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A post shared by Julian Melchiorri (@julianmelchiorri) on Sep 15, 2017 at 9:59am PDT Designer Julian Melchiorri has created “Exhale“, an absolutely gorgeous, modular, bionic chandelier that contains air cleansing live green algae. The chandelier hangs in the Victoria and Albert Museum as a part of its permanent collection. Exhale was created for the London...

During the filming of the debut episode of their brand new weekly vlog “Backyard with Bert“, the legendary Sesame Street duo, Bert and Ernie spent much of their time hilariously squabbling with each other before embarking on their first project, a blindfolded pumpkin painting challenge. Welcome to Backyard with Bert, a vlog hosted by your...

In 2015, YouTuber Taylor Shawn shared a touching video that showed off the bond of trust that exists between him and his pet chameleon. The little lizard readily climbed onto Shawn’s arm and appeared unwilling to be set down at any time during a trip around the room. If you chameleon correctly, this is the...

Yan Liang of the award winning series Beautiful Chemistry has created stunning sequel entitled Envisioning Chemistry, which, like its predecessor, is a series of artistic 4K films capturing the visual beauty of chemical chain reactions. The project is a collaborative endeavor between The Beauty of Science and the Chinese Chemical Society. For this release, we...

In episode six of Game Revealed, we get a behind the scenes look at how the visual effects team brought a terrifying zombie polar bear to life using green screen magic on the seventh season of Game of Thrones. It’s very much like a shark attack. An Amazing Visual Effects Reel for Season 4 of...

Astrophysicist and StarTalk host Neil deGrasse Tyson sat down with Wired to answer common science related questions that were asked by people on Twitter. Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers Science Questions While Eating Progressively Spicy WingsNeil deGrasse Tyson Tells Rapper B.o.B. the Earth is Round & Then Drops the Mic on The Nightly ShowNeil deGrasse Tyson...

Upon coming up on a van that had been left wide open, a clever little fox saw a prime opportunity to grab a piece of pizza that was just sitting there waiting to be eaten. Being that the vulpine visitor decided to go for it, the van owner elected instead to capture video of the...

Engineer students Stephan Flamand, Robbe Terryn, and Pieterjan Deconinck from Ghent University created a frightening six-legged scorpion robot for the Industrial Design Center‘s tech exhibit that is capable of stabbing victims with its tail. The 3D printed scorpion responds to interactions, moves in all directions, and leaves a harmless mark when it goes in for...

Filmmaker Kristian Williams who’s also known as “kaptainkristian” took an extensive look at the 2013 Spike Jonze film Her. In the resulting video essay, Williams specifically noted how the vintage style of clothing the characters wore, the seamlessly combined architecture of Los Angeles and Hong Kong and the warm colors used in each scene created...

A post shared by Fran Solo (@fran.solo) on Sep 22, 2017 at 12:06pm PDT Motion artist Fran Solo brought all sorts of real foods to life with his both happy and sad collection of animations. Animated oranges got squeezed, a frightened cinnamon twists were eaten, and a Jello mold did a little jiggle on Solo’s...

An absolutely adorable and super smart little dog named Penny very cleverly spelled out her own name with plastic alphabet letters. While she didn’t get the order of the letters quite right, her choice of letters was perfect. Penny is learning to spell! It’s super fun! Next up: D-O-G ;-) via Digg A Sweet Little...

Colas Suisse, road work company in Lausanne, Switzerland, has posted a satisfying video featuring their innovative and eco-friendly tunnel washing truck, a vehicle that uses water pressure, without the use of soap, and an assortment of attached scrubbing brushes to clean dirt and soot off of tunnel walls and ceilings. via The Kid Should See...

Legendary polymath Steve Martin brought his banjo and with the band Steep Canyon Rangers performed an incredible set of bluegrass songs for the the amazing music series NPR Tiny Desk Concerts. The set included the songs “So Familiar“, “All Night Long“, “On The Water” and “Caroline“, all from the aptly titled “The Long-Awaited Album“. Martin’s...

Rubie’s Costumes has released an creepy collection of Beetlejuice Halloween costumes featuring masks based on Adam and Barbara’s scary faces from the film and a pair of eyeball gloves. via Technabob Sexy Bert and Ernie Halloween CostumesMinecraft Masks, 8-Bit Video Game Inspired Costume MasksAdam Savage Went Incognito at Comic-Con Dressed in a Regal Admiral Ackbar...

Wired UK went behind the scenes with architect Bjarke Ingels and his team at the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to see how they designed the LEGO House, a 129,166-square-foot playhouse for LEGO fans of all ages located in Billund, Denmark that opened its doors on September 28th, 2017. Ingels and his crew teamed up with...

Santiago Gomez Zuviría posted a video of a young boy at a hospital who accidentally swallowed a horn from a toy doll. Whenever the poor kid took a deep breathe, the horn lodged in his throat would honk. via Storyful Engineer Mark Rober Creates a Super Friendly Horn for His Car to Use in Non-Emergency...

