Laughing Squid
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How to Cut a Cake Using Scientific Principles in Order to Best Maintain Freshness
Math writer Alex Bellos demonstrates a more scientific alternative to cake cutting which better maintains the moistness of the innards in the latest episode of…
Made With Code, A Google Initiative to Encourage and Creatively Engage Girls With Code
Code is creative. Girls are creative. Everything else is just logistics. Google has launched “Made With Code“, a cooperative initiative whose mission is to inspire…
T-Mobile Launches Free Music Streaming as Part of Their Simple Choice Wireless Plans
Mobile communications company T-Mobile has launched a new Music Freedom feature as part of their Simple Choice wireless plans. The new feature allows for popular…
French Musician Luc Arbogast Duets With Himself in Two Distinct Voices During Street Performance
French musician Luc Arbogast performs a song on the streets of Strasbourg, France in two distinctly different vocal ranges while playing a classical bouzouki stringed…
Super Slow Motion Video of Giant Bubbles Being Popped
The Slow Mo Guys have returned to burst even larger bubbles after popping bubbles in super slow motion last year. The latest video was shot…
A Bluegrass Cover of Iron Maiden’s 1983 Heavy Metal Song ‘The Trooper’ by Steve ‘N’ Seagulls
The Finnish five-man band Steve 'N' Seagulls perform a fantastic bluegrass cover of the 1983 heavy metal song "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden.
A Parody of ‘Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope’ Imagining the 1977 Space Opera Film as a Disney Musical
Composer George Shaw and filmmaker Jeffrey Gee Chin have teamed up to create a wonderful parody of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope…
Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) & Jimmy Kimmel Drink Wine From Goblets & Insult Each Other ‘Game of Thrones’ Style
On a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, actress Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and Jimmy Kimmel drink wine from goblets and insult each other Game…
Threshold, A Sculpture That Looks Like Three Different Numbers Depending on the Viewing Angle
“Threshold” is an intriguing outdoor sculpture that looks like the numbers 1, 2, or 3 depending on the viewing angle. The sculpture was created by…
A Verbal Tour of the British Isles By Regional Accent
Siobhan Thompson gives a wonderful verbal tour of the British Isles, performing 17 of the regional accents found in the United Kingdom and Ireland.