Michigan woodworker Matt Thompson of Thompson Woodworks, who previously built a beer-holding Michigan State shaped chair and a Rube Goldberg-inspired automatic dog petter, decided to see what would happen if he combined the best features of both ideas together. The result is a really satisfying-looking automatic back-scratching reclining chair for humans, complete with footrest and…
An Animated Map Visualizing the Enormous Population Growth of the United States Between 1790 and 2010
A really informative animated map was created to show the enormous population growth spurt of the United States between the years 1790 and 2010. This fascinating map was made with census information from geographically standardized tables by NHGIS employee Jonathan Schroeder. This map shows how the population moved almost exclusively westward during the nascent years…
WordPress Hosting at Laughing Squid
Some readers may realize this, but Laughing Squid is also a web hosting company that focuses on WordPress hosting. The revenue from our hosting services helps support this blog. In addition to our standard Cloud Sites hosting, we now offer Managed WordPress, a hosting service that is highly optimized for WordPress featuring increased performance, scalability…
Adorably Squishy Smiling Shiba Inu Marshmallows
Japanese online novelty gift retailer Felissimo (previously) is featuring an adorable set of squishy, chocolate-filled marshmallows that are shaped and decorated with a Shiba Inu’s smiling face. The set comes as nine to a box and each marshmallow is individually wrapped for easy sharing. (translated)Shiba Inu with a full smile appeared on popular Japanese style…
Brilliant Origami Versions of Pop Culture Characters
Paper artist Louise Cassidy of Foldiloxs creates absolutely brilliant origami recreations of pop culture characters from television and film. via LangweilDich.net
A Beautiful High-Definition Tribute to Visionary Director Stanley Kubrick on the 20th Anniversary of His Death
Filmmaker Richard Vezina (previously) has created “A Stanley Kubrick Odyssey – 2019 Edition”, an absolutely gorgeous, high-definition video tribute to the late legendary director on the 20th anniversary of his death. This thoughtful piece, which originated in 2003, released in 2011 and updated for 2019, showcases Kubrick’s pioneering vision and vivid scene execution with montaged…
Colorful Posters With Iconic Rock Albums of Different Genres Reimagined as Oversized Postage Stamps
Dorothy has released a series of detailed posters with iconic rock albums reimagined as colorful, oversized postage stamps. The posters come in four different music genres; psychedelic, post-punk, post-rock and electronic. Each genre also has a coordinating Spotify playlist. Each stamp features a graphic inspired by the album (or tracks on the album), the date…
The Myth of the Left Brain Right Brain Theory Explained
After Skool (previously) in collaboration with Health Chronicle, presents a colorful explanatory whiteboard and illustrated animation about the myth of right-brain, left-brain personalities. While the separate halves of the brain perform different functions, it’s not as cleanly divided as has been previously reported. The same processes exist on both hemispheres of the brain, although the…