Wayward Bear Accidentally Locked Inside a Minivan Smashes Driver’s Side Window to Make an Escape

An Asheville, North Carolina woman, who was visiting family in a wooded area, had accidentally left the door open on her minivan while bringing her kids | Continue reading


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Dedicated Groundsman Cuts His Grass Three Times Per Day to Create an Intricate Pattern on His Lawn

Keith Smith, a dedicated groundsman at the Edgbaston Golf Club in Birmingham, England, shares his process for creating award-winning intricate lawn | Continue reading


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How Destroyed Amplifiers With Bad Connections Led to Modern Advances in Distortion for the Electric Guitar

In short historical essay, the knowledgeable music writer Polyphonic took a look at how modern distortion-creating fuzz boxes and pedals for electric | Continue reading


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A Very Clever Robotic Rubik’s Cube That Solves Itself

DIY engineer Human Controller has built a very clever, fully robotic Rubik's Cube that can easily solve itself in minutes, whether being held upright or | Continue reading


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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Looks Just Like ‘Buddy Holly’ as He Fronts Weezer’s Music Video of the Toto Song ‘Africa’

Several months after Weezer premiered their version of the Toto classic ""Africa" aka "the internet's favorite song" at the behest of a teenage fan with a | Continue reading


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Jack Black Plays His Toy Sax-A-Boom With The Roots After an Elaborate Entrance on The Tonight Show

After making a rather dramatic entrance onto the stage of The Tonight Show, the very funny Jack Black spoke with host Jimmy Fallon about the new Tenacious | Continue reading


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An Eminem Interview About Words That Rhyme With Orange Remixed in the Style of the Talking Heads

Super Deluxe remixed an October 2010 60 Minutes interview between Eminem and host Anderson Cooper during which the rapper talked about words rhyming with | Continue reading


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A Poetic Montage Featuring 100 Filmmakers Around the World Capturing Connections They See Around Them

Filmmaker Dan Mace has created "HUMANKIND (see the world in 4 minutes)", a short but beautifully poetic montage, which features 100 filmmakers from all | Continue reading


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Wonderfully Paradoxical Pastel Colored Skull Candles

Laura Jenkins of the Ember Candle Company in Glasgow, Scotland, has created a wonderful line of skull candles that come in a variety of soft pastel | Continue reading


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Lucas the Spider Proudly Shows Off the Web He Made

Lucas the Spider, the adorable animated arachnid by Joshua Slice, proudly shows off his newly spun web. Lucas is particularly proud because someone once | Continue reading


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A Cleverly Designed Soft Pet Carrier That Easily Transforms Into a Car Safety Seat or a Comfy Bed

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sleepypod (@sleepypod) on Nov 7, 2017 at 10:54am PST The Sleepypod Mobile Pet Bed is a very cleverly designed | Continue reading


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An Ingenious Tabletop Rube Goldberg Inspired Game That Keeps a Bright Blue Marble in Play at All Times

In February 2018 we wrote about the Rube Goldberg inspired pinball game "The Blue Marble" by the very mechanically talented vlogger Kaplamino. In the | Continue reading


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Chevy Chase Reflects on His Career, His Controversies and His Newly Found Sobriety in a Candid Interview

After watching Saturday Night Live's 40th Anniversary Special, reporter Geoff Edgers, who covers national arts for the The Washington Post, contacted | Continue reading


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The Museum of the Moon, A Beautifully Ethereal Lighted Sculpture of the Earth’s Moon in Miniature

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luke Jerram (@lukejerramartist) on Jul 6, 2018 at 7:38am PDT British artist Luke Jerram has created The | Continue reading


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Performer Joyously Celebrates the 21st of September With a Unique Dance to the Earth, Wind and Fire Song

Musician, writer and comedian Demi Adejuyigbe celebrated the 21st of September by joyously dancing to the fabulous Earth, Wind and Fire song "September". | Continue reading


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The Incredible Ames Window Optical Illusion Explained

