Science Buzz Researcher Anna Franz gives us a glimpse of the vascular system of a fertilized chicken embryo by cutting away a small portion of an eggshell and injecting ink into the yolk sac artery. This video won Nikon’s first annual Small World in Motion competition.
Everybody take the rest of the day off, go buy a waffle iron, then go home and test this noise out. Thank you Internet. I needed this one. (via gizmodo.com)
This is funnier than it has any right to be. (via The Uniblog and Neatorama)
Food Buzz Best. Breakfast. EVER. Scratch that. THIS IS THE BEST IDEA OF ALL TIME. It's a life changer. (via robairrobair.tumblr.com)
It consists of a white shag rug and two yellow bean bags. You can, and should, DIY this.
A brilliant German campaign by NOAH highlighting the abysmally cruel conditions endured by egg-laying chickens.
Culture Buzz Some of the pagan traditions that have come to influence how we celebrate Easter. Behold the occasionally unsavory process that goes into making a Christian holiday sausage. And here's more Easter History!
Basically, this is what would happen if I tried this prank on someone. Eggscellent. (Sorry.)
Culture Buzz Brian Baity carves amazing, intricate designs on eggshells! How does it he do it without breaking them and getting egg on his face? (Womp womp woooomp.) But seriously, check them out. I'm so amazed.
A Youtuber with the handle of Shoenice has carved out a niche for himself by eating weird things. Here are but a few of his gastronomic challenges, including tampons, lit matches and (most inedible of all) McDonald's.
Culture Buzz I bet this is what actually came first. An amazing sculpture by Kyle Bean.
Hey, mammals — anyone interested in a lesson on reptile development? I don't know if any of you have ever wondered what a viable turtle egg looks like from week to week, but this is pretty neat footage. You can even see the little turtle moving inside the egg.
Culture Buzz A Tumblr user makes daily photo posts of “sexy eggs.” Seems like a real basket (of eggs) case: but here's just a few examples of some of his or her “Grade A” eggs.
Cheat your way to having the best Easter eggs in your neighborhood. The other kids won't know what hit them.
Culture Buzz The powerfully cute results of a mother-and-son day of Easter crafts using a Dremel Tool and some eggshells. Be sure to check out the how-to plus some more pics of the action.