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Ripley, a domesticated and really affectionate toucan who purrs when she’s happy, rather stridently let her human know that she wanted some affection. Ripley first nipped at her human’s arm with her great big beak to get his attention and then took her regular position in his comfy lap. How to Tell When a Toucan...The post An Affectionate Toucan Gently Nips at Her Human With Her Great Big Beak In Order to Get His Attention appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTube musician Chase Holfelder stepped away from his excellent “Major to Minor” series, to instead perform an incredible cover of the Jamiroquai hit “Virtual Insanity” using using nothing but apps/games inside of virtual reality. I covered Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity” using only sounds/instruments in virtual reality (HTC Vive). It was a crazy experience. submitted via Laughing...The post An Incredible Cover of ‘Virtual Insanity’ Played With Instruments Only Available in Virtual Reality appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather thought-provoking whiteboard animated essay by Eli Samuel of Discoarse, discussed the concepts of free speech, civil discourse and freedom of expression in the age of technology. Citing a list of banned words being implemented at universities, Samuel raises the alarm about arbitrary censorship in the name of safety, but he is careful...The post The Vital Importance of Maintaining Free Speech and Free Expression Within a Free Society appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A tiny little squirrel was found caught in an animal trap in Batman, Turkey and brought to the local animal hospital. The injuries were so severe however, that the doctor’s turned to Tayfun Demir, a compassionate man in Istanbul who already rescued other squirrels. Demir generously took the squirrel into his home and named her...The post A Tiny Squirrel Who Lost Her Front Legs to a Trap Learns to Walk With a Custom Wheeled Prothesis appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at home on British soil,Tom Scott, host of Things You Might Not Know demonstrated how to prepare a cup of tea in accordance with ISO 3103 – the section of the International Organization for Standardization that governs the machinations of brewing tea. Scott found the results to be okay and was quick to point...The post How to Properly Prepare a Cup of Tea According to the International Organization for Standardization appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During an agility contest at the Calgary Zoo on March 31, 2018, a long-haired bunny named BrandyWine quite ingeniously dismantled each jump hurdle that crossed the her path and only jumped through when she felt like doing so. As BrandyWine’s human stated, “You can’t tell that rabbit what to do!” This isn’t the first time...The post Stubborn Bunny Cleverly Dismantles Each Hurdle That Crosses Her Path During an Agility Contest appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Sesame Street Yellow Feather Fund is raising money through Kickstarter for the very first time, in a noble effort to create greater understanding about autism and the increased bullying of children with autism. The funding from this campaign would go to original content specifically centered around a character named Julia ad addresses the need...The post Sesame Street Turns to Crowdfunding to Expand Their Autism Initiative With Anti-Bullying Education appeared first on Laughing Squid.

LEGO builder Mike Smiley has created an incredible LEGO Clockwork Aquarium that comes to life, fish and all, with the simple turn of a crank. Once the Smiley’s creation reaches the 10,000 supporters needed on LEGO Ideas it can be turned into an official LEGO product. via The Brothers Brick A Cleverly Designed Shopping Bag...The post A LEGO Clockwork Aquarium That Comes to Life With the Turn of a Crank appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lightstorm Entertainment partnered with Disney to build an amazing high-tech Pandora Utility Suit, piloted by a Pandora Conservation Initiative scientist, that will be used to greet tourist within the Pandora – The World of Avatar expansion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park starting on April 22nd, 2018. Disney Parks posted behind the scenes footage of...The post A Pandora Conservation Initiative Utility Suit Coming to The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Warner Bros. has released a trailer for The Meg, an upcoming sci-fi action horror film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Dean Georgaris. The trailer features Captain Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) waging war on a giant prehistoric shark. The Meg is currently scheduled to released on August 10th, 2018. Mega Shark vs. Giant OctopusFirst...The post Jason Statham Wages War on a Giant Prehistoric Shark in the Trailer for ‘The Meg’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lionsgate released the first trailer for Future World, an upcoming sci-fi action western film starring and co-directed by James Franco. The Mad Max-style trailer features Franco as a warlord in a post-apocalyptic where water and gasoline have evaporated. Future World is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 25th, 2018. In a post-apocalyptic world,...The post James Franco Is a Warlord in a Post-Apocalyptic World in the Trailer for ‘Future World’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very creative (and competitive) Rob Scallon and a silent, laid back Davie504 took turns on both the bass and the guitar while facing off against each other. At first Scallon played Davie’s signature bass and Davie played Scallon’s signature guitar. Then they reversed, each playing his own signature instrument. The combined efforts of these...The post A Competitive Rob Scallon and a Silent Davie504 Face Off in Separate Battles of Bass and Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

NASA has compiled an absolutely magnificent virtual tour of the moon, revealing incredible details in 4K footage from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft over the course of nine years. This amazing visualization offers views of the moon that have not necessarily been seen before in one place and may even confirm an actual Dark...The post A 4K Virtual Moon Tour Using Nine Years of Footage Compiled by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an absolutely wonderful ad, three thirsty street art murals came to life, stealthily shimmied up and around buildings of Buenos Aires, Argentina, hitched unlikely rides until they reached their goal – a billboard featuring three bottles of Coca-Cola. Each character grabbed a drink of their choice and settled in at the top of a...The post Thirsty Street Art Murals Shimmy Up City Buildings to Pursue Their Goal of a Refreshing Coca Cola appeared first on Laughing Squid.

