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NUA Robotics has created a robotic suitcase that follows its owner, avoids obstacles on its own, and connects to a smartphone app to give its owner updates along the way. The battery can be recharged by manually pulling the suitcase, and it also features USB ports for charging mobile devices. Mashable recently profiled the suitcase […]

Industrial designer James Stumpf of Stumpf Studio who’s known for his unique designs, has created Fluidk, a beautifully sleek concept scale that is made completely from glass and utilizes colorful fluid to indicate a person’s body weight. The scale is also fully adjustable and climate sensitive. The platform features a fluid pump at each corner […]

Caters News has posted absolutely captivating overhead drone footage of the annual reindeer migration during their 2-month journey north. In 2014, Norwegian photographer Jan R. Olsen created a beautiful time lapse drone video of the migrating animals as they made their way to the final leg of the journey in Arnøy/Kågen.

IGN has created a compilation video of every time that the heroic astromech droid, R2-D2, has saved the day in the Star Wars films. Luke, Han, and Leia would have been dead long ago if it weren’t for this little droid. via Blame It On The Voices

A man named Johnny Matheny lost a significant portion of his left arm to cancer, but thanks to Michael McLoughlin and a team at Johns Hopkins University, he has been given an advanced prosthetic arm that he can control with his mind through the aid of wireless sensors worn as arm bands. Matheny was the […]

Hank Green of SciShow explains the various theories about what causes the annoying “side stitch”, a pain that usually presents during exercise. Some scientists believe that it’s caused by contraction of the diaphragm, while others believe that it’s the jostling nature of exercise that causes temporary trauma to the body. But the most likely explanation […]

A sweetly timid dog watched as his human walked straight through a door that was missing its glass, but refused to follow suit. Instead, the curious canine sniffed the frame, pawed at the air and waited for the door to be properly opened before he would pass through.

Leonard Solomon, an extremely talented and inventive musician, played a touching rendition of the classic Irish song “Londonderry Air” (“Danny Boy“) on his Callioforte, one of several instruments created from his own design. In November 2015, Solomon performed an equally soulful version the traditional Highland Scottish lament “The Bonny Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond“.

The Gimball drone by Flyability navigates a treacherous flight through a frozen glacier crevasse in Zermatt, Switzerland in a video released by the company. The drone’s resilient maneuverability, HD camera, and lighting system could make it a valuable tool in rescue operations in dangerous and difficult to reach areas. via IEEE Spectrum

A video shared by Neill Gorton shows a realistic animatronic baby built by Gorton’s Millennium FX. The robotic baby is shown both with and without skin to give a better look at the internal workings that help make it move so realistically. Millennium FX animatronic baby for movie and TV effects. pic.twitter.com/epvr8W2itf — Machine Pix […]

Kevin Taylor set the RecordSetter world record for the most bricks broken in 90 seconds using bare hands when he effortlessly destroyed 726 bricks in 86 seconds.

A brave Vat19 employee demonstrated the properties of the company’s Liquid Glass Thinking Putty by bathing in a tub full of 500 lbs of the clear goo. Getting into the tub is the easy part. The man sinks slowly into the putty while it changes shape around him, but getting out proves to be a […]

FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created a new animated short that imagines what it would be like if Martin Scorsese directed a Goodfellas style Super Mario Bros. film. For the record, Mario (Joe Pesci) is not here to be funny and f*cking amuse us. If Martin Scorsese directed Mario, he’d be a good fella.

Will Ferrell joins Mike O’Brien in his closet for the Above Average series 7 Minutes in Heaven to talk improv and play some games like “Meme This Choke” during the brief interview.

