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Brainfoo posted a fascinating video where shows how he built the world’s largest lighter. The amazing lighter comes equipped with a giant, fully adjustable gas flame that he tests out on various objects. This is what I came up with. Despite how it may look it is NOT a flamethrower, it is actually based around...The post Man Builds a Giant Lighter That Rocks a Fully Adjustable Gas Flame appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A really cute little goldendoodle puppy named Bentley has a rather odd but harmless habit. According to his human Kelly Brown, Bentley refuses to go outside to relieve himself if he doesn’t have a buddy of some sort with him to keep him company.These buddies include toys, pillows and even a blanket to drag behind...The post An Adorable Goldendoodle Puppy Refuses to Go Pee Unless He Brings a Toy, Pillow or Blanket With Him appeared first on Laughing Squid.

At the beginning of 2018, we wrote about Alexandr Misko, a remarkably talented guitarist in Russia who performed a lush, acoustic fingerstyle cover of the classic George Michael song “Careless Whisper”. More recently Misko played a beautifully upbeat version of the much covered iconic 1985 A-ha song “Take on Me“, performed in the same amazing...The post An Upbeat Acoustic Cover of the A-ha Song ‘Take On Me’ Performed in Gorgeous Guitar Finger Style appeared first on Laughing Squid.

HBO Sports and WWE released a second trailer for their upcoming documentary, produced by Bill Simmons, all about the life and career of professional wrestling legend André the Giant. Trailer features Arnold Schwarzenegger and Princess Bride co-star Robin Wright sharing their memories of André. André the Giant is set to premiere on HBO April 10th,...The post Arnold Schwarzenegger & Robin Wright Share André the Giant Memories in HBO Documentary Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese composer and choreographer Genki Sudo and his group World Order took a speech given by Donald Trump, and incorporated it into a rather prescient, upbeat song entitled “Let’s Start World War 3“. The video for the song features World Order‘s signature synchronized robotic dancing while moving about in the city. WORLD ORDER??????????“Let’s start WW3”?????????https://t.co/6lo2hiLBgg...The post Let’s Start World War 3, A Synchronized Robotic Dance Video by World Order About Current Events appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Flight Test crew took on a new project where they all worked together to turn the classic red and yellow Little Tikes Cozy Coupe car into an amazing flying machine. Uncle Turns Cozy Coupe Toy Car Into a ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 Vehicle for His NephewMan Builds an Adult-Sized, Street-Legal Version of the Iconic Little Tikes...The post Flight Enthusiasts Convert a Classic Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Car Into an Amazing Flying Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lauri Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel shows how he effortlessly cut through 20 decks of playing cards with his hydraulic press equipped with four giant blades. Vuohensilta also sliced through a Rubik’s Cube and a metal spring. We previously wrote about Vuohensilta cutting through decks of cards with a single blade. A Hydraulic Press...The post A Hydraulic Press Effortlessly Cuts Through 20 Decks of Playing Cards Using Four Giant Blades appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chris Ng of Austin, Texas demonstrated how he converted the somewhat annoying standard “open door” chime of his 1986 245 M46 Volvo to that of the custom melodic chime of the classic Toto song “Africa“. Ng is planning on making these converters available though an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. I’ll be making a small run of...The post Creative Man Shows How He Converted the Open Door Chime on His Volvo to Play ‘Africa’ by Toto appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, we wrote about a preview for the BBC Earth/PBS show Nature’s Miracle Orphans in which a growing baby elephant named Moyo was causing absolute chaos in her adoptive home at the Wild Is Life Zen Sanctuary in Zimbabwe. In another clip from that same episode, Moyo is shown to be finally able to...The post A Rescued Orphan Elephant Conquers Her Fear of Water With the Help of Her Loving Adopted Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Brandon Burns (@bburnsgym) on Mar 2, 2018 at 2:37pm PST University of Michigan gymnast Brandon Burns posted a video of him performing an amazing backflip from a seated position without using his hands to push off of the ground. A post shared by Brandon Burns (@bburnsgym) on Feb 23, 2018 at...The post Michigan Gymnast Performs Amazing Hands-Free Backflip From a Seated Position appeared first on Laughing Squid.

