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San Francisco Artist Creates an Interactive Pyrotechnic Dance Floor for a Fiery Absolut Event in South Africa
San Francisco artist (and Laughing Squid friend) Charlie Gadeken was recently commissioned by Absolut to create a uniquely pyrotechnic dance floor for their Absolut Nights…
A Handy Hot Dog Style Guide Visualizing 40 Different Ways People Eat Frankfurters Around the World
Food Republic created a handy guide visualizing 40 different ways that people eat their hot dogs around the world.
‘All Studios Everything’, A Mashup of the Major Hollywood Movie Studio Opening Logos
“All Studios Everything” is a mashup of the major Hollywood movie studio opening logos created by New York-based art company Art404. The piece digitally combines…
Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann Talks About Covert LSD Dosing of the ‘Playboy After Dark’ Crew
Longtime Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann spoke with the Conan O’Brien about the time the band appeared on an episode of Playboy After Dark. During…
Beautiful Underwater Footage of Swimming in Jellyfish Lake on the Island of Palau
World traveler mikeyk730 has captured beautiful underwater footage of his swim amongst an enormous colony of jellyfish in the aptly named Jellyfish Lake (previously) on…
‘PBS Space Time’ Explains the Term ‘Habitable Exoplanet’ to Debunk Confusion About Recent Media Coverage
In the latest episode of PBS Space Time host Gabe Perez-Giz explains the term “habitable exoplanet” to debunk some confusion about recent media coverage. The main…
A Collection of Cameos by Famed Director Alfred Hitchcock in His Own Films
After some serious searching and editing, Will Erickson put together “Every Hitchcock Cameo Ever,” a collection of Alfred Hitchcock cameos in a whopping 37 different…
Bocusini, A 3D Printer for Food Like Marzipan, Melted Chocolate, and Mashed Potatoes
Bocusini is a 3D printer that uses traditional 3D-printing processes–placing small amounts of heated material layer after layer–to 3D print food like marzipan, melted chocolate,…
Tiny Bird Takes a Luxurious Bath in Her Human’s Hands
A tiny well-loved European goldfinch was given a luxurious bath in the hands of her tattooed human who gently provided a safe place for the…
A Simulated Interactive Music Video for the Song ‘Golden Touch’ by Japanese Singer Namie Amuro
The video for "Golden Touch" by Namie Amuro creates an illusion that the viewer is participating when holding a finger to the screen.