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Nick Mason, the legendary drummer of Pink Floyd shares the fascinating history of music and technology for “The Documentary Podcast” by the BBC World Service. Mason starts off the series by explaining how sound was first captured. In subsequent episodes, Mason talks about the history of recording music and those who pioneered the field, the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Nick Mason of Pink Floyd Presents the History of Music and Technology for BBC’s ‘The Documentary Podcast’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Taili Wu made a really charming stop-motion animated short featuring puppet animals forming the letters of the English alphabet. Wu created each animal with the idea of learning “something new everyday”. For example, the letter C is represented by Ham the Chimp, a famous hominid who went into space in 1961 and the letter D...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Charming Stop-Motion Animation Featuring Puppet Animals Forming the Letters of the English Alphabet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an extremely insightful essay, Isaac of The Take by Screenprism takes a look at the Toy Story franchise. In doing so, he notes how each movie shows the evolution of each toy and the role they play in Andy’s life, the petty jealousies in the first films that become friendships later on and the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How ‘Toy Story’ Centers Around the Fear of Abandonment Throughout Every Stage of a Child’s Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In October 2018, award-winning Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue partnered with Lucasfilm LTD to create a wonderfully whimsical line of high end handmade furniture with a very distinct Star Wars theme. This amazing collection, which officially launched in April 2019 at Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy, consists of an Imperial TIE Fighter Wings Easy Armchair...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Filipino Designer Partners With Lucasfilm to Create a Whimsical Line of High End Star Wars Furniture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While in the waters the Romblon Pass at The Three P Resort in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines, diver Joseph Elayani captured absolutely stunning footage of two female blanket octopuses. As each of these unusual cephalopods swam by, they billowed out their long shimmering webs for which they get their name. The webs rippled...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stunning Footage of Blanket Octopuses Billowing Out Their Shimmering Iridescent Rainbow Webs to Divers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

It is with the greatest of sadness that we inform you that Laughing Squid’s beloved badass ninja kitten Matilda tragically passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2019, due to complications from rapid onset effusive feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). She was only 11 months old. While FIP is fairly rare, it is an always-fatal immune system...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Matilda (2018-2019), The Beloved Little Badass Ninja Kitten Whose Elegant Presence Brightened Our Lives first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The vet will not find me here,never?? pic.twitter.com/iqrthPNlWc — Snezana? (@BgSnezana) May 9, 2019 An absolutely adorable short-legged gray cat at the vet’s office decided that seeing the doctor was not up for discussion and ran for the best nearby hiding place, which turned out to be a file sorter on the vet’s desk. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Little Short-Legged Gray Cat Tries to Hide From the Veterinarian Inside a File Sorter on the Desk first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, German paper artist Katrin Rodegast created a wonderful series of highly detailed human organs and skeletal structures out of Zurich city maps. The series was created for the event “Zurich Heart” at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) in Zurich. “Zurich Heart” is a visionary interdisciplinary flagship project of the University Medicine Zurich (Hochschulmedizin Zürich)....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible Detailed Human Organs and Skeletal Structures Made Out of Zurich City Maps first appeared on Laughing Squid.

San Francisco artist Ben Smith, who says he’s just “just trying to be more original” than his name, creates absolutely wonderful figures and amusing scenarios made out of fruit and other appropriate accoutrements. Included in Smith’s basket is a hand made of blackberries holding a Blackberry phone, bananas playing a hand of cards, a messy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Scenes and Figures Made Out of Fruit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Thomas Blanchard, an incredibly imaginative color artist turned to the beauty of nature with “-N- Uprising”, a gorgeous short film that captures the colorful symbiotic relationship between busy insects and blooming flowers. The insects of the film were shot in 8K resolution and the blooming flowers are made up of over 5,000 high-definition photographs. For...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous 8K Film Capturing the Symbiotic Relationship Between Busy Insects and Colorful Blooming Flowers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented Josh Ellingson, who is an artist and good friend of Laughing Squid, very cleverly connected his Roku digital media player to an old black-and-white television. Ellingson achieved this anachronistic experiment using a matching transformer that attaches to the TV and goes out to the coaxial cable, which is then attached to an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Josh Ellingson Connects His Roku Digital Media Player to an Old Black and White Television first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Andrew Day, a gaffer for such films and television shows as The Bourne Legacy and The Night Of appears in an enlighted episode of the Vanity Fair series Reverse Film School to explain exactly why gaffers are so crucial to the movie-making process. In order to prove his point, Day dissects a scene that was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Gaffers Are So Crucial to Movie Making Process first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After seeing the annual litter of bobcats that appeared on his Tucson roof for a couple of years, resident Billy McCormick set up a camera up in a corner in order to capture the event in greater detail. As if reading a script, the latest litter of playful baby bobcats and their cautious mom wandered...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Litter of Baby Bobcats Curiously Check Out the Camera On the Tucson, Arizona Roof Where They Were Born first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While exploring the deepest waters within the Gulf of Mexico, marine biologists on the NOAA missionFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Marine Biologists Capture Extremely Rare Sight of Giant Squid Just 100 Miles South of New Orleans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During CES 2019, GE Lighting made a huge splash with C by GE, their series of smart lighting devices that work with a compatible app that acts as remote control device within the house, voice assistant devices like Google Home and Amazon Echo as well as iOS and Android devices. As with all brand new...