Horizontally Polarized Sunglasses That Make Television and Computer Screens Appear To Be Turned Off

Interactive artist Ivan Cash, the founder of Cash Studios, is currently running a crowdfunding project to raise money to bring a pair of ingeniously | Continue reading


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A Hilariously Ingenious Rube Goldberg Machine That Feeds Lunch to a Busy Person at Their Desk

Inventor Joseph Herscher of Joseph's Machines, who has previously built a streamlined cake server, a turkey preparing machine and a Christmas wrapping | Continue reading


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The First Eleven Doctor Whos Work Together to Save the Twelfth From a Solar Flare in ‘Doctor Puppet’ Finale

In "The Twelfth Planet", the final episode of Alisa Stern's wonderful stop-motion Doctor Who puppet series "Doctor Puppet", the twelfth iteration of The | Continue reading


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Artist Christine McConnell Makes Spooky Treats for Her Creepy Creatures at Home in a Surreal Netflix Series

Artist, photographer, and domestic diva Christine McConnell who has created elaborate alien facehugger pastries, cakes covered in bees, and other | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Over 200 Gastropods Compete on a Circular Tabletop Track in the 2018 World Snail Racing Championship

In July 2018, more than 200 snails took part in World Snail Racing Championship in the Norfolk parish of Conghan, England. The race, which has taken place | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Star Wars Chart Showing How Fluctuating Balances Within The Force Determined Where Power Would Lie

In 2016, writers Walt Hickey and Ella Koeze of the online polling site FiveThirtyEight posted an excellent piece about Star Wars, specifically how the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

An Informative Guided Virtual Tour of the Incredible Architectural Details of the New York Public Library

Architectural Digest, in partnership with the Bryant Park Corporation, has created a wonderfully informative, historian-narrated virtual tour of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

An Escaped Puppy Repeatedly Rings a (Knocking) Doorbell In Order to Get Back Inside the House

When Washington resident Greg Basel's three month old puppy accidentally escaped outside, he didn't have long to worry, however, as the golden retriever | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

IHOPS, A Limited Edition Pumpkin Pancake Stout

In the spirit of fall, IHOP partnered with Keegan Ales in Kingston, New York, to create IHOPS, a pumpkin pancake stout. In an informative | Continue reading


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A Particularly Playful Cow Gleefully Chases After a Giant Ball in a Festive Game of Fetch With Her Human

A very playful white cow gleefully chased a giant ball like a puppy, up and down a grassy hill in a festive game of fetch with her human. The cow was so | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Improvements to Deep Fake Video Technology Is Making It Easier to Put Words In Someone Else’s Mouth

In a slightly chilling video essay, video editor Henry Baker of the Bloomberg series "Quicktake" explains how the constant improvements being made upon | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Yeardley Smith, the Iconic Voice of Lisa Simpson, Offers a Quick Lesson on the Slang Used in ‘The Simpsons’

While promoting her new podcast "Small Town Dicks", the talented Yeardley Smith, who has been the voice of Lisa Simpson since 1989, sat down with Vanity | Continue reading


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Kitten Hilariously Learns That the Floating Triangles Reflected in the Mirror Are Attached to Her Head

While sitting on her human's bed, a funny little Scottish straight kitten named Mimo spotted a couple of floating triangles reflected in the dresser | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Remarkable Footage of a Giant Moth Drinking the Tears of a Sleeping Antbird in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

Brazilian researcher Leandro João Carneiro de Lima Moraes, a biologist at the National Institute of Amazonian Research who studies local rainforest | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Fast Doberman Pinscher Gracefully Runs Alongside Her Human’s Moving Car at 30 Miles Per Hour

On a sunny day in Bakersfield, California, a whip-fast, beloved doberman pinscher named Xena ran alongside her human's moving car that was going | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Rocketman, A Musical Fantasy Film Chronicling the Fabulous Early Years of Sir Elton John’s Music Career

