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Designer Kouichi Okamoto has created Glass Tank, a the very clever, yet somewhat dangerous wine glass that is attached to a bulb that will keep refilling the glass until it is empty. This invention is available for purchase through Generate. Fun times ahead! When the amount in the glass decreases, a constant amount is poured...The post A Dangerously Clever Self-Filling Wine Glass appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a locamotive episode of Half As Interesting, the seemingly manic narrator Sam from Wendover explains why The Vatican has a railroad, despite its diminutive size as a country. It all comes down to history, as it always does. So, back during the Roman Empire Italy …it was all together. But then the Roman Empire...The post The Long History That Explains Why Vatican City Has a Railroad Despite Its Diminutive Stature appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Treehotel (@treehotel) on Mar 29, 2018 at 1:18am PDT The wonderful TreeHotel, which sits way up in a pine forest of Northern Sweden Lapland (Sami) offers an amazing array of unique rooms that each have something special about them. No two are alike. There’s the Cabin Room – a true treehouse...The post An Incredible Hotel in the Swedish Lapland With an Amazing Array of Unique Rooms Amongst the Trees appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, Oscar Mayer unveiled their new, creative fleet of wienermobiles and their latest airborne addition fits in perfectly. This new vehicle is an incredible fully functional jet pack that can go up to an amazing 150 miles per hour. This vehicle make Super Hot Dogger‘s job of delivering hot dogs to anyone who wants...The post Oscar Mayer Adds an Incredible Fully Functional Jet Pack to Their Updated Fleet of Weiner Vehicles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a melancholy episode of AsapSCIENCE, creators Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain via whiteboard animation how loneliness created around a person’s lack of satisfying social interactions can adversely affect their health, thus increasing their chance of an earlier death. Research has found that lonely people have 209 different gene expressions in some of their...The post The Extremely Adverse Effects That Loneliness Can Have on a Person’s Physical and Mental Health appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While driving a dog and her puppies back to the Hope for Paws center, rescuers Eldad Hagar and Loreta Frankonyte were contacted by a good Samaritan named Sheila, who saw a teeny tiny kitten crouched helplessly on the shoulder of an extremely busy highway in Los Angeles. Being the compassionate people that they are, Hagar...The post An Amazing Real Time Rescue of a Tiny Kitten Stranded on the Shoulder of Bustling LA Freeway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Car journalist and Oversteer editor Doug DeMuro reviewed the Aston Martin Lagonda and explained why he thinks it’s one of the weirdest luxury cars ever made. DeMuro previously made it clear why the Plymouth Prowler was one of the weirdest cars to come out in the 1990s. The Aston Martin Lagonda is the weirdest luxury...The post Why the Aston Martin Lagonda Is One of the Weirdest Luxury Car Ever Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An beautiful 10 year old elephant named Yumeka who was born at the Chiba City Zoological Park and then moved to Okinawa Zoo and Museum in Okinawa City, Japan, demonstrated her incredible artistic talent as she painted a very recognizable cherry blossom tree with the help of her keeper. Yumeka was taught how to paint...The post An Artistic Elephant in Japan Demonstrates Her Unique Talent by Painting a Cherry Blossom Tree appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Richard Browning, British inventor and founder of Gravity Industries, had an exciting time taking his body controlled jet suit out for a speed and agility test over a lake in the UK. A post shared by Gravity (@takeongravity) on Apr 29, 2018 at 1:37am PDT via Digg Inventor Builds a Real-Life Flying Iron Man Suit...The post Inventor Takes His Jet Suit Out for an Exciting Speed and Agility Test Over a Lake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bill Wurtz, the highly creative mind behind “History of Japan”, “History of the Entire World” and “Alphabet Shuffle”, has released a wonderfully whimsical, semi-political but very catchy song called “hello sexy pants“. Hello let’s be