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In a semi-animated interview with Great Big Story, musician Micky Dolenz formerly of The Monkees recalled the time in 1967 when the great Jimi Hendrix toured with them as their opening act. Unfortunately for Hendrix, this was right at the peak of “Monkeemania” and the mostly pre-teen female audience who didn’t quite appreciate the guitar […]The post Micky Dolenz Recalls the 1967 Tour When Jimi Hendrix Was the Opening Act for The Monkees appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, Cinefamily TV created a 95-minute montage of insane Star Wars footage. It features some of the “most brain frying tributes, rip offs, cross promotions gone wrong, and more from the last 40 years of Star Wars.” A humorous archival journey thru the last 40 years of […]The post A 95-Minute Montage of Insane Star Wars Footage From the Last 40 Years appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Austrian artist Hannes Sommer (a.k.a. “Hanso Art“) has released a one take video where he recreates every major death from the Game of Thrones television series with a very clever hand-drawn flip book. A post shared by Hannes Sommer (@hansoart) on May 28, 2017 at 11:16am PDT via io9 Related Laughing Squid Posts‘All Pixels Must […]The post Artist Recreates Every Major Game of Thrones Death With Clever Hand-Drawn Flip Book appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the Portuguese Cup Final soccer match between Benfica and Vitória de Guimarães, a man surfed through the air on a drone and landed on the field to deliver the game ball. via Mashable Related Laughing Squid PostsJohn Farnworth Sets Guinness World Record Controlling a Soccer Ball Dropped From a DroneThe World’s Ball, An Interactive […]The post Man Surfs Through the Air on a Drone to Deliver the Game Ball at Portuguese Cup Final Soccer Match appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q channel demonstrates how to build a house out of matchsticks, without the use of any glue, and then burn it down to the ground in a spectacular fashion. via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make an Awesome F1 Racing Car Out of Matchsticks Without Using Any GlueEverything Is Ending, An Art […]The post How to Make a Tiny House Out of Matchsticks Without Using Glue and Then Burn It Down appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Self taught sfx makeup artist Ellinor Rosander and photographer Macs Moser of Ellimacs SFX released a frightful tutorial on how to make a reusable gory hand face mask. They were inspired to created the mask after seeing a photo of a stage mask from the Cleveland, Ohio heavy metal band Mushroomhead. A post shared by […]The post How to Make a Gory Hand Face Mask appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tallahassee, Florida artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits, demonstrated some of the new, and very satisfying techniques used to make their Crystal Rose image candies by hand. A new technique for a new effect in our image candies. These Crystal Roses are formed from nothing but hot sugar, and flavors. This is […]The post A Satisfying Demonstration of Crystal Rose Image Candy Being Made by Hand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A young reindeer buck happily ran a friendly race alongside a playful German shepherd separated only by a thin wire fence. After completing a lap through the evergreens, the tireless dog wanted to go another round but the buck seemingly had no interest in any further reindeer games. via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsFrozen, An […]The post Young Reindeer Runs a Friendly Race With Playful German Shepherd on the Other Side of a Fence appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a Disney themed episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Hendo demonstrated how to build your very own version of Maui‘s magical fish hook from Moana. Related Laughing Squid PostsDisney Gives a Closer Look at the Character of Maui in an Olympic Television Spot for MoanaHow Disney’s Use of Language in […]The post How to Build Maui’s Magical Fish Hook From Moana appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion teamed up with Ben Cusick (a.k.a. “NightHawkInLight“) to capture amazing footage of a giant firework shell igniting and exploding in ultra slow motion. My good friend Ben Cusick from the YouTube channel NightHawkInLight is an expert in fireworks, so when I went to visit him a few months ago […]The post Mesmerizing See-Through Look at a Giant Firework Shell Igniting and Exploding in Ultra Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tested editor Norman Chan met up with engineer Brandon Farmer of TinyCircuits, an Akron, Ohio open source hardware company, while at Maker Faire 2017 to find out how they made their tiny arcade cabinet kits that actually play games while fitting in the palm of your hand. Brandon explained that he and the team brought […]The post A Tiny Playable Arcade Cabinet Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his brand new culinary series The F Word, the famously irascible Gordon Ramsay spoke about cursing on television, receiving the prestigious honor of O.B.E., the animals he brought home for his children. The smiling chef also offered a rather blunt critique of the peanut […]The post Gordon Ramsey Gives a Foul Mouthed Critique of Stephen Colbert’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales sailing into theaters last week, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make a pirate themed chicken pot pie. Rosanna shared the entire recipe on her blog. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on May 27, 2017 […]The post Pirates of the Caribbean Chicken Pot Pie appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, also known as the Harp Twins, performed an exquisite cover of the heavy metal Iron Maiden song “Run to the Hills” while touring in the western United States. Iron Maiden is one of our favorite bands and this is our 4th Iron Maiden harp duet cover. However, this is […]The post The Harp Twins Perform an Exquisite Cover of the Iron Maiden Song ‘Run to the Hills’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On their latest episode of Trailer Mix, Mashable Watercooler created an amusing new trailer for Alien that imagines Ridley Scott‘s sci-fi film as a comedy. This time around, the crew faces a troublesome kitten. The spacecraft Nostromo has an unwanted guest wreaking havoc on the crew. No, it’s not a bloodthirsty Alien… but an adorable […]The post The Original Alien Film Reimagined as a Comedy With a Troublesome Kitten appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June 2016, rapper Aesop Rock released a really heartfelt, amusing video for the song “Kirby” from his 2016 album “The Impossible Kid“. The song, which was about his own beloved cat, was played by an adorable rescued tortoiseshell kitten named Dina, who happily interacted with a singing puppet version of the artist. Happily, Dina […]The post A Tiny Kitten Plays With a Singing Puppet Version of Aesop Rock in Video for a Song About His Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ????? ??????????????? (@krasinthusith) on Feb 16, 2017 at 7:24am PST Thai artist krasinthusith creates absolutely gorgeous mini-sculptures and cameos of elaborate dragons, flowers and an occasional elephant, all of which he skillfully carves from colorful soaps and melons. A post shared by ????? ??????????????? (@krasinthusith) on May 7, 2017 at 6:46am […]The post Gorgeously Intricate Sculptures Carved From Colorful Soaps and Melons appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Kristian Williams who is also known as “kaptainkristian” took a look at the films of David Fincher and the manner he utilizes complex visual effects to capture even the smallest of details. Using examples from such films as Gone Girl, Fight Club , Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Girl with […]The post How David Fincher Utilizes Complex Visual Effects to Seamlessly Capture the Smallest of Details appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A clever little salmon-crested cockatoo named Caesar joined his human as she was working on the computer. As she typed away, Caesar did his best to assist, using one tentative foot to press at the keys while balancing on the other. According to his humans, Caesar “enjoys playing on the computer just like we do”. […]The post A Clever Little Cockatoo Attempts to Type on the Keyboard Alongside His Encouraging Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber digi47 placed a camera directly under a running water faucet and was amazed as it created a really cool “water tunnel” effect. via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsA Mesmerizing Spherical Wall of Water Created by Placing a Gallon of Milk Under a Running FaucetRunning Water Faucet Tablet & Smartphone StandsGorgeous Blue Macaw Cleverly Figures […]The post Placing Camera Under a Running Faucet Creates a Really Cool ‘Water Tunnel’ Effect appeared first on Laughing Squid.

PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta examines the popularity of fidget spinners and gadgets, specifically defining the origins of the work, the growing fascination with constantly being occupied, the benefits these objects can bring to those with ADHD and autism and the ongoing question of whether they are a help or hindrance to the classroom. […]The post An In-Depth Look at the Increasingly Popular Fascination With Fidget Spinners and Gadgets appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the latest episode of Furze’s Invention Show, British inventor Colin Furze presented a microwave oven that he turned into a video game console to play while waiting for food to cook. A post shared by colin furze (@realcolinfurze) on May 25, 2017 at 12:12pm PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsThe FurzoToasto, An Electric Knife That […]The post Inventor Colin Furze Turns a Microwave Oven Into a Video Game Console to Play While Cooking appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Harvard Din & Tonics, a student jazz a cappella group at Harvard University, honored legendary composer John Williams during commencement day by performing amazing a capella covers of his most beloved scores, including music from Star Wars, Jaws, and Indiana Jones. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Paper Airplane Guy Demonstrates How to Fold a World […]The post Harvard Student Group Performs A Cappella Tribute to John Williams During Commencement Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating episode of their informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the origins and evolution of the word “gross”, particularly noting that while its meaning has remained essentially the same, the context in which it is used has changed. Gross did not undergo […]The post The Fascinating Evolution of the Word ‘Gross’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The filmmakers at Corridor Digital has created an intense video, based on the phrase “There’s No Time to Explain,” that features a confused man visited by a friend who needs him to quickly slap Gorski’s Quantum Cream on his face before jumping into a time machine. After fighting off a construction worker and traveling 10 […]The post A Confused Man Is Told ‘There’s No Time to Explain’ Before Traveling Back in Time to Kill Evil Aliens appeared first on Laughing Squid.

