Laughing Squid

Prop production company Make3 created the Lumon Industries WoeMeter from the "Chikhai Bardo" episode of the series "Severance".

How Ridiculous added copious amounts of pneumatic air to inflatable objects to make them as large as possible before they exploded.

Analog Society creates clever mashups of two songs that have similar sounds, are in the same key, or just sound really good together.

Jason Pargin wondered why, when we look at images from 20 years ago, the styles don't strike us as being any different than our current time.

Laurence BrownofLost in the Pond explained how a number of states in the United States have kept names that originated in Great Britain.

"You Are What You Eat" is a horrifying series of creepy AI generated humanoid food creatures that eat the food from which they are made.

William Maranci put together the odd combination of Hootie & The Blowfish singing to the music of "Cemetry Gates" by The Smiths.

A toothless senior cat named Nugget is so obsessed with potatoes of any shape, style, and size that he wants to be around them all the time.

The cast of "Severance" provided clues about split consciousness in literature to "Jeopardy Invitational Tournament" contestants.

Azlo Slade talked about the damage that sugar can do to a human body in a toothsome video for National Geographic.

Did You Catch This explained how Ricky Gervais was once a pop music star and lead singer for the 1980s new wave duo Seona Dancing.

Architectural Digest spoke with Robert Garneau about how he optimized a 400 square-foot NYC apartment with the strategic use of space.

Animator EnlargedKai created a wonderful Pokemon-themed version of the David Attenborough BBC series "Planet Earth".

Great Big Story spoke with Jason Bunn, the 1985 Monopoly World Champion, who offered strategic tips for winning the game bigly.

"The Last Headshop" is a humorous faux documentary about the highly controversial subject of selling of human skulls in New York City.

Postmodern Jukebox collaborated with Veronica Swift to perform a sultry 1960s girl group cover of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love."

Adam Savage and Muppet Labs test the theory of gravity by dropping random and messy items from a great height.

RAI Institute has created the Ultra Mobile Vehicle, an autonomous robotic bicycle that can jump, turn, do a wheelie and stop on a dime.

Adam Freelander took an in-depth and unbiased look into Birthright Citizenship in the US according to the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

Bill Murray talked about Saturday Night Live while eating progressively spicy hot wings on the First We Feast series "Hot Ones".

Lalit Patidar, a teenager from India who has the rare condition of hypertrichosis, set the Guinness World Record for the hairiest face.

Simon Roper explained how the standard British accent was developed in the 1700s by aristocrats to distinguish themselves from commoners.

Paleontologist Danielle Dufault traveled to Morocco to learn more about the legendary tree-climbing goats who live in endangered argan groves.

Himesh Patel read an amusing letter written in 1929 by Ford Madox Ford about the wonderful versatility of books.

Adam Scott appeared to predict "Severance" in a 2014 episode of "Parks and Recreation" where he suggested a firewall between home and work.

Bill McClintockcreated a mashup featuring the Queensryche song "Jet City Woman" with the dulcet beat of The Spinners song "I'll Be Around".

"Secret Mall Apartment" is a documentary about the artists whosecretly built a studio apartmentinside theProvidence Place Mall in 2003.

In a fascinating clip from the Science Channel show "How the Universe Works", scientists explain the composition of Saturn's rings.

Bre Boyette, a proud mom who lives on a farm, snuck an adorable highland mini-cow into the house for plenty of "moo-cow hugs".

NASA's ECCO Group shared a mesmerizing model that plotted the Earth's most traveled underwater highways.

The G1 humanoid robot by Unitree is so nimble that it is able to perform near perfect Kung Fu movements with little or no effort whatsoever.

British ex-pat Laurence Brown of Lost in the Pond quite appropriately questioned the bizarre borders of time zones in the United States.

The History Guyrecounted the complicated history of milk, noting that its basic sugar, lactose, is incredibly complex.

A thoughtful pregnant stray cat brought pink camellia flowers to a woman named Aalishelise's door, who then let her inside to give birth.

During a 2012 show in Memphis, Styx played two of the band's most seminal albums, "The Grand Illusion" and "Pieces of Eight".

The Slow Mo Guys created a watermelon rocket by placing it on a skateboard and then propelling forward it with lit sparklers.

A talented bulldog named Chowder, who absolutely loves to skateboard, refuses to go to bed without his beloved board by his side.

In the dark comedy web series "Do We Eat Him?", two slightly unhinged zombie apocalypse survivors debate if they should consume a dead man.

The BBC Earth Explore series "Everyday Extremes" accompanied a woman named Mina as she worked as a crane operator in Oslo, Norway.

Musician Iwo Jedynecki performed a theme from the Harry Potter movies on a modern portative accordion, an instrument used in the Middle ages.

Sweet Bread shares wonderful videos of the beautiful tandoori breads that he makes at his bakery in Uzbekistan.

Spanish musician Martin Blanes impressively performed several lively swing jazz covers on a traditional hurdy gurdy.

Harrison Trautschold Brown explained the working class origins of the distinctive Brownstones that line the streets of Brooklyn.

Musician Joe Walsh of the Eagles showcased his incredible dexterity and creativity for making his guitar sing.

Ze Frankamusingly explains how camels physically evolved in order to not only survive but thrive in the desert.

"Shredding Light" by Darren Pearson is a long exposure stop motion animation featuring light painted skeletons on skateboards.

Dr. Erica Brozovskiof Otherwordsexplained how languages can go from living to dormant to dead and finally, to extinct.

The School of Life explains how a neglectful childhood can lead people to run from love despite it being counter-intuitive to their needs.

Comedian Myles Toe amusingly poked separate fun at the gentrified Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

Name Explain tallked about the influence that words from various Native American tribes in the United States have had on modern English.