Laughing Squid
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Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, stars of the upcoming film Passengers, sat down with WIRED for a “Google Autocomplete Interview” to answer some of the…
The Somniloquist, A Filmmaker Hilariously Records Himself Talking in His Sleep for Nearly a Year
Filmmaker Adam Rosenberg hilariously recorded the things he said in his sleep for nearly a year, the result of which he titled “The Somniloquist“. While…
The Goldstein Sisters Explain Hanukkah to Newt Scamander in a Fantastic Beasts Animated Parody
In a very amusing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them parody by Leigh Lahav entitled “Fantastic Holidays and How to Explain Them“, sisters Tina…
How to Shovel Snow Without Hurting Your Back Using Ordinary Rope and a Snow Shovel
L Kanavaros demonstrates his back-saving device he created using ordinary rope and a snow shovel. Kanavaros shows how the rope helps guide the shovel without…
A Simple Machine That Launches Interesting Loops of String That Hold Themselves in the Air
School science teacher Bruce Yeany demonstrates his String Shooter, a simple machine that launches continuous loops of strings that hold themselves up and form interesting…
Books and Sporting Goods Are Combined To Create an Elaborate Rube Goldberg Machine
Beau Tetreault combined books and sporting goods combine to create an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine. Tetreault also created a Prezi presentation about his creation for…
Samuraiguitarist Plays a Robotic Cover of Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’
Skilled musician Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “Samuraiguitarist“) has released a video where he plays a robotic cover of Brenda Lee‘s classic 1958 Christmas song “Rockin’ Around…
Art Prints Featuring Song Lyrics by The Smiths as Classic Penguin Paperback Book Covers
UK art director and illustrator Chris Thornley (a.k.a. “Raid71“) has made art prints of his awesome illustration series from 2012 that uses song lyrics by…
Steven Hawking and Zoe Saldana Use Quantum Physics to Rescue Simon Pegg’s Cat Schrödinger
In “Quantum Is Calling” Steven Hawking and Zoe Saldana use quantum physics to rescue Simon Pegg‘s cat Schrödinger from a puzzle that spans space and…
MysteryGuitarMan Photoshopped Into Stock Photos While Singing Paper Lions’ Song ‘Believer’
Joe Penna (a.k.a. “MysteryGuitarMan“) has created “Stock Photo-shop,” a new music video where Joe is magically Photoshopped into a bunch of stock photos while singing…