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The KeySmart Extended is a tool for organizing crowded keychains, and it can fit up to 14 keys into its compact and lightweight design. The KeySmart also features a loop to attach the device to a car fob, and can also fit a custom USB drive and other small tools in place of keys. Say […]

In what they call one of their “worst/best brainstorming moments”, the wonderfully kooky Lollyphile Lollipops of Austin, Texas has packed the distinct cheesy-tomato flavor of pizza into a swirled little lolly. Other unusual lollipop flavors include blue cheese and breast milk. In one of our worst/best brainstorming moments, someone here said, “how about pizza?” and […]

In an animated episode of Great Big Story, the great bassist Roger Glover of Deep Purple shared the very true story behind their iconic song “Smoke on the Water“, noting that the lyrics revealed everything that happened that day. We realized we were a song short so the band improvised and had an idea – […]

Twitter Tats is a service that turns tweets from famous people into temporary tattoos with sets that pull from celebrities, tech titans, and sports stars with more collections coming soon. Each pack comes with five selected tweets printed with clear backgrounds that can easily be applied to the skin. Trade them with your friends, wear […]

While exploring a low-tide pool in Haines, Alaska, the inquisitive Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness turned over rocks and dragged his net to located and examine the local fauna. Among his discoveries were a sand flea, a giant Nereid worm and a school of remarkable goby fish who have the ability to breathe outside of […]

Filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) explains how the Pokémon franchise has helped evolve the social aspect of gaming over the past 20 years. music by Luxior – “Moth“ Related Laughing Squid PostsExploring 20 Years of Pokémon Video Games and How They Took the World by StormPokémon Celebrates 20 Years of Catching Them All With an […]

Galway, Ireland musician Banjo Guy Ollie teamed up with the members of Mariachi Entertainment System to perform a festive mariachi style cover of the “Star Wolf” theme song from Nintendo‘s classic video game, Star Fox 64. You can support future work by Banjo Guy Ollie and Mariachi Entertainment System on Patreon. Here is the original […]

Kinetic artist Joseph Herscher of Joseph’s Machines hilariously demonstrated his personal method of preparing a “fool-proof” Thanksgiving turkey through the the use of very cleverly helpful Rube Goldberg-style machines along a willing dog to help with preparation. “Tchavolo Swing” by the Jews Brothers Band provided a lovely soundtrack, particularly since Herscher’s mother is the singer. […]

In a Thanksgiving-themed episode of the video series How Does it Grow? in partnership with the Today show, host Nicole Cotroneo Jolly demonstrates how to make the original traditional pumpkin pie. This simple recipe features a custard-filled pie pumpkin (not the bright orange ones) that’s baked and sliced just like any other pie. For the […]

Avoid at All Costs edited the trailer for the DreamWorks film Bee Movie and slowed down the video every time someone says the word “bee.” They also created a version that speeds up with every mention of the word “bee.” via Pleated Jeans Related Laughing Squid PostsBuzzed BeeBad Words, A Comedy Film by Jason Bateman […]

Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explain through whiteboard animation, how intuition is a a very quick process formed through pattern recognition within the unconscious mind. Do you ever get that feeling in your gut that something is the right or wrong decision, but you don’t know why? Our intuition is often deemed as […]

Clickclickclick.click is a site created by the Amsterdam design studio Moniker, in collaboration with Studio Puckey and VPRO Medialab, that humorously awards achievements for interacting with it in various different ways like scrolling, mouse clicks, and time spent both on and away from the site. via Waxy.org Related Laughing Squid PostsKitchen Table of the Future […]

In the third episode of the highly acclaimed nature series Planet Earth II, a hapless male Draco lizard, also known as a flying dragon, became cornered at the edge of a branch after unknowingly invading the home of another male. The situation gave him the seemingly untenable choice of either fighting or fleeing. Choosing the […]

Screen Junkies host Hal Rudnick sat down with the one and only Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to talk about his new Disney animated film, Moana. While Hal had his attention, he talked Dwayne into acting out scenes as other classic Disney characters like Buzz Lightyear, Gaston, and Genie. They took it a glorious step further […]

Fashion designer, mixed artist, and cosplay model Kay Pike is back with another amazing time lapse video that features Kay painting a Spider-Man costume on her own body. Pike captured the footage while she was streaming live on Twitch. Her full series of Spider-Man photos are available to view on Imgur and Instagram. Fans of […]

Cracked spokesman Roger Horton stars in an Honest Ad for airlines that reveals they only think of people as butts in seats, and explains how they take every opportunity to ruin the miracle of flight. Airlines: Bending you over for the pleasure of soaring 39,000 feet above the earth in a fart-filled tube. Related Laughing […]

