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In a poignantly thoughtful animation by the insightful School of Life, the importance of the values and lessons imbued by those who offered unconditional love, such as parents, to a child as the were growing up is given great gravity. While not all of these lessons were necessarily appreciated at the time, but instead became...The post The Importance of Values Imbued by Those Who Offered Unconditional Love to a Growing Child appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a chilling clip from the National Geographic show Alaska’s Deadliest, thousands of moon jellyfish descend upon a small waterway in search of food. Once prey is located, the deadly jelly secretes toxins into the victim for an easy kill. Our biggest state harbors some America’s deadliest animal killers. Alaska’s deadliest thrive in one of...The post Chilling Footage of Thousands of Deadly Moon Jellies Descending Upon Alaskan Waterways appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Alicia Rius (@aliciariusphoto) on Apr 11, 2018 at 11:39am PDT Photographer Alicia Rius who captured the eerily anthropomorphic nature and the distinctive personalities of hairless cats, has created “A Dog’s Life“, a insightful photo series in which she paired six different dogs with their respective items that they use every day...The post An Insightful Photo Series That Matches Six Very Different Dogs With Items From Their Daily Lives appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Robert Irwin, the incredibly amiable son of the late Steve Irwin returned to the Tonight Show for a fourth time and brought along animals that both delighted and terrified host Jimmy Fallon. Included in this visit were an adorable litter of very hungry baby pygmy goats whom Irwin showed Fallon how to feed, a rather...The post A Cheery Robert Irwin Returns to The Tonight Show to Show Jimmy Fallon How to Feed Pygmy Goats appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Professor David Brailsford of the Nottingham University series Computerphile, explained how the word “byte” came into existence. Providing a great deal of information upon which to chew, Brailsford shared how the word first originated at Bell Labs, how early computers were word-based and how IBM, being the hardware leader at the time, made the final...The post A Fascinating History of How the Word ‘Byte’ First Originated Then Was Adapted to Its Current Use appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lionsgate released a gritty new trailer for Robin Hood, an upcoming action-adventure film directed by Otto Bathurst based on the story of Robin Hood. The trailer follows Robin Hood (Taron Egerton) as he and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) as they work together to rebel against the tainted English crown and steal from the rich....The post Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx Steal From the Rich in a Gritty Trailer For ‘Robin Hood’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful long haired German shepherd in Adelaide, South Australia named Archer patiently waited his turn to be watered with the spray bottle his human was using for her plants. While Archer showed off his polite side, he’s not always that accommodating when that spray bottle comes out. He’ll sometimes either interrupt his human while...The post A Beautiful German Shepherd Patiently Waits to Be Watered With a Spray Bottle Alongside the Plants appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Using a waterproof microphone (hydrophone) connected to the MARS undersea cabled observatory and placed 900 meters (3,000 feet) below the surface of Monterey Bay onto the ocean floor, researchers have been able to not only capture sounds of the deep sea, but have made the sounds with coordinating spectrogram available to the public through a...The post Incredible Deep Sea Sound Recordings Streamed Live From the Waters of the Monterey Aquarium appeared first on Laughing Squid.