TomoNews has created a compilation video of some of the most cringeworthy commercials that aired during the 1990s. via Neatorama Related Laughing Squid Posts1990s Punk CD Commercial Features No Punk Music Whatsoever‘A Whole New World’, A Supercut of Computer Hacking Scenes From 1990s FilmsA Creepy 60s Cereal Commercial Starring Krinkles the ClownThe post A Cringeworthy Compilation of 1990s Commercials appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese comedian and father Takafumi Ozeki (a.k.a. “The Geese”) turned his daughter’s artwork into an adorable bento box for her to take to school. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/C1bIl9n14n — ??????? (@geeseojeck) May 24, 2017 images via Takafumi Ozeki via Spoon & Tamago Related Laughing Squid PostsNebraskan Dad Illustrates the Adorably Funny Things His Three-Year-Old Daughter SaysA Bento […]The post Japanese Father Turns His Daughter’s Artwork Into an Adorable Bento Box appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The RiffShop‘s David Wu, founder and guitarist of the band Cyborg Octopus, got dressed up as Satan to sing a death metal tutorial on how to properly use HTML. David previously rocked a heavy metal tutorial on how to drive a stick shift. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsA Heavy Metal Tutorial on How to […]The post Satan Sings Death Metal Tutorial on How to Use HTML appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On super episode of Conan, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot agreed to meet Conan O’Brien in a warehouse to teach him how to fight. Conan tried to keep up with the superheroine while deflecting and eating bullets with his Bracelets of Submission. A post shared by CONAN (@teamcoco) on May 25, 2017 at 7:34pm PDT […]The post Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot Meets Conan O’Brien in a Warehouse to Teach Him How to Fight appeared first on Laughing Squid.

JP Lambiase and his wife Julia of HellthyJunkFood teamed up with the Lazy Moon pizzeria crew in Orlando, Florida to demonstrate how to make a gigantic slice of pizza. We’ve previously written about HellthyJunkFood and their out of this world recipes. I can’t imagine not being jealous of this pizza slice. I recommend anyone who […]The post HellthyJunkFood and Lazy Moon Pizzeria Team Up To Make a Gigantic Slice of Pizza appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Throughout the month of May, Colorado endured an immense amount of stormy weather that proved inconvenient to many, but not to a bouncy little elk who gleefully splashed in, around and amongst the many rain puddles left behind in a very green state park. Enjoying all the rain? Because this elk sure is. Enjoying all […]The post A Bouncy Little Elk Gleefully Splashes In Multiple Rain Puddles at a Colorado Park appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While visiting Scotland in 2013, YouTuber Chris Ng came across an amazing street band playing traditional Scottish music while wearing traditional Scott clothing. The band, called Clanadonia, comprised completely of drums and bagpipes, is based Glasgow where they spread their “Bagpipe and Drum fueled mayhem amongst the general public throughout the known world…” Clanadonia are […]The post Clanadonia, A Scottish Drum and Pipes Band That Plays Traditional Music Wearing Traditional Clothing appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The adorable feline duo of Cole and Marmalade assist their human Chris in demonstrating why cats would make very good scientists, noting specifically their propensity towards fascination for all things everywhere, their unending curiosity, their interest testing the limits of gravity, lively interactions with local flora and fauna and their incredible ability to imitate elements. […]The post An Adorable Demonstration of How a Cat’s Natural Instincts Are Perfectly Suited for a Career in Science appeared first on Laughing Squid.

based on the painting The Scream by Edvard Munch An artist on Tumblr, who goes by the name Lothlenan (a.k.a. “Chubby Unicorn“), has recreated a collection of classical paintings with characters from pop culture video games, animated films, and television shows. Prints of their artwork is available to purchase from Redbubble and Society6. based on […]The post Artist Reimagines Classical Paintings With Pop Culture Characters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter very thoughtfully examines the recently popular trend of superhero franchises and how the seemingly permanent infallibility of characters can become tiresome unless it is acknowledged. Puschak included such examples of such self-parody as the dry humor in Deadpool and the hopeless desolation of the title […]The post How the Self-Aware Superhero Film ‘Logan’ Revives the Myth of Hero by Acknowledging Its Fallibility appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Moscow, Russia photographer Mikhail Kramer of Kramer’s Media made a fantastic video where he recreated the entire Terminator 2: Judgment Day film in the world of Grand Theft Auto V. Kramer shared the Terminator 2 model files on GTA5-Mods.com. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Epic Truck Chase Scene From ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ Remade […]The post The Entire Terminator 2: Judgment Day Film Recreated in Grand Theft Auto V appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In July 2015, photographer Mark Girardeau of Orange County Outdoors captured the incredible sight of a humpback whale known as Wally as he shot a rainbow out of his blowhole while he surfacing above the water in Newport Beach, California. A Humpback Whale known as Wally producing a nice rainbow off the coast of Newport […]The post Photographer Captures a Surfacing Humpback Whale Shooting Rainbows Out of His Blowhole appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, the Bottle Boys dressed as stormtroopers and played a cover of John Williams‘ iconic “Imperial March” theme song on beer bottles. Since this year marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, we thought: What better way to celebrate it than by shooting a video of us […]The post The Bottle Boys Dress as Stormtroopers and Play John Williams’ Imperial March on Beer Bottles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

