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French artist Matthieu Robert-Ortis has created really incredible wire sculptures that appear to be one thing when viewed from the front, but then forms another shape when viewed at a different perspective. In a sculpture entitled “The Revolution of Giraffes“, the artist’s clever use of anamorphic techniques first offers the observer the image of two […]The post Amazing Anamorphic Wire Sculptures That Appear to Shift Shape When the Perspective Changes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The RiffShop‘s David Wu, founder and guitarist of the band Cyborg Octopus, teamed up with vocalist Travis Bartosek to sing an awesome heavy metal tutorial on how to properly drive a stick shift. via Digg RelatedMetalcore Vocalist Linzey Rae Sings a Heavy Metal Tutorial on How to Make Spaghetti and MeatballsMetalcore Vocalist Linzey Rae Sings […]The post A Heavy Metal Tutorial on How to Drive a Stick Shift appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles voice actor Mikey Bolts performed the tongue twisting Blackalicious rap song “Alphabet Aerobics” in the voices of popular cartoon characters. Mikey used his vocal skills to effortlessly get into character as Iago from Aladdin, Luigi from the Super Mario Bros., and Peter Griffin from Family Guy. Here is the original song. Related Laughing […]The post Mikey Bolts Sings the Blackalicious Rap Song ‘Alphabet Aerobics’ in Cartoon Voices appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Garden is about love Great Big Story visited with Bishopville, South Carolina resident Pearl Fryar, who transformed his backyard into an incredibly lavish garden with towering abstract topiaries. Fryar first created his garden in order to constructively prove an ignorant comment wrong and using clippings from the compost dumpster at a local nursery, set […]The post The Talented Topiary Artist Who Created a Magnificent Public Garden From Composting Scraps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 landing in theaters next week, host Ashley Jenkins of The Know shares details about the superhero team’s history that “goes all the way back to the 1960s.” Related Laughing Squid PostsChris Pratt Shares His Excitement About Working on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Everything Wrong With […]The post A Brief History of the Guardians of the Galaxy That Goes All the Way Back to the 1960s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Leigh Lahav has created a clever animated short for the How It Should Have Ended (HISHE) YouTube channel that illustrates the five stages of watching a Disney movie remake. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Animated Short by Leigh Lahav Illustrating the Five Stages of Watching a Marvel MovieThe Five Stages of Watching a Young Adult MovieAn […]

In her latest tutorial video, the super talented Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome demonstrates how make a geektastic Legend of Zelda themed “piescraper” depicting the gigantic Great Deku Tree. We previously wrote about Jessica‘s Kraken piescraper that towers about all other pies. Hi there! I’m back with another Piescraper video tutorial… this time […]

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In the second of the two-part episode “Dinner Date“, Simon’s Cat persisted in rudely interrupting a romantic dinner that between Simon and a lady friend. To reach his ends, the consistently hungry feline scarfed down food when neither of the humans were looking and enlisted an unlikely buddy to scare the female interloper away for […]

In a wonderfully hypnotic film created for the “Made in Sheffield” exhibition at the Millennial Museum Sheffield, the historic British company A L Simpkins Ltd showcased the start-to-finish process by which they make their iconic handmade tinned sweets. Simpkins was founded in 1921 after Albert Leslie Simpkin returned from the First World War. They began […]

A post shared by Aja Trier (@sagittariusgallery) on Feb 16, 2016 at 8:42pm PST Calvin and Hobbes Scotia, New York artist Aja Kusick of Sagittarius Gallery has created a wonderful collection of mashup paintings that merge together pop culture television shows, video games, and movies with the iconic style of Vincent van Gogh‘s oil on […]

While appearing on BBC Radio 1‘s The Matt Edmondson Show, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 star Chris Pratt took on Matt‘s “AlphabetiCall” challenge by prank calling an exotic pet shop and asking for information about his talking stick bug (Baby Groot). Pratt cruised through the conversation with the pet shop employee while starting each […]

On a scorching episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Guy Fieri conversed with host Sean Evans about his life while powering through a line of progressively spicy wings without flinching. Today is a very special day at First We Feast. After years of dutifully reporting on the Mayor of Flavortown—covering everything from […]

In a mouth-watering episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Julia Child‘s tasty boeuf bourguignon dish, as seen in the 2009 film Julie & Julia. Frequently, watching a Meryl Streep movie means you’re watching it for Meryl Streep, and not much else. But in the case of Julie & Julia, […]

FlightLapse #01 – MilkyWay offers a stunning look at the night sky on a transatlantic flight from Zurich to São Paulo. Taken by Swiss pilot Sales Wick, a photographer and founder of SkyProduction, the footage captured not only calm of the journey, but an incredible view of the Milky Way and shooting stars as they […]

Filmmaker Kristian Williams who is also known as “kaptainkristian” has created a really thoughtful video essay taking a look at the rise of Wonder Woman from a debut in the back pages of All Star Comics Number Eight (despite the fact Batman and Superman got their own covers) to the forceful symbol of societal progression […]

