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When Simon’s cat got himself stuck up high atop a tree branch and meowed loudly for help, his harried human Simon climbed a ladder for prompt retrieval. Up at the branch, however he found that his stubborn feline didn’t actually want to be rescued he just wanted some company. To make matters worse, the cat’s...The post Simon’s Cat Refuses to Let His Human Rescue Him From the Tree Branch Where He Got Stuck appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Israeli photographer Ariel Leshinsky enjoys chasing starlings to capture their incredible murmurations and the dramatic aerial patterns that they make. Some of these patterns can even be resolved by the human eye into familiar objects or animals. Among these patterns is a whale, a seal, a shark coming out of the water and even an...The post Determined Photographer Captures Recognizable Aerial Patterns Made by Starlings In Flight appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very creative musician Rob Scallon, clad in full fatigues and stationed in what appeared to be an underground WWII bunker of sorts, pulled out his signature guitar and began playing it one-handed through a pedal that mimicked the tremolo pattern of a telegraph machine. This really cool pedal by Coppersound is aptly called the...The post The Oddly Soothing Sound of an Electric Guitar Being Played Through a Telegraph Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a viral episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains how the word ‘meme’ originated, for what the word was intended and the controversial biologist who came up with the word in the first place. “Meme” was coined by the often controversial evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book, The Selfish...The post The Biological Origin of the Word ‘Meme’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tomb Raider actress Alicia Vikander very graciously sat for the cameras of Vanity Fair to offer a quick lesson on common expressions and slang in Swedish, explaining both the literal and idiomatic translations of each phrase. Some of the phrases appeared old fashioned to Vikander, while others were completely new to her. ‘Släng Dig I...The post Tomb Raider Actress Alicia Vikander Gives a Quick Lesson on Swedish Slang Terms and Expressions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of his excellent Major to Minor video series, Chase Holfelder performed the familiar Toys’R’Us “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” theme very slowly and in a minor key, turning the happy little jingle into a rather introspective, mournful wail. This version of the song is perfectly appropriate at this time, as the company announced...The post The Mournful Wail of The Toys ‘R’ Us ‘I Don’t Wanna Grow Up’ Theme Song as Performed In a Minor Key appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a therapeutic episode of the Wired series Technique Critique, surgical resident and marathon winner, Dr. Annie Onishi critiqued 49 fictional medical procedures from both films and television shows, offering her honest expertise as to which procedures are real, which ones could possibly happen and those that would never, ever happen. Annie Onishi, general surgery...The post Surgical Resident Honestly Critiques Fictional Medical Procedures From Film and Television Shows appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an icy cold episode of their The Super Slow Show, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys used a “bullet time” rig to capture super slow motion footage of an ice sculpture being blown to bits. The sculpture was, of course, designed to look like Dan and Gav. Super Slow Motion...The post Blowing Up an Ice Sculpture in Super Slow Motion Using a ‘Bullet Time’ Rig appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the film aptly titled Eighth Grade, written and directed by Bo Burnham, an awkward 13 year old named Kayla (Elsie Fisher), who stretches the truth about her life in YouTube videos, sets a goal to live up to her online persona by attempting become friends with her classmates during the last week of middle...The post Eighth Grade, An Awkward Teen Tries to Live Up to Her Online Persona During the Last Week of School appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Umasqu (@umasqu.studio) on Jan 10, 2018 at 4:01am PST The Hunter’s Wall is a collection of animal head mounted trophies, created by Tzachi Nevo of Umasqu Studio, that are made from wood, not from actual animals. The Bear, Bull, Deer, Elephant #1 and #2, Fox, Lion, Panda, and Zebra are available...The post Wooden Mounted Animal Head Trophies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida traveled north to New York City in order to properly celebrate National Egg Cream day. The egg cream as it is currently known, was invented at the soda fountain across the street from the old Yiddish Theater at the corner of 7th Street...The post The Colorful History of the Egg Cream, A Chocolate Seltzer Drink That Contains Neither Eggs Nor Cream appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ross Peacock of Rossatron posted a new video where he discusses what makes a dragon truly great when they are featured in television shows and films. A few points that Peacock hit on were that the massive beasts need a strong sense of character, weight, and need to inflict a blood curdling fear in their...The post What Makes a Great Dragon in TV Shows and Films appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Finger Hands are creepy finger puppets shaped like tiny human hands created by the fine folks at Archie McPhee. They have expanded on that idea and dropped a new line of even smaller Finger Hands for Finger Hands, which will also work for action figures. The sets of 10 dark and light skin tone Finger...The post Tiny Finger Hands For Your Finger Hands appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The folks at Looper posted a new video where they give us a glimpse at what some popular films look like without special effects. They feature scenes from Harry Potter, Life of Pi, and