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In episode 17 of his series No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty takes a look a the amazing career of Christopher Hart, most widely known as the disembodied animated hand named Thing in The Addams Family films. Hart began his career as a magician, a craft that gave him the amazing dexterity to convey emotions […]

In “3 Rules for Rulers“, the extremely knowledgable C.G.P. Grey explains how political power is gained and maintained through a delicate balance of keeping key supporters happy. No matter the type of government (democracy, dictatorship, monarchy), this balance is achieved by implementing three basic rules – first, “get key supporters on your side”, “control the […]

The folks at the Waterjet Channel took it upon themselves this Halloween to carve a jack-o-lantern in under 30 seconds with a powerful and precise 60,000 psi waterjet cutter. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid PostsFlamethrower Jack-O’-LanternTwo Jack-o’-Lanterns Demonstrate an Explosive Thermite Reaction in a Fiery Halloween Science VideoStock Ticker Mini Pumpkin, The […]

Alt Shift X has released a video where he provides a very interesting analysis of everything that took place in season one of Stranger Things. He also goes into detail about what could possibly take place in the upcoming second season. Fans of Alt Shift X can help support his future work on Patreon. Will […]

On an presidential episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, President Barack Obama returned to the show and read through a new series of mean tweets that others have written about him. Here are the mean tweets that he read back in 2015. Related Laughing Squid PostsPresident Barack Obama Reads Mean Tweets About Himself on Jimmy Kimmel […]

In 2010, X24Cellophane posted a very informative video that showed how exactly a eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher (soft-boiled eggshell cracker) works. The cleverly designed kitchen gadget gently cups top of the egg while an attached weight is dropped from above, forming a perfect circle in the delicate shell. Place egg in an egg cup, with the narrow end […]

In September 2016, Didga, the amazing skateboarding cat, set the Guinness World Record for most tricks performed by a cat in one minute. In an effort to bring awareness to shelter adoptions, Didga and her dedicated human Robert made an honest attempt to beat that record, which she did with flying colors. Rescue cat “Didga” […]

Great Big Story traveled to the British town of Ipswich in Suffolk to speak with Kerri Cameron, a rider in the the locally famous Ken Fox Troupe, who performs stunts to amazed crowds while riding a motorcycle around a circular wall known as the “Wall of Death“. Cameron had found her career after getting laid […]

Wisecrack looked at the dark philosophy behind Bojack Horseman and its roots in Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, and existential nihilism. Welcome to this special Wisecrack Edition on The Philosophy of BoJack Horseman, exploring the dark existential undertones of this seemingly light-hearted cartoon. Behind the colorful animations and snarky one-liners is a show that’s astonishingly deep […]

In order to fulfill her self-imposed 25 impressions in 25 days for Instagram project, the wonderfully talented performer Christina Bianco chose the subject of actresses who were horribly miscast in iconic roles from classic films, such as Kira Knightley in Sunset Boulevard, Wanda Sykes in To Have and To Have Not, Kristin Chenowith in Poltergeist, […]

For the new single off the debut album These Systems are Failing by Moby and The Void Pacific Choir entitled “Are You Lost In The World Like Me” is accompanied by a brilliant black-and-white animation by the very talented British illustrator Steve Cutts, who used a familiar, old-timey style to mourn the modern problems of […]

Kurzgesagt explained the potential threat of vacuum decay, the most efficient way to destroy the universe. Although it is only theoretical at this point, vacuum decay could not only end the universe as we know it, but rewrite the rules of physics and chemistry at the same time. What if there is a way to […]

During New York Comicon, Tested‘s Adam Savage sat down for a quick interview with comedian John Hodgman (Judge John Hodgman Podcast) to talk about comics, the internet, and #HodgmanForMODOK, Hodgman’s ongoing campaign to get Marvel to cast him as MODOK. http://www.johnhodgman.com/post/124861622318/modok-mini-fig-wheres-the-mustache-marvel Related Laughing Squid PostsJohn Hodgman Interviews John Cleese at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to […]

A photo posted by hitotsuyama.studio (@hitotsuyama.studio) on Jun 27, 2016 at 5:27am PDT Japanese artist Chie Hitotsuyama grew up in the newspaper business where she learned how to craft with the scraps. During a trip Africa, Hitotsuyama witnessed the harm being done to rhinoceroses because of the demand for their horns. Armed with a new […]

A photo posted by Shawn Bowers! (@shawnbowers) on Aug 11, 2016 at 10:42am PDT “Garfémon” is a fantastic art project, created by Chicago artist Shawn Bowers, where he illustrates all 151 first generation Pokémon characters as Garfield the cartoon cat. Shawn‘s entire collection of drawings are available to view on Instagram and the project’s website. […]