How to DAD creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand decided to help all of the new parents out there by demonstrating all of the different, amusing ways to properly burp a baby. How to Dad, Hilarious Web Series Where a Father Provides DIY Parenting Advice With His DaughterNew Zealand Father Demonstrates How to Catch...The post New Zealand Father Humorously Demonstrates How to Properly Burp a Baby appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While explorer Eddie Gault of the Australian Antarctic Division was at the Auster Rookery near the Mawson Station in Holme Bay, Antarctica, he decided to leave his camera out on the ice to see what the resident emperor penguins would do. A curious pair immediately inspected the camera and posed for an adorable series of...The post A Pair of Curious Antarctic Emperor Penguins Pose For a Selfie In Front of a Newly Discovered Camera appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On February 6, 2018, Space X made history with the launch of their Falcon Heavy carrying a red Tesla Roadster that was playing David Bowie song “Space Oddity” on the stereo in an endless loop, the graphic display reading “Don’t Panic” and a fully astronautical attired “Starman” behind the wheel. With footage taken that day,...The post An Amazing Timelapse Showing the Historic Launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy With Starman Aboard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photographer William Briscoe filmed absolutely stunning 8K footage that captured the beauty of the Northern Lights dancing under the super blue blood moon of January 2018 and the vivid colors that reflected off the snowy ground in Fairbanks Alaska. Out of the footage, Briscoe createdThe post A Stunning 360° 8K Timelapse of the Northern Lights Dancing Under the Super Blue Blood Moon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June 2017, The very talented Davie504 conducted an experiment in which he musically sampled three different basses at three vastly different prices points and and mixed the samples into a single solo. In a similar experiment, Davie again sampled three different basses at three different price points – a $20 Roytek found at a...The post A Comparison Sampling of a $20, a $620 and a $5,000 Bass Guitar Mixed Into a Single Solo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Karsten Runquist took a look at the surprisingly controversial dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and made a very astute observation about Mildred Hays, the quasi-protagonist of the film. Per Runquist, Mildred is unable to live her life in the present because the murder of her daughter remains unresolved. thus dictating her past...The post How Mildred of Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri Struggles to Live Her Life in the Present appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amsterdam visual artist and filmmaker Julius Horsthuis has created Abiotic Awareness, a beautiful animated fractal short that takes us on an eerie journey inside of an icy research facility in the arctic that is “suspected of running unholy experiments on human consciousness.” via The Awesomer Fuck Cancer – Fractal Suicide Raising Money For Cancer ResearchPianist...The post Abiotic Awareness, An Eerie Fractal Journey Inside of an Icy Research Facility in the Arctic appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A rather determined black and white cat hilariously slipped and slid across a frozen pond in pursuit of the fish who were swimming beneath the frozen layer of ice. Luckily, the ice was too think for the cat to do any damage, so the fish below were safe. This cat walked on a frozen pond...The post A Determined Cat Slips and Slides Across a Frozen Pond In Pursuit of Fish Swimming Under the Ice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

2016 was a cruel year that claimed the lives of Leonard Cohen and David Bowie, two musicians of iconic stature. Both men knew they were dying and each chose to record a final album to express the experience. YouTuber Polyphonic analyzed how each man faced this challenge. Cohen took a more religious route, both cursing...The post How Leonard Cohen and David Bowie Faced Their Impending Deaths With a Final Affirming Album appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather creepy crawly episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains the rare but terrifying natural phenomenon of spiders raining down from the sky. Whistler refers to the fact that while spiders cannot fly, they can “balloon” when a good wind catches attached strands of their silk at a high point...The post The Terrifying Natural Phenomenon of Spiders Raining Down From the Sky appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musical duo Tristan Clarke and Joe Buono of the Melodica Men played an out of this world medley of Star Wars songs on their melodica instruments. Thanks Chip Beale! Star Wars Medley, Starring Musicians Lindsey Stirling & Peter HollensThe Tap Awakens, A Tap Dance Medley of Iconic Star Wars MusicThe Cast of ‘The Force Awakens’...The post Star Wars Medley Performed on Melodicas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wil Willis is a former U.S. Army Ranger, Air Force Pararescue, and television host for the History channel show, Forged in Fire. Willis posted a great instructional video in March 2016 where he demonstrates how to do a crawl, walk, and run variation of his Ranger Roll, a life saving technique for lifting an unconscious...The post Former U.S. Army Ranger Shows How to Lift an Unconscious Casualty & Transport Them to Safety appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating Ted Ed lesson written by PhD candidate Iseult Gillespi and animated by Jeremiah Dickey, narrator Addison Anderson tells the full story of the myth of King Midas and his golden touch that includes the lesser known part when the god Apollo gave King Midas the ears of an ass (donkey) after the...The post An Animated Retelling of King Midas’ Golden Touch and His Later Acquisition of the Ears of an Ass appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek has released a red ceramic Deadpool Geeki Tiki mug that features a marvelous black interior glaze and is microwave safe. You knew it would come to this. He’s an Avenger. A movie. An cult phenomenon. And now… he’s also a tiki mug. We could see Wade Wilson using his own tiki mug for a...The post Ceramic Deadpool Geeki Tiki Mug appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese woodworker Kazuaki Harada, creates wonderfully whimsical kinetic wooden toys that come to life to perform a single purpose with the simple turn of a handle. Harada is very open about his process and shares much of his work and lessons through videos on YouTube and through Instagram. He also is the creative adviser of...The post Wonderfully Whimsical Kinetic Wooden Automata That Come Alive With the Simple Turn of a Handle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism took a look at the evolution of Rachel Green over the life of the series. The first episode was based upon Rachel’s flight from her own wedding to man...The post How Rachel of ‘Friends’ Evolved From Her Spoiled Past to Become a Strong, Successful Woman appeared first on Laughing Squid.

