Laughing Squid
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How Animator Richard Williams Simulated Fluid Camera Movement Using One Drawing Per Frame
In a very illustrative video essay, Andrew Saladino of The Royal Ocean Film Society takes a look at legendary animator Richard Williams and his incredible…
An Asthmatic Cat Calmly Breathes In Medicine From a Modified Inhaler
A really sweet asthmatic cat named Pretzel calmly sat still to breathe in the medicine his loving human was giving to him through a modified…
A Speeding Car Launches Off Median Crashing Into the Second Story of a California Dentist Office
OCFA on scene in SANTA ANA of a vehicle into a building. One person still trapped inside the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/sWmtovu0Kd — OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) January…
Jason Alexander Re-Records His George Costanza ‘Seinfeld’ Voicemail Message For Kat Dennings
Jason Alexander got into character as George Costanza and re-recorded a personalized version of his classic voicemail message from Seinfeld.
A Little Rat Eats a Cracker While Upside Down
A sweet little special needs rat named Pan eagerly chomped on a cracker that was almost as big as himself while hanging upside down, cradled…
Fascinating Timelapse of an Outdoorsman Building a Log Cabin From the Ground Up All by Himself
Canadian outdoorsman, photographer, travel writer, and educator Shawn James of My Self Reliance created a fascinating timelapse showing him building a log cabin from scratch.…
A Smiling Queen Elizabeth II Explains the Challenges of Wearing the ‘Unwieldy’ Imperial State Crown
In a lighthearted BBC interview with Alastair Bruce, a smiling Queen Elizabeth II examined the iconic Imperial State Crown worn by both her father and…
Adorable Infant Falls Asleep at the Wheel While Driving His Electric Toy Car Around in Circles
A Griffith, Australia mother captured footage of her adorable infant, Huey, falling asleep at the wheel while driving his electric toy car. The sleepy kid…
A Curious Black Bird Peers Into a Remote Camera, Photobombing a San Francisco Weather Report
A very curious black bird peered into a weather camera and hilariously photobombed KTVU San Francisco weather report. Meteorologist Mark Tamayo was so amused by…
School Principal Announces Snow Day Cancellations With Amusing Covers of Popular Songs
Principal Chad Caddell of Union Pointe Academy in Florence, Kentucky had a little fun with his school snow day cancellation messages by singing covers of…