British inventor Colin Furze and electronics genius James Bruton joined forces once again to build a life-sized set of Hulkbuster armor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe out of parts purchased on eBay. A post shared by colin furze (@realcolinfurze) on May 2, 2018 at 11:31am PDT Colin Furze and James Bruton Build a Fire Blaster...The post Colin Furze and James Bruton Build a Life-Sized Set of Hulkbuster Armor appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an amped up episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains why we never see “B” cell batteries in stores. There actually are B batteries, but they aren’t something you’ll usually see stocked at most stores any longer. Since the invention of the battery, there have been a pretty amazingly diverse number...The post Why We Never See ‘B’ Cell Batteries in Stores appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very first ever 360° Google Doodle celebrates the legendary French filmmaker and illusionist Georges Méliès, a pioneer of special effects and film techniques such as timelapse photography, dissolve shots, stop-action splicing and storyboards, all of which are still used in present day. Amongst his most famous works is the 1902 film “Le Voyage dans...The post Google Doodle Premieres a 360° Animation Honoring Pioneering Filmmaker Georges Méliès appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a new Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette, Donald Glover (Lando Calrissian) gives a tour of Lando’s Millennium Falcon from the upcoming film. Young Han Solo Embarks on an Exciting Adventure in the New Teaser Trailer for Solo: A Star Wars StoryAction Movie Kid Visits the Star Wars Set in a Spoof of J.J....The post Donald Glover Gives a Tour of Lando Calrissian’s Millennium Falcon in a New ‘Solo’ Featurette appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an intergalactic episode of the Vanity Fair series Notes on a Scene, Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo broke down a scene from the amazing film where Thor meets the Guardians of the Galaxy for the first time. Marvel Superheroes Try to Protect the Galaxy From Thanos in First Trailer For Avengers:...The post Avengers: Infinity War Directors Break Down a Scene Where Thor Meets the Guardians of the Galaxy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an episode of The Star Wars Show, Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard sat down to narrate the story of A New Hope in the style of Arrested Development. A Young Han Solo Chooses a Life of Crime in the New Trailer for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’Young Han Solo Embarks on...The post Ron Howard Narrates Star Wars: A New Hope in the Style of Arrested Development appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In another chapter of their ongoing analysis of the blockbuster HBO series Game of Thrones, the insightful folks at ScreenPrism took a look at how the series combined fantastic visual effects with organic elements in order to provide a sense of a familiar historical realism to the viewers. One of the show’s superpowers is the...The post How Game of Thrones Combines Visual Effects With Organic Elements to Create a Sense of Realism appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented musician Jon Gomm played a truly poignantly lush acoustic fingerstyle cover of the iconic Radiohead song “High and Dry“, providing both the vocals and percussion in perfect precision with the graceful flow of the strings. Gomm stated that with this performance, he felt the presence of the late Michael Hedges. I’ve been...The post A Poignantly Lush Acoustic Fingerstyle Cover of the Iconic Radiohead Song ‘High and Dry’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a surprising video essay, the very knowledgable YouTuber Polyphonic delves into how the very distinct vocal, lyrical and musical style of Bob Dylan became legendary fodder for parody. To demonstrate this trend, Polyphonic cited such songs as “A Simple Desultory Phillipic” by Simon and Garfunkel, “Stuck in the Middle With You” by Stealers Wheel...The post How Bob Dylan’s Distinct Style Became Legendary Fodder for Parody by Other Well Known Musicians appeared first on Laughing Squid.

