a go-kart racing around a warehouse performing stunts with a gorilla and a ladder.
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It wouldn’t be the end of a year without an Adam Buxton YouTube song—or would it? Who knows? Who cares!
Adam sums up the year perfectly from “a lully royul baybee” to twerking and all that other stuff that happened that we’ve all forgotten about already.
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