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YouTuber Bernie Barringer captured via hidden camera, the incredible and rare sight of an America black bear waking up and slowly emerging from his Minnesota den after months of hibernation. The very drowsy ursine made a number of attempts before fully surfacing. A Minnesota bear emerges from his den beginning in late Febraury, then spends […]The post Incredible Footage of a Sleepy Black Bear Slowly Emerging From His Den After Months of Hibernation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Yolanda Gampp (@yolanda_gampp) on May 1, 2017 at 5:00pm PDT On a festive episode of How To Cake It, host Yolanda Gampp got ready for Cinco de Mayo by demonstrating how to make an avocado cake “with green-dyed Vanilla cake, melted chocolate, Italian meringue buttercream, and realistic fondant details.” Yolanda even […]The post An Avocado Cake With a Surprise Chocolate Pit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A cute little girls tells her mom a hilarious story about a big, big octopus that has “giant testicles” in a video shared by America’s Funniest Home Videos. They innocent young lady meant to say tentacles, but it just didn’t come out that way. “Mom, what does enunciate mean?” RelatedA Wonderful Line of Octopus Plushies […]The post Little Girl Tells Hilarious Story About a Big, Big Octopus That Has Giant Testicles (Tentacles) appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Kohler (a.k.a. “The Backyard Scientist“) suffered from a pesky raccoon problem around his home so he built a giant mouse trap that smashed everything that crossed its path. I’ve got a bit of a Raccoon problem at my house… I built something to fix the problem. It breaks multiple local ordinances and a few […]The post The Backyard Scientist Builds an Intimidating Giant Mouse Trap That Smashes Everything appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an intoxicating episode of ACS Reactions, a very bubbly Raychelle Burks, Ph.D. of St. Edwards University explains via clever animation the chemistry behind the distillation of whiskey, how different blends are made and how safeguards are in place to make sure the spirit is safe to drink. Since water and ethanol, along with tasty […]The post The Chemistry of Whiskey Distillation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Man-on-the-Street comedian Joe Goes traveled to Iceland to experience the weird, wonderful land of ice and fire that it is and documented his experience. He first set off about the city of Reykjavik, meeting people and seeing new things. The next day he went with a local Patreon subscriber named Asgeir to visit the incredible […]The post Adventurous American Comedian Travels to Iceland to Explore the Mysterious Land of Fire and Ice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek, no stranger to edible insects, is now carrying Cricket Chirps, a healthy, crunchy snack chip that’s made with cricket flour and comes in three different flavors – BBQ, Cheddar, or Sea Salt. The chips are very high in protein and low in fat, an excellent alternative to meat. When employees at ThinkGeek broke out […]The post Cricket Chirps, Crunchy High Protein Snack Chips Made With Real Cricket Flour appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen, whom we know to be a fabulous cook, set about demonstrating how to make his favorite dessert, Crepes Suzette. Amazingly, he prepared fiery recipe by candlelight under the watchful eyes of his two beloved longhaired orange and white cats Haku and Nagi. Silly Poki, the black and white cat, was […]The post Talented Cook Prepares a Fiery Recipe of Crepes Suzette Under the Watchful Eyes of His Two Cats appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In his latest video essay, filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) gives us a look at sound designer Ben Burtt and how his assortment of creative techniques helped bring Star Wars films to life. A look at the techniques behind some of the most influential sounds in cinema. Related15-Minute ‘Star Wars’ Featurette Gives an In-Depth Look […]The post How Sound Designer Ben Burtt Helped Bring Star Wars to Life With Using Creative Techniques appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Engineers at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Florida have developed the Planar Elliptical Runner, a clever two-legged robot that can run approximately 12 mph on a treadmill. IHMC also released footage of the Planar Elliptical Runner sprinting in slow motion and a look at the annual Robotics Open House hosted […]The post The Planar Elliptical Runner, A Clever Two-Legged Robot That Can Run 12 mph on a Treadmill appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an extraterrestrail episode of “Things You Might Not Know“, host Tom Scott went on-location in Southern California to explain why alien planets look so similar in science fiction stories. Known as the Thirty Mile Zone (TMZ), the area is the specific distance from Hollywood that studios were required to adhere to according to complicated […]The post The Specific Studio Zone That Makes Alien Planets in Science Fiction Films and Shows Look So Similar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a mouth-watering episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Homer Simpson‘s “Patented Space-Age Out of this World Moon Waffles.” Homer made his tasty waffles while staying home from church on The Simpsons episode, “Homer the Heretic.” Homer Simpson revels in combining food and drink with wild abandon: every liquor […]The post How to Make Homer Simpson’s Patented Space-Age Out of this World Moon Waffles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek has released a new series of their officially licensed ceramic Guardians of the Galaxy Tiki Mugs that includes Baby Groot, Drax, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, and Star-Lord. We’ve previously written about their collections of geeky tiki mugs. Let these Marvel box office favorites protect you from the Terran evils of scurvy and malaria with […]The post Ceramic Guardians of the Galaxy Tiki Mugs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of their 150th anniversary of publication, on April 19, 2017 Harper’s Bazaar in partnership with Tiffany & Co., projected a fantastic selection of their most iconic photos onto the side of Empire State Building. The legendary New York City building is distinctly known for its ephemeral colors representing “various occasions and organizations throughout […]The post Harper’s Bazaar Projects Iconic Photos Onto the Empire State Building for Their 150th Anniversary appeared first on Laughing Squid.