Allenby Concept House and SodaStream, a system that allows people to carbonate water and flavor carbonated beverages, has released “Shame of Glory,” their hilarious commercial where a man is relentlessly shamed throughout town for purchasing bottled sparkling water. It stars Game of Thrones actor Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson (The Mountain) and lovely actress Hannah Waddingham (Septa […]

In celebration of the 12th annual Guinness World Records Day, Lebanese race car driver and collector Nabil “Billy” Karam has reset his old Guinness World Record for having the largest collection of model cars and dioramas. According to Guinness World Records, Billy’s “collection began largely because he was determined to get back toy cars stolen […]

While visiting the YouTube VR Lab at YouTube Space New York, Conan O’Brien experienced a variety of virtual reality programs. O’Brien drew a self-portrait in Tilt Brush, boxed with some virtual opponents, and became an unsuccessful virtual chef all while trying to make things more erotic. Conan visits the YouTube Space in New York City and […]

A new behind the scenes featurette has been released for Rogue One that breaks down the upcoming Star Wars film’s epic story. Rogue One is currently scheduled to sneak its way into theaters on December 16th, 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Featurette Breaks Down the Film’s Epic StoryJyn Erso Urges […]

A morbid new couch gag for The Simpsons‘ 604th episode, titled “Dad Behavior,” features a series of horrible events happening to the Simpsons family. Bart, being the only one who was able to reach the couch at the end of the couch gag, finally gets his hands on the television remote. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe […]

The Baudelaire orphans embark on a grand adventure in the trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events based on the series of books by Daniel Handler. Patrick Warburton plays the titular Lemony Snicket, and the story’s villain Count Olaf is played by Neil Patrick Harris. All eight episodes of […]

The KQED and PBS Digital Studios series Deep Look explains how the extraordinary hexnocular, polarized vision of the rather intimidating mantis shrimp has proven very useful to scientists who are seeking a better way to detect cancer in its early stages. But mantis shrimp can see a special kind of polarization, called circular polarization. Scientists have […]

Dominos has started using drones to deliver pizzas to customers in the New Zealand town of Whangaparaoa. The drone deliveries are currently only being made within 1.5 km of a single Whangaparao location, but the company plans to expand the program to other stores in New Zealand in the future. The drone delivery program is […]

A photo posted by Alfredo Guilbert (@alfredoguilbert) on Nov 16, 2016 at 4:45pm PST The Compliment Project by San Francisco artist Anna Sergeeva is a really wonderful, low-tech way to share messages of positivity with simple downloadable tear-off flyers that offer kind words to strangers. Help spread a little more kindness.Join us in canvasing your […]

Google lets the “world explore the world” in virtual reality with Google Earth VR. Users can fly over continents, zoom from city to city, and explore interesting locations with cinematic tours hand-picked by Google. Google Earth VR is available now through the Steam Store for HTC Vive users. Ten years ago, Google Earth began as […]

When the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon decided to give the famous “Peggy the Train” Locomotive Display a makeover, they knew exactly where her giant old logs should go. Working with officials at the Oregon Zoo, the Center made arrangements to deliver the 30 foot logs into the Elephant Lands habitat, where pachyderms of […]

Louisiana musician Aaron James McAvoy used the steady beat from his overloaded “white trash” washing machine for a rousing acoustic guitar version of the classic Journey song “Don’t Stop Believin’“. Was in a Journey mood tonight. Here’s “Don’t Stop Believing” featuring my white trash washer. A few days earlier McAvoy performed a short a cappella […]

Bentley, the funny English Bulldog, who bravely faces his fears by walking backwards, went for an absolutely beautiful helicopter ride with his beloved pilot human Bradley Friesen over the picturesque mountains of British Columbia. After landing at their desired destination, both man and dog played around in the snow until it was time to go […]

A photo posted by David Coscarelli (@dacosco) on Nov 1, 2016 at 8:21pm PDT Fandango senior video editor David Coscarelli has prepared a collection of sandwiches in the style of Marvel comic book superheroes like Deadpool, the Hulk, Cyclops, and more. David’s full series of Marvel sandwiches are available to view on Instagram. A photo […]

Bradford, United Kingdom film critic Ross Fearnley of The Unusual Suspect has created a great movie trailer for Disney‘s classic 1991 animated film, Beauty and the Beast, in the style of the trailer for the 2017 live action reboot. Fans of Ross’ reviews and mashups can help support his future work on Patreon. Related Laughing […]

PepperGram is a simple hologram projector for tablets that makes use of the illusion technique known as Pepper’s ghost. When the device is placed on a tablet displaying a special four-face pyramid image or video, it transforms it into a hologram. Get a little funky anywhere you go with this simple illusion device. Working off […]

