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Motion and graphic designer Florent Porta has created a brilliantly amusing short film entitled “Preposterous” which posits very unlikely, but satisfying endings to typically frustrating situations. Preposterous is a short about absurdity, random short scenes that do not make any sense. via Wired Related Laughing Squid PostsAn ADHD Animation Where the Terminator Goes on Vacation […]

A photo posted by cat_rabbit (@cat_rabbit) on Sep 16, 2016 at 4:15pm PDT Australian textile artist Cat Rabbit is the creator of a number of really wonderful soft-sculpture felt animals with very human characteristics doing very human types of things, such as talking on the phone in a Mondrian dress, working on a laptop with […]

Katie Marovitch loses it when she realizes her friends at CollegeHumor are just using her to buy bulk goods with her Costco membership. On the other hand, how else are you going to get your mitts on gallon tubs of hummus? Related Laughing Squid PostsDaring Ferret Falls Short on Making a Successful Jump From the […]

A sweet hound dog named Bagel repeatedly passed very slowly under a suede fringe purse that was hanging off the back of a chair in order to enjoy the soft and gentle tickling sensation on his back as he moved. According to his human Alyssa Antal, Bagel does this almost every day. It is a […]

16-year-old maker Ben Vagle has built an SUV-size version of his LEGO walking machine TrotBot. TrotBot scales obstacles as well as smooth terrain with its modified tear-drop foot-path that makes use of a heel. Vagle and his team first used the LEGO-scale version of the work on the design before scaling it up, but have […]

A photo posted by Felicity Berkleef (@felicity_berkleef) on Nov 19, 2016 at 8:50am PST Dutch animal photographer Felicity Berkleef has created a heartwarming photo series that feature her two cats, Nero and Tommie, as they snuggle together under the same blanket while staring out a three-part window on rainy days. The two cats also love […]

YouTuber Jon Sudano, a New Jersey man who only films himself from the neck up, has created an entire video series in which he hilariously replaces the lyrics of widely known, popular songs with the words from the catchy Smash Mouth tune “All Star“. Nothing is off limits, including such meaningful songs as “Imagine” by […]

A photo posted by theory11 (@theory11) on Nov 22, 2016 at 8:01am PST Neil Patrick Harris teamed up with the magical artists at theory11 to create a beautiful deck of Neil Patrick Harris playing cards. NPH put in his personal touches while “art directing every aspect of every component, inside and out.” The specialized deck […]

A fully automatic machine quickly twists wire into chain link fencing in a fascinating video by Polish fencing company Diilmet. via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsPopcake, A Fully Automatic Pancake MakerGhost Minitaur, A Nimble Quadruped Robot That Jumps, Flips, and Climbs Over ObstaclesA Fascinating Snow Removal Machine Clearing the Street in Washington DC

MFICPrometheus shared footage back in 2009 of a man, who was traveling with a bunch of his drinking buddies, brilliantly reenacting the great Jerry Lewis‘ hilarious “invivisble typewriter” scene from the 1963 comedy film Who’s Minding the Store? Here is the original scene for comparison. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsRare Footage of Jerry Lewis’ […]

A TED-Ed lesson by Judd A. Schorr explains how to solve the airplane riddle, a complicated problem about fuel and time. Three planes with enough fuel to only make it halfway around the world must all use the same airport to help one plane make the complete journey. How can they do this without crashing? […]

A very coordinated tortoiseshell cat named Lalah logically negotiated the plastic finger holds along an indoor climbing wall at the Boulbaka2 Bouldering Gym in near Naha, Okinawa, Japan as she systematically climbed her way to the very top. According to the gym proprietors, this was a big accomplishment that was a long time coming for […]

Adafruit Industries demonstrates how to make a retro DIY 3D printed replica of a Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) computer with LED matrix from the 1970s and 1980s. A detailed write-up of the tutorial is available on the Adafruit Industries website.

While on location in South Texas, the very curious Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness found that he was intrigued by the repetitive stridulating sound that kept showing up on the show’s audio track and went out in search of the source. It turned out to be the song of a male mole cricket who was […]

Grant Thompson “The King of Random” tested his hot wire “Styro-Slicer” to see if it can cut through a large block of dry ice. The wire carries an electrical current that produces intense heat and easily slices through styrofoam, but is it enough to cut through the ice? RAPTORZ YZ asked whether the Styro-Slicer could […]

AsapSCIENCE demonstrates some optical illusions that make plainly visible objects disappear while explaining the science behind how they work. They also created a playlist that highlights some of their past optical illusion videos. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Astonishing Optical Illusion Where Objects Appear to Change Shape in the MirrorA Fascinating Experiment That Bends Light Around […]

ThinkGeek has created a 9 foot long set of 10 red D20 String Lights that will illuminate any party or Dungeons & Dragons session. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Set of LED Dice That Light Up When They Roll a Critical HitSet of 10 Red Party Cup String LightsStunning Optically Clear Acrylic Gaming Dice by Artisan […]

