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The Japanese toy maker Bandai announced on April 1st that they were manfacturing Neko Busou (Armed Cats in English), a line of cute feline figurines that armed to the teeth with deadly weapons. Bandai’s figures started off as an April Fools joke, but due to the popularity of their post on Twitter, the Armed Cats...The post Bandai Releasing Cute Feline Figurines That Are Armed to the Teeth With Deadly Weapons appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jason Beale, Director of Live Animal Care at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center in Petersburg, Pennsylvania demonstrated an example of species specific enrichment with a wonderfully responsive, eager and very friendly black vulture named Mathilda. In order to keep her skills sharp, Beale placed pieces of meat into an empty egg carton, closed it up and...The post A Black Vulture Digs for Treats Hidden in an Egg Carton During Species Specific Enrichment Exercise appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented musician Davide Biale (Davie504) has a little fun while performing 30 music memes on his signature Retrovibe EVO bass guitar in 2 minutes. The Thomas & Friends theme song, “Hotline Bling” by Drake, and “All Star” by Smash Mouth are among a few of the songs played. 19 Year Old Musical Wunderkind Perfectly Recreates...The post Musician Performs 30 Music Memes on a Bass Guitar in 2 Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by travishetman (@travishetman) on Aug 4, 2015 at 12:59pm PDT Denver artist Travis Hetman has created a wonderful Tuesday tradition during which he releases a new detailed graphite sketch of Tom Waits in a unique iterations and/or form. Calling the series “Tom Waits Tuesdays“, Hetman uses existing photographs, album covers, movie scenes...The post Tom Waits Tuesdays, Denver Artist Draws Uniquely Detailed Portraits of the Artist on a Weekly Basis appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a sympathetic and somewhat self-deprecating episode of his travel series Amazing Places, host Tom Scott explained why the town of Asbestos, Quebec wants to keep their name, despite the negative connotations associated with the mineral that kept the town running for many years. Using well-researched information from the book A Town Called Asbestos by...The post Why the Town of Asbestos, Quebec Wants to Keep Its Name Despite the Negative Connotations appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While traveling on a small road outside of the Avery Lake near Atlanta, Michigan, Ontarians Nicole Lewis and Ed Trist encountered the rather rare sight of two angry lynx facing off by the side of the road. They came to a stop and watched through the front windshield as the two big cats loudly argued...The post Two Angry Lynx Literally Butt Heads While Engaging in Very Loud Argument on the Side of a Small Road appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the brand’s 50th anniversary, Donut Media and Race Service released a great video that takes us on a high-speed journey through the evolution of Hot Wheels cars. via Geekologie An Ambitious Cat Hilariously Attempts to Catch a Hot Wheels Car Going Full Speed Around a TrackPOV Footage of a Hot Wheels Car...The post The Evolution of Hot Wheels Over the Past 50 Years appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Karoline Hinz/Prop Shop Berlin (@karolinehinz) on May 17, 2018 at 10:19am PDT Berlin freelance prop maker, costume designer, and sculptor Karoline Hinz has built an incredibly realistic looking three-toed sloth costume. Hinz’s full collection of costume photos are available to view on Instagram and her website. Three-finger sloth suit Padded underwear,...The post An Incredibly Realistic Three-Toed Sloth Costume appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Leigh Lahav created a new animated short for How It Should Have Ended (HISHE) that humorously illustrates the five stages of watching a Star Wars movie. The Five Stages of Watching a Young Adult MovieThe Five Stages of Watching a Disney Movie RemakeAn Animated Guide to the Five Stages of Watching a Pixar MovieThe post The Five Stages of Watching a Star Wars Movie appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Mowgli, an upcoming live-action adventure fantasy film directed by Andy Serkis, which is a darker take on The Jungle Book stories by Rudyard Kipling. The trailer follows Mowgli (Rohan Chand) as he faces dangers lurking in the jungle and meets his own human kind. Mowgli is set to...The post Mowgli Fights to Survive in a Darker Live-Action Take on The Jungle Book Stories Directed by Andy Serkis appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Neil Cicierega of Guaranteed Video created a fascinating video in which he absurdly posits the official nightmares for all 50 states within United States, unofficially attaching these bizarre dreams to hilarious state maps, as if they were the a bird, flower, song or flag. Every state has an official bird, an official flower, and...The post A Hilariously Absurd Reading of the Official State Nightmares for Every State Within the United States appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York developer Patrick Weaver has created “Record Player” a really amazing interface that can read photos of album covers using the Google Cloud Vision API, which will then search Spotify to find the appropriate match and give the user and option to play the album. After logging into Spotify, upload an image. The image...The post A Fun Interface That Challenges Google Cloud Vision to Use an Album Cover to Find the Match on Spotify appeared first on Laughing Squid.