UK product designer Kristoph Krisjans has created the Vortecon, a precision machined kinetic desk toy that creates a mesmerizing illusion when spun on a tabletop. Krisjans is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with manufacturing costs. A piece of kinetic art that invites you to transform it from precisely engineered still shape into hypnotic...The post Vortecon, A Kinetic Desk Toy That Creates a Mesmerizing Optical Illusion When Spun appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Don’t Step In It is a hilarious new family game from Hasbro where blindfolded players walk along a mat and try their best to step on the fewest randomly placed poops to win. It is available to purchase from Amazon and the Hasbro website. Chow Crown, Hasbro’s New Musical Game Where You Try to Eat...The post Don’t Step In It, A Hasbro Game Where Blindfolded Players Try to Step on the Fewest Poops to Win appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In Sweden’s northernmost city of Kiruna, sits a 16-foot multi-faceted brilliantly reflective golden egg that contains a pine surrounded working sauna that’s open to the residents. This shiny installation, known as the “Solar Egg“, was designed by the Stockholm creative team of Bigert and Bergström for the Riksbyggen housing cooperative. Due to vast amount amount...The post A Multi-Faceted 16 Foot Golden Egg With a Beautiful Pine Sauna Interior That Sits in Kiruna, Sweden appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an interesting episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains how grandfather clocks originally got their name. Grandfather clocks- with their long cases, pendulums, echoing chimes, and Roman numerals- seem to belong to the world of courting parlors, Model-T Fords, silent movies, and going out on a date for an ice cream...The post How Grandfather Clocks Got Their Name appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an intriguing episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian Charlize Theron talked about her life, took a Rorschach test, shared some slang words from the Afrikaans language, and ate progressively spicier wings while being interviewed by Sean Evans. Charlize Theron & David Oyelowo Answer the Web’s Most Searched...The post Charlize Theron Talks About Her Life and Takes a Rorschach Test While Eating Spicy Wings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Illumination Entertainment released the first trailer for The Grinch, their upcoming animated film directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The trailer follows the Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he attempts to ruin Christmas for all of the joyful citizens of Whoville. The Grinch...The post The Grinch Plans to Ruin Christmas in a Mean First Trailer for the Animated Dr. Seuss Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism, who consistently offers excellent analysis, turned their insightful eyes towards the surprising film Lady Bird, looking into the various themes that seamlessly came together to make it as good as it was. Among these themes were how the characters used their personal attention as love, which can either be...The post How the ‘Lady Bird’ Characters Used Attention as a Form of Love That Can Be Easily Taken Away appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A days old two toed sloth, appropriately nicknamed Tiny, showed strong signs of life after being found alone on a beach. The good samaritans who found him contacted Kids Save the Rainforest and two rescuers were immediately dispatched to the firehouse to bring Tiny back to the center. Upon closer inspection, Tiny revealed a strong...The post A Teeny Tiny Days Old Two Toed Sloth Shows Strong Signs of Life After Being Found Alone on a Beach appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In recognition of International Women’s Day, YouTuber Polyphonic focused on Riot Grrrl, a third-wave feminism, punk movement that started in the early 1990s and grew organically when the American punk rock culture became too toxic towards women. It was out of this movement that some of punk rock’s most popular acts came. Bands such as...The post How the 1990s Riot Grrrl Movement Grew Out of Rebellion Against the Blatant Misogyny of Punk Rock appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photographers Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini have captured the wonderfully unique, utterly surprising feathered beauty of various breeds of exotic chickens to put into a colorful photo book entitled Chic!ken, a project for which they are currently raising funds through Kickstarter. The idea came to these longtime friends after working together at a bird show,...The post The Unexpected Feathered Beauty of Exotic Chickens Captured in a Colorful Photo Book appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an episode of the IMDb series No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty takes a look a the long and varied career of Laurie Metcalf, the superb actress who came to the world’s attention playing Jackie Harris, Roseanne Connor’s sister in the long running series Roseanne. Since that time, Metcalf has portrayed a variety of...The post Actress Laurie Metcalfe’s Amazing Ability to Play Comedic Roles Just As Easily as Dramatic Roles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wendover Productions combined his interest in air travel with that of international borders and created a fascinating video essay about the complex logistics and sometimes extreme measures that are taken to ensure safe passage to Antarctica. The essay also discussed the ongoing dispute about which county has successfully laid claim to the continent, who lives...The post The Complex Logistics and Careful Measures That Are Taken to