Laughing Squid
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xkcd Figures Out If One Person Can Walk the Entirety of New York City In a Single Lifetime
In the latest edition of “What If” by xkcd, Randall Munroe answers a reader who asks whether one person could walk the entirety of New…
A Hip-Hop Periodic Table by Pop Chart Lab Featuring 223 Naturally Occurring, Never-Word-Slurring Artists
Pop Chart Lab has created a hip-hop periodic table in association with the A3C Hip-Hop Festival in Atlanta. It features “223 naturally occurring, never-word-slurring artists…
GoPro Video of a Jet Ski Riding at High Speed Through a Narrow Canyon
California Polytechnic State University student Christian Yellott recently captured some first-person GoPro footage of a fast jet ski trip through Mountain Sheep Canyon on Lake…
Indian Cook Tosses Naan Bread Dough Like a Frisbee as Part of the Preparation Process
Barcroft Media highlights the unusual workflow of baker V. Sathyaraj at the Baskar Hotel in Tamil Nadu, India, who tosses naan bread dough like a…
The Kickball Ice Cream Maker, A Rubber Ball That Uses Physical Activity to Make a Pint of Ice Cream
The Kickball Ice Cream Maker by Hammacher Schlemmer is a rugged, spherical ice cream maker designed to be used as a rubber ball, encouraging owners…
Two Black Swans Generously Feed Multiple Hungry Koi Fish
In 2012, Joey Delsordo documented the beautiful sight of two black swans appearing to generously feed multiple hungry Koi in a pond at Swan Lake…
A Compilation Video of Celebrities in Commercials Before They Were Famous
World Wide Interweb (see previously) has created an amusing compilation video of celebrities in commercials before they were famous. They dug up ads starring Meg…
Metagramme, An Intriguing Web App That Creates a Single Average Image From an Instagram User’s Photos
Metagramme is an intriguing web app that creates a single average image of an Instagram user’s photos. The app works by comparing 32 of the…
Soothing Art Video Explains How Doodling Is Good for the Brain and Creativity
“Doodling is good for the Brain and Creativity” is a video by artist Shoo Rayner from 2013 in which he explains the benefits of doodling while…
HB Lamp, A Sculptural Lamp Shaped Like a Giant Pencil
The HB Lamp is a whimsical sculptural lamp that takes the shape of a giant pencil. The power cord extends from the pencil’s tip, thus…