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In a long awaited new episode of his hilarious animal-focused video series True Facts, narrator Ze Frank returned after a long absence with a rather hilarious look at the very humorous ray-finned frogfish. Using footage from Scubazoo Images and Shutterstock, a chuckling Frank described the crazy antics of these fish, their not so cleverly camouflaging...The post Ze Frank Offers Some Hilarious True Facts About the Clumsy, Camouflaging-Challenged Frog Fish appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Alfred Jingle Machina is a chatty humanoid animatronic head project, created by the experienced designers at Garner Holt Productions, that is capable of replicating all sorts of lifelike expressions. via The Awesomer iCub, A Humanoid Robotic Child That Is Capable Expressing Emotions Through Its Face and SpeechTest Footage Shows the Inner Workings of Greg Townley,...The post Alfred Jingle Machina, A Chatty Humanoid Animatronic Head Capable of Lifelike Expressions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters this week, ScreenPrism takes a look at the hidden symbolism behind each of the powerful Infinity Stones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Verge Explains the Entire Marvel Cinematic Universe in Approximately 13 MinutesAvengers: Infinity War 10-Year Legacy Featurette Explores the Amazing History of Marvel FilmsA Breakdown...The post The Hidden Symbolism Behind Each Infinity Stone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Little Deadpool” is a marvelous special effects-filled short film, created by French Canadian director Patrick Boivin, that features his son Roméo Bulté Boivin as mini Deadpool. Boivin‘s son uses his collection of toys to take on a powerful pop-up book version of Cable. My son is a huge fan of Deadpool and he wanted to...The post Little Deadpool Takes on Cable With His Toys appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A newly determined species of Bird-of-Paradise in Papua, New Guinea called the Vogelkop Superb unveiled his gorgeous cape and breast feathers to perform a beautiful mating dance for a local female. Unfortunately for this little guy, the female was completely uninterested and flew away. Sometimes a new species is hiding in plain sight. The Vogelkop...The post A Newly Discovered Bird-of-Paradise Performs a Beautiful Mating Dance for an Uninterested Female appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the brilliant animation “Shock Therapy” by The Bat Collective, a very nervous man named Jim decided he had enough of being debilitated by his fears and decided to confront them head on by literally living with them. For the first week or so, Jim was a jumpy mess, but as time went on Jim...The post A Brilliant Animation About a Man Who Confronts His Fears by Literally Learning to Live With Them appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the dystopian Netflix film Anon, a beleaguered detective (Clive Owen) does his best to investigate a series of murders during a time in which there is no privacy, everything is traceable and people have the ability to delete themselves and/or their memories as if they were computer code. One such case involves a mysterious...The post A Confused Detective Tries to Investigate a World Difficult to Delineate as Real in the Netflix Film ‘Anon’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June 2017, comedian George Igoe conducted an undercover operation to learn exactly why he’s mistaken as an employee about 40% of the time he goes to a Bed Bath and Beyond store. Wearing hidden camera glasses, Igoe hit every Bed Bath and Beyond store in the Los Angeles area to see if someone would...The post Man Goes Undercover in Bed Bath and Beyond to Learn Why He’s Often Mistaken as an Employee appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Grease, the Vanity Fair series Notes on a Scene (previously) invited director Randal Kleiser to break down the iconic scene featuring the song “You’re the One That I Want“. Kleiser graciously explained every detail of the scene including the costuming, location, the choreography and the important role that...The post The Director of ‘Grease’ Breaks Down the Iconic Final Scene That Features ‘You’re the One That I Want’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The cast of Avengers: Infinity War assembled on Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live to share a new clip from the upcoming Marvel film with Kimmel and the audience. The Rogue One Cast Shares Their Excitement for the New Star Wars Film on Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Cast of Marvel’s ‘Avengers’ Films Play ‘Family Feud’ on...The post The Avengers: Infinity War Cast Assembles to Share a New Clip From Their Film on Jimmy Kimmel