Laughing Squid
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How to Make Princess Leia’s Iconic Slave Leia Costume From Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
On a Star Wars episode of the AWE Me show DIY Cosplay Shop, cosplayer and costume designer Elizabeth Rage demonstrates how to make your own…
A Drone Mounted Flying Christmas Tree Takes to the Skies to Spread Holiday Cheer
A drone mounted Christmas tree and wrapped gift takes to the skies to spread holiday cheer in a video by Flite Test. What happens when…
Why Airlines Sell More Tickets Than There Are Seats
Nina Klietsch explains why airlines sell more tickets than there are seats on a plane in a TED-Ed lesson about the practice of overbooking. Although…
A Virtual Flyover of the Mawrth Vallis on the Surface of Mars by the Mars Express Orbiter
The European Space Agency has created a virtual flyover of the Mawrth Vallis on the surface of Mars using images taken by the High Resolution…
Skeletor Sings a Sinister He-Man Remix of the Mariah Carey Song ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’
Los Angeles writer, comedian, and “man of a kajllion voices” Brock Baker of BrocksDubs teamed up with WTFBrahh to create “A Very Skeletor Christmas 3”…
Merry Christmas, A Holiday Themed Animated Short Featuring All Sorts of Festive Games
The team at Troublemakers, a skilled production company based out of Paris, worked together to create “Merry Christmas,” a fun holiday themed animated short featuring…
Why People Kiss Under Sprigs of Mistletoe and the Variety of Species the Plant Helps Support
A TED-Ed lesson by Carlos Reif explains why people kiss under sprigs of mistletoe. The tradition has an interesting history, but the lesson also discusses…
A Wonderful Animation by PES of a Crackling Candy Corn ‘Fireplace’ Loop Remastered in 4K Resolution
In 2007, the brilliant PES released a “Fireplace” DVD featuring an animated crackling candy corn fireplace loop. This year, PES remastered his wonderful Yule log…
Cheerful Animated Christmas GIF Image Loops
A video posted by James Curran (@slimjimstudios) on Dec 17, 2016 at 1:44am PST London animator James Curran of SlimJim Studios has created a cheerful…
Wild Animals Scream With Human Voices in Hilariously Edited Clips From BBC’s Planet Earth 2
Animals scream with human voices in clips from BBC’s Planet Earth 2 edited by filmmaker Matt Amys. The Planet Earth series was narrated by David…