We Spoke Out is a brilliant and powerful compilation of classic superhero comic books from a range of popular publishers that specifically address the atrocities of the Holocaust. This moving book is a collaboration between legendary illustrator Neal Adams, Wyman Institute director Rafael Medoff, and comics historian Craig Yoe, all of whom feel that that...The post We Spoke Out, A Powerful Compilation of Classic Comics About the Atrocities of the Holocaust appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Deland, Florida skydiving instructor and base jumper Carlos Pedro Briceño went all in back in 2015 as he fearlessly leaped from the Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world’s highest waterfall. BASE Jumper Leaps Off the KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur and Lands in a Rooftop Swimming PoolBASE Jumping Off of the Burj Dubai, The World’s...The post Fearless Base Jumper Leaps From the World’s Highest Waterfall in Venezuela appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artistic 14-year-old pool player, Jaden Dupree, has been practicing and fine turning his trick shot skills for the past two years. He demonstrates his skills by curving a difficult jump shot and making insane bank shots. Dupree has an impressive collection of how to videos available to view on his YouTube channel. A post shared...The post 14-Year-Old Performs Amazing Pool Trick Shots appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Writer, performer, and video maker Dylan Marron stood before a Vancouver TED audience to talk about some of his socially-themed YouTube projects, his inspiration for these projects and the hateful comments that inevitably followed. While Marron is quite able to take this kind of the vitriol in stride, he decided that accepting it wasn’t enough....The post Creator Turns Negative Online Comments Into Thoughtfully Productive Real Life Conversations appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A daredevil from Sweden, who goes by the name “Freesolo,” climbed a 460-foot mast in Karlskrona and captured breathtaking POV footage of both his ascension and the surrounding area below. Motorcyclist’s GoPro Camera Captures His Plunge Over a 250-Foot Cliff in CaliforniaDaredevil Performs an Amazing Nine Front Flips While BASE Jumping Off a TowerMountain Biker...The post Daredevil Climbs 460 Foot Mast Capturing Breathtaking POV Footage of the Area Below appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A mother duck who found herself on a busy city street at Lancaster University in Lancashire, England, very sensibly led her tiny ducklings across the zebra striped crosswalk in order to safely get to the other side. Perhaps she was also trying to teach her brood a very important safety lesson. This crafty mother was...The post Mother Duck and Her Eleven Tiny Ducklings Sensibly Use the Crosswalk to Safely Cross the Street appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lake Forest, California violinist Danielle Robbins performed an absolutely beautiful cover of John Williams‘ “The Force Theme” from Star Wars in a tunnel. The footage was captured by Fallon Ferguson. A post shared by Danielle (@daniavocato) on May 18, 2018 at 11:39am PDT via reddit Oscar Isaac Performs an Acoustic Cover of Bill Murray’s Iconic...The post Violinist Performs a Beautiful Cover of ‘The Force Theme’ From Star Wars In a Tunnel appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mary Sedgwick, a former physician in Asheville, North Carolina who is legally blind, was remarkably able to see her beloved guide