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Erwin Trummer created a captivating compilation of candy melting and unmelting to classical music. via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsMelting a Giant Jawbreaker Candy With a BlowtorchA Modern Music Video for a Classical Symphony From 1893 Featuring Korean Dance Team WaveyaHow to Get Kids Into Classical Music

The German robotic company Festo has created the “Octopus Gripper“, a flexible bionic pneumatic arm that can grab ahold of objects in all sorts of shapes and sizes, using the same design used by the eight-armed cephalopod.

The very knowledgable CGP Grey explains the origins, history and uses of the U.S. Social Security Card. Grey made note of the fact that, while the card is often used as a form of official identification, it was never meant to be used as such and so was never made secure. The desire of Americans […]

In the trailer for the fourth season of the HBO series Silicon Valley, a conflicted Richard (Thomas Middleditch) gathers up his courage to let the Pied Piper team know that he’s moving on elsewhere. Little did he know that the team had other plans for him, as revealed to him by Jared (Zach Woods), but […]

In a hilarious commercial by ad agency 72andSunny for Carl’s Jr restaurants, a formidable Carl Hardee Sr. (Charles Esten of Nashville and Whose Line Is It Anyway) returned to his beloved restaurant to see what his son Carl Junior had done to the place. Without breaking his stride, Senior dismantled the very questionable marketing of […]

A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Mar 5, 2017 at 10:24am PST While visiting the wonderful city of Asheville, North Carolina, both Scott and I came across The Buskits, a pair of young musical brothers named Andrew and Kyle Hernandez, who perform popular songs on guitar and keep the beat with percussion at […]

Warner Bros. has released a the first trailer for It, a new adaptation of Stephen King‘s classic horror novel of the same name that is being directed by Andy Muschietti. The horrifying trailer features Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) the child eating clown coming out to terrorize, snatch up, and murder children in the town of Derry, […]

On an animated episode of Tooned Up! by Channel Frederator, host Cade Hiser explains why a majority of cartoon characters only have four fingers. Cartoon characters have had four fingers for as long as we can remember. Sure, some cartoons have five fingers, but the majority of animation shows characters with only four fingers. How […]

While on holiday at Masai Mara National Reserve in June 2015, Swiss photographer DoRaLiWi captured the amazing sight of a bold coalition of young cheetahs as they checked out a safari truck full of curious tourists. Convinced it was safe, each of the young cats found a comfy spot atop the vehicle and relaxed. Luckily […]

Designers Chris Guyot, The Rusted Pixel and John Poon have created the “All The Things” a short colorful animation that brings together unrelated narratives that are inspired from external sources, but appear unify within the style and context of the film. “All The Things” is a collection of individual narratives, unified by a cohesive style. […]

Magali Barbé has created Strange Beasts, a short sci-fi film about an augmented reality video game that allows you to “create and grow your own virtual pet.” Magali shared more about how the film was created on her website. image via Magali Barbé via Vimeo Staff Picks Related Laughing Squid PostsSight, Sci-Fi Short Imagines Future […]

A post shared by h u s e y i n s a h i n (@art.side) on Mar 21, 2017 at 10:53am PDT Turkish artist Hüseyin Sahin has created an absolutely gorgeous photo collage series that uses saturated color to depict wonderfully surreal scenes that imagine a world a bit more fantastic and absurd […]

The Analog Watch Company of has unveiled The Companion Collection, a remarkable line of customized watches covered with a specially treated wool made from user-submitted fur shed by their pets. While the concept sounds a bit unusual, these unique timepieces are attractive, water-resistant and allows humans to fondly remember their beloved animal at any time […]

Netflix has released a trailer for the upcoming Louis C.K. 2017, an upcoming special in which the renowned comedian returns to the stage perform his uniquely plainspoken socially-relevant style of comedy in the nation’s capitol of Washington, D.C. The special premieres on Netflix April 4, 2017. Louis C.K. muses on religion, eternal love, giving dogs […]

In an bizarre episode of Vox Almanac, Vox editor Phil Edwards investigates why fearless knights in shining armor were often shown fighting snails in medieval artwork. Medieval snails and knights — who knew? It turns out that medieval illuminated manuscripts featured a lot of bizarre imagery in the margins, but this pocket of art history […]

The awesome Nancy Cartwright of Spotted Cow Entertainment surprised a 13-year-old boy, who was selling chocolate for his school, after revealing that she is the voice of Bart Simpson. Nancy, who ran into the young man a shopping mall in Sherman Oaks, California, also helped the young man out with his school sales goal by […]

Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey has unearthed a VHS tape showing what Snapchap was like in the 1990s. Related Laughing Squid PostsWhat Pinterest Might Have Looked Like If It Was Created In the 1990sWhat Bitcoin Might Have Been Like If It Existed in the 1990sWhat YouTube Might Have Looked Like If it Was Created in the […]