In a vintage episode of the Australian science program The Curiosity Show, host Dr. Deane Hutton demonstrated the incredible Ames Window illusion, an | Continue reading


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Sated, A Low Carbohydrate, High Protein, Keto-Friendly Ready-to-Drink Meal Replacement Shake

Engineer Ted Tieken has created Sated, a keto-based, ready-to-drink meal replacement shake that's high in fiber, high in protein and low in carbohydrates, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Ballooning Gulper Eel Reveals Its Massive Jaws

While exploring the waters of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument of Hawai'i, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus captured the sight | Continue reading


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Anniversary of ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Honored With a Colorful Stop-Motion Animation Google Doodle

Google Doodles partnered with Fred Rogers Productions, the Fred Rogers Center and BixPix Entertainment to create a wonderfully nostalgic, colorful | Continue reading


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Chris Cornell Combines the Lyrics From Metallica’s ‘One’ With the Melody of U2’s ‘One’ in a Live Mashup

While performing at the Santander Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2013, the incredibly talented Chris Cornell performed an usual cover of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Hand Embroidered Animated Music Video For the They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song ‘Lake Monsters’

For week 33 of their rebooted ongoing project Dial-A-Song project, the band They Might Be Giants wrote the song "Lake Monsters" and enlisted Hiné | Continue reading


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Postmodern Jukebox Performs an Upbeat 1950s Cover of Toto’s ‘Africa’ With Casey Abrams and Snuffy Walden

Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with musicians Casey Abrams and Snuffy Walden for a rousing, upbeat 1950s style cover of the internet's | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Fantastic Anime Trailer For ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’

Dmitry Grozov (aka Ahriman) created a fantastic anime style trailer for Star Wars: A New Hope. It's not clear if he's going to recreate the entire film, | Continue reading


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Highly Detailed Realistic Insects Crafted Out of Bamboo

Japanese artist Noriyuki Saitoh creates absolutely gorgeous, highly detailed insects of all kinds that are completely crafted out of bamboo. Each model | Continue reading


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Amazing Footage of Wild Alpine Ibex (Goats) Climbing a Near Vertical Wall of an Italian Dam for Nutritious Salt

In 2015, nature photographer Andrea Battisti of Hybrid Wildlife captured remarkable footage of wild Alpine Ibex (mountain goats) as they climbed up the | Continue reading


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Barnaby Dixon Introduces Adam Savage to His Brilliant Puppets While Visiting The Cave in San Francisco

British puppeteer Barnaby Dixon traveled all the way to San Francisco in order to introduce his amazing finger operated puppets to big fan Adam Savage. As | Continue reading


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A Frustrating Montage of People Who Brazenly Block NYC Subway Doors When Others Need to Get On/Off

Jeff Seal and Jen Carlson of Gothamist have created a frustrating slow motion montage that shows those incredibly self-absorbed people who intentionally | Continue reading


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CBS Announces a 2019 Reboot of ‘The Twilight Zone’ With Jordan Peele in Rod Serling’s Former Role

CBS announced a 2019 reboot of Rod Serling's iconic series The Twilight Zone, with the formidable Jordan Peele in the late Serling's former role as | Continue reading


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Comedian Fred Armisen Demonstrates the Funny Things Musicians Do With Their Instruments

While appearing on Conan, the very talented Fred Armisen talked about his new Netflix special "Standup for Drummers" and demonstrated some of the funny | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Times Newer Roman, A Wider Version of the Font to Help Students Fulfill Pages Requirements Faster

The wonderfully creative interactive design shop mscf has made it easier for students to meet arbitrary page length requirements while still using a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Centrifugal Force of a Powerful Wildfire Tornado Pulls a Fire Hose 200 Feet Straight Up Into the Air

While on the job in Vanderhoof, firefighter M. C. Schidlowsky of the British Columbia Wildfire Service captured terrifying footage of a powerful wildfire | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Distinct Soundtrack of Films Made in the 1980s