friends, let’s take a friendly chance and go all around the world in a friendly stance. Let’s go all around...The post Hello Sexy Pants, A Whimsical Song About Wearing Attractive Trousers in a Strangely Changing World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Business Insider took a tour of the Tabasco factory in Avery Island, Louisiana to find out how they go about making more than 700,000 bottles of their world-famous hot sauce every single day. Founded in 1868 by Edmund McIlhenny, the brand is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. We spoke to McIlhenny Executive Vice President...The post An Inside Look at How Tabasco Hot Sauce Is Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Employees at Exporta Global set a Guinness World Record on January 5th, 2018 for the most pallets toppled in domino fashion. They were able to knock over 1,377 pallets in the style of dominos, which sounded like a freight train speeding through the warehouse. The attempt took place as a team building exercise for the...The post Exporta Global Sets the World Record for Toppling Over 1,377 Pallets in the Style of Dominos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Actress and singer Mandy Moore of This Is Us graciously opened her doors to invite Architectural Digest to come in and tour her beautifully remodeled mid-century home set in the sweeping hills of Pasadena, California. Along the tour, Moore pointed out the origin of specific pieces, along with her blush dishes, while giving due credit...The post Mandy Moore Gives a Tour of Her Beautifully Remodeled Mid-Century Home in the Pasadena Hills appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an episode of WIRED‘s series, Technique Critique, NYPD detective and veteran crime scene investigator Matthew Steiner sat down to examine 20 crime scene cases from movies and television shows. Fiber Optic Cables in California’s Humboldt County Repeatedly Cut by Mystery VandalsMental Floss Shares a Series of Stories From Behind the Scenes of Big Blockbuster...The post Veteran Investigator Examines 20 Crime Scene Cases From Movies and TV Shows appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a technology-infused episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) talked about his pro Ultimate Frisbee career, shared headphone advice, and ate progressively spicier vegan wings while being interviewed by Sean Evans. Natalie Portman Sheds Tears and Talks About Life While Eating Progressively Spicier Vegan Hot WingsJohnny...The post Tech Reviewer Marques Brownlee Talks About His Life While Eating Progressively Spicer Hot Wings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2009, legendary rock band AC/DC performed a three nights of shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the first time in the 18 years previous, playing their iconic hit “Highway to Hell” in front of tens of thousands of fans, who welcomed them back with open arms. The video captured from that show is remarkably...The post Incredibly Vivid Footage of AC/DC Playing ‘Highway to Hell’ for a Massive Argentinian Crowd in 2009 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The short documentary “Edge of Daybreak” by Alix Lambert is a short, beautiful documentary featured in the online video series “The Atlantic Selects”, which tells the fascinating history about a group of men incarcerated at the Powhatan Correctional Center in Virginia during the 1970s. These men formed a band, called themselves “Edge of Daybreak” and...The post The Fascinating History of an Improbable Band That Recorded a Gorgeous Soulful Album in Prison appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1980, a fresh-faced young Irish band who called themselves U2 made their television debut on the RTE program The Late Late show, which was hosted at the time by longtime presenter Gay Byrne. During the band’s performance of the song “Stories for Boys“, Bono obsessively touched his hair and the Edge was prominently without...The post The 1980 Television Debut of U2 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Cats In Food (@cats_in_food) on Mar 26, 2018 at 7:36am PDT Cats In Food is very amusing series of digitally manipulated photos that feature images of adorable tiny cats into different kinds of foods. This feline version of Dogs In Food photo series, which we posted several weeks ago, also has...The post An Amusing Photo Series That Digitally Inserts Images of Tiny Cats Into Different Kinds of Foods appeared first on Laughing Squid.

