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As part of their daily business, employees at Butser Rubber Ltd of Petersfield near Portsmouth, Hampshire, England mix silicone with the desired color dye and send it through giant mechanical rollers over and over again until the shade is just right. This process of watching the silicon repeatedly go through the machine is oddly mesmerizing […]The post Mesmerizing Footage of Colored Dye Blending With Silicon Going Through Mechanical Rollers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February 2017, the Ibanez Bass Workshop released the SRAS7 “ASHULA”, a gorgeous “dragon eye burst” seven string bass for which four strings are fretted, while the remaining three are fretless. What is it? Seven Strings? Fretted AND fretless? The SRAS7 Ashula is a groundbreaking product of Ibanez’s forward-thinking Bass Workshop. A hybrid fretted/fretless bass, […]The post A Gorgeous Seven String Hybrid Bass Featuring Both Fretted and Fretless Strings on a Single Neck appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Alien: Covenant invading theaters last week, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make alien egg cake balls. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on May 23, 2017 at 9:35am PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make Mouthwatering Dragon Ball Creme Brulee Cake BallsHow to Make […]The post How to Make Alien Egg Cake Balls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When composer, cellist and performer Phillip Sheppard was tapped in 2015 to provide the trailer music for the long-awaited Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens, he plotted the score to his original song “The Force Epiphany” in the shape of the iconic X-Wing Starfighter. He then sent the original to director JJ Abrams […]The post Composer Creates Image of X-Wing Starfighter From Music He Scored For The Force Awakens Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

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While at Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank, Tested artist Frank Ippolito interviewed special effects artist Patrick Magee of Magee FX and checked out some of the incredible creature sculptures and masks that he built for films, attractions, and for his own personal use. A post shared by Patrick Magee (@mageefx) on Apr 8, 2017 at 1:11pm […]The post The Incredible Creature Sculptures and Masks of Special Effects Artist Patrick Magee appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable litter of ten teeny tiny kittens had a blast as they gleefully romped around in a fabulous pile of torn paper that their human Natalya-Evgeny Mishukovi graciously provided for their entertainment. A few weeks earlier, Mishukovi did her very best to herd the ten tiny kittens. via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsA […]The post Ten Teeny Tiny Kittens Gleefully Romp Around In a Fabulous Pile of Torn Paper appeared first on Laughing Squid.

VintageCG posted some really amazing archival footage that captured a small piece of a day in 1939 when Homer Dudley of Bell Labs in New Jersey, demonstrated his Voder electronic speech synthesizer. The Voder is one of the earliest speech machines documented. This remarkable machine debuted at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and the […]The post Amazing Archival Footage of the 1939 Voder Electronic Speech Synthesizer Demonstration appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ukraine accordion duo Vasyl Kravchuk and Victor Kravchuk performed a glorious cover of John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars. via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsClassical Piano Cover of ‘The Imperial March’ From ‘Star Wars’Russian Man Performs the Star Wars ‘Imperial March’ Theme Song With a Coffee StirrerThe Harp Twins […]The post Ukraine Accordion Duo Performs a Glorious Cover of John Williams’ Imperial March From Star Wars appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles comedian and video editor Shawn Kohne has created a montage video that features Abraham Lincoln‘s historic Gettysburg Address being delivered by 92 movies and television shows. Shawn used scenes from Ruggles of the Red Gap, Married with Children, The Big Lebowski, and Game of Thrones. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid […]The post Abraham Lincoln’s Historic Gettysburg Address Delivered by 92 Movies and TV Shows appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Cork Speaker (@corkspeaker) on Sep 28, 2016 at 9:17pm PDT Leedeyeon created the Cork, a micro Bluetooth speaker that sits on top of empty beer and liquor bottles to amplify the sound. The sound boost of the Cork varies with the size and shape of the bottle used. The Cork started […]The post Cork, A Micro Bluetooth Speaker That Sits on Top of Empty Beer or Liquor Bottles to Amplify the Sound appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very clever and very flexible white-footed cat hilariously twisted his adorable little body in all sorts of ways in order to unscrew the top off of the cat food container. While his method took a bit of busy work, the outcome was quite successful. Related Laughing Squid PostsClever Cat Develops Uncanny Ability to Open […]The post Clever Cat Twists His Body In Hilarious Ways In an Effort to Unscrew the Top Off the Cat Food Container appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In response to a viewer’s query, musician Davide Biale, better known as Davie504 hilariously used a red hot chili pepper to play an impressive medley of Flea‘s superb bass lines from a variety of Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. NEW VIDEO! Playing Red Hot Chili