Facebook: Sorry, Fido, not a dog’s chance
Nothing racks up views on social media like a cute dog. The current big thing — seen 15m times in its first two days last week — is a dog that has failed to grasp the concept of the glass table. The dog is under the table. Some chips are on the table. To see what happens, see tinyurl.com/ChipsDog.
YouTube: There’s snow place like home
Roman Atwood made his first Going Viral appearance when he filled his house with coloured plastic balls to prank his girlfriend. As you do. This time his children wake up to find the house is full of snow. Roman, from Ohio, used a mixture of fake and real snow, and finished off the effect with Christmas trees and a small slope. The video of indoor skiing and sledging has been viewed more than 4m times. Visit tinyurl.com/NarniaIndoors.
Word of the week: Teledildonics
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Some people predict that everything will soon be done by robots, but surely not this? Teledildonics is the technology of love-making by virtual reality, which is supposedly the next big thing. The Financial Times says it could transform our sex lives, but don’t hold your breath. If previous excitement about virtual reality — back in the early 1990s — was anything to go by, our sex lives will be the
same as ever: there was a lot of talk, and then nothing happened.
YouTube: The incredible marble music machine
If you love music, you must watch this. Martin Molin, a Swedish musician, has invented a machine that makes music using 2,000 marbles. The marbles strike xylophone keys, strings and drums, and the machine itself looks like a barrel organ designed for a Tim Burton film. Marvel at tinyurl.com/MolinMarbles. Views so far: more than 5.7m.