Beauty and the Beast. This is a follow-up to their video featuring scenes from movies prior to their special effects being...The post What Films Look Like Without Special Effects appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a pec popping episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien put on a bald cap and trained to be Dwayne Johnson‘s stunt double for the upcoming film, Rampage. Things went south for O’Brien pretty quick though. Rampage is set to smash its way into theaters on April 13th, 2018. Conan O’Brien Plays and Reviews ‘WWE...The post Conan O’Brien Puts on a Bald Cap and Trains to be Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Rampage’ Stunt Double appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bill Smith of No Dialogue stripped the dialogue from season 8 episode 23 of ABC‘s Shark Tank television series. This left Billy Thompson and Randy Choi‘s pitch for their sweat proof Thompson Tee shirts filled with extremely awkward reactions. They say it best when they say nothing at all. Curious Museum Guest Gets Unexpected Surprise...The post A Shark Tank Pitch With No Dialogue, Only Extremely Awkward Reactions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a brilliant behind-the-scenes look at the film The Shape of Water, the visionary director Guillermo del Toro opened up about the transformative power of love while members of the cast shared their thoughts about about the utter beauty of this unconventional love story between two most silent characters in the film. Love is the...The post A Brilliant Look Behind the Scenes of the Visionary Guillermo Del Toro Film ‘The Shape of Water’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A truly compassionate man who came across a nest of abandoned baby goldfinches, very patiently fed the little birds by hand. Using a tiny spoon, the man properly ensured that each baby got his/her turn before another round was given. Hand reared goldfinch babies – feeding time via Digg Rescued Baby Deer Is Reluctant to...The post Compassionate Man Patiently Hand Feeds Baby Goldfinches Who Were Abandoned by Their Mother appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Swiss artist François Junod sat down with Great Big Story in his Sainte-Croix atelier to talk about the amazing and beautiful automatons he creates using traditional techniques that go all the way back to ancient Egypt. Junod explained that the art of automata marries his creative and engineering interests together and that the real difference...The post Swiss Artist Creates Amazing Automatons That Come Alive With Ingenious Traditional Engineering appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When student Testudo Aubreii was given an assignment to create a “cross genre” trailer, he brilliantly reimagined the 1975 slapstick comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail as a rather solemn, historical period action drama. Aubreii definitely deserves an “A” on this, as he definitely exceeded expectation. Here is a school project where I...The post The Trailer for Monty Python and The Holy Grail Brilliantly Reimagined as a Period Action Drama appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing analysis of the blockbuster HBO series Game of Thrones, the insightful folks at ScreenPrism compared the ideology of Littlefinger against that of Varys. These are two very different characters who both have acted in a similar manner to affect an optimal change. It’s what each man considers to be optimal...The post The Underlying Moral Differences Between Littlefinger’s Selfishness and Varys’ Crafty Altruism appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Since we’ve been posting a number of videos deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, it seems only right to understand how the set was created. Luckily, Great Big Story had the opportunity to speak with the renowned production designer John Shaffner about his thought process behind the purple...The post The Set Designer of ‘Friends’ Shares Why Monica’s Apartment Had Purple Walls and a Mysterious Door appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Dallas, Texas sports and comedy group Dude Perfect returned to hit the court in their latest amusing video and act out all sorts of common March Madness stereotypes. March Madness Stereotypes. Love ’em or Hate ’em, we all know ’em. A post shared by Dude Perfect (@dudeperfect) on Mar 12, 2018 at 3:00pm PDT...The post Common March Madness Stereotypes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cora is a futuristic, fully-electric flying taxi for everyday life that soars through the sky with no pilot. The autonomous prototype was developed by Kittyhawk and backed by Google co-founder Larry Page. Cora began as a dream. An air taxi so personal and so simple it could take the trips you make everyday, the ones...The post Cora, A Futuristic Fully-Electric Flying Taxi That Soars Through the Sky Without a Pilot appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stephen Hawking, the enormously respected, award-winning quantum physicist, cosmologist and author died peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 after having lived with the motor neuron disease (MND) of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for over 50 years. In tribute to this great man, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in partnership with National Geographic TV, posted a commercial-free...The post The Great Stephen Hawking Interviewed by Neil deGrasse Tyson Just Ten Days Before His Death appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brothers Christian and Damien Devaux founded World Chase Tag, an exhilarating competitive sport that combines parkour, obstacles, and the classic childhood game of tag. This is a team format that is played by two teams in each match. Each team has a maximum of six athletes. The match is divided into sets. Each set consists...The post World Chase Tag, A Competitive Sport Combining Parkour, Obstacles, and the Childhood Game of Tag appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tastemade showed how to make a literal