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The trailer for the second season of the mysterious science fiction drama Netflix series Sense8 previews a challenging time for the eight connected characters, who realize that they have to look out for one another in order to face a very dark and threatening enemy together. In Season 2, dark forces continue to track the […]

While attending the Monsterpalooza convention in Pasadena, Norman Chan of Tested caught up with talented sculptor Andrew Freeman of Immortal Masks to take a look at his disgustingly good hyper-realistic Ren & Stimpy character masks. A post shared by Immortal Masks and Immortal FX (@immortalmasks) on Apr 4, 2017 at 12:48pm PDT A post shared […]

As part of their Planet Earth series, Great Big Story visited with a baby tree pangolin who rode around on his mother’s tail. Despite being adorable, these ambassadors are part of a program that seeks to bring awareness to the possibility of this beautiful species becoming extinct. Due to poaching and black market trading, pangolins […]

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, Star Wars: Force for Change teamed up with Omaze to offer an amazing charity auction that was announced today by Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley. Contributors to the charity auction, which benefits UNICEF and Starlight Children’s Foundation, will be put in the running to spend the […]

The fascinating animated series RealLifeLore explains why the farthest point away from any one place is one that is diametrically opposed across the surface of the Earth and would be 20,000 kilometers apart. These two locations are known as Antipodes are perfectly opposed in terms of season, time and location from the Equator. Visiting one’s […]

In light of the horrifying situation that took place on United Flight 3411 on April 9 2017, Wendover Productions put together an informative video that logically explains the reasoning used by airlines to overbook flights and how they determine which passengers are selected to be removed from the plane if there are no volunteers to […]

In a tasty episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make a tasty bowl of Shoyu Ramen from the 1985 Japanese “ramen western” film Tampopo. Tampopo is a genre-bender ahead of its time, affectionately referred to as a “ramen western”. Like spaghetti western. But Japanese. Hence the ramen. It’s a play […]

The Levitating Bluetooth Orb Speaker by Neva Tech is a spherical speaker with a magnetic base that also allows you to “charge smartphones with the 550mAh built-in battery.” It is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid Store in black and white for $105.99 (29% off retail price). Your ultimate desk speaker is here. The […]

Spring has arrived at Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland, Maine where four tiny newborn Nigerian Dwarf goats, clad in handmade sweaters, hopped about in the barn under the watchful eye of their protective mum. While these aren’t the first hircine babies to be dressed in sweaters, but for one kid, wearing a dark colored sweater […]

Insane Cherry has taken the Duck Tales theme song and recut it to dub in amusing animal vocalizations for quite a wild rendition of the popular cartoon ditty. Here is the original version of the theme song. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Game of Thrones Theme Performed by AnimalsThe Signature System of a Down Song Song […]

Huxley Berg Studios has recreated the latest, fun-filled trailer for Marvel‘s upcoming superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 using LEGO. Here’s a side-by-side comparison with the original trailer. A post shared by Huxley Berg Studios (@huxleybergstudios) on Mar 1, 2017 at 12:41am PST A post shared by Huxley Berg Studios (@huxleybergstudios) on Feb […]

Meet the Internet is a web series, written by Nick Douglas for The Daily Dot, featuring hilarious interviews with some of the most important people behind popular websites. Jen Jamula sits down to chat with the guy who secretly runs every Reddit account, the top Yahoo! Answers user, and the “chief of social engineering” at […]

Video editor Robert Jones has created “Hustler’s Ambition,” a music video tribute to 50 of the greatest gangster movies of all time. Robert features scenes from popular gangster films like Goodfellas, The Godfather, and Resevoir Dogs. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Supercut Tribute to Movies That Take Place in the FutureA Tribute ‘The Lord of the […]

Grant Thompson (a.k.a. “The King of Random“) used his trash can metal foundry, that he created earlier this month, to demonstrate how to mix molten brass and aluminum together at various concentrations of each metal. Grant also put a flame to his silver YouTube Play Button watch it melt. A post shared by Grant Thompson […]

In an amazing episode of the Flavors series by Great Big Story, they sit down with 12-time World Pizza Champion and chef Tony Gemignani to learn more about his art form of pizza acrobatics, which he describes as “what a Harlem Globetrotter does with a basketball.” They also feature footage from the annual World Pizza […]

Marvel has released the first teaser trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, their upcoming superhero film directed by Taika Waititi that will be a sequel to Thor and Thor: The Dark World. The exciting trailer shows Thor (Chris Hemsworth) losing his hammer (Mjolnir), being held against his will on the planet Sakaar, and being forced to battle […]

A beautiful gray cat named Pocak, who unknowingly made a deal with her human to not be picky about food, sits up and begs whenever there’s anything edible nearby. If it’s something she likes, the little feline then puts up her adorable little front paws together as if in prayer. While fully appreciative of her […]