In his ongoing series to quickly teach himself new skills, Mike Boyd decided that he wanted to learn how to draw dotted lines on a chalkboard without having to lift the chalk off of the board. Boyd was inspired by the technique employed by MIT lecturer Walter Lewin and sought figure out his methodology. I […]

A post shared by Little Damage Ice Cream shop?? (@little.damage) on Apr 12, 2017 at 11:58am PDT Little Damage Ice Cream shop in downtown Los Angeles is making a name for itself for their wonderfully unusual cones made with unique natural flavors that include a rotating flavor black ice cream and accompanying cones made with […]

The Q channel demonstrates how to make awesome automatic Wolverine claws from 15 wooden Popsicle sticks, 6 rubber bands, a piece of paper, and glue in their latest DIY tutorial video. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make a Miniature Crossbow Out of Household ItemsHow to Make an LED Arcade Cabinet For Your Phone Out of […]

Saturday Night Live created a behind the scenes video to show off how their VFX department makes the awesome visual effects for various sketches. Related Laughing Squid PostsFixing Breaking Bad, A Parody Series That Tries to Improve ‘Breaking Bad’ With Special EffectsPortal: No Escape, A Live-Action Short Film Based on the Video Game PortalStar Wars Toy […]

JP Lambiase and his wife Julia of HellthyJunkFood demonstrate how to make a giant version of McDonald’s tasty Egg McMuffin sandwich. They shared the full recipe on the HellthyJunkFood website. This sandwich is the reason why I get frisky for Mickey D’s. Don’t ask us how we pulled this off. Just watch the video. Ronald, […]

Ithaca Audio the brilliant minds behind the incredible mock Facebook timeline to tell the history of rock music, have once again shown their amazing creativity with a new film entitled “The Typewriter“, a 35-track audio visual mashup performed live on a hacked 1920s Remington portable typewriter. Using a manual typewriter to create a real time […]

Scott Wadsworth of Essential Craftsman demonstrates how he managed to successfully cook a delicious pepperoni and mushroom pizza in only 1 minute 35 seconds inside his 800° metal working forge. I have wanted to try this for a long time. Worked pretty good I gotta say! via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsA Fascinating Video of […]

In a fascinating Ted Ed lesson based upon the work of educator Emma Bryce and animated by Sashko Danylenko, a narrator explains the physiological reasons behind skin itches, what causes itching and how the act of scratching an itch is really a distracting misdirections that tricks the brain into feeling a sense of relief. Researchers […]

Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day is back again to demonstrate the insane strength and fragility of glass Prince Rupert’s Drops, which were made by Cal Breed at Orbix Hot Glass, by shooting them with .22 magnum and .38 special bullets. He filmed the entire event in slow motion at 170,000 fps. Last year […]

A post shared by shusaku takaoka (@shusaku1977) on Apr 4, 2017 at 11:00pm PDT Japanese graphic designer Shusaku Takaoka creates incredible digital collages that seamlessly combine together the subjects of such iconic paintings as Girl With a Pearl Earring, Mona Lisa, The Birth of Venus and various self-portraits by Vincent Van Gogh, into young, modern […]

A adorably determined cat in the Netherlands named Hylke attempted to reign in his independent back paw for a good cleaning. The hilariously errant limb remained uncooperative, so the clever cat played along until he could he could trap it for washing. According to Hylke’s human, this happens at every bath time. Hylke is a […]

In an really interesting episode of MinuteEarth, host Kate Yoshida visually responded to a viewer who asked why, if wool clothing shrinks when it gets wet, why don’t sheep? Yoshida explained that it isn’t only water that makes the garment shrink, it’s the heat and bustle of a washer that breaks down the protective structure […]

While at Star Wars Celebration, actor John Boyega (Finn) had a blast sneaking up on posing Star Wars fans to both photobomb and surprise them during the event. Boyega brought plenty of joy to everyone in attendance during his promotion for Star Wars: Force for Change and Omaze‘s amazing charity auction. Contributors to the charity […]

Glendale, California director and father Ian Pfaff took it upon himself to turn his kids’ (Junior and Benji) Little Tykes Cozy Coupe toy cars into intimidating looking Mad Max: Fury Road vehicles. Ian used any spare parts that he could get his hands on, from old computer junk to parts from an espresso machine, to […]

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober teamed up with Robert Carlson of 5 Mad Movie Makers to capture awesome slow motion footage of pop culture themed Hot Wheels diecast cars racing inside and outside of a house. The cars pull off all sorts of death-defying stunts while speeding toward the finish line. Here is how the […]

Activision released the first trailer for Call of Duty: WWII, the upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by Sledgehammer Games that returns to its roots. The exciting trailer takes us back to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and immerses us in a brutal invasion Set during World War II. It’s available to pre-order on […]

Ethen of the Sideways has created a fascinating visual essay that analyzes the manner in which Disney has and has not effectively utilized language to establish the environment of the story. Stating that either meaning or melody has to change when a song is translated from one language into another, Ethen shows how Disney hit […]

