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Rémi Gaillard, the brilliant French prankster, literally stopped traffic with a pair of willing accomplices. The accomplices stood on either side of the road and pretended to be a railroad signaling system that put down barriers to keep cars at bay, while Gaillard, dressed as a little choo-choo train, safely crossed over the roadway. Grève...The post Prankster Rémi Gaillard Stops Traffic as a Little Choo Choo Train That Needs to Safely Cross the Road appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Centuries of Sound is a wonderful podcast and blog by James Errington that compiles original and historical music mixes from each year of recorded sound from 1859 to the present. Errington not only compiles the music, but also researches the artists, the style and the technology used in the specific year. As of this date...The post Centuries of Sound, Original Historical Soundtracks From Each Year of Recorded Sound Since 1859 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Queens animator Branko Kljajic (a.k.a. “SuperBrankman“) has created “The Heist,” a fantastic animated short film about a group of robbers who try and break into a bank without putting together an escape plan. Now they’re locked in a vault and have to think of a way out before they get arrested! via Neatorama A Lego...The post A Group of Robbers Break Into a Bank Without an Escape Plan in the Animated Short ‘The Heist’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Using a clever compilation of a variety of films, GeoBeats explained how the word “toast” became associated with pithy speeches and clinking glasses. According to an informative Today I Found Out video, the term came from a tradition of placing spiced bread into the wine in order to soak up the acidity and improve the...The post How ‘Toast’ Became Synonymous With Pithy Speeches, Clinking Glasses and Consuming Alcohol appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their Exo-Bionics initiative, Furrion built a Prosthesis exoskeleton, which is a giant mech suit that stands 15-feet tall, weighs 8,000 pounds, and can reach a a top speed of 20 mph. At the heart of every mech, is a human pilot. We combine cutting edge technology with the age old pursuit of...The post Prosthesis Exoskeleton, A Giant 15′ Tall, 8000 Pound Mech Suit That Can Reach a Top Speed of 20 MPH appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In late January 2015, Indian musicians Samarth Swarup and Asa Singh hilariously accompanied the Apple iOS Siri as she evenly recited the answer to the question “What is 10 trillion raised to the power 10” I being a music producer [musician] was quite attracted to the response of Siri on this question. So I clubbed...The post Indian Musicians Beatbox Along With Siri’s Answer to the Question of 10 Trillion Raised to the Power 10 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ThinkGeek (@thinkgeek) on Apr 2, 2018 at 4:24pm PDT ThinkGeek created a warm and cozy Tentacuddle Blanket for Kraken lovers that features five tentacles that each come with three suckers. This was originally an April Fools’ Day that they made into a product real. We’ve had enough of mermaids. They get...The post A Cozy Tentacuddle Blanket for Kraken Lovers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an inquisitive episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the concept of lexical gaps – a term for those particular words that don’t exist in a language, but probably should. One prescient example of a lexical gap is a term...The post Descriptive Words That Don’t Currently Exist in the English Language But Probably Should appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc. (AIM, Inc.) posted mesmerizing footage of their amazing AFE-2D6 machine bending wires in all sorts of shapes at incredible speeds. The AFE-2Dx line of equipment is designed around our standard AFM-2Dx line without all of the features that might not be needed from all users. It is a simplified version of...The post An Amazing Machine Bends Wires in a Variety of Shapes at Incredible Speeds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Netflix has released a new trailer for Seth Rogen’s upcoming comedy special, Hilarity for Charity, that features Rogen and his famous comedian friends bringing the laughs to help fight against Alzheimer’s. Hilarity for Charity premieres on April 6th, 2018. In 2012, Seth and Lauren (along with some amazing friends), created Hilarity for Charity, through which...The post Netflix Releases Star-Studded Trailer for Seth Rogen’s ‘Hilarity for Charity’ Comedy Special appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fox Searchlight released a wonderful behind the scenes video for Wes Anderson‘s newly released stop-motion animated film, Isle of Dogs, that takes a look at how the talented team of artists built the unique canine and human puppets. An Incredible Behind the Scenes Look at Wes Anderson’s New Animated Film ‘Isle of Dogs’Wes Anderson Announces...The post A Behind the Scenes Look at How the Canine and Human Puppets of ‘Isle of Dogs’ Were Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Actor John Goodman, who recently eased back into the comfortable role of Dan Conner after 20 years in the Roseanne reboot, sat down with Sam Jones of Off Camera to talk about his early years as an actor. Goodman opened up about first moving to New York City after spending his whole life in Missouri,...The post John Goodman Opens Up to Sam Jones About Moving to New York City, His Addiction and His Idols appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at WonderCon 2018 in Anaheim, Tested editor Norman Chan caught up with replica prop builder Darren Moser (a.k.a. “Dr. Sci-Fi“) to chat with him about how he went about creating his incredible life-size puppet cosplay based on K-2SO from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. A post shared by Darren (Dr. Sci-Fi) (@drscifi) on...The post Life-Size Star Wars K-2SO Puppet Cosplay appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While chasing weather in the northern part of the midwestern United States, photographer Chad Cowan captured an absolutely gorgeous timelapse of a colorful storm moving across the plains of South Dakota. In Cowan’s judgement, the storm was somewhat weak, but reflected the sunlight beautifully as it gathered. Although this storm was fairly weak, the colors...The post Storm Chaser Captures a Gorgeous Timelapse of a Colorful Storm Moving Over the South Dakota Plains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Lorien Stern (@lorienstern) on Mar 3, 2018 at 10:44am PST California designer Lorien Stern who’s known for her whimsical style in ceramics, accessories and clothing, has released a fun series of soft huggable plushie sharks in vibrant colors that are sure to appeal to children, adults and maybe even an ichthyologist...The post Soft Huggable Brightly Colored Shark Plushies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ELYSE DODGE (@elysedodge) on Feb 28, 2018 at 10:40pm PST Canadian artist Elyse Dodge creates absolutely stunning landscapes using colorful geometric shapes, often partnering with photographers to recreate the natural beauty in the captured images. In order to get the proper proportions, Dodge first digitally mocks up her design over the...The post Beautiful Mountainous Landscapes Reimagined Using Colorful Geometric Shapes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stephen Robinson of 52 Skillz spent over a year and a half (300 hours) learning the basics of robotics and then used his newly gained knowledge to build an awesome cake baking robot. The goal of this project was to use a large project to force myself to learn the basics of robotics, and I...The post Persistent Man Learns the Basics of Robotics to Build a Cake Baking Robot appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While attending to his duties within the Nagarahole National Park in Karnataka, WCS India Assistant Director Vinay Kumar captured fascinating footage of a beautiful female elephant who appeared to be enjoying a peaceful cigarette break, exhaling plumes of billowy smoke from her mouth. In actuality, the magnificent pachyderm was consuming burnt wood charcoal and then...The post Fascinating Footage of an Elephant Who Appears to Be Smoking After Consuming Wood Charcoal appeared first on Laughing Squid.

If you wrestle with a pig, the best you can be is a pig wrestler. Commander Chris Hadfield, the guitar playing, song writing Canadian astronaut and author of An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything offered some very good advice about...The post Astronaut Chris Hadfield Offers Helpful Advice For Filtering Out Conspiracy Theories on Social Media appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a clip from the BBC show Deadly 60, naturalist Steve Backshall had the challenging opportunity to follow a honey badger named Buster as she foraged for food during exercise time. The little weasel moved quickly through the South African landscape, turning around to growl and bare her teeth at Bachkshall. While Buster is one...The post A Brave Naturalist Follows a Fierce Teeth Baring Honey Badger As She Forages for Food appeared first on Laughing Squid.

