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New York Magazine associate producer Christine Nguyen has created compilation videos of some of the best kids and adults cosplaying at New York Comic Con 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsIncredible Cosplay of Mystique Transforming Into Stryker at New York Comic Con 2016WTF is Cosplay?, Nerdist Channel Takes a Closer Look at CosplayAdam Savage Goes Incognito […]

Mythbusters host and Tested scientist Adam Savage went incognito at New York Comic Con 2016 dressed as Totoro, the title character from Hayao Miyazaki‘s classic animated film My Neighbor Totoro. In portraying this friendly and fuzzy character, Adam strolls through the convention floor receiving hugs and warming hearts. Plus, check out Adam’s perspective from a […]

NPR‘s Skunk Bear explained the history of pencil lead from the beginning of the universe to a modern pencil factory in Jersey City, New Jersey. images via Skunk Bear Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make a Matchbox Microphone Out of a Matchbox and Pencil LeadsNew Exquisitely Detailed Sculptures Carved Onto the Protruding Lead at the […]

International publisher Taschen has announced the release of a collector’s limited edition, “SUMO-sized” monograph that tells the story of legendary Swiss artist HR Giger through photos, essays and original writings up until his untimely death in 2014. Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s […]

A photo posted by Mieps (@miepstheguineapig) on Sep 30, 2016 at 12:39pm PDT Mieps the guinea pig is a sweet little animal who always ready, willing and able to adorably model for the cameras of her photographer human Marloes van Antwerpen without the slightest complaint. My name is Mieps, I am three years old and […]

Rhett & Link’s Buddy System is a new YouTube Red comedy series starring Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal from Good Mythical Morning. In the series, a mutual ex-girlfriend takes control of the duo’s YouTube channel and they are forced into a series of bizarre misadventures to regain control. The series premieres on October 19, 2016 with new […]

While promoting “In the Now”, his first solo album in 32 years, legendary Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb appeared on the The Tonight Show where host Jimmy Fallon dressed up as Gibb’s double and faced his guest in silhouette to form “Electric Company”-style words that made up a silly but beautifully harmonized Halloween song. Two […]

Sprayscape is a “perfectly imperfect” virtual reality camera app that lets users photograph the world around them with their smartphone onto a virtual 360° sphere that can be viewed in virtual reality. Sprayscape is a quick hack using the phone’s gyroscope to take pictures on the inside of a 360-degree sphere. Just point your phone […]

“The Veil” is an incredibly powerful song by Peter Gabriel that was written specifically for the Oliver Stone film Snowden. While both director and subject are known to be polarizing figures, Gabriel has never backed down from a cause in which he firmly believes and stated that he was happy to be a part of […]

In honor of the upcoming World Anesthesia Day on October 16th, the American Chemical Society video series Reactions talks about the history of anesthesia, its efficacy, components and what scientists believe in regard to how anesthesia works within the human body. October 16 is World Anesthesia Day, celebrating the 170th anniversary of the first successful […]

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has just released realistic-looking latex Banana Slug Mask that features a set of posable feelers. Finding a slug in your garden is usually a bad thing, but what if you are the slug? This realistic Banana Slug Mask makes you look just like a giant yellow, slimy slug. Imagine sneaking […]

A skydiver who lost his shoe after jumping from a plane was able to recover it mid-fall and even managed to put it back on before landing safely on the ground. via Boing Boing Related Laughing Squid PostsOne Skydiver Catches Another’s Free-Falling ShoeSkydiver Bumps His GoPro Camera Off at 12.5K Feet & It Films the […]

Hero Within has created a fashionable collection of coats, jackets, and blazers based on Justice League superheroes from DC Comics. Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Superman coats are available to purchase from the Hero Within store. A photo posted by Hero Within (@herowithininc) on Sep 11, 2016 at 1:43pm PDT A photo posted by Hero […]

Last year, engineer Kevin Szeto designed a LEGO set featuring minifig versions of The Beatles (John, Paul, Ringo, and George) as well as their iconic Yellow Submarine. The set was recently approved by LEGO to be made into an official product. It will become available in store on November 1st, 2016. images via LEGO Ideas […]

PhotoFunia has launched the Retro Wave tool to allow people to create 1980s style soundtrack word art. Users input their own text and select from different backgrounds and text styles to generate their art. For a fan of 80s culture, retro wave is well known as a modern take on the retro soundtracks of the […]

Disney and Lucasfilm have released the second official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Star Wars stand-alone film and first in the new Star Wars Anthology Series. The Rebellion finds hope in the new trailer and pulls out all of the stops as they work towards taking down the monstrous Death […]

