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The Burnell Galactic Positioning System, A Robotic Laser and Spinning Mirror System That Creates Sound
Kal Spelletich, a San Francisco robotics artist and longtime friend of Laughing Squid has created “The Burnell Galactic Positioning System” an incredible robotic installation that…
A Gorgeous Cover of ‘Interstellar’ on a Cristal Baschet
Musician Loup Barrow performed an acoustic cover of the Hans Zimmer composed theme from the film Interstellar on a Cristal Baschet.
Wonderful Illustrations of Endangered Animals for a Children’s Book About a ‘Very Hungry Red Panda’
Yiying Lu, the very cleverly self-described “Artrepreneur”, talented designer behind the famous piece “Lifting A Dreamer” aka “Twitter Fail Whale”, and very good friend of…
A Beautiful Rendering of an Olive Green Mini Kart Made From the Fender of a Vintage Volkswagen Beetle
Aldekas Studio in Mexico created “Bugkart Wasowski”, an artistic rendering of an absolutely beautiful mini kart made out of a recycled fender from vintage Type…
Artist Turns Stock Market Charts Into Landscapes
Artist Stoxart very cleverly uses the data from individual company stock charts and turns them into minimalist modern landscapes. These innovative visualizations offer a sense…
Ten Golden Retriever Puppies Sit Adorably Transfixed by a Purple Dragon Reading to Them at Story Time
A litter of ten tiny golden retriever puppies sat absolutely transfixed as Dalton the Storytelling Dragon read them a story.
A Couple of Matching Miniature Cowboys Ride Out to Pasture on the Backs of Bull Herding Cattle Dogs
A cattle breeder in Australia quite humorously strapped miniature cowboy dolls onto the backs of bull-herding cattle dogs.
Shape-Shifting Kinetic Robots That Repeatedly Turn Themselves Inside Out and Upside Down
Inventor Katsumoto Yuichiro has created two different shape-shifting kinetic robots that move rather humorously. One is a cube that constantly folds into itself, using telescoping…
Incredibly Detailed Portraits Made Out of Table Salt
Canadian-Afghan artist Bashir Sultani, who makes clever images out of perfectly arranged pencils, also creates incredible portraits out of different colors of ordinary table salt.…
How the Human Eye Converts Light Waves to Color
The rather forthright Captain Disillusion (previously) explains how the human eye processes light wavelengths from the electromagnetic spectrum and converts them into what we know…