An Ambitious Rube Goldberg Inspired Game That Keeps a Blue Marble in Motion Over Two Tabletops

In 2018, the very mechanically talented Kaplamino (previously) created two different versions of his original Rube Goldberg inspired tabletop pinball game | Continue reading


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Highly Relatable Imaginary Self-Help Books That Illustrate Commonly Shared Thoughts About Life

Story Of My Fucking Life is a hilarious illustrated series of imagined self-help books with highly relatable titles that gives voice to a number of shared | Continue reading


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Researchers Discover How to Harness Water to Create Brilliant Structural Color Without Dyes or Additives

Researchers at MIT and Penn State University have discovered how ordinary droplets of water, when placed onto on a transparent surface, can produce | Continue reading


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A Tape Dispenser Shaped Like an Old-School Turntable

Scotch has created a really cool tape dispenser in the shape of an old-school turntable complete with a mid-century woodgrain facade, a weighted base and | Continue reading


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An Elevator With Double Tap Cancellation Buttons

Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocate Scott Cate shared footage showing that each of the elevators in his Medellín, Columbia apartment building have a really | Continue reading


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Jack Black Hilariously Asks Sir Elton John to Identify His Own Song Using Grunting Noises and Hand Gestures

In a 2016 clip from The Graham Norton Show, a nervously wired Jack Black hilariously asked fellow guest Sir Elton John to identify the name of one of | Continue reading


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Why Dog Noses Are Far More Sensitive Than Humans

A redolent episode of KQED Deep Look explains why a dog's nose is far more sensitive than that of a human. They specifically look at the remarkable amount | Continue reading


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Spike Jonze Makes a Historical Case for Legalizing Marijuana in the MedMen Ad ‘The New Normal’

In the ad "The New Normal" for the cannabis retailer MedMen, director Spike Jonze calls attention to significant points throughout challenging eras within | Continue reading


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Scenes From All Ten ‘Star Wars’ Films Seamlessly Recut as a Mega-Trailer For the Franchise

While there wives were out of town, actor Topher Grace and video game editor Jeff Yorkes seamlessly edited scenes from all ten Star Wars films to create | Continue reading


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An Adorable Yellow Ball Python Rotates an Empty Cardboard Box by Continuously Circling the Exterior

Cardboard boxes provide a wonderful and inexpensive way to keep pets entertained. Cats will likely jump inside, dogs will rip them apart, guinea pigs will | Continue reading


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Rick And Morty Try to Save a Hapless Ruben in an Anatomy Park Special Edition Game of Operation

USAopoly (previously) has released the rather meta board game Operation: Rick and Morty Anatomy Park Special Edition based upon an episode of the animated | Continue reading


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How a British Psychiatrist Tried to Make Medical Sense of the Paranormal Premonitions That He Collected

New Yorker writer Sam Knight talks about his research for the story "The Psychiatrist Who Believed People Could Tell the Future", which takes a deep look | Continue reading


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Adorable Group Photos of Dogs Who Pack Walk Together Every Day in Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Dog Walkers in upstate New York offers a wonderful opportunity for local dogs to walk as a pack together on a daily basis. This program offers | Continue reading


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A Clever Wall Safe Hidden Behind an Electrical Outlet

Engineering is Magic posted a video of a very cleverly designed wall safe that is safely camouflaged behind a working electrical outlet. All one needs is | Continue reading


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A Surreal Animation About Shopping at the Dollar Store

A really colorful, surreal animation by Julian Glander for Adult Swim, a mumbling Jonathan Pillows goes shopping at the local dollar store where he | Continue reading


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Man Wears the Same Outfit Every Day For Two Years

Vox did an interview with Justus Kersey, who has worn the same outfit every day for two years. Why wear everything, when you can wear one thing that you | Continue reading


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A Map of Endangered Languages Around the World

Endangered Alphabets is an incredible decade-old project that focuses on bringing attention to languages that are systematically being ignored and/or | Continue reading


