Laughing Squid
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Traffic Camera Captures the Unexpected Sight of a Snowy Owl Soaring Over a Montreal Highway
On January 3, a beautiful snowy owl made a very unexpected but welcome appearance on a traffic camera that keeps watch over Highway 40 in…
The Ehang 184, An Autonomous Low Altitude Human-Sized Helicopter Drone
The Ehang 184 is an autonomous low altitude human-sized helicopter drone meant for safe, personal flight. The design of the vehicle is similar to a remote…
Pen Holder, An Animation of a Helpful Pen Holding Creature Superimposed Over Artist Marty Cooper’s Real Life Desk
Storyboard artist Marty Cooper (a.k.a. “Hombre_McSteez“) has created “Pen Holder,” a new animation of a helpful little creature who is superimposed over his real life.…
A Look at the Many Times Pixar Subtly Referenced Scenes From Classic Movies in Their Animated Films
Madrid, Spain-based film editor Jorge Luengo Ruiz has created a wonderful new video that highlights the many times that Pixar subtly referenced scenes from classic…
Homer and His Sofa Fight Criminals in a 1980s Style Cop Show Couch Gag for The Simpsons
Homer Simpson and his trusty sofa team up to fight criminals in an amusing new 1980s style cop show couch gag for the upcoming episode…
Jerry Seinfeld Jokes About Buffets, Doughnut Holes & Hungry-Man Dinners in a Stand-Up Set on The Late Show
Jerry Seinfeld jokes about buffets, doughnut holes, and Hungry-Man frozen dinners in a stand up set on The Late Show. Seinfeld and host Stephen Colbert…
Timelapse Footage Showing the Elaborate Process of Painting Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s
Timelapse footage by Southwest Airlines shows the elaborate process of painting two of their Boeing 737-700 airplanes, Colorado One and Missouri One. The painting of Missouri…
Cleveland Museum of Natural History Patron Spots a Tiny VW Beetle Mixed in With the Beetle Collection
A patron found a tiny VW Beetle mixed in with the other beetles in the insect collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and shared the…
New Trailer for the Upcoming Film ‘High-Rise’ Based on the 1975 Novel by J.G. Ballard
In the new trailer for the upcoming film High-Rise, which was adapted from the 1975 J.G. Ballard novel of the same name, presents a luxury…
Illustrations of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Characters Drawn as Calvin and Hobbes Comics
Brian Kesinger, a story artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios and artist for Marvel Comics, has created wonderful illustrations of characters from Star Wars: The…