Laughing Squid
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A Whimsical LEGO Vortex Halloween Candy Launcher
The very talented LEGO designer Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks (previously) built a Vortex LEGO Candy Launcher. This brilliant machine, like his previous Halloween machines,…
Incredibly Intricate Portraits Carved Into Pumpkins
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers ??? (@maniacpumpkins) on Oct 9, 2018 at 12:23pm PDT The very aptly named…
Photographer Creates a Unique Temporary Camera Lens Out of Glacial Ice From Iceland’s Diamond Beach
French filmmaker Mathieu Stern, whose incredible work we’ve previously posted, shares how he created a unique but very temporary camera lens out of 10,000 year…
The Incredible Technology Behind the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission That Took the First Astronauts to the Moon
In a nostalgic video essay, Vox producer Coleman Lowndes revisits the awesome technology of the Saturn V rocket and Apollo 11 spacecraft, which took the…
Why the Symmetry of Beauty Makes Humans So Happy
In a equipoised animation, Munich design house Kurzgesagt explains, in their consistently highly informative manner, the concept of beauty and what makes humans perceive something…
An Extremely Elaborate Home Halloween Light Show Synchronized to a Medley of Michael Jackson Songs
Tracy, California music teacher Tom BetGeorge and the team at Magical Light Shows decorated BetGeorge’s house with tens of thousands LED lights to put on…
A Gorgeous Timelapse of a Powerful Glacier Flowing Downhill Like a River Through a Frozen Valley
Dr. Gabrielle Walker of BBC Earth Lab captured a gorgeous timelapse footage of a glacier as it moved downhill, flowing like a river through a…
Former CIA Chief of Disguise Shares How the Agency Protects Its Agents With Various Levels of Disguise
In the premiere episode of Wired Masterminds, the former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez sat down with the publication to talk about how the…
Cosplaying Father Builds a Brilliant MechWarrior Costume That Requires an Adult and Child to Operate
A very creative father (and uncle) who goes by the name Griddlock Cosplay built an absolutely brilliant Mechwarrior costume that requires both a child and…
Sheriff’s Deputies Lure Giant Escaped Pig Back Home by Leaving a Trail of Doritos
Quick thinking deputies of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department lured a rather large pig who was “the size of a mini horse”, back to…