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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 […]

ThinkGeek, who are celebrating their 17th anniversary, is currently offering a Sonic Screwdriver Pizza Cutter that looks just like the one Matt Smith used to carry around as the 11th incarnation of Doctor Who. Generally, the sonic screwdriver works by using sound waves, radiation, wavelengths, frequencies, signals, and electromagnetism to manipulate the moving parts within […]

A photo posted by The New Yorker Cartoons (@newyorkercartoons) on Aug 15, 2016 at 7:48am PDT Benjamin Schwartz created a wonderful cartoon tribute to Kenny Baker, the British actor who brought R2-D2 to life in the Star Wars films, who recently passed away. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsA Parakeet […]

The Chork is a unique hybrid that combines chopsticks with a fork and was created as a cheater utensil that has been around for a while, but its popularity has soared as of late. On August 10, 2016, Lisa Jennings, West Coast Bureau Chief of Nation’s Restaurant News (NRM) announced via Twitter that Panda Express […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction have created “Do You Know The Magic Words?,” a supercut video of characters requesting and saying the magic words in 45 different movies. Uh, uh, uh, you didn’t say the magic word. Uh, uh, uh, you didn’t say the magic word. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing […]

While continuing to explore off the coast of Southern California, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus, caught sight of a gorgeously purple stubby squid with big eyes that appeared to be painted onto his face. The crew offered some entertaining banter about “googly-eyes” and children’s toys, but the serious little cephalopod wanted no […]

Upon receiving a call, a compassionate crew from Animal Aid Unlimited, came to the rescue of Ruby, a sweet but scared dog who was calling out for help after she had gotten trapped at the bottom of an empty well near Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Seeing Ruby’s desperate situation, the men worked together to lower down […]

Wisecrack took a deep dive into how South Park deals with the subject of religion. The video explores how the show uses irreverence to break down the distinction between the sacred and the profane to shed light on what people consider important. In preparation for Season 20 (!!!) of SOUTH PARK, we created this special […]

The animated series RealLifeLore takes a look at the Mercator Projection map and proceeds to explain why this flat world view isn’t truly accurate in terms of size and shape. Using information from the site The True Size, the narrator demonstrates how certain countries and continents are larger and/or smaller than they appear in comparison […]

La Fabrique created a DIY guide to building a phosphorescent glowing boomerang. The guide takes builders through shaping the wooden three-armed boomerang and attaching small glowing pellets. via Nerdcore Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsGhostmatrix, A Light Printer That Creates Glowing Text That Spookily Fades AwayHow to Make a Low-Budget Canister […]

“Nuka-World” is the next large upcoming add-on for Fallout 4 that will open up the game to a “vast amusement park featuring Raider gangs and unique park zones like Safari Adventure, the World of Refreshment, Dry Rock Gulch, Kiddie Kingdom, Galactic Zone and Nuka-Town, USA.” The new trailer gives us a glimpse at the all-new […]

This post was sponsored by Pocket Samurai via Syndicate Ads. Everyone has experienced those moments when they have to scrounge around to find a pair of scissors or a handy knife whether it’s to cut open those impossible product packages, open your box to get the awesome new headphones that finally arrived or to trim […]

Det Internasjonale Dødseforbundet shared some highlights from the 2016 International Bellyflop Championship held at Frogner Park in Oslo, Norway on August 13, 2016. Competitors jumped, flipped, and flopped their way into glory while they tried to impress the judges. via reddit Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsYukigassen, Japanese Competitive Snowball […]

On the August 14th episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver directed his righteous anger at the predatory nature of the “buy here, pay here” car dealers and their baiting use of sub-prime auto loans. Referring to “Wheel of Fortune“, an excellent three-part article by Ken Bensinger, then of the Los Angeles Times, Oliver […]

The Australian company Fastbrick Robotics has developed the Hadrian X, a bricklaying robot that can quickly and precisely build brick structures. The machine cuts bricks to size before placing them on a conveyor belt along its arm. The bricks are then sprayed with an adhesive and put in place by the robot’s hand that is […]

The rising floods across southern Louisiana caused a driver to veer off the road and into the muddy waters. Seeing what happened, a brave man named David Phung jumped from the safety of his rescue boat to save a woman and her dog from a certain death by drowning in her submerged vehicle. Phung had […]

On a recent episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Vinny Logozio demonstrated how to build your own version of the iconic metal-clawed brown leather glove that Freddy Krueger wears on his right hand in the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid […]

Guitarist Eric Calderone (a.k.a. “331Erock“) recently performed a heavy metal cover of the theme song to the popular Netflix series Stranger Things. Fans of Eric’s covers can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original Stranger Things theme song for comparison. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.Related Laughing Squid PostsBABYMETAL, […]