AARP and Entertainment Software Association (ESA) hosted the first ever Social Connection GameJam at E3 in Los Angeles earlier this year. 28 teams of college students competed to create a video game that helped make strong social connections for gamers over the age of 50. After the judges (Sid Meier, Robin Hunicke, Freddie Wong, John […]

Domino artist Hevesh5 designed an incredibly complex and massive Colosseum using 11,000 individual dominoes and captured footage of the structure beautifully toppling over. A video posted by Hevesh5 (@hevesh5) on Nov 26, 2016 at 10:10am PST A photo posted by Hevesh5 (@hevesh5) on Nov 25, 2016 at 1:34pm PST A photo posted by Hevesh5 (@hevesh5) […]

DJ Earworm has released his annual “United State of Pop” mashup for 2016 titled “Into Pieces.” The track was created using clips from 25 of the most popular songs of the year including “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars, “Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots, and “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber. DJ Earworm has created similar […]

Biotrek has created a video that features Drax (Dave Bautista) from Guardians of the Galaxy becoming less and less amused with other live-action Marvel characters’ dancing while he holds a knife to Gamora‘s (Zoe Saldana) neck in prison. via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsStar-Lord and Drax Hug It Out in Sneak Peek Trailer for […]

Filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) gives us a look at the origins and transformation of Japan’s legendary character, Godzilla, in his latest video titled “The Soul of Japan.” Related Laughing Squid PostsGodzilla Terrorizes and Destroys Japan in a Powerful New Trailer for ‘Godzilla Resurgence’Hotel Gracery in Shinjuku, Japan Completes Construction on Their Godzilla-Themed Building and […]

The Bionic Bird is a furtive drone that looks and flies like a real bird. The drone is controlled by a smartphone app and can fly for up to eight minutes on a single charge. The bird comes with a portable charging egg that can recharge the drone 12 times before needing to be recharged […]

The French art collective Lab212 has created Starfield, an interactive swinging art display that was inspired by a classic Windows screensaver. The installation uses a Microsoft Kinect to measure the position of the swing to zoom in and out of the video based on the swinger’s position. Starfield is an installation by the French art […]

Vox video producer Christophe Haubursin, who spent part of his childhood in Belgium, spoke about the Dutch Christmas character Zwarte Piet (Black Pete), how Black Pete is traditionally celebrated by donning blackface makeup, the controversy over this questionable practice and the emergence of “Chimney Pete” as a resolution to remove the institutionalized racism from the […]

The cast of Seinfeld discuss being recognized by fans out in the world in a special feature for the show’s DVD release. Even actors who only had brief appearances as minor characters on the show say they are easily recognized thanks to the show’s wide-reaching popularity. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Cast and Crew […]

A photo posted by Jordan ???? (@theracetospace) on Apr 29, 2016 at 6:29am PDT The very talented French astrophotographer Sebastien Lebrigand has captured the incredible sight of a Boeing 737 as it passed directly in front of the moon on a flight out of the United States. This photo is just one of the very […]

Filmmaker Zach King of Final Cut King who is widely known for his amazing optical illusions, has created the very clever film short “I fell in love with a painting“. In it, King portrays a man in still life painting who comes alive and presents a vase of flowers to a very receptive “Girl With […]

The Megahonyaku by Panasonic is an electronic megaphone that automatically translates a speaker’s words into multiple languages. The device first amplifies the speaker directly, then plays the translated message in up to three languages. “Megahonyaku” is equipped with an automatic audio translation function. When you speak Japanese into the microphone, it will recognize the sound, […]

Firebox is featuring a retro TV Smartphone Magnifier that enlarges movies, television shows, and other videos in an old-fashioned way. You can play videos at double their original size by placing your phone into a VHS tape shaped box and then sliding the tape into the “video cassette slot.” The Smartphone Magnifier has returned this […]

Made in Venice is a documentary, directed and produced by Jonathan Penson, featuring the true story of how skateboarders spent 20 years fighting to build a skatepark in Venice, California. The documentary is currently scheduled for a special screening at The Art Theatre in Long Beach, California on Thursday, December 15th, 2016 at 8:30 PM […]

Madrid film editor Jorge Luengo Ruiz has created “God’s Point of View,” a wonderful supercut of overhead shots featured in films by Martin Scorsese. Jorge used scenes from Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, The Wolf of Wall Street, and others. Is God watching in all Marty’s films? Related Laughing Squid PostsGod’s Eye View, A Supercut of Straight […]

Filmmaker Gioacchino Petronicce has created “Everything Is In Your Hands“, a fascinatingly nimble visual essay that shares the inspiration he garners from the wonder of human hands in motion. Hand : ” The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four […]

Brooklyn illustrator P.J. McQuade has created a new geeky collection of pop culture Christmas cards for 2016 featuring characters from movies and television shows. This year, McQuade added characters from The X-Files, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Harry Potter, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more. They are all available to purchase online from his Etsy […]

