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The BeachBot is a robotic turtle designed by Disney Research in a partnership students at ETH Zürich that is capable of creating large works of art in the sand of a beach. photos via BeachBot via Contemporist

Poopy Cat, the wonderful cat litter box company who likes to have a little fun with their marketing, has created the “Intercative Experiment“, an interactive quiz that requires humans to respond to questions regarding their cat’s behavior, playfulness, response to stimuli and sleep habits in order to get a general idea of the feline’s personality. […]

Cellist David Chen performs a moving cover of the song “All My Little Words” by The Magnetic Fields from their album 69 Love Songs. Chen loops multiple cello parts, and is joined by Annie Jantzer on vocals to fill out the performance. Chen recently released an EP of looping cello songs titled Cello Put in Pop that […]

In 2010, a very skilled and balanced African grey parrot named Stanley took a very smooth ride all the way down the curved banister, much to the appreciation the dogs waiting below. According to Stanley’s human, Janice Jensen, the dogs were giving him “applause at the end”. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Freelance editor and reviewer Mr. Sunday Movies has created a new video where he points out six hidden Easter eggs and references from the most recent Deadpool trailers (red band and green band) that people may have missed.

Jason Mulder and Maria Bitko, two employees at Action Park in Vernon, NJ, recently rode down the park’s 1,975-foot water slide — the longest in the world — while wearing GoPro cameras. The videos of Mulder and Bitko’s rides each last over one minute as they speed down the slide on what looks like a truly exhilarating ride. via […]

“Toon Skyrim” is the name of a beautiful mod, currently being created by UniqueUses, that makes Bethesda‘s popular video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim look like an animated cartoon wonderland. UniqueUses’ mod basically simplifies the graphics of the game and smooths them out, making everything seem super basic and cartoonish. UniqueUses is working on […]

A video taken by researchers at the ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories shows a number of children interacting and becoming violent with a remotely controlled Robovie 2 robot during an experiment at an Osaka, Japan shopping center. The researchers used data from the experiment to develop an algorithm to help the robot evade future abuse. via […]

In a new parody trailer, created by Patrick Willems, he gives us an eerie look at what an Ant-Man movie might be like if it were directed by Werner Herzog. Patrick’s interesting take on the Marvel film, narrated by Scott Thomas, features Scott Lang (Ant-Man) shrunk down to the size of an insect with no […]

Moscow, Russia-based artist Egor Zhgun has created “Madventure Time,” a marvelous animated parody of the official Mad Max:Fury Road trailer that is set in the cartoon world of Adventure Time. Zhgun drew inspiration for his parody from a series of amazing illustrated mashups, created by Ryan May, that mixed together characters from Mad Max and […]

The UK-based animation production company Trunk has created a gorgeously eerie video for “Rattle That Lock” a new single by legendary guitarist David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd), off his new album of the same name. According to the Trunk blog, they were notified via phone call that the musician wanted to work with them. Trunk […]

National Geographic recently took a detailed look at the chameleon, noting that its remarkable features such as its ability to use color to communicate, deliberate movement patterns, telescopic eyes and projectile tongue, make the chameleon an incredibly fascinating animal. Scientist Christopher Anderson has been studying chameleons for years and still finds that there is still […]

A beautiful herd of hungry elephants take a clever shortcut through the lobby of the Mfuwe Lodge at the South Luangwa National Park in Eastern Zambia, in search of the ripe fruit hanging off the wild mango tree on the other side. This wondrous sight is fairly common during the later part of the year. […]

British comedian Joe Charman has released a compilation video, made up of his numerous clips from Vine, that show him performing all sorts of amazing trick shots. Charman makes sure to announce, “Yeah, I’ve got skills.”, before nailing each shot. He then finishes them off by promptly asking “What you gonna do about it?”. Throwing […]

Sven Hagemeier from Germany celebrated his 26th birthday by setting the Guinness World Record for “Longest Birthday.” Hagemeier flew from Auckland, New Zealand to Brisbane, Australia and then to Honolulu, Hawaii to extend his birthday to 46 hours, breaking the previous record of 35 hours and 25 minutes. Hagemeier says he has more low-key celebration […]

Cracked imagines a fantasy universe where car commercials were actually honest.