Live appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful, rescued walrus named Pakak who lives at the Indianapolis Zoo performed an amazing array of distinct vocalizations upon the request of his favorite human Erika Allen. Allen, who is the Senior Marine Mammal Trainer at the zoo also shared Pakak’s story, his favorite toys and why he has silver caps at the end...The post Rescued Walrus Performs an Amazing Array of Vocalizations at the Request of His Favorite Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Always one to keep up with current events, Bad Lip Reading delivered an absolutely hilarious spin on the very, very serious testimony of Mark Zuckerberg before the United States Senate. Amongst the more notable moments in this version were Zuckerberg loudly slurping a glass of water, Ted Cruz asking Zuckerberg if he’d like to be...The post A Hilarious Bad Lip Reading of Selected Portions of Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony Before the U.S. Senate appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Mitchel Wu Photography (@mitchelwuphotography) on Feb 1, 2018 at 7:00pm PST Los Angeles photographer Mitchell Wu has been creating a fantastic series of photos featuring toys brought to life using clever realistic effects. Wu’s entire collection of toy photos are available to view on Instagram, Facebook, and his website. A post...The post A Fantastic Photo Series Featuring Toys Brought to Life Using Realistic Effects appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a departure from his regular analytical commentary series, CGP Grey brilliantly adapted a thought-provoking fable by Nick Bostrom entitled “The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant“. Using illustration by Knut J. Håland and animation by P DeVos to tell the story of a kingdom that was held hostage by a gigantic dragon who lived upon a...The post A Thought Provoking Fable About the Consequences of Delaying Creative Solutions to Horrible Problems appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Skateboarder Na-kel Smith makes falling look super smooth in an animated GIF of him missing the board, after hopping over a set of stairs. He recovers with ease by magically rolling right out of the crash landing. via Digg A Baby Orangutan Gleefully Prepares a Soft Cushiony Spot to Make a Crash LandingA Gingerbread Version...The post Skateboarder Na-kel Smith Magically Rolls Out of a Crash Landing With Ease appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Spotify, in partnership with the New York City Metropolitan Authority (MTA) and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, has created an incredible, immersive takeover of the Broadway-Lafayette/Bleeker Street subway stop in memory of the late great David Bowie, who lived in the very same neighborhood that this station serves. This bittersweet experience runs between...The post Immersive Takeover of David Bowie’s NYC Subway Stop With MetroCards Featuring His Iconic Personas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The ever-curious Tom Scott recruited Steve Randall from Random Engineering and Barry Lewis from My Virgin Kitchen to participate in an unusual but very cool experiment. Lewis provided a loaf of homemade garlic bread, half of which placed onto an open styrofoam box attached to a weather balloon provided by Randall. Randall launched the weather...The post What Homemade Garlic Bread Tastes Like After Floating Up 35 Kilometers Into the Stratosphere appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A team of NVIDIA researchers, led by research scientist Guilin Liu, created an impressive AI deep learning method that can reconstruct photos with realistic results. The process is called “image inpainting.” The method, which performs a process called “image inpainting”, could be implemented in photo editing software to remove unwanted content, while filling it with...The post NVIDIA Demonstrates New AI Technology for Reconstructing Photos With Realistic Results appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a special “History Of” episode of Variant, host Arris Quinones gets comic book fans ready for Avengers: Infinity War with a super powered breakdown of the first 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: Infinity War 10-Year Legacy Featurette Explores the Amazing History of Marvel FilmsSony Deal Brings Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic...The post A Breakdown of the First 10 Years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sony Pictures Entertainment released a new trailer for Venom, the upcoming superhero film directed by Ruben Fleischer and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The revealing trailer features Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) having zero choice