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MinutePhysics host Henry Reich explained the twin paradox, its solution, and why it is not technically a paradox in a pair of recent episodes. The first episode sets up the problem and gives a brief explanation for how time rotates, and the second video fully answers the twin paradox. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and […]

Fashion designer, mixed artist, and cosplay model Kay Pike is back with new and awesome time lapse video that features Kay painting a Flash costume on her own body. Pike captured the footage while she was streaming live on Twitch. Her full series of Flash photos are available on Imgur. Fans of Kay can help […]

Vanity Fair paid visual tribute to some of the most iconic hairstyles from the past 103 years, shown decade by decade. Included were such hairdos as the “Gibson Girl“, “Victory Rolls“, “Beehive” and “Female Undercut” for the women; the “Conk“, “Pompadour” and “High Flat Top” for men; and the unisex styles of the “Afro“, “Mohawk” […]

Macro Room melted a variety of ice cream treats in beautiful macro time lapse footage. Ice-Creams are fun and even more fun to watch them melt in macro timelapse video! We got all kind of different ice-creams, popsicles and ice and we let them melt, the result is for you to enjoy. Follow Laughing Squid […]

A photo posted by Laura Izumikawa (@lauraiz) on Aug 26, 2016 at 12:18pm PDT Los Angeles lifestyle photographer Laura Izumikawa has used her skills to take photos of her adorable baby girl Joey dressed in costumes that are each carefully crafted to look like a character from popular movies, television shows, bands, and more. Laura’s […]

Dan and Lincoln Markham from the What’s Inside? channel were joined by Cassidy Hilton to cut open shrieking rubber chickens to find out what gives them their unique sound. The Markhams were guests on Hilton’s series That Late Show where they won a chicken at a nickel arcade. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter […]

In the new trailer for the highly awaited serial reboot of the 1973 Michael Crichton film Westworld, an anthropomorphic robot named Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) who slowly comes to the realization that the world in which she lives is not truly as it seems. The one-hour drama series Westworld is a dark odyssey about the […]

The Real Deal is a new special effects-filled short film created by French Canadian self-taught director Patrick Boivin, who is known for his Iron Baby and Dragon Baby shorts, that gives us a look at “the world as a five-year-old boy sees it.” Toys comes to life and fight to the death in a battle […]

Quartz writer Adam Epstein called attention to “The Millennial Whoop“, a term first coined by writer and musician Patrick Metzger in a post on his blog The Patterning. The Millennial Whoop is a musical phrase where singers move between the fifth and third notes of a major scale while singing “Oh” or a similar noise. Epstein’s […]

In March 2015, a noble, camera-wearing eagle named Darshan made an incredible record breaking flight off the top of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, capturing absolutely stunning footage as he made his way back to his handler. Darshan is part of the Freedom Conservation, an innovative project that seeks to protect […]

Universal Pictures has released the first official trailer for A Dog’s Purpose, an upcoming comedy drama film directed by Lasse Hallström based on the 2010 book of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron. The film follows a dog’s journey through several of its lives via reincarnation and how the canine learns a valuable lesson […]

The makers of the Deus Ex video games asked British inventor Colin Furze to build an arm mounted gauntlet, a lot like what the main protagonist (Adam Jensen) wore, that comes equipped with deadly firing rockets, ballistic knives, and a powerful taser. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing […]

Developer and inventor Simone Giertz, the hilarious creator of robotic devices that seek to help make daily life easier, enlisted her designer friend Fiona Rolander to hilariously demonstrate her automatic sandwich making robot arm, was very messy, but sorely lacking the motor skills necessary to prepare a sandwich. I had a robot arm make me […]

In a web-exclusive video, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver decided to try his hand in the superhero mega-film game and humorously pitched the story of “Johnny Strong”, a cartoon character that he created in fifth grade. Johnny Strong is brave alter ego of John Olivier (no relation) who fights the dark forces of childhood […]

Marvel has released a funny Thor: Ragnarok mockumentary revealing what Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) were up to during Captain America: Civil War. See what Thor was up to during #CaptainAmericaCivilWar! Get this & other bonus on Dig HD 9/2 https://t.co/tWbG2IIs9h pic.twitter.com/M97y6CM1Mg — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 28, 2016 Follow Laughing Squid on […]

Screen Rant runs down 10 examples of extremely bad CGI effects in movies. On any given set there are a thousand different things for the cast and crew to keep in mind in order to prevent continuity errors and other mistakes, so it’s no wonder that some things slip through the cracks. With TV shows […]

