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Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism evaluated the performance of Michael Scott, the bumbling manager of The Office. They took in to account his unfiltered speech, fun loving nature and his people pleasing childlike behavior while noting that these attributes sound ineffective, they actually inspired the employees to manage themselves in an efficient, professional...The post How Michael Scott’s Bumbling Style of Management in ‘The Office’ Made Him an Effective Leader appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, A couple purchased a Feisty Pet from ThinkGeek that looked very much like their little white Pomeranian dog named Dao Hui. After testing out the bear’s functionality, the couple filmed a hilarious video in which it appears that Dao Hui was directly mimicking exactly how the Feisty Pet bared its teeth when squeezed....The post A Little White Dog Hilariously Mimics a Feisty Teddy Bear That Bares Its Teeth When Squeezed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A ten minute compilation featuring some of the best of moments of Jim Halpert on The Office. Dwight Schrute Meets an Asian Version of Jim Halpert on The OfficeAll of Jim’s Brilliant Pranks on Dwight on The OfficeTripp and Tyler Perform a Rap Song About the Challenges of Working From HomeThe post The Best of Jim Halpert on ‘The Office’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Spanish engineer Ivan Miranda has created a brilliant, self-propelled, 3D printed, programmable robot that is able to rapidly write letters and phrases onto sand through negative imprinting. I finally did a test of the sand drawing robot, it worked beautifully. First time. via Hackaday, The Awesomer Skryf, A Robot That Writes Temporary Words Using SandA...The post A Brilliant Self-Propelled 3D Printed Robot That Rapidly Writes Letters and Phrases Onto Sand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Andrew Greenbaum (@andrew_greenbum) on Jul 3, 2018 at 1:33pm PDT Designer Andrew Greenbaum has created the Pom Pom Float, an inflatable pink lidded pool float that can double as a coffin for a stylish death at sea, should the need arise. The idea came to Greenbaum and friend Ian Felton several...The post A Hilarious Inflatable Pink Coffin Pool Float appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Manuel Villegas (@manevigas) on Jul 2, 2018 at 8:07pm PDT While running a marathon, athlete Manuel Villegas captured an absolutely adorable sight of a little boy earnestly holding a sign that said “Tap Here To Power Up” with Super Mario Bros. mushroom. To encourage them further, the boy held out the...The post Boy Holds a Super Mario Bros. ‘Tap to Here Power Up’ Sign During a Marathon to Encourage Runners appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June 2018, we wrote about a frustrated Scottish woman who had quite the time trying to get the voice assistant Alexa to understand what she was saying. In March 2018, Scottish CNET editor Mark Serrels tried out three different popular voice assistants including Siri, Alexa and Google to see which one would understand his...The post Scottish Editor Tests Siri, Alexa and Google Voice Assistant to See Which Understands His Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York City filmmaker, artist and animator Wahyu Ichwandardi aka Pinot, is working on an absolutely incredible recreation of the highly expressive dance that Donald Glover performed in the Childish Gambino music video “This Is America” using a 1990 Macintosh SE computer with MacPaint and MacroMind software. Pinot is keeping people up to date on...The post A Pixelated Recreation of Donald Glover Dancing in ‘This Is America’ Video Made With a 1990 Mac SE appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While out with their family on a sightseeing trip to Knaresborough Castle in North Yorkshire, UK, Lisa and Mark Brooks were surprised to come across a talking crow who asked several times “Y’alright love?” in a strong Yorkshire accent. The crow continued on, stating “I’m alright, I’m alright, I’m alright” over and again. The 34-second...The post Talking Crow Asks People Passing By on Street ‘Y’alright Love?’ in a Strong Yorkshire Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Jackson Pilz (@jacksonpilz) on Jul 6, 2018 at 1:45am PDT Australian skateboard pro Jackson Pilz recently pulled off an incredibly cool “impossible” skateboard flip, a trick that was originally developed by skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen. via Digg Jumpy the ‘Badass’ Dog Flips, Jumps, and SkateboardsBraille Skateboarding Performs Tricks on a Skateboard...The post An Incredibly Cool ‘Impossible’ Skateboard