By The Name of Boston is an animated short, by Grant Kolton and Ross Kolton, about a carefree man named William Boston who lives in the desert with his deadly, yet friendly scorpion named Chester. A post shared by Grant Kolton (@grantkoltoons) on Feb 24, 2016 at 10:28am PST A post shared by Grant Kolton […]

Last year, adventurer Tal Oran (a.k.a. “The Traveling Clatt“) spent 17 days on board a cargo ship traveling from Europe back to Miami, Florida and documented the entire experience. A post shared by Tal (@thetravelingclatt) on Aug 4, 2016 at 3:52am PDT A post shared by Tal (@thetravelingclatt) on Aug 9, 2016 at 1:48pm PDT […]

In an amusing episode of the Human Condition series by Great Big Story, they sit down with voice actor and sound effects artist Fred Newman to learn more about all of the magnificent sounds and voices that he did on Nickelodeon‘s classic animated television show, Doug, as well as numerous popular movies. Fred did voice […]

Theo Cook, a master craftsman and woodworking teacher at Robinson House Studio in the UK, produced an incredible piece of wood art when he created a beautiful Japanese dovetail joint. In Theo’s video, he demonstrates how the joint perfectly fits together and taken apart. A post shared by MasterCraftsman,Designer/Maker (@theo__cook) on Nov 25, 2016 at […]

After getting her first taste of sweet fruit, an adorable little baby flying fox named Asha who was rescued by Mega Battie, repeatedly requested more of the same from her very accommodating human attendant, who was very appreciative of Asha’s sweet manner and very big appetite. Little Asha is a 6 month old orphan Black […]

Shortly before his death in 2013, the great Ray Manzarek of The Doors sat in front of his beloved keyboard and told the fascinating musical story of how the iconic “Riders on the Storm” came to be. The song came together rather quickly, although the bass line was a little tricky for bassist Jerry Scheff […]

The Healing Box Project is a truly wonderful program in rural Missouri, that seeks to help injured veterans find purpose, dexterity, and recovery through music, specifically guitar. The program was founded by Dave Dunklee, a musician who decided to use his talent to help others and who, with his wife CJ, found a way to […]

In a wonderfully animated video for the 92nd Street Y series “7 Days of Genius“, socially conscious real estate developer Jonathan F.P. Rose, who is also the author of The Well Tempered City explained how very first city in the world developed itself over 12,000 years ago in Turkey by figuring out what they needed […]

Rob Scallon, the incredibly talented musician who has been experimenting with different types of instruments as of late, rocked out a heavy metal tune on a low ringing berimbau, a Brazilian bow instrument that Scallon explained in a separate video Scallon also teamed up with music producer Andrew Huang to make “dubstep with a gourd […]

Musician YAOG performed a happy piano cover of the classic Tears for Fears song “Mad World” by playing and singing it in a major key, a departure from the song’s original minor key. The original version of the song. The 2001 cover by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews for the cult film Donnie Darko Related […]

Improv Everywhere staged their first ever elevator mission in which unsuspecting hotel guests riding alone found themselves participating in an elevator marathon, surrounded by two runners who entered on different floors and concluded in the hotel lobby. We surprised people in a hotel elevator by putting them in the middle of a marathon. Over the […]

20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios have released a trailer for Ferdinand, their upcoming animated film directed by Carlos Saldanha and based on the children’s book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. The movie will follow a giant bull with a heart of gold, named Ferdinand (John Cena), who does everything possible to […]

In a delicious episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make his recreation of the top-quality “Cubano” sandwich from the 2014 film Chef, written and directed by Jon Favreau. Favreau, who played Carl Casper in the movie, shared his full sandwich recipe on reddit. Chef is holy ground for film foodies, […]

Marvel has released the second trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the upcoming second reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise directed by Jon Watts. The new trailer features Spider-Man (Tom Holland) learning from Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), being stripped of his super suit by Tony, and trying to take down the Vulture (Michael Keaton). Spider-Man: Homecoming […]

In a brilliant experiment entitled “Crossing Kingdoms“, scientists at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts, posited that decellularized spinach leaves would be able to carry blood, oxygen and nutrients within the human body to help regrow tissue. Using the veins of the spinach to mimic that of the human vascular system, the WPI team […]

In a hilarious skit for Comic Relief, which raises money for charitable causes through entertainment, Stephen Hawking decided that he was tired of the voice he’d been using for over thirty years and decided to audition a number of celebrities, to see if any of them would be a good fit. Among those who auditioned […]

MIT students Kate Roe, Laura Breiman, and Marissa Stephens worked together in 2013 to create “Cook My Meat,” a handy online cooking simulator that allows you to quickly calculate the approximate heat transfer through various kinds of meats. Their clever website brings up a graph featuring the internal protein state of the chosen meat (steak, […]

