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The Nelson Cash design studio has created a fantastic Stranger Things Type Generator website that allows fans to write out whatever they want and make it look like the stylized title card from Netflix‘s nostalgic new show. The fascinating, yet simple typographic opening sequence for Stranger Things was originally created by the Imaginary Forces creative […]

Soylent Bar is a new portable plant-based snack bar that provides 12.5% of a person’s daily nutritional needs. The caramel-flavored bars are meant to be a compliment to the Soylent 2.0 meal replacement. Snack to the future with Soylent Bar, 12.5% of your daily nutritional requirements packed into a convenient and tasty bar. Plant-based and […]

Jeff Lieberman, musician, sculptor and host of the Discovery Channel program Time Warp has come up with a way to put his love for slow-motion photography with the Slow Dance Picture Frame. This unique frame makes real objects appear to move in slow motion through the use of an electromagnet and fast moving strobe lights […]

In episode one of HelloDenizen‘s new Animal Arcade series, a cute little dog dressed in a Pac-Man costume runs around in a maze and pops power pellet balloons. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsA Dog Dressed Up as a Giant Mutant Spider Terrifies People, Causing Them To Run for Their […]

A photo posted by 2nd Shot (@second_shot) on Jun 27, 2016 at 2:37pm PDT Canadian skateboarder John Gibson (no relation) of 2nd Shot who creates functional skate art, called upon friends at the Canadian School of Lutherie and MJS Custom Pickups to help him build a really beautiful Fender Stratocaster-inspired electric guitar complete with whammy […]

Italian street artist Pixel Pancho painted a wonderful fancy robot lady mural on the side of a building in Chelsea, Manhattan on 10th Avenue at 22nd Street. You can see more of his amazing work on Instagram. photo by Scott Beale Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsLady Aiko Mural on […]

Improv Everywhere enlisted random New Yorkers to lead a 100-person dance crew in their latest mission. The group set up a platform in New York City’s Bryant Park with the sign “Dance Captain Wanted” to invite park-goers to step up and have the dancers imitate their every move. photos via Improv Everywhere Host your WordPress […]

The Backyard Scientist and Mark Rober teamed up to fill a swimming pool with 25 million Orbeez water balls to perform a variety of science experiments using molten aluminum, fireworks, and Rober’s nephews. The Backyard Scientist video covers a number of experiments while Rober’s video answers the question of how far into the pool a person would […]

A photo posted by Butcher Billy (@thebutcherbilly) on Aug 2, 2016 at 10:55am PDT Post-Punk Supervillain Squad Series is a great new illustrated project, created by Brazilian designer Butcher Billy, where he reimagines famous post-punk and new wave rock stars as comic book supervillains from the DC universe. Butcher Billy‘s entire series of illustrations are […]

WordPress has released version 4.6 “Pepper” named for jazz baritone saxophonist Park Frederick “Pepper” Adams III. “Pepper” streamlines updates to installed themes, and improves content recovery by storing drafts locally in the browser. The new version also uses native fonts to improve speed, and the editor now checks for broken links automatically. Host your WordPress […]

Brooklyn film director and animator Peter Sluszka has created Hardboiled, a stop-motion animated crime drama satire featuring characters that resemble food. According to Peter, “every set and character is built by hand and photographed in his Brooklyn studio.” He is currently raising funds on Indiegogo to help pay for the “labor, materials, equipment, and studio […]

While riding along a path in Parc de la Pointe Taillon near Saguenay, Quebec last summer, bicyclist Francois Arsenault encountered an adorable family of skunks waddling towards him. Rather than panic and run, Arsenault very wisely decided to stay very still and let the little Mephitidic family sniff him out. Once satisfied the human was […]

A photo posted by The New Yorker Cartoons (@newyorkercartoons) on Aug 16, 2016 at 10:01am PDT A wi-fi horror story by Farley Katz for The New Yorker Cartoons. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid Posts‘The New Yorker’ Releases a Special Animated Cover by Chris Ware in Collaboration With ‘This American Life’Jason […]

Cinema Sins takes a look at everything wrong with Hellboy. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsFoogos, Pop Culture & Sports Team Logos Made From FoodMake-A-Wish Brings Six-Year-Old Zachary Face To Face With HellboyAdam Savage Went Incognito at the Silicon Valley Comic Con Dressed as Comic Book Hellboy

Screen Junkies presents an honest trailer for Gladiator. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsHonest Game Trailer for Pokémon GoAn Honest Movie Trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’An Honest Trailer for The Martian

