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An Arduino Based Ball Juggling Robot That Bounces and Balances Ping Pong Balls With Great Control
Electrical engineer Tobias Kuhn of Electron Dust, who previously used four microphones to keep a PID controlled ping pong ball bouncing on a plate machine,…
Stray Cat Who Lost All Four Legs and Her Tail to Frostbite Walks Again With 3D Printed Titanium Paws
A little stray gray kitten, now named Dymka, who was rescued in Novosibirsk, Siberia was completely frostbitten and brought to the local veterinarian for medical…
Common Consumer Products Playfully Engage With Food and Nature in a Hyper Surreal 3D Animation
“The Shrewd Awakening”, by graphic designers Peter Tomaszewicz (previously) and Christiana Perdiou, is a hyper surreal animated short that shows common consumer products playfully engaging…
A Comprehensive Documentary About the Survival Research Labs 2018 New York City Gallery Show
At the beginning 2018, Survival Research Laboratories (previously) ventured eastward from California for their massive gallery show “Inconsiderate Fantasies of Negative Acceleration: Characterized by Sacrifices…
Photographs of Characters From Film and TV Seamlessly Inserted Into Their Real Life Locations
British artist Thomas Duke seamlessly inserts photographs of recognizable characters from films and television shows into their respective real-life locations around the world. In doing…
A Wonderfully Snarky Illustrated Series of Real One Star Reviews For National Parks in the United States
Graphic designer Amber Share has created “Subpar Parks”, a wonderfully snarky series that illustrates real one star reviews that were posted online about the iconically…
Domesticated Red Fox Stubbornly Whines for More Head and Belly Scratches From Her Human
A beautiful domesticated red fox named Alice stubbornly whined for more head scratches, belly rubs and all over attention from her human.
Comedian Glen Tickle’s Show About Grief In Memory of His Brother Is Available to Stream on Amazon Prime
In 2018, we posted about comedian (and former Laughing Squid blogger) Glen Tickle and his project to raise funds for his original comedy show about…
It’s For Your Own Good
When it comes to not touching your face, dogs now have a chance to turn the tables. drawing by Alice Madsen
Fast Food Mascots Reimagined as Supervillains
Artist Sillvi has cleverly reimagined the wide variety of fast food mascots as comic book supervillains who don’t really seem to care whether you eat…