UI Engineer Diana A. Smith has created three gorgeously detailed, artistic reproductions by hand-coding entirely in CSS and HTML. The first reproduction is called “Pure CSS Francine” an “HTML/CSS drawing in the style of an 18th-century oil painting.” The following two “Pure CSS Zigaro” was a mid-century advertisement and “Pure-CSS Vignes was inspired by 1930’s...The post Gorgeously Detailed Artistic Reproductions Created Entirely With Hand-Coded HTML and CSS appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Uri Burstyn, aka the Helpful Vancouver Vet graciously demonstrated several different ways in which to properly pick up a cat so that both feline and human feel safe, because when it’s done wrong, the results can be very painful. the key to picking up a cat safely is to make them feel supported, so...The post A Helpful Vancouver Veterinarian Demonstrates Several Ways to Properly Pick Up a Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a laminous episode of the Bon Apétit series Gourmet Makes, Senior Food Editor and pastry chef Claire Saffitz attempted to create a gourmet version of a Kit Kat candy bar. The biggest hurdles that Saffitz needed to overcome was adding the requisite crisp to the wafer layers and adding shine to the chocolate covering....The post Pastry Chef Attempts to Create a Gourmet Version of a Kit Kat Candy Bar With Proper Crispy Layers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Comedian Glenn Tickle, our friend who is a former Laughing Squid blogger, is raising funds through GoFundMe in order to professionally record his original show “Good Grief: A Comedy About Loss and Being Bad at It“. Tickle wrote this show shortly after the tragic, unexpected death of his younger brother Mark in June 2016 as...The post Comedian Glenn Tickle Is Raising Funds to Film His Original Show About Grief In Memory of His Brother appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very open Christina Hendricks sat down with Sam Jones of Off Camera and spoke about the pressure of maintaining her breakout character of Joan Holloway on a constant basis in order to please Mad Men fans in the media, her traumatic high school years after a move from Twin Falls, Idaho to Fairfax, Virginia,...The post Christina Hendricks Talks About ‘Mad Men’, High School, Acting and Her Role on ‘Good Girls’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For a limited time, the Laughing Squid Store is featuring a fantastic deal on the Ninja 4-in-1 Auto-iQ Kitchen System for Blending, Processing & Spiralizing, a powerful and convenient countertop appliance that acts as a blender, a food processor, ice crusher and spiralizer that makes vegetable noodles in three different sizes. Ninja 4-in-1 Auto-iQ Kitchen...The post A Powerful Ninja 4-in-1 Kitchen System That Blends, Chops, Minces, Grinds, Purees and Spiralizes Food appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Decan aka, Paps (@tintin_the_squirrel) on Nov 25, 2017 at 1:55am PST A tiny red squirrel who was rejected by his mother after falling four stories into the Danish garden of a big hearted human. That human, Decan Andersen and his two cats, Coco and her brother Tiger , welcome the injured...The post A Tiny Red Squirrel and a Beautiful Tuxedo Cat Enjoy a Good Life Together With Their Beloved Rescuer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Nate of The King of Random demonstrated how to make slime out of Borax and Elmer’s Clear Glue. He then made his slime glow in the dark by mixing it with the fluid from colorful glow sticks. How to Make Glow in the Dark Spider Slime for Halloween Out of Household IngredientsThe History of SlimeHow...The post How to Make Colorful Glowing Slime appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Robert Carlson of 5 Mad Movie Makers set his speedy remote control car free in a neighborhood and captured incredible footage of the vehicle flying around death-defying turns, jumping over homemade ramps, and skimming across the top of a crystal clear pool. Beautiful Weaved Wood Starbucks Café in JapanA Compact Wingsland S6 Pocket Drone That...The post An RC Car Speeds Through a Neighborhood While Pulling Off Incredible Stunts appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A man cruises around on a basketball court inside of a homemade mecha that he built with his friends. After demonstrating how he can easily control the mecha, the guy shows off how its head can open up. Boating Through Shallow Waters at High SpeedsBlind Chihuahua Tests Out the Homemade Safety Bumper That His Compassionate...The post A Man Cruises Around in His Homemade Mecha appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ? Pies Are Awesome ? (@thepieous) on Apr 15, 2018 at 2:46pm PDT Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome magically returned to share her new series of four different Harry Potter themed pies featuring Harry, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and the Hogwarts crest. Jessica also gave us a behind the...The post A Magical Series of Harry Potter Pies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the latest episode of his This Week I Learned series, determined Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd challenged himself to quickly learn how to solve a 2x2x2 Rubik’s Cube while blindfolded. It took him approximately 6 hours and 40 minutes over the period of 4 days. A Recap of Everything Mike Boyd Taught Himself to Quickly...The post Determined Man Quickly Learns How to Solve a 2x2x2 Rubik’s Cube While Blindfolded appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Freddie Wong is instructed to free his mind to take the win in “Fortnite Reloaded,” RocketJump‘s real life mashup of Fortnite and The Matrix