FOX released a sneak peek at their season eight premiere episode of Bob’s Burgers, titled “Brunchsquatch,” that was animated entirely with submissions from the Bob’s Burgers Fan Art AKA Fart contest. They featured fan art created by 62 different artists into the 130th episode that aired last Sunday. A post shared by Bob's Burgers (@bobsburgersfox)...

In 2015, farmer David Minish captured a wonderful video of three of his Holstein cows grooming his black and white spaniel, hilariously mistaking the concerned canine as one of their very own. via Dick King Smith Animator Hilariously Makes the White Spot on His Cat’s Head Flicker Like a FlameTwo Rescued Calves Gleefully Receive an...

Skilled puppeteer Barnaby Dixon had his wonderful glow-in-the-dark Bug hand puppet performed a lively little dance upon drum pads that provided the accompanying music. A dance/music performance by the Bug Puppet. Enjoy! An Intricate Warrior Finger Puppet Performs a Beautiful Improvised Dance to Live MusicA Brilliantly Designed Warrior Puppet Dances to Music Played by an...

Allaray of Our Epic Life dressed her little daughter, Roo, up as a superhero and made a video of Roo battling her awesome father, who went above and beyond while playing the part of an evil villain. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Little Girl Dressed as Marvel Comics Legend Stan LeeSuperhero Underwear, Minimalist Art Prints...

Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day attended the 2017 Incredible Science Machine (ISM) event in Westland, Michigan and got an up close look at 250,000 dominoes toppling over. The team of 19 builders behind the amazing creation ended up breaking three United States domino records. Sandlin then went home and did a domino motion...

Boomer the Bengal, little brother to the skateboarding Didga made quite the name for himself as he effortlessly broke his own Guinness World Record for skateboarding underneath a tunnel of outstretched legs of 20 different humans. The previous records was 13 people. Boomer’s previous record setting session from February 2016, when sister Didga also broke...

Beer Money Pulling Team & Lets Grow Pulling posted footage of a young man, named Oliver, driving his John Deere tractor ride-on onto a custom made mini trailer that is attached to his Chevy Silverado ride-on. via RM Videos 80 Year-Old Texas Man Takes His Rescued Dogs on Daily Rides Around Town on a Custom-Made...

Musician Seth Everman is back with a new video where he wonderfully improvises all sorts of old school video game music and sounds on a synthesizer. The stern-faced keyboardist put on a similar performance last year with even more video game goodness. Musician Improvises a Variety of Old School Video Game Music and Sounds on...

Jamie Baker has created a series of videos, titled “When Your Kid Annoys You,” that feature Baker and his little son engaging in high flying pro wrestling matches around the house with actual WWE commentary. ‘Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling’, A Funny Star-Studded Retelling of Triple H’s Professional Wrestling CareerConan O’Brien Plays and Reviews ‘WWE 2K14’ on...

On the season 43 premiere of Saturday Night Live, host Ryan Gosling got into character as a man who completely lost his mind over the Papyrus font being used in Avatar. Ryan Gosling and Vanessa Bayer Play a Pair of Obsessed Santa Fans at a Holiday Party in ‘Santa Baby’Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, and Cecily...

YouTuber Tyler Hudson created “Mosby’s Motto“, a really touching short film about his beautiful but goofy German shepherd with whom he found he had a great deal in common in terms of daily life. Yet despite these similarities, Hudson noted one significant difference that offered him a great deal of inspiration during his time spent...

In a rather chilly video essay, Half as Interesting explains which town is the most hyperborean in the world. In doing so, he revealed that Alert, Nunavut, Canada is the Earth’s northernmost inhabited area, but because it’s a Canadian military base, it’s not open to the public. The second most northern town of Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard,...

In 1999, a really beautiful Australian shepherd named Zion performed for his human Pernille Sørensen, a graceful little dance with a frilly pink umbrella in between his jaws. Sørensen referred to it as his “rain dance”. My dog, Zion, an Australian Shepherd, was showing off his little rain dance in my garden. More recently, Zion...

In an amusing skit poking fun at the label-free sensibilities of millennials, guest host Ryan Gosling and the cast of Saturday Night Live hilariously modeled Levi’s Wokes – styleless, sizeless, non-gender specific jeans with a proprietary uni-fly design that goes all the way around to the back. Introducing Wokes, sizeless, style-neutral, gender non-conforming denim for...

A post shared by EFFEKT Architects (@effektarchitects) on Jun 13, 2017 at 2:12am PDT Danish architecture firm EFFEKT has created an absolutely beautiful way to experience the Gisselfeld Klosters Skove preserved forest with their exquisitely designed “Camp Adventure Treetop Experience“, a 600 meter circular wooden ramp that gently rises within the forest up to the...

In an adorable compilation of classic episodes entitled “Cats Can Be A Real Pain In The Grass“, an innocent Simon’s Cat demonstrates how challenging and dangerous it is to live with a very playful cat who is hungry all of the time. Included in this compilation is Hot Spot, Fast Track, Laser Toy, Trash Cat,...

The wonderfully satirical social commentator Exurb1a hilariously offered via clever animation, a number of helpful hints in regard to caring for one’s introvert, as if the introvert were a pet. In doing so, Exurb1a explained the habits of an introvert, the behavior of an introvert and the benefits of having an introvert in one’s life....