Canadian musician Christopher Prendergast has created the JamStack, an ingeniously handy lightweight amp that easily attaches directly onto the strap button of any electric guitar or bass (except Flying V‘s) and integrates with most smartphones to provide 10-watts of fully amplified sound. The JamStack works with existing apps as AmpliTube and AmpKit to record tracks, […]

Powerful neodymium magnets dance and snap together in slow motion in a video by TAOFLEDERMAUS. Neodynmium magnets and a high speed camera? It turns out it is, as the kids say, oddly satisfying. I was practicing with some macro shots with the Chronos high speed camera, using LED lighting and filming at around 4000 frames […]

On an interesting episode of the online trivia series, Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains why men’s bikes have a horizontal crossbar and women’s bikes typically do not. It would seem that having a slanted crossbar like on women’s bikes would make much more sense for men’s bikes, decreasing the chance of racking […]

Adam Jakowenko tricks his Amazon Echo and Google Home devices into an infinite loop of asking each other about calendar events. via Coudal Partners Related Laughing Squid PostsGoogle Home, A Device That Uses Conversational Speech to Let Users Interact With Google ServicesAmazon Echo Dot and Amazon Tap, Two New Smaller and Portable Versions of Amazon […]

A very mischievous Simon’s Cat joyfully hid under the freshly laundered bed covers that Simon had just lain on the bed, wanting only to play with his human for a bit. Things got out of hand, however, when his claws dug in a little too deep. A harried Simon wisely offered up treats to distract […]

Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen who is a very talented sushi chef who always cooks with his beloved longhaired orange cat named Kohaku nearby, sharpened a one-dollar knife in such a way as to make it into a tool that rivals the performance of a more expensive knife. Jun demonstrated the results by slicing paper, […]

Smartphone users can now put a virtual White House on a dollar bill with the new 1600 app. The app illustrates White House events and celebrations throughout the year, and is narrated by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. 1600 is available now in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. As you experience […]

In his wonderful culinary video series “Binging with Babish“, filmmaker Andrew Rea moved away from the innocence of Ross’s stolen sandwich from Friends and instead Rea focused on hard time being done by wiseguys. Specifically, the old-school tomato sauce prepared by Paulie (Paul Sorvino) and Vinnie (Charles Scorsese) during the classic prison dinner scene in […]

Space by Tinybop is the eighth app in their Explorer’s Library suite. It lets kids explore the solar system with interactive games and lessons, and parents can follow along with the Space handbook with tips, facts, and discussion questions. The app is available now in the iTunes App Store. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related […]

At approximately 4:30 PM on the afternoon of November 29, 2016, a remarkably brazen thief walked up to an armored vehicle and very casually grabbed an 86-pound bucket containing over $1.6 million worth of gold flakes destined for Canada. The truck was stopped outside of 48 West 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The loitering thief […]

Dave Hax demonstrates how to easily screw a Lékué Citrus Sprayer into a lemon and use it for all sorts of household chores in his latest life hack video. Related Laughing Squid PostsFood Life Hacks That Make Life Easier in the KitchenMental Floss Tests Out a Collection of Money Saving Life Hacks to Find Out […]

Felicity Jones guest starred on The Tonight Show and managed to scare host Jimmy Fallon with her fierce Star Wars fight moves. Felicity will be playing the part of Jyn Erso in the fast approaching Star Wars standalone film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which releases on December 16th, 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsHarrison […]

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day met with Cameron B. Prince from Tesla Universe and filmed slow motion video of lightning shooting out of a handheld Tesla gun at 28,000 fps. In the video, Sandlin also builds a Tesla coil of his own, explains how they work. Related Laughing Squid PostsTesla Coil Lightning Viewed in Matrix […]

Napoleon Dynamite stars Napoleon (Jon Heder) and Pedro (Efren Ramirez) reunite in Burger King‘s clever commercial for their limited time Cheesy Tots. The tots are available nationwide and come in a box of eight. Cheesy Tots got me like…#CheesyTotsAreBack pic.twitter.com/a8FOLWFK7N — Burger King (@BurgerKing) November 30, 2016 Related Laughing Squid PostsMac n’ Cheetos, Burger King’s […]

A photo posted by theoatmeal (@theoatmeal) on Nov 30, 2016 at 1:16pm PST The Oatmeal illustrates the proper way to use a selfie stick without bothering other people. Related Laughing Squid PostsDigitally Manipulated Movie Stills Where Guns Are Replaced With Selfie SticksPizza Hut Warns of the Dangers of Selfie Stick Use in a Combination PSA […]

Kurzgesagt explains how Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) work and how they are being treated around the world. Although treatable, NTDs largely affect people in remote areas without regular access to care or even basic infrastructure. Thankfully, pharmaceutical companies and governments are working to eradicate 10 NTDs in the next few years. There are a group […]