dog Lucy for the very first time since Lucy arrived in her life in 2010. Sedgwick had been diagnosed with bilateral optic neuritis, a “demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve” that causes visual restriction...The post Blind Woman Using Special Glasses Sees Her Guide Dog For the First Time in Their Eight Years Together appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Primitive Technology demonstrates how to make a blower and some charcoal from clay and poor quality wood. He built the blower, which features an impeller made from palm leaves, to help create higher temperatures and advance his material technology. I took Fan palm leaves and fashioned them into an impellor (about 25 cm in diameter)...The post How to Make a Blower and Charcoal Using Primitive Technology appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by peeta_ead (@peeta_ead) on Apr 24, 2018 at 9:52am PDT Italian artist Peeta aka Manuel Di Rita, creates absolutely gorgeous, colorful anamorphic oil paintings and giant building murals with such depth that each piece looks like it’s reaching out from its respective canvas. This unique style is the result of Peeta’s interest...The post Gorgeous Anamorphic 3D Portraits and Murals That Seem to Reach Out From Their Respective Canvases appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey imagines what Amazon 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 WhatsApp Would Have Been Like in the 1980sThe post What Amazon Would Have Been Like in the 1980s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lucas the Spider, the animated arachnid by Joshua Slice who’s led quite an full and interesting life thus far, finally found out what it’s like to be the biggest being in the room when he came upon a tiny village of tiny wooden people with a tiny wooden windmill. In an effort to be friendly,...The post Lucas the Giant Spider Inadvertently Decimates a Tiny Wooden Village When Introducing Himself appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The really amiable and talented Steve Onotera aka SamuraiGuitarist demonstrated some of the more unusual guitar techniques and devices to a soundtrack of a minor blues jam. These techniques ranged from relatively inoffensive (playing the lick) to forgivable (beer bottle slide) to completely ridiculous (pinky only playing, reversing strings, kill switch jamming). While Onotera’s advice...The post A Demonstration of Some of the More Unusual Guitar Techniques Set to Minor Blues Soundtrack appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Canadian musician and songwriter James Hill, who has been called a ukulele virtuoso, channeled Jimi Hendrix in a incredible live cover of “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)“. Hill impressively shredded the lead without a single mistake and skillfully employed clever strumming techniques to give the song the fuller sound it needed. Video recorded live without looping...The post Canadian Musician Channels Jimi Hendrix During an Incredible Cover of ‘Voodoo Child’ on a Ukulele appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The YouTube channel Magnetic Games has posted a wonderfully mesmerizing slow motion video that shows how small magnets completely engulf a larger magnet when the two are placed near each other. One such interaction even has a particular resemblance to a beloved character from the MCU. The collisions between magnets are amazing, these shots in...The post Mesmerizing Slow Motion Footage of Small Magnets Completely Engulfing Larger Magnets appeared first on Laughing Squid.