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An Amusing Animation About Martin Luther the Rebel

"The Story of Martin Luther" is an amusing, award-winning animation by Magnus Møller of Tumblehead Animation Studio that illustrates the history of Martin | Continue reading


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Saturday Morning, A ‘Magically Ridiculous’ Lucky Charms Inspired Beer Brewed With Marshmallows

The folks at Smartmouth Brewing in Norfolk, Virginia have created "Saturday Morning", a wonderfully nostalgic, "magically ridiculous" limited release IPA | Continue reading


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Amazing Footage of an Incredibly Rare Emperor Penguin Covered Almost Entirely in Black Feathers

In a clip from the BBC America series Dynasties, a lone emperor penguin covered almost entirely in black feathers, struts around in front of a giant | Continue reading


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Elton John Performs ‘Tiny Dancer’ With Taron Egerton on Vocals During an Academy Awards Viewing Party

During the annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, the legendary musician and Taron Egerton, the actor who portrays Elton John in | Continue reading


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The Astronomer Widow of the Late Geologist Eugene Shoemaker Shares How His Ashes Made It to the Moon

In a really poignant animation by Great Big Story, astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker pays beautiful tribute to her late husband Eugene Merle Shoemaker, a | Continue reading


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A Little Girl Insists ‘Cookie Monster’ is a Letter While Singing the ABC Song With Kermit the Frog

In a classic clip from the long-playing children series Sesame Street, a little girl named Joey was singing the ABC song with Kermit the Frog. All was | Continue reading


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Mesmerizing GoPro Footage of a Journey Down a 900 Meter Deep Hot-Water Drilled Borehole in the Antarctic

Here's some footage from the top of a similar 900 m deep borehole hot water drilled in 2017. It's well worth watching all the way through with the | Continue reading


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A Whimsical Photo Series Featuring Adorable Wild Red Squirrels Doing Some Very Human Things

Swedish/Dutch photographer Geert Weggen has created a wonderfully whimsical photo series of surprisingly cooperative wild red squirrels performing some | Continue reading


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A Lonely Man Mourns the Loss of Drinking Tea With His Troll Friend in the Touching Animation ‘Forget Me Not’

The touching animation "Forget Me Not" by students at the Animation Workshop/VIA University College tells the story of a lonely man who lives deep in a | Continue reading


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The Distinct Flavor Notes of Hennessy X.O. Cognac Are Brought to Life in ‘The Seven Worlds’ by Ridley Scott

In the surreal, interpretative short film "The Seven Worlds" by renowned director Ridley Scott, the distinctive flavor notes of Hennessy X.O. cognac, are | Continue reading


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Insightful Interactive Map Showing How Short Wordless Vocal Bursts Can Express a Wide Range of Emotions

(larger) Researchers Alan S. Cowen, Hilary Anger Elfenbein, Petri Laukka and Dacher Keltner have created a fascinating interactive map that visualizes how | Continue reading


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Musician Demonstrates 40 Different Bass Techniques In a Continuous Solo Without Missing a Beat

Musician Nathan Navarro demonstrates an amazing 40 different bass techniques in a continuous solo without missing a single beat, even when a random hand | Continue reading


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Every Time ‘The Force’ is Mentioned in Star Wars Films

Star Wars Kids counts how many times "The Force" is mentioned in Star Wars movies. The Force is an an energy field created by all living things. It | Continue reading


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And the Oscar Goes To…

And the Oscar goes to...movie I've never heard of. via Miss Cellania | Continue reading


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Footage of Canadian Weatherman Percy Saltzman Drawing the Forecast Onto a Chalkboard Map in 1967

CBC archival footage from 1967 shows renowned Canadian weatherman Percy Saltzman impressively drawing a rather intricate low pressure weather pattern onto | Continue reading


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Swimming With Gentle Giant Whale Sharks as They Feed off Isla Mujeres, Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula

In the gorgeous underwater mini-documentary "There Be Giants", British filmmaker Simon Spear captured footage of the incredible bounty of life that lies | Continue reading


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Beautiful Glass Flower Mosaics Adorn the Walls of Newly Remodeled 28th Street Subway Station in NYC

When the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) decided to remodel the 28th Street Lexington Avenue subway station, they tapped artist Nancy Blum to create | Continue reading


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How Random @#*%!$ Characters (Grawlixes) Became Common Censor-Avoiding Replacements for Profanity

In a @#*%!$ interesting Vox video essay, correspondent Phil Edwards explains how random keyboard symbols entered the common lexicon as acceptable | Continue reading


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Creative Child Contacts Father at Work Through Video Doorbell to Ask for Help Finding the Kids TV Channel

A really cute and creative child called "Babie Gracie" was sent home alone with the instructions to watch the kids channel on television while mom was | Continue reading


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Famed Author Waxes Philosophically About Life at 97

"Being 97" by Andrew Hasse of Futuremagic is a short, somewhat heartbreaking film about Dr. Herbert Fingarette, renowned author, philosopher and emeritus | Continue reading


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Rivers Cuomo Is an Eerie Mister Rogers in the Music Video for the New Weezer Song ‘High as a Kite’

In the music video for the newly released Weezer song "High as a Kite", frontman Rivers Cuomo dressed up as a Mister Rogers lookalike and joined the rest | Continue reading


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The Top 15 Global Brands Ranked Annually From 2000 Through 2018 in Order of Determined Valuation

Interbrand, an international strategic consultancy business, has put together a fascinating article and accompanying video that shows the 15 most global | Continue reading


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Taron Egerton Embodies the Fantastically Costumed Essence of Elton John in the ‘Rocketman’ Biopic Trailer

We previously wrote about the upcoming biopic Rocketman, which chronicles the fantastically constumed, wonderfully decadent early years of Sir Elton John | Continue reading


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A Fantastic High-Speed Image of a Restored 1972 Lamborghini Miura Disintegrating Piece by Piece

Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner (previously) captured high-speed photos of a stunning 1972 Lamborghini Miura that appeared to be disintegrating, piece by | Continue reading


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Bewildered Man Finds Himself Inside a Life He Doesn’t Recognize in the Trailer for ‘The Twilight Zone’ Reboot

In a tense preview trailer for the upcoming reboot of the original groundbreaking series The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access, a bewildered man (Adam | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Frisky Goldendoodle Puppy and Playful Deer Gleefully Chase Each Other Around Snowy Ohio Backyard

A wonderfully energetic Goldendoodle puppy named Bella and a very playful deer gleefully chased each other around a snowy backyard in Ohio. According to | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 5 years ago

Musician Marc Martel Performs a Pitch-Perfect Cover of the Complicated Classic Queen Song ‘Killer Queen’

Musician Marc Martel, whose voice so resembles Freddie Mercury's legendary sound that it was used in the film Bohemian Rhapsody, performed an absolute | Continue reading


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Handy Pump That Dispenses Peanut Butter From a Jar

Inventor Andrew Scherer has created The Peanut Butter Pump, a very handy pump that dispenses peanut butter straight from the jar. The clever design of | Continue reading


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Three Cooks With Three Levels of Skill Prepare Macaroni and Cheese For a Food Scientist to Review

In a mouthwatering episode of the Epicurious series Four Levels, three different cooks at three different levels of expertise and skill ranging from | Continue reading


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How Hong Kong Was Handed Over to the Chinese Government After 99 Years of British Rule

At midnight July 1, 1997, the British government officially handed over the city of Hong Kong to the Chinese government per the expiration of a 99-year | Continue reading


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Legal Expert Breaks Down the Multitude of Laws Broken in ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’

Attorney Devin Stone of the video series LegalEagle quite humorously breaks down the multitude of laws that are brazenly broken in the classic 1971 film | Continue reading


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