as he becomes the Venom Symbiote, after going through a crazy symbiotic transformation. Venom is set...The post Eddie Brock Goes Through a Crazy Symbiotic Transformation in the New ‘Venom’ Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 90 world records attempted on April 22nd, 2018 at the Virgin Money London Marathon, Guinness World Records made a compilation video of amazing marathon runners crushing records while dressed in costume. Fauja Singh, The 101-Year-Old Marathon RunnerMan Sets World Record by Running a 26-Mile Marathon Backwards While Juggling Three BallsLondon College...The post Creative Marathon Runners Breaking Records While Dressed in a Variety of Costumes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Rebecca Sharrock is an Australian writer, public speaker and one of 60 people in the world known to have been born with a phenomenon known as H.S.A.M. (highly superior autobiographical memory). As its name describes, H.S.A.M. or hyperthymesia gives Sharrock the incredible ability to recall any moment of her life in great detail at any...The post Woman With H.S.A.M. Shares What It’s Like to Be Able To Recall Every Day of Her Life in Perfect Detail appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a random episode of Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi who voices the animated Blocko explained why humans can’t walk through walls despite being made of much of the same material as the wall itself. This, Blocko explains, has to do with the concept of the Pauli exclusion principle, a quantum mechanical theory that essentially...The post The Scientific Principle That Explains Why Humans Can’t Walk Through Walls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a truly heartwarming display of affection, a smiling deli clerk was amused by a stray cat who wandered into his store, stood up on hind legs (while leaning against the glass of the counter) and meowed for a bit of attention. The clerk quite humorously presented different cuts of meat for the feline’s approval....The post A Smiling Deli Clerk Humorously Presents Different Cuts of Meat for a Standing Stray Cat to Inspect appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A skilled driver with a truck full of passengers expertly navigated the famous Besisahar-Chamé Road in the Manang District of Nepal. This road, which is known as one of the most dangerous in the world, is also absolutely gorgeous. It sits high in the mountains and particularly during rainy season, is surrounded by giant waterfalls...The post Driver Expertly Navigates a Gorgeous But Perilous Nepalese Road That Runs Through a Waterfall appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) celebrates the signature filmmaking moves and flashy editing tricks used by director Edgar Wright in a compilation of his memorable movies. They feature his great use of pop culture references, cartoonish violence, and choreographed transitions. Edgar Wright Discusses His Signature Filmmaking Style and the Art of Close-UpsA Supercut of Every...The post Edgar Wright’s Signature Filmmaking Moves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While promoting his National Geographic film Genius: Picasso, a very jet-lagged Antonio Banderas graciously sat for the cameras of Vanity Fair to offer a short lesson on common expressions and slang in Spanish, explaining both the literal and idiomatic translations of each phrase. On this episode of “Slang School,” Antonio Banderas teaches you Spanish slang...The post Antonio Banderas Gives a Quick Lesson on the Slang He Heard While Growing Up in Málaga, Spain appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a dizzying animation, Munich design house Kurzgesagt explains the difference between spinning black holes and non-spinning black holes, how much energy a spinning black hole creates, the viability of the surrounding ergosphere and how an enormous energy bomb can be created with an enveloping mirror. …the way to get energy from a black hole...The post How the Massive Energy of a Spinning Black Hole Can Be Harvested With an Enveloping Mirror appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brisbane, Australia beatbox master Tom Thum unleashed his true power while performing a powerful mashup of theme songs from superhero television shows and many other old school series. Beatbox Wizard Tom Thum Performs an Incredible Mashup of Iconic Hero Theme SongsAustralian Beatbox Master Tom Thum Performs an Unreal Scratch FreestyleLegendary Beatboxer Tom Thum Mimics A...The post Beatbox Mashup of Superhero Theme Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While en route to (or from) the airport in Rome, tourist William Mullally captured footage of his compassionate shuttle driver as he stopped the car, got out and helped three tiny ducklings