Laughing Squid
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Gertjie the Orphaned Baby Rhino Adorably Tries to Imitate the Hopping Gait of His Lamb Friend
Gertjie the orphaned baby rhinoceros who cruelly lost his parents to poachers, adorably tries to imitate the hopping gait of his friend Lammi, a brown…
Stubborn Newfoundland Dog Loudly Complains While Grudgingly Performing Tricks for His Human
A stubborn Newfoundland named Sebastien complains loudly when he’s asked by his human to perform such simple tricks as “sit”, “lie down” “roll over” and…
Obedient Cat Backs Away From the Dinner Table on Her Hind Legs When She Is Asked To Do So
Momotaro, a beautiful white cat with black crescent eyebrows and amazing abs, obediently backs away from the dinner table on her hind legs when her…
Color Thesaurus, A Visualization of the Various Names for Common Colors
To aid her writing, author and artist Ingrid Sundberg has created Color Thesaurus, a visualization of a variety of names for common colors. The visualization…
‘7685 Frames of Netherlands’, A Charming Tilt-Shift Time-Lapse Video of Dutch Cities
In “7685 Frames of Netherlands,” filmmaker Pengcheng He documents the beauty of the old cities of the Netherlands in a charming series of tilt-shift time-lapses.…
Animated Street Art GIFs by A. L. Crego
Original street art and photo by Sr. X. Animated GIF By A. L. Crego. Spanish artist A. L. Crego adds motion to street art in…
‘Kolonihavehus’, A Multi-Colored Plexiglass Sculpture of a House on Display in Brooklyn
photo by Axel Taferner “Kolonihavehus” is a colorful plexiglass and steel sculpture by artist Tom Fruin that takes the form of a tiny one-room house.…
‘Shanghai, Archi’llusion’, A Short Film of Clever Digital Alterations to the Architecture of Shanghai
In their short film “Shanghai, Archi’llusion,” filmmakers Claire and Maxime of Menilmonde (see previously) use digital trickery to make the buildings of Shanghai grow, shrink,…
Theoretical Psychologist Questions the Reality and Purpose of Consciousness
In a video by The Royal Institution, theoretical psychologist Professor Nicholas Humphrey questions whether consciousness is just an illusion and what purpose it may serve.…
‘Afterglow’, A Short Film Featuring Skiers Wearing LED Lightsuits Skiing at Night in Alaska
In the short film “Afterglow,” skiers wearing LED lightsuits hurtle down moonlit slopes in the Alaskan wilderness. Philips produced the film as a promotion for…