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The ever-informing CPG Grey explains how specific human traits and behaviors such as slow response time and tailgating, are the true culprit behind traffic problems. Stuck at an intersection, you always watch unfold the Fundamental Problem of Traffic. On green, the first car accelerates, and then the next, and then the next, and then the […]

On the August 30th episode of The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon, legendary funnyman Mel Brooks mourned the loss of his good friend Gene Wilder for the first time in public. He also shared a number of very funny stories about the work they did together. He also shared a touching memory about raising […]

Anthem Sports has created the Screen Pod, a personal pop-up screen tent that provides shade and protects you from irritating insects. It is available to purchase from their website. This pop up tent not only serves as a shelter that keeps mosquitoes, deer flies, wasps, and bees out, but also allows a breeze to flow […]

Aldo Jones has created an incredibly weird re-edit of the original trailer for DC Comics‘ upcoming superhero film Justice League. Fans of Aldo can help support his future work on Patreon. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsAn Incredibly Bizarre Re-Edit of the Batman […]

Superfruit has created “Stranger Fruit,” a fantastic video where the comedy group dresses up as characters from Stranger Things and reenacts the entire first season in 3 minutes. A video posted by SUPERFRUIT (@sup3rfruit) on Aug 29, 2016 at 9:18pm PDT A photo posted by SUPERFRUIT (@sup3rfruit) on Aug 30, 2016 at 12:50pm PDT Follow […]

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for the Duffer Brothers‘ upcoming second season of Stranger Things. The teaser does a fantastic job of getting fans excited for the new adventure coming in 2017 and giving out tidbits of information through episode titles. The adventure continues. Stranger Things 2 is coming 2017. pic.twitter.com/3H4WR3DGEj — Stranger Things […]

Marvel has released a brief behind the scenes look at Doctor Strange, their upcoming upcoming superhero film directed by Scott Derrickson and based on the Marvel character of the same name. The full Doctor Strange behind the scenes video will be available to “fans who purchase Captain America: Civil War on digital HD September 2nd, […]

In a brilliant new ad for Kenzo World perfume directed by Spike Jonez, actress Margaret Qualley who plays Jill Garvey on the HBO series The Leftovers, escaped the confines of a boring awards ceremony into the freedom of the empty hallways. Finally liberated in that big space with the sound of “Mutant Brain” by Sam […]

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie set a new world record back in May by eating 113 pancakes in 8 minutes while at The World Silver Dollar Pancake Eating Championship held in Chico, California. A photo posted by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on May 29, 2016 at 4:07pm PDT A photo posted by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on […]

Lucasfilm and Tongal have teamed up with creative fans to make Go Rogue, a stop motion animated Star Wars series revealing new Rogue One toys that follows Jyn Erso and other characters as they adventure across the galaxy. In chapter 1, animators Dan MacKenzie and Tucker Barrie follow Jyn as she searches for the building […]

Filmmaker Tillman Ohm has created the short mashup film “Reflections of HAL and Samantha“, using original dialogue from 2001: A Space Odyssey and Her to conduct a fascinating, but dissonant conversation between the two artificially intelligent personalities. Composed of original lines from “2001: A Space Odyssey“ (1968) and “Her“ (2013), the mashup creates a new […]

In 1971, Dutch filmmaker Han Van Gelder captured the artistic incredible process of M.C. Escher in the 20-minute documentary entitled “Adventures in Perception“. The film, part-biography, part artist demonstration was created for The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands program “Living Art The Netherlands” The first half of the film shows a lot of his work […]

Filmmaker Steve Giralt has created a truly incredible video of a hamburger complete with all of the fixings (bacon, cheese, mustard, ketchup, onion and tomato) being deconstructed in slow motion before falling back perfectly into place alongside a cold beer. In an article Giralt wrote on PetaPixel, he explains this was done in one shot […]

News Be Funny presents a compilation of some of the best news bloopers from August 2016. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsA Compilation of July 2016 News BloopersA Compilation of April 2016 News BloopersA Compilation of May 2016 News Bloopers

In “On Being Hated“, the School of Life, through animation by Luiz Stockler, offers thoughtful insight into the disquieting anxiety caused by being disliked intensely for no apparent reason, particularly in this age of social media and digital communication. Learning that someone hates us deeply, even though we have done nothing ostensibly to provoke them, […]

