Laughing Squid
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A Giant Rotating Mirrored Sculpture of Franz Kafka’s Head Reflects Prague City Hall Back on Itself
Czech artist David Cerny created a giant mirrored rotating sculpture of Franz Kafka's head across the street from Prague City Hall
How Galaxies Are Formed & Where They Came From
MinutePhysics explains how galaxies are formed and where they came from. The video also quickly covers how humans are able to observe things like stars…
The Golden Section Finder, A Transparent Viewfinder for Observing the Golden Ratio
The Golden Section Finder is a transparent viewfinder available in yellow or blue that is used for observing the golden ratio out in the world.…
Shame of Thrones, A Look at What Daily Life Is Like for People Who Do Not Watch Game of Thrones
“Seems like a girl who needs to get her life sorted out.“? Writer Caitlyn Staples and producer Brendan Wan of Hit By A Blimp have…
A Working Cellphone Capable of Video Calls and Web Browsing Created in Minecraft
YouTube creator CaptainSparklez (Jordan Maron) demonstrated a working cellphone capable of making video calls and browsing the web created in Minecraft. Maron demonstrates how to…
Tom Scott Reveals That Nobody Is Exactly Sure How Much a Kilogram Weighs Right Now
In an episode of his Things You Might Not Know series, Tom Scott revealed that nobody is exactly sure how much a kilogram weighs right…
A Close-Up Slow-Motion Look at the Chemistry of Sparklers for the Fourth of July
The American Chemical Society series Reactions took a close-up slow-motion look at the chemistry of sparklers for the Fourth of July. The video shows a sparkler…
How Prescriptions Came to Be Abbreviated As Rx
In a new episode of the informative trivia series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains how medical prescriptions came to be abbreviated as…
Moby Promotes His New Memoir ‘Porcelain’ By Way of a Simple Animated Summary of His Life Story
As a very creative way to promote his new memoir “Porcelain“, renowned DJ and songwriter Moby offered up an abbreviated version of his life by…
Brock Baker Does Hilarious Impressions of Classic 1990s Nickelodeon Characters
Los Angeles-based writer, comedian, and “man of a kajillion voices” Brock Baker recently released a fantastic video where he does hilarious impressions of classic Nickelodeon…