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Absurd Overly Complicated Video Showing How to Reset a C by GE Smart Bulb That Seems Like a Parody first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Vancouver band Said the Whale has released a really amazing zoetrope style music video for their song “Record Shop”. The video, which was directed by motion designer Johnny Jansen, was created with machine-cut vinyl stickers with images each band member. These stickers were then strategically placed onto 129 spinning vintage vinyl records and creates...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Zoetrope Style Music Video for ‘Record Shop’ by Said The Whale Made With 129 Spinning Records first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the complex character development within the sublime AMC series Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul by association, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough take a look at the decomposition and decompensation of Mike Ehrmantraut between the two shows. Mike starts off as a relatively good guy who, like...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Mike Ehrmantraut of ‘Breaking Bad’ Believed He Could Hang Onto Integrity by Adhering to a Code first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographers Ryan Chylinski and MaryLiz Bender have captured absolutely stunning ultra-slow-motion footage of SpaceX rocket launchs over the last year. The couple used autonomous ultra-high speed cameras that were placed upon the launch pad itself to capture this amazing footage which is part of a longer film that includes from other space programs. We place...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stunning Ultra Slow-Motion Footage of SpaceX Rocket Launches Captured by Autonomous Cameras first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The School of Life thoughtfully explains the circumstances in which certain people are afraid of being happy. These particular people may even be subject to self-sabotage, shortchanging themselves in career, social and psychological arenas due to the worry of being seen as a failure or even as a traitor in someone else’s eyes. Yet, as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Situations That Make People Afraid of Being Happy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While visiting New York City, travel vlogger Johnny Harris (previously) very candidly explains what it’s like having dyslexia, using forthright language and real-world examples to define and relate the experience to those who don’t know and/or understand what it’s like. Dyslexia has a lot to do with the term decoding. If you are a human...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Dyslexic Man Candidly Explains What Dyslexia Is Like first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During a live show, musician Stephen Kennedy of the comedy cabaret string quartet Graffiti Classics, lifted up his stringed instrument to his chin in preparation to play Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov‘s “Flight of the Bumblebee”, but changed his mind at the very last second. Instead, Kennedy performed the orchestral interlude with his cheeks and mouth. via reddit...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Amusingly Performs ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ With His Cheeks and Mouth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After spending a few days exploring North Korea, travel vlogger Jordan Simons shared what it was like to travel from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport in North Korea to Beijing, China. After Simons arrived at the airport, he was unaccompanied for the first time in the country and was very much alone in the giant terminal,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Traveling Alone From a Giant Empty Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea to Beijing, China first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really cute cocker spaniel puppy named Peter has a mysterious condition that causes him to pass out just like a fainting goat whenever he gets excited, tired or scared. Despite his condition, however, Peter is very healthy, happy and quite beloved by his doting humans. This adorable pooch loves his trips to the park...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Cocker Spaniel Puppy Mysteriously Faints Like a Goat Whenever He Gets Excited or Scared first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, the talented techs of Delta Airlines built a working barbeque grill using scrapped Pratt & Whitney PW2000 series engine parts that looks like a real 757 jet engine. Solowingzx captured some really great photos of this amazing creation. A year prior, the Deltatechs created the “Celebration Grill”, an amazing aircraft scale replica that...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Jet Engine Barbeque Grill Built by Delta Airlines Techs Using Scrapped Pratt & Whitney Parts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the wonderfully mesmerizing video for the Gideon Irving song “Woke Up Looking”, random hands in silver gloves attend to every need of a phone-fixated man as spends every aspect of his existence “looking at his robot”. Irving, who is the son of actor Mandy Patinkin, is currently raising funds for a cross-country horseback music...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing Music Video For ‘Woke Up Looking’ by Gideon Irving Was Made Without CGI or Green Screen first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In another clever stop-motion animated short by filmmaker Omozoc Omozoc, an enraged office worker who just found out that he was fired decided he’d had enough and began tearing apart his business suit to create ingredients for a hand-rolled sushi platter. When he needed more ingredients, he angrily chopped up the tools of his trade...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Enraged Office Worker Who Just Got Fired Angrily Makes Sushi Out of What He Wore and Used For Work first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Disturbed by the increasing bureaucracy and complete banning of the great American entreprenurial pastime of sidewalk lemonade stands, Country Time Lemonade has organized an “Legalade Lemonade” campaign in order to show which states allow lemonade stands and which don’t. For those citizens who live in states where lemonade stands are illegal, the campaign educates consumers...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Country Time Lemonade Campaigns to Legalize Lemonade Stands in States That Don’t Allow Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sebastiaan Kulwanowski, the talented musician who previously played his violin to recreate the sounds of birds, insects, and mammals, did another round of sound recreations. Rather than animals, Kulwanowski replicated the sounds of various instruments including a flute, harmonica, cello, bagpipes, and ukulele using only his trusty violin. Similar feats have been previously accomplished on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Makes Violin Sound Like Other Instruments first appeared on Laughing Squid.