Fusion has put together a brief history of weed in the 21st Century, showing how its acceptance has increased over the years as it has increasingly become legal around the United States. The prohibition of weed in America dates back to the early 20th century, but since 2000 there’s been a dramatic change in the […]

The Game Box by Mustard is an awesome little bento box that is designed to resemble an original Nintendo Game Boy from the late 1980s. It is available to pre-order online from The Fowndry and scheduled to release on September 20th, 2015. Power up your midday munch-break with a retro Game Box Lunchbox. Inspired by […]

Digg has put together a hilarious compilation of famous comedians and dealing with hecklers. Don’t be that guy who ruins a show. And while we’re giving out etiquette lessons, stop talking in movies, flailing around your iPad at concerts and generally ruining other people’s good time.

Denis Beyser has created a compilation of beautiful and unique watch mechanisms. The collection includes watches from a number of manufacturers that give examples of various methods for displaying the time. via reddit

At a 2012 demonstration for a group of their customers, Leibherr Mobile Cranes used a series of increasingly large industrial cranes to lift one another into the air. via reddit

The detailed diary that late actor Heath Ledger pieced together, while preparing for his incredible role as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008), has been revealed in a new 48-minute documentary titled Heath Ledger: Too Young To Die. During the trailer for his documentary, Heath’s father Kim Ledger flips through the diary filled with […]

(larger) The creatives at Shutterstock recently teamed up with Pop Chart Lab to create a wonderful infographic that explores how the Star Wars universe has influenced the film and television industries throughout the years. They used numerous photos, vectors, and illustrations from the Shutterstock collection to map out how huge of an impact that the […]

In a surprising blog post today, Google founder Larry Page announced that he and co-founder Sergey Brin have created a new parent company that they are calling Alphabet, a multi-focused umbrella company of which Google will be a largest part. According to Page, this move will allow them to expand Google beyond their internet products […]

Don Brittan, a 78-year old retired aerospace worker and lifelong trumpet player, has been serenading his Tacoma, Washington neighbors with his horn every day at sunset for the past two years with a poignant version of “Taps” as a way to honor the soldiers in the military. Every morning he checks for the exact time […]

The unrelased, low budget movie The Fantastic Four, produced by Roger Corman and Bernd Eichinger in 1994, is currently availble to watch in full on Dailymotion (at least that is until it is taken down). via reddit

A stubborn little English bulldog named Diesel blindly bumped his way around a parking lot while carrying in his mouth a W.B. Mason box top that covered the entirety of his brachycephalic face and impeded his vision. Yet, despite his blundering about and falling off the curb, Diesel refused to give up his beloved box […]

A recent video by the American Chemical Society series Reactions ventures to explain the science behind why drinking coffee makes some people poop. Although scientists have looked into the matter, the process that leads about 30% of people from the coffee counter to the bathroom is not fully understood. The episode does explain the direct effects a […]

Graava is a small, ultra-portable camera that automatically edits the video it captures to only save the most interesting moments. The device features the camera itself, a microphone, GPS, accelerometer, and can be connected to a heart monitor, and it uses input from these sensors to find and save the events worth remembering. The Graava […]

The latest episode of the animated New York Magazine video series “The Science of Us” explains why constant mindfulness isn’t always required and how the creativity that’s developed while zoning out can help develop your brain in a positive way. Minds wander. They’re pulled towards unresolved issues and future goals. During those spaced out periods, […]

Dinotrux is an upcoming animated kids series, from DreamWorks Animation, that follows a group of giant heroic characters that are part dinosaur and part construction vehicle. In the new series, based on a illustrated children’s book series by Chris Gall, the Dinotrux will work together to build a new world while facing the evil D-Structs. […]

A British widower named Stan Beaton in the West Yorkshire town of Mirfield was stunned when a BBC Leeds reporter informed him that the voicemail recording with his late wife Ruby’s voice, thought to be lost forever, had been recovered by a team of 10 people at Virgin Telecom. Beaton was moved to tears once […]

Star Wars Korea has released a new television spot for J. J. Abrams‘ upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, that reveals fantastic new footage of the massive First Order forces assembled and being addressed by a high-ranking commander. The rest of the trailer highlights epic scenes from previous trailers. The Force Awakens is scheduled […]

In May 2014, a beautiful orange tabby named Mao enjoyed slowly devouring the nice yellow banana that his human kindly held aloft for him to ingest. Other foods that Mao really enjoys are corn, melon and salad all of which go well with his decided drink of choice – water. image via Rudy Van via […]

Doctor Popular, a talented artist and good friend of Laughing Squid, has submitted his concept for “Glitch Socks” currently being voted on in the Betabrand Think Tank. Each pair represents common computer errors (BSOD – Windows), video game hiccups (lvl 25 6 – Pac Man) or coding-related designs (Houndstoof and Errgyle). We often don’t think […]

Orbital Mechanics created a visualization of every nuclear detonation (atmospheric, underground and underwater), starting with Trinity in 1945 and on through to the present with tests by North Korea. via CityLab

Jenn Fujikawa of justJENN recipes has shared a detailed set of instructions that show how to create a Star Wars-themed Tauntaun cookie that includes yummy candy innards spilling out of its carcass. Jenn‘s wonderful step-by-step guide is available to view on the official Star Wars website. Imagine you’re stranded on the ice planet Hoth, blinded […]

SpinChill is a small device that quickly chills drinks in bottles and cans by spinning them in ice. The SpinChill can chill a can of soda in one minute, a bottle of beer in three, and a bottle of wine in five. Its smooth spinning motion helps avoid foaming typically associated with shaking a drink […]

“To the Center of the Bedding” is a unique bed set by The Land of Nod that represents the different geological layers of the Earth. Each layer of the quilt is made of a different material for a mix of colors, patterns, and textures. photos via The Land of Nod via Geekologie

Astronauts on board the International Space Station will sample their first taste of space-grown “Outredgeous” red romaine lettuce grown in the station’s Veggie hardware validation test (Veg-01). This will be the first time American astronauts eat space-grown vegetables, which have only been recently grown, analyzed, and deemed safe to eat. The technology used to grow […]

photo by Michael Tran for Getty Images The iconic Bill Murray, who played Dr. Peter Venkman in the original Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), will be making an appearance in director Paul Feig‘s upcoming Ghostbusters reboot film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Murray has long been resistant to star in a third Ghostbusters.” The […]

HBO has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Westworld, a dark science fiction series directed by Jonathan Nolan and based on the Yul Brynner film of the same name, written and directed by Michael Crichton. The show was given the green light in July 2014 and features an amazing cast that includes Sir […]

Toho has released a new trailer for Attack on Titan, a two-part live-action film adaptation of Hajime Isayama‘s popular Japanese manga series that is being directed by Shinji Higuchi and written by Yusuke Watanabe (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods) and film critic Tomohiro Machiyama. The disturbing new trailer features an onslaught of mindless giants, […]

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver provides a lesson in sex education it feels American schools may be lacking. The segment focuses on the disparity between sexual education programs in American schools, and the lack of standards for their content. The episode ends with a sex ed video featuring stars like Laverne Cox, Kumail Nanjiani, […]

The WalkCar is a new ultra-portable electric vehicle the size of a laptop. The device is manufactured by Cocoa Motors, who expect to launch a KickStarter campaign in October 2015 to fund the device and to allow interested users to preorder the WalkCar. via Casey Neistat

In honor of the season 2 finale of True Detective, Star Wars Minute created a gritty sci-fi mashup of the Star Wars universe with the opening credits of HBO‘s popular television series. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the actual True Detective opening credits and the Star Wars version:

Freelance editor and reviewer Mr. Sunday Movies has created a new video where he brings to light and and explains nearly every Easter egg and reference hidden in the newly released Fantastic Four film. Mr. Sunday Movies also released his review of the new superhero movie:

We sens-ate all the cake and got a little surprise. #Sense8https://t.co/QgyWseZqjD — Sense8 (@sense8) August 8, 2015 Netflix announced yesterday via Twitter that they will be renewing the wonderfully mysterious science fiction drama series Sense8 for a second season in celebration of the main characters’ collective birthday on August 8th. A collection of very happy […]