British inventor Colin Furze teamed up with electronics genius James Bruton to build a fire blaster, made out of a shiny fire extinguisher housing, that was capable of being voice activated with Alexa. How to Build an Auto Nerf Blaster Firing System That Shoots Darts With the Press of a ButtonInventor Colin Furze Builds and...The post Colin Furze and James Bruton Build a Fire Blaster That Can Be Voice Activated Using Alexa appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Australian actress Claudia O’Doherty, who played the lovably annoying Bertie Bauer on the canceled Netflix series Love, appeared on CONAN to let Hollywood know that she was unemployed and looking for a new job and even did a few impressions to show off her versatility. While her impression of an “understanding Scotsman” was good, it...The post Unemployed ‘Love’ Actress Claudia O’Doherty Does a Hilarious Impression of Sex and the City’s Samantha appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dorkly released an animated short where Obi-Wan Kenobi demonstrated how he could have easily ended Star Wars: New Hope in one-minute, during his face off with Darth Vader, by simply dropping his lightsaber through the Death Star. Wild Jedi Chipmunks Reenact the Final Lightsaber Battle Between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker15-Minute ‘Star Wars’ Featurette Gives...The post Obi-Wan Kenobi Ends Star Wars in One Minute by Dropping His Lightsaber Through the Death Star appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The team at Neomam partnered with This Is Render to create an imaginative series for Expedia that visually reconstructed seven iconic ancient ruins to their former magnificent glory. Included in these amazing renderings are The Parthenon, Luxor Temple, Milecastle 39, Temple of Jupiter, The Pyramid of the Sun and Area Sacra di Largo Argentina. Drawing...The post Legendary Ancient Ruins Visually Reconstructed to Their Former Magnificent Glory appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John Collins, “The Paper Airplane Guy,” sat down with WIRED to show how to folds five amazing stunt paper airplanes. Collins previously demonstrated how he designs, folds, and flies paper airplanes. The Paper Airplane Guy Demonstrates How to Fold a World Record Setting Paper AirplaneJohn Collins Demonstrates How He Designs, Folds and Flies World Record...The post How to Fold Amazing Stunt Paper Airplanes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mary Giannone posted a video of her cute little daughter, Julianna, going off on a super excited rant about how she got a DVD of My Little Pony: The Movie. My Little Pony Toys Made to Look Like Characters From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little PonyPatton Oswalt Talks...The post Cute Little Girl Is Super Excited About Getting a DVD of ‘My Little Pony: The Movie’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

James Nelson, a talented musician who’s been playing since the age of four, performed a wonderfully jaunty medley of old-timey songs upon a piano that had been set on fire because it couldn’t come with him to his new home. At first, Nelson was playing seated upon a dining room chair but was perfectly able...The post Talented Musician Plays a Medley of Jaunty Old Timey Tunes on a Burning Piano appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ooakminiatures by Katie Doka (@ooakminiatures) on Jan 5, 2018 at 9:28am PST Artisan Katie Doka has created an absolutely brilliant series of poseable dollhouse miniature birds and other animals that are measured exactly 1/12 to scale. Each of Doka’s miniatures are hand sculpted, extremely detailed and highly realistic, just in incredibly...The post Amazingly Detailed Poseable Miniature Birds Created In Exactly 1/12 Dollhouse Scale appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ?????? ??????? ??? (@powerpuffmoniq) on Oct 27, 2017 at 8:55am PDT Lithuanian Makeup Artist Monika Falcik creates absolutely wonderful disturbing illusions using her own face and body as a living palate. Of all Falcik’s designs, the ones that capture the most attention can be rather savage in nature ( a sliced...The post Lithuanian Makeup Artist Creates Wonderfully Disturbing Illusions Using Herself as a Canvas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lucas the Spider, the animated arachnid by Joshua Slice who’s led a very full life thus far, performed a beautiful solo on a handmade harp made out of twigs and string. Lucas had put in a great deal of practice and rehearsal into this performance and was doing well, until a pesky bird decided to...The post Lucas the Spider Performs a Beautiful Solo on a Homemade Harp Made Out of Twigs and String appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a beautiful