Ensure Safe Passage to Antarctica appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Journalist and author Mike Elgan of A Digital Nomad tested out the autopilot accuracy of a Tesla Model S car by allowing it to maneuver around a curve, appropriately called the “Curve of Death,” while it was raining at night. This was Elgan’s fourth test out of six with the Tesla autopilot feature, which thankfully...The post Testing the Accuracy of the Tesla Model S Autopilot by Going Around the ‘Curve of Death’ in the Rain appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In late February of 2018, a sharp-eyed resident of Montrose, Iowa captured the absolutely gorgeous sight of an enormous flock of snow geese sounding off in a cacophonous swell as they flew northward over the Mississippi River. The geese were on their return trip to the Arctic Tundra after flying south for the winter. On...The post The Gorgeous Sight of a Giant Cacophonous Flock of Snow Geese Flying Over the Mississippi River appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When SEC Country reporter Ryan Young was covering a Florida Gators game, he captured the wonderful sight of two dogs and a human turning double dutch ropes for another dog to jump on in and skip for a while. While the first attempt was a bit clumsy, the second attempt was successful and the jump...The post A Little Dog Adorably Jumps Double Dutch Ropes Being Turned by Two Other Dogs and a Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an episode of The Star Wars Show, hosts Andi Gutierrez and Anthony Carboni shared a thrilling deleted scene from The Last Jedi featuring Finn (John Boyega) and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie). The Incredible New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer Features Plenty of Power, Action, and MisdirectionDeleted Lightsaber Scene From Star Wars: Return of...The post A Thrilling Deleted Scene From Star Wars: The Last Jedi Featuring Finn and Captain Phasma appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a follow up to his first video about turning his back to big cats, Dolph C. Volker, a big cat expert and author of Dire Encounters:Man Meets Wolf conducted a second experiment to compare what happened when he turned his back on a cheetah versus turning his back on a couple of leopards. As...The post Big Cat Expert Turns His Back on Leopards and Cheetahs to See How They Differ in Ambush Styles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Aviation photographer Norman Graf captured amazing footage of Lt. Brandon Hempler, a F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot from the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, performing a low transition takeoff directly over the heads of amazed spectators. via Storyful, Digg Terrafugia Unveils Futuristic TF-X Flying Car ConceptBlue Angels Doing a Low Fly-By Over Pensacola Beach Causing Tents &...The post Blue Angels Pilot Performs a Low Transition Takeoff Over the Heads of Amazed Spectators appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Four time World’s Strongest Man champion, Brian Shaw, shared a full day at his house of preparing and eating 6 meals (9,000 calories) as he trained for the Arnold Classic 2018 that took place on March 3rd. In doing this, he talks about the difficulty in putting down as many calories as he does! A...The post The World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw Reveals What All He Eats in a Single Day to Reach 9,000 Calories appeared first on Laughing Squid.

BBC Earth Unplugged spoke with Edith Widder, a bioluminescence expert who works with marine organizations to learn more about deep sea life on the ocean floor. Widder openly shared her love for this work, her concerns about the environment and how a ride in a submersible ROV completely changed her life. Widder also shared her...The post Bioluminescence Expert Attracts Jumbo Squid With a Lighted Device That Appeals to Their Empathy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Nicolas King (a.k.a. “NIXOLAS“) teamed up with fellow artists Vojislav Milanovic, Ramtin Ahmadi, and Nawaz Ahmed to create an amusing animated Planet Earth parody. The parody follows numerous herds of Boston Dynamics‘ four-legged SpotMini robots as they all try to scavenge through an uninhabitable wasteland that we once called Earth. A post shared by NIXOLAS...The post A Herd of SpotMini Robots Scavenge Through an Uninhabitable Wasteland in Planet Earth Parody appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Tomb Raider leaping into theaters next week, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make a pineapple flavored temple cake. Rosanna shared the entire recipe on her blog. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on Mar 6, 2018 at 12:00pm PST How to Make a Spider-Man...The post A Pineapple Flavored Tomb Raider Temple Cake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an tasty episode of their The Super Slow Show, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys captured super slow motion footage of 6,000 lbs of red gelatin being poured out of a wooden box and slow motion footage of Gruchy jumping onto a giant pile of jiggly green gelatin. Diving Onto...The post The Slow Mo Guys Jump Onto a Giant Pile of Jiggly Green Gelatin in Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stephen Robinson of 52 Skillz challenged Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd to learn how to easily rip a phonebook in half with his bare hands. Boyd accepted the challenge and, after watching a helpful tutorial by Robinson, was able to tear a phonebook in half in 2 minutes 7 seconds. A post shared by Mike Boyd...The post Determined Man Quickly Learns How to Rip a Phonebook in Half With His Bare Hands appeared first on Laughing Squid.