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A post shared by White Eyed Rowdy (@white_eyed_rowdy) on Mar 20, 2017 at 12:10am PDT White Eyed Rowdy is an absolutely beautiful black dog who, due to the pigment loss condition of vitiligo, has giant white patches around his eyes that make him look like he’s wearing a mask. Not only is he a handsome […]

An adorably fast-moving tortoise flailed his little legs in pursuit of a purple plastic ball that kept just ahead of him. It was only when the ball rolled under a piece of furniture that the tiny terrapin caught up, but his shell wouldn’t let him go after the hidden toy. His human Paul Milham found […]

In an unsettling Ted-Ed video, Deanna L. Pucciarelli, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Ball State University explains through a narrated animation the not-so-sweet history of the beloved candy and how many of these atrocities still exist today. Yet along with the growth of the industry, there have been horrific abuses of human rights. […]

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 25th anniversary of VSA arts of Georgia, an amazingly improvisational robotic marimba player named Shimon took the stage at Kennedy Center and performed several songs with a talented jazz band. Also accompanying Shimon, were other performing robots including an amazing drumming […]

With one letter left, Wheel of Fortune contestant Kevin failed to name the correct letter to complete the title of the classic Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire. He provided a “K” instead of “M” which would make it “A Streetcar Naked Desire”, prompting Pat Sajak to say “I’d rather see Kevin’s play”. Related […]

Netflix has released a wonderfully colorful trailer of the successfully crowdfunded reboot of the 1989 Joel Hodgson series Mystery Science Theater 3000. The series, featuring Jonah Ray as Jonah Heston and Felicia Day as Kinga Forrester and Patton Oswalt as TV’s Son of TV’s Frank, premieres on Saturday, April 15th on Netflix. Anticipated Reboot of […]

Durning their first trip to NYC (and the US) redditor gharbl and his girlfriend did an impressive job recreating of the opening of Louis CK’s excellent FX series Louie, from the subway to Ben’s Pizzeria to Comedy Cellar. via reddit Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Chewie’, A Parody of the Louis C.K. Series ‘Louie’ Starring Chewbacca From […]

Barre Fong created a wonderful Star Wars edit that splices the end of Rogue One to the beginning of A New Hope to make a seamless transition between the two films. Related Laughing Squid PostsLucasfilm Announces Cast and Crew Behind First ‘Star Wars’ Anthology Film, ‘Rogue One’The Rebellion Finds Hope in the Second Official Trailer […]

A very happy yellow Labrador retriever named Emma gleefully swam across a lake using a very graceful breaststroke (rather than the doggie paddle) with her beloved tennis ball in her mouth. Per her human Hannah, Emma swims this way for a very specific reason. Our 3 year old Yellow Lab, Emma, has hip dysplasia (she […]

World Order collaborated with former lead singer Genki Sudo and the Japanese girl group SKE48 for their new music video, “Singularity.” The upbeat video features SKE48 joining in on World Order‘s signature synchronized robotic dancing while partaking in fun activities throughout Japan. Related Laughing Squid Posts2012, Synchronized Robotic Dancing by Genki Sudo and World OrderWelcome […]

Adelaide, Australia artist Joshua Smith has created an incredible collection of miniature models that explore the gritty world of urban architecture. Joshua has shared his beautiful work on Instagram, Facebook, and his website. A post shared by Joshua Smith (@joshua_smith_street_artist) on Feb 15, 2017 at 10:03pm PST A post shared by Joshua Smith (@joshua_smith_street_artist) on […]

In her tasty new tutorial video, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome demonstrates how to make a steampunk inspired cherry pie featuring the intricate inner workings of a watch. As a kid my brother and I used to crack old garage sale watches open to try to figure out how they worked (and to […]

In an interesting episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the etymological origins of words that were formed in parts and in which one of the parts is more obscure and/or not a word by itself. Examples include cobweb, twilight, […]

British farmer Nick Bull went for a ride upon his retired racehorse Shamrock. There must have been something about the road that Shamrock mistook for a track, because it wasn’t long before his racing instinct kicked in and he took off running with Bull still sitting on his back, but not for long. Luckily, neither […]

Talented Los Angeles musician and rapper Harry “Mack” McKenzie brought his A game and spit hot fire while freestyle rapping live on Hollywood Boulevard. Harry made clever raps up about tourists on the street, what they were wearing, carrying, and their tattoos in an attempt to get on Jimmy Kimmel Live. One love to all […]

An adorable American curl kitty named Snow, who has tiny Totoro pattern on his tummy, is always able to identify where the location of the ball in a playful shell game. It doesn’t how many cups are used in the game, Snow is always right. According to his human, it’s not the game, but rather […]

In an incredibly informative report for Vox, writer Dara Lind explains the concept of “Panda Diplomacy” and how these beautiful Ailuropodae have become an integral form of currency to the financial and international concerns of China. Lind uses the example of Bao Bao, a giant panda who was sent back to China, despite the fact […]