In the 25th episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, WatchCut Video provides a chronologically visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in France as shown with a beautiful model named Corina. Related Laughing Squid Posts100 Years of Puerto Rican Beauty Shown Decade by Decade in a Two-Minute Time-Lapse100 Years of Beauty […]

artwork by Chogrin Munoz The Creature Features art gallery in Burbank, California is hosting TESTING MYTHS, an upcoming group art show that will pay tribute to Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters. The special event, curated by Chogrin Munoz, will open Saturday, November 19th, 2016 from 6 to 9 PM and run until Sunday, […]

David de Meulles, a freestyle rider, a mechanic and sometime guide for Northstar Tours in Churchill, Manitoba, captured the amazing sight of a surprisingly gentle polar bear affectionately petting the head of a very calmly receptive Canadian Eskimo dog. The leashed dog enjoyed the brief head rub before getting up, shaking it off and slowly […]

Here Is Today is a site by White Vinyl Design that visually represents the scale of time. It starts by showing a single day, and as users click through that day is placed on a longer and longer timeline, from months to years, all the way back to the birth of the universe. via Coudal […]

COOPH magazine and photographer Lisa Kutzelnig share some fun suggestions for creating interesting and beautiful instant photography. The video demonstrates techniques for colorful collages, panoramas, and simple 3D effects. Related Laughing Squid PostsHigh Voltage Image Making, A Photography Project Exploring the Use of Electrical Discharge to Create ImagesA Series of Quick and Easy DIY Tips […]

In a timely episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill offer up a wonderfully handy arsenal of elegant insults that come from Greek and Latin roots that can be used in place of other overused descriptors in an argument. Do you want to up […]

An animated video from The Royal Institution explains how cartographer Marie Tharp helped scientists better understand continental drift and plate tectonics. The theories were not taken seriously when they were first presented, but Tharp’s work helped provide the evidence needed for them to gain acceptance in the scientific community. Continental drift is common knowledge now, […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live! shared a new trailer for Kong: Skull Island, an upcoming reboot of the King Kong franchise directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The trailer features the colossal ape king standing tall as evil monsters rise from below the ground and put up a fight against a group of curious explorers. Kong: Skull Island is […]

Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down some of the best and worst movie accents in a video for Wired. Singer pays particular attention to the work on Brad Pitt who has attempted many accents during his career, with some working out better than others. Singer also explains that when a movie accent misses its mark […]

Jimmy Fallon, Metallica, and The Roots teamed up on The Tonight Show to play the song “Enter Sandman” using classroom instruments. They jammed on instruments such as a baby electric axe, a kazoo, a Fisher-Price drum, and more. Here is the original “Enter Sandman” music video for comparison. A photo posted by Metallica (@metallica) on […]

Filmmaker Blake Faucette of Distractotron has created a wonderful new video featuring a number of the pop culture video game, tv show, and movie cosplays at NC Comicon 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. The entire collection of photos are available to view on Facebook and Instagram. A photo posted by Blake Faucette (@videoguyblake) on Nov […]

Skilled musician Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “Samuraiguitarist“) has released a video where he plays a brilliant cover of the Super Mario World soundtrack, complete with sound effects that he made using his guitar. The tabs and music from his cover are available to download for Patreon supporters. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Wonderful Cover of the ‘Super […]

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie made and then drank the “world’s largest” pumpkin spice latte in a little under two minutes for his latest challenge. THIS, is the World’s Largest Pumpkin Spice Latte!! 7 Venti-sized Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes, all combined into one Giant Coffee Cup, topped with whip cream and Pumpkin Spice. FYI, I […]

Adam Savage visits director Peter Jackson‘s collection of iconic movie props to get a close hands-on look at the eye of HAL 9000 used in the Stanley Kubrick classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Earlier this year, Adam Savage visited Peter Jackson in his cave–his world-class collection of props, costumes, and cinema artifacts that inspired him […]

French filmmaker Candice Drouet who also calls herself “Really Dim“, has created a fascinating a vertical comparison of the original trailer for Trainspotting with the trailer for the long-awaited sequel T2 Trainspotting, that silently notes the natural similarities and differences develop over the course of 20 years. Related Laughing Squid PostsT2, Mark Renton Returns Home […]

The Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, paid tribute to the Hydraulic Press Channel by crushing a deck of cards and filming the explosion in slow motion. The Hydraulic Press Channel crushed a deck of cards at regular speed in May 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsCrushing a Typewriter With a Hydraulic PressCrushing Gummy Bears With […]

In January 2015, we wrote about wearable electronics designer Anouk Wipprecht and her amazing 3D printed exoskeletal Spider Dress. The dress is currently on display at the Autodesk Gallery through March 2017. Vlogger Tom Scott visited Wipprecht at the gallery in San Francisco, to discuss the design and the inner workings of this wonderfully defensive […]