Flip appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While Polish historian/political scientist Jerzy Targalski was conducting an interview with the Dutch news program Niewsurr, his big orange tabby cat Lisio tentatively climbed up on his human’s side and then settled onto his shoulders where he stayed for awhile. The Polish historian & political scientist Jerzy Targalski remained completely unruffled during our interview when...The post Polish Historian Calmly Conducts a TV Interview While an Orange Cat Climbs on His Shoulders appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jo Luijten (aka Squirrel Monkey) imagines what eBay would have been like if it had existed in 1988. You Suck at Photoshop, Hilarious Tutorials by Donnie Hoyle1988 Apple //c Unboxing PhotosScooby Doo Meets The Breakfast ClubThe post What eBay Would Have Been Like in 1988 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Just ahead of a earthquake that took place on June 18, 2018 in Wakayama, Wakayama in the Kansai region of Japan, a number of the sleeping adopatable cats who live at the CAT Café CATchy suddenly went on full alert, aimlessly scattering their furry selves all over the café in search of another place to...The post The Resident Felines of a Japanese Cat Café Scatter Around the Room When an Earthquake Hits appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q shows how to make Batman’s bat-shaped boomerang (“Batarang”) out of plywood. A Student Makes a Real-Life Version of Batman’s Armored Batsuit Out of Kevlar, Kydex Plating, & Impact-Resistant FoamAlfred Points Out to Batman All of the Problems With Having Real Bats Flying Around the Batcave in an Animated ShortHow to Make a Real...The post How to Make Batman’s Bat-Shaped Boomerang appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (“CSAIL) has figured out how to use deep learning intelligence to automatically isolate individual instruments from a piece of music videos. Called PixelPlayer, this smart system is self-regulated in its ability to identify the sounds of over 20 different instruments, although it can have difficulty differentiating different...The post A Deep Learning Intelligent System That Isolates Individual Instruments From Music Videos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While watching Fourth of July fireworks at S and C Farms in Scotts Hill, Tennessee, attendee Angela Tharp captured incredible footage of the very moment in which a sparkling firework intersected with a bolt of lightning. Similar to the lightning strike in Norwood, Pennsylvania, the crowd was caught off guard by the sight. via Storyful...The post Incredible Footage of a Firework Intersecting With a Bolt of Lightning on the Fourth of July in Tennessee appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A surprisingly friendly wild chipmunk who has been nicknamed Van Gogh (VG) due to a notched ear, greedily stuffed his cheeks with peanuts that were being doled out by his adopted human. While VG did his best to walk away all that was offered, he had no choice but to leave a single peanut behind...The post A Greedy Little Chipmunk Leaves a Single Peanut Behind After Reaching Maximum Cheek Capacity appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Despite the fact that private fireworks are illegal in Los Angeles, the defiant city lights up everywhere on the Fourth of July, and 2018 was certainly no exception. Local newsrooms such as NBC and along with Los Angeles Times, deployed helicopters to fly over downtown Los Angeles and capture panoramic views of these brilliant displays....The post Amazing Panoramic Helicopter Footage of Legal and Illegal Fourth of July Fireworks Over Los Angeles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John K9, a professional dog trainer in Lakeland, Florida, skillfully issued performance commands to his loyal border collie Maker while shooting a selfie video on his phone. Maker dutifully followed along despite the fact that his human’s back was turned. Maker and John make quite a devoted team with one another. A post shared by...The post Clever Dog Dutifully Follows Commands Issued via a Selfie Video Being Shot by His Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very curious, adorably confused toddler walked up to a full length mirror at a clothing store and peered in. The child was startled to see that another toddler was simultaneously peering right back. The child then began searching in and around the mirror to see where the other child was hiding. A passing man...The post Confused Toddler Adorably Searches for the Other Toddler Peering Back From a Full Length Mirror appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jeb Corlis, a professional BASE