Youtuber –zach– has created a mashup of the classic theme song from Full House and Avengers footage from Marvel Cinematic Universe films. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsMashups of the ‘Friends’ Theme Song With Clips From the ‘Harry Potter’ Film Series and Marvel’s […]

Ted Yoder, an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist who lives in Arkansas performed a brilliant cover of the Tears for Fears song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” on the hammered dulcimer, lending gorgeous texture to the sound. The song has made quite a resurgence since Angela Moss (Portia Doubleday) performed a listless rendition in the “eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12” […]

Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Fernando Mendonça teamed up with Darth Blender to create “Star Trek Beyond Classic,” a wonderful mashup of the classic original Star Trek television series and the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsCaptain […]

SciShow host Hank Green provided some possible explanations for why insects are attracted to light. Entomologists don’t know the exact reason, but Green covers a few potential causes for the behavior. You know how moths like to fly into lamps or crawl all over your tv screen at night? Why do they do this?! The […]

redditor AndyThanLe posted a sweet video in which a well-intentioned human helpfully provided a picky little hermit crab on the beach with a number of shells from which to choose the perfect new home. This is very common behavior with hermit crabs, who change shells as they grow larger. Upgrading shells is critical to hermit […]

An animated TED-Ed lesson by John Cameron explains why and how humans hiccup. Although there’s not definite purpose to why humans hiccup, the video handles some possible explanations and the evolutionary history of the involuntary reaction. The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years … and was caused by a falling hog. While […]

In the It’s Okay to Be Smart episode “The Invisible Creatures That Keep You Alive!” host Joe Hanson breaks down the microbiome, the system of microbes inside the human body that help in fundamental ways to keep people alive. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid […]

Illusion enthusiast Brusspup, who’s known for his amazing videos, performed a fascinating experiment in which changes in air density were shown using a concave mirror, a light source, a razor blade and a camera. This is known as the Schlieren flow visualization. This setup allows you to see changes in air density. The point light […]

The Real Engineering video “The Material That Changed the World” explains the history of aluminum and how refining techniques took it from one of the most expensive metals in the world to one of the cheapest, and how its use in construction and as an airplane material impacted the modern world. Follow Laughing Squid on […]

In his newest series “Beyond the Tide“, host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness enlisted the assistance of tidal pool expert Aaron Sanchez on a search for a giant black sea hare in Southern California. Peterson was about to give up when Sanchez spotted a beautiful specimen, which Peterson gently picked up and commented on its […]

Wendover Productions explained the island of Guam and its status as a United States territory in a short video. The video covers the ways Guam is both similar to and different from the rest of the United States. Guam is an island 7,936 miles away from Washington, DC, and yet it’s part of the US […]

A photo posted by Illustrator (@reallifelines) on Aug 28, 2016 at 5:12am PDT Berlin greeting card designer and freelance illustrator Charly Clements has created Real Life Lines, a collection of clever illustrations and handwritten text over real life photos that bring everyday items to life. Charly’s entire series of cute illustrations are available to view […]

Artists Denton Burrows and Andy Golub recently collaborated on a wonderful mural located at 25th Street and 10th Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. photo by Scott Beale Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsFancy Robot Lady Mural in Chelsea by Pixel PanchoThe […]

Former scientist Matt Hamlin (a.k.a. “UpIsNotJump“) has created a happy little video where he recreates an episode of The Joy of Painting featuring Bob Ross in the video game world of Fallout 4. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsThe Joy of Mario Making, […]

SciShow host Michael Aranda explained the physics of roller coasters. Besides the basics, the video also explains more complicated launch and braking systems used in modern coasters. Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give […]

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Life Noggin‘s animated narrator Blocko (Pat Graziosi) explains exactly how humans process sound waves to hear things. The video covers how sound travels in waves and the anatomy of the human ear. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsSurfer Kelly Slater Introduces the Longest Rideable […]

Young Chase Wiley from the ScienceC YouTube channel filled in on Tom Scott‘s channel to explain why Mountain Dew is worse for teeth than Coca Cola, even though Coca Cola has a more acidic pH level. “Hi Tom, I’ve got two of my sister’s teeth dissolving in cola.” That was the best pitch I got […]