Peter Brown of the Shop Time YouTube channel created an awesome skateboard out of LEGO bricks and resin for Aaron Kyro of Braille Skateboarding. On episode 50 of Kyro’s You Make It We Skate It web series, he performed a great drop, kick flip, and watched as the LEGO skateboard slowly began to break and […]

Actor Toby Huss is a man of many talents. Aside from lending his incredible acting talent to the role of John “Boz” Bosworth on the sublime AMC series Halt and Catch Fire and his vocal talent to various voices in the animated series King of the Hill, Huss also has a fascinating alter ego named […]

Cracked‘s spokesman Roger Horton stars in the latest “honest ad” to reveal how the meat industry sells its processed meat circles and cylinders. So buy Horton Farms brand animal carcass. We kill the animal for you, reconstitute its flesh, and present it in a way that allows you to forget it once had parents. What […]

Los Angeles artist Matt Anderson (Ginozko) used white and black charcoal and his drawing skills to turn Abraham Lincoln‘s face into Bill Murray‘s on a five dollar bill. A photo posted by Matt Anderson (@ginozko) on Jun 17, 2016 at 12:10am PDT music by FMLYBND – “Gold” via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsItalian Artist […]

A photo posted by Tim Kowalczyk (@timsceramics) on Jul 12, 2016 at 5:51am PDT Tim Kowalczyk, an Illinois artist who specializes in trompe l’oeil ceramics, has created a line of absolutely amazing cups, mugs and tumblers whose slightly unkempt, recycled cardboard and tin can facades intentionally belie the incredible ceramic craftsmanship within. Pathetic, absurd, antiquated, […]

Great Big Story took an inside look at the competitive world of professional mini golf with professional mini golfer Matt Male, winner of the 2015 Masters National Pro Mini Golf Championship. Miniature golf may seem like one of America’s more laid-back pastimes, but its competitive side is no joke. To be a champion requires a […]

“A Girl’s Halloween“, a truly authentic Saturday Night Live skit, hilariously juxtaposed the beginning of the evening when three women were putting the final touches on their perfect Halloween costumes with a very sloppy end of the night when they all had way too much to drink. Three friends’ (Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer) […]

Mind Warehouse gives an explanation of how color blind people see the world. The video explains the science of color blindness, gives visual demonstrations of different types of color blindness, and even includes a basic test for the condition. Hi everyone! Have you ever had an argument with a friend about the color of a […]

Taking his cue from a comment made by the Republican Presidential candidate in New Hampshire, a righteously frustrated John Oliver of Last Week Tonight took a hard and sadly hilarious look at at the prevalence of opioids such as heroin or Oxycontin in the United States noting the very thin lines that divide the analgesic, […]

This post was sponsored by LG OLED TV via Syndicate Ads. Light pollution is just a part of our everyday — or every night— lives in 2016. While we’ve become completely used to it, numerous organizations and activists have launched efforts to decrease the negative impact of light pollution. Inspired especially by the efforts of […]

J.T. Sexkik read a series of strange and misspelled questions about pregnancy posted Yahoo! Answers like, “Can u get pregante…?” “What is the best time to sex to become pregnart,” and “Am i pegnate?? Help!?” via Jeff Atwood Related Laughing Squid PostsThis Is The End, Comedy Film About a Group of Celebrities Living in a […]

Aldo Jones has created a weird re-edit of the TV spot released last month for Marvel‘s upcoming superhero film, Doctor Strange. Fans of Aldo can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original TV spot for comparison. Related Laughing Squid PostsDoctor Strange’s Reality Is Turned Upside Down in a New TV Spot […]

Grant Davis and Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks teamed up to create a fully functional pop-up book that is built entirely out of LEGO bricks. You can help their idea become an an official LEGO product by being one of the 10,000 voters needed on LEGO Ideas. A video posted by Jason Allemann (@jasonallemann) on […]

On a creative episode of One Day Builds by Tested, host Adam Savage walks us through the design process of the Totoro costume that he wore incognito at New York Comic Con 2016. In this One Day Build, Adam shows us how he designed the costume to be lightweight and collapsible, how he formed Totoro’s […]

Saturday Night Live parodied the third and final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin standing in as the candidates. The sketch also featured Tom Hanks as debate moderator Chris Wallace, and covered the memorable moments from the debate like the phrases “nasty woman” and “bad hombres.” Related […]

São Paulo, Brazil pixel artist and animator Mauri Helme has created a great 8-bit animated version of the intro to Mike Judge and Greg Daniels‘ animated television series King of the Hill. Here is the original intro for comparison. via Boing Boing Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Opening Credits to ‘King of the Hill’ Recreated in […]

“Yum Yum Breakfast Burrito” is a new music video by Parry Gripp that features cute animations and text by Lauren Andrews. Here is a one hour version of the deliciously upbeat music video. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Burrito Van’, Animated Music Video About a Burrito Man in a Van Who Is Offering a First-Class Ticket to […]