BBC Earth has again partnered with OceanX Media to provide a beautifully soothing ten hours of deep water ocean footage that features the mysterious creatures of rarely seen species. Be wowed by incredible creatures in this journey through a mysterious part of our blue planet with this 10 hour loop. Ten Hours of Incredibly Soothing...The post A Ten Hour Loop of Soothing Ocean Footage Featuring the Mysterious Creatures of the Deep Sea appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a sligh departure from their regular subject of human behavior, the School of Life explained via animation about the difference between colons and semicolons, specifically how to properly employ them within sentences. They also demonstrated how a person’s intention in written form can be widely misinterpreted when grammatical tools such as these are not...The post How the Proper Use of Colons and Semicolons Will Make Your Written Intention More Easily Understood appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Cat’s Cradle” by filmmaker Jonathan Napolitano is a beautiful, short documentary about Bruce and Terry Jenkins, a retired couple who have turned their Lutz, Florida home into a safe refuge for older, abandoned cats who have nowhere else to go. These big-hearted people ensure that every cat that comes to them get the care, stimulation,...The post Retired Florida Couple Transforms Their Home Into a Sanctuary for Older Cats With Nowhere Else to Go appeared first on Laughing Squid.

David Liu brought the cinematic world of Alien into a more civilized setting by building a LEGO Xenomorph officer worker. The extraterrestrial is shown getting ready to dig into another work day while wearing a snazzy pair of slacks and a red necktie. What if xenomorphs developed a civilized society and have daily life just...The post A Well-Dressed LEGO Alien Xenomorph Prepares for a Day at the Office appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Facebook Researchers Eli Shlizerman, Lucio Dery, Hayden Schoen and Ira Kemelmacher Shlizerman, in partnership with the University of Washington and Stanford, have developed a groundbreaking LTSM network that predicts how a musicians body would move upon receiving audio input of an instrument being played. The prediction results in an animated skeleton, which they hope can...The post Facebook Researchers Develop a Neural Network That Predicts Body Movement Using Musical Input appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Monster Factory has released a Star Wars Death Star Camping Tent that resembles the Empire’s ultimate weapon and comfortably sleeps up to three people or stormtroopers. It is available to purchase from The Monster Factory website and TheFowdry. That’s no moon…it’s a space station! We are taking camping to a whole new galaxy with...The post Star Wars Death Star Camping Tent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Koko, the incredibly loving and highly intelligent western lowland gorilla who learned how to communicate with humans through a modified form of American Sign Language through her caretaker Penny Patterson, mercifully died in her sleep at the age of 46 at her longtime California home within The Gorilla Foundation. Koko was a kind, creative soul...The post Koko (1971-2018), The Highly Intelligent Gorilla Who Learned to Communicate Through Sign Language appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the 37th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Shanks FX demonstrates how to he recreated the “opening of the ark ceremony” scene from the end of the classic film. Here is the original scene. Indiana Jones Is Chased by the Spherical Droid From ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in ‘Raiders of the...The post Shanks FX Recreates the ‘Opening of the Ark Ceremony’ Scene From Raiders of the Lost Ark appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Universal Pictures released the official trailer for Welcome to Marwen, an upcoming live-action animated comedy drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. The uplifting film tells the true story of Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell) as he fights to discover how “artistic imagination can restore the human spirit.” Welcome to Marwen is currently scheduled to release in...The post Steve Carell Battles Bully Nazis With Dolls In Uplifting Trailer for Welcome to Marwen appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Lisa Krakosky (foster mom) (@orlando.kittens) on May 17, 2018 at 2:48am PDT An absolutely beautiful rescued blind, deaf, toothless seven year old black cat named Venrtia, who was essentially left for dead on the streets, enjoyed a ride around around her foster human Lisa Krakosky‘s house while sitting atop a Neatorobotics...The post A Beautiful Rescued Blind, Deaf Cat Rides Around Her Human’s House on a Roomba-Style Vacuum appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an intoxicating episode of the Vanity Fair series, Slang School, celebrities (Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgarton, Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo, Mark Wahlberg, Natalie Portman, Margot Robbie, Salma Hayek, and Gerard Butler) teach drinking slang words and phrases from around the world. Reese Witherspoon Gives a Charming Lesson on Traditional Southern Slang and ExpressionsCharlize Theron and...The post Celebrities Teach Drinking Slang Words and Phrases From Around the World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