onto the sidewalk where their mother was waiting for them. The little ones were too small to jump onto the curb. My shuttle...The post A Compassionate Driver in Rome Helps Three Ducklings Onto the Sidewalk to Join Their Mother appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the adorable trailer for the Disneynature film Penguins, a hapless Adélie penguin named Steve grows up, finds a mate, falls in love, finds a place to live and discovers the challenges of being a good parent to each of his children in an unforgiving environment that is constantly working against them. The film is...The post A Penguin Named Steve Discovers the Challenges of Being a Parent in the Trailer for Disney’s ‘Penguins’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Primitive Technology demonstrates how to build a round hut using palm thatch and mud walls. He built the round hut to replace a damaged A-frame hut built a few months ago. I built a round hut as the A-frame hut I built deteriorated in the long wet season. The new hut demonstrably stands up well...The post How to Build a Round Hut Using Primitive Technology appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a remarkable clip from the 2013-2014 BBC Earth series Natural World: Meerkats – The Secrets Of An Animal Superstar, narrator Sir David Attenborough introduces Associate Professor Marta Manser of the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Zurich, who has been working with the Kalahari Meerkat Project in South Africa....The post Alert Meerkat Sentries Sound Emergency Broadcast System Alarm Upon Sight of an Approaching Jackal appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marty McFly accidentally travels to a dangerous, post-apocalyptic world in “Back to the Fury Road,” a thrilling mashup of Back to the Future and Mad Max: Fury Road. via reddit ‘Road Wars – The Imperator Strikes Back’, A Brilliant Mashup of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Star Wars’‘It’s a Mad Mad Mad Max Fury Road’,...The post Marty McFly Travels Into Danger in a Mashup of ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Pareidolia, the ability to see faces in inanimate objects, is a fairly common experience. In fact in 2007, we wrote about an incredible site dedicated to all “Faces in Places“. The very funny Van Vuuren Bros, who located the “Most Hipster Cafe in the World“, took the concept a bit further and animated the inanimate...The post Animated Inanimate Objects With Distinct Faces Sing an Amusing Song About Being Just Like People appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey took a look at what the live streaming video platform, Twitch, would have been like in the 1980s in an amusing episode of his Wonders of the World Wide Web series. What Siri Would Have Been Like in the 1980sWhat WhatsApp Would Have Been Like in the 1980sWhat Wikipedia Would Have...The post What Twitch Would Have Been Like in the 1980s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a tilted episode of one of his truly insightful video essays, host Jack Nugent of the series Now You See It explains how the subjective Dutch Angle Camera technique originated, how it was implemented and how it has been used to evoke disorienting doubt in how the audience views the scene. Nugent also provides...The post How Subjective Use of the Dutch Angle Camera Technique Evokes Disorienting Doubt Within a Scene appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a brackish episode of the PBS Digital Studios series Reactions, narrator Kyle Nackers explains why olives can’t be eaten raw or fresh off the tree. It’s due to oleuropein, an extremely bitter natural chemical that encompasses 14% of the fruit. In order to rid the olives of their bitterness, they need to be salted...The post The Extremely Bitter Natural Compound That Make Raw Olives So Incredibly Inedible appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly prolific actor Sam Rockwell sat down with Sam Jones of Off Camera to talk about the seriousness of acting, his changed approach to his craft and the difficulty of playing childlike characters like his role Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Rockwell won an Academy Award for his sublime portrayal of...The post Sam Rockwell Explains the Challenge of Playing a Childlike Character Like Dixon in ‘Three Billboards’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an emotional animated essay, the very insightful School of Life gently explains how children who were denied the of luxury being selfish, demanding beings, but rather had to grow up quickly to please an inattentive, fragile or uncaring parent. Instead, these children put on their polite false selves very early in life and later...The post How a Child Who Was Denied the Luxury of Being Selfish Can Become Quite Indecorous