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During a Photon Lovol event of some sort, a skilled driver inside a front loading tractor was able to make the oddly nimble machine dance to the music on its front wheels. The Chinese company prides themselves on the precision of their dancing machines and have created a number of videos showing them in action. […]The post An Oddly Nimble Tractor Dances on Its Front Wheels appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Albert the Dog Scientist very cleverly figured out how to operate the mechanics of a simple Rube Goldberg machine that his human created for him in order to get a treat. The training started simply with the retrieval of a ball. The next step was multiple balls and so on until Albert was able to […]The post A Clever Dog Figures Out the Mechanics of a Simple Rube Goldberg Machine In Order to Get a Treat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the four minute timelapse “A Strat Is Born“, the master luthiers of Fender show each and every step involved in creating an iconic Stratocaster guitar as they build one from start to finish. The action is complemented with a soundtrack of Dangerous Madness by Wayne Kramer. New short film “A Strat is Born” takes […]The post A Fascinating Timelapse Showing Every Step Involved in Creating a Fender Stratocaster Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Is there something unusual about our guest?” In 1952, Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí appeared on the popular game show What’s My Line?. In his role as mystery guest, Dalí was tasked to answer questions posed to him by a celebrity panel whose job it was to guess who he was. Dalí did as he […]The post Classic Footage of Surrealist Artist Salvador Dalí Appearing as the Mystery Guest on ‘What’s My Line?’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Street Art Festival (@stenograffia) on Jul 4, 2017 at 6:38am PDT Concerned about the proliferation of graffitied abandoned cars covered in their community, Russian street artists of “Stenograffia” painted the familiar gray checkerboard transparency grid from Photoshop onto one such car – an old Moskvich-412 – along with an old trash […]The post Street Artists Visually Delete an Abandoned Car With a Photoshop Transparency Checkerboard Pattern appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The glam rock tribute band Blame Candy performed an excellent but disconcertingly cheerful cover of the iconic Led Zeppelin song “Black Dog“. This bright sound was achieved by playing the song in a major key, rather than in the more somber minor key of the original version. via Digg YouTube Supercut of Led Zeppelin’s Black […]The post A Disconcertingly Cheerful Cover of the Led Zeppelin Song ‘Black Dog’ Being Played in a Major Key appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Supermodel Gigi Hadid amiably answered 73 random questions by Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment for Vogue while giving him a tour of the IMG Models office in New York City. Hadid readily answered questions about her schedule, her family, her interests and her favorite music. Supermodel Gigi Hadid has a schedule packed full of […]The post Supermodel Gigi Hadid Answers 73 Random Questions at the IMG Models Office In New York City appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Sun Bear” by Forest Clay Productions is an absolutely gorgeous short film that gives a first person voice to a lonely sun bear who had lost her mother and her brother to poachers. The little bear also sadly spoke about her dwindling forest home, her agony of being caught in a poacher’s trap and her […]The post Sun Bear, A Gorgeous Short Film That Gives a First Person Voice to an Endangered Sun Bear in Borneo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a clip from the PBS series Soundbreaking, the great Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame gave a really wonderful guided musical tour of his guitar collection, affectionately demonstrating the benefits of each with licks from some of the band’s most famous songs. The legendary guitarist also spoke about the will to play despite physiology. […]The post The Legendary Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits Gives a Guided Musical Tour of His Guitar Collection appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While going for a swim at Nurture by Nature in the hills of Southern California, a smiling woman (perhaps an employee?) was swarmed by a litter of Asian small-clawed baby otters who were just learning how to swim. The pups had been born at the Center and were still seemingly unsure of themselves judging by […]The post Baby Otters Swarm a Smiling Woman In a Pool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the video series “Tourette’s With Pets“, a brave young woman named Emily in Texas shares what it’s like to live with Tourette’s syndrome, what it’s like sleeping with Tourette’s tics, the general lexicon used, her personal tics, the effect of her medications and her incredible love for animals. I have many lovely pets and […]The post Tourette’s With Pets, A Young Woman Shares What It’s Like Living With Tourette’s Syndrome appeared first on Laughing Squid.