preview for David Attenborough’s Light On Earth, the legendary narrator explores the fascinating world of bioluminescence, what causes this feature, how common bioluminescence is amongst the world’s flora and fauna and how these creatures are able to form their own light from within. Bioluminescence is everywhere, in the soil, on the land...The post Sir David Attenborough Explores the Fascinating World of Bioluminescent Flora and Fauna appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their Planet Earth series, Great Big Story compiled a heartbreaking video of endangered animals who may soon be on the brink of extinction, but for these animal ambassadors who are part of a program that seeks to bring awareness to the dangers posed and captive breeding programs that seek to reintroduce the...The post A Heartbreaking Compilation of Endangered Animals Who May Soon Be On the Brink of Extinction appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Paul Jackman (@jackman_works) on Mar 27, 2018 at 1:20pm PDT In celebration of the 2018 Major League Baseball season beginning and spring arriving, Paul Jackman of the furniture making and remodeling business, Jackman Works, built a giant wooden baseball chair using 28 (8′ long) pine 2x4s. The two halves are basically...The post Giant Wooden Baseball Chair Built Using Pine 2x4s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a dangerous episode of the show, Make It Real, engineer James Hobson (a.k.a. “The Hacksmith“) and his team built a heavy metal replica of Doomfist‘s deadly gauntlet from Overwatch. Hobson demonstrated the true power of their gauntlet by using it’s 2,640 pounds of force to pulverize a plasma television, a concrete block, and many...The post The Hacksmith Builds Doomfist’s Powerful Gauntlet From ‘Overwatch’ and Uses It to Pulverize Objects appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a bilateral episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain how certain commonplace words and phrases in the English language that take on more specific definitions within certain professions. “Hearsay,” “passive,” “significant,” “toxin,” “work,” “evolution,” these are words that we’re familiar...The post Common Phrases and Words in English That Have Very Specific Meanings Within Certain Professions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Abigail Tucker, author of the wonderful book The Lion in the Living Room sat down with The New Yorker to talk about the societal obsession with all things feline. Tucker explained that this obsession could stem from the childlike wonder of cats, the physical effects of toxoplasmosis or just the simple fact that these hyper...The post How Cats Have Inserted Themselves Into Every Aspect of Our Physical and Virtual Lives appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John Collins, aka “The Paper Airplane Guy“, met up with WIRED to demonstrate how he designs, folds, and flies world record paper airplanes. “I bring paper airplanes into classrooms and start talking about complicated ideas involved with fluid dynamics and using paper airplanes to explain it,” says Collins, who somehow makes terms like “dihedral angle”...The post John Collins Demonstrates How He Designs, Folds and Flies World Record Paper Airplanes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Dad has created “Normal Parent Activity,” a hilarious parody of the horror film Paranormal Activity that is all too real for people with children. They are also the creators of the fake commercial for AphukenbrakE. My wife and I haven’t slept in days after watching this… Everything Wrong With ‘Paranormal Activity’ In 7 Minutes...The post Normal Parent Activity, A Hilarious Parody of ‘Paranormal Activity’ That Is All Too Real appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Itallian telecom company TIM broke the Guinness World Record for the most robots dancing simultaneously at an event Rome on February 1st, 2018. Chinese Company Sets Guinness World Record for the Most Robots Dancing Simultaneously1,007 Chinese Robots Set a New Guinness World Record for Most Robots Dancing SimultaneouslyIntel Shatters Its Own Guinness World Record With...The post Italy Telecom Company Breaks Guinness World Record for the Most Robots Dancing Simultaneously appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Spencer Caron posted footage of a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone hovering right up next to a bald-faced hornet nest to take an up close look. An Up Close Meeting With a Beautiful Red-Faced Bald Uakari Monkey of the RainforestBald Eagle in Pennsylvania Is Covered in Snow up to Its Head While Protecting Its EggsA...The post Drone Takes an Up Close Look at a Busy Hornet Nest appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter took a prescient look at the tactics used in interface design that are referred to as dark pattern. This can be done in a variety of ways – through a difficult un-subscription process (“roach motel”), color manipulation (“disguised ads”), spam, hidden costs and misdirection. Dark...The post How Online Companies Employ Dark Pattern Designs to Trick Users Into Doing What They Want appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Four tiny little meerkat babies at the Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh, New South Wales, adorably attempted to take their very first steps away from the safety of their parent’s nest, but the repeated effort tired them out. After a good rest, the little ones tried again and successfully walked over to a familiar pair...The post Teeny Tiny Baby Meerkats Take Their Very First Steps Away From the Safety of Their Parent’s Nest appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an absolutely adorable clip from the BBC Earth series Nature’s Miracle Orphans, a troop of rescued monkeys at the Jaguar Rescue Centre in Costa Rica, hilariously chased after soap bubbles that Dexter, their beloved human caretaker, was blowing for their entertainment. Two Mischievous Giant Panda Cubs Stubbornly Refuse to Let Their Caretaker Clean Up...The post Rescued Monkeys Hilariously Chase After Flying Soap Bubbles Blown by Their Beloved Caretaker appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on safari in the Serengeti during Spring Break, Britton Hayes had a very close encounter with a curious young cheetah. Hayes remained very calm as the big cat broke away from his two brothers to take closer look inside the vehicle that crossed their path. While frightening, this kind of incident isn’t all that...The post A Young Man Calmly Allows a Curious Cheetah Explore His Car on a Spring Break Safari in Africa appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the trailer for the second season of the runaway HBO series Westworld, the now fully aware and realized hosts find that there’s more to life that the confines of the amusement park. Instead, each of theme seek to square their respective histories, families and even dreams, by waging a bloody war against the humans...The post The Fully Realized Android Hosts Wage a Bloody War on Humans in the Second Season of ‘Westworld’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a preview for the second season of the award-winning Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale, the main character Offred (Elisabeth Moss) rides alone in the back of a black van unclear of her fate. As they pull away from the Commander‘s house, she tries to convince herself that she’s free and even reclaims the name...The post Offred Reclaims Her Real Name In a Second Season Preview of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A pair of teeny tiny fuzzy puppies in Bangkok, Thailand, barked, whined and howled at their human to be let outside despite the hilarious fact that the gate keeping them corralled didn’t completely reach across the width of the doorway. The dogs thought the door was closed and couldn’t get out. A Disconcerted Welsh Corgi...The post A Pair of Puppies Think They’re Trapped Inside By a Gate That Doesn’t Go All the Way Across Doorway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Animator and director Sam Frederich (a.k.a. “UniversalHeat”) has released a pilot episode for his cartoon series, Song in the Sky, that features fighter pilots battling gigantic monsters in a world where “ground is lost to legend.” According to Frederich, he is currently in the process of developing the series. via reddit Drinky Crow Show Pilot,...The post Fighter Pilots Battle Gigantic Monsters in a Pilot Episode of the ‘Song in the Sky’ Cartoon Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ugly director Nikita Diakur has created a bizarre animated short, titled Fest, that features a large group of animated distorted characters dancing, eating, and performing wild stunts in the street. via Vimeo Staff Picks A Brief History of Time, An Animated Short About a Group of Characters Who Are Trapped in an Infinite LoopRobot Chicken’s...The post Distorted Animated Characters Dance, Eat, and Perform Wild Stunts in the Short Film ‘Fest’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Ulrich of Brotherhood Workshop used LEGO to remake and tweak a scene from Star Wars: The Last Jedi that features Poe Dameron battling a frightful First Order Dreadnought. An Amusing Star Wars: The Last Jedi Blooper Reel Features Poe Getting Slapped Silly by General LeiaFirst ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer Features the Return...The post Poe Dameron Battles a Dreadnought in a Star Wars: The Last Jedi Scene Remade With LEGO appeared first on Laughing Squid.