geekosystem

If you haven't already heard Matisyahu's song "One Day" then it's probably worth giving it a listen before viewing the above video. If you have (or just went and did so) then you know that the song is a tribute to optimism and love. It promotes the idea that peace is attainable and hatred is only temporary. It only becomes that much more powerful when a 5th grade class in Kansas is caught on video singing the song in class. Granted, this isn't the first time an elementary school chorus has performed the song but it's awesome every single time.

As the old saying goes Kansas, like many midwestern states, is as flat as a pancake. Somehow, pancakes became the golden standard for flatness, but do they really deserve such a title? A team of researchers from Texas State University and Arizona State University decided to find out. The researchers scientifically tested whether or not the state of Kansas was as flat as a pancake, and were surprised at what they found. Pancakes might be flat, but they are by no means the golden standard. The state of Kansas is actually flatter than a pancake. Who would have thought that was possible? The researchers figured this out by gathering data from the US Geological Survey about the topography of Kansas. They then obtained sample pancakes from none other than that breakfast staple, The International House of Pancakes. Armed with science and breakfast, the researchers headed into the lab.

The only bit of this that we're still wondering about is how the synth-drums were coordinated. Doesn't mean we can't rock out with our gender-appropriate-normally-hidden-object out. (via Reddit.)