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Smoke Break #828: There’s A Billion Insect Super-Highway That We Can’t Even See?

A bit of afternoon revelatory brilliance via Laughing Squid:

Robert Krulwich of Radiolab fame narrates “Look Up! The Billion-Bug Highway You Can’t See,” a rather fascinating animation about the huge number of surprisingly high flying insects in the skies above us.

So it’s raining bug poo? Go summer!

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.