An Incredible Highly Percussive, Passionate Piano Cover of the Classic Michael Jackson Song ‘Beat It’

The very talented Peter Bence, who previously performed a barefoot piano cover | Continue reading


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A Mesmerizing Timelapse Showing How to Draw a 3D Hole Optical Illusion on a Piece of Paper

Artist Tom McPherson of Circle Line Art School creates a wonderful variety of video tutorials every Saturday on the subject of drawing - perspective | Continue reading


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A Brilliant Immersive Virtual Reality Demonstration of What Storm Surges Look Like at Different Heights

Dave Malkoff of The Weather Channel explains the concept of storm surge with the brilliant use of a virtual reality camera. Immersed in the center of the | Continue reading


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A Stunning Live Stream of the Approaching Path of Hurricane Florence Near Cape Fear, North Carolina

The environmental channel Explore has put a number of live streaming cameras in various spots around the world including one on the Frying Pan Tower near | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Clever DIY Electric Skateboard for a Cat That’s Driven by Strategically Placed Treats in the Throttle Lever

The very creative engineer and filmmaker Kim Pimmel shows how to create a DIY, treat driven, electric skateboard for cats of his own design. To show how | Continue reading


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Experience Tube, A Stretchy Analog Device That Uses Instant Facial Recognition For Conversational Privacy

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Sep 9, 2018 at 2:37pm PDT The arts and entertainment group Meow Wolf has created | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Sir Paul McCartney Shares the Wonderful Stories Behind Some of The Beatles’ Most Iconic Songs

While promoting his new album Egypt Station, the indomitable Sir Paul McCartney shared with GQ a number of wonderful stories about writing some of the | Continue reading


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‘Wakey Wakey’, An Enigmatic Teaser Trailer for a Mysterious New ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ Project

Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling of BeckyandJoes, the brilliant minds behind the wonderfully surreal video series Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, have teased out a | Continue reading


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An AI Deep Learning System That Smoothly Removes Visual Noise From Digital Images by Sight

Two Minute Papers took a comprehensive look at an amazing collaborative project between NVIDIA, Aalto University, and MIT that solves the problem of | Continue reading


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An Amusing Parody About Apple’s Announcement of the iPhone XS and the More ‘Affordable’ iPhone XR

As he's previously done with other Apple releases, comedian Jack Douglass of Jacksfilms has created an amusing parody based on Apple's September 12, 2018 | Continue reading


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A Clever Inflatable ‘Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite’ Adult Size Costume With a Battery Powered Fan Inside

Just in time for Halloween, wholesaler Rubies Costume Company has created an inflatable "Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite" costume. This clever adult size | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Creepy Scenes From the Horror Film ‘Heredity’ Reimagined as a Jingly 1990s Sitcom Title Sequence

The rather prolific and talented video editor Robert Jones has reimagined incredibly creepy scenes from the horror film Heredity as the title sequence for | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Unique Online Museum Dedicated to Early Website Design Between the Years of 1995 and 2005

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Web Design Museum (@webdesignmuseum) on Sep 3, 2018 at 11:58pm PDT Engineers Petr Kovár and Ondrej Letocha | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

BMW Builds the World’s First Completely Autonomous Self-Propelled Motorcycle to Study Safety Technology

The legendary motorcycle creator BMW Motorrad announced that they converted a prototype of their gorgeous R 1200 GS dual sport into a self-proppeled | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, A Darkly Comedic Western Anthology by the Coen Brothers on Netflix

The Ballad of Buster James, is an anthology of six separate fantastic stories that take place in the newly discovered American frontier over the course of | Continue reading


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Ingenious Ceramic Flasks and Mugs Made to Look Like Rusty Old Cans That Once Held Toxic Liquid

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mitchell Spain (@mitchellspainceramics) on Jun 27, 2017 at 7:50am PDT Iowan artist Mitchell Spain has created | Continue reading


