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Too Many Zoos, the amazing, powerful horn-based trio with a very big sound, dressed up in bright pink and entertained the commuters waiting for the L subway train at Bedford Station in Brooklyn. Once the train arrived, the band boarded without missing a beat and kept going until exiting in style at First Avenue in […]The post Powerful Horn-Based Trio Too Many Zoos Entertain Commuters on a Manhattan Bound L Subway Train appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day is back with a new enlightening video where he explains and demontrates how the rolling shutter effect works in cameras. Curious Wobbling Speaker Effect Captured with DSLR CameraDistortions, Optical Phenomena, and How the Rolling Shutter Effect Distorts Galaxies by VsauceOscillating Guitar String Effect Captured with iPhone CameraThe post How the Rolling Shutter Effect Works in Cameras appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When the family of a colorblind man named Jake learned about the amazing EnChroma color revealing glasses, they purchased a pair, traveled to where he was and took him to the Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport, Iowa. Jake was moved to tears from the very moment that he put the glasses onto his face. […]The post Colorblind Man in Iowa Is Moved to Tears When He Sees Color for the Very First Time in His Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating clip from the BBC Earth series The Hunt, Sir David Attenborough explains how the clever Portia jumping spider uses it’s three super powers to strategically leap through the jungle and catch its prey. Known for eating other spiders, Portia is a genus of the jumping spider that is able to leap up […]The post A Portia Jumping Spider Strategically Leaps Through the Jungle to Catch Its Prey appeared first on Laughing Squid.

xkcd takes a look at the evolution of celebrating the 4th of July with drones. Beautiful Aerial Footage of Fireworks Shot With a DroneCelebrating America’s ‘Freedom to Not Give a Fuck’ on the 4th of July‘If We Won’, Newcastle Brown Ale Campaign Imagines What America Would Be If Great Britain Won the Revolutionary WarThe post Celebrating the 4th of July With Drones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A new red band trailer has been released for Cult of Chucky, the latest supernatural slasher film in the Child’s Play franchise written and directed by Don Mancini. The bloody trailer follows Chucky as he murders people left and right inside of a mental institution and features the return of Jennifer Tilly. The movie is […]The post Jennifer Tilly Returns in the Horrifying New Trailer for ‘Cult of Chucky’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense attorney Bryan E. Wilson (a.k.a. “The Texas Law Hawk“) has created a hilarious, over the top fireworks safety video for all of the Fourth of July festivities that will be going down this week. Dangerous Games, An Illegal Fireworks Safety PSA (1990s)Man Flies Camera Drone Directly Into Fireworks Display to […]The post A Hilarious Over the Top Fireworks Safety Video by Bryan Wilson, The Texas Law Hawk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys captured slow motion footage of Dan Gruchy getting showered on by a 6-foot water balloon that popped while he was laying under a trampoline. Gavin filmed the balloon shower on a Phantom Flex4K camera at 1000 fps. Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys Pops a Giant 6 […]The post Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys Gets Showered by a 6 Foot Water Balloon While Under a Trampoline appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sam Battle of the maker video series “LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER“, took the body of an old electric guitar and attached a yellow fidget spinner in between the pickups to create a clever fidget spinner electric guitar. He then attached it all to a synthesizer and set it spinning with truly interesting results. via Adafruit […]The post A Clever Handmade Fidget Spinner Electric Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorably fuzzy greater flamingo chick named Taffy, whose hatching was shown live on Facebook, went for a lovely walk on the grounds of The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, where she was able to stretch those long legs on the green grass. Taffy also took the opportunity to flap her little wings as well. […]The post An Adorable Baby Greater Flamingo Stretches Out Her Long Legs During a Nice Walk on a Sunny Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While putting the finishing touches on a newly constructed house, a compassionate construction worker in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland heard the plaintive meows of a cat stuck somewhere in the brickwork. Patiently drilling holes to better locate the lost feline, the man was able create an opening large enough for the cat to exit. […]The post Compassionate Construction Worker Drills Holes in the Brickwork of a New House to Rescue a Stuck Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Check It is a truly powerful documentary about the singular gang of gay black teens who warded off their vulnerability by becoming a protective family of their own while living on the streets of Washington, D.C. The film was directed by Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor with Steve Buscemi serving as executive producer. While wrapping […]The post Check It, A Powerful Documentary About a Gang of Gay Black Teens Available on Louis C.K.’s Site appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Mitch Bergsma (a.k.a. “MicBergsma“) has created a great video back in 2011 where he demonstrates how to make a handy pair of bubble goggles by cupping your two hands around your eyes and lowering your head into water. His clever technique allows