Reloaded directed by Cameron Covell. Jump Tilted Towers. Every time. The Real Life Origins of Fortnite Dance EmotesSlow-Motion Battle Scene From ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ Recreated in Real Life by Improv EverywhereSmashing...The post Freddie Wong Must Free His Mind in a Real Life Mashup of Fortnite and The Matrix Reloaded appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1983, a young band from Athens, Georgia called R.E.M. made their national television debut on the the NBC show Late Night With David Letterman . A baby-faced, curly-haired Michael Stipe stepped up to the microphone and with his distinct voice along with the talent of the band, performed an incredible version of “Radio Free...The post A Young R.E.M. Play ‘Radio Free Europe’ During Their 1983 TV Debut on ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather dimensional episode of VSauce3, host Jake Roper explained the concept of impossible items, how these shapes create a visual illusion that form familiar shapes that put the mind at rest and explained the history of these items using the Penrose Steps (Impossible Stairs) and several works of M.C. Escher. To put a...The post How Impossible Objects Create a False Impression of Believability Using Visual Illusions of the Familiar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A pair of very helpful parakeets did their part in keeping their own environment clean by frantically placing each piece of trash into a blue garbage bin until there was nothing left to clean. According to their humans, this is very normal behavior. Two Parrots Sound Remarkably Like Women LaughingInventor Colin Furze Builds a Remote-Controlled...The post Helpful Little Parakeets Frantically Clean Up Their Space by Putting All the Garbage Into the Trash Bin appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vat19 is known for some of their rather creative gummy creations, but none so much as their giant girthy gummy gherkin, a rather realistic pickle (warts and all) that contains all the mouth watering sour dill flavor, but with the texture of a chewy gummy. These gummy gherkins sell out rather quickly, but Vat19 is...The post A Giant Girthy Gummy Gherkin, The Mouth Watering Flavor of a Sour Dill Pickle With a Gummy Chew appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating report for Washington Post Science, journalist Anna Rothschild of Gross Science had the opportunity to speak with author and penguin expert Ron Naveen, who along with a beautiful African penguin named Lily, answered social media submitted questions. Among the questions asked were “Why don’t penguins’ feet get cold?”, “What do penguins sound...The post Knowledgable Penguin Expert Answers Questions From Social Media About the Flightless Birds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chicago jewelry and fashion designer Vanessa Walilko has created a fun, wearable chainmail octopus hood by weaving together over 15,000 aluminum rings. Walilko’s book, Chain Mail + Color, features instructions on how you too can bring a chainmail cephalopod to life, among many other projects. via The Spoodoir, Technabob PaleoBarefoots, Chainmail Shoes for RunningMiniature ‘Star...The post Chainmail Octopus Hood appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Totoro, the lively cockatiel who tap dances rather gracefully, made a bit of a nuisance of himself during lunchtime, as he repeatedly tried to steal soup from his human’s bowl. Unfortunately for the bird, however the human was very aware of Totoro’s moves and quite firmly discouraged the persistent cockatiel and let him know that...The post A Persistent Cockatiel Repeatedly Attempts to Steal Soup From His Loudly Discouraging Human’s Bowl appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After being stuck in busy Houston traffic for a couple hours, Marco Sanchez decided to have some fun by challenging another motorist to a friendly game of Rock-Paper-Scissors for a spot in front of him. via ViralHog Longtime Rivals Rock, Paper, and Scissors Come Together in a New Android CommercialA Rock-Paper-Scissors Robot That Wins Every...The post Man in Car Challenges Another Motorist to Rock-Paper-Scissors for a Spot In Busy Houston Traffic appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The resilient Irene McGee, an alumnae of Real World Seattle, good friend of Laughing Squid and Lyme disease spokesperson has come up with a rather slumberous and luxurious idea to raise funds and awareness around Lyme Disease. The only thing that participating “Naptivists” need to do is to take a nap and share a picture...The post The Nap4Lyme Challenge, A Slumberous Way to Raise Funds and Awareness About Lyme Disease appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marvel unleashed a brand new trailer and poster for Ant-Man and The Wasp, the upcoming superhero film directed by Peyton Reed. The trailer follows Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) as they team up to dig up clues