Rudi Rok, a talented comedian, magician, impressionist and vocal artist, partnered with fellow vocal artist Sari Alto to carry on a lively conversation with their voices swapped out with the other. While there must have been a great deal of work involved, the presentation is absolutely seamless. This is how it looks when two ventriloquist […]

Intex has created the InflataBULL, an challenging inflatable bull riding pool float for brave friends and family members to enjoy for hours. The durable vinyl pool toy is available to purchase from Amazon. Be brave and enjoy a fun bull-riding experience on water with Intex Inflatable! Host competitions with family and friends and see how […]

A post shared by Gallery 1988 (@galleries1988) on Apr 5, 2017 at 4:06pm PDT Storytime 3 is a solo art show by artist Joey Spiotto at Gallery1988 (East) in Los Angeles featuring his drawings of pop culture movies, video games, TV shows, and bands imagined as classic Little Golden Books. His exhibit opened on April […]

Filmmaker Kaipo Jones of Kaipotainment has created “X-Men: Nightcrawler Cat,” a thrilling X-Men parody where a feline version of Nightcrawler takes its human on a very dangerous teleportation adventure. The audio was mixed by Luke Bechthold. Our newest X-Cat member, Wagner, Bamf’s way too much… It’s stressing me out. A post shared by Kaipotainment (@kaipotainment) […]

Exurb1a has created a new amusing video where he takes a quack at explaining the intricacies of quantum mechanics in 5 minutes using ducks. What a silly way to build a universe. My brother could do better and I don’t even have one. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow the No-Cloning Theorem Proves That Human Teleportation Is […]

A post shared by ???? Woortl • life & culture (@woortlmag) on Apr 3, 2017 at 4:36pm PDT For her 2010 series “Drinking Tea“, the very talented artist Lei Xue fashioned crushed beer cans out of Chinese blue flower porcelain (Delftware), contrasting the temporary vulgarity of disposable aluminum with the quiet dignity of reusable ceramics. […]

In August 2016, we wrote about then newcomer MarkHacks and his first video entitled “Stuff in Reverse“. Since that time, MarkHacks has created several other videos, including a second video that shows what stuff looks like in reverse. As he so profoundly stated, “Things going backwards look cool.” Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Oddly Satisfying Video […]

A post shared by ????????TORONTO CACTI & SUCCULENTS???????? (@itsasucculentworld) on Mar 31, 2017 at 6:13am PDT The senecio peregrinus is a hybrid succulent plant that sprouts sturdy green leaves that resemble a leaping dolphin so closely, that the name in Japanese translates to Dolphin Necklace. Per Imohukuro1, the plant is a hybrid between the senecio […]

Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay analyzed the structure of the now-legendary Breaking Bad pilot episode, noting how creator Vince Gilligan skillfully used the concept of change to drive the narrative forward. In a Newsweek article, Vince Gilligan said…’Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows […]

On the happy occasion of his 30th birthday, a highly intelligent African Grey Parrot aptly named Einstein who lives at the Knoxville Zoo in Tennessee, performed an impressive multitude of impersonations, sounds and songs in response to his attending human Adam Patterson who offered genial encouragement to the vocal birthday boy. via reddit Related Laughing […]

Eran Amir, the talented filmmaker behind “This Video Is Not In Reverse” and “Black & White (in Colour)“, has created “Fast Slow Motion“, a short film that appears to be shot in slow-motion even though it was captured in real-time. A Slow Motion video that is NOT in Slow Motion.All footage was captured in real-time […]

A couple of playful domesticated raccoons had themselves a ball on the kitchen table, chasing after soap bubbles that were flying into the air. Of course the hilarity ensued when at least one of them began inhaling the bubbles instead of catching them, letting out the most adorable of sneezes. A few days later, the […]

In “How to Complain“, the very wise School of Life summarizes common human reactions to insults with terms such as “Live Fury” – raging anger that belittles the other party and “Cold Fury” – freezing out the other party. The third option, the “Mature Complaint, instead approaches their response to an insult in a manner […]

Awesome Universe filled a box with 90,000 matches, set them on fire, and filmed the match heads burning in a spectacular chain reaction. They also released footage of the matches burning at different speeds and from different camera angles. via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsWhat Happens When 2,000 Match Heads Are Stuffed Into a […]

Jared Eby has released a captivating footage featuring all sorts of heavy duty industrial rock crushing machines quickly turning large stones into gravel. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsCaterpillar Turns Large Industrial Machines Into an Ever-Changing Mobile Golf CourseAn Incredible Machine That Amazingly Sorts Random River Stones By Their Geological Age2,500fps Slow Motion Video of […]

VuPoint Solutions has created the PinGo, a handy 3-in-1 Bluetooth car locator, phone reminder, and USB charger. It is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $21.99 (44% off retail price). If you spend a lot of time in your car, and you’re prone to forgetting where you parked it, you’re going to […]