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Amazing Non-Melting Ice Pops That Incorporate a Fully Edible Fruit Version of the Composite Material Pykrete

The London food design agency Bombas and Parr have ingeniously incorporated the principles of the sturdy frozen composite material pykrete into a unique | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How the Term ‘OK’ Became Such a Ubiquitous Part of the Common Universal Lexicon

In a really interesting video essay, Vox producer Coleman Lowndes explains the history of the term "OK",. Lowndes notes its confusing etymological | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Stunning Astrolapse Showcasing the Hypnotic Beauty of the Milky Way in the Colorful Norwegian Night Sky

In the third film of his Galaxies Series, astrophotographer Adrien Mauduit has created a stunning hypnotic astrolapse that captures the beauty of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

French Designer Makes Friends With an Affectionate Octopus While Diving Near Naxos Island, Greece

While diving in the waters of Naxos Island, Greece during December 2016, French graphic designer Kevin Filoni became friends with a tiny, affectionate | Continue reading


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Social Media Announcement

Social Media Announcement by xkcd "Why I'm Moving Most of My Social Activity to Slack, Then Creating a Second Slack to Avoid the People in the First | Continue reading


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Former Felon Shares a Recipe For Pizza He Made In Prison Using Only the Ingredients Available at the Time

You come to my pantry, you're gonna see a lot of prison materials. Former felon Josh of Lockdown 23and1 shares his ingenious recipe for "Prison Pizza" | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Frustrated Woman Acts Out Her Entire Life While Waiting Forever For a Red Light to Turn Green

In the beautifully simple short film "Red Light" by filmmaker Sam Benenati, a lone woman named Ruth (Jen Tullock) finds herself waiting an inordinate | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Short Mesmerizing Film Featuring Burning Strands of Steel Wool That Mimic the Tragic Beauty of Wildfires

Filmmaker Kim Pimmel has created the gorgeous short macro film "Wildfire" in which he set strands of standard steel wool on fire in a controlled | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Ten Day Build of a 3D Printed Millennium Falcon Compressed Into a Hypnotic Three Minute Timelapse

Printing enthusiast Steve Ouklama created an amazing 3D printed "Fillenium Malcon", a replica of a famous ship piloted by a guy who never has a good | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Brilliant Hyperlapse Shot on an iPhone Showcasing the ‘I, Robot’ Art Theme of Burning Man 2018

San Francisco filmmaker Mark Day, the creative eye behind the "24 Hours at Burning Man series", shared a brilliant hyperlapse showcasing the magnifient | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Scented Soy Candle in a Takeout Style Tin That Emits the Distinctively Tantalizing Aroma of Chinese Food

Cool Material is offering the "Takeout Candle" a truly unique candle that uses notes of soy, lemongrass and ginger to emit the distinctively tantalizing | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Specific Light Techniques That Make a Portrait Subject’s Eyes Stand Out From the Rest of the Face

Light Club has put out an incredibly informative video essay about using light while shooting (or painting) portraits in such a way as to make the eyes | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Full Head Smiling Sloth Mask That Unleashes One’s Hidden Inner Beast of Slow Moving Relaxation

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee, who are known for their wonderfully realistic looking masks, has added a full head smiling sloth to their | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How the Women in John Krasinski’s Life Encouraged Him to Keep Pushing Himself Further in His Career

In a friendly interview with Stephen Colbert, the affable actor John Krasinski talked about how the women in his life have had a profound effect upon his | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Rami Malek Talks About His Incredible Experience Playing Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, actor Rami Malek talked about his experience of portraying Freddie Mercury in the highly-anticipated upcoming biopic | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Japanese Rock Star Yoshiki Prepares a Warm Omelet Blanket For a Shivering Cat Made Out of Ketchup Rice

In an absolutely adorable ad campaign for the Japanese egg company Akita, mega rock star Yoshiki of X Japan prepares a nice warm omelet as a blanket for | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Texas Band Hiraeth Tries to Recruit a Vocalist With a Heavy Metal Instrumental Called ‘We Need a Singer’