cheeseburger, with the bun, veggies and all the usual fixings completely made out of a delectable assortment of various cheeses cut into appropriate shapes. This feat was really neat in and of itself, however the tattooed preparer then paired the cheeseburger with a plate of french fries and...The post A Literal Cheeseburger With All the Usual Fixings Completely Made Out of Cheese appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A highly creative ad campaign entitled “Only Slightly Exaggerated” to promote tourism for Travel Oregon features a gorgeous, brightly colored animation that presents the multitude of adventures to be had in this northwestern US state. The animation’s fantastic nature, which was created by Psyop and Sun Creature Studios for Wieden + Kennedy, appears to have...The post Only Slightly Exaggerated, A Hayao Miyazaki Inspired Animation Promoting Tourism in Oregon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A little white parrot marched back and forth inside a window sill, mimicking the sound of the seagulls who fly around outside. According to the parrot’s human, this humorous scene is rather indicative of their life. “Story [of] my life I buy a parrot and it thinks it’s a seagull. Or as stated by Cheryl...The post A Little White Parrot Marches Back and Forth In the Window Mimicking the Sound of Seagulls Outside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

British animators Joel Veitch and David Shute of Rathergood teamed up with Frederator Studios and Sony Pictures Animation to create an exciting new GO! Cartoons cartoon, titled “Kid Arthur,” that has been released on the Cartoon Hangover YouTube channel. The pilot episode gives us a look at the animating duo’s modern spin on the ancient...The post Kid Arthur, An Adventure-Filled Cartoon Putting a Modern Spin on Ancient King Arthur Legends appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tomb Raider star Alicia Vikander (Lara Croft) sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about herself during an Autocomplete Interview. How did Alicia train to become the new Lara Croft? Does Alicia Vikander have an Instagram? Is Lara Croft based on a real person? The Thrilling First Trailer For Tomb Raider...The post Tomb Raider Star Alicia Vikander Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Herself appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, J. K. Rowling‘s latest film set in the Harry Potter universe and sequel to the 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The trailer finds Jude Law playing the role of young Albus Dumbledore and Johnny Depp returning as dark...The post Jude Law Plays a Young Dumbledore in First Trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an abiding episode of their very insightful video essay series, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism digs into the 1998 Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski and the main character Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) has become an iconic inspiration for those who choose to live a laid back, uncomplicated lifestyle without any...The post How The Dude From ‘The Big Lebowski’ Become an Icon For Laid Back, Uncomplicated Lifestyle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, The Feeln Network posted a beautiful animation that told the amazing story of Jasmine the greyhound. In 2003, police in Warwickshire, West Midlands England came upon a locked barn from where they heard the pitiful whimpering of a young greyhound who had been abandoned and starved. The compassionate officers brought this skittish little...The post A Heartwarming Animation About an Abandoned Greyhound Who Helped Other Animals Heal appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a study conducted by Biologist Simon Garnier of the Swarm Lab at the New Jersey Institute of Technology discovered some very interesting exhibited behavior in the way army ants approach a situational quandary. In encountering the end of their path, these ants organized themselves via an innate algorithm to build a bridge with their...The post How Army Ants Employ Innate Algorithms to Build Bridges With Own Bodies To Allow Them to Cross appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the No Small Parts series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty takes a look at the seemingly breakout career of Daniel Kaluuya, the British actor who brilliantly played major roles in two of the most popular films of all time. In 2017, Kaluuya played Chris Washington in Get Out and in 2018, he played the...The post How Daniel Kaluuya Was Cast in ‘Get Out’ Due to His Brilliant Portrayal in an Episode of ‘Black Mirror’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While sweeping the bricks in his backyard, breeder Lukas Paschke of Deutsche Schäferhunde vom Wolfsbergblick noticed that the new litter of tiny German shepherd puppies would attack the broom whenever it innocently crossed paths with the pups. Of course, Paschke made quite an amusing game of it as he sent the broom to one side...The post Tiny German Shepherd Puppies Adorably Attack a Broom That Kept Innocently Crossing Their Path appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An eagle-eyed orange tabby who was hanging out atop the high cabinets of a veterinarian’s office, decided he wanted to be on lower ground. With his comfy bed safely in his mouth, the confident cat leaped down onto a file cabinet and landed perfectly in the center of his bed. According to the Daily Mail,...The post A Confident Cat Lands Perfectly in the Bed Held In His Mouth During a Leap Down From a High Cabinet appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Melbourne circus performer Olivia Watts posted an amazing video where does a mesmerizing performance with six hula hoops to the Ray Charles song “Losing Hand.” via Boing Boing ‘Lord of the Ring’, A Video About an Acrobatic Street Performer Who Maneuvers Around Inside a Giant Steel HoopGoPro Video of a Street Performer Dancing With 30...The post Circus Performer Does a Mesmerizing Performance With Six Hula Hoops appeared first on Laughing Squid.