No Sesame. All Street. In the highly irreverent trailer for the rather raunchy Brian Henson directed movie “The Happytime Murders“, a straight-laced detective (Melissa McCarthy) is forced to partner with a puppet in order to solve a string of muppet killings. Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale and Elizabeth Banks round out the cast for this “filthy...The post Melissa McCarthy Investigates Muppet Killings in the Highly Irreverent Film ‘The Happytime Murders’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

I pet Sadie. She is an 11 year old Jack Russell terrier. Her caregiver got her because she was not getting along with a dog in another home. He says she is a great travel dog. pic.twitter.com/U088soz3iM — I've Pet That Dog (@IvePetThatDog) May 13, 2018 In 2016, a really wonderful then seven year old...The post Nine Year Old Boy Has a Twitter Account Where He Documents Every Dog He’s Ever Petted appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays about music took a look at the endearingly eccentric Canadian prog-rock band Rush. Specifically, he notes how the band held onto their distinctive philosophy of individualism, as reflected in their songs, despite record company demands. Amongst the philosophical influences upon drummer and lyricist Neil Peart was that...The post How Rush Reflected Their Deeply Held Philosophy of Individualism Through the Lyrics of Their Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Eclectic Method has created a superpowered remix of Black Panther that features vocals and sound effects from the epic Marvel film. ‘The Art of the Black Panthers’, A Short Film That Celebrates the Art of Emory DouglasA Revolution is Coming to Wakanda in Marvel’s Thrilling New ‘Black Panther’ TrailerThe Stars of ‘Black Panther’ Answer the...The post A Superpowered Remix of Black Panther appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With the release of Deadpool 2 upon us, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism took a look at the first film of the series Deadpool. In doing so, they make a number of astute observations about the film and the romantic element embedded within, deeming it to be, in its truest form a rom-com...The post How Deadpool Has All the Narratives of a Lighthearted Rom-Com Specifically Made For Men appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lewis Hilsenteger of Unbox Therapy shows off his mind-blowing gaming PC workstation that costs approximately $30,000. It features a zero gravity reclining workstation game chair by Imperatorworks, a 43-inch UHD 4K monitor by LG, a beefed up Xidax desktop gaming PC, and much more. A post shared by Lewis Hilsenteger (@unboxtherapy) on May 13, 2018...The post Unbox Therapy Shows Off His Mind-Blowing $30,000 Gaming PC Workstation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

WIRED senior writer Robbie Gonzalez went on a mission to explain why it’s almost impossible to juggle 15 balls at once. He met with world record holders Alex Barron and Zak McAllister, as well as engineer and juggler Jack Kalvan, to learn more. British Juggler (Briefly) Juggles 13 BallsTeaching Quadrocopters to Juggle BallsRobot That Plays...The post Why It’s Almost Impossible to Juggle 15 Balls at One appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Aerial cinematographer Phil Holland in partnership with Gotham Film Works has captured the overhead beauty of New York City as it faded from daylight into night through a gorgeous long form, large format process that captures images in extremely high resolution. For the first shoot with this new aerial array we rigged the system with...The post Gorgeous Aerial Footage of New York City Fading into Night Captured in Long Form 12K Resolution appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The absolutely wonderful short film “I ♥ NY ” by Dress Code features Milton Glaser, the legendary graphic designer behind the iconic I ♥ NY campaign, sharing his story first hand. The extremely knowledgable and amiable Glaser recounted his family’s flight to the United States (“the land of opportunity”) to escape the Nazis, the powerful...The post Designer Milton Glaser Shares His Inspiration for Creating the Iconic I ♥ NY Logo in 1976 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a eusocial episode from his hilarious flora and fauna-focused video series True Facts, narrator Ze Frank hilariously chronicles footage that exhibits the highly collaborative nature of treecutter ants. In his distinctive style, Frank names the ants, admonishes and then proceeds to explain how they use the leaves to create an underground fungus garden and...The post Ze Frank Hilariously Narrates True Facts About the Highly Collaborative Nature of Leafcutter Ants appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Richard Wiseman of Quirkology is back with 10 life hacks to help boost your memory so you can remember almost anything. Essential Beer Life Hacks That Will Help Keep the Party GoingClever Kitchen Life Hacks for Keeping Your Skills Sharp and Food DeliciousA Compilation Video of Five Clever Life HacksThe post Life Hacks That Help Boost Memory appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Arthropoda Iconicus (@arthropoda_iconicus) on May 3, 2018 at 10:55am PDT Brighton, England freelance