jumper, wing suit flyer and photographer, took his 360° GoPro Fusion camera with him and held onto it tightly with a selfie stick while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The resulting footage after stabilization revealed a wonderfully kaleidoscopic, slightly dizzying, trippy adventure up and down the...The post Incredible 360° Stabilized Footage of a Wonderfully Trippy, Kaleidoscopic Roller Coaster Ride appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Donna Melchiorre captured incredible video of lightning striking during a 4th of July fireworks show in Norwood, Pennsylvania. The unusual occurrence startled a few of the spectators in the crowd. The Ultimate 4th of July Photo: Lightning and FireworksColorful Fireworks Shoot Across the Sky Against a Gorgeous Backdrop of Cloud LightningA Cute Puppy Dramatically Explains...The post Lightning Strikes During 4th of July Fireworks Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

German musician Tommy Lee Depp arranged and performed a colorful and stunning solo bass cover of the iconic Cranberries song “Zombie” as a lovely tribute to the late lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who sadly passed away in January 2018. …my solo bass arrangement of ‘Zombie’ by The CranberriesThis is my tribute to Dolores O’Riordan, hope...The post A Stunning Solo Bass Cover of the Cranberries Song ‘Zombie’ Performed in Memory of Dolores O’Riordan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Alexandr Misko, the remarkably talented Russian guitarist, performed a beautifully moving cover of the U2 song “With or Without You“. This and several other fingerstyle songs are from Misko’s 2016 album entitled “Beyond the Box“. This song is my favorite from U2 so I tried to stay true to the original and make it emotional...The post A Gorgeous Guitar Cover of ‘With or Without You’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Teal Drones CEO George Matus decided to celebrate his COO Billy McGuire‘s two year anniversary at the company by toilet papering McGuire’s front yard. Considering that Matus is the founder/CEO a drone company, it wasn’t surprising that the toilet papering was done with a custom drone that could reach heights no other TP’er could ever...The post Drone Company CEO Pranks COO By Using a Custom Drone to Toilet Paper His Front Yard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a really informative 2016 episode of the New York Times series ScienceTake, narrator James Gorman explained how carnivores of different species performed when a puzzle box was put in front of them. What was discovered is that more solitary animals with bigger brains such as bears and raccoons tended to solve the puzzles much...The post How Carnivores of Different Species Rank in Ability to Solve Puzzle Boxes Containing Favorite Treats appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an achromatic episode of The Action Lab. the resident scientist demonstrated the process by which to remove color from food, specifically a strawberry and a raspberry, by soaking them bleach for 24 hours. While the raspberry was completely destroyed, the strawberry survived and was bleached almost all the way through. He also shared the...The post How to Remove Color From Food appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An amusingly persistent dog attempted to capture a startled squirrel, who was just trying to come down from a tree. In doing so, the tenacious canine circled said tree over and again, but the squirrel seemed to anticipate each move ahead of time. As the pursuit continued, the dog made a couple of high jumps...The post Persistent Dog Circles Around a Tree Chasing a Startled Squirrel Who Keeps Trying to Escape appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Food artist and director David Ma, who started the yummy film series that features recipes prepared in the style of famous directors, created a wonderfully patriotic slow motion film of traditional Fourth of July food exploding on a table decorated with an Uncle Sam pink flamingo and various other thematic accoutrements and set to the...The post Slow Motion Explosions of Classic 4th of July Food Set to a Moving Rendition of ‘America the Beautiful’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger Casey Neistat, who’s known for tackling wonderfully unusual projects, decided to escape the heat and celebrate the July 4th Independence Day holiday by surfing the infamously questionable waters of New York City’s East River. Neistat and collaborator Dan Mace initially braved the waters on a surfboard, but after being told by police that they...The post Casey Neistat Surfs the Questionable Waters of New York City’s East River to