While passing by the Aquarium of the Pacific, a compassionate man named Marco Magallona spotted a beautiful blue heron cowering in the bushes. Upon closer inspection, Magallona notice the bird’s beak was closed shut by a tangle of fishing line. Concerned about the bird’s safety, Magallona made several unsuccessful approaches, without any success, so he...

In a hilarious parody of the Vogue series “73 Questions” starring Laughing Squid friend Joe Sabia, a rather disheveled, bespectacled character named Helga (Liza Koshy) who was completely unprepared for her interview, made a complete mess of her house as she gave nonsensical answers to the questions posed by the interviewer. All your questions, zero...

A few weeks after a mama bear and her two cubs broke into their garbage, a homeowner in Monrovia, California invested in a heavy duty bear-proof trash can and then watched with bemusement as the same trio returned and tried to break in again without any success. This mama, along with her 2 adolescent bears,...

While speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, wunderkind Elon Musk founder of SpaceX presented a number of updates and ideas, including using the Big F-ing Rocket (BFR) for international travel, which would take passengers to cities across the world in less than an hour. If you if you build a ship...

Visual effects and animation studio Framestore released an facinating video and write-up that breaks down the magical visual effects work that they put into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. A Breakdown of the Stunning Visual Effects Work in Marvel’s Superhero Film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’A Breakdown of the Stunning Visual Effects Used in Marvel’s...

“Outside” by the very talented performer Bill Wurtz is a whimsical but catchy song about all the weird things that might happen to him if he should leave his house and go outdoors. A spaceship came to take me away. Into the moonlight. And they touched me in an interesting way and now I’m pregnant...

PBTeen released a fantastic Chewbacca Bean Bag Chair designed to look like the face of the lovable Wookiee from Star Wars. The furry chair is available to purchase from the PBTeen website. Aaaarhg! This Chewbaccaâ„¢ Beanbag is a must-have seat for the biggest Star Warsâ„¢ fan. Ultrasoft, plush, and simply too epic to pass up,...

HBO released the first trailer for Spielberg, their upcoming documentary directed and produced by Susan Lacy that gives us a look at the career of legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The film will premiere October 7th, 2017 at 8 PM ET on HBO. Through exclusive interviews with actors, family, and the filmmaker himself, this unprecedented documentary...

Science and Star Wars is a show by Disney Digital Network, Lucasfilm, and IBM that explores how close we have come to actually creating the technology found in the Star Wars galaxies. On their latest episode, host Anthony Carboni look at how close we are to building real life droids that are capable of helping...

Glove and Boots puppet Fafa the Groundhog begs AMC to fix their hit show, The Walking Dead, in a heart wrenching parody of the song “Green Light” by Lorde. Here is Lorde’s original song. ‘Glove and Boots’ Puppets Perform a Shaolin Monk Parody of the Song ‘Uptown Funk’A Bad Lip Reading Parody of ‘The Walking...

On a hot episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, comedian Wanda Sykes chatted about her life and career and ate progressively spicy wings while being interviewed by host Sean Evans. Ricky Gervais Attempts the ‘Hot Ones’ Spicy Wing Challenge While Chatting About His LifeHenry Rollins Tells High-Octane Stories About His Life While...

In 2008, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner sat down with The New York Times and shared stories about his life, his dedication to his work, those who influenced him over the years, his very public relationships and his iconic pajamas. Hefner passed away on September 27, 2017 at the age of 91. In 2008, the founder...

During an interview with Chris Moyles of Radio X, the multi-talented Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters shared a story about a hilarious conversation the band had with the legendary Christopher Walken when they were appearing together on Saturday Night Live in 2003. Walken has asked about the pronunciation of the band’s name and in...

A post shared by Aston Martin (@astonmartinlagonda) on Sep 28, 2017 at 1:29am PDT Aston Martin partnered with Triton Submarines to create “Project Neptune,” an upcoming limited edition luxury mini submarine that will allow up to three people to explore under water at depths of around 1,650 feet at a max speed of 3.5 miles...

Siobhan O’Brien posted a video of her three-year-old daughter going from cheery to utterly devastated after getting the news that her pregnant mother will be having a baby boy. Tasty candy helps the cute little girl calm down, but she is still not happy about the entire situation. Our little 3 year old’s unexpected reaction...

Industrial Light & Magic presents a fascinating breakdown of how hundreds of artists, scientists, and engineers from around the globe created the incredible visual effects for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We hope you enjoy the reel which was screened at the SIGGRAPH 2017 Computer Animation Festival and debuted world-wide on the September 27th...

German insect enthusiast and breeder Adrian Kozakiewicz of Insecthaus proudly displayed a gorgeous archachatina marginata ovum – a giant West African snail that appeared to be the size of a small cat. According to Kozakiewicz, this is “the biggest snail you’ll ever see” A post shared by Adrian Kozakiewicz/Insecthaus® (@insecthaus_adi) on Aug 9, 2017 at...