In upcoming biopic Rocketman chronicles the Sir Elton John and fabulous early years of his heavily costumed career. Actor Taron Egerton plays the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Sissy Spacek and David Strathairn Star in the Rian Johnson Music Video for LCD Soundsystem’s ‘Oh Baby’

In the fascinating music video directed by Rian Johnson for the LCD Soundsystem song "Oh Baby" from their new album American Dream, an loving couple, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Musician Demonstrates the Wide Tonal Range of a Giant Contrabassoon That Is Twice His Size

Musician David Chatterton of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment shares the unique sound of a contrabassoon, particularly noting its wide tonal | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Amazing Sound Reactive Fire Tables With Flames That Dance to Music From an Integrated Sound System

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Music City Fire Company (@musiccityfire) on Sep 5, 2018 at 3:37pm PDT Music City Fire Company in Nashville, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Russian Rock Band Performs a Pitch Perfect Cover of the Classic Earth Wind and Fire Song ‘September’

The talented Russian rock band Leonid and Friends performed an amazingly pitch perfect cover of the classic Earth Wind and Fire song "September", complete | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Clever Comics With Very Few Words That Provide a Temporary Escape From the Harsh Realities of Life

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wawawiwa Comics official (@wawawiwacomics) on Sep 7, 2018 at 10:40am PDT Colombian illustrator Andres | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Giant Astronomically Correct Galactic Tapestry Created With a Cleverly Hacked Knitting Machine

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sarah Spencer (@heartofpluto) on Aug 25, 2018 at 7:57pm PDT Sarah Spencer of Heart of Pluto has created an | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Scarborough Fair/Canticle’ Tells Two Musically Harmonious Stories at One Time

Music writer Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays on an ongoing basis, takes a deep look at the classic Simon and Garfunkel song | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Determined Bunny Tenaciously Digs at the Dirt in an Effort to Free a Kitten Trapped Behind a Wall

A determined little bunny who grew very concerned about a feline friend who was stuck behind a corrugated wall, tenaciously dug at the dirt and pushed it | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Tom Hanks Debuts an Iconic Mister Rogers Sweater and Sneakers for the Film ‘You Are My Friend’

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sony Pictures (@sonypictures) on Sep 27, 2018 at 11:54am PDT In advance of the upcoming Mister Rogers biopic | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Maryland Zoo Builds a Custom LEGO Wheelchair for an Injured Rescued Box Turtle Allowing Him to Heal

When a severely injured box turtle who was found wandering around Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, employees at the Maryland Zoo stepped in to help. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Photographer Captures Stunning Photos of Dogs Interacting With Beautifully Lit Natural Surroundings

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alicja Zmys?owska (@alicjazmyslowska) on Nov 13, 2016 at 3:52am PST Polish photographer Alicja Zmyslowska has | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Group of Adorable Rescued Dogs In Wheelchairs Gleefully Run Around Outside During Playtime

A group of absolutely adorable rescued dogs outfitted with custom wheelchairs at the SFT Animal Sanctuary in Tangier, Morocco, gleefully ran around in | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Jean Grey Unleashes a Powerful Personality After a Cosmic Force Hits Her in the X-Men Film ‘Dark Phoenix’

In Dark Phoenix, the twelfth installment of the X-Men franchise, a young Jean Grey unleashes a powerful personality after surviving a disruptive cosmic | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Cheeky Seal Unexpectedly Slaps a Noisy Kayaker Across the Face With the Feisty Octopus In Its Mouth

While kayaking in Kaikora, New Zealand, a group of GoPro photographers were loudly traversing the waters when a cheeky seal unexpectedly jumped out of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Beautiful Paper Animated Film About How a Chimp Raised as a Human Eventually Returned to the Wild

A beautiful paper animation by Elisa Chee entitled "Lucy, The Chimp Who Believed She Was Human" tells the initially sad story of a chimpanzee named Lucy | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Russian Father Creates Custom Five Foot iPhone Headstone For the Grave of His 25 Year Old Daughter