DangerousAndAwesome has created an amusing, yet “mildly interesting” video guide on how to build an incredibly slow saw. He was able to “cram woodworking, 3D printing, Arduino, and programming into one extra-crappy project.” In this video, I use a generic servo motor to make a terrible saw. The outcome was exactly as I was expecting. […]

ThinkGeek is featuring a nestled Star Wars Death Star teapot and mug set that pulls apart to reveal a teapot top and mug base. Related Laughing Squid PostsA ‘Star Wars’ Teapot That Looks Like R2-D2Star Wars Death Star Tea InfuserHow to Make a Star Wars R2-D2 Steampunk Teapot

Geeki Tikis purveyors, Beeline Creative, have made a wonderful series of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Marvel ceramic tiki mugs featuring all sorts of popular characters. The Star Trek and Marvel mugs will release later this year. Star Wars mugs are currently available to purchase from ThinkGeek. images via Geeki Tikis via Inside the Magic […]

Dylan F. Glas, Malcolm Doering, Phoebe Liu, Takayuki Kanda, and Hiroshi Ishiguro have created “Robot’s Delight,” a music video tribute to The Sugarhill Gang‘s 1979 hit song “Rapper’s Delight” where Japanese android Robovie-II and Erica rap about their complex artificial intelligence. Here is The Sugarhill Gang’s original song. via IEEE Spectrum Related Laughing Squid PostsBrian […]

Life stars Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal sat down with Wired to answer the most searched questions about the themselves. Related Laughing Squid PostsHumans Discover a Dangerous Living Sample From Mars in the Science Fiction Thriller ‘Life’Astronauts Encounter a Deadly Alien Microorganism From Mars in the Second Trailer for ‘Life’The Cast of Sesame Street Answers […]

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Jason Jensen shared a video of his son Trey’s terrifying experience feeding a llama. The llama had stuck its head in the car to eat from a bucket he was holding while his family was visiting Tennessee Safari Park. Trey has since recovered from his llama trauma and gave his respoinse to being the top […]

While watching tension grow between two roosters who feeding upon the grass, a concerned turkey decided to take matters into his own claws and physically acted as a blockade between the stubborn birds, chasing off the one who appeared to be the interloper in the situation. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsA Fascinating Conversation Between […]

Musically trained engineer Koka Nikoladze has created Koka’s Beat Machine No. 3, the third of his amazing machines, which like the others is completely programmable and able to create an amazing variety of rhythmic and melodic patterns. Koka’s Beat Machine No. 1 Koka’s Beat Machine No. 2 via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsAmazing Handmade […]

In another amusing episode of her wonderfully crafty culinary series, a young woman named Xiao Ye aka Office Ono received a text from her friend with a picture of a beautiful bean sauce noodle dish. Not one to miss out, Xiao decided to prepare the dish herself, right at her desk with a minimum of […]

When her humans go to bed, a beautiful longhaired tuxedo cat named Sophie knows that it’s also time for her to go nighty-night. At whatever time they decide, Sophie puts herself to sleep on her tiny human styled bed that has everything she needs to get a good night’s sleep, including at least one human […]

Luksan Wunder has created “The Most Unsatisfying Video in the World Ever Made” which features a series of very frustrating vignettes of people not properly completing actions or failing miserably at doing things. via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsUnsatisfying, An Animated Compilation of Incredibly Frustrating Situations That Occur Every DaySome of the Most Expensive Video […]

In a particularly poignant episode of the animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, a 23-year old George Michael shares his thoughts on sexuality, the advantage of youth, Wham!‘s historic performance in China and his confidence in becoming extremely famous later on in his career. This lost interview took place with music journalist Joe Smith […]

Documentary filmmaker Francis Chee created a fascinating timelapse video using a custom microscope showing the cell division in a frog egg, from four cells into millions, over the course of 33 hours. via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsRooting Out What Happens When Plants and Trees Get CancerA Eulogy Written on a 500-Year-Old Ostrich Egg ShellA […]

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober spent the past 3 years creating an incredible moving dartboard that allows you to automatically hit the bullseye each and every time that you throw a dart. I fulfilled a 3 year-long dream to create a dartboard where you get a bullseye every time thanks to some engineering. Basically, you […]

Vox explores how bad typography choices throughout history have goofed up more than just the Oscars mix-up that went down earlier this year. The 2017 Oscars ended with a pretty shocking mix-up. Announcer Warren Beatty incorrectly named La La Land as the Best Picture winner, and the mistake wasn’t revealed until crew members had already […]

On New Year’s Day, a genial but determined bicyclist attempted to clear pedestrians from the bike land on the Brooklyn Bridge. Rather than pushing his way through, however, he offered the foot traffic plenty of warning with his beautiful voice singing “You’re in the Bike Lane” to the tune of the iconic Star Wars tune […]