At six months old, Fiona the adorable baby hippo finally had a chance to reunite with both her mother Bibi and her father Henry in the outdoor pool at the Cincinnati Zoo. Fiona had previously spent time with Bibi, but hadn’t yet spent any time with Henry. Bibi made sure that Fiona stayed safe by […]The post Fiona the Baby Hippo Reunites With Her Parents For an Hour in the Outdoor Pool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amazon has released the official trailer for their upcoming superhero comedy series The Tick. The series is based upon the comic book character originally created by Ben Edlund, who also serves as director for the series. The first episode of the series aired in August 2016 and focuses on an eccentric superhero clad in blue […]The post The Tick, An Amazon Comedy Series Based On Director Ben Edlund’s Original Blue Superhero appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Spike the Beetle (@spikethebeetle) on Jul 6, 2017 at 3:38pm PDT An oddly artistic stag beetle who goes by the name Spike creates magic marker masterpieces by using his magnificent antlers to hold a pen and draw. Spike lives in Japan with his doting human who supplies him with an endless […]The post An Oddly Artistic Stag Beetle Shares His Magic Marker Masterpieces on Social Media appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sneaky Zebra teamed up with Crunchyroll to create a new video featuring some of the incredible cosplay at Anime Expo 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Our first trip to Anime Expo so go big or go home right? Much like all the amazing cosplayers we saw! A post shared by Sneaky Zebra (@sneaky_zebra) on Jul […]The post Incredible Cosplay at Anime Expo 2017 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

At the London Throwdown swing dance competition earlier this month, hosted by Swing Patrol UK at the Bishopsgate Institute, a group of determined competitors faced off by trying to complete the longest heel slide across the dance floor. A gentleman by the name of Ben Cook slid to victory and took first place. via reddit […]The post Determined Dancers Face Off by Trying to Complete the Longest Heel Slide Across the Dance Floor appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In his whimsical short film “Perspective“, the very talented filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films offers a very colorful and surreal look at the different modes of transportation in and around Buenos Aires, Argentina. One day I woke up and I saw everything in perspective…I try to put a smile on people’s faces. I […]The post Perspective, A Surreal Look at the Different Ways of Getting Around In Buenos Aires appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York freelance filmmaker Mark Cersosimo, who is also a content and community manager at Vimeo, released a new episode of his Don’t Put That In Your Mouth series where he and his co-host Anton De Ionno drank a bottle of Coca-Cola that was originally bottled in 1956. Their final thoughts were that it had […]The post Drinking a Coca-Cola Originally Bottled in 1956 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cooperative of Photography (COOPH) teamed up with photographer Lorenz Holder to made a new video where they share 11 great tips and tricks for shooting creative photographs with a drone. With a little creativity and some clever ideas, you can achieve unique perspectives that would not be possible with a normal camera. Photographer Benjamin Von […]The post Tips for Shooting Creative Photographs With a Drone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in Washington state, Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson and crew went off in search of an orange-bellied rough-skinned newt. These adorable amphibians also secrete a toxin through their skin, but are safe to touch, as the poison is only released when predators try to eat them. They are also very fast and […]The post Coyote Peterson Goes Off In Search of an Adorable Orange Bellied Rough Skinned Newt appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Finnish couple Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel demonstrated how they were able to speed up the drying process of some of their clothing by having a Phantom 4 Pro drone hover over top of the clotheslines outside. For testing purposes, they also attempted to tape a pair of wet underwear […]The post Drying Laundry With a Phantom 4 Pro Drone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Ben Zank (@benzank) on Apr 12, 2017 at 1:52pm PDT New York City photographer Ben Zank first discovered a camera in his grandmother’s attic at the age of 18 and he has been taking photos ever since then. At the age of 24, Ben’s ongoing series of surreal photos do an […]The post Surreal Photos by Ben Zank Express His Feelings Without Words and Spark the Imagination appeared first on Laughing Squid.