In a nostalgic video essay, Julian Palmer of The Discarded Image took a look at the rather distinctive film soundtracks of the 1980s, how they were used | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Director Jon M. Chu Shoots Beautiful Short Film Using Only an iPhone XS Max

Somewhere, someone is practicing. To test out the camera functionality brand new iPhone XS Max, the folks at Wired gave one to director Jon M. Chu of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Roger Sterling’s Sense of Entitlement Held Him Back While Other ‘Mad Men’ Characters Moved On

As part of their ongoing analysis of the well-defined, flawed characters of Mad Men, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of ScreenPrism take a look at | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Breeds, Personalities, Temperaments and Physical Traits of the Beloved Pet Dogs of Ancient Rome

In a tail-wagging video essay, Julien Blarel of Invicta History takes a look at an often ignored facet of daily ancient Roman life - their pet dogs. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How External Sensory Expectations Give Context to How the Brain Predictively Perceives Information

In a thought-provoking animation by Lazy Chief for FOST (Future of Storytelling), neuroscientist Anil Seth explains how the brain engages with the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How the Distinctly Syncopated Clave Rhythm Pattern of Afro-Cuban Music Took Hold in Modern Music

The fast talking doodling music theorist and musician 12tone visually and verbally explains the syncopation, the theory behind numerous variations of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Iceland’s Copious Supply of Geothermal Energy Fuels the Perfect Conditions for Greenhouse Produce

In a sulphurous episode of BBC Earth Lab, presenter Greg Foot happily treats himself to the hot tub-like waters of Iceland's unique geology that makes | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Two Vastly Different Chefs Share a Common Love of Combining Flour, Eggs and Water to Make Fresh Pasta

In an doughy episode of the BuzzFeed culinary series Tasty, host Vaughn Vreeland visited two vastly different restaurants, Borgatti's Ravioli and Chef | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Pastry Chef Claire Saffitz Tries to Replicate the Ropy Chewiness in a Healthier Gourmet Version of Twizzlers

In her noble mission to convert commercial sweets into healthier versions, Senior Food Editor and pastry chef Claire Saffitz of the Bon Apétit series | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Homeowner Gets Locked Out When the Nest Doorbell Mistakenly Identifies Him as the Batman on His T-Shirt

When homeowner B.J. May stepped out of his Georgia home wearing a vivid purple Batman shirt, he was surprised when his Nest doorbell wouldn't let him back | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Brilliantly Illustrated Timelines Showing the Evolution of Various Pop Culture Icons Over the Years

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeff Victor (@jeffvictorart) on Aug 24, 2018 at 8:01am PDT Evolution of Michael Jackson Artist and cartoonist | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Visually Satisfying Footage of Beautiful Geometric Magnetic Sculptures Being Destroyed in Reverse

The YouTube channel Magnetic Games, who previously created a mesmerizing slow motion video showing small magnets being completely engulfed a larger | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Cheeky Little Baby Rhino Adorably Attempts to Coax His Sleeping Mother to Keep Playing With Him

A very energetic and rather cheeky little greater one-horned rhino calf named Akeno at the Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England was having a wonderful time, | Continue reading


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The Fatty Arbuckle Caper

This blog post was originally published September 18, 2018 on John Law's personal blog. These photos were a re-creation of the final shoot out on an | Continue reading


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Retro Animated Intros For Modern Internet Companies

Future Punk created a wonderful series of 1970s-1990s retro style animated intros for modern internet companies, "inspired by great work of Sullivan & | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How Lonely, Powerless Isolation Can Lead Online Bullies to Exert Control Through Mean Comments

A rather forthright, but very insightful animation by The School of Life attempts to make sense of the increasing amount of vitriolic comments that show | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How the Cardboard and Plastic Ouija Board Came to Be Trusted as an Effective Conduit to the Spiritual World

In a bewitching video essay for the Vox series Overrated, host Phil Edwards wonders aloud as to how the Ouija Board, a marketed game that is made up of a | Continue reading


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