In an adorable clip from the PBS version of the BBC Series “Spy in the Wild“, a spy nautilus captured the reactions and interactions between bottle dolphins of a pod. Once the spy was declared safe, a baby bottlenose revealed himself, swimming confidently under the protective tail of his mother. This two-part episode entitled “Dolphins: […]

Actress Salma Hayek very graciously sat for the cameras of Vanity Fair to offer a short lesson on common expressions and slang in Mexico, explaining both the literal and idiomatic translations of each phrase. Salma Hayek, star of “How to Be a Latin Lover,” teaches you Mexican slang and translates the phrases from Spanish into […]

Known for their rather bold choices when it comes to denim, Nordstrom’s is offering a unique line of $425 jeans by PRPS that come pre-caked with mud, paint splatters and/or bleach. Each style has a masculine name and straightforward description copy that may help one to understand what the designer was thinking at the time […]

While on location in South Florida, the entertainingly masochistic Coyote Peterson, who has willingly endured a number of the most painful stings of the insect world, took to the water to locate a beautiful lionfish to sting him with its sharp, venomous spines. Once located, the fish was put into an aquarium where it seemingly […]

Author and father John Green of the Vlogbrothers attempted to explain what Pokémon are and where they came from, even though he knows absolutely nothing about Pokémon. He mentions that they are the Roman gladiators of modern day, but more kid friendly. Related Laughing Squid PostsDoes Twitch Plays Pokemon Give You Hope for Humanity? by […]

On an amusing episode of Cracked‘s Honest Ads series, businessman Roger Horton (Jack Hunter) stars in a commercial that ultimately reveals why credit cards are a scam. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to sell your soul and never get it back, just open up a credit card. Related Laughing Squid PostsWhy […]

In a very creative ad for Nespresso entitled “Comin’ Home” , actor George Clooney is standing under a tent watching the rain pour down when he gets a call from his buddy Andy Garcia who is enjoying a cup of coffee “in Paradise”. Frustrated, Clooney hits the ground, hitching rides from characters in iconic road […]The post Comin’ Home, George Clooney Hitches Rides In Iconic Film Road Scenes for Creative Nespresso Ad appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney•Pixar released the official trailer for Cars 3, the upcoming animated sequel to Cars and Cars 2 produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The trailer finds Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) hitting rock bottom and training hard to make a comeback by fulfilling one last racing dream. Cars 3 is set […]

Jimmy Fallon got up close and personal with Carnegie Mellon University‘s Snakebot, Hanson Robotic‘s life-like Sophia robot, and the eMotion Butterflies by Festo on The Tonight Show last night in a segment appropriately called “Tonight Showbotics.” Related Laughing Squid PostsKermit the Frog and Jimmy Fallon Sing ‘Bein’ Green’ on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’Jimmy […]

Didga the really impressive skateboarding cat, went against every protective instinct ingrained into the feline brain and willingly fell backwards with her feet facing forward, right into the arms of her trusted human Robert Dolwett. A thousand percent against their instinct, Didga (cat) overcomes the urge to spin to point her feet in the direction […]

In December 2016, an absolutely adorable blonde dachshund puppy lay on his back, held onto a peeled banana with his paws and began licking away. The pup truly enjoyed as many bits of the yummy fruit as he could before his sensible human took it away. Just a few months earlier, a couple mini-dachshund pups […]

In an adorably informative Ted Ed lesson animated by Anton Bogaty, educator Kenny Coogan of Critter Companions talks about the first sloth that arrived in the United States, the manner in which sloths helped to spread avocado seeds and why these fascinating tree-dwelling herbivores move so very slowly. But sloths, especially three-toed sloths, rely on […]

FaceApp is an interesting new app, created by Wireless Lab OOO, that uses artificial intelligence to add a smile to people’s faces or change their age and gender in photos all with a single click. It is available to download from the iTunes and Google Play stores. Transform your face using Artificial Intelligence in just […]

Modpools are modern efficient shipping container swimming pools that can be set up and ready to go in minutes and relocated when you move. A divider can be installed to allow you to quickly change your pool into a hot tub spa and back again with ease. Modpools also allow you to control the temperature, […]

Magic Touch Bullet Train Sushi is a Japanese restaurant in Cerritos, California that allows you to order sushi from a digital tablet and then have it delivered directly to you via a tiny speeding bullet train tray. via Foodiggity Related Laughing Squid PostsTank Sushi Served at Japanese RestaurantStudent Chefs Prepare an Enormous Sushi Roll for […]

Sneaky Zebra teamed up with Game Box Monthly to create a new video featuring some of the amazing cosplay at WonderCon 2017 in Anaheim, California. Fans of a Sneaky Zebra can help support their future work on Patreon. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Cosplay Music Video From WonderCon 2016Blizzcon 2016 Cosplay Music Video by Sneaky ZebraMusic […]

DJI has released their new FPV view goggles that allow you to easily control a drone with head movement and see the world from a different view. It supports the Phantom 4, Mavic Pro, and Inspire series drones. A limited amount of DJI Goggles are available for presale from the DJI website. The DJI Goggles […]