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1950s British Icing Artist Really Takes the Cake

(via) Though the tone of the voiceover in this 1959 British Pathé short film sounds a lot like it’s in Monty Pythonesque jest, we can assure you that it’s for real (and exactly the sort of thing that the Flying Circus crew grew up watching). The film – titled Icing Artist Beware – follows the work of an exacting Berkshire-based pastry artist who sometimes spends upwards of 30 hours – some of it laying prone on scaffolding – icing cakes that cost £100 each. In today’s money, adjusted for inflation, that works out to about $3,700 (CAD). The attention to detail is pretty astounding. The price tag, equally so. Just watch…

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.