Kangaroo Manufacturing has created a giant cockroach pool float for adults and kids that measures 70″ long and 69″ wide. The creepy crawly inflatable pool toy is available to purchase from Amazon. Extermination Services Will Not Work in Swimming Pools images via Amazon via Bored Panda Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your […]

Now You See It host Jack Nugent recently created a supercut video of characters touching things in popular movies. He features scenes from Wall-E, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Fight Club, and more. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsSupercut of Characters Laughing in […]

Geoff Binns-Calvey visited his mother’s house back in 2015 and demonstrated how a dish towel drawer in her kitchen sounded exactly like a Wookiee when he opened it. I will put my mother’s Wookiee drawer noise up against any Wookiee door, Wookiee cabinet, Wookiee chair, Wookiee toilet valve, or Wookiee truck brakes. It’s been making […]

In honor of Marvel Super Hero Spectacular, coffee artist Michael Breach crafted a powerful collection of latte art that resembles popular comic book superheroes. A photo posted by Michael Breach (@baristart) on Aug 29, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT A video posted by Marvel Entertainment (@marvel) on Aug 29, 2016 at 8:22am PDT Follow Laughing Squid […]

photo via Wikipedia Jerome Silberman aka Gene Wilder, the legendary actor and comedian who starred in such iconic films as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Stir Crazy and Silver Streak, passed away on August 29th due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 83 years old. In addition […]

Metal Detector by Charlyne Yi via Archie McPhee’s Endless Geyser of Awesome Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsWonderfully Lively Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures by John LopezThings From Space, Surreal Sci-Fi Paintings of a Futuristic Earth Under Attack by Robots & UFOsSuper Mario Bros. […]

Swedish Dynamite host Erik Johansson exploded kegs of beer using delayed timers. This was a great beer blow, and it smells drunk all over my blow yard.

In “Pitch Perfect” from the Aunty Donna series Trendy, Zachary and Mark from the group try to burst into an acapella song, but their friend Broden simply doesn’t have the vocal chops to sing along. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsAn Eccentric Bartender Serves […]

Host Stewart McPherson visited Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world, for a short documentary in a series to compliment the BBC series Britain’s Treasure Islands. McPherson sailed for more than two weeks from Cape Town, South Africa to reach the island where he visited its only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. […]

American Hacker recently demonstrated how to make a simple trip wire alarm using a clothespin, a LED light, buzzer, AA batteries, and two screws. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make an Extremely Simple Electric Train From Household PartsA Motion-Activated, Color-Changing LED […]

Inspired by the work of Dain Yoon, Israeli makeup artist Ilana Kolihanov, demonstrated how to create her version of this “Optical Illusion“, in which she paints a second set of features upside down from her actual features. The effect is wonderful and a bit disconcerting. A photo posted by Ilana???????????? (@ilanamakeupartist_il) on Aug 17, 2016 […]

Once lawyer Matthew Anh, the 2015 record holder for the fastest time to travel to every subway station within New York City, found his record was nullified because the new Hudson Yards 7 station opened in September 2015, he set about doing it all over again. The New York Times tagged along with Anh as […]

The LAIKA animation studio recently shared a breakdown of how they created the gorgeous visual effects in the newly released 3D stop-motion animated film, Kubo and the Two Strings. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsA Boy & His Instrument Embark on a Magical […]

The sublime British space comedy Red Dwarf is returning to television on September 22, 2016 for an 11th series (season) and will feature the entire original cast. This is all really, really great news, however, we smegheads outside the United Kingdom, we may have to wait a while to see it, as it is currently […]

Setting aside superstition over broken mirrors and bad luck, the Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, threw a hammer through a large mirror and filmed it at 120,000 fps. At that speed the camera was able to capture a shock wave moving through the glass even before it started to shatter. Follow Laughing Squid […]

Artist Alesia Gitter (a.k.a. “nintendobratkat“) has created Pokémon Fusions, a series of illustrations where Alesia fuses two different types of Pokémon together to create an entirely new creature. Her full collection of Pokémon drawings are available to view on DeviantArt, Imgur, and her Tumblr blog. Pokemon Fusions images via nintendobratkat via RocketNews24 Follow Laughing Squid […]

A smiling Australian shepherd with a lolling tongue luxuriated supine in a blue kiddie pool that the wonderful humans at the Barkhaus in Miami, Florida had filled to the brim with tennis balls. Chris fulfilling his all time dream at Barkhaus via Nothing To Do With Arbroath Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host […]