MGM Studios released an official trailer for Creed II, the upcoming eighth installment in the Rocky film series directed by Steven Caple Jr. and a sequel to Creed. The trailer features Apollo Creed‘s son, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), facing off against the son of Ivan Drago, Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu). Creed II is scheduled...The post The Sons of Apollo Creed and Ivan Drago Face Off in New ‘Creed II’ Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Always one to keep up with current political headlines, Bad Lip Reading delivered an absolutely hilarious spin on the yugely historic Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un Summit, which took place Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Amongst the fire and fury unleashed upon the North Korean leader, Trump also took the time to make some...The post A Hilarious Bad Lip Reading of the Yugely Historic Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un Summit in Singapore appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1982, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation show Towards 2000 offered to their audience a short lesson on recorded sound before introducing the compact disc to their audience. The three host took turns explaining musical history while speculating about the future of digital music. The Compact Disc may well rule the roost – at least until...The post A History of Recorded Sound As Prologue to the 1982 Australian Introduction of the Compact Disc appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Daniel Popper (@danielpopper) on May 22, 2018 at 10:44pm PDT Daniel Popper, an installation artist from Cape Town, South Africa has created “Ven a la Luz” (Come Into the Light), a stunningly detailed wooden sculpture of a beautiful, highly adorned woman whose torso sits on a Tulum, Mexico beach, seemingly opening...The post Gorgeous Beachside Wooden Sculpture of a Woman Opening Her Heart to Visitors of Tulum, Mexico appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the ongoing Oregon Zoo series “Tiny Goats Visit“, a feisty hircine pair of dwarf goats named Ruth and Sonia (both for the Supreme Court Justices) walked across the park to visit a pair of beautiful, but painfully shy giraffes inside their enclosure. Because the goats were so buoyant upon entrance, the giraffes backed themselves...The post A Tiny Pair of Feisty Goats Visit a Couple of Beautiful but Painfully Shy Giraffes Inside Their Enclosure appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The New Yorker has put together a fascinating, if not slightly solemn split screen montage of footage from the past 100 years of Detroit, starting from when it was a bustling city of automotive invention, construction, glamour and wealth, juxtaposed against footage from the current day. As the years went by, the shiny veneer of...The post A Fascinating Split Screen Montage That Juxtaposes the Past 100 Years of Detroit With the Current Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

?Tonight was our first time cooking an #ImpossibleBurger at home. @hrlori made mine a #cheeseburger with sautéed mushrooms and onions. ?#burger A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Jun 2, 2018 at 3:12pm PDT Scott and I have been fans of Impossible Foods since they first announced their 100% plant-based Impossible Burger back in...The post What It’s Like Cooking the Meaty 100% Plant-Based Impossible Burger at Home appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on the Canadian radio show q on CBC, legendary Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant was shown the now-viral video of Yoyoka Soma, the eight year old drumming prodigy impressively holding her own while playing along with the song “Good Times Bad Times“. The singer reacted in amazement to her skill, noting the song...The post Robert Plant Reacts in Amazement to Eight Year Old Girl Who Drummed Along to ‘Good Times Bad Times’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For a limited time, the Laughing Squid Store is featuring great deal on the Kuhn Rikon 4 Cup Pull Chop that includes a triple blade and an extra container. This handy little manual food processor uses a pull string to safely activate the blades and chop the food inside the container. Manual food processor cuts...The post Kuhn Rikon 4 Cup Pull Chop, A Handy Manual Food Processor That’s Safely Activated With a Pull String appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, A hyper little wanna-be sheepdog named Nelson, who is part Norfolk terrier, fell a little short in his duties. Rather