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Dr. Uri Burstyn, aka the Helpful Vancouver Vet, who demonstrated how to properly pick up a cat, how to safely brush a cat’s teeth and how to approach an unfamiliar dog, partnered up with an affable pooch named Cedric to demonstrate how to best administer a pill to a dog. Dr. Burstyn noted that it’s...The post A Helpful Vancouver Veterinarian Shows How to Properly and Safely Administer Medication to a Dog appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Cat Explorer by Leap Motion is a fascinating, interactive VR demo that lets users virtually explore the anatomy of a cat. This transformative technology allows users to look under the skin and isolate areas of concern with simple hand movements that are easy to learn. It also opens up new channels within healthcare, education...The post A Fascinating Interactive Virtual Reality Demo That Lets Users Explore the Anatomy of a Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an unretained episode of Simon’s Cat Logic, animator Simon Toland and animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explain what to do when your cat goes missing, the best places to first look, what items to leave out to encourage the cat to return and how best to spread the word. Toland spoke from experience when his...The post Simon’s Cat Logic Offers Helpful Advice on What to Do When Your Beloved Cat Goes Missing appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2013, a beautiful blind English springer spaniel named Kellar played a successful game of fetch with his beloved human, who called out verbal cues to help the dog locate the ball. Kellar proved to be quite good at the game. Kellar has been blind since birth, but due to the diligence of his trainers,...The post A Blind Dog Plays a Successful Game of Fetch Using Verbal Cues Called Out by His Beloved Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a heartfelt homage to the tragically late Chef Anthony Bourdain who died on June 8, 2018, renowned sushi artist Chef Masa Takayama fondly remembered and mourned his friend as he was, a wonderful guest who appreciated Takayama’s mother’s cooking, a determined soul who appreciated the best of life after a hard-won journey and an...The post Chef Masa Takayama Mourns the Death of Friend Anthony Bourdain With Whom He Often Broke Bread appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Austin Light (@austindlight) on Apr 24, 2018 at 10:33am PDT Author and illustrator Austin Light has seen his fair share of bad stock photos, while working in the marketing world. To spruce things up a bit, he used his artistic skills to add funny cartoon animals to the awkward stock photos....The post Funny Cartoon Animals Added to Bad Stock Photos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While out golfing at the Moose Run Golf Course in Anchorage, Alaska, Alissa Stefan and her son Trevor captured hilarious footage of a trio of bear cubs playing a roughhouse version of the game “Capture the Flag” on the 7th hole of the course. While two of the cubs were duking it who actually captured...The post A Trio of Bear Cubs Play a Funny Roughhouse Game of Capture the Flag on an Alaskan Golf Course appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Lenses Factory HK (@lensesfactoryhk) on May 25, 2018 at 1:15pm PDT The group of creative prop makers and cosplayers at Lenses Factory HK built a custom Spider-Man mask that features functioning, hands-free eyes. A post shared by Lenses Factory HK (@lensesfactoryhk) on Jun 3, 2018 at 3:20am PDT A post shared...The post A Custom Spider-Man Mask With Functioning Eyes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In March 2018, we posted a hilarious video by cartoonist Lauren Lorenzo of the animated series eLL cartoons in which her father and 98 year old grandmother tried communicating with their Amazon Echo Alexa, without much success. The video rightfully went viral overnight, a phenomenon to which she amusingly responded. More recently, in more personal...The post Cartoonist Animates the Pros and Cons of Her Two Favorite Cities: New York City vs Los Angeles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Michael Hickox released an action-packed stop-motion animated short that takes a look at what the popular video game, Fortnite Battle Royale, would look like in the world of LEGO. A Funny Fake Movie Trailer for Fortnite Battle RoyaleTwo Characters From PUBG Find Themselves Fighting Colorful Enemies From the World of FortniteWhat Fortnite Would Have...The post LEGO Fortnite Battle Royale appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey imagines what the voice and text chat app, Discord, would have been like in the 1980s in a new animated episode of his Wonders of the World Wide Web series. What Siri Would Have Been Like in the 1980sWhat Twitch Would Have Been Like in the 1980sWhat Amazon Would Have Been...The post What Discord Would Have Been Like in the 1980s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Universal Pictures released the first trailer for First Man, the upcoming biographical historical drama adventure space film directed by Damien Chazelle. Ryan Gosling will gear up as Neil Armstrong and make an impossible journey to the moon. First Man is set to rocket into theaters on October 12th, 2018. First Man, the riveting story of...The post Ryan Gosling Makes His Maiden Voyage to the Moon as Neil Armstrong in the First Trailer for First Man appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Researcher Dr. Jens Frahm of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttigen, Germany who showed how the tongue moves while speaking and singing via real time MRI, had beatboxer Gaucho (Timo Schnepf) demonstrate how the tongue moves while