Fake Food Hatanaka, a Japanese company that makes plastic meals for restaurant window displays is also offering a line of their wares as playful headbands and jewelry. The retail shop, ii Fake, features very real-looking prepared meal accessories that have become so popular that much of their stock is sold out. After all, who doesn’t […]

In an episode of his Popular Science series, the wonderfully quirky food expert and self-proclaimed Thyme Lord Alton Brown tells the sad tale of a boy who really wanted an Easy-Bake Oven but wouldn’t dare ask for one. Instead, he grew up to create his own Mega Bake, a giant-sized version of the lightbulb cooker […]

On September 13, 2016, the Bank of England issued a new five pound note made from a plastic polymer that lasts longer, has higher security features and is good for the environment. It also is evidently, able to act as a crude needle for a vinyl record. This curious side effect was discovered by sound […]

Steel wool burns and sparks in stunning macro footage in a video by The Macro Room. A wooden artist model, a toy Pikachu, and a spinning motor are all featured in the video as well. We played with the steel wool burning reaction under our super macro lenses and the result is for you to […]

Simon Whistler looks back at the origin of the phrase “Guess what chicken butt” in an episode of his always fascinating series Today I Found Out. Although the episode is mostly light-hearted discussion of the phrase, it does include some references to some rather grisly practices seen in the poultry industry towards the end. Butt, […]

Complete IPA: The Guide to Your Favorite Craft Beer by Brooklyn writer and beer aficionado Joshua M. Bernstein, is a comprehensive book that explains all things India Pale Ale (IPA) for both novice and expert alike. The book is chock-filled with examples of different brews and the brewers that make them, all with yummy accompanying […]

A tired young boy falls asleep in his car seat the second his dad tells him it’s okay in a clip from America’s Funniest Home Videos. Related Laughing Squid PostsTired Kid Falls Asleep at the Wheel of His Toy Tractor and Then Repeatedly Rides Around in CirclesA Young Boy is Devastated That He’s Not Considered […]

During a panel at New Yorker Festival, moderator and staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe spoke with Sam Esmail, the creator of the sublime Mr. Robot series and actor Christian Slater, who plays the titular character with delicious nuance. In response to Keefe’s first question, Esmail opened up about his own history with hacking, social anxiety […]

A photo posted by Director ???????????????? (@imsofirst) on Oct 9, 2016 at 8:27am PDT In the aftermath of the highly destructive Hurricane Matthew, filmmaker ImSoFIRST took out his flying robot for a spin around a flooded neighborhood in Hope Mills, North Carolina and posted a resulting photo onto Instagram and Twitter. By sheer and wonderful […]

Looper has released a new video where they shared a few untold truths about the Friday the 13th horror film franchise. They dug deep to find out that Jason Voorhees‘ iconic hockey mask was almost a burlap sack, Jason’s name was originally going to be Josh, and more. The name Jason Voorhees is synonymous with […]

In May 2013, talented guitarist and performer Mike Rayburn played a truly beautiful version of the classic heart-wrenching Harry Chapin song “Cat’s in the Cradle” to his dying, bed-ridden father, Charles Benjamin Rayburn, Jr. It was an incredibly touching tribute to the man who gave his son his first guitar. May 1, 2013. I know […]

Vox contributor Estelle Caswell looked at the surprising frequency of references to the mustard brand Grey Poupon in rap music. The post includes an interactive graphic that sorts the references by year with audio clips of each Grey Poupon lyrics. Caswell also created a Spotify playlist of some of the best songs that mention the […]

Red Bull teamed up with professional street trials rider Danny MacAskill to make “Wee Day Out,” a wonderful video where Danny performs all sorts of wild stunts while riding his mountain bike around his hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland. Behind the scenes footage is available to view on the Red Bull website. Want to see what […]

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Wendover Productions explained and compared two types of long-haul flights and the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The A380 is suited to the hub-and-spoke traffic model, while the 787 makes the point-to-point model possible along more routes. The video also references Wendover Productions’ earlier videos “Why Is Flying So Expensive?” and “How Budget Airlines […]

Five elements burn in beautiful high definition macro footage for “Elemental Burning” by Yan Liang from Beauty of Science. Carbon, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur combust, and the video labels the compounds the elements change into after and during burning. Related Laughing Squid PostsBeautiful Close-Up Macro Footage Captures a Stick of Burning Incense in Incredible […]

