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Smoke Break #915: What All The Books Do After The Lights Dim And The Staff Go Home

Great animation from bibliomaniacs Sean and Lisa Ohlenkamp. The two spent a few sleepless nights with a crew of 20 piling, switching, and stacking books to make the sequences work. As the cover reminds us at the end, “there’s nothing quite like a real book.” The next time you’re in Toronto, set aside an hour for a twirl in the stacks at Type Books, where this was lovingly and – one assumes – painstakingly filmed (via Colossal).

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Proud Backyard Chef Shows Off Outstanding DIY Barbecue Set-Up

From his waterwheel-powered rotisserie to his four-storey filing cabinet full of spuds and corn, this guy is killing it.

This Might Be the Strangest TV Ad Ever Made for a Candy Bar

Everybody keeps secrets, even from their loved ones. This advertisement takes that theme to a bizarre extreme.

How Stainless Steel Knives, Forks and Spoons Are Made

From grinding serrations to spoon bowls, this short video details how our everyday eating implements are made.

Short Film Uses Beauty of International Banknotes to Tell Strange Story of Money

Corrie Francis Parks animates pieces of paper currency and grains of sand to create a visual poem on global economics.