Laughing Squid
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Stunning Super Slow Motion Video of Nitromethane Burning Inside of a Whoosh Bottle
Chicago engineer Matt Mikka of Warped Perception captured super slow motion footage of alcohol burning in various whoosh bottles. Mikka took his experimentation to the…
Darkness Creeps Into the Elegant Trailer for Disney’s Live Action ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
Disney released the first trailer for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, their upcoming live action fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallström based on E.T.A.…
Inside the Jolly Classroom Where Aspiring Santas Learn How to Be Proper Santa Clauses
AARP went inside the jolly classrooms of American Events and Promotions, where over 900 aspiring Santas were learning how to be a proper Santa Claus…
How Blockchain Technology Can Significantly Lower Corruption and Fraud in a Variety of Industries
Technology entrepreneur Brian Behlendorf, one of the primary creators of the Apache Web server and co-founder of Organic, is currently the executive director of HyperLedger,…
How and Why Insects and Animals Form Swarms
In a cozy TED-Ed lesson by Maria R. D’Orsogna and animated by Matt Reynolds, narrator Julianna Zarzycki explains how a swarm forms, how the individuals…
Owen Wilson and Ed Helms Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves
Father Figures stars Owen Wilson and Ed Helms sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete…
Star Wars Inspired Bionic Hand Allows Amputee to Control Prosthetic Fingers and Play the Piano
Georgia Tech College of Design professor and founding director of the Center for Music Technology, Gil Weinberg, worked with fellow researchers to create a incredible…
Woodworker Makes a Tasty Looking Pepperoni Pizza Out of Various Types of Wood
Temecula, California woodworker and artist Kyle Toth of Wood by Toth created a tasty looking pepperoni pizza out of various types of wood. This pizza…
Slow Motion Footage of a Fire Tornado Swirling Around In Front of a Beautiful Utah Sunset
Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion and a group of his friends built a huge fire tornado using box fans and captured slow motion footage…
Ephemeral Flowers Regifted From Previous Night’s Parties Overflow in NYC Sidewalk Garbage Cans
A post shared by Lewis Miller Design (@lewismillerdesign) on Dec 1, 2017 at 4:38am PST Renowned New York City floral designer Lewis Miller of Lewis…