Laughing Squid
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An Amusing History Documenting How Much New York City Residents Love to Hate Public Transportation
The New York Times has created “An Animated History of New York’s Love-Hate Relationship With Commuting,” an amusing and very realistic essay about how much…
‘Diary of a Little Girl in Old New York’, Internet Archive Posts 1849 Diary of a New York City Girl
Internet Archive, a “non-profit library offering access to 13,038,606 free books, movies, software, music and more,” posted the wonderful Diary of a Little Girl in…
A Video Essay About the Construction and Impact of Video Essays
“What Makes a Video Essay Great?” is a video essay by Kevin B. Lee for Fandor Keyframe about the construction and impact of video essays…
‘Glove and Boots’ Puppets Are Merged Together After Experimenting With Teleportation Pods, Like in the Film ‘The Fly’
Internet puppets from the Glove and Boots (previously) web series are merged together after experimenting with a set of teleportation pods. They run into a…
Clever Shiba Inu Learns How to Sit and Wait For His Human’s Signal Before He Eats His Dinner
A very clever Shiba Inu named Kibo learns how sit and wait for his human Jon Sun to give a signal before approaching his food…
Workers Assemble a Porsche 911 Engine in a German Factory
YouTube user myDriftFun has posted video of a Porsche 911 engine being built on the assembly line of a plant in the suburbs of Stuttgart,…
Tilt-Shifted Timelapse Video That Makes the Landscape and People of Norway Look Like Miniatures
“The Little Nordics” is a short timelapse video by photographer Martijn Doolaard that utilizes tilt-shift photography techniques to make the mountains and fjords of Norway…
Tom Scott Explains What Britain Has Done to Completely Eradicate the Rabies Disease
In a recent episode of “Things You Might Not Know,” host Tom Scott talks about Britain’s terrible history with rabies, what Britain has done to…
John Cleese Explains Why the Truly Stupid Lack the Capacity to Realize How Stupid They Are
John Cleese, best known for his work with the comedy group Monty Python, explains the idea that truly stupid people lack the capacity to realize…
Musician Plays a Complex Finger-Picking Song on a Guitar With Three Necks
Classical guitarist Estaban Antonio demonstrates some complex finger work on an “impossible” three-necked acoustic guitar with 17 strings built by English luthier Kif Wood. via…