After gnawing away on a forbidden insole, an adorably guilt-ridden gray pit bull named Drako aka Moto moto in Tortuguitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina shamefully hid little face behind Oddie, his beautiful long-haired dachshund brother when their human, Daniel Martino, angrily confronted the canine siblings with evidence of the crime. Who was it? Who did this […]

On a recent episode of Man at Arms: Reforged, the talneted team of blacksmiths and craftsmen at Baltimore Knife and Sword took on a video game-themed challenge where they had to build real-life versions of weapons from Fallout 4. They took a stab at making the Kremvh’s Tooth machete, a revolutionary sword, a bladed aluminum […]

JoBlo Movie Trailers shared a hilarious gag reel for Captain America: Civil War that features the superhero cast members dropping their weapons, cursing up a storm, breaking character, forgetting lines, and more. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsGag Reels From Phase One and […]

HomeMade Modern creative director Ben Uyeda built a DIY spiral staircase using layered pieces of plywood cut with a CNC machine. Uyeda said each step in the staircase took about two hours to put together during the initial build before the entire staircase was carefully sanded and finished. Almost done cutting out my new stairs! I […]

Los Angeles filmmaker Joe Murayama of PixelStormFilms has created a special effects-filled video that follows a Pokémon Go gamer who is viciously hunted down by a couple of angry Pokémon that broke free from his phone. Pokemon Go hunter gets hunted by a Pokemon. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog […]

18-year-old artistic dancer and full body contortionist Shakirudeen Adewale Alade (Bonetics) wowed the Britain’s Got Talent judges and audiences back in 2015 with his amazingly flexible dance skills. Bonetics is back once again, in a video created by Status Silver, where he bends his body in all sorts of artistic ways while dancing to “Stranded” […]

While exploring off the coast of Southern California, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus startled an unsuspecting octopus who immediately set about trying to blend in with the ocean floor. You think he knows he’s being watched? Looks like he’s a trying to look like a rock. Yeah he’s trying to hide, doing […]

Creative director Philip Stockton has created an experimental special effects video that features floating cars driving upside down on Houston Street in New York City. via The Awesomer Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsRETNA Mural on the Bowery and Houston Street WallLady Aiko […]

Simon Whistler explained why Mexican jumping beans jump in an episode of his incredibly interesting and informative web series Today I Found Out. Not actually a bean at all (beans being seeds from the family Fabaceae, also known as Leguminosae), the Mexican Jumping Bean is the seed pod of a shrub called Sebastiania pavoniana that has […]

A photo posted by eL Seed (@elseed) on Mar 15, 2016 at 2:30am PDT In 2015, talented street artist eL Seed created “Perception” an absolutely stunning anamorphic mural that was painted onto 50 different buildings and can only be fully seen from atop the Moqattam Mountain. The mural sits within the colloquially known Garbage City […]

19th century scientist James Prescott Joule explained the concept of “work” to robot puppet Adabot in “J is for Joule,” the latest episode of the Adafruit Industries series Circuit Playground. The series is working its way through the alphabet with one scientific concept for each letter. Adabot gets working with James Prescott Joule and learns […]

Drone filmmaker Eddie Weeks aka Aerial Imagery posted an adorable video in which he gave his sleeping dog an impromptu hearing test. Weeks first clicked a few computer mice several times without reaction. It was only when he clicked on the dog’s laser toy, that the drowsy canine lifted his head in immediate response. Dog […]

Juggler and unicyclist Flaviu Cernescu recently climbed to the top of the giant chimney CET Târgu Jiu in Romania and then both rode around and performed tricks on its rim. via The Awesomer Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsA Daring Descent Down the […]

Sam O’Nella created a crude animation to explain why it sucked to be pirate. The video covers many of the negative aspects of a life of piracy that are often overlooked in television and film like terrible food, cramped conditions, disease, and brutal violence. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog […]

Chris Gore, the founder, CEO and publisher of the truly pioneering but now defunct, cinematic website Film Threat, is currently raising funds through Kickstarter. His goal is to relaunch the site and revive it role in history as a valuable resource for independent film. …when the Film Threat website launched in 1996, that tradition of […]

On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, Aaron Paul sat down with Jimmy Fallon and excitedly expressed his love for the popular Netflix series Stranger Things and talked about how he wants to adopt Millie Bobby Brown, the 12-year-old actress who plays Eleven. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog […]

Vox video contributor Christophe Haubursin explained why drivers shouldn’t drive slowly in the left lane in the United States, and some of the laws around the country that are meant to punish those who do. Every state has some kind of law restricting the use of the left lane on multi-lane roads and highways. That […]