If this is the North Korean army America wants to go up against, we're getting swept first round pic.twitter.com/EmbNg3oPB5 — $fik (@mashfreak) April 30, 2017 As demonstrated in this unsourced video tweeted by $fik, the North Korean People’s Army is extremely adept at jumping rope. RelatedA Fascinating Uncensored Video Tour of Pyongyang, North KoreaDear Reader: […]The post North Korean Army Is Really Good at Jumping Rope appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The History Channel released a clip from their new two-part comic book documentary series, Superheroes Decoded, that features George R. R. Martin reading a Marvel fan letter that he wrote in 1963 to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. In the letter George praised Fantastic Four #17, calling it “greater than great”, and the letter itself […]The post George R. R. Martin Reads His 1963 Marvel Fan Letter That He Sent to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A handy chart showing the various alignments of popular sandwiches. It proudly declares that “A hot dog is a sandwich”, adding to the endless debate on the topic. via Know Your Meme Related‘The Insanely Great History of Apple 3.0’, A Chart Intricately Displaying Every Apple ProductThe Cocktail Chart of Film & Literature by Pop Chart […]The post The Sandwich Alignment Chart appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented mask maker Landon Meier of Hyperflesh shared a bit of his artistic process along with a few of some of his newest creations with the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. Among these creations includes a a creepy little girl in pigtails and remarkable versions Donald Trump, Vladmir Putin and Kim Jong Un, all […]The post Chillingly Hyper-Realistic Silicon Masks of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a tearful opening monologue, a rightfully emotional Jimmy Kimmel shared with the audience that he and his wife Molly welcomed a little boy named William (Billy) into the world on April 21, 2017. During recovery, the medical staff noticed that Billy wasn’t looking well. After conducting tests, doctors determined that Billy was born with […]The post Jimmy Kimmel Tearfully Shares the Emotional Details of His Newborn Son’s Open Heart Surgery appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A quick-thinking dock manager named Scott Derben sprung into action after he witnessed the sight of Felix, the beloved office cat of the London Royal Docks (RoDMA), being chased into the River Thames by an unknown cat in a mysterious territorial battle. Deftly climbing over the ropes, Derben reached out his hand and pulled out […]The post An Alert Dock Manager Skillfully Rescues a Beloved Office Cat Who Was Chased Into the River Thames appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Loa Angeles rapper Logic gave his wife, Jessica Andrea, a wonderful surprise on her birthday by waking her up with an orchestra playing the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song outside. Both Logic and Jessica are both big fans of the television show. Here is the original theme song. A post shared by logic301 (@logic301) on […]The post Rapper Logic Wakes Up Wife With an Orchestra Playing the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Theme Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Magician Vincent Kuo did the unexpected by taking the classic disappearing thumb trick to an incredible new level. Vincent easily plays a trick with our minds with the classic thumb removal and attachment, but then surprises us by detaching his entire pinkie finger with quick sleight of hand. via The Daily Dot RelatedA Classic Card […]The post Magician Takes the Classic Disappearing Thumb Trick to an Incredible New Level appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Palette-Swap Ninja has created Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans, their new mashup album of Star Wars and The Beatles‘ eighth studio album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Palette-Swap Ninja‘s awesome album is available to download in MP3 format from their website or watch on YouTube. It’s the entire Beatles album as accurately as […]The post Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans, A Hilarious Mashup Album of Star Wars and Beatles Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales coming to theaters later this month, Johnny Depp got dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow and surprised fans while aboard the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland park. The swashbuckling attraction also celebrated its 50th anniversary on March 17th. A post shared by […]The post Johnny Depp Dresses up as Captain Jack Sparrow and Surprises Fans at Disneyland appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an adorably informative video for Vox, producers Alex Abad-Santos and Dion Lee talk about the cultural phenomenon that is Gudetama and why it resonates so loudly and clearly with so many people. A character of the Sanrio clan, Gudetama is a somewhat anthropomorphic egg yolk who would prefer to remain indifferent to the world […]The post How an Indifferent, Childlike Egg Yolk Named Gudetama Captured Hearts Around the World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an amusing pseudo-infomercial, outspoken pitchman Anthony Sullivan loudly and proudly introduced the McDonald’s “Frork”, a plastic utensil that employs three french fries as the tines of a fork. The Frork is meant to make mopping up fallen burger trimmings easier and more tasty, as ably demonstrated by Sullivan. McDONALD’S AND ANTHONY SULLIVAN HERE (yes, […]The post Anthony Sullivan Introduces the