Warner Bros. has released the first official trailer for Suicide Squad, the superhero film directed by David Ayer and based on the DC Comics supervillain team. The trailer features the villainous team being assembled and gives us a quick glimpse at each “unique” character in the group. Suicide Squad is scheduled to wreak havoc in […]

Kara is a short Star Wars film, created by writer and director Joe Sill and The Whitelist Collective, about a young woman with force powers who is seeking help to learn how to control them. via Vimeo Staff Picks

In a gentle parody of the car ride that Adele took with Late, Late Show host James Corden, impressionist Lisa “Adele” Martin got in a car, bantered with her partner, sang “Hello” and spoke about her “mum” wig, much in the way the singer did with the host. via Lisa “Adele” Martin

Choir!Choir!Choir!, a choral group of over 500 singers, gathered at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada to pay tribute to the late, great David Bowie with a gorgeous, but somewhat mournful, rendition of the musicians iconic song “Space Oddity“. A collective shock was felt when David Bowie passed this past Sunday, a couple […]

Physics Girl host Dianna Cowern combines magnetic ferrofluid and glow sticks for some strange, beautiful science in a recent episode of her PBS Digital Studios series. While Cowern demonstrates the unique properties of her glowing fluid, she explains the science behind ferrofluid and what makes it so unique.

Great Big Story spoke with Walter Backerman, a dedicated third-generation seltzer man of New York City who recounts his own story of growing up the son of a seltzer man, the remarkable history of seltzer, the equipment used for seltzer, the importance of having a place like Gomberg Seltzer Works to fill his canisters and […]

The Ostrich Pillow Light by Studio Banana Things is a combination neck pillow and sleep mask for more comfortable travel. The pillow features noise-reducing beads for quiet travel, and the lightweight construction means it can be worn comfortably on long flights. The Ostrich Pillow Light is available in our Laughing Squid Store for a 13% […]

Film editor Vashi Nedomansky has created “The Fastest Cut: Furious Film Editing,” a fast-paced 10-minute compilation video featuring five movies that average two seconds per shot and 3,000 shots per film. Each of the five film are being played back at twelve times the normal speed. Only one of these films remains comprehensible at this […]

An affectionate border collie named Lottie gave a great big hug to a beautiful German shepherd named Grizzly as an answer to her human’s inquiry about who’s her best friend. via Jim DelRosso, The Mary Sue

“Why Hipster Commercials Are the Worst” is a parody by Peggy O’Brien and Steven Rosenthal that they say is, “A sarcastic parody for anyone who’s sick of touchy-feely commercials about hipsters.” via reddit

Burger Fiction presents a compilation of actors acting opposite of themselves in movies.

In 2013, video maker The Master Poop created a clever crossover video that combines Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire with a bit of Doctor Who. While enjoying Quiddich World Cup, a harried Harry and his friends were suddenly interrupted by an incoming Dalek attack from the skies. News of the attack prompted the […]

A frustrated filmgoer in Newcastle, England named Mike Shotton, has put up an online petition to have the loud and odiferous tradition of popcorn banned from all cinemas in the United Kingdom, citing violation of “noise pollution” ordinances. Popcorn is the least appropriate snack for an environment that requires silence. Cinema chains bombard us with […]

Animator Filipe Costa of PipocaVFX and artist Matheus Muniz joined forces to create an animated pixel art compilation video of some of the most shocking death scenes in Star Wars films. The chiptune Star Wars medley and music and sounds for their video were created by Paulo Bohrer II. Through the years, many have faced […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth, which was directed by Jim Henson and featured David Bowie in a memorable performance as Jareth, the Goblin King.

In the latest episode of Food Hacking, host Simon Klose sits down to lunch with Hiromi Nakamura, a student at Meji University in Tokyo, who came upon the idea of “electric taste” while researching tongue controlled computers. She then created a low-current electric fork which safely changes the taste and texture of food with the […]

Pee-wee Herman announces the release date for his new Netflix original movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday with a spectacular Rube Goldberg machine that gets him out of bed and ready for the day. The film was produced by Judd Apatow, written by Paul Reubens and Paul Rust, and it will premiere on March 18, 2016 at the SXSW […]

A new episode of Reactions by the American Chemical Society explains the chemistry of chocolate and the specific molecule called theobromine, which is chemically similar to caffeine. Theobromine is a vasodilator that animals can’t metabolize, which makes makes the yummy sweet stuff absolutely toxic to dogs, cats and other domestic animals. You may have heard […]

The Slow Mo Guys, Dan Gruchy and Gavin Free, filmed a drill bit spinning a rainbow of paint on a white board at 1,000fps and 2,500fps slow motion 4K video. The paint flies out in wild tendrils while the bit spins erratically because it was not secured properly, resulting in a work of art that Gav and Dan happily […]

Host Hank Green explains why alcohol can burn when you drink it on the latest episode of SciShow.

