Laughing Squid
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Woodworker Fixes and Rebuilds His Damaged Screen Door With Creativity and Stop Motion
Woodworker Frank Howarth of Frank Makes fixed and rebuilt elements of his damaged screen door in a video that used creative camera techniques like time…
World’s Smallest MAME Arcade Cabinet Is ‘A Lot of Trouble to Build and Only Marginally Fun to Play’
Adafruit showed off the world’s smallest MAME arcade cabinet, built using a Raspberry Pi Zero. Although impressive for its diminutive size, Adafruit’s Phillip Burgess was…
A Shotgun Wielding Bill Gates Stars in a 1995 Promo Video for DOOM and Windows 95
During the Microsoft Judgement Day gamer’s conference that took place in October of 1995, a shotgun wielding Bill Gates teamed up with id Software to…
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence Wake up Early From Space Hibernation and Kiss in ‘Passengers’
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence wake up early from space hibernation, go on a date, and kiss as things begin to go terribly wrong on…
Mario Finds Himself in the Video Game World of UNDERTALE in an Animated Short by Dorkly
To celebrate the one year anniversary of the UNDERTALE video game, Dorkly created a humorous animated short that imagines what it would be like is…
Couple Plays an Adorable Duet of ‘I’m Yours’ by Jason Mraz on a Single Bass Fretboard
In “One Bass, Four Hands“, the very talented Davie504 recruited his girlfriend to play an adorable instrumental duet of the wonderful Jason Mraz song “I’m…
The Difficult Task of Remaining In the Present Without Worrying About the Future or Past
The School of Life addresses through animation, the very real and difficult task of fully enjoying what’s happening at the present without worrying about the…
Cole and Marmalade Offer Helpful Tips for Keeping Cats Happy and Healthy for a Long Time
In honor of Happy Cat Month, the lovable feline duo of Cole and Marmalade offer very helpful tips for humans who want to know how…
The Artful Use of Symmetry Found Within Scenes of the BBC Series ‘Sherlock’
Filmmaker Celia Gómez, about whose work we’ve previously written, has created an insightful look at the artful geometric symmetry employed throughout the BBC One series…
A Hypnotically Aromatic Labyrinth in West Michigan Made Up of Different Varieties of Lavender
The Cherry Point Farm and Market in Shelby, Michigan is known by locals and visitors alike for a number of things, including their jams and…