McDonald’s Frork, A Plastic Utensil That Uses French Fries as Fork Tines appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay took a critical look at his “favorite franchise of all time”, offering an insightful eye into both Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and Rogue One. Tucker specifically noted how both films fell a bit short in regard to character development, character engagement, purposeful objective and […]The post An Insightful Look at Where ‘Rogue One’ and ‘The Force Awakens’ Fell Short in Character Development appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While promoting his new book Are You Anybody?, award-winning actor Jeffrey Tambor of Transparent, Arrested Development and The Larry Sanders Show hilariously sat down with four of his young children to answer their questions about his career. Unfortunately, the children were too young to understand the references in the questions and one child adorably mispronounced […]The post The Young Children of Jeffrey Tambor Hilariously Interview Him About His Award-Winning Career appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented musician Rob Scallon used an assortment of bells and a xylophone to perform a rockin’ cover of the song “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Metallica. Fans of Rob can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original song. RelatedMusicians Rob Scallon and Sarah Longfield Perform a Ukulele Cover of Slayer’s […]The post Rob Scallon Performs a Cover of Metallica’s Song ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ on Bells and a Xylophone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by WeddingLlamas (@weddingllamas) on Feb 19, 2017 at 1:41pm PST The animals of Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas & Alpacas offer a wonderful service to their Portland, Oregon community through therapeutic visitation and educational events during the week. On the weekends, however, these gentle, friendly animals known as the Wedding Llamas, are available […]The post Formally Attired Therapy Llamas and Alpacas Who Add an Extra Furry Something to Wedding Parties appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an revealing episode of Cracked‘s Honest Ads series, businessman Roger Horton (Jack Hunter) stars in a commercial that uncovers the truth about how superstores are destroying mom and pop shops in our local communities. Sure, you can buy two 20-gallon drums of mayonnaise for the price of one at your local Superstore, like the […]The post An Honest Ad Revealing How Superstores Destroy Mom and Pop Shops in Local Communities appeared first on Laughing Squid.

One Nation Underwood In a truly chilling trailer for the fifth season of the political drama House of Cards, a truly menacing Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) tells Claire (Robin Wright) of his imminent plan to secure a lifetime appointment to the Presidency by giving to the American people what he decides they need. We have […]The post Frank Underwood Seeks Change in a Chilling Trailer for the Fifth Season of ‘House of Cards’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Steve Casino, who’s celebrity peanut art we’ve written about in the past, is back with a collection of vintage wooden pull toys that he made featuring characters from popular television shows and movies. A post shared by Steve Casino (@stevecasino) on Oct 5, 2016 at 12:43pm PDT A post shared by Steve Casino (@stevecasino) […]The post Artist Builds Vintage Wooden Pull Toys Featuring Characters From Television Shows and Movies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The filmmakers of Macro Room have made a truly hypnotic video in which planetary-themed and other small objects interact with pillows of colored ink that have been freshly and directly injected into water, creating incredible illusory images as seen through a macro lens. RelatedEveryday Mystery Objects Shot Close up With a Macro Lens and Revealed […]The post Hypnotic Video of Small Objects Interacting With Colorful Pillows of Ink Injected Into Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Engineer James Cochrane programmed his robotic glockenspiel and a hacked set of hard drives to play a great rendition of Crazy Frog‘s electronic cover of the song, “Axel F.” The Glockenspiel’s servos are controlled by an Arduino Uno, Adafruit Servo Controller and MIDI shield. Hard drives are controlled via a PIC 16F84A microcontroller. Here is […]The post A Robot Glockenspiel and Hacked Hard Drives Perform a Cover of ‘Axel F’ by Crazy Frog appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Katherine Cundiff took an awesome series of Mad Max: Fury Road themed photos last summer that features children of all ages dressed in steampunk garb and having a blast in the wasteland. Katherine shared her entire photo shoot on Facebook. This was a children’s shoot inspired by Mad Max done last Summer. We used […]The post An Awesome Mad Max: Fury Road Photo Shoot Featuring Children in the Wasteland appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Perhaps bothered by the unpredictable movement and/or the sound it was making, a very clever fox red Labrador retriever named Shasta repeatedly switched off a Roomba vacuum as it was banging its way around the room. Unfortunately, every time Shasta turned the cleaner off, her beloved human asked her sweetly to turn it on again. […]The post A Very Clever Dog Repeatedly Switches Off a Roomba Vacuum Despite Her Human’s Objections appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very funny Aziz Ansari of the Netflix series Master of None answered 73 random questions posed to him by Joe Sabia of Vogue. During