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Bespoke Craft Water From Brooklyn Artisans Is A Hilarious Fiction

Irked by the loose overuse of words like “craft”, “bespoke”, and “artisanal”? Bothered by soft-spoken lumberjokes expensively “reinventing” or “curating” your treasures only to bleach their nostalgic worth to the bone? Well, have a laugh:

A short look at the Timmy Brothers, Brooklyn–based makers of bespoke drinking water. Bill and Terry Timmy are introducing handcrafted water to the world with an almost pathological attention to craftsmanship and a thirst for helping people become less thirsty. The Timmy Brothers. They make water.

Favourite line: “Creating bespoke water is story-telling […] It’s like opening up a Mark Twain story without the racist parts…”

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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.