The Texas band Hiraeth very cleverly put out a call for a vocalist to join them with a heavy metal instrumental entitled "We Need a Singer". Really. We | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Sir Paul McCartney Talks About the Legendary Breakup of The Beatles on The Howard Stern Show

While appearing on The Howard Stern Show to promote his new album, the great Paul McCartney responded to a question about the breakup of The Beatles posed | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

An Amazing Cover of the Iconic Queen Anthem ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Performed by 28 Trombones

Trombonist Christopher Bill gathered 27 of his talented peers to perform an amazing cover of the iconic Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody". This brilliant | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Burt Reynolds Explains the Story Behind the ‘Purdy Mouth’ Line in a Scene From ‘Deliverance’

Several months before his untimely death, actor Burt Reynolds appeared on Conan to talk about his career. During the interview, Conan brought up the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How a Naturalist Learned to Communicate With the Wild Turkey Youngsters He’d Raised From Hatchlings

In a clip from the 2011 PBS documentary My Life as a Turkey, American naturalist and author Joe Hutto explains how he's learning to communicate with the | Continue reading


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The Ancient Genetic Component That Connects All of Humanity to a Single Ancestor

Real Life Lore offers some helpful assistance in the confusing subject of common genetic ancestry, which connects all of humanity to an MRCA (Most Recent | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Actor Domhnall Gleeson Explains How He’s Able to Play Such a Wide Array of Different Accents

In an interview with Insider, Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson affably talks about the wide array of accents he's portrayed in a number of films, explaining | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Brilliant Complexity Embedded in the Simple I IV V Chord Progression of Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’

In memory of the late, great Aretha Franklin, the doodling, fast talking and extremely knowledgeable music theorist 12Tone musically breaks down "Respect" | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

19 Year Old Domino Artist Shares Her Motivation for Creating Wonderfully Elaborate Temporary Displays

The talented Lily Havesh, who designs wonderfully elaborate domino displays, sat down with the Wired series Obessed to talk about her passion for the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

An Incredible Medley of Three Popular Iron Maiden Songs Performed on a Gorgeous Triple Neck Guitar

Musician Luca Stricagnoli, who previously performed a hauntingly beautiful cover of the U2 song 'With or Without You' on his custom namesake triple neck | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Wayward Chicken Rudely Walks Across a Freshly Paved Concrete Sidewalk Leaving a Trail of Footprints

While workers in Mooroolbark Victoria, Australia were laying down a new sidewalk, a wayward chicken came out of nowhere and rudely walked across the wet | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Perfectionism Combined With a Rotating Roster of Brilliant Session Musicians Made Steely Dan So Good

In a brilliantly and detailed analysis, the knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the absolute genius of Steely Dan. He specifically | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Italian Free Immersion Diver With a Fin Sets Women’s World Record at an Astounding Depth of 107 Meters

On the very last day of the 2018 Vertical Blue competition at Dean's Blue Hole, Bahamas, Italian free immersion diver Alessia Zecchini set the women's | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

At Eternity’s Gate, A Semi-Factual Biographical Film That Goes Inside the Brilliant Mind of Vincent Van Gogh

At Eternity's Gate is a very creative, semi-factual, fantastic biographical film by Julian Schnabel that goes inside the brilliant mind of the tortured | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Talented One-Armed Musician Brilliantly Performs a Beautiful Violin Arrangement With a Prosthetic Bow Arm

Manami Ito is a woman of many talents. Not only is she a champion Japanese paralympic swimmer and nurse by trade, she also plays the violin beautifully. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

If You Fall, A Loving Father Teaches His Daughter How to Ride a Bicycle in the Face of Family Discord

In the wonderfully heartwarming animation "If You Fall" by Tisha Deb Pallai, a little girl named Lila is learning how to ride a bicycle, but is not yet | Continue reading


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