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TikToker Goes Viral For Creating Real-Life Version Of Infamous 'Wallace & Gromit' Contraption
A favorite example came from Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, in which Grommit assists his owner with starting his day by pressing a button, which shoots Wallace out of bed, drops him through a trap door in the floor and directly into a pair of suspended trousers, followed by the delivery of breakfast.
In case you've never seen it or need a reminder, here it is:
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Fascinated by the deft skill behind the animation and imagining what it would be like for a contraption like this to exist in real life, TikToker and kinetic artist Joseph Herscher challenged himself to recreate it.
And he succeeded, all the way down to the jam hitting the toast before they land together on the plate.
In a behind-the-scenes segment, Herscher demonstrated how he created each step in the scene, starting with the flip of the bed, then the trap door, then the drop into the trousers.
His first attempt to flip the bed backfired when a hinge broke off of the wooden platform he'd created, causing it to drop back to the floor. Herscher reinforced the platform to ensure it didn't drop again, and he was able to lay in the bed, be lifted up, and to slide out of it without issue.
The rest of the scene required similar care, including extra strong suspension for the pants to hold his weight, and even practice landing correctly in the trousers.
Finally, the biggest hurdle had to be launching the jam, popping the toast out of the toaster, and timing the two so the jam could hit the toast before it dropped back down to the plate.
You can watch the behind-the-scenes video here:
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Without further ado, you can see the final results of Herscher's innovation here:
Some TikTokers simply applauded the level of talent and precision this project required.
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Fans of Wallace & Gromit felt nostalgic.
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There were even a few mentions of Herscher being hired in a live-action remake of the 1993 animated film.
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While Herscher might jokingly refer to himself as "the creator of useless machines" on TikTok, it's important to understand the level of intelligence, scientific understanding, artistic and creative ability, and extreme precision a recreated moment like this requires.
Not only did the moment inspire intense nostalgia for some, but it's also a great example of when science and art collide and how these fields make an impact.
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Former Trump Official Faints And Falls Off Chair In Shocking Moment During Live Fox News Interview
In a clip that quickly circulated on social media, Kinsey begins to falter mid-sentence—“So this is about incompetence, it's not about ideology or...uh...it's not about...uh”—before her eyes roll back and she collapses off her chair.
There were no signs Kinsey was unwell ahead of her Fox News appearance—just hours earlier, she had posted about the new pope and reshared a Truth Social message from former President Donald Trump reacting to the news.
Hunt, visibly stunned, started to rise from his seat before hesitating and scrambling to fill the silence: “Oh! Oh my goodness.”
He added:
“So we're just gonna get some help for Camryn...um.. lemme come back to Lydia while we get some help for Camryn here... Um, so.. uh, Lydia.. the...ah President... We're gonna actually, we're gonna go to a break right here. We'll be right back."
You can watch what happened in the video below.
Of course people wondered if she was okay—but many noted how weird it was that Hunt chose to continue the segment rather than check on Kinsey immediately.
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While we don't know what happened to cause Kinsey to faint, a fainting episode can be triggered by several factors, including fatigue, dehydration, intense pain, anxiety, low blood pressure, low blood sugar, or more serious medical issues like a heart attack or stroke.
When the show returned from break, Hunt told viewers that Kinsey was “conscious” and receiving attention from paramedics.
A Fox News spokesperson later responded to the incident, noting that "paramedics were called and she [Kinsey] was treated and cleared. We are happy to hear she is now feeling much better and wish her a speedy recovery.”
John Oliver Hilariously Explains Why Having A UK Version Of 'SNL' Is A 'Terrible Idea'
“It just feels like Saturday Night Live is such a unique group…I don’t know how you can impose that cult onto the UK.”
Last month, broadcaster Sky revealed plans for Saturday Night Live UK, set to premiere in 2026.