freestyling using the very same impressive technology. The tongue in beatbox mode: Gaucho (Timo Schnepf)...The post Amazing Real Time MRI Footage That Shows How the Lips, Tongue and Throat Move While Beatboxing appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The irate German from the Speed Comparer channel who sternly explained how to properly pronounce the names of cars made in his beloved homeland, returned for a second round. This time he enjoyed some nice German chocolate and a small but enjoyable German beer while lecturing on locally known names such as Maybach, AMG, Geländewagen,...The post An Irate German Sternly Explains How to Properly Pronounce the Names of More German Cars appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Dogs In Food (@dogs_infood) on May 27, 2018 at 7:08am PDT The Instagram feed Dogs In Food posts absolutely wonderful and very amusing manipulated photos that seamlessly insert adorable tiny dog faces into different kinds of foods and drinks. Some are very easy to spot, while others might take an extra...The post An Amusing Photo Series That Seamlessly Inserts Tiny Dog Faces Into Different Kinds of Food appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Finding that the chromatic kalimba he wanted was prohibitively expensive, the skilled woodworker of Measured Workshop decided to craft a beautiful, five octave version of his own design, graciously offering step-by-step visual instructions of his process. He also shared photos of the build as well as a short video of the fully finished instrument. Chromatic...The post Skilled Woodworker Silently Builds a Beautiful Five Octave Chromatic Kalimba of His Own Design appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The post A Loyal Dog Wearing a GoPro Acts as a Follow Cam for a Trio of Humans Riding Around a Skatepark appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely beautiful, vivid little lorikeet named Angel, who has a great sense of rhythm, did an adorable little dance around a wooden bowl that was being tapped by his human Carolin von Petzholdt with a spoon. After a bit, Angel lost interest in the bowl and wandered off, but quickly returned for the chase...The post A Vivid Little Rainbow Lorikeet Bird Adorably Chases a Tapping Spoon Around a Wooden Bowl appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a brilliantly detailed analysis, the knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic took a deep dive into the iconic 1971 Don Mclean song “American Pie” and how it reflected the drastic change in American culture over a decade. Using the song as a timeline, the narrator examined the background events happening with each verse, deconstructing the characters...The post How the Song ‘American Pie’ Reflected the Drastic Changes in American Culture From 1959 to 1971 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For his latest project in Tested‘s One Day Builds series, creator and prop master Adam Savage upgraded a Nerf Rival Nemesis Blaster with a custom magazine that holds up to 1,000 soft plastic Nerf balls. Savage tested out his magazine by firing balls off at three individuals dressed in dinosaur costumes. A post shared by...The post Adam Savage Upgrades a Nerf Rival Nemesis Blaster to Fire 1,000 Soft Plastic Balls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The HBO documentary Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind tells the ultimately heartbreaking story of the late, great and beloved comedian through his own words and through the words of those who loved him. The documentary tracks Williams’ early years, contrasts his vivacious stage personality with his quiet, private life, expounds on his generosity of...The post Come Inside My Mind, A Heartbreakingly Beautiful Documentary About the Late Great Robin Williams appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The team at the Cooperative of Photography collaborated with talented dog photographer Anne Geier to share eight handy tips for capturing perfect pictures of pretty pooches under different circumstances. Several of these tips include freezing the action, lowering the perspective, focus through frames and shooting from above. Teaming up with dog photographer Anne Geier, we...The post Talented Dog Photographer Shares Some Handy Tips for Capturing Perfect Pictures of Pooches appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mattel and GoPro are releasing a new low-riding Hot Wheels car later this month, called the “Zoom-In,” that comes with an attachment for a GoPro camera. To test it out, outdoor enthusiast and tech geek Abe Kislevitz captured awesome POV footage from his “Zoom-In” as it sped across a San Diego beach run. Hot Wheels...The post Hot Wheels ‘Zoom In’ Car Captures Wonderful GoPro POV Footage During a San Diego Beach Run appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Woodworker Bob Hoellwarth of Bob’s Wood Stuff ate all of his roommate’s bananas over the span of 10 days. Instead of replacing them by buying more, Hoellwarth cleverly made a lifelike bunch of counterfeit bananas out of wood. Problem solved! I carved them out of a kiln dried fir 2×4, using the bandsaw, Japanese hand...The post How to Make Counterfeit Bananas Out of Wood appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an spicy episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Jackass alum Johnny Knoxville chatted about his prank-filled life, his friendship with Steve-O, injuries while shooting Action Point, and ate progressively spicier wings while being interviewed by Sean Evans. Bob Saget Shares Full House Secrets and Hiccups While Eating Progressively Spicy WingsMan v....The post Johnny Knoxville Chats About His Wild and Crazy Life While Eating Progressively Spicier Hot