46 years after its release of the gorgeous 1971 ballad “Tiny Dancer” by Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin, filmmaker Max Weiland of Somesuch, created the official video for the song, capturing the joy, confusion and heartbreak across Los Angeles. Building on Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s Californian inspiration, Max Weiland filmed a video for […]The post Official Music Videos for Three Iconic Elton John Songs Created Over 40 Years After Their Release appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Zebra Corner is back with a new hilarious video where they inserted a “Real Person” named Mahk into the blind taste test for Burger King‘s new Crispy Chicken Sandwich commercial. Burger King’s original commercial reached out to customers who had previously left bad remarks about their old chicken sandwich publicly on social media. Mahk, of […]The post A ‘Real Person’ Named Mahk Is Inserted Into a Blind Taste Test of Burger King’s New Chicken Sandwich appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q channel demonstrates how to carefully build an awesome F1 racing car out of matchsticks without using any glue in their latest DIY video tutorial. At the end, they set the matchstick road warrior on fire. For this video I used a few thousend matches and spent one week making this amazing car. I […]The post How to Make an Awesome F1 Racing Car Out of Matchsticks Without Using Any Glue appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During an in-your-face episode of Now You See It, host Jack Nugent gave us an in-depth look at some of the famous instances of dolly zoom technique being used in movies. He explains what it accomplishes and how the technique teaches us a lot about important filmmaking principles. The Dolly Zoom is a bizarre cinematic […]The post An In-Depth Look Some of the Famous Instances of the Dolly Zoom Technique Being Used in Movies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Simon Peterson (a.k.a. “The Peterson“) has created a fantastic montage video that takes us all on a “pop culture nostalgia trip to the year 1995.” Simon shared a complete list of the music and video clips that he used on his Remember blog. Related Laughing Squid PostsRemember 1999, A 10-Minute Video Trip Down Pop Culture […]The post A Pop Culture Nostalgia Trip to the Year 1995 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Netflix has released the first trailer for Castlevania, their upcoming original anaimated television show based on the classic video game series of the same name. It will premiere on Netflix July 7th, 2017. The last surviving member of a disgraced clan fights to save Eastern Europe from Dracula. Related Laughing Squid PostsNetflix Reportedly Developing a […]The post Netflix Releases Trailer for Animated Castlevania Series Based on the Classic Video Games appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician John D. Boswell (a.k.a. “Melodysheep“) of Symphony of Science has created “Bad to the Bone,” a musical tribute to everyone’s favorite 1990s geek Steve Orkel (Jaleel White) from the Family Matters television show. The legend of 90s TV returns. Related Laughing Squid PostsFat Stacks, A Musical Tribute to Breaking Bad That Uses the Characters’ […]The post Bad to the Bone, A Musical Tribute to Steven Urkel of Family Matters by Melodysheep appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The staff at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden celebrated the four month birthday of Fiona, the absolutely adorable baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and severely underweight in January. Since that time, Fiona has set and met a number of goals, some of which were highlighted in a truly heartwarming compilation. t’s hard to believe […]The post A Heartwarming Compilation of Adorable Highlights From Baby Hippo Fiona’s First Four Months of Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Grant Thompson, who is also known as The King of Random ,conducted an fascinating experiment during which he tried to add food color to liquid nitrogen. The results were mixed; while the nitrogen didn’t change color, the dye froze into neat little beads. Related Laughing Squid Postsdorkbot-sf #24 PhotosAn Experiment in Crushing an Apple Frozen […]The post What Happens When Liquid Nitrogen Is Mixed With Colorful Food Dye appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In “The Wisdom of Animals“, the ever-insightful School of Life remarked about the the comfort found in coming home to an animal who is completely ignorant about world problems, yet always contain a well-filled reserve of unconditional love to share. One of the most consoling aspects of animals – it might be a dog, a […]The post How Animals Provide a Sense of Comfort in Their Uncomplicated Ignorance of the World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

HBO released an exciting new trailer for the upcoming 7th season of Game of Thrones that gives us a dramatic look at the massive war finally breaking out on all fronts as Cersei and Jaime Lannister sit in the middle of it all, preparing for the deadly storm. Episode 1 of season 7 is set […]The post War Breaks Out on All Fronts in an Exciting New Trailer for Season 7 of Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To find out how individuals measure big forces accurately, Veritasium host Derek Muller visited the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to learn more about their machine that does just that. It houses a stack of 20 masses, equaling 50,000 pounds, to “create a maximum force of 1,000,000 pounds of force.” So far, they […]The post The World’s Heaviest Weight Can Generate a Maximum of 1,000,000 Pounds of Force appeared first on Laughing Squid.