BuzzFeed producer Andrew Ilnyckyj was inspired by Chef Motokichi Yukimura and his distinctive Japanese dish Omurice, so much so, he tried to recreate the complicated omelet. While it didn’t come very easy to Ilnyckyj, he did succeed after the 12th attempt. A particular guy in Kyoto called Chef Motokichi Yukimura. And he does his the […]The post Video Producer Hilariously Tries to Recreate a Complicated Japanese Omelet Recipe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ChrisFix is a handy individual who provides people with knowledge on how to fix their vehicles so that they can save a little extra money. In his latest video, he shows us how to get the engine bay of our vehicles super clean in a “simple 5 step process that will not damage your engine […]The post How to Get the Engine Bay of Your Vehicle Super Clean in 5 Simple Steps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Snoopy Moopy & Doby (@dailysnoopy) on Mar 24, 2016 at 8:50am PDT Shirley has taken numerous photos of her Exotic Shorthair cats, Snoopy (grey) and his little brother Doby, dressed up in pop culture character costume that she has made for each of them. Shirley shared more photos and videos of […]The post Adorable Exotic Shorthair Cats Dressed up in Pop Culture Character Costumes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmakers Blake Faucette and Matthew Williams of Distractotron created “Planet to War,” an educational video where they give us all a brief history of the entire Planet of the Apes franchise in preparation for the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes film. War for the Planet of the Apes is set to fight […]The post A Brief History of the ‘Planet of the Apes’ Franchise to Help Prepare for ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Franco Banfi Photographer (@francobanfi) on Feb 3, 2017 at 3:32am PST Swiss wildlife photographer Franco Banfi has captured an absolutely stunning photo of a tired pod of sperm whales fast asleep while floating in the deep blue sea off of Dominica Island. Because of the the minimal amount of time that […]The post A Stunning Photo That Captures a Pod of Sleeping Sperm Whales as They Float in Deep Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

4096 has created an interesting animated video that gives us a look at the evolution of YouTube‘s website layout since it was first launched on February 14th, 2005. via Tastefully Offensive BoooTube, A Curated Collection of YouTube’s Worst-Rated VideosUX Timeline, A Project Visualizing the Evolution of Websites for Well Known CompaniesThe Evolution of Video Game […]The post The Evolution of YouTube’s Website Layout Since February 14, 2005 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

South African gymnast Zama Mofokeng has set a Guinness World Record for the most most consecutive one-handed backflips in Tembisa, South Africa. The 26-year-old gymnast performed an amazing 34 backflips, making sure that there was no more than three seconds between each one of his flips. via Guinness World Records UK Comedian Sets the Guinness […]The post South African Gymnast Sets Guinness World Record for the Most Consecutive One-Handed Backflips appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the seventh season of Game of Thrones premiering this Sunday, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make fire and ice cupcakes (spicy and minty) inspired by HBO‘s popular television series. Rosanna shared the entire recipe on her blog. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on […]The post Game of Thrones Fire and Ice Cupcakes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober teamed up with Bob Clagett of I Like to Make Stuff, Ken Glazebrook of NASA JPL, and Danielle Yuan of Gateway Props to create a giant Super Soaker that managed to break a Guinness World Record for being the largest on Earth. Mark demonstrated the incredible power of his Super […]The post The World’s Largest Super Soaker appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys have captured super slow motion video of a compressed air cannon, loaded with Maltesers candy, shooting random objects. The slow motion segments were filmed from 28,000fps to 120,00fps with a Phantom V2511 camera and 2,500fps with a Phantom Flex4K. Gav and Dan splatter their favourite […]The post Objects Being Shot With a Compressed Air Cannon Loaded With Maltesers Candy in Super Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a teeny tiny baby fennec fox named Edie at Foxes and Friends Rescue challenged her very patient humans as they were trying to teach her to sit upon command. For the most part, Edie was compliant, but then the fox in her just wanted to play instead of learn. It definitely took a […]The post An Easily Distracted Teeny Tiny Baby Fennec Fox Attempts to Learn How to Sit Upon Command appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The wonderfully quirky celebrity chef Alton Brown hilariously demonstrated how to make a single serving of his “Watermelon Negroni” cocktail by throwing each of the ingredients into his mouth and squeezing lemon all over his face. The actual recipe for this yummy summertime cocktail can be found on his website. …To assemble place one ice […]The post Alton Brown Hilariously Demonstrates How to Make a Single Serving of a Watermelon Negroni Cocktail appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Token is a very handy piece of wearable technology that holds all of the digital information for keys, credit cards, metro cards, access cards and passwords in an attractive silver ring. This smart ring protects all of its data through a fingerprint and optical sensors, making it much more convenient and safe to carry […]The post Token, A Smart Ring With a Fingerprint Sensor That Securely Replaces Keys, Passwords and Cards appeared first on Laughing Squid.