Wings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Thirty-two courageous stuntmen and stuntwomen set themselves on fire at the Grand Parade in Cape Town, South Africa to set a Guinness World Record for the most people performing full body burns. The fire-proof costumes and gel used were thoroughly tested before the official attempt and every person was shadowed by someone who monitored their...The post 32 Stuntmen and Stuntwomen Set Guinness World Record for Most People Performing Full Body Burns appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dreamworks released the trailer for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, their upcoming third and final animated action fantasy film in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. The fiery trailer follows Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) as he discovers an undiscovered world of dragons and and his best friend Toothless falls in love with...The post Toothless Falls in Love in a Fiery Trailer For How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ASOS US (@asos_us) on Jun 4, 2018 at 3:04pm PDT Crayola has released a complete makeup line that is completely free of talc and animal products, which is exclusively available through ASOS. This 58-piece line is certain to please one’s inner child, is designed just like their crayons down to the...The post Crayola Releases a Full Makeup Line Designed Like Their Crayons Available Exclusively Through ASOS appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Rachael Talibart (@rachaeltalibart) on Apr 14, 2018 at 12:39am PDT Photographer Rachael Talibart has captured the distinct personalities that can be found in the waves of a tumultuous sea in her gorgeous black and white photo series “Sirens” and book of the same title. Each wave was photographed in severe storms...The post Gorgeous Photos Capturing a Series of Mythological Beings Formed by Waves Within a Tumultuous Sea appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorably cheeky cockatoo perched on the side of a dresser drawer and repeatedly grabbed rolled up pairs of socks and tossed them out onto the floor as a human was on the other side of the room trying to toss them into the drawer. Needless to say, not much organizational progress was made that...The post A Cheeky Cockatoo Playfully Removes Socks From a Dresser Drawer as a Human Tries to Toss Them In appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Alex Delany, an associate web editor for Bon Appétit, took a tour of New York City’s plethora of pizzerias, hitting 23 of them within the five boroughs within 24 hours. At each place he sampled a representative slice and made a determination on the spot sometimes with the assistance of other Bon Appétit employees such...The post Food Editor Visits 23 New York City Pizzerias in 24 Hours to Determine Which Makes the Best Slice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Boston Pizza and john st. have joined forces to create the world’s first pizza box designed for eating pizza in bed. This limited edition box was created in honor of Father’s Day and Boston Pizza is hosting a #BPinBed contest between June 6 and June 11 for a chance to win one. ?CONTEST ALERT? Reply...The post A Pizza Box Designed For Eating Pizza in Bed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A pair of Russian Highway Patrol officers were taken off guard when An audacious bear came out of the woods, walked up to their car on hind legs and investigated what was taking place inside. As it turns out, the officers were just taking a lunch break by the side of the road. These Highway...The post An Audacious Bear Hilariously Investigates a Pair of Police Officers Eating a Roadside Lunch In Their Car appeared first on Laughing Squid.

BoxLunch is featuring a wonderful set of Rick And Morty Portal Bookends based on Adult Swim‘s popular television series. The bookends show Rick and Morty frantically entering and exiting a portal that is linked to a questionable alternate dimension. via GeekAlerts, The Awesomer How to Build Your Own Rick and Morty Portal GunRick & Morty...The post Rick and Morty Portal Bookends appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by UKIYO-E PROJECT (@ukiyoeproject) on May 22, 2018 at 10:43pm PDT The Japanese artisans of the Ukiyo-e Project have created absolutely stunning woodblock prints depicting different personas of David Bowie in traditional settings. One such print portrays a promotional photo by Terry O’Neill foe the Diamond Dogs album as magician being guarded...The post Stunning Woodblock Prints Depicting David Bowie as a Traditional Japanese Sorcerer and Magician appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Drone specialists at Máquina Voadora captured astonishing footage of Emerson Machado, a brave Brazilian slackliner and member of the Western Riders, battling the elements in Naraaz, Portugal while crossing over a series of monstrous, crashing waves. via Caters Clips Photographer Catches His Camera Drone Moments Before It Crash-Lands in the OceanTurkey Boogie, A High Action...The post Astonishing Drone Footage of a Slackliner Battling the Elements While Crossing Over Crashing Waves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The upcoming film The Old Man and The Gun, directed by David Lowery, tells the “mostly true” story about the life of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), a septuagenarian ex-con, who in his earlier years successfully escaped from prisons such as Alcatraz and San Quentin. Rather than retiring, Tucker instead spent his sunset years robbing banks,...The post The Old Man and The Gun, Robert Redford Plays a Crafty Septuagenarian Who Robs Banks With Charm appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese researchers at Tohoku University and Hachinohe Institute of Technology worked together to develop the Dragon Firefighter, a flying robot snake capable of extinguishing fires by wiggling into tight, dangerous spaces. The life saving snake is able to fly in the air by firing strong jets of water downward. via IEEE Spectrum A Snake Robot...The post Japanese Researchers Build a Flying Robot Snake That Can Extinguish Fires in Tight Spaces appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an amusing episode of the Vanity Fair series, Slang School, Hearts Beat Loud stars Kiersey Clemons and Nick Offerman explained the meaning of popular Millennial slang words and phrases. Clueless Adults Try Their Best to Explain Popular Slang Words and Abbreviations Used by TeenagersClueless Adults Try to Explain Even More Popular Slang Words and...The post Kiersey Clemons and Nick Offerman Explain Popular Millennial Slang Words and Phrases appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Peak Time Racing (@peaktimeracing) on May 22, 2018 at 2:34pm PDT Mattel and GoPro teamed up to create the “Zoom In”, a low-riding Hot Wheels car that comes with an attachment for the GoPro HERO Session and GoPro HERO5 Session cameras, allowing cars to capture awesome POV footage from the vehicle...The post Hot Wheels ‘Zoom In’ Car Has a GoPro Camera Mount to Capture POV Video Racing Down the Track appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A daring man named Dave Svorking jumped into action, after his drone’s battery died and it began descending into a nearby lake, by quickly diving in and saving the drone just before it hit the water. Drone Videos Capturing Water Overflowing Into Glory Hole Spillway at Lake Berryessa in NapaA Proud WWII Veteran Shares His...The post A Man Jumps Into Lake to Save of His Dying Drone at the Last Moment Just Before It Hits the Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A playful trio of raccoons wrestled in and around a bright yellow bucket that was hanging from the ceiling at the only raccoon café in Busan, South Korea. These procyonids had themselves quite the time taking turns trying to knock the others out of the pail, but the little one never gave up his place....The post A Trio of Playful Raccoons Adorably Wrestle In and Out of a Bucket Swing at a Café in South Korea appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a heartwarming animation, Deadspin journalist Dave McKenna formerly of the Washington City Paper, shared a wonderful story in which then President Barack Obama specifically went to a Washington, DC coffee house to console McKenna about his mother’s death. Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney had attended McKenna’s mother’s funeral and mentioned her death...The post President Obama Tracks Down Journalist in a Coffee House to Console Him About His Mother’s Death appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sony Pictures has released the trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, an upcoming animated superhero film directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. The stunning new trailer features the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), mentoring teenager Miles Morales as he trains to become Spidey in his reality. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is...The post Peter Parker Mentors Miles Morales in New ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Johnny Knoxville sat down with Vanity Fair to provide a break down of every painful injury that he suffered during his career. Knoxville covered everything from his early Jackass days to his newly released comedy film, Action Point. Injured Motorcyclist Sends Heartfelt Goodbye Videos to His Family After Crash Along the Dragon’s TailJackass Presents: Bad...The post Johnny Knoxville Breaks Down Every Painful Injury That He Has Suffered During His Career appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Mortal Engines, the upcoming sci-fi action adventure film directed by Christian Rivers, written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson, and based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve. The post-apocalyptic trailer features two heroes coming forward to help put a stop to...The post Giant Cities With Huge Wheels Roam the Earth Waging War in a New Trailer for Mortal Engines appeared first on Laughing Squid.

I just came across this video I shot back in 2013 of a street performer doing an amazing running flip over four people in City Hall Park in lower Manhattan. The Dyton Brothers, The Best Free Runners of Faggs RoadMan Plays Virtual Fetch With a Clever Sea Lion From Behind the Glass Wall of the...The post An Amazing Running Flip Over Four People appeared first on Laughing Squid.

13-year-old Jianyu Que of China set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve three Rubik’s cubes while juggling during an appearance on the Zhejiang Television show, Chinese Dream Show. His fingers move so quickly to solve the Rubik’s cubes it’s almost too fast for the eye to see! The teenager managed to...The post Teenager Sets Guinness World Record for Fastest Time Solving Three Rubik’s Cubes While Juggling appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Paramount Pictures released the trailer for Bumblebee, an upcoming sci-fi film directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson. The adventurous new trailer, which morphs the Transformers franchise into nostalgia mode, features Bumblebee hiding out in a small California junkyard in 1986 and meeting a kind teenage girl named Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld). Bumblebee...The post ‘Bumblebee’ Morphs Into 1980s Mode in a New Transformers Spinoff Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.