Barcroft TV recently spoke with Lynea Lattanzio, the remarkable woman who runs Cat House on the Kings, a no-kill 12-acre sanctuary in Parlier, California that provides a safe home to over 1,100 rescued cats. Her feline brood has grown by over 400 since we last wrote about the sanctuary in 2008. During the interview, Lattanzio […]

Will Forte appeared at the Critic’s Choice Awards with half of his body fully shaved. Forte would not specify exactly why he shaved half his body or how long he’ll be sporting the unique look, but it’s possibly for his Fox series The Last Man on Earth for which he typically wears a full beard. Forte’s Last Man […]

In honor of Zoolander 2 hitting theaters next month, Eclectic Method created a remix of the original Zoolander film that comes complete with scenes featuring the great David Bowie.

Violinist Britaney Gaither perfectly mimics the sound of a car alarm with her instrument, a skill she says she learned in the fifth grade. This is me imitating a car alarm on my violin. I learned how to do this when I was in the 5th grade..out of pure boredom due to it being the […]

image via DDB Brussels Belgian radio station Studio Brussel and the MIRA Observatory have partnered to give music legend David Bowie his own “Starman” constellation designed after Bowie’s iconic Aladdin Sane lightning bolt makeup. Fans can visit the Stardust for Bowie page to add a virtual star to the constellation with their favorite David Bowie […]

Firebox is currently offering a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man candle that actually smells like scrumptious marshmallows and comes complete with the Ghostbusters villain‘s adorable sailor outfit. “Choose, choose the form of the ornamental candle” Gozer said. We couldn’t help it… it just popped in there. We tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something […]

Mike Furth of The Comic Archive has created a great Star Wars: The Force Awakens style trailer for the 1987 sci-fi action film Masters of the Universe. He used audio and footage from Masters of the Universe and memorable music from The Force Awakens. via GeekTyrant

The talented team at Bright Bricks created a time lapse video back in December showing them working together to build a life-size BB-8 out of LEGO bricks for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens UK premiere. image via Bright Bricks via Technabob

Glenn Frey, the award winning songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist and co-founder of the classic rock band The Eagles, passed away surrounded by friends and family on January 18, 2016 due to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia at the age of 67. It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce […]

First ever flower grown in space makes its debut! #SpaceFlower #zinnia #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/2uGYvwtLKr — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 16, 2016 NASA astronaut Scott J. Kelly proudly announced via Twitter that the first flowers ever grown in space have bloomed! The flower, an orange zinnia, grew as a product of the Veggie Plant Growth System which […]

Movie Munchies takes a brief look at the history of swearing in movies.

With the premiere of the X-Files in less than a week, a new trailer officially announced the reopening of the the files, while a frustrated Agent Fox Mulder talks about his ongoing obsession despite the X-Files being officially closed in 2002. In 2002, the FBI closed the X-Files and our investigations ceased. But my personal […]

AsapSCIENCE takes a look at the ubiquitous, almost universally despised internet troll and attempts to explain through science why these people act the way they do. It mostly has to do with the “dark traits” of narcissism, psychopathy and the “everyday sadism” that increases with anonymity. Now, most people tend to avoid inflicting pain on […]

Patton Oswalt sits down with Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter on Conan to discuss the finer points of My Little Pony and Star Wars. Oswalt explains how he tried to introduce his daughter to Star Wars, but she has already developed interests of her own. He also tells O’Brien about the differences between the original Star Wars trilogy and The Force Awakens.

In the latest vlogbrothers episode, host Hank Green and his wife Katherine decided to prepare a number of weird recipes from the mid-20th century with middling to awful results. The recipes came from a book that Katherine’s grandmother handed down to her and contained a lot processed ingredients. Katherine got a sort of recipe book […]

In the teaser trailer for the fourth season of Orange is the New Black, a new resident walks through the halls of Litchfield Penitentiary, crossing the paths of many of the regular characters, including that of Piper Chapman who was once the new girl herself. The fourth season will be available for streaming on June […]