Engineer Mark Rober Uses Science and a Robot to Discover That an Arcade Game Is Rigged
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober used science and a super accurate robot that he built to win an arcade game every single time. Instead, Rober…
A Fascinating Book of Hipstamatic Photos Taken While Traveling Along the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Rick Webb, a successful entrepreneur, author and good friend of Laughing Squid, is currently raising funds through Kickstarter in order create a fascinating photobook featuring…
A Little Black Cat Automatically Licks Her Fur Whenever Her Human Pets a Spot on Her Back
Musician Jeremy Reiser of Fifth Species posted an adorable video of his mom showing how her beautiful, snuggling black cat named Angel would automatically lick…
A Gorilla Family Curiously Examines a Mirror Without Realizing That They’re Looking at Themselves
In a fascinating clip from the BBC Earth program Gorilla Family and Me, Scottish wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan captured amusing footage of his adopted gorilla…
A T-Rex Conducts the Colorado Symphony as They Play John Williams’ Jurassic Park Theme Song
During their A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con: The Tetralogy performance in 2017, Christopher Dragon of the Colorado Symphony got into costume as a T-Rex…
Weird and Funny Japanese Commercials From 2017
JapanThing created a 15-minute compilation video featuring some of the best weird and funny Japanese commercials that were created in 2017. via Tastefully Offensive
Slender Man, A Supernatural Horror Film Based on the Creepypasta Internet Meme Character
Sony Pictures released the first official trailer for Slender Man, the upcoming supernatural horror film directed by Sylvain White based on the creepypasta internet meme…
A Playful Quiz Using Clips From Star Wars to Determine If You Are on the Light Side or Dark Side
In a departure from their normally serious, yet insightful video essays, the folks at ScreenPrism created a playful quiz using clips from different Star Wars…
How the Familiar Comfort of Animation Provides the Perfect Medium to Express Satirical Commentary
In a fascinating video essay, filmmaker Will Schoder explains how the familiar and comforting memories of childhood cartoons makes animation the perfect medium to express…
An Animated Examination of the Sleep Patterns of Different Species Within the Animal Kingdom
In a bright eyed episode of The Atlantic series Animalism, science writer Ed Yong posits why humans and animals need sleep, offers theories addressing his…