Laughing Squid
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An Illusion That Appears to Create an Infinitely Regenerating Chocolate Bar
Mad Scientist shows a neat trick for cutting a chocolate bar in such a way as to give the illusion of infinite pieces.
Gorgeous 4K Time-Lapse Video of the Earth From Orbit Over Several Days
James Tyrwhitt-Drake from Infinity Imagined has compiled a gorgeous 4K time-lapse video of the Earth from orbit, taken by the stationary Electro-L weather satellite. The video pulls together…
What the First Thanksgiving Meal in 1621 Might Have Looked Like
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner usually consists of (at the very least) a turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie, however, as Guardian…
Time-Lapse Video of Emirates Airlines Overhauling an Airbus A380, The World’s Largest Passenger Plane
Emirates Airlines has posted time-lapse video of a maintenance check on an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane. The process is the largest maintenance…
A Three-Minute Recap of the First Two ‘Hunger Games’ Films
Vulture has created a three-minute recap of the first two Hunger Games films in anticipation of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the upcoming…
A Handy Seven-Stage Guide to Pooping at Work
Fast Company has created a handy seven-stage guide to pooping at work. The advice presented includes tips on how to help a person pooping at work…
The Ambulance Drone, An Emergency UAV Concept With a Built-In Defibrillator
The Ambulance Drone is a concept by Dutch industrial design student Alec Momont, developed for a Delft University of Technology thesis project, that aims to…
The Moon, A Topographically Accurate LED Light Based on the Supermoon
The Moon is an LED light by Eisuke Tachikawa, founder of the design firm NOSIGNER, that is a topographically accurate representation of a supermoon occurrence…
VetiGel, A Plant-Based Gel That Can Stop Bleeding in 20 Seconds When Applied to a Wound
VetiGel is a gel created by Brooklyn-based biotech startup Suneris that is made from plant-based polymers that are able to stop bleeding in 20 seconds…
Drone Footage of Suburban Upstate New York Streets During a Massive Snowstorm
Filmmaker James Grimaldi sent a drone out from a garage in West Seneca, New York — a suburb of Buffalo — to capture the quiet…