you to trap air in small pockets around your eyes and see […]The post How to Make Air Bubble Goggles With Your Hands to See Clearly Underwater appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After chasing a quick little mouse into his hole, an unusually patient Simon’s Cat waited outside through rain, sleet, snow and hail of the four seasons without breaking his gaze. It wasn’t until Simon’s kitten came out to join him that Simon’s cat let out a yawn, during which the mouse was able to escape. […]The post An Oddly Patient Simon’s Cat Learns the Importance of Always Keeping His Eyes on the Prize appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Creature Garden is an an iOS app for kids, created by Tinybop, that allows the kiddos to use their creative minds to make wonderful custom worlds and fantastical creatures. The Creature Garden is currently available in the iTunes Store. Create wonderful, incredible, fantastical creatures. Give them hooves and horns, wings and beaks, or paws […]The post The Creature Garden, An iOS App for Kids That Lets Them Create Custom Worlds and Creatures appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Industrial designer Lilach Greenblatt of Peleg Design has created the Gratiator, a cheese grater resembling a handy little sword that is ready for some cheesy adventures. It is available to pre-order from Animi Causa Botique and the Peleg Design shop with a ship date of July 23rd, 2017. Grating cheese does not need to be […]The post Gratiator, An Adventurous Cheese Grater Sword appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In another episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, Cut provides a chronologically visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in Vietnam, including the turbulent years during the Vietnam War. 100 Years of Male Beauty in India Shown Decade by Decade In a Chronological Timelapse100 Years of Beauty in Palestine and Israel […]The post 100 Years of Beauty in Vietnam Shown Decade by Decade in a Two-Minute Timelapse appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brandon Hardesty, host of the series No Small Parts, is back with a new series titled It Wasn’t That Bad. In this series, Brandon takes horribly reviewed films and gives his thoughts on why the movies weren’t actually that bad. He first defends a movie from his childhood, Drop Dead Fred, in episode one. The […]The post Brandon Hardesty Explains Why Drop Dead Fred ‘Wasn’t That Bad’ of a Movie in His New Web Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A sweet little squirrel named Seymour fully enjoyed a healthy slice of avocado, gobbling it down so fast that he gave himself a tiny green mustache in the process. According to his human, it had been a few weeks since he’d had a treat like that. Seymour enjoying his avocado snack after I was away […]The post A Hungry Squirrel Gives Himself a Tiny Green Mustache While Gobbling Down Some Avocado appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Dynamic Robotics Lab at Oregon State University and Agility Robotics created Cassie, an incredible two-legged agility robot that can “stand, steer, and take a pretty good fall without breaking.” According to OSU, Cassie may someday be used to “deliver packages, assist the elderly, or help emergency personnel respond to dangerous situations.” This robot capability […]The post Cassie, An Incredible Two-Legged Agility Robot appeared first on Laughing Squid.

French musician Persiflette created an fascinating instrumental cover of the Daft Punk song “Get Lucky” using a fascinating variety of classical music styles from iconic composers throughout history. (translated)The gathering of famous composers, in chronological order, with the famous tune “Get Lucky” Daft Punk. It is a true temporal and musical journey that I propose… […]The post The Daft Punk Song ‘Get Lucky’ Recreated Through a Fascinating Variety of Historic Classical Styles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kristen Wiig and host Jimmy Fallon played a hilarious game of “Mad Lib Theater” on The Tonight Show. Wiig got into character as a doctor to give Fallon and his mustache an amusing checkup before using her improv skills to sing the song “Feel My Face.” Kristen Wiig Dresses Up as Daenerys Targaryen From ‘Game […]The post Kristen Wiig and Jimmy Fallon Play Doctor in Hilarious Mad Lib Theater Sketch appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the latest episode of Furze’s Invention Show, British inventor Colin Furze created the “Carvet”, a clever duvet that turns a car into a be that can still be driven. Sleeping in a car is never that great but with the carvet you feel more like your in a bed and can still drive….just don’t […]The post Colin Furze Creates The Carvet, A Clever Duvet That Turns a Car Into a Bed That Can Still Be Driven appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marvel has released the first trailer for their upcoming Inhumans television series coming to ABC. The trailer features a revolution breaking out on the moon between the Inhumans and a lot of unhappy civilians on Earth. The first two episodes of Inhumans are set to premiere on September 1st, 2017 in IMAX theaters and the […]The post The First Trailer for Marvel’s Inhumans Reveals the New ABC TV Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June 2016, Curt Coleman posted two rather amusing videos of his persistent tuxedo cat named Crazy Eyes teaching himself to flush the toilet. Once confident in his knowledge, Crazy Eyes repeatedly put this adorable skill (but wasteful) to use. This is the reason my water bill was outrageous. Finally had to start leaving the […]The post A Persistent Tuxedo Cat Repeatedly Flushes the Toilet After Figuring Out How to Do So on His Own appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Sergio Rojo has created an absolutely brilliant montage of