A grieving father in Ufa, Russia is believed to have placed a five foot iPhone replica as a headstone at the grave of his beloved daughter Rita Shameeva, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Wilson Fisk Prepares for a New Civilian Life While Matt Murdock Burns Away His in Third Season of ‘Daredevil’

I'd rather die as the devil than live as Matt Murdock. In very provocative split screen teaser trailer for the third season of Daredevil features on one | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Tiny Chef Makes a Tiny Apple Pie Inside a Bottle Cap

Animators Adam Reid, Ozi Oshiro and Rachel Larsen have created a wonderful stop-motion series that features a tiny green chef who makes tiny plant-based | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Touring the Noxious Sulphurous Remains of the Once Celebrated Resort Area at California’s Salton Sea

Filmmaker Kyle Frager of NeverStopExploring journeyed inland from his Southern California home to the Salton Sea, a human-made saline lake that sits in | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Shape Shifting Garden Eels Pop Up From Anchored Holes in the Sea Floor to Feed Then Slide Back Down

In an natatory episode of The New York Times series ScienceTake, host James Gorman shares fascinating footage of the wonderfully shape shifting garden | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Wing Walking Safety Has Evolved Over the Years

In a spiring episode of "Things You Might Not Know", host Tom Scott takes to the sky, strapped to the top of a small propeller plane. While Scott was | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Tolerant Cat Allows a Battery Powered Severed Hand Halloween Prop to Massage Her Butt for a Little While

A beautiful cat named Kiko temporarily tolerated a battery powered severed hand Halloween toy to rub her backside for a little while, perhaps even | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Thoughtful Stranger Hangs a Custom Parking Sticker on the Lamppost Where a Boy Parks His Bike Every Day

Freelance writer Christie Dietz who lives in Wiesbaden, Germany, was very pleasantly surprised when she saw that a thoughtful stranger had hung a custom | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Violence Against Women In ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Awakens an Important Awareness to Current Events

As part of their ongoing analysis of the dystopian world of The Handmaid's Tale, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of ScreenPrism take a hard look at | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Trapped Summer, A Whimsical Animated Ode to the Feeling of Being Stuck in the Suffocating City Heat

"Trapped Summer" by 3D artist and motion designer Peter Tomaszewicz is a whimsical animated ode to that feeling of being stuck in the city during the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How the Original 1831 London Bridge Crossed the Atlantic to Become a Lake Havasu, Arizona Attraction

In 1967, the Common Council of the City of London decided to replace the London Bridge that was built in 1831 that crossed the River Thames with a newer, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Stripes Have Been Historically Used to Convey a Character’s Nonconformity Within the Status Quo

In a banded episode of one of his insightful video essays, host Jack Nugent of the series Now You See It explains how stripes have been used throughout | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The High Paced, Quick-Change Lives of the Talented People on the Saturday Night Live Wardrobe Team

In a fascinating behind-the-scenes interview, the wardrobe team for Saturday Night Live, which is comprised of Dale Richards, Tom Broecker, Eric Justian | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Complex Simplicity of Songs Written for Children

The wonderful fast talking, doodling music vlogger 12tone went back in time to the songs he learned as a child and like any good music theorist, decided | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Compassionate 75 Year Old ‘Cat Grandpa’ Raises Money by Napping With Special Needs Shelter Cats

View this post on Instagram A post shared by BioBioChile (@biobiochile) on Sep 21, 2018 at 9:18am PDT A wonderfully compassionate 75 year old man named | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Jack Black Helps Rhett and Link Determine Which Album Cover is the Most Metal One of Them All

Musician, actor and comedian Jack Black joined Rhett & Link on Good Mythical More to help them determine which album cover is the most metal of them all. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Giant Inflatable Octopus Puppet Named Ocho

In 2012, we wrote about British artist Tim Davies who created a wonderful 16 foot tall air-powered inflatable spider puppet with fully articulating legs. | Continue reading


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