As with the first Presidential Debate, the very funny Bad Leap Reading applied their own hilarious spin on the second debate where the audience members posed questions to the candidates. The result was a very surreal, but seemingly accurate translation of what the candidates and audience might have been saying if the volume were off, […]

Twitterer Senba, who lives in the Saitama Prefecture has crafted a wonderful series of amusingly adorable cardboard masks and costumes for her beloved chihuahua-mametaro. Senba spoke with BuzzFeed how she came up with the idea. I gradually started drawing a dog’s face, Mickey Mouse and other characters. …The designs are based on manga, anime/movie characters, […]

Karl Johanson of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine has created a fascinating timelapse of a banana slug cruising quickly across the side of a house in Tofino, British Columbia at 20 times its normal speed. Johanson also readily explained what he though was stuck on the end of the slug’s tail. That’s dirt and fir needles […]

In response to a viewer question, SciShow host Michael Aranda took a look the odd fascination that cats have with boxes, explaining some of the valid physical and mental reasons why. If it fits, they sits. But have you ever wondered why they do this? Well, for one, it helps their anxiety. And when they’re […]

Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund, who is known for having an outfit for every occasion, had his human Ryan put together an adorable compilation of some of the most creative outfits he’s worn through the years. Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund and his halloween dachshund wiener dog costumes compilation video, like Frankenweenie, Vampire Dog, Two Monkeys Carrying […]

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the now iconic Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, filmmakers Keith Hopkin and Laura Vitto of Mashable Watercooler have again employed adoptable, rescued hamsters from the Westchester Rescued Hamster Haven to portray the magical friends and nemeses in an adorable retelling of the film. YAY! Hamster Potter is […]

On his quest to endure the most painful sting in the world, the self-punishing wildlife educator Coyote Peterson has put together a compilation of the insects whom he purposely irritated in order to make them react in the only way they knew how. Peterson also demonstrated how to treat an insect sting and explained why […]

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During the second 2016 Presidential town hall debate, a bespectacled man in a red sweater named Ken Bone asked the candidates a very balanced question about energy policies. From that moment on, the inquisitor became a household name, the subject of memes and election reporter for the Jimmy Kimmel Show. In a new ad for […]

Lima, Peru art director Christian Rivera of Youpanqui BBDO has created Drink the Force, a clever collection of Star Wars paper cup design concept that features LEGO minifig characters holding lightsabers that extend up into a color matching straw. images via Christian Rivera via Packaging of the World, Foodiggity Related Laughing Squid PostsArtist Adds Geeky […]

Inventor and mechanical engineering Dane Christianson of Moving Parts LLC has created the Boob Cube, a funny logic puzzle that is basically a simplified version of the complex Rubik’s Cube. It is available to purchase from Amazon.

Houston, Texas Accenture consultant Skyler Johnson has created a magical chart that categorizes which spells get mentioned the most in the Harry Potter fantasy books. The interactive table features colorful dots pin pointing what spell was muttered in which book and, when you hover over a dot, you are presented with even more detailed information. […]

On a magical episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel decided that it would be a good idea to hire Marvel‘s powerful superhero and sorcerer, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), as the entertainment for a kids’ birthday party. Things go horribly wrong when Dr. Strange teleports a rude child to the pits of hell. The […]

With Election Day looming large on the horizon, The Gregory Brothers of Auto-Tune the News have once again put their distinctive mark onto the third and final debate of the 2016 Presidential Election with Weird Al Yankovic at the moderation helm. The songified version entitled “Bad Hombres and Nasty Women” used the candidates own words […]

The high informative whiteboard series AsapSCIENCE explains the differences between extroverts and introverts, the genetic and physiological makeup of each and how an ambivert is a combination of the two personalities. In many ways our society has an extroversion bias where qualities like putting yourself out there are highly valued. Our institutions are also often […]

Tentacle Studio has created a realistic spider Halloween costume featuring a “crimson tongue which flicks out unexpectedly, and a built-in electronic voice changer in the head.” It is available to purchase from their Etsy shop. This realistic spider costume is the original long-legged beastie, closely based upon a real wolf spider. In addition, this very […]

An adorable 4-year-old little girl from Moscow, Bella Devyatkina, participated on the Russian TV show Udivitel’nyye Lyudi (Amazing People) and stunned both the judges and audience when she showed them all how she could fluently speak 7 different languages. A video posted by ???????????? ???? (@brain_russia) on Oct 17, 2016 at 11:52pm PDT via reddit […]

Legendary British comedian John Cleese teamed up with NOW TV to provide an amusing recap of all six seasons of AMC‘s The Walking Dead. Season seven of The Walking Dead will premiere Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 at 9 PM EST. via Nerdist Related Laughing Squid PostsCollegeHumor Recaps All Five Seasons of ‘The Walking Dead’ in […]