Twin Falls, Idaho base jumper and wingsuit pilot Miles Daisher recently completed a daring stunt that he had been dreaming of doing by leaping out of a helicopter and hitting a target while soaring through the sky at 120 mph. He accomplished his feat while competing at Wings for Love, a fundraiser event in China […]

On a recent episode of How To Cake It, host Yolanda Gampp provides a step-by-step guide on how to make a chocolate Pokémon Go themed Poké Ball cake with Italian meringue buttercream. I want to be the very best, like no one ever was…So when the Pokémon GO craze hit, I knew it was time […]

Think Geek has created a fantastic set of glassware with each glass in the set representing a unique interstellar nebula as photographed by NASA. Included are the Veil Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, The Helix Nebula and the Seahorse Nebula. The set is currently available for pre-order for delivery in October 2016 and pairs perfectly with their […]

Filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) has created a new video essay where he takes a look at how the Jurassic Park film from 1993 pushed the limits of visual effects and helped revolutionized the way movies were made. Fans of Kristian can support his future work on Patreon. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid […]

Aerial photography and videography company Harkin Vision has captured an extremely rare drone’s eye view of the iconic Observation Towers from the 1964 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens. Being that the towers are less than five miles from LaGuardia airport, it’s amazing that a drone was able to be flown there at […]

Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explained the different monetary values of Olympic medals. Whistler breaks down the cost of the raw materials for the medals being awarded at the current Rio games as well as past Olympiads, but he also gives examples of times medal-winning athletes have sold their prizes on the open […]

Cubii is a smart and compact under-the-desk elliptical machine for exercising at work. The device pairs with a user’s smartphone or Fitbit to track their results, and users can share their data to compete with friends online. The design features eight levels of resistance that can be easily changed through the day, and users can […]

A video posted by Hudson (@hudson_themainecoon) on Aug 13, 2016 at 3:50pm PDT We previously wrote about a bird that meowed like a cat, but it turns out that the converse is also true – a cat can chirp like a bird. Australian redditor Sam Bianchetto posted an adorable video of his gorgeous Maine Coon […]

The Pencilina is an unique 3rd bridge electric stringed instrument that was conceived and built by multi-instrumentalist and luthier Bradford Reed in 1985. The instrument is constructed like a pair of slim connected zithers, one tuned like a guitar while the other is tuned like a bass and can be plucked, strummed an played with […]

Programmer Martin O’Leary laid out his method for creating the random fantasy map generator used by his Twitter bot @unchartedatlas. The program tries to design maps that reflect the way natural landscapes form, and for added detail O’Leary created a place name generator for the system as well. O’Leary’s post walks readers through his process […]

The residents of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan have taken the laborious task of trash disposal and turned it into a wonderful community event. The cameras of AJ+ have captured children and adults lining up to place their refuse and their carefully sorted recyclables into musical garbage trucks that make the job that much more pleasant. I […]

Jesse Newton turned to Facebook to share the tragic story of when his Roomba ran over a pile of dog poop while making its rounds in the middle of the night, and the awful brown carnage it left behind. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsTriumph The Insult Comic Dog Crashes […]

The Cincinnati Zoo has put together an adorable video that shares fun facts about the capybara, the world’s largest rodent who hails from South America, likes to spend a great deal time in the water and has been known to occasionally show up on Rio golf courses. Often called the “water pig” for its aquatic […]

London filmmaker Steve Ramsden has created “Hollywood or Bus!,” a fantastic mashup of movies that follow a group of Hollywood stars who all take a bus ride together that doesn’t end well at all. The mashup features celebrities from films like Speed, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Graduate, and more. Host your WordPress blog with […]

Life Noggin narrator Blocko aka Pat Graziosi describes all the terrible things that could happen to a person’s body should that person never want to leave their bed. you’ll start to get weaker especially if you are immobile in the bed. See muscles at complete rest lose ten to fifteen percent of their strength per […]

The Madcap Brothers used dangerous Roman candle fireworks and a lightsaber to act out what would happen when a powerful Jedi and a magical wizard faced off in battle. Here is part one of their fiery war.