artist Richard Wilkinson released a fantastic collection of clever illustrations that imagine insects as memorable Star Wars characters and vehicles. Prints of Wilkinson’s Star Wars drawings are available to purchase from his website. A post shared by Arthropoda...The post Clever Insect Illustrations Inspired by Star Wars appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For his daughter Emma’s school science fair project in 2017, Gabe McCubbins helped her place a GoPro HERO4 camera inside of a bowling ball and captured thrilling footage of it being shot out of a cannon. via reddit The View From a GoPro Camera Being Fired Out of a Powerful Air CannonA Group of Friends...The post Thrilling Footage Shot From a GoPro Camera Inside of a Bowling Ball Being Shot Out of a Cannon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) sat down to celebrate the past ten years of the Deadpool franchise in a hilarious promo for Deadpool 2 that pokes fun at the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A VHS Style ‘Regenerate the Meowgic’ Promo Trailer for ‘Deadpool’ Celebrating the Film’s Cinematic MonthiversaryDeadpool Apologizes to David Beckham for Making Fun of His Voice...The post Deadpool Celebrates the Past 10 Years of the Deadpool Franchise in Hilarious Deadpool 2 Promo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the absolutely adorable short film “The Pits” written and directed by David Bizzaro and featuring wonderful puppetry by Evening Squire Productions, a lonely, forlorn Avo searches the streets of New York City for its mate Cado and their shared pit. Feeling incomplete, Avo tries to cover its open abdomen, but nothing sticks. Adding insult...The post A Forlorn Little Avocado Half Searches For Its Mate and Their Pit Through the Streets of New York City appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, New York who created the Ammonoid Cephalopod Plushie, has come up with a new plushie of the mysterious, fossil-based, extinct Tully Monster to add to their ongoing Paleozoic Pals collection. This year, we’re returning to the Kickstarter community to bring the Illinois State Fossil back from extinction and turn...The post Tully Monster Plushie, A Cuddly Stuffed Version of the Mysterious Paleozoic Lamprey-Like Creature appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Squared Away” by St. Louis creative house Bruton Stroube Studios is a brilliant short film that brings the absurdist, situational single panel comic “The Far Side” by Gary Larson to life. The film is broken up into two vignettes based upon specific comics. The first is Einstein’s wife giving him unintended inspiration when things are...The post A Brilliant Short Film That Brings the Absurdist Situational Single Panel Comic ‘The Far Side’ to Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

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In an taciturn episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain how the seemingly unrelated silent letters in English language words actually reveal their etymological origins. Silent letters can make English frustrating but they can also give away connections between related words...The post How Silent Letters in Words From the English Language Reveal Their Specific Etymological Origins appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Johannes Grenzfurthner, artist, filmmaker and self-described “Lumpennerd”, has released the trailer for his rather prescient film entitled “Glossary of Broken Dreams“. The film, which was paved with good intentions, addresses the current world political climate, particularly the egregious amount of intolerance propagated on the internet, through puppet, pixels, anime, live action and stock footage. Lumpennerd...The post Glossary of Broken Dreams, A Prescient Film Paved With Good Intentions by Johannes Grenzfurthner appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With the premiere date of the Star Wars story Solo coming up very soon, Great Big Story paid a visit to Dave Barclay, the “puppeteer behind Star Wars“. Barclay, who adored puppetry since childhood, studied under the legendary Frank Oz and assisted with the Yoda character. When Oz needed to go work on another project,...The post Star Wars Puppeteer David Barclay Tells the Story of When Carrie Fisher Made Jabba the Hut Blush appeared first on Laughing Squid.

WIRED met with Daryl Sawchuk, an animation supervisor at Method Studios, to go behind the scenes and look at how the incredible visual effects in Black Panther brought the superhero film to life. Making the characters fully digital gave the filmmakers the opportunity to tweak and update the costumes. It also allowed them to enhance...The post How the Incredible Visual Effects in Black Panther Brought the Superhero Film to Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When a particularly scary block of thunderstorms hit the New York City metropolitan area on May 15, 2018, a two year old boy in the eastern Long Island town of Aquebogue sat under the table with the family’s nervously panting bulldog and comforted the frightened animal. The boy continually reassured the dog, holding him and...The post Two Year Old Boy Reassures His Nervously Panting Bulldog During a Nasty Round of Thunderstorms appeared first on Laughing Squid.