New York City artist Daniel Rozin creates amazing mechanical mirrors, software mirrors, and kinetic sculptures that viscerally respond to anyone who peers into the reflective glass. Each mirror offers viewers a different way of looking at themselves using video cameras, motors, and computers that are hidden out of sight. Wired took an opportunity to speak...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Mechanical Mirrors That Offer Curious Viewers New and Alternative Ways of Looking at Themselves first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Dynasty WarriorZ has created an amusing four-part compilation series of the villainous quips, threats and remarks uttered by Negan’s second-in-command Simon in The Walking Dead. This charming madman role was played by the wonderful Steven Ogg, who, among other things, famously played the role of Trevor Phillips in the popular video game series...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Compilations of the Best Lines Uttered by Steven Ogg’s Character Simon in ‘The Walking Dead’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British artist Richard Wilkinson, who previously released very clever imaginary insects inspired by Star Wars characters, has gone on to create an additional series of imaginary insects that were inspired Looney Tunes characters (Insanusmelodiae). Insanusmelodiae are one of the smallest families of the order Mantodae. Their distinctive characteristics include loud and often odd vocalizations and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Imaginary Insects Inspired by Looney Tunes Characters and Classic Horror Film Monsters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

GarfieldEATS is a wonderfully innovative concept restaurant in Toronto dedicated to all things related to Garfield the Cat. The accompanying app not only takes care of ordering the uniquely Garfield-shaped pizzas, sweets, and other food from the restaurant but offers Garfield-themed games, trivia, and cartoons to play. The app also offers discounts, loyalty programs. GarfieldEATS...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post GarfieldEATS, An Innovative Concept Restaurant and Ordering App Dedicated to All Things Garfield the Cat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The 50 people from the 50 different states who have previously shared their regional slang, their word for fizzy soft drinks and the worst thing about their state for the Condé Nast Traveler series Culturally Speaking, very amusingly demonstrated their own regionally accents for the cameras. While many readily acknowledged the particular verbal peculiarities of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post 50 People From 50 Different States Demonstrate Their Regional Accents first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a clever stop-motion animation, a frustrated typist writing home for financial help gets frustrated with a stuck “y” key and ends up making a literal sandwich out of the keyboard and mouse, complete with crunching sound. Filmmaker Omozoc Omozoc created this humorous short, “Keyboard crasher’s lunch” out of over 2,400 photos and absolutely no...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Frustrated Typist Makes a Sandwich Out of Keyboard With a Stuck Letter in a Clever Stop-Motion Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Shota Takahashi of the Japanese company Ocean Teabag has created an adorable line of whimsical handmade teabags, including two that come in squid and octopus shapes. The squid features a black jasmine tea inside, while the octopus is a combination of Darjeeling and Assam teas. All the fun of deep-sea diving in a nice soothing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Squid and Octopus Tea Bags first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The highly informative CGP Grey retreated to the Forest of All Knowledge with his dog to learn why Northern Ireland doesn’t really have a flag of their own. Since 1972, however, the country unofficially adopted the Ulster Banner as representation in its place. This particular flag has a rich, traditional history, though it is also...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Animated History About the Officially Unofficial Flag of Northern Ireland first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Simone Giertz, the prolific engineer who used to refer to herself theFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Simone Giertz Turns Her Tesla Into a Pickup Truck first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As someone who makes a lot of Korean food, this is the best method for getting garlic peeled!? pic.twitter.com/14GGJDQhRj — ????????? ? ???? ? (@VPestilenZ) June 17, 2019 Toronto game developer Valentina Lord of Deadhand Interactive shared a really handy video showing how to quickly peel garlic. Lord demonstrated how she uses a small knife...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Quickly Peel Garlic by Stabbing the Clove With a Small Knife While Separating It From the Bulb first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Insider spoke with Michael L. Roberts, the vocal, piano and performance coach who prepared actor Taron Egerton for his role as Elton John in the film Rocketman. Roberts fondly recalled that Egerton had a wonderful voice, but didn’t know how to play the piano at all. Yet after training for just two hours a day...