American Blues Scene has shared some incredible footage from 1968 in which an awestruck Jimi Hendrix joined Buddy Guy onstage after watching him play “Stormy Monday“. While the footage is a little blurry, the sound is amazing. Buddy Guy plays “Stormy Monday” as Jimi Hendrix watches in awe. Then about half way through the video […]The post Incredible Footage of an Awestruck Jimi Hendrix Jamming With the Legendary Buddy Guy in 1968 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, a teeny tiny basset hound puppy named Mirtilla who lives with Georgia Fellici did her very best to jump onto the ottoman next to the sofa without any help. During one of her valiant attempts, Mirtilla overreached, lost her footing and fell completely backwards onto the floor. Luckily, she was unharmed and very […]The post A Tiny Bassett Hound Puppy Falls Over Backwards While Trying to Jump Onto the Sofa appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While meeting for the very first time, a little baby boy and a little baby miniature donkey adorably checked each other out. Once comfortable, the little donkey came over and put his head on the little boy’s shoulder and the little boy tried to return the gesture with a great big hug. Twin Babies Dance […]The post A Little Baby Boy Tries to Give a Little Baby Miniature Donkey a Great Big Hug appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a Westeros worthy episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make three of the unique dishes from Game of Thrones. He created a pigeon pie, a Dothraki blood pie, and some tasty little lemon cakes. Season seven of Game of Thrones will begin on HBO July 16th, 2017. A post […]The post How to Make Unique Dishes From Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Hochu rayu design bureau (@hochu_rayu) on Jul 4, 2017 at 6:09am PDT Hochu rayu design bureau, a creative firm from Ukraine who specialize in designing “Microworlds“, have created the Helmfon, a really clever oversized helmet that allows the user to block out unwanted noise and distractions, while maintaining personal space and […]The post Helmfon, A Cleverly Designed Privacy Helmet That Blocks Out Noise for Greater Productivity appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q channel has created a fun tutorial on how to make a semi-automatic paper airplane launcher that holds up to 30 planes. To build the awesome weapon, you will need some batteries, two electric motors, two old cd or DVD discs, and cardboard. How to Make a Powerful 4 Barreled Rocket LauncherA Homemade Semi-Automatic […]The post How to Make a Semi-Automatic Paper Airplane Launcher Out of Cardboard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story went to Tateyama, Japan, to visit with longtime diver Hiroyuki Arakawa who told the heartwarming story of his longtime friendship with Yoriko the Asian sheepshead wrasse. Over 25 years ago, Arakawa had built a shrine at the bottom of the ocean and when he went to check on it, he noticed a […]The post The Longtime Friendship Between a Japanese Diver and the Giant Fish He Saved From Certain Death appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mind Warehouse has created a interesting video where they point out ten locations in Disney animated movies that actually exist in real life. Have you ever dreamed, while watching your favorite animated movie, to find yourself on the other side of the screen: walking through the picturesque streets of a magical town, living in a […]The post Disney Movie Locations That Exist in Real Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stéphane Gigandet of Origami Plus has created a new fire breathing tutorial on an easy way to make a coolThe post An Easy Way to Make a Cool Origami Dragon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a capricious episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually hark back to the rules of Old English grammar to explain how certain verbs came to have irregular conjugations, while others remained uniform to tradition. If you take a look at […]The post The Etymological History of Irregular Verbs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Josh Hara (@yoyoha) on Jul 10, 2017 at 7:15am PDT Three years ago, artist Joshua Hara started creating amusing comics on the side of blank coffee cups. He has poked fun at events taking place in the news, pop culture characters, and even had fun with us coffee addicts. Travel mugs […]The post Artist Draws Amusing Comics on Blank Coffee Cups appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Operator (episode 1 and 2) is a stop-motion animated sci-fi horror web series, created by writer and director Sam Barnett, about an evil corporation that unleashes a plague of bio-mechanical parasites to enslave their workers. Sam is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help him create episode 3. I was inspired to make this film […]The post Operator, A Stop-Motion Animated Sci-Fi Horror Web Series About Workers Enslaved by a Parasites appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A spry little domesticated red fox named Riot had a great deal of fun disappearing into his brand new underground tunnel as Castiel, a beautiful German shepherd chased after him. The playful dog already had a great deal of trouble keeping up with his vulpine sibling and the tunnel just made things worse. Unfortunately for […]The post A Spry Little Red Fox Confuses a Playful Dog by Disappearing Into His New Underground Tunnel appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Martial artist Muhammad Rashid from Karachi, Pakistan has smashed a new Guinness World Record for the most drink cans crushed by hand while holding an egg in 30 seconds. After demolishing 29 beer cans in a row, Muhammad cracked the egg into a glass to prove that it was real. Martial Artist Isao Machii Sets […]The post Martial Artist Sets World Record for Most Cans Crushed by Hand While Holding Egg in 30 Seconds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the theatrical release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, filmmaker Michael Hickox created a LEGO stop-motion animated short that takes a look at what Spider-Man does on his day off. Sometimes you can’t live in secret without making a web of lies… LEGO Stop-Motion Animated Version of the ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Trailer #1A LEGO […]The post A LEGO Stop-Motion Animated Short Following Spider-Man on His Day Off appeared first on Laughing Squid.