David Aguilar aka Hand Solo is an incredible young man who was born with an underdeveloped arm, has gone about making his own prosthetics since the age of nine. In November 2017, Aguilar announced via a YouTube that he’d created a newer, stronger prosthetic from a LEGO helicopter kit. Then in February 2018, Aguilar announced...The post A Remarkable Young Man From Andorra Who Builds His Own Arm and Hand Prosthetics Using LEGO appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Fowndry is featuring a stainless steel Star Wars Stovetop Kettle designed to resemble the silhouette of Darth Vader‘s iconic shiny black helmet. It also features a handle made out of his lightsaber hilt. In space, no-one can hear you steam… which is a shame because the superbly menacing Darth Vader Kettle has a whistle...The post Darth Vader Stovetop Kettle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A new featurette for Star Wars: The Last Jedi takes a behind the scenes look at how director Rian Johnson worked with creature concept designer Tim Napper to create the beautiful crystal foxes from the “Showdown on Crait” scene. Napper shares early digital sketches of the fox and Johnson tests out the practicality of its...The post How the Beautiful Crystal Foxes Were Created for Star Wars: The Last Jedi appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Hi-Fructose Magazine (@hifructosemag) on Mar 6, 2018 at 7:13am PST Volume 47 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine has been announced and will feature artwork by talented contemporary artists from all over the globe. Artist Joan Cornellà will be featured on the cover of the new issue. Volume 47 of...The post A Preview of the Artwork in Volume 47 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

We’ve previously written about talented dogs who accompany themselves on various instruments. YouTuber Smoothes took the next step and mashed together several of these videos resulting in a cacophonous little ditty that could get any resident canine a’howling. via Digg Talented Bengal Shows Off His Amazing Skateboard Skills to an Audience of Dogs and PeopleWell...The post A Cacophonous Little Song Played by Talented Dogs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a timely episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott explains why the clocks of mainland Europe are currently running six minutes slow, while the clocks in Britain are right on time. The issue, as with most these days, comes down to politics. The conflict between Serbia and Kosovo is slowing down...The post Why the Clocks of Mainland Europe Are Running Six Minutes Behind Those in the United Kingdom appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Looper created a wonderful compilation featuring some of the best movie bloopers starring the hilarious Ryan Reynolds. It features scenes from Deadpool, Just Friends, and Blade: Trinity. Amazing Movie Bloopers That Were Actually Kept in the Final FilmSome of the Best News Bloopers of 2015 (Part 3)A VHS Style ‘Regenerate the Meowgic’ Promo Trailer for...The post Some of Ryan Reynolds’ Best Movie Bloopers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New Story, a San Francisco non-profit focused on ending homelessness for families around the globe has partnered with the Austin, Texas builder ICON to create amazing 3D printed houses within impoverished communities with little to no resources to otherwise build safe sturdy homes. The custom printer, nicknamed “Vulcan“, is the very first of its kind...The post An Amazing 3D Printer That Can Build Homes In 24 Hours for $4,000 Within Impoverished Communities appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A talented little cockatiel, named Radar, perched on its human’s arm while singing the Super Mario Bros. theme song in 2015. Here is the original song. via Tastefully Offensive A Pleasing Classical Guitar Cover of the Super Mario Bros. Theme SongSuper Mario Bros. Theme by GameboysSwedish Man Plays the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Video Game Theme...The post Cockatiel Sings the Super Mario Bros. Theme Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Room director Tommy Wiseau and Nerdist teamed up to create a gloriously terrfifying audition tape for Wiseau that portrays the quirky actor as Batman‘s legendary archenemy, the Joker. ‘The Flash’ Reimagined as a Film by Legendary Swedish Director Ingmar BergmanA Goofy Exploration of a Modded Version of ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’ Featuring Tommy...The post The Room Director Tommy Wiseau Made a Gloriously Terrifying Joker Audition Tape appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bad Lip Reading has released “It’s Not a Moon,” a catchy new Star Wars lyric video of Grand Moff Tarkin sharing a musical moment with Princess Leia aboard the Death Star. Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher Share Laughs Behind the Scenes of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’How Younger Versions of the Late Peter Cushing and...The post It’s Not a Moon, A Bad Lip Reading of Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia Singing on the Death Star appeared first on Laughing Squid.