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Taron Egerton Learned How to Embody the Distinct Style of Elton John for the Film ‘Rocketman’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The ever-adventuring Tom Scott paid a visit to Olds Engineering, a metalwork foundry in Maryborough, Australia. Within the walls of the foundry sits a remarkable self-feeding vertical elevator that lifts bulk materials with the motion of a giant rotating spiral. The vacuum tube around the spiral suppresses dust, which greatly limits the risk of explosion....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Remarkable Self-Feeding Vertical Elevator That Safely Lifts Bulk Materials With a Giant Rotating Spiral first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During the wonderfully thoughtful memorial ceremony to the late former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, the renowned Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a fitting cover of the classic Men at Work song “Down Under”. The song was one of Mr. Hawkes favorites, which expressed the pride he had in his country and in the people who...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Sydney Symphony Plays ‘Down Under’ by Men at Work as Tribute to Late Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a helpful explainer video, the feline duo of Cole and Marmalade (previously) along with little sisters Jugg and Zig Zag happily (and unhappily) demonstrate several of the many different sounds that cats make, who these sounds are for and what they actually mean. Meowing, Purring, Trilling, Chattering, Yowling, Hissing and Growling Cats! … Have...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cats Demonstrating the Different Sounds They Make first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online novelty clothing company Thenice has created a one-piece swimsuit that features anatomically correct internal organs of the human body on both front and back. While this long-sleeved bathing suit is anything but revealing, someone may ask you to cover up nonetheless. via Boing Boing Related Laughing Squid PostsA Delicious Life-Size Chocolate Replica of a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Anatomically Correct Internal Organs Printed Swimsuit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a gusty episode of the series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains exactly how the city of Chicago garnered the nickname “The Windy City” and its origins are surprising. Rather the name being meteorological in nature, the wind referring to the city was defined more figuratively in the form of political commentary...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Surprising Political Non-Meteorological Origins Behind the Chicago Nickname of ‘The Windy City’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a colloquial episode Condé Nast Traveler series Culturally Speaking, 50 people from 50 different states within the USA shared their regional slang terms regarding any subject. While most struggled to come up with something, people from such states as Texas and Louisiana had some of the same terms (“bless your heart”), while other people...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post 50 People From 50 States Share Regional Slang Terms first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While out in his yard, a compassionate man named Andrew of Beat Therapy came across a weakened bee who was completely non-responsive. Concerned about the bee’s well-being, Andrew took the bee home, placed her on a dish and fed her a bit of honey. The bee instantly responded and flew away. I read something on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Kind Man Revives an Exhausted Bee Using Honey first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the amusing mashup “Pee Wee’s Jurassic Adventure” by Pixel Riot, a bicycle-riding Pee Wee Herman from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure gleefully chased after the fleeing Dr. Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), Dr. Sattler (Laura Dern) and Muldoon (Bob Peck) during one of the most intense chase scenes in the 1993 film Jurassic Park. In an interesting...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Pee Wee Herman Gleefully Chases Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern in ‘Pee Wee’s Jurassic Adventure’ Mashup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the first moon landing, a dedicated team at NASA that includes software engineer and historian Ben Feist spent the better part of the last two years recreating the iconic Apollo 11 mission as it happened in real time in 1969. The incredible result, aptly entitled Apollo 11 in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Real Time Recreation of the Iconic 1969 Apollo 11 Moon Mission Using Historical Flight Data first appeared on Laughing Squid.

For the premiere episode of his new online Discovery series Savage Builds, former Mythbuster Adam Savage built an incredible bulletproof, 3D printed titanium Iron Man suit that actually flies. I swear if Tony Stark was not fictional and he was making an Iron Man suit right now, this is precisely how we would do it...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Adam Savage Builds a Flying 3D Printed Titanium Iron Man Suit Using the Original Marvel Studios Design first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A terribly beleaguered anthropomorphic Boston Dynamics Atlas robot finally learns how to fight back after being subjected to extreme abuse at the hands of its sadistic handlers in an amusing but satisfying parody created by Corridor Digital. The new robots at Boston Dynamics keep getting more and more sophisticated… Common Digital also shared a behind-the-scenes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Learns to Fight Back After Extreme Physical Abuse by Its Handlers first appeared on Laughing Squid.