the gritty beauty of New York City throughout the years by using highly representative scenes from an impressive list of films. A compilation of films set in this incredible city: The Apartment (1960) Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) West Side Story (1961) Planet of the Apes […]The post A Brilliant Montage Capturing New York City’s Gritty Beauty Through Highly Representative Film Scenes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adult Swim has released a delightfully dark trailer for the upcoming third season of Rick and Morty that features Rick becoming a pickle, Morty choking out others, and the duo’s wild misadventures across a Mad Max: Fury Road themed wasteland. Season 3 of Rick and Morty will begin to air on Adult Swim July 30th, […]The post Rick Becomes a Pickle in the Delightfully Dark Season 3 Trailer for Rick and Morty appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A big beautiful juvenile elephant named Samudra decided to go for a sunny day swim at the Oregon Zoo. Once in the water, the pachyderm gleefully splashed at the water with his mighty trunk, did an underwater handstand and accepted an apple from a stranger. All in all a good day for the young elephant. […]The post A Beautiful Juvenile Elephant Gleefully Splashes Around In the Pool With His Mighty Trunk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While performing its only chore of vacuuming the carpet, a thoughtful Roomba caught onto the handle of a child’s wagon filled with beloved plush toys and pulled it around the living room for a short time before getting stopped by the couch. According to homeowner Jesse J Bueno, this hilarious situation first happened by accident. […]The post A Thoughtful Roomba Pulls a Wagon Full of Plush Toys For a Short Ride Around the Living Room appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story traveled to Winchester in Hampshire, UK to get a first hand look at “The Dull Men’s Club“, a private association of gentlemen who choose to celebrate the ordinary and whose interests are vested in safe, if not slightly boring hobbies such as bottle collecting, roundabout photography and appreciating societies. If you don’t […]The post A Firsthand Look at The Dull Men’s Club, A Private Association for Those Interested in Boring Hobbies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During a U2 show at the Los Angeles Forum in May 2015, an amiable Bono invited a lookalike fan named Joe Hier to come on stage and perform with the band. The fan, whose name is Joe Hier, is the lead singer for the tribute band Hollywood U2, joined in on the chorus of “Sweetest […]The post Bono Invites a Lookalike U2 Tribute Band Singer Onstage to Sing ‘Sweetest Thing’ With the Band appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay created another thought provoking video essay about not only using one’s real life experiences to tell a story, but to ask a question about these experiences and then find the answer. Tucker cited the Disney/Pixar film Inside Out as a fitting example. For example, the question that […]The post How ‘Inside Out’ Was Inspired by Real Life Experiences Between the Director and His Daughter appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in West Virginia, adventure host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness enlisted the assistance of biologist/herpetologist Tim Brust on a watery search for a giant salamander known as the Hellbender. The team easily located one of these enormous amphibians, whose body resembled that of a small otter, despite the requisite sliminess of aquatic […]The post Adventure Host Coyote Peterson Finds a Giant Orange Salamander the Size of a Small Otter appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Using miles to upgrade his ticket to Germany, filmmaker Casey Neistat gave a fully comprehensive tour of the Lufthansa first class experience in a manner similar to his tour of the Emirates Airlines experience. Neistat started in the lounge where he met up with mutual fan Wesley Snipes, fellow vlogger Marques Brownlee and model Karlie […]The post Casey Neistat Gives a Comprehensive Tour of the Lufthansa First Class Experience appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While the Vienna Chamber Orchestra was performing at the 31st International Izmir Festival in Çesme, Turkey, a wayward dog unexpectedly stepped onto the stage and snuggled in right next to an amused violinist who just kept on playing the best he could. via reddit Elephants Dance to a Bach Concerto Played by Violinist Eleanor BartschA […]The post Wayward Dog Unexpectedly Walks Onstage During a Live Performance of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a wonderful slow-motion clip from the BBC Earth series “The Hunt“, the legendary Sir David Attenborough explains the fascinating process by which a female Darwin’s Bark Spider builds her impressive web, which spans nearly two meters (6.5 feet) around. First, she shoots a spray of silk that reaches over 25 meters (82 feet) across […]The post A Tiny Darwin’s Bark Spider Shoots a Silk Line Over 25 Meters to Begin Spinning Her Giant Web appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The House stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler met with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. The House hits theaters this week. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About ThemselvesJennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About […]The post Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Kerry Callen created a series of funny comic book covers (part 1 and 2) in 2010 that imagine what it would have been like if DC Comics published Marvel characters in the 1960s. He came up with an overweight Spider-Man, Captain America eating his shield, a melded Iron Fist and Power Man, and wild […]The post What It Would Have Been Like If DC Comics Published Marvel Characters in the 1960s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Little Centaurs created an adorable video where they are petting their very calm, domesticated Phidippus adumbratus jumping spider. The spider seems to not have a care in the world as Little Centaurs gently pets its head. Personality among Phidippus jumpers can vary a lot from one individual to the next, but the Adumbratus (adumbrati?) […]The post Human Caretaker Gently Pets Their Very Calm Phidippus Adumbratus Jumping Spider appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bradford, UK film critic Ross Fearnley of The Unusual Suspect has created a cleverly edited video of the “Yakko’s World” song from Animaniacs being sung using clips from 168 movies. The “man of a kajllion voices” Brock Baker provided the voice of the announcer. Here is the original song. A Supercut of the ‘Friends’ Theme […]The post The Animaniacs Song ‘Yakko’s World’ Being Sung Using Clips From 168 Movies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the official music video for the timely Hamilton song “Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)“, rappers K’naan, Residente, Riz MC and Snow Tha Product incorporate modern situations, fears and challenges, making it even more powerfully resonant than the original Broadway version. This and other songs from the show are available on The Hamilton Mixtape. […]The post A Modern Version of the Powerfully Resonant ‘Hamilton’ Song ‘Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an eye opening episode of Glove and Boots, internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario show us just how terrible life would be if it were a video game. Games are fun, but this game sucks. Things You Do In Video Games That Would Be Creepy If You Did Them In Real LifeVideo Game […]The post How Terrible Life Would Be If It Were a Video Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The fellas behind the awesome cooking show, SORTEDfood, demonstrate how to make their own alcoholic version of Butterbeer from the Harry Potter films. The full recipe is available on their website. Step into Hogsmeade with this brilliant butter beer recipe. It’s alcoholic, it’s delicious, it slides down your throat like a dream. Complete with a […]The post How to Make an Alcoholic Version of Butterbeer From the Harry Potter Films appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie took on and crushed a new challenge where he ate four giant 4×4 hamburgers from In-N-Out Burger in approximately 3 minutes. A post shared by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on Jun 28, 2017 at 3:59pm PDT Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Devours a Giant Three Pound Gummy Worm in Eight MinutesMatt Stonie […]The post Competitive Eater Matt Stonie Devours Four Giant 4×4 Hamburgers From In-N-Out Burger in 3 Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During their audition on America’s Got Talent, dog trainer Sara Carson and her adorable Border Collie “Hero” amazed Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and the audience with their incredible pirate themed dance routine. With some emotional pleading from Simon Cowell, Sara & Hero find themselves in the next round! A post shared by America's Got Talent […]The post Sara Carson and Her Dancing Dog Hero Amaze Simon and the Audience on America’s Got Talent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate The Hero hitting theaters this week, GQ helped star Nick Offerman (Jeremy) go undercover on the internet and respond to people’s real comments on Twitter, reddit, YouTube, Wikipedia, IMDb, Yahoo Answers, and Quora. Full Video of The 20th Annual Webby Awards Ceremony Hosted by Nick OffermanIce Cube Goes Undercover as ActuallyIceCube to Interact […]The post Nick Offerman Goes Undercover on the Internet and Responds to People’s Real Comments appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Firebase is the latest sci-fi short film by Oats Studios, directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9 and Chappie), that is set during the Vietnam War. It follows an American soldier, named Hines, who finds himself journeying deeper and deeper into a science fiction nightmare. The awesome and free 27-minute film is available to stream for […]The post Firebase, Neill Blomkamp’s Bizarre Sci-Fi Short Film Set During the Vietnam War appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A sweetly vigilant German shepherd puppy named named Luna didn’t really know what to make of the odd floral invader that trespassed the boundaries of her backyard, but she ensured that her humans were warned of the blooming intrusion nonetheless. Luna the German Shepherd puppy does not take kindly to new flowers appearing in her […]The post A Vigilant German Shepherd Puppy Warns Her Humans About a Blooming Invader In the Yard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Conscious Minds, a creative content studio with locations in Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon, have created a very thoughtful documentary about how Phillipe Kahn invented the first camera phone in 1997, with help from his very pregnant wife. Little did the Kahns realize then how big a mark they would be making on modern […]The post The Inventor of the First Camera Phone Shares the Story of Its Invention Twenty Years Ago appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Over Father’s Day weekend, fisherman Dave Roseman caught the incredible sight of a mama grizzly bear ferrying her young cubs on her back across the Agulowak River near Dillingham, Alaska. This determined mama was probably on her way to catch some salmon for those hungry little mouths. During a fishing trip for king salmon that […]The post A Mama Grizzly Bear Ferries Her Young Cubs on Her Back Across a River in Southwest Alaska appeared first on Laughing Squid.