Celebrate the Fourth of July appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of Independence Day 2018, American musician Cooper Carter, wearing patriotic clothing, performed 25 versions of the National Anthem on 25 different guitars that he mixed to play simultaneously for a “star spangled orchestra” of one. Jimi Hendrix would be proud. The National Anthem played on 25 electric guitars…Happy Birthday, America! An Incredible Toy...The post A 25 Electric Guitar Cover of the National Anthem appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While taking her two dogs out for a walk on a hot Arizona day, Anthem resident Paula Godwin accidentally angered a resident rattlesnake who lashed out at her with a venomous bite. Before the snake could reach her, however, her brave little golden retriever puppy named Todd jumped in front of her and heroically took...The post A Heroic Puppy Bravely Endures a Bite by an Angry Rattlesnake That Was Meant for His Beloved Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bryan Steacy dubbed in audio of Gilbert Gottfried reciting the inspirational speech that President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) gave in the 1996 sci-fi action film Independence Day. via reddit Can We Take a Joke? A Documentary Exploring the Intersection of Comedy, Free Speech, and OutrageTrailer For ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’, The Sequel to Sci-Fi Disaster...The post Gilbert Gottfried Recites the Inspirational Speech That Bill Pullman Gives in ‘Independence Day’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of The First Purge being released today, Screen Junkies has created an Honest Trailer for the first three films of The Purge Franchise. Blessed be our New Founding Fathers and America, a nation reborn. In a world of strife and corporate greed one movie series…… Honest Movie Trailers: Batman & Robin by Screen...The post A Honest Trailer For The Purge Franchise appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Arthur refuses to get out of the tank, disobeying the commands of a man claiming to be his dad. I’m literally in a tank and you’re not. The video was uploaded to Facebook by Kasey Beymer who says “This is why I don’t need kids. Little shit.” A Proud Man Shows Off His Elaborate Handmade...The post Man Disobeys Orders by ‘Dad’ to Get Out of a Tank appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorably tiny puppy in Seoul, South Korea danced to the music that was playing overhead at the salon where the little canine was getting groomed. Luckily, another puppy stylist was quick to capture this adorable sight. While doing puppy beauty in puppy salon, I was filming a video to send to customer. A Teeny-Tiny...The post Tiny Puppy Dances to Music While Being Groomed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New Zealander Jordan Watson of “How to Dad” humorously explains the differences between France and New Zealand. Previously Watson illustrated the differences between England and New Zealand, USA and New Zealand, and Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand Father Points Out the Differences Between England and New ZealandNew Zealand Father Points Out Amusing Differences Between...The post The Differences Between France and New Zealand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays about music, took a look a the vastly different ways in which singers/songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell approached the inevitable subject of getting older. In Young’s iconic song “Sugar Mountain“, he essentially proclaims that the age of 20 is when everyone must put away childish things, whether...The post The Vastly Different Ways In Which Neil Young and Joni Mitchell Viewed the Inevitable Subject of Aging appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Designer Kouichi Okamoto has created Glass Tank, a the very clever, yet somewhat dangerous wine glass that is attached to a bulb that will keep refilling the glass until it is empty. This invention is available for purchase through Generate. Fun times ahead! When the amount in the glass decreases, a constant amount is poured...The post A Dangerously Clever Self-Filling Wine Glass appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a locamotive episode of Half As Interesting, the seemingly manic narrator Sam from Wendover explains why The Vatican has a railroad, despite its diminutive size as a country. It all comes down to history, as it always does. So, back during the Roman Empire Italy …it was all together. But then the Roman Empire...The post The Long History That Explains Why Vatican City Has a Railroad Despite Its Diminutive Stature appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Treehotel (@treehotel) on Mar 29, 2018 at 1:18am PDT The wonderful TreeHotel, which sits way up in a pine forest of Northern Sweden Lapland (Sami) offers an amazing array of unique rooms that each have something special about them. No two are alike. There’s the Cabin Room – a true treehouse...The post An Incredible Hotel in the Swedish Lapland With an Amazing Array of Unique Rooms Amongst the Trees appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, Oscar Mayer unveiled their new, creative fleet of wienermobiles and their latest airborne addition fits in perfectly. This new vehicle is an incredible fully functional jet pack that can go up to an amazing 150 miles per hour. This vehicle make Super Hot Dogger‘s job of delivering hot dogs to anyone who wants...The post Oscar Mayer Adds an Incredible Fully Functional Jet Pack to Their Updated Fleet of Weiner Vehicles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a melancholy episode of AsapSCIENCE, creators Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain via whiteboard animation how loneliness created around a person’s lack of satisfying social interactions can adversely affect their health, thus increasing their chance of an earlier death. Research has found that lonely people have 209 different gene expressions in some of their...The post The Extremely Adverse Effects That Loneliness Can Have on a Person’s Physical and Mental Health appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While driving a dog and her puppies back to the Hope for Paws center, rescuers Eldad Hagar and Loreta Frankonyte were contacted by a good Samaritan named Sheila, who saw a teeny tiny kitten crouched helplessly on the shoulder of an extremely busy highway in Los Angeles. Being the compassionate people that they are, Hagar...The post An Amazing Real Time Rescue of a Tiny Kitten Stranded on the Shoulder of Bustling LA Freeway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Car journalist and Oversteer editor Doug DeMuro reviewed the Aston Martin Lagonda and explained why he thinks it’s one of the weirdest luxury cars ever made. DeMuro previously made it clear why the Plymouth Prowler was one of the weirdest cars to come out in the 1990s. The Aston Martin Lagonda is the weirdest luxury...The post Why the Aston Martin Lagonda Is One of the Weirdest Luxury Car Ever Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An beautiful 10 year old elephant named Yumeka who was born at the Chiba City Zoological Park and then moved to Okinawa Zoo and Museum in Okinawa City, Japan, demonstrated her incredible artistic talent as she painted a very recognizable cherry blossom tree with the help of her keeper. Yumeka was taught how to paint...The post An Artistic Elephant in Japan Demonstrates Her Unique Talent by Painting a Cherry Blossom Tree appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Richard Browning, British inventor and founder of Gravity Industries, had an exciting time taking his body controlled jet suit out for a speed and agility test over a lake in the UK. A post shared by Gravity (@takeongravity) on Apr 29, 2018 at 1:37am PDT via Digg Inventor Builds a Real-Life Flying Iron Man Suit...The post Inventor Takes His Jet Suit Out for an Exciting Speed and Agility Test Over a Lake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bill Wurtz, the highly creative mind behind “History of Japan”, “History of the Entire World” and “Alphabet Shuffle”, has released a wonderfully whimsical, semi-political but very catchy song called “hello sexy pants“. Hello let’s be friends, let’s take a friendly chance and go all around the world in a friendly stance. Let’s go all around...The post Hello Sexy Pants, A Whimsical Song About Wearing Attractive Trousers in a Strangely Changing World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Business Insider took a tour of the Tabasco factory in Avery Island, Louisiana to find out how they go about making more than 700,000 bottles of their world-famous hot sauce every single day. Founded in 1868 by Edmund McIlhenny, the brand is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. We spoke to McIlhenny Executive Vice President...The post An Inside Look at How Tabasco Hot Sauce Is Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Employees at Exporta Global set a Guinness World Record on January 5th, 2018 for the most pallets toppled in domino fashion. They were able to knock over 1,377 pallets in the style of dominos, which sounded like a freight train speeding through the warehouse. The attempt took place as a team building exercise for the...The post Exporta Global Sets the World Record for Toppling Over 1,377 Pallets in the Style of Dominos appeared first on Laughing Squid.