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Magical House Has a Hidden Secret, Makes Parking Easy

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transforming garageRemember that magical moment when you saw a garage open for the first time? What you thought was just a regular old wall turned out to be a marvelous, motorized door that led to a miraculous concrete world filled with one-to-three cars and an alternate entrance to your home! And to think, now it's just that musty old box that your sister crashed into.

Well, prepare to relive the majesty and wonder of your first garage experience all over again because not only is this garage camouflaged as the facade of a house, but get this! It also opens from the side.

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Insane Ian Parodies Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' with 'Bob-Omb' Video

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two girls one up insane ian as mario in bob-omb videoIt's a great week for musical parody! First, Weird Al posted his new Lady Gaga parody, and now Insane Ian -- a geeky gamer answer to Weird Al -- has put out a new Mario-themed video. Ian's song 'Bob-Omb' is a Nintendo-fied spoof of Bruno Mars' 'Grenade,' starring Ian as Mario.

You may remember Ian's video budget woes from our post about his Kickstarter campaign. Well, good news: the Grand Theft Audio album and videos are now fully funded! The 'Bob-Omb' vid was filmed with zero budget, and I think you'll agree it's quite an impressive play on Bruno Mars' vid.

Keep on geekin' on, Insane Ian! Can't wait to see the finished version of DiG DuG!

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Meet Purdue's Epic Rube Goldberg Winning Device, Our Fantasy Gadget

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This years Rube Goldberg competition asked college students take the simple task of watering a flower. Not only did a team from Purdue University beat out all the competition this year with this complex device, but they also crushed the previous world record by over 244 steps!

The machine also tells the story about the history of the world starting with the big bang and ending with the still looming apocalypse. My hat is off to the winning team for such a creative contraption. Watering a flower has never been this complicated.

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Snowball and Pepper Take-on the Treadmill and Hearts Everywhere Smile

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Cats don't need exercise. They're perfect just the way they are. But for some reason these little guys can't help but be totally enthralled with the treadmill. And it makes sense if you think about it. While we might be all motivated, going for the run of our life, getting healthy, getting in shape and buff, to a cat the treadmill is a totally foreign contraption. Humans, on a moving walkway inside the house, huffing and puffing and fighting to walk in place.

So seeing it from Snowball and Pepper's perspectives, it makes complete sense that they would stare and poke and prod with their little furry mittenesque hands. They're simply looking out for our well being.

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Olivia's Catch is Bigger Than Your Average Goldfish

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While fishing with some co-workers at a local lake in Kansas City, Olivia Riley reeled in the biggest goldfish I have ever seen! This thing could eat your pet goldfish in one bite and still have room for seconds. How did a goldfish wind up in a lake?

In a interview with the local news Olivia suspected that the once regular sized gold fish may have been flushed and somehow made it to a better place, or more likely was let go by a previous owner and the goldfish managed to survive.

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Last Shot - Chariots of Fur

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Thanks for the caption, Jamie! Honorable mention to Adam - your caption was hilarious too!

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The Inspirational Speech America Needs (The One)

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dog riding monkey guy gives speechIf you're a diehard Urlbot you probably already know about the monkeys that ride dogs and herd goats at minor league baseball games, but unless you watched seven minutes into the YouTube video, you probably missed the important speech trainer Tim "Wild Thang" Lepard made. Don't worry, though, because someone's put together a video of just his speech and it's getting a lot of attention.

It makes perfect sense, honestly. It's like I've always said: if you're gonna take advice from somebody in this world, it should be a man who owns an American flag pickup truck and a bunch of tiny saddles.

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Friskies' Slobbering Dog Ad Makes the Case for Getting a Cat

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slobbering dog in friskies get a cat adLook, I'm going to lay all my cards on the table here: I'm a cat person. Dogs, you're alright, but you'll never compare to the snuzzly, purry goodness of Felis catus. Friskies agrees with me, and they've released this video of a slow-motion slobbering dog to make the case.

Of course, Friskies may be a little biased, what with the selling cat food and all. Doggies need love too, especially from open-minded humans who don't mind getting drooled on. The cats vs. dogs debate on the internet will probably last as long as the internet itself, but they're both cute. Even if cats are cuter.

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Six Percussionists Go to Town on Household Items

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If this short film has taught me anything, it is that you can make music almost anywhere, and that sneaking into an elderly couple's house while they are away can be cool (as long as you put everything you touched back where you found it). Just be sure to leave before they get back.

In this video, six drummers orchestrated a musical invasion of this apartment in the suburbs, using only household items specific to the room its being played in. They played a set in the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room. This creative short film inspired the full length feature film "Sound Of Noise", which is about a group of percussionists terrorizing a city with music all the while being chased by a tone deaf cop determined to bring them to justice. If it is as cool as this short, I'll bet it is worth a watch.

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Kitten Falls Asleep on Bookshelf

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waldo the sleepy kitten on a bookshelfAww, poor Waldo the kitten! This little six-week old kitty was so tired that he just fell asleep right on the bottom shelf of a bookcase. The only thing cuter than a tiny kitten is a tiny, sleepy kitten! You may notice that this video was first posted in 2007, which makes Waldo almost 4 years old now -- just like Urlesque! -- and he's finally getting the audience he deserves.

Waldo's former foster caretaker just posted this comment on the video: "Wow, this is fun! Three years after I post the clip for my friends to watch, Waldo gets his fifteen minutes. Thanks for the cool comments everyone!"

It's cool to see Waldo getting delayed viral status, and we're sorry we missed him back when he and this website were both babies!

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Sweet Prom Dress Made From Starburst Wrappers

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starburst prom dressA very dedicated mother spent six years crafting her daughters prom dress by weaving Starburst wrappers together. Prom is a special day for most high school girls but I doubt if any other girl has had their prom dressed planned six years in advance.

This took a lot of work. Not only is the dress made of wrappers but her shoes, purse and boyfriend's vest are made to match. Is this simply a loving mother with a lot of time on her hands?

I think this an elaborate scheme cooked up by a mother with a serious sweet tooth with the hopes of getting free candy for life. If anyone deserves a lifetime supply of Starburst, it would be this mom.

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Last Shot - Hydroglyphics

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Thanks for the caption Karin!

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Hear The Weird Al 'Born This Way' Parody That Lady Gaga Shut Down

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weird al lady gaga born this way parody fightWeird Al has been the top name in musical parodies for 30 years, and it's well-known that he always asks artists for their blessing before spoofing them on his albums. Well, Lady Gaga just said no.

On his blog, Weird Al describes the unprecedented hoops he jumped through to get Gaga's approval for a "Born This Way" parody, including actually recording the finished song so she could hear it (a Weird Al first). After all that, Gaga nixed the track, called "Perform This Way."

Well, Al has posted his song on YouTube, because he doesn't want the recording to be a total waste. As you can hear for yourself, the track pokes fun at Gaga's crazy fashions and bigger-than-life image in typical Weird Al style. There's nothing too harsh here, and Al even planned to donate proceeds from the song to the Human Rights Campaign in honor of the positive message of Gaga's original song. Still not good enough for Lady Gaga, though. This is a new world record for how seriously one person who has worn an egg dress in public can take herself.

UPDATE:

Gaga has now approved the parody -- apparently her manager never even passed it on to her! -- and Weird Al can go on with his album release and the video for this song!

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