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image via David Ayers In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Joker on April 24th, director David Ayers posted the first official photo of an incredibly sinister looking Jared Leto just as he will appear as the malevolent character in the upcoming film Suicide Squad. The Suicide Squad wishes you a Happy Anniversary Mr. […]

Artist Memukhin Oleg imagines playing with a holographic aquarium in the short video “Fishing Day.” The latter half of the video shows how Oleg used several flavors of 3D software to create the realistic holographic aquarium and its particularly lifelike fish movements. via The Creators Project

In the latest video by The Slow Mo Guys, hosts Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy record a pyrotechnic seat belt pretensioner explosively activating in slow-motion footage recorded at 28,000 frames per second. If you’re unaware: A seat belt pretensioner holds a passenger in their seat during a car accident by rapidly tightening the belt. The […]

In their latest episode of Glove and Boots, noted Internet puppets Fafa and Mario explain the finer points of airplane etiquette, including how to navigate security and how to get off the plane (a process described as “worse than Los Angeles rush hour”).

Japanese pencil sharpener brand Nakajima Jukyudo recently released Tsunago, an ingenious pencil sharpener that joins old pencil stubs together to form a new, usable pencil. The clever manually-operated sharpener joins pencils in a three-step process: First, a hole is bored into the back end of a pencil stub A. Next, the tip of pencil stub […]

Tokyo is transformed into a hypnotic kaleidoscope in the time-lapse music video for “Only to Silence ft. Metoronori” by LLLL. The video was created by Japan-based filmmaker darwinfish105. He has posted still and making-of images from the video on his blog. “Only to Silence ft. Metoronori” is on LLLL’s newest album, Faithful. photos by darwinfish105 […]

Cosmic Mugs are a series of mugs created by pottery artist Joel Cherrico inspired by images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. In a video, Cherrico explains the process by which he creates the mugs, and how he draws inspiration from Hubble images to create original works of art. There is currently a waiting list […]

Peeple is a smart peephole camera device that connects to a home’s Wi-Fi and acts as a caller ID for doors. After installing the device over an existing peephole, users can access the device’s camera through their smartphone and receive alerts whenever a person knocks on the door to decide whether to answer or ignore […]

NASA astronaut Leland Melvin was photographed with his two rescue dogs, Jake and Scout, during his official astronaut portrait shoot. Two photos were taken with the dogs. One features the two dogs excitedly jumping onto Melvin, and the other shows them calmly sitting at his site. Melvin uses the photo of the dogs jumping on him as […]

A new Homestar Runner video features Strong Sad waiting outside Bubs‘ on Record Store Day for an obscure release by the totally real band sloshy. Of course, Strong Sad’s excitement is quickly shattered–much like his record–once Strong Bad finds him.

Art duo (and married couple) Cindy and James Searles hand craft charming cephalopod planters for air plants. The ceramic squid and octopus planters are designed to be suspended, with the tendrils of the air plants extending downward like tentacles. The cephalopod planters and a variety of other ceramics (including jelly fish planters) are available on […]

The Prep Pad by The Orange Chef is a smart food scale and nutrition tracker that pairs with an iOS app to measure ingredients by weight and keep track of a recipe’s nutritional value. Users can select an ingredient from the app and find out its calorie, carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamin, and mineral content by weight. The […]

In the inaugural episode of The Atlantic‘s new series Ask a Tween, pre-teens at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, DC share what their favorite slang words are—and what they mean. Some selections include “werk,” “yass,” and the baffling “You’re not my dad!”

Animator and visual effects artist Glenn O Neill of Coponfilms (previously) has created a supercut video of every character from all six current Star Wars films. He features everyone from the loud and clumsy Gungan, Jar Jar Binks, to the powerful Sith Lord known as Darth Vader. Hi guys,In the run up to The Force […]

A new video by Wired‘s Data Attack explores the known–and the potential–cultural, financial, and health effects of cannabis legalization. The film describes how the end of marijuana prohibition in some states has hurt profits for cartels while increasing tax revenue, and shares the projection that legal weed could grow to a $40 billion-per-year industry in […]

In a 2012 episode of the BBC series Supersized Earth, science reporter Dallas Campbell went on location to join a team of men as they cleaned the extraordinarily high windows of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE, the tallest man-made building on Earth. It’s almost inconceivable how high these windows are. I’m 60 meters above […]

Aerial video and still images of landscapes blend together in a most disorienting effect in the mesmerizing video “simulacra” by London-based video artist T Tagholm. The artist uses a similar effect in his video “Plain Sight.” via Designcollector, Coudal

photos via Di Studio Artist Tian Haisu uses modified roller skates to paint large-scale landscape paintings in a technique she calls “Landskating.” Haisu’s inline skates are equipped with pots of paint; to paint she must employ her whole body to maintain balance while making marks with her feet. Her latest work, Blood-Lane-Line, is 43 feet […]

Dallas, Texas-based designer Parker Jones created packaging for a trio of fictional ice cream flavors, each named for an uncomfortable symptom of premenstrual syndrome (aka PMS). Flavors include Don’t Come Near Me rocky road, I Think I’m Dying strawberry swirl, and I Need Some More mint chocolate chip. images via Ice Cream That Understands PMS […]

RU 800 S is a truly massive piece of machinery that renews railroad tracks by replacing rails, railway ties, and gravel track beds simultaneously. The machine accomplishes each task on-site in what is essentially a mobile automated assembly line the length of many train cars. Its various functions are depicted in this curiously enthralling video. […]

The 2015 RoboGames (previously) took place last week in San Mateo, California and Make: was on hand to document the mechanical mayhem in photos and video. The 2015 event was made possible by a successful 2014 Kickstarter campaign. Official video of the event will eventually be released on DVD and streaming video. photos by Hep […]

Marvel is reportedly developing a spinoff for its ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., though the details of the series have not been specified. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the spinoff won’t receive a pilot episode during this season of S.H.I.E.L.D. the way The Flash was spun off from Arrow on The CW, but that story elements in episodes later […]

Toper-centage created this whimsical mix-and-match dress-up game with four clear plastic cups and a marker. Each cup bears drawings of several hair or clothing options–as the cups are rotated, the character’s outfit can be mixed and matched. via reddit, Daily Picks and Flicks

Animator Alan Becker (previously) has created 12 informative animations that explain the 12 basic principles of animation as outlined in the classic 1981 animation tome Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by longtime Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas. via Digg

Students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Mount Carmel near Haifa, have created a wonderful Rube Goldberg machine that tells the story of Pesach (Passover), complete with wine and matzo. “Creativity is intelligence having fun”. This insight, attributed to Albert Einstein, describes perfectly the Rube Goldberg Passover video that we and our students have […]

“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 4” by Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling of Blink Industries is a bizarre but humorous short film about an interactive lesson from a self-involved computer that leads to a real head-scratching finish. The film is a follow-up to their first three films, “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared,” “Don’t Hug Me […]

In a recent video by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the agency gives an unprecedented look at a week in the life of rain and snow. The video explains how NASA uses data from a number of satellites currently in orbit to give both up-to-the-minute and long-term information about rain and snow patterns around the globe.

Riff is a new mobile app by Facebook Creative Labs for creating collaborative videos with friends. A user can create a short video with a certain topic and then share it with friends. Those friends can then add to the video and share it with their own friends. The cast of the Broadway musical An American in […]

This clever lamp features a skeletal lampshade made of repurposed X-ray radiographs. The designer, unfortunately, is a mystery. image via LojkaLeika via Recyclart

In his video series Waterballet, Amsterdam-based artist Kamiel Rongen creates striking otherworldly imagery through the simple mechanism of dropping liquids into a fishbowl. He combines the abstract footage with his ambient music to create what he calls “audiovisual landscapes.” Rongen uses the videos in live musical performances under the moniker Hyde Park. via The Creators […]

Set 1 – Doctors 1-4 Indianapolis-based designer Kahahuna has created a wonderful line of hand-drawn recycled Starbucks coffee sleeves sets that feature all 12 iterations of Doctor Who (excluding the “War Doctor“) and a wonderful portrait of a single Dalek in all of its menacing glory. These are hand-drawn Doctors …on up-cycled Starbucks cup sleeves. […]

Artist Eden Gorgós has handcrafted a charming line of skull soaps to remind everyone of “the transient nature of earthly pleasures.” The soaps come in a variety of colors and scents, from ghoulish lavender musk to macabre lemon ginger. She has also created a diabolical Astral Goat’s Milk soap. She is pre-selling the soaps, and […]

(larger) San Francisco-based artist Robert Burden has created The 20th Century Space Opera, a beautiful 15-foot by 8-foot oil painting tribute to Star Wars and Kenner‘s classic line of sci-fi action figures. The 15-foot-wide mural, which features over 150 Star Wars characters, will be on display and available to purchase at Star Wars Celebration 2015 […]

The Ila pika, a tiny furry mammal that resembles a cross between a rabbit and a teddy bear that lives in the Tianshan mountains of Northwest China, made its first appearance in July 2014 after over 20 years. The species was originally discovered in 1983 by 60-year old conservationist Li Weidong, who named the diminutive […]

Funani, a mother hippopotamus at the San Diego Zoo, gave birth to a calf on March 23, 2015. Her adorable baby hippo has spent the first week of its life nursing and learning to swim. While zoo staff have been giving Fuanani and her calf plenty of room to bond and nurse, they’ve made sure […]

Photographer Calder Wilson has created some beautiful long-exposure photographs by attaching fireworks to his aerial drone. When he’s not taking experimental photos, Wilson documents concerts and music festivals in stunning images. He can be followed on Facebook and Instagram. photos by Calder Wilson via Boing Boing

In honor of the tenth anniversary of the Doctor Who reboot on March 26, 2015, visual effects expert John Smith has created a lovely montage that features notable scenes from the past decade of the series. Ten years ago today, ‘Rose’ first aired on our television screens and reintroduced Doctor Who to a whole new […]

A fearless dachshund named Calloway gleefully pulls Chad Otterstrom, his equally fearless human, along on a skateboard with an abundance of energy through a skate park in Silverthorne, Colorado. The event was captured with a GoPro camera attached to Calloway’s collar. Of course a little dog like Calloway needs to recharge after so much exercise. […]

Computer science student Erik Roystan Ross made a high-definition remake of the first level of Super Mario 64 using Unity 3D. The level, Bob-omb Battlefield, is the first in the video game. The short remake is actually a demonstration project for Ross’ Super Character Controller that, as Ross puts it, “got a little carried away.” […]

The new Hello Barbie doll by Mattel will use Siri-like technology to play games, answer questions, and converse with children playing with the toy. Hello Barbie will have Wi-Fi capabilities and work with ToyTalk software that has previously been used to create interactive characters in the apps The Winston Show and SpeakaZoo. A recent video by […]

image via They Might Be Giants On the 100th episode of his RiYL (Recommended if You Like) podcast, fellow Laughing Squid tentacle Brian Heater recently sat down with John Linnell and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants to talk about a great many things, including the rebirth of their infamous Dial-A-Song, now on YouTube. […]

In 2013, Chris Fifield-Smith posted an adorable video of his tiny ragdoll kitten who, due to her beautiful cream coloring, disappeared into the carpet every time she tucked in her blue-pointed ears and fell asleep. via Yahoo Japan, Daily Picks and Flicks

A tiny long-haired dachshund puppy named Knox the Dox rides around a big grocery store in a tiny shopping cart that’s being pushed by his normal-sized human because, as Knox says, “Sometimes I push the cart and sometimes I get to ride!” My servants carry me in my throne wherever I want them to go. […]

Wallace the rabbit has gone from being an incredibly accommodating bunny to acting as a mad king and has demanded that his human provide him with a throne. Following the mandate, his dedicated human built a Game of Thrones-style Iron Throne using carrots and cardboard. It is beginning to feel like spring, but winter is […]

Earlier this month, a pair of excited dogs tried to chase after a squirrel but were impeded by the high piled snow that blocked the door. While the eager canines made an admirable effort, the snow proved too much and forced them to made a quick retreat back inside.

In January 2014, lgreko 100 captured footage of a reticent raccoon cautiously emerging from a clever hiding place inside of a hollowed log and using both “hands” to accept a piece of food that a young child was gently offering. via Pikabu, Daily Picks and Flicks

Daydreaming of warmer days. While the Dalmatian is the animal that most people think of when they think of fire fighters, two loyal felines named Boogie and Carlow are poised and ready to represent life inside a New York City firehouse with separate Instagram accounts that provide a cats-eye view of life inside. Boogie resides […]

You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane Mr. Bond Sony Pictures has released the first teaser trailer for SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond film in which Agent 007 follows the trail of a closely guarded secret organization with nefarious intentions. A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister […]

photo by Emily Sinovic via Multnomah County Animal Services Yesterday, two bright pink chickens were spotted wandering on the waterfront in Portland, Oregon. After Portland-area news organization KATU reported the runaway animals, an officer from Multnomah County Animal Services promptly picked up the chickens and brought them to the animal shelter for safe keeping. Workers […]

The Eizzy Folding Table is an ingenious four-person portable picnic table that can be unfolded in just a few seconds. When closed up for transport, the table measures 20 by 20 inches and 30 inches in height. Unfolded, the table expands to 63 by 63 inches and 36 inches in height (complete with four seats). […]