Mini Porcelain Dinner Plate Christmas Ornaments With Traditional Designs Enhanced With Random Calamities

In 2014, we wrote about artist Don Moyer and his Calamityware, a creative line of porcelain dinner plates with traditional blue-on-white designs that are | Continue reading


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A Fascinating Tabulation of the Lack of Smartphone Usage Depicted in the Highest Grossing Movies of 2018

In a technological episode of The Nerdwriter, video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak posits a valid question - "Why Are There So Few Smartphones In | Continue reading


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200 People Recreate ‘Shrek’ Scene-by-Scene

3GI, the hosts of the annual "Shrekfest", asked their attendees to recreate scenes from Shrek in their own unique way. They received clips from over 200 | Continue reading


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A Beautiful Film About a Solitary Watchmaker Who Finds Order in a Chaotic World by Repairing Timepieces

"The Watchmaker" is a beautiful, award-winning short documentary by filmmaker Marie-Cécile Embleton about a solitary Iranian-British man named Faramarz, | Continue reading


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Two Playful Foxes Gleefully Romp Around a West Midlands, England Backyard During a Snowstorm

In 2017, a pair of very playful red foxes gleefully romped around a backyard in the West Midlands town of Wolverhampton, England while copious amounts of | Continue reading


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How to Neatly Wrap a Gift Without Using Any Tape

The smiling host of Beat the Bush shares how to neatly wrap a gift without tape. Instead he demonstrates how to employ clever folding techniques to | Continue reading


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A Cleverly Designed Attachable Sensor Device That Automatically Closes a Toilet Seat After 90 Seconds

The SmartNudge is a very cleverly designed sensor that attaches to the top of a toilet seat and automatically nudges it closed with a jutting mechanical | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Why Sweden Added February 30th to Their Calendar For One Year to Transition to the Gregorian Calendar

In a menologic episode of Dan Lewis' new video series Now I Know, host Matt Silverman explains why in 1712, Sweden added an additional day at the end of | Continue reading


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A Heavy Duty Mailbox Mounted Shredder That Pulverizes Junk Mail With Its Mechanized Teeth

Colin Furze, the wonderfully creative extreme gadget inventor, created an incredibly heavy duty shredder with double motors that can pulverize just about | Continue reading


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Modified Street Signs That Display Unexpected Thoughtful Messages of Random Kindness

Artist April Soetarman has been anonymously decorating the fences of Seattle and around the country with modified street signs that display thoughtful | Continue reading


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An Amusingly Sober ‘Rick and Morty’ Pickle Rick Christmas Tree Ornament That Stays in One Dimension

Just in time for the holidays, ThinkGeek is offering an amusingly sober Rick and Morty Christmas ornament in the distinct cylindrical shape of the salty | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

The Long Term Residual Psychological Harm That Remains Even After the Bullying Itself Has Ended

In a helpful episode of Life Noggin, the animated narrator Blocko (voiced by Pat Graziosi) and pal Triangle Bob (voiced by Michael Reeves) discuss their | Continue reading


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An Inside Look at the 1977 Recording Session of the Iconic Queen Anthem ‘We Are the Champions’

As part of their 40th anniversary celebration of the iconic Queen album News of the World in 2015, the band released Raw Sessions, unheard raw recording | Continue reading


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The World of UPA, A Video Essay About the Legendary Animation Studio United Productions of America

"The World of UPA" by Andrew Saladino of the Royal Ocean Film Society, is a three part video essay that tells the history of United Productions of | Continue reading


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The Curious Psychological Phenomenon Explaining Why Those With Lesser Ability Overrate Their Skills

In a mordant lesson for Ted-Ed written by educator David Dunning and animated by Russell Etheridge, Allen Lasseter, Ezequiel Matteo, Andrew Embury and | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Popular Film, Television and Theater Plots Cleverly Diagrammed as Minimalist New York City Subway Maps

Artist and designer Jake Berman of Fifty Three Studio has created a really clever series of prints that diagram the plots of popular films, television | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Advice From The Beatles Based on Their Song Lyrics

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Rial (@michellerial) on Nov 27, 2018 at 4:43pm PST Michelle Rial, who creates amusing charts, has | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Heavy Duty Tethered Cleaning Drones That Safely Wash Windows of High Altitude Skyscrapers

The Latvian company Aerones has introduced their line of heavy duty tethered cleaning drones that wash the windows of high altitude skyscrapers in an | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Gigantic Cow Whose Immense 6’4″ Height and 3,000 Pound Weight Saved Him From the Slaughterhouse

View this post on Instagram A post shared by PerthNow (@perthnow) on Nov 27, 2018 at 9:07pm PST A rather reserved but towering Holstein Friesian named | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Stop Vegans, Before It’s Too Late

The kale forests are almost all gone... | Continue reading


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The Nebulous Origins of the Heavy Metal Music Genre

In "Who Invented Metal", music writer Polyphonic traces the somewhat nebulous origins of the constantly changing, ever evolving heavy metal music genre. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

The Surviving Members of Queen Reflect Upon the Genius of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ In Great Detail

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of their iconic song "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 2015, the surviving members of Queen re-released the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

A Cleverly Designed Skylight That Turns Into a Balcony

French glazier Alexis Brisacier of Entreprise Brisacier shared a video demonstrating the mechanism behind the VELUX CABRIO, a custom installed skylight | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Compassionate Tourist Attempts to Feed the Huge Number of Homeless Dogs Who Live in Cusco, Peru