Peppers using an actual red hot chili pepper…. :) @ChiliPeppers […]The post An Impressive Medley of Red Hot Chili Peppers Bass Lines Played With a Red Hot Chili Pepper appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a superhero episode of Man at Arms: Reforged, the talented team of blacksmiths and craftsmen at Baltimore Knife and Sword built a real-life version of Wonder Woman‘s indestructible shield from the live action films. They test out the magical shield by shooting it with arrows and throwing apples at it. A post shared by […]The post Man at Arms: Reforged Builds Wonder Woman’s Indestructible Shield appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the premiere episode of the online Vanity Fair series “Nick Offerman’s Common Sense“, the now bald-faced actor and woodworker offered forthright social commentary and helpful advice about putting the “united” back into the United States . Many people are saying that we are a divided nation. I would counter that’s partly because we spend […]The post Nick Offerman’s Common Sense, Forthright Timely Social Commentary by the Sage Actor appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a nature rich episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Carol Peletier‘s (Melissa McBride) beet and acorn cookies from The Walking Dead, with foraging help from Ashwin Ramdas of Ashwin Enjoys Nature. When you think of The Walking Dead, the word ‘appetizing’ certainly doesn’t come to mind. It’s no […]The post Binging With Babish Shows How to Make Carol’s Beet and Acorn Cookies From The Walking Dead appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of What’s Inside and Stephen Headrick use an axe to chop a fidget stick in half and find out exactly what is inside. Related Laughing Squid PostsFidget Cube, A Vinyl Desk Toy With Six Faces of Fidgeting Fun To Keep People’s Hands BusyThe Father and Son Team […]The post Chopping a Fidget Stick in Half With an Axe to Find Out What Is Inside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A television anchor for the Russian news channel Mir24 got a big surprise when a big black dog unexpectedly crawled out from under the desk while she was giving an on-air report. While the stunned newscaster seemed not to know what to do with the canine interloper, she gave him an awkward pat on the […]The post Russian Newscaster Surprised by a Big Black Dog Who Crawled Out From Under Her Desk While On-Air appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Real Life Lore took a look at the current population density and posited what might happen if all of the dead throughout the history of humanity returned to normal everyday life? In an attempt to find an answer, the narrator verbally pondered what these people might look like, where they could live and whether or […]The post What Might Happen If Every Single Human Who Ever Died Were to Suddenly Come Back to Normal Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an atmospheric episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill explain how certain words in the English language originated from terms used to describe different kinds of weather. Lavish is a word to describe an extravagant outpouring of things. It comes from an Old […]The post How Certain Words in the English Language Originated From Terms to Describe the Weather appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the May 23, 2017 Blu-Ray/home video release of the brilliant Jordan Peele film Get Out, Mondo will be offering limited editions of two original posters by talented artists Jay Shaw and Francesco Francavilla that brilliantly touch upon the themes of the film. We’re beyond excited to have two incredible posters available for […]The post Two Limited Edition Posters That Brilliantly Touch Upon the Distinct Themes in the Film ‘Get Out’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A sweet little Shiba Inu named Kiba to a long look at her human’s new fidget spinner, tried to figure out what it was exactly, before vocalizing her loud objections to make it stop. A post shared by pablo_ha55an (@pablo_ha55an) on May 20, 2017 at 3:32am PDT This type of reaction appears to be typical […]The post A Perplexed Shiba Inu Dog Repeatedly Vocalizes Objections to Her Human’s Fidget Spinner appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Daniel Valenz (@danscafecaringbah) on May 22, 2017 at 4:36am PDT The Avolatte is a unique drink trend that first popped up in various parts of Australia that’s now making its way around the world. The drink employs a hollowed-out avocado shell as a sturdy, heat-proof and environmentally friendly container for various […]The post Avolatte, Hot Latte Drinks Made in Environmentally Friendly Hollowed Out Avocado Shells appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Rock bouncers are vehicles made to climb rocky hills and to take quite a beating. The crew of Pro Rock Racing picked out an insanely steep and bumpy hill at the Rush Off-Road park in Northeastern Kentucky for drivers to take head on. MadRam11 Productions captured footage of numerous daring drivers trying to make their […]The post Daring Rock Bouncer Drivers Attempt to Drive Up an Insanely Steep Rocky Hill in Kentucky appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Watch @HankAzaria cycle through the voices of his Simpsons characters in less than one minute. pic.twitter.com/U5TCvxd2Z1 — Late Night (@LateNightSeth) May 18, 2017 While appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the incredibly talented Hank Azaria graciously performed many of the voices he does on The Simpsons when Meyers asked. Using the phrase, “it’s great […]The post Hank Azaria Hilariously Performs His Simpsons Character Voices in Less Than One Minute appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a very clever aux ad on Saturday Night Live, a very patient man gave his rather snobbish date a diamond encrusted Fidget Spinner by Cartier to keep her occupied while he had a good time at a party. Although this seems extravagant, it is not beyond the realm of impossible. Perhaps SNL gave the […]The post SNL Unveils a Diamond Encrusted Cartier Fidget Spinner to Occupy Even the Most Exclusive Snob appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The folks at AXT Turbo in Dandenong Victoria. Australia placed a fidget spinner in a vice and shot it with an air compressor to see how fast that they could get it turning. They calculated that the fidget spinner was spinning at 50,000 RPM before finally breaking apart. Related Laughing Squid PostsRazor Blades Turn a […]The post Fidget Spinner in a Vice Blasted With Air Compressor Spins at 50,000 RPM Before Breaking appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An ancient, ailing and battle-scarred feral cat named Mason was never the type to enjoy affection of any kind. Even so, the wonderful people at TinyKittens HQ and Tiny Tuxies provided Mason with a loving home to live out the rest of his life. While Mason was getting used to domesticity, he still refused to […]The post Ancient Ailing Battle Scarred Feral Cat Lets a Couple of Kittens Charm Their Way Into His Battered Heart appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a wooden wind up DIY kit for Seymour: The Faithful Singing Robot Dog, a faithful pup who sings a tune, jumps in the air, and sports a propeller on his face that spins. It was named after the dog Seymour Asses in the Futurama episode “Jurassic Bark.” We love us some cute […]The post Seymour: The Faithful Singing Robot Dog Wooden Wind Up DIY Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A baby goat in Assam, India who was born on May 10, 2017 with an underdeveloped nose, a single ear, a shortened and a single oversized eye in the middle of his forehead has survived far beyond veterinary expectations of only a few days. This cyclops kid’s distinctive features are typical of genetic malformation known […]The post The Cyclops Kid, A Tiny Goat Born With an Eye In the Middle of His Forehead Survives Beyond Expectation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chef Devwrat Anand Jategaonkar of India’s popular cooking television show, Mejwani Paripoorna Kitchen, has set a Guinness World Record for making the largest margarine sculpture. The beautiful margarine sculpture, portraying the Trimurti of Elephanta, weighed an incredible 3,321.925 pounds. It measured “8 ft 2 in long, 3 ft 8 in wide and 6 ft 1 […]The post Indian Chef Sets Guinness World Record for Making the Largest Margarine Sculpture appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stuntman and woodworker Ben Tardif has created an amazing mini golf themed marble machine that features 4 different tracks and a dozen holes. Ben shared his entire design process on YouTube. All four tracks are now complete and it works! In this video, I finish all the elements that still needed to be completed such […]The post An Amazing Mini Golf Themed Marble Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Emma K. performed a clever experiment to see how well her Google Home and Amazon Echo would get on. Placing the two devices across from each other, Emma initiated a conversation (and unlocked an easter egg) during which the two sweetly discussed becoming friends. Emma: Okay Google say hi to Alexa. G: I’m so […]The post A Google Home and an Amazon Echo Have a Charming Discussion About Becoming Friends appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cooking With May Lynn demonstrated how to make a popular Chinese decorative raisin bread that looks just like fresh watermelon. Her full recipe is available on YouTube. via reddit, The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsHow To Turn a Watermelon Into an Edible BBQ Grill CenterpieceA Baby Tries To Eat Their Way Out of a WatermelonWatermelon […]The post Raisin Bread That Looks Like a Fresh Watermelon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Hungry Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal called up a pizza delivery joint and threw down an insanely fast pizza order rap over the phone. Of course, the guy on the other end was blown away and not able to repeat Mac’s awesome order. I was VERY hungry, and didn’t have time to sit there and […]The post Mac Lethal Throws Down an Insanely Fast Rap to Order a Pizza Over the Phone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a pair of friendly plush slippers fashioned to look like The Worm that says “Ello” to Sarah in Jim Henson‘s classic film Labyrinth. Of all the fantastical creatures Sarah encounters in Jim Henson’s classic film Labyrinth, that adorable little worm is hands-down the friendliest. He greets her with a hearty “‘Ello.” He […]The post Labyrinth ‘Ello’ Worm Plush Slippers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the latest episode of Saturday Night Live host Dwayne Johnson reveals that he is a superhero named Scorpio, whose amazing costume design skills exceeded his mutant powers. Related Laughing Squid PostsHercules, An Upcoming Movie Adaptation of the ‘Hercules: The Thracian Wars’ Comic Series Starring Dwayne JohnsonDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Acts Out Scenes as Classic […]The post Dwayne Johnson Turns Into the Superhero ‘Scorpio’ Whose Costume Design Skills Exceed His Powers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable baby emu named Oscar, who lives in a Minnesota home with a bunch of basset hounds decided that he wanted to play with someone, but the dogs were busy napping. In