A Newer, Faster 3D Printed Self-Propelled Robot That Writes Letters and Phrases Onto the Sand

Spanish engineer Ivan Miranda, who previously created a self-propelled, 3D printed, programmable robot that writes letters onto the sand, shared his | Continue reading


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The Origins of Data’s Infectious Laugh in the Iconic ‘Deja Q’ Episode of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’

In a now classic episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation entitled "Deja Q", the enigmatic character Q (John Delancie) who, upon parting the USS | Continue reading


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Russian Automotive Engineer Replaces the Rear Wheels of a Car With Sturdy Metal Walking Legs

The auto enthusiasts at Garage 54 decided to replace the rear wheels of an old red Lada sedan with sturdy metal legs, just to see what would happen. | Continue reading


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The Minerva Statue in Green-Wood Cemetery Waves to the Statue of Liberty From the Highest Point in Brooklyn

The Statue of Liberty is known all over the world for many things - her beautiful neoclassical design, her incredible history, and her specific message of | Continue reading


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Georgia Tech Deploys Slow-Moving SlothBot in Atlanta Botanical Garden to Monitor Conservation Efforts

Researchers at the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have partnered with the Atlanta Botanical Garden to deploy an incredibly | Continue reading


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A Generous Man Happily Feeds a Group of 17 Hungry Raccoons Gathered on His Back Porch in Nova Scotia

James Blackwood, a wonderfully self-described "Raccoon Whisperer" and retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable, hauled out a giant bucket of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland and Staff Writers Come Up With New Ideas for ‘Rick and Morty’ Episodes

Vlogger N.T. Jordan of the cinematic series Behind the Curtain takes a look at how the sublime animated series Rick and Morty is written. Jordan gathered | Continue reading


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A Stranded Astronaut Desperately Tries Board His Ship in the Amusing Animated Short “B Is For Ben”

In the amusing animated short "B is For Ben" by Rok Andic, an astronaut named Ben finds himself stranded on an unknown planet far from home. He | Continue reading


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Gorgeous Kinetic Bird Sculptures Made Out of Paper

Artist Lucy Jean Green creates wonderfully realistic kinetic birds out of paper. These gorgeous sculptures have an incredible lightness of being - a | Continue reading


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How to Build a DIY Bookshelf That Looks Like the Smiling Face of a Cartoon Character

Designer Alexi McCarthy and his son built a really amusing, very functional bookshelf that looks like the smiling face of a cartoon character. Finding | Continue reading


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Ephemeral Watercolor Sink Art That Reinforces the Importance of Washing Hands and Staying Creative

While artist Marta Grossi was on assignment in Milan, Italy, she found herself having to stay there for an extended period of time due to the country's | Continue reading


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Fascinating ROV Footage of a Deep Sea Bloody-Belly Comb Jelly Camouflaging a Bioluminescent Dinner

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute captured absolutely fascinating ROV footage of a bloody-belly comb jelly (Lampocteis | Continue reading


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How ‘The Simpsons’ May Have Changed Regional Variations of the Song ‘Jingle Bells, Batman Smells’

In an unseasonable but incredibly informative video essay, Tom Scott (previously) explains an interesting experiment that he conducted regarding the | Continue reading


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Photographer Places a Microphone Next to Baby Red Squirrel Who Was Making Adorable Eating Sounds

Dani Connor, an "aspiring pro wildlife photographer" in Northern Sweden very cleverly placed a microphone next to a tiny baby red squirrel. Using the | Continue reading


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Visualizing the Lifecycles of Fruit

Blackberries have cool stages of life, no? pic.twitter.com/RL5xREoJCv— Re: Alfie (@AlfieDaye) June 16, 2020 It all started on Twitter when Alfie Day | Continue reading


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Mesmerizing Animated Optical Illusions Showing How Images Are Not Exactly What They First Appear to Be

In the beautifully animated short film "A Mind Sang" by filmmaker Vier Nev visually explores the concept of Pareidolia, the common psychological | Continue reading


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An Orchestra Performs Amazing Medley of Mario Bros. Music With the Classic Game Playing in the Background

The Epic Symphonic Orchestra performed an amazing live medley of songs from the soundtrack of Mario Bros. while a film of the classic video game was | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How to Make a Thumb Piano Out of Popsicle Sticks

Vlogger MrMash shared a handy tutorial showing how to make a wooden thumb piano (kalimba) using strategically-placed popsicle sticks, a few screws and a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Bigfoot ‘Saxsquatch’ Plays Saxophone in the Woods

When he's not trying to sell his house in Felton, California, the great Bigfoot can be found in the woods of Chapel Hill, North Carolina playing his | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Cheerful Animated Music Video for the Song ‘Little Birdie’ by ‘Peanuts’ Composer Vince Guaraldi

The Vince Guaraldi Trio is known for composing much of the music for the "Peanuts" animated specials featuring such iconic comic strip figures as Charlie | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

String Quartet Performs Puccini for an Audience of 2,292 Green Plants at the Liceu Opera Barcelona

The Liceu Opera Barcelona partnered with visual artist Eugenio Ampudia and the Max Estrella Gallery to present a unique live-streamed event for the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Affectionate Orange Cat Rubs His Furry Head Against the Scales of an Incredibly Amiable Iguana

An incredibly amiable male iguana named Igu Senpai, who lives with three dogs, a cat, a milk snake, several tortoises, a few birds and a busy human, sat | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs a Purr-fect Cover of The Cure’s Iconic Song ‘The Lovecats’

While tucked away, safely at home, the wonderful Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performed an absolutely purr-fect cover of "The Lovecats" by The Cure. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How the Fluid Curvy Letters of Cooper Black Made It the Font of Choice for Pop Culture and Advertising

