A scientist, a runner and a sumo wrestler walk into a roach motel. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s actually the subject of a video showing what happens if you super-size a sticky cockroach trap and turn test subjects loose on its grippy surface. Earth Chemical, a Japanese pest control company, …

We know a lot about the capabilities of a typical iPhone. It can make calls, track your calendar, send text messages, take photos and get you online. But, more importantly, can it be used to catch a fish? Appropriately named YouTube channel How Ridiculous not only asked this riveting question, but also answered it. The iPhone guinea pig in this …

The “Game of Thrones” opening sequence is legendary. The theme song pulses as the camera flies across the Seven Kingdoms, closing in on cities and structures growing out of the ground. Does that remind you of anything? How about time-lapse videos of molds and fungi? The thought occurred to some Reddit users, including one by the name of Octagon_Time_Machine, who …

I’ve done plenty of weird things for my cats. I build elaborate structures out of cardboard boxes on the living room floor. I let them sit on all the pieces in the jigsaw puzzle box and just work around them. But my cat-indulgence resolve is now being tested by a new, not-yet-released product called the Licki Brush. Just hearing the …

Can you see it? Look again. No, really. Look closer. See it now? Yes, it’s a brick wall. But it’s also something else. The latest optical-illusion challenge to sweep the Internet is a seemingly dull photo of a pretty ordinary brick wall. UK resident Arron Bevin posted it to his Facebook page on Monday with the message “This is one …

We’ve all heard it: Diamond is the hardest material in the world (though there is some debate about that). The Hydraulic Press Channel, a YouTube channel dedicated to crushing every object it can get ahold of under the mighty power of a hydraulic press, decided to see how a diamond would hold up against its beast of a squishing machine. …

We’ve seen drones snatched out of the sky by everything from a flying pumpkin to an F-16 fighter jet. We now have an example of sheer human strength and determination, with video footage of a drone getting knocked out by a history reenactor with a spear. The drone filmed its own demise. You can see the warrior heft his weapon, …

Your days are too short as it is. You try to fit in work, chores and binge-watching all 144 episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” You’ll save quite a bit of time by watching all your shows on Netflix rather than cable TV, according to a numbers-crunching study from Cordcutting.com. It concludes that commercial-free streaming services can spare you from …

The Hall of Photoshopping Woes just welcomed its latest honoree when pop singer Meghan Trainor got tangled up in a minor music-video scandal involving what looks like an artificially tiny waist. Trainor released the video for her single “Me Too” on Monday. Her new album “Thank You,” goes on sale on May 13. The video shows Trainor in a variety …

The hairy-footed hobbits of J.R.R. Tolkien go up against the death-and-sex drama of George R.R. Martin in an insult-filled rap song that takes no prisoners. It’s suspenders versus tweed and no author will emerge unscathed. The epic fantasy series “Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones” butt heads in the latest Epic Rap Battle of History, posted Monday, and …