A photo posted by MonkeyMan (@monkeymanweb) on Aug 24, 2016 at 5:17am PDT Brian Richard created “It’s Stranger Things, Charlie Brown”, a wonderful Peanuts themed tribute to Stranger Things. Prints are available in his Etsy store. via reddit, Nerdist Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing […]

A photo posted by Marlborough Contemporary (@marlborough_contemporary) on Aug 3, 2016 at 6:55am PDT Israeli artist Sigalit Landau has created “Salt Bride“, a remarkable underwater photo series that shows the amazing transformation of a traditional early-20th century, traditional Chasidic black dress as it steeped in the hypersaline waters of the Dead Sea since 2014. The […]

RealLifeLore takes a look history behind the creation of borders for several countries that resulted in unusual panhandles in Part 1 of The World’s Strangest Borders. Borders sometimes look pretty strange on a map. Usually, borders exist where there is a river, a mountain range or some other geographical feature. But other times, borders are […]

Utah magician and prankster Stuart Edge recently got dressed up in a giant bear costume, gave out free hugs to random people around town, and pulled of some impressive tricks on a skateboard. Bought some new friends today! What should I name them? What videos should I make? pic.twitter.com/BSEuJppW6P — Stuart Edge (@stuart_edge) August 20, […]

Young actor Neel Sethi talked about playing Mowgli in Disney‘s live action version of The Jungle Book in an animated interview. Sethi stressed the importance of using his imagination because most of his work was shot in front of a blue screen with actors standing in for his on-screen animal costars. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook […]

A meeting of world leaders erupts into chaos in the music video for “Nobody Speak” by DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels. The song is from DJ Shadow’s new album The Mountain Will Fall. DJ Shadow has unveiled the music video for the song “Nobody Speak” featuring Run The Jewels, a standout track from his […]

In an interview animated by Rolling Stone, the late, great John Lennon described the circumstances under which he took acid for the very first time. In the spring of 1965 while he and his wife Cynthia were having dinner with George Harrison and Patty Boyd at the home of their dentist, John Riley. After dinner, […]

Britney Spears joined The Late Late Show host James Corden on his way to work for some Carpool Karaoke. The two sang a few of Spears’ hits, wore costumes, and talked about men. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsJennifer Lopez and James Corden […]

Charge by Andrew Hamm Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsEtón BoostTurbine2000, Hand Cranked Backup Power for SmartphonesSolar-Powered Phone Charger For Developing World Lets Customers Pay with a Text MessageCheck Your Surroundings for Safety, The First Feature Film Ever Recorded Exclusively on a Prius […]

Stewart Lamb Cromar, an interactive content manager at The University of Edinburgh, has created a monochromatic LEGO set based on the historical Analytical Engine and features Ada Lovelace, who is known as the first computer programmer, and “father of the computer” Charles Babbage. You can help Stewart’s set become an official LEGO product by being […]

Dietetic Idiomatic Schematic by John Atkinson on Wrong Hands Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsPrefixationBefore PinterestVintage Social Networking

A photo posted by Classic Signs (@classicneonandsigns) on Aug 24, 2016 at 11:31am PDT Nick Huckson, the owner and operator of The Sault’s Plumber in Sault ste. Marie, Ontario Canada wanted to advertise his relatively new business. Figuring his truck was the best way to do so, he went to Classic Signs, a full-service sign […]

In the latest episode of the excellent restroom review web series Golden Thrones, host John DelCollo visited ACME Studio in Brooklyn, New York where he evaluated each of the three onsite bathrooms in a Dating Game-style competition. As bonus content for the episode, each of the three bathrooms was filmed using a 360 camera to […]

In “A Hero“, the extremely talented Georgian video editor and Doctor Who fan David Garuchava of The Garo Studios, has created a powerful supercut essay showing the fierce loyalty, determination, and heroism that make fans around the world adore the renowned Time Lord so very much. “Sometimes, on a good day, if I try very […]

Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox and Emmy nominated singer and songwriter Addie Hamilton recently performed a vintage 1940s “Old Hollywood” style cover of the song “Heart Of Glass” by Blondie. Postmodern Jukebox‘s cover is available to purchase on iTunes from their new album, Squad Goals. Here is the original song for comparison. Follow Laughing […]

Astronomers have discovered the exoplanet Proxima b orbiting Earth’s nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri. At a distance of approximately 4.25 light years, few details are known about the newly discovered world, but astronomers believe that the planet is rocky, about 1.3 times the size of Earth, and that the planet falls in the important “habitable […]

Upon receiving multiple requests from his fans to use gummy bears in his work, Peter Brown of Shop Time gave in and demonstrated how to craft an axe handle with a five-pound bag of the aforementioned bears and just 13 ounces of resin. What do you get when you cross a 5 lb bag of […]