Japanese video designer Yoshiyuki Katayama has created the gorgeously mesmerizing film “Umwelt“, which features timelapses of different flowers in bloom while insects appear to land, crawl across and fly away in real time. The effect is quite soothing, particularly when accompanied by the beautiful soundtrack by Kevin MacLeod. The artist also shot the film vertically […]

Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for Arrival, an upcoming sci-fi drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on the short story “Story of Your Life” by author Ted Chiang. The trailer features expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) and her team working on making contact and communicating with an alien race, who […]

Student Josh Sheldon has created an incredible Stepper Motor Organ, a hand-crafted instrument that’s built around 49 back driven stepper motors in order to create a unique synthesized sound. The organ is also comprised of 49 disks, a keyboard with handmade keys, lever arms and finishing keys which were all mounted onto a wooden frame. […]

A young boy named Anthony laughed and squeaked in a hospital bed after inhaling a dog toy. The boy appeared to be in good spirits while being film during the ordeal. via Boing Boing Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsFast-Breathing Dog Sounds Like an Idling Motor After a Good Run […]

Compound Interest broke down the chemical composition of the medals being awarded at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. Although they are gold-plated, the gold medals have not been pure gold since the 1912 Olympics. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsA Competitive List of Interesting Facts About the Olympic Games2016 […]

DuoSkin is a metallic temporary tattoo material that serves as an on-skin interface with connected devices. The conductive tattoos are applied to the skin and can easily be designed to serve a variety of functions. The project is a collaboration between MIT Media Lab and Microsoft. photos via MIT Media Lab Host your WordPress blog […]

Talented musicians Rob Scallon and Sarah Longfield recently teamed up to have let off some steam while performing an amazing ukulele cover duet of the thrash metal song “Payback” by Slayer. Sarah didn’t hold back one bit while jamming on her ukulele and screaming out the colorful lyrics with tremendous power. Here is the original […]

Google Duo is a new one-to-one video calling app from Google. The app was first announced in May of 2016, but officially launched in both the Google Play Store and iTunes App Store this week. The app works with the user’s contacts list and phone number, so users don’t need a separate Google account to […]

In episode 12 of his series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts takes a look at the career of Anton Yelchin, phenomenal late actor who was best known for his role as Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot films and several other stellar roles. Anton tragically passed away from a car […]

After making an appearance on “Good Day LA” to promote his new book Keep Moving and upcoming concert, the great Dick Van Dyke and the Vantastix, sang a brilliant impromptu a cappella version of the eponymous title song from the 1968 film “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” for a very surprised and appreciative audience at the […]

Vox video producer Christophe Haubursin talked to Michelle Dougherty, the creative director at Imaginary Forces, to find out how they went about creating the awesome retro opening sequence for Stranger Things. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsPBS Arts: Off Book – The Art of Film & TV Title Design‘Too Many […]

The group of creatives at 5 Mad Movie Makers are back with new and improved POV footage of a Hot Wheels diecast car using gravity to race around a neighborhood, tricky loops, and even underwater through “8 different track sections all connected by teleporting tunnels.” We previously wrote about their footage of two cars racing […]

AMC has released a new sneak peek clip for the upcoming seventh season of The Walking Dead that does a good job of making viewers question the safety of Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus). The new season will premiere on Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 at 9 EST. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing […]

http://thenib.tumblr.com/post/148983528256/summer-olympic-events-for-the-rest-of-us-from Summer Olympic Events For the Rest of Us by Gemma Correll on The Nib Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsAnimated 8-Bit Montage of the Summer Olympic GamesWhat It Might Look Like If New York City Hosted the Winter OlympicsLondon Mayor Boris Johnson Welcomes the World to The Olympics

Snorelax is a new alarm app that wakes users earlier if there are traffic delays. Users set their desired arrival time and how long they need to prepare, and Snorelax analyses traffic data along a preset route to determine the best time to go off. Snorelax is available now in the iTunes App Store. via […]

cf. city flows at the Urban Complexity Lab is a project that created fascinating moving maps of New York, London, and Berlin based on bike sharing data in those cities. The visualizations let users easily see how the programs impact the cities. cf. city flows is a comparative visualization environment of urban bike mobility designed to […]

Just after the publication his controversial book Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, author Hunter S. Thompson appeared on a 1967 CBC broadcast where he was confronted by a very calm and rational, albeit annoyed Skip Workman, a loyal Hell’s Angel who rode into the the theater on his […]

Film editor Himker Rovde has created a brilliant montage using super hero television shows and films from the 1970’s and 1980’s to create a real-looking promo for an early version of “The Avengers“. Even Hawkeye is there. Avengers together for the first time in this 1978 made for TV movie Host your WordPress blog with […]

Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explains the history and meaning behind the design of the Olympic rings, as well as giving the origin of the official Olympic creed and motto. The Olympic ring symbol was designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1912. The idea of using rings intertwined with one another came […]