from their past. Ant-Man and The Wasp is set to hit theaters on July 6th,...The post Ant-Man and the Wasp Team Up to Uncover Secrets of Their Past in the Latest Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Gary Doodle (@doodlegary) on Mar 8, 2018 at 4:10pm PST While former Disney animator Gary Andrews traveled to Canada from his Surrey, UK home on business in November 2017, his wife Joy came down with what was believed to be the flu. Four brutal days after Gary left for his trip...The post Disney Animator Channels Grief Around the Tragic Death of His Wife With Poignant Family Sketches appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The cast of Avengers: Infinity War assembled on a marvelous episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live to read mean tweets about themselves. The Avengers: Infinity War Cast Assembles to Share a New Clip From Their Film on Jimmy Kimmel LiveUnnecessarily Censored Marvel Movie ScenesMusicians and Bands Read Mean Tweets About Themselves on Jimmy Kimmel LiveThe post The Cast of Avengers: Infinity War Read Mean Tweets About Themselves on Jimmy Kimmel Live appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the latest episode of Size Comparison, Reigarw Comparisons takes a look at the various sizes of numerous popular fictional robots from movies, television shows, and video games. The video starts off with the small robotic dog K9 in Doctor Who and works its way up to the enormous Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann mecha...The post A Size Comparison of Popular Fictional Robots appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jeff Seal, a comedian, filmmaker, urban explorer and self-described idiot, hilariously wandered out into New York City traffic to find out why drivers feel the need to lean on their horns, even when it accomplishes absolutely nothing. Yo man, if you hear me honking, move the fuck out of my way…man, this is New York...The post Comedian Wanders Out Into New York City Traffic to Ask Drivers Why They Honk Their Horns So Much appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorably pudgy raccoon, clad in a Santa suit, sat upright on the couch with a glass bowl at his belly and using both front paws, greedily consumed the green grapes contained within. Completing the picture was a fully decorated Christmas tree at his side and Christmas Carols playing in the background While this raccoon...The post A Pudgy Raccoon Dressed Like Santa Greedily Eats From a Bowl of Grapes While Sitting Next to the Tree appeared first on Laughing Squid.

22-year-old woman, Eadington, has been documenting her life through selfies that she took every day for the past 8 years. She turned her photos into a mesmerizing timelapse video that shows her aging from 14 to 22 in a little over 3 minutes. via reddit Mesmerizing Timelapses of Spiral Drawings Being Made by a Mechanical...The post Woman Takes a Selfie Every Day for Eight Years (Age 14-22) and Turns Them Into Mesmerizing Timelapse appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bob Dylan is a modern Renaissance man. A talented musician, brilliant poet, artist, welder and now proprietor of Heaven’s Door, a small batch collection of three different whiskies – Double Barrel Whiskey, Straight Rye Whiskey and Tennessee Bourbon. Each label sports tribute to the gates of Dylan’s studio in Nashville. Heaven’s Door is available for...The post Heaven’s Door, A Line of Small Batch Whiskies Crafted in Partnership With Bob Dylan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Braille Neue by Kosuke Takahashi is a brilliant typeface that overlays Braille onto existing visual characters such as letters, enabling universal understanding for those with and those without sight. The driving force behind this font comes from Takahashi’s desire to make public signage accessible to all, particularly in the wake of the 2020 Olympics and...The post A Brilliant Typeface That Overlays Braille on Existing Visual Characters For Universal Understanding appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an upcoming action-adventure video game, developed by Eidos-Montréal and Crystal Dynamics, and third installation of the reboot series. Square Enix, the publisher behind the game, unearthed an exciting new trailer that follows Lara Croft as she races to save the world from a Mayan apocalypse. Shadow of the Tomb...The post Lara Croft Races to Save the World From a Mayan Apocalypse in ‘Shadow of the Tomb Raider’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A colorful little parrot in Istanbul grudgingly rode supine inside a tiny white wicker doll carriage being pushed by a well-meaning human who clearly loves her bird. Boarded Kitten Is Completely Transfixed by the Parrot on a Perch to His RightThe Incredible Mimicking Lyrebird Imitates Birds and MachineryA Teeny Tiny Baby Elephant Runs to Mommy...The post A Colorful Little Bird Goes For a Short Ride in a Tiny White Wicker Doll Carriage appeared first on Laughing Squid.