The British version will be produced live from London, with original SNL creator Lorne Michaels on board as executive producer.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Lorne and the SNL team,” Sky Studios’ Cecile Frot-Coutaz said in the announcement, calling the show a platform that has “discovered and nurtured countless comedy and musical talents.”
But Oliver clearly wasn’t convinced. When Meyers asked what made SNL feel like a cult, Oliver didn’t hesitate: “Lots of it.”
He pointed to the show’s infamous overnight writing sessions, where writers stay up from Tuesday morning straight through to Wednesday.
“I’m saying that’s the kind of thing a cult leader would make you do.”
The UK, among other countries, has tried an SNL-like weekly sketch show before, to mixed reviews, so this new venture might just work out, but not, apparently, to John Oliver.
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Folks found the segment to be very astute, drawing particular attention to Oliver’s characterization of SNL as “a cult.”
People pointed out that SNL in other countries had been tried with only varying success in the past.
There were some hopeful commenters.
Elsewhere, other people had some hot takes.
People figured that Oliver’s opinion matters.
Should it occur, the UK SNL will air in 2026.
Nancy Sinatra Shuts Down MAGA Fan Who Claimed Her Famous Dad Would've Voted For Trump
So is it any wonder that the MAGAsphere is now sifting through cemeteries to find someone of note to support their leader?
A Trump troll—with an AI generated photo of Frank Sinatra in a MAGA hat—recently decided to comment on a post by Nancy Sinatra. She had shared a Forbes article about her father's music making it onto two Billboard charts in 2025.
Completely unrelated to her actual post, the MAGA minion claimed her father would support Trump.
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Not giving him the attention he so desperately craved from her, Nancy didn't reply to his comment directly.
Instead she reposted it with the statement:
"Not a chance. You obviously don't know my father at all. Do some homework before you post about him."
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Nancy Sinatra has been a vocal critic of Trump for years.
In 2021, responding to a question about Trump's 2016 electoral college win, she told The Guardian:
"I couldn’t believe that this great nation had sunk so low.. I’ll never forgive the people that voted for him, ever. I have an angry place inside of me now. I hope it doesn’t kill me."
She also shares her distaste for The Donald—as he called himself since the 1980s—frequently on social media:
As does Frank Sinatra's ex-wife Mia Farrow.
People agreed that the Chairman of the Board—a longstanding nickname for Sinatra along with Ol' Blue Eyes—wouldn't be a fan of Trump.
And they let the Trump troll and Nancy Sinatra know.
Fans of Frank Sinatra actually debated the issue in the subReddit dedicated to the singer.
They overwhelmingly decided Frank would be no friend of Donald Trump.
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In his book The Way It Was, Eliot Weisman—Sinatra's manager for 23 years from 1975 until the singer's death in 1998—shared the time the singer was going to perform at the opening of Trump's Taj Mahal in Atlantic City in 1990.
The performance never happened because of Trump's negotiating prowess and keen business sense.
In final negotiations on a deal already set up by Trump associate Mark Grossinger Etess, Trump told Weisman that Sinatra was "a little rich" for the already agreed upon price and that he'd decided to drop Sammy Davis Jr.—who was dying of cancer at the time—and duo Steve and Eydie, who were the other acts in the original deal.
Trump then asked Weisman who popular duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé were. Weisman claimed he tried to strangle Trump with his own tie, but Weisman's son was at the meeting with him and stopped his father from throttling The Donald.
When Weisman stepped out of the meeting and called Sinatra to tell him what happened, the iconic crooner gave Weisman two choices: tell Trump he should go f*ck himself on Sinatra's behalf, or give Trump's phone number to Sinatra so he could personally call Trump to tell him to go f*ck himself.
Weisman wrote that he returned to Trump's office and gladly told Trump:
"Sinatra says go f*ck yourself!"
It's impossible to know exactly what Frank Sinatra would say about today's political climate in America, but his life and his family and close friends can give insight.
And they're a resounding "no!" on the Chairman of the Board ever being a MAGA minion.