an effort to wake his drowsy playmates, Oscar pecked at their ears. The first hound was very tolerant of Oscar’s efforts, while […]The post A Baby Emu Gently Pecks at the Ears of Sleepy Basset Hounds In an Effort to Get Them to Play appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a unique way of introducing the Krakengärd Wild Collection (“for seafaring adventurists”) – their new line of men’s bath products, the creative folks at Old Spice have built a robotic Kraken that can be controlled over the internet through a video game interface by eight people at one time. The project, known as S.Q.U.I.D. […]The post Old Spice Builds a Robotic Kraken That Can Be Controlled Through a Twitch Gaming Stream appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Puddles Pity Party, the tall sad clown with a golden voice, very graciously accepted a request to perform his own acoustic version of the iconic Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here” while sitting at a pop-up coffee shop. I found a “pop up” coffee shop. It’s called Coffee Can. I learn a request and […]The post Puddles Pity Party Performs Acoustic Cover of ‘Wish You Were Here’ By Request at a Pop-Up Coffee Shop appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Coke Habit by Dress Code is a first person narrated account, told in brand’s iconic colors, of a man named Mike who struggled with a severe Coca-Cola addiction during his teenage years, the pain of withdrawal and how he found his way out of it in the end. The Summer after 10th grade Mike spent […]The post An Animated Account of One Man’s Coke Addiction as Told In the Brand’s Signature Colors appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox joined up with vocalist Kenton Chen to perform a funk cover of “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails. This version took the industrial style of the 1994 song and made it more melodic by adding more bass and upping the tempo. A post shared by Scott Bradlee (@scottbradlee) on May […]The post Postmodern Jukebox and Kenton Chen Perform a Funk Cover of the Nine Inch Nails Classic ‘Closer’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Anshuman Ghosh (@moography) on Nov 15, 2016 at 5:17am PST South African visual artist Anshuman Ghosh creates humorous, unlikely scenarios incorporating his iPhone. The scenes are made from paper adding extra dimension and interaction and creating the illusion of the phone being something other than it actually is. Examples include a […]The post Humorous Paper Scenarios Built Around an iPhone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Just ten days after the conclusion of annual Frieze NY event, W Magazine created an amusing faux wildlife documentary focusing on the habits of “Chameleons of the Art World“. These chameleons are specific human species who flock to the annual art fair on Roosevelt Island, their perceptible differences and classifications noted via narration not so […]The post An Amusingly Narrated Wildlife Documentary About Humans Who Flock to the Annual Frieze NY Art Fair appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario of Glove and Boots set up a series of amusing little contests that pit a two year old boy named Nico against a two year old dog named Dingus. While Dingus performed better in most of the contests Nico came through in the end with his intense understanding […]The post Glove and Boots Pit a Two Year Old Child Against a Two Year Old Dog in a Variety of Amusing Contests appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Barbuzzo Gifts has created a set of 4 chemistry lab shot glasses, modeled after actual laboratory glassware, that feature 3 mini beakers and an Erlenmeyer flask to pour your beverage of choice into. Each shot glass has measurements printed on them to “help you better serve your special lab recipes.” They are available to purchase […]The post Chemistry Lab Shot Glasses appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2CELLOS performed an incredible cover of the song “May It Be” from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with the London Symphony Orchestra. The mesmerizing track is from 2CELLOS‘ new album, Score, which is now available to purchase from Amazon. A post shared by 2CELLOS […]The post 2CELLOS Performs The Lord of the Rings Song ‘May It Be’ With the London Symphony Orchestra appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in Homestead, Florida, the strong willed, but weak stomached Coyote Peterson made a second attempt at consuming a stinky fruit. After making his purchase at the locally famousRobert is Here Fruit Stand, Peterson started off with a jackfruit, which was pleasantly sweet, before moving on to the famously odiferous Durian fruit. Needless […]The post Coyote Peterson Unsuccessfully Attempts to Eat a Famously Stinky Durian Fruit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Global clothing retailer Open Ceremony is offering two versions of uniquely designed jeans that easily convert into shorts. The first pair is a light blue jean that detaches from the front to create a pair of very short shorts, while the second pair is a dark wash that detaches from the side with a high […]The post Uniquely Designed Jeans That Easily Convert Into High Cut Shorts Either In Front or On the Side appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited 70-year-old kung fu master Li Liangui to talk about how he spent the last 50 years contorting his body into impossible positions while practicing the ancient art of suogugong (body shrinking). For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as […]The post 70-Year-Old Kung Fu Master Li Liangui Demonstrates the Body Contorting Art of Suogugong appeared first on Laughing Squid.