In an illustrative report for Vox, video producer Estelle Caswell (previously) consulted with legendary art director Steven Heller and typeface expert | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Beautiful Compilation of People’s Reactions to Viewing the Moon Through a High Power Telescope

Filmmakers Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh of the series To Scale: brought a high-powered telescope to the streets of Los Angeles and allowed passersby | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Ben Folds Debuts a Painfully Honest Song About the Absolute Mess the Year 2020 Has Been So Far

On the 12th episode of the Saturday Apartment Requests show, host and talented musician Ben Folds debuted an original song that offers an honest look at | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Man Humorous Describes a ‘Beautiful’ $800,000 Single Family Home Listing in Fresh Meadows, Queens

Vlogger Louis Rossman of the computer repair company Rossman Repair Group, quite hilariously described a real estate listing for a "beautiful" | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The Legendary Rick Astley Performs a Brilliant Acoustic Cover of the Foo Fighters Classic Song ‘Everlong’

Legendary musician Rick Astley, of "Rickroll" fame, performed an absolutely brilliant acoustic cover of the classic Foo Fighters song "Everlong". The song | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Playful Rescued Bear Chases After His Human to Get a Hold of a Yummy Melting Cone of Ice Cream

A very playful rescued juvenile bear named Tom happily chased after his human Sergey Karsanov in order to get a hold of the melting vanilla ice cream cone | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The Fascinating Process of How the Apple Watch Ejects Water Captured in Slow Motion Macro Footage

In an immersing episode of The Slow Mo Guys, host Gavin Free wanted to understand how the Apple Watch ejects water in order to continue working. A | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How to Build the Death Star II Out of Cardboard

Raphael from Epic Cardboard Props quite jovially demonstrated how to build a detailed model of the Death Star II from Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi out of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Talented Music Teacher Performs Touching Cello Cover of ‘Pure Imagination’ for Graduating Eighth Grade Class

In celebration of the graduating eighth grade class of 2020 at the Chicago Waldorf School, musician and music teacher Brendan Finucane performed a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Clever Mechanical Drawing Arm Kit Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci’s 15th Century ‘Robot Knight’

Scientifics Online has created the "Drawmaton" a wonderful hand-powered drawing arm kit that takes its inspiration from the iconic 15th century Robot | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Well Mannered Dachshund Wipes Her Wet Feet Before Coming Inside After Seeing Her Human Do the Same

A very well mannered mini-dachshund named Dixie wiped her wet feet on the doormat before coming inside after watching her human do the same. Dixie had | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How Torrential Snowstorms on NYE in Chicago Led to Development of the First Bulletin Board System (BBS)

In an informational episode of the video series Off the Cuf, hosts Chris Parr and Harris Dirnberger consulted with computer historian, archivist, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The Members of The Vegetable Orchestra Perform an Original Composition From Home via Video Chat

In 2016, Great Big Story visited with the wonderful Vegetable Orchestra, a group of talented musicians in Vienna, Austria who play biodegradable | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Two Little Hedgehogs Try to Knock Down as Many Pins as They Can in an Adorable Bowling Tournament

A rather athletic hedgehog named Pepper, who previously ran an obstacle course inspired by ‘American Ninja Warrior’, and her little brother Tuck competed | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Worried Cat Searches For an Adopted Duckling Who Ran Away After Returning Home From Winter Migration

Los Angeles filmmaker Aaron Benitez of Aaron's Animals created a wonderful online series that features a gray cat named Prince Michael and a playful group | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Artist Crystalizes Books to Imbue a Long Sense of Frozen History Like an Ancient Geologic Specimen

San Francisco artist Alexis Arnold has created a fascinating project in which she crystallizes books of all types and sizes so that they appear to be | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Gömböc, A Remarkable Shape That Automatically Rights Itself With Only Two Equilibrium Points

James of The Action Lab (previously) explained and demonstrated the Gömböc, a particular homogenous shape that relies on only two equilibrium points to | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The Chili’s Baby Back Ribs Jingle Recording Session

Singer Alvin Chea of the a capella band Take 6, shared original footage of himself ("I want my baby back, baby back"), Louis Price of The Temptations | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Musician Makes His Guitars Sound Like Different Video Game Consoles Using Several Creative Techniques

Musician Davidlap, who makes very creative use of his talent, recreated some very familiar game console sounds with his acoustic and electric guitars. He | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Incredible Animated Video for the 1980 Rush Song ‘The Spirit of Radio’ That Pays Tribute to FM Radio

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Rush album Permanent Waves, the band released an absolutely incredible animated music video for iconic song | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Profound Visual Composition That Imagines Rotting Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers as Breathing Lungs

While at home due to the quarantine, French color artist Thomas Blanchard (previously) thought about what the Coronavirus does to the body. He then | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Dizzying Mashup of Olympic Athletes Connected Together in an Endless Reach for a Landing

Filmmaker Donato Sansone, who previously created "Concatenation", an experimental film in which a single individual set off a surreal sequence of events, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Family of Bears Gleefully Enjoy Themselves on a Children’s Playground Set in a North Carolina Backyard

A resident in Asheville, North Carolina captured absolutely adorable footage of a mama bear and three cubs as they enjoyed themselves on the backyard | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Incredible Miniature Recreation of the Bridge From the USS Enterprise in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’

While furniture maker Geoff Collard of Model Makers was stuck at home, he decided to finish up a project he had started years before, an incredible | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Talented Illusionary Makeup Artist Talks About Why She Regards Her Face as a Unique Canvas for Her Work

While she was in New York City, illusionary makeup artist Dain Yoon (previously) visited the offices of Insider to speak with Kara Chin about her unique | Continue reading


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