While visiting Cusco, Peru, travel vlogger Nicki of Hello Nicki Travels noticed the unusually high number of stray "plaza dogs" who live outside of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Macros Shots of Common Household Items That Appear Unrecognizable Until the Camera Pulls Back

The creative filmmakers at Macro Room always present a different perspective in which to view the world and "Everyday Objects From Inside" is no | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

An Incredible Marble Run Machine That Can Release Up to an Amazing 11,000 Marbles All at One Time

In 2015, Jelle Bakker of Jelle's Marble Runs created an incredible marble run machine that holds 11,000 marbles, 10,000 of which can be released all at | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

The Adorably Efficient Method That Polar Bears Use to Dry Off Their Thick Fur After Going for a Swim

In a niveous clip from the PBS show Snow Bears premiering on November 28, 2018, a polar bear mother and her two young cubs demonstrate their adorably | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Sophia the Robot Returns to ‘The Tonight Show’ To Sing a Romantic Duet With the Human Host Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon put on a brave face and gave his audience the opportunity to watch how several different robots work with some | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

First Time Hang Glider Realizes His Harness is Not Attached During in Terrifying Flight Over a Swiss Town

Gursk3 went hang gliding for his very first time while visiting Switzerland. While he was all set to ride tandem on a guided flight, the instructor forgot | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

The Likely Consequences of Sending So Many Forms of Obsolete Technology Into Space For So Many Years

The highly informative design house Kurzgesagt explains via colorful animation, how so many years of sending various types of obsolted technology into | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Forever Pizza, Individual Slices of Plain or Pepperoni Pizza Encased in Clear Acrylic Available for Purchase

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steph Mantis (@stephmantis) on Nov 20, 2018 at 3:35pm PST In 2012, we wrote about Brooklyn artist Steph | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

How the Increasing Complexity of Cinematic Villains Allows Them to Garner Greater Audience Sympathy

In a fairly comprehensive and truly insightful video essay, Jared Bauer of Wisecrack talks about the history of cinematic villains and how they evolved | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

The Longest Timelapse Taken From Space Features the International Space Station Circling the Earth Twice

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station, German astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency shared a stunning | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Sculptor Responds to Fans’ Request With an Amazing Watermelon Carving of Gollum From ‘Lord of the Rings’

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Valeriano Fatica (@valeriano_fatica) on Nov 26, 2018 at 9:00am PST Italian sculptor Valeriano | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Illustrator Transforms Starbucks Paper Cups Into Clever Three Dimensional Dioramic Storytelling Scenes

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soo Min Kim / ??? / ??? (@fseo) on Nov 13, 2018 at 2:14am PST In 2017, we wrote about South Korean artist Soo | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Man Rescues an Injured Cat Trapped Underneath a Car in the Rubble of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California

Cinematographer Douglas Thron captured absolutely remarkable footage documenting animal advocate Shannon Jay as he rescued a terrified, burned and | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

A Man Eagerly Counts Down to Christmas When He Can Open a Special Gift From Someone He Loves

In the beautifully heart wrenching short film "Love is a Gift" by British filmmaker Phil Beastall made in 2014 for £50, a bearded man (Chris Ilston) | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

How the United States Defines Federal Land

In a rather insightful video regarding the geographical makeup of the United States, vlogger CGP Grey explains in his rather distinct manner, how the land | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Cartoonist Illustrates Her Hilariously Dysfunctional 2018 Thanksgiving Dinner With Her Opinionated Family

Lauren Lorenzo, a talented cartoonist who often depicts hilarious conversations with her colorful and opinionated family members in her monthly | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Amazon Holiday Ad Becomes Eerily Dystopian When the Music Is Replaced With the ‘Winter Soldier’ Theme

Los Angeles filmmaker Omar Najam switched out the original music to the 2018 Amazon holiday video "Can You Feel It" with the theme from the film Captain | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Phones of the Past Were Scary Things

At least with a longer cord you could talk to strangers who called in another room. via im not right in the head.com, Miss Cellania | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

A Christmas Tree Being Shredded by a Painting Frame Inspired by the Infamous Banksy Art Auction Prank

Redditor strangeloop527 posted a photo of a Christmas Tree at the Parkersburg Art Center in Parkersburg, WV being shredded by painting frame, inspired by | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Man Dressed As a Turkey Methodically Attempts to Eat a Whole Turkey While Riding the NYC Subway

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ZEESHAN ALI (@princezee) on Nov 22, 2018 at 11:28am PST In celebration of Thanksgiving, Zeeshan Ali dressed | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Doing a Donut Around a Pumpkin Pie

This little guy is getting some great donut action as he drifts around a pumpkin pie. via reddit | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

‘The Lion King’ Side-by-Side Comparison of Original 1994 Film and 2019 Computer Animated Remake

Walt Disney Studios has just released a teaser trailer for the 2019 computer-animated remake of their classic 1994 film The Lion King. Madrid motion | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Spending Thanksgiving on the International Space Station 260 Miles Above the Earth

Commander Alex Gerst (ESA) and flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor (NASA) send a Thanksgiving greeting from the International Space Station, where | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

An American Family in the 1950s Lists Things They’re Thankful For Despite Not Having a Thanksgiving Turkey

On the day before Thanksgiving in 1951, the children of an American family learn that there won't be a turkey on the Thanksgiving table because the family | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Lots of Dogs Ride Down the Escalator In the Arms of Their Humans During Pet Weekend at a Brazilian Mall

A mall in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil has a tradition of welcoming canine shoppers through the doors, so long as they are accompanied by a human and | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago