Laughing Squid
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A Reticent Little Rescued Squirrel Sits On Top of His Human’s Gasoline Can Guitar While He Plays a Tune
An adorable rescued squirrel named Stanley, who was sitting atop his talented human Christopher Ameruoso‘s gas can guitar during a nice bluesy song. Wait for…
An Incredible Glow-in-the-Dark Telecaster Replica Electric Guitar Made Out of Udon Noodles
Inspired by the amazing guitar made out of 1200 colored pencils, audio engineering Daniel Seibel of Forward Audio built a Harley Benton Telecaster replica electric…
The Ancient Egyptian Mummification Process Explained
In 2009, the Getty Museum created an informative animation that explained the highly sophisticated ancient Egyptian process of mummifying a body. The model from which…
The Top Five Garlic Peeling Hacks Ranked
Food vlogger Adam Ragusea reviewed and ranked the top five novel hacks for peeling a garlic glove. He started with the paring knife stabbing method…
A Private Elevator That Opens to Reveal a Bathroom
A man named David Scheuner offered a tour of his private elevator, which surprisingly opened up to reveal a bathroom. Scheuner demonstrated how the floor…
‘Knives Out’, An All-Star Modern Whodunit Murder Mystery Film Written and Directed by Rian Johnson
Knives Out is an upcoming modern Agatha Christie style whodunit murder mystery written and directed by Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Looper) featuring…
A Funky Acoustic Cover of the Eminem Song ‘The Real Slim Shady’ Played on a Custom Triple Neck Guitar
An animated Luca Stricagnoli, who previously played a hauntingly beautiful cover of the U2 song “With or Without You” on his custom namesake triple neck…
How Trees Talk to Each Other
In a lofty TED-Ed lesson written by forestry experts Suzanne Simmard and Camille Defrenne and animated by Avi Ofer, narrator Bethany Cutmore-Scott explains how trees…
Opening 60 Year Old Canned Water Rations
The ever-gregarious Taras Kul, aka the “Crazy Russian Hacker” (previously), set six cans of 60 year old water rations on the table in front of…
A Hungry Herd of Goats Effectively Consumes a San Francisco Backyard Over the Course of Six Days
trophygeek posted wonderful sped-up footage showing a herd of hungry goats that consumed an overgrown lawn in San Francisco over the course of six days.