Laughing Squid
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Magnifying Spoon, A Spoon With a Built-In Magnifying Glass for Detecting Unwanted Materials in Foodstuffs
The Magnifying Spoon is a limited edition utensil from Object Solutions that replaces the bowl of a spoon with a magnifying glass so users can…
First Full Trailer for ‘Jurassic World’ Features Dinosaurs, Chris Pratt, and Chaos in a Fully Functioning Theme Park
The first official trailer for Jurassic World shows dinosaurs and chaos in a fully functioning theme park. The trailer highlights a number of the theme park…
Rambunctious Monkey Relentlessly Teases a Frustrated Cat While Swinging Upside Down From a Tree
A tiny monkey named Abu relentlessly teases a very tolerant, if not slightly perplexed, cat named Wasya while hanging upside down and from a swinging…
‘A Kiss From Tokyo’, A Stylized Animated Short That Plays Out Like a Trailer for a 1960s Spy Film
“A Kiss From Tokyo” is an animated short directed by artists Kevin Dart and Stéphane Coëdel taken from the Seductive Espionage book and DVD set…
Oscar the Grouch Leads the Worst Trashgiving Day Parade Ever on ‘Sesame Street’
On a recent episode of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch led the worst Trashgiving Day Parade ever for his new boss Mr. Disgracey, played by Richard Kind.…
A Low-Budget Shot-for-Shot Remake of Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Trailer
Dumb Drum (previously) has created an awesome low-budget shot-for-shot remake of the first official trailer for Marvel‘s upcoming superhero film Avengers: Age of Ultron. Dumb…
SciShow Explains Whether Asparagus Really Makes People’s Urine Smell Funny
SciShow (previously) host Hank Green explains whether asparagus really makes people’s urine smell funny. There is a surprising amount of research that has been put…
A Glowing Bluetooth Speaker Shaped Like the Death Star from ‘Star Wars’
Think Geek is offering a Bluetooth speaker for smartphones designed to look like the planet-destroying Death Star from the Star Wars franchise that glows blue…
New Trailer for the Animated Film ‘Strange Magic’ Shows a War Between Two Magical Kingdoms
The Disney company Touchstone Pictures has released a trailer and images for the upcoming Lucasfilm animated movie Strange Magic that shows a war between two magical kingdoms. The film is based…
Stunning Drone Video of the Dom Tower of Utrecht, The Tallest Church Tower in the Netherlands
Dutch filmmaking duo Jelte Keur and Reinout van Schie took their DJI Phantom 2 drone for a spin on a foggy day to capture some…