than corralling the herd in an organized fashion from the back, the sheep reversed roles and began chasing after the dog on a circuitous run around the farm. At first, the slower moving...The post A Herd of Sheep Chase a Wanna-Be Sheepdog in Circles Around the Farm in a Hilarious Role Reversal appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cartoonist Lauren Lorenzo of the monthly series eLL cartoons, which hilariously document the inadvertently funny interactions between herself and her family, shared how her outspoken Dad reacted to the unusual personal care gift she gave to him for Father’s Day. It’s a loofah you don’t know what a loofah is? A loofah is a spongy...The post Cartoonist Shares the Hilarious Reaction Her Outspoken Dad Had to His Unusual Father’s Day Gift appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Jirka Vinse Jonatan Väätäinen (@jirkavinse) on Mar 13, 2017 at 9:06am PDT Artist Jonatan Väätäinen performed a bit of magic while creating incredibly realistic illustrations of popular Disney heroes and villains. Väätäinen’s entire collection of Disney drawings are available to view on Instagram, Facebook, and his website. A post shared by...The post Incredibly Realistic Illustrations of Popular Disney Heroes and Villains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A driver in Chumphon, Thailand captured great footage of a motorcyclist, dressed from head to toe like a deadly Yautja (Predator), cruising down the highway on their custom Alien themed chopper that looked like a golden Xenomorph. Alien Loves Predator UK, The Friendly Real-World Adventures of Two Costumed Film CharactersABCDEFGeek, A Fun Illustrated Alphabet for...The post Motorcyclist Dressed as Predator Rides a Custom Alien Xenomorph Motorcycle in Thailand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Lynell Jinks (@brownbagbrowndad) on May 29, 2018 at 6:20am PDT Artistic father Lynell Jinks (a.k.a. “Brown Bag Dad“) sends his two children, Zelina and Izaac, off to school in style by drawing wonderful works of art on their paper lunch bags. He illustrates everything from portraits of Barack Obama and Michelle...The post Artistic Father Creates Wonderful Works of Art on His Children’s Paper Lunch Bags appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Nathan Smith, associate curator of the Dinosaur Institute at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, met up with WIRED to talk about dinosaurs found in the Jurassic Park film series. Vox Criticizes ‘Jurassic World’ for Its Lack of Feathered DinosaursA Parody of the ‘Jurassic Park’ Films Where Everybody is Wearing Stylish High...The post Dinosaurs From the Jurassic Park Series Explained appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Movie characters from 300 films cut a rug in an upbeat montage video by CLS Videos celebrating dance in motion pictures. The entire list of movies are available to view on Tumblr. ‘Cinematic Montage’, Hundreds of Clips From Iconic Films Edited Together Into a Single Trailer-Like Video‘2001: A Space Odyssey — A Look Behind the...The post A Celebration of Dancing in 300 Movies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a tasty episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to recreate Wade Wilson‘s (Ryan Reynolds) “sweet and salty” pineapple and olive pizza from Deadpool. Here is the original scene. Wade Wilson knew exactly what he was doing when he ordered that pizza – he knew I’d one day have to recreate...The post Binging with Babish Recreates Wade Wilson’s Pineapple and Olive Pizza From Deadpool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1991, the incredibly talented Buckethead was convinced to come outside during a family reunion party to play an ad hoc backyard concert, during which he absolutely shredded solo after solo while covering some well known songs. 27 years ago today, a young Buckethead played an intimate solo concert at a family reunion. Songs include...The post Buckethead Shreds Solo After Solo During a Family Reunion Backyard Performance in 1991 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, George Harrison‘s widow Olivia and son Dhani held a worldwide contest through Genero.tv to determine what filmmaker from anywhere would provide the video for Harrison’s 1971 song “What Is Life“. The winner was Brandon Moore from Oakland, California. This winning video features Emma Rubinowitz and Esteban Hernandez, both of the San Francisco Ballet,...The post Dancers in Yellow Frolic Around the Woods in the Official Video for the George Harrison’s ‘What Is Life’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1927, 85 year old Lauren Higbie, who proudly served as a Union soldier during the Civil War, sang “Veteran’s Last Song“, a heartbreaking tune that pays profound homage to his fallen comrades. Collector MusicBoxBoy stated in 2009 that he found this 78 record at a flea market and it’s been one of his favorites...The post An 85 Year Old Union Civil War Veteran Sings of His Fallen Comrades on a Heartbreaking 1927 Record appeared first on Laughing Squid.