With the 2016 Presidential election looming large over the whole of the United States (and the world), Esquire made the timely decision to revive the iconically witty SPY Magazine as an online entity for the 30 excruciating days before November 8th. SPY co-founder Kurt Anderson noted in an Esquire blog post that this return, however […]

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober has demonstrated how to build a scientifically awesome silhouette glow wall using glow in the dark wall paint and sheets of vinyl. He also invited family friends over to have some fun while they tested out the glow wall, that can often be found at science museums. Related Laughing Squid […]

Officers at New York City’s 78th precinct in Brooklyn gave Gothamist a tour of their haunted basement created for Halloween. The spooky attraction is meant to engage young members of the community with the officers in a positive way. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe 18th Annual Webby Awards Announces New Categories and Call For EntriesA Tour […]

Trump X Hillary: I Love to Hate You is a clever project by Brazilian artist Butcher Billy where he illustrates mashups of presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as various pop culture characters. And the lovers that you sent for me didn’t come with any satisfaction guarantee. So I’ll return them to the sender […]

Weber State University student Nick Garrett created a shot-for-shot remake of the opening of The Tonight Show to apply for an internship at the show. In the video, Garrett replaced host Jimmy Fallon with himself and used locations in Salt Lake City instead of New York City. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid […]

Great Big Story has ventured into the the world of Wasteland Weekend, a four-day post-apocalyptic Mad Max style party and festival that takes place in California’s Mojave Desert. It features people from all walks of life coming together in their wasteland costumes to have a good time. Each year, nearly 3,000 desolation enthusiasts dress in […]

Creative studio MPC has shared a visual effects breakdown of their work on the new Ghostbusters reboot. Lead by VFX Supervisor David Seager and VFX, MPC completed more than 250 shots. The team focused on the action packed finale and work included creating a 1970’s Times Square, a 2D no-ghost cartoon, a 300 foot tall […]

Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry, producer Seth McMurry, and sound designer Matthew McMurry of Nukazooka have created “World War Nerf,” a special effects filled video full of “pain and suffering” featuring two opposing forces battling to the death with Nerf weapons. Related Laughing Squid PostsToy Wars, A Special Effects Video Featuring Two Fathers Battling One […]

Zach Ace has created a great video that reimagines the hit Netflix series, Luke Cage, with a 1990s Family Matters style intro. via Schlomo Rabinowitz Related Laughing Squid PostsA 1980s and 1990s Style Intro for Game of ThronesStop-Motion Action Figure Remake of The 1990’s X-Men Cartoon IntroDaredevil Season 2 Easter Eggs, Secret Cameos and Hidden […]

The wonderful online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has come out with a wonderful gift for all the feline lovers out there who want to break out their crayons and get in touch with their inner child. “The Crazy Cat Lady Coloring Book” is 24 pages of furry fun without the allergens, and includes all sorts […]

Brilliant balloon artist Brian Getz of Pretty Funny Balloons crafted a series of balloon Pokémon to celebrate his love of Pokémon Go. Christina and I have enjoyed playing Pokemon Go, so at a recent conference, I decided to see how many pokemon I could make. I’d say this is a good start. Charmander Bellsprout Caterpie […]

Never one to mince words, the wonderful folks at Firebox are offering their own “Calm The F*ck Down Tea“, a perfect cuppa for a quiet night at home or while experiencing an honest F*ck That guided meditation. A softening and refreshing blend of herbal tea, delicately dashed with camomile and peppered with lively liquorice. Delicious, […]

Katrina Naficy stars as a woman terrorized by potatoes in the horror spoof “Peeled: The Potato Resurrection.” via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsSuper Slow Motion Video of Potatoes Being Peeled and Destroyed With a Bench GrinderHow to Peel a Large Amount of Potatoes Without a Vegetable PeelerThe Famous Idaho Potato Tour, The World’s Largest Potato […]

While out walking on a busy Japanese street, anime aficionado Jeff Badjegate caught the wonderfully bizarre sight of a bearded man wearing a flapping red tie and coattails who appeared to be frozen in place just as he was stepping into a crosswalk while passing unconcerned pedestrians paid him no mind whatsoever. via reddit, Boing […]

A TED-Ed lesson by Heba Shaheed explains why a person should not hold in their pee for too long when they feel the urge to urinate. The lesson explains how the urinary system works in the body, and the limits of the bladder. Humans should urinate at least four to six times a day, but […]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump perform a moving duet of “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack in edited footage from the second presidential debate. For context, here is the song as it originally appeared in the film. via Lucky TV Related Laughing Squid PostsAlec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon Debate […]