While attending the 2017 IEEE Virtual Reality conference in Los Angeles, Disney Research senior research scientist Günter Niemeyer and lab associate Matthew Pan demonstrated how their VR system allows people to accurately catch a real ball while in a virtual reality environment. We examine three visualizations: rendering a matching virtual ball, the predicted trajectory of […]

Singer, actor and model Selena Gomez honestly answered 73 random questions by Joe Sabia for Vogue while walking around her airy Los Angeles home. The video accompanies her first Vogue cover and a forthcoming feature in which Gomez opens up about the importance of taking care of herself. Whether it’s acting, singing, or appearing on […]

Jame Bridle, an artist, writer, journalist and publisher living in Greece, performed a clever experiment that confused a self-driving car, causing it to trap itself symbolically and physically in a circle of salt. Using the universally understood traffic symbols of solid lines (stop) and dotted lines (go), Bridle created a situation where the car understood […]

Former early childhood educators Julien Bauby and Mehdi Bennai Smires, owners of the MJ Animaction event agency, came to the rescue after a huge winter storm hit Montreal last week. After seeing numerous citizens in need from their shop window, Mehdi quickly dressed up as Batman and ran outside to help anyone that he could […]

“Hi Stranger”, an intimate, oddly soothing yet somewhat uncomfortable claymation video written, directed, and animated by Kirsten Lepore. via The World’s Best Ever Related Laughing Squid PostsStranger Things Retold as an Old School 8-Bit Animated Video GameLEGO Stop-Motion Animated Remake of ‘Stranger Things’ Season OneStranger Things Hand Drawn Flipbook Animation

A rare behind-the-scenes video from the March 11th episode of Saturday Night Live shows how the very talented Kate McKinnon is amazingly transformed by the makeup crew out of her Jeff Sessions costume and into Shud the Mermaid using only the time they had available – a four minute commercial break. On March 11th, 2017, […]

The enigmatic electronic music duo Daft Punk has released a really interesting compilation of the songs they’ve sampled, naming both artist and title, alongside an example of how they incorporated that sample in their own music. Such artists include Sister Sledge, George Duke, Tavares, Little Anthony and the Imperials, ELO and Barry Manilow. via The […]

ThinkGeek is featuring an officially licensed Super Mario Bros. themed puppet that will turn your hand into one of the many carnivorous piranha plants from the Mushroom Kingdom. These fearsome plants are a staple in Super Mario universe. Sometimes they come from pipes, sometimes they grow from the ground, and sometimes they spit fireballs. It’s […]

A post shared by @phillip.kremer on Apr 23, 2016 at 9:20pm PDT Houston artist Phillip Kremer used his keen digital manipulation skills to create an extremely disturbing, yet hilarious collection of portrait collages out of random imagery and body parts. Not a single stranger or celebrity from around the world is safe from Phillip’s Frankensteined […]

The Essential Electronics Toolkit by iFixit is a wallet friendly kit designed to “tackle just about every precision job on your to-do list.” It is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $19.95. It’s one thing to be handy around the house, but it’s another entirely to be handy with the technology in […]

A post shared by OTOTO Design (@ototodesign) on Jan 4, 2017 at 7:00am PST Product and graphic designer Uli Ben Israel teamed up with OTOTO to create Agatha, a cute little purple kitchen witch designed to sit on a spoon and prevent your pot’s lid from closing. Agatha is available to purchase from Amazon and […]

Domino’s new ad campaign for their pizza tracker recreates iconic scenes from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with actor Joe Keery (Steve Harrington) of Stranger Things. Alan Ruck, who played Cameron in the original film, made a special appearance during their spin on the memorable “race home” scene. Related Laughing Squid PostsTotal Strangers Attempt to Recreate […]

A post shared by From AtelierNoboru (@noboruhoareau) on Jan 14, 2017 at 5:49am PST French needle artist Noboru Hoareau has created an elegant line of gorgeous hand-beaded crawling insects including scarabs, scorpions and spiders as well as butterflies, lady bugs and horseflies, which are sewn directly onto fabric and put into frames and lightboxes. Many […]

While on safari at the Masai Mara National Park, an unsuspecting tourist got the surprise of his life when a curious wild cheetah jumped into the same vehicle where he was waiting inside. Luckily, the tourist remained calm and the big cat carried on without incident. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsPhotographer Documents Wild Cheetah’s […]

A post shared by Accuride International (@accurideus) on Mar 14, 2017 at 12:13pm PDT Ever since Accuride Southeastern District Sales Manager Michael Reeg began working from home, he has continuously recognized his beloved dog and faithful officemate Meeka every quarter of the year with as employee of the quarter. In an interview with The Dodo, […]

The Herbert H. Warrick, Jr. Museum of Communications shared of video demonstrating a vintage telephone with a unique dialing mechanism called a Trommelwähler. The phone is similar to a rotary phone, but with the numbers arranged vertically rather than in a circle. I've seen this style of dial illustrated in early human-factors study reports. I […]