the interview, the high energy comedian made Sabia a smoothie, spoke Italian and attempted to rank his favorite Kanye West albums in order from best to worst. On the eve […]The post Aziz Ansari Tries to Rank His Favorite Kanye West Albums During a Round of 73 Random Questions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In December 2016, wunderkind Elon Musk mused aloud to his millions of Twitter followers that he wanted to bore a tunnel to escape the frustratingly slow traffic that was keeping him from other, much more important things. In that very moment, he conceived “The Boring Company“. After just a few months, Musk revealed his high-concept […]The post The Boring Company, A Continual Track Tunnel Roadway System Conceived by Elon Musk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Inside the Magic created a series of sneak peek videos of their awesome early look at Pandora – The World of Avatar, a new land based on James Cameron‘s Avatar film coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida on May 27th, 2017. Meet the Na’vi Shaman of […]The post Early Look at the New ‘Pandora – The World of Avatar’ Expansion Coming to Walt Disney World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Primitive Technology demonstrates how to make a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo,” commonly used for grinding down grains, with only fire and primitive stone tools. Fans of Primitive Technology can help support his future work on Patreon. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the […]The post How to Make a Primitive Water Powered Hammer Called a ‘Monjolo’ Used For Grinding Grains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

LEGO Group community specialist Hasan Jensen has unveiled the first look at a commemorative model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V rocket designed by LEGO Ideas members Felix Stiessen (a.k.a. “saabfan“) and Valérie Roche (a.k.a. “whatsuptoday“). The beautiful LEGO model, which stands a little over 3-feet tall, will become available in stores sometime in June […]The post First Look at Official LEGO Model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket That Stands Over 3-Feet Tall appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marvel released a behind the scenes video for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 where Chris Pratt (Star-Lord) shows off some of the awesome props from his upcoming superhero film. Pratt is especially fond of his favorite prop of all, Dave Bautista (Drax). Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will blast its way into theaters […]The post Chris Pratt Presents His Favorite Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Prop and It’s Dave Bautista appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, Ben Higgins, an incredibly talented guitarist for Guitar Master Class musically demonstrated the various distinctive sub-genres that exist within the world of metal within one five minute song. These include blues rock, heavy (hard) rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal, black metal, groove metal, progressive and metalcore, just to name a few. […]The post Talented Guitarist Musically Tells the History of Metal and All Its Sub Genres In a Single Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While taking a break from his studies, nature photographer Tyler Hulett mixed $40 worth of art paint with oil and captured the results with his camera. The resulting film entitled “Chromogenesis“, offers a sense of resounding calm as the beads of color randomly move together in a way as to evoke a sense of an […]The post Chromogenesis, Beads Paint and Oil Randomly Move Together to Evoke a Celestial Sky appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February 2016, a young Romanian man named Cosmin Cioca performed an incredible ten minutes straight of his own style of flute beatboxing to a very appreciative audience at a TEDx event in Bucharest. Cosmin Cioca, this otherwise shy young man, shows onstage a real talent in mixing his flute performance with his passion for […]The post A Young Man Beatboxes While Playing Flute for an Incredible Ten Minutes Straight appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A tiny little tabby kitten and an equally small white bunny hilariously chased one another around the green grassed yard in an absolutely adorable game of tag. No matter how much the kitten tried, however, he couldn’t catch up with the speedy little rabbit who refused to be caught. via Incredible Things RelatedA Fleeing Little […]The post A Tiny Kitten and a White Bunny Chase Each Other Around the Yard In an Adorable Game of Tag appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wes Modes, an artist and lecturing professor at UC Santa Cruz and a crew full of creative mates built a shanty boat out of found materials and trash and rode down both the Mississippi River and the Tennessee River over the course of the past two summers. The collective purpose of these journeys is to […]The post Artist Rides Rivers in a Homemade Shantyboat to Learn About the People Who Live on the Banks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For his highly informative video series “Only In Japan“, host John Daub, a Tokyo-based reporter, decided to take a deeper look into the country’s unique fascination with decorated manhole covers. First he attended the annual Manhole Summit, which offered among other wares, manhole trading cards. Daub then traveled to a number of towns across Japan, […]The post How the Beautifully Adorned Japanese Manhole Covers That Tell the History of Each Town Are Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.