New YouTube experiment channel The Vacuum Chamber documents what happens when a giant marshmallow gummy bear is placed inside of a vacuum chamber where it is inflated and deflated. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Experiment To See What Happens To Marshmallow Peeps Placed In a Vacuum ChamberAn Experiment to See What Happens When Inflated Balloons Are […]

In the extended trailer for the third season of the highly-acclaimed F/X series Fargo, actor Ewan McGregor plays Emmit Stussy and “his slightly younger brother Ray”, a brotherly duo in Minnesota, whose intense sibling rivalry involves them into all sorts of escalating criminality through the hilarious absurdity for which the series is known. Season Three […]

Ireland musicians Banjo Guy Ollie and Jim McKee teamed up to perform a multitrack cover of Men at Work‘s popular 1981 song, “Down Under.” Fans of Ollie can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original music video. Related Laughing Squid PostsBanjo Guy Ollie Performs a Multitrack Cover of Metallica’s Heavy Metal […]

JP Lambiase and his wife Julia of HellthyJunkFood demonstrate how to make a giant breakfast sandwich (4850 calories) in their latest tutorial video. They shared the full recipe on the HellthyJunkFood website. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and now it can be your only meal of the day. Did I mention […]

UK photographer and director Vugar Efendi has created “Recreating History,” a short montage featuring side-by-side comparisons of memorable moments in history that have been recreated in movies. He features scenes from Jackie, Man on the Moon, and Into the Wild. Moments in history, whether bigger or more intimate, are often recreated in film. This produces […]

Chicago video editor John Loberger has created the second fake trailer for his “Mean Bean” spoof featuring recut scenes from Mr. Bean films that make Rowan Atkinson‘s clumsy character look like a stone cold killer. Related Laughing Squid PostsMr. Bean Turned Into a Violent ManiacThe Clumsy Cook Turkey Mask, Looks Like a Raw Turkey Got […]

When the dog wants to play catch with the puck on the ice at Verizon Center, you play catch with the dog on the ice at Verizon Center. ???? pic.twitter.com/UWMZ75TVmE — CSN Capitals (@CSNCapitals) March 26, 2017 An extremely happy Golden Retriever seemed to be having the time of its life while playing fetch with […]

“I love you, robot!” Redditor shadeogreen’s daughter Rayna met a robot on the street and instantly declared her love for it. She was blissfully unaware that her new mechanical friend was in reality an abandoned water heater. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsSimone Giertz Builds a Highly Non-Functional But Adorable Robotic Version of Kermit the […]

Traceroute, the wonderful documentary by Johannes Grenzfurthner chronicling his “Personal Journey Into The Uncharted Depths Of Nerd Culture”, is now available on Vimeo on Demand and Amazon. Artist and life-long nerd Johannes Grenzfurthner is taking us on a personal road trip from the West Coast to the East Coast of the USA, to introduce us […]

The ever-insightful School of Life offers a comforting explanation about the internal factors that hinder one’s ability to feel confident in their daily life as told through very clever animation by Lazy Chief. Instead of being intimidated by others, it is suggested to regard everyone as equally foolish to oneself. Once we learn to see […]

In 2014, we wrote about an adorable orange tabby named Sargon whose favorite toy was a spoon. Fast forward to three years later and Sargon’s favorite toy is still this very same spoon, as shown in a sweet compilation about the lengths and heights Sargon will go to in order to retrieve his beloved spoon. […]

Great Big Story visited with Jim Deneven, a former surfer and chef, who put it all aside in to work on the other side of the beach, carving large-scale geometric designs into the sand. Deneven has worked all over the world creating this incredible art, but is content just working on a small piece of […]

Musician Adam Cefai captured hilarious footage of his old washing machine as it played a catchy polyrhythmic beat that sounded much like the percussion section of a marching band as it went through the spin cycle. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsMusician Performs Don’t Stop Believin’ on Guitar to the Steady Beat of His Banging […]

Estelle Caswell of Vox spoke with Amber Galloway Gallego, a sign language interpreter who is known for creatively visualizing music into grammatically correct American Sign Language. Gallego, who has worked with over a great number of famous musicians, explains why she translates the emotion of the music for those who are hearing impaired or deaf. […]

In a guest video on Tom Scott‘s channel, Alex of PlayTheMind explains why translating original songs into other languages presents a challenge in terms of the timing, meaning, cadence and tempo, explaining the concept phonology. When dealing with any song translation, there’s a conflict between the meaning of the lyrics and the way they sound […]

The Hydraulic Press Channel crushes a defenseless Stretch Armstrong using their hydraulic press. Related Laughing Squid PostsCrushing LEGOs With a Hydraulic PressCrushing Gummy Bears With a Hydraulic PressCrushing a Diamond With a Hydraulic Press