as an Adult appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a family in Beirut, Ashrafieh, Lebanon found a litter of newborn kittens on the streets. Unable to find the mother, these compassionate humans decided to bring them home, where their very patient golden retriever lovingly cared for the tiny caterwauling orphans who hilariously climbed all over her as if she were a furry...The post A Patient Golden Retriever Dog Lovingly Cares for a Caterwauling Litter of Orphaned Newborn Kittens appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols gave a powerful TED talk about embracing and exploring one’s “blue mind“, focusing on the remarkable comfort and healing properties of the act of being surrounded by blue water. While a person can feel rather small in comparison, the enormity of a body of water allows a person to...The post The Comfort Found in Feeling Small But Connected to Nature While Surrounded by Blue Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by purrlipurrs (@purrlipurrs) on Jun 24, 2017 at 1:17am PDT My Noise founder and engineer Stéphane Pigeon has created Purlli, an interactive sound generator that offers the wonderfully soothing sound of a purring cat wherever and whenever such comfort is needed. Purlli has adjustable levers that allow the user to determine the...The post Purlli, An Interactive Sound Generator Providing the Soothing Comfort of a Purring Cat Wherever Needed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by J Stryker (@strykerkun) on Jan 31, 2018 at 4:40pm PST Jonathan Stryker (a.k.a. “J Stryker“) is an adventurous Miami artist and cosplayer who has spent the past 12 years perfecting his costume craft. Stryker posted a large collection of photos on Instagram and Facebook showcasing how his skills allow him to...The post Prolific Cosplayer Magically Transforms Himself Into a Variety of Pop Culture Characters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stunning Hubble Telescope footage from NASA offers a zooming view through the gorgeous colors that make up the Lagoon Nebula inside the constellation Sagittarius. Per NASA, this region near the Earth’s Milky Way, is fertile ground for burgeoning stars, such as this giant star named Herschel 36 that’s “bursting out of its natal cocoon”. This...The post Zooming Hubble Telescope Footage Through the Lagoon Nebula Inside the Constellation Sagittarius appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at Monsterpalooza, Tested editor Norman Chan met up with Quantum Creations FX founder Christian Beckman to take a look at the realistically stylized Fallout themed Pip-Boy 1.0 prototype piece that he and his team of prop and costume fabricators built from scratch. Quantum Creations FX has worked on films like Watchmen, Tron: Legacy, and...The post A Realistically Stylized Fallout Pip-Boy 1.0 Prototype appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited the wooded hillside in Bavaria where the lavish Neuschwanstein Castle sits, a beautiful vanity structure commissioned King Ludwig II in 1869. Beloved by his constituents, Ludwig was known as der Märchenkönig (the “Fairy Tale King”) with a love for architecture, art and music and spared no expense in seeing such projects...The post The Hillside Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria That Was The Inspiration for Disney’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Jenn Fujikawa (@justjennrecipes) on Apr 12, 2018 at 1:04pm PDT Former theme park designer turned food writer, Jenn Fujikawa of justJENN recipes, shared a delicious looking new recipe for making Chewbacca Noodle Rolls, a collection of Chewbacca themed spring rolls filled with noodles that are perfect for devouring while on board...The post Chewbacca Noodle Rolls, Wookiee Themed Spring Rolls Filled With Brown Buckwheat Noodles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A loopy episode of Geobeats explains the religious origins behind the very distinctive shape of pretzels, although the explanation usually given is not the whole story. Legend states that monks replicated the praying arms of children and were a reward for successfully completing lessons. From there the story continues about how the three holes symbolize...The post The Religious Origins Behind the Distinctive Twisty Shape of Pretzels appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with talented vocalist and songwriter Maiya Sykes to perform a moving soul cover of the song “Zombie” by The Cranberries. What a heartfelt tribute to The Cranberries lead singer, Dolores O’Riordan, who passed away unexpectedly while recording in London earlier this year. The beautiful cover song is available to purchase from...The post A Moving Soul Cover of ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries appeared first on Laughing Squid.