Darrin Scott captured fascinating footage of aluminum wheels being melted down in an extremely hot furnace so that the raw material can then be used to create another product. via Jalopnik Related Laughing Squid PostsMan Pours Molten Aluminum Into a Lava Lamp, Gets Wax EverywhereGummy Bears Being Melted by a Red Hot Ball of NickelDetailed […]

Ben Cusick (a.k.a. “NightHawkInLight“) demonstrates how to build a a high power air cannon out of PVC pipe that uses a 2″ PVC piston that Ben created in a previous video. He shows off the power of his air cannon by blasting a ping pong ball and a potato into a watermelon. Related Laughing Squid […]

Puddles Pity Party performs a mashup cover of the classic Johnny Cash song, “Folsom Prison Blues,” and “Pinball Wizard” by The Who. Here are the original songs. Related Laughing Squid PostsPuddles Pity Party Performs a Beautiful Cover of Roy Orbison’s ‘Crying’Puddles Pity Party Performs an Emotional Cover of ‘I Want You To Want Me’ by […]

Last month, Grant Thompson (a.k.a. “The King of Random“) used a bottle cutter to slice long strands of plastic string from two liter bottles of Sprite. Grant then built a custom rope making machine to twist the tough plastic strings together and make a thick rope. A post shared by Grant Thompson (@thekingofrandom) on Mar […]

FlippyCat created a fantastic 360-degree video featuring a colorful wall of 4,200 dominoes that are falling all around you. They shared more photos of their build process on Instagram and Facebook. A post shared by FlippyCat (@theflippycat) on Mar 26, 2017 at 11:43pm PDT A post shared by FlippyCat (@theflippycat) on Mar 26, 2017 at […]

Aldo Jones has created a very weird re-edit of the trailer released last month for Marvel‘s upcoming superhero film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Fans of Aldo can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original trailer. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Weird Halloween Re-Edit of the Sneak Peek Trailer for Guardians […]

Fiona, the surprisingly adorable baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, slept contentedly while sitting in a big blue tub. During her nap, Fiona repeatedly stuck out her tongue in an effort to suckle in her dream, much like human babies will do while sleeping. Sweet dreams! Like human […]

Kurt Quinn, a musician, actor and comedian who also has the remarkable ability to talk backwards, attempted to break the Guinness World Record for Fastest Banjo Player. Unfortunately, Quinn figuratively and literally almost fell short of his lofty goal. I did it! I pushed myself harder and farther than I ever thought I could. Thank […]

The Schrödinger’s Cat Plush by ThinkGeek is a hilarious but cuddly stuffed animal designed to be alive and dead at the same time, depending on which side is facing forward. The plushy refers to Erwin Schrödinger‘s 1935 thought experiment, which posited that a cat in a box filled with poison can be simultaneously living and […]

A playful cat who was perched upon a purple sofa who was batting a balloon back and forth with an equally playful human, suddenly forgot the rules of the game. Instead of returning the volley back to the human, the cat suddenly decided to catch the balloon between both paws. While the move was truly […]

In “The Terror of a No“, the ever-insightful School of Life addresses through animation by Simon Biggs, an all too common problem in which the fear of rejection so disables a person’s confidence that they cannot ask for what they want or need, leaving them lacking on so many fronts. …not asking is not cost […]

Kniterate is an amazing compact digital knitting machine that prints customized designs with the simple press of the “knit button”. Conceived and built at a studio in London, the team behind the project is looking to help bring a more affordable option to those who want to create knitted items, but have been put off […]

Green Curls Maru, the wonderfully clever cat who fits into boxes of any size, used his incredible diving skills to try on a few new hairstyles just for fun, particularly since it has been many years since he had first done so. Black Bob Brunette Braids Yellow Bob Maru’s first foray with many different hairstyles. […]

A post shared by Kim Smith (@kimillustration) on Apr 3, 2017 at 9:27am PDT Seeking to introduce a new generation to the wonders of all that is The X-Files, Canadian illustrator Kim Smith has created The X-Files: Earth Children Are Weird, a wonderful popup picture book from Quirk Books that features young versions of Fox […]

Destin Sandlin, host of Smarter Every Day invited fellow vlogger, banjo player and comedian Kurt Quinn to his home in Alabama to get a personal demonstration of Quinn’s unique talent of phonetically talking backwards. Throughout this demonstration, Sandlin put Quinn into a series of very unusual situations, which included talking backwards to entire menagerie of […]

ThinkGeek is featuring a creepy set of glow in the dark set of Xenomorph eggs from Alien placed carefully in a carton. Three of the six eggs feature tiny facehuggers who have hatched and are trying to escape. Guaranteed free-range and cage-free, this set of a half-dozen Xenomorph eggs from Alien includes 3 which have […]

But Without has created a terrifying mashup of the latest trailer for Stephen King‘s new adaptation of It and the 2003 live action film, The Cat in the Hat. The trailer replaces Pennywise the child eating clown with Dr. Seuss‘ wise cracking anthropomorphic feline, played by Mike Myers. But Without also reimagined The Cat in […]