SKM released a great new tutorial where they demonstrate how to make a mechanical robot hand out of cardboard. The use of clever cardboard gears and cranks make it so that the fingers actually move. How To Make a Cool Cardboard Bionic HandGiant Cardboard Robot Cat CondoCardboard Tube Fighting League Tournament San FranciscoThe post How to Make a Cardboard Mechanical Robot Hand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marques Brownlee of MXBHD traveled to Portland, Oregon to meet with the folks at Motorized Precision. While he was there, he learned about KIRA, their amazing kinetic robotic camera. KIRA is designed to be portable, moves with fully articulated fluidity, offers live tracking features and is remotely positioned with an Xbox controller. The robot is...The post A Fully Articulating Kinetic Video Camera Robot That Is Positioned Using an Xbox Controller appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the highly informative, if not slightly ominous new version of “Time: The History & Future of Everything“, the very insightful design house Kurzgesagt offers an updated version of their animated timeline, which plots major events that occurred in recent and distant history. This shows how certain actions of the past are still causing reactions...The post An Updated Informative Animated Timeline of Major Historic Events That May Affect the Future appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters on April 27th, UK crochet designer Liz Ward of Amigurumi Barmy created a crocheted Infinity Gauntlet. The pattern for Ward‘s universe ruling design is available to purchase from her Etsy shop. via Neatorama Movie Poster For Patton Oswalt’s ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Plot ProposalThe Story Behind Marvel’s Infinity...The post A Crocheted Infinity Gauntlet for Ruling the Universe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a slightly unnerving video essay, host Joe Avella of Tech Insider explains what geomagnetic poles are, what they do, and how they are being tracked. Speaking with subject matter expert Alanna Mitchell, author of the book The Spinning Magnet, Avella also addresses what could happen should the poles reverse, the South Atlantic Anomaly and...The post The Extreme Devastation That Could Occur Should the Magnetic North and South Poles Reverse appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Guitarist Eric Calderone (a.k.a. “331Erock“) performed a heavy metal cover of the Fortnite theme song. So I’ll be honest, I was flooded with this request so to make it stop, here we are :P One of those songs that I heard that made me go “what if this had some heaviness to it?”. To all...The post A Heavy Metal Cover of the Fortnite Theme Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Inventor Joseph Herscher of Joseph’s Machines spent 3 months building The Cake Server, a hilariously complex Rube Goldberg machine that serves him cake to “streamline dinnertime.” It lets me keep eating, with no break before cake. An Incredibly Complex Two Table Rube Goldberg Machine That Was Created After Losing a BetA Truly Impressive Handmade Rube...The post Inventor Builds a Hilariously Complex Rube Goldberg Machine That Serves Cake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Haru, the vocal Shiba Inu who was confused and visibly annoyed by a fidget spinner, and who knocked down 1,000 domino chain loudly crunched on a yummy treat of popcorn for close to two minutes straight (except when a truck rolled by). Haru’s human made sure to point out that the popcorn was a healthy...The post Shiba Inu Loudly Crunches On a Yummy Treat of Popcorn for Nearly Two Minutes Straight appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jo Luijten of Squirrel-Monkey has released a special gaming edition of their Wonders of the World Wide Web series that looks at what Epic Games‘ survival video game, Fortnite, would have been like in the 1990s. What If BioShock Was Made in 1998Star Trek Prequel As A 1990’s Teen ComedyWhat Bitcoin Might Have Been Like...The post What Fortnite Would Have Been Like in the 1990s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney and Lucasfilm released a new trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Han Solo origin film directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Ron Howard. The trailer follows young Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) as he chooses to join a life of crime. Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to blast its way...The post A Young Han Solo Chooses a Life of Crime in the New Trailer for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On April 2, 2018, the teachers of Oklahoma went on strike due to low pay, overcrowded classrooms, decaying textbooks and tax cuts that decreased student spending. On the fifth day of the strike outside the state capitol, a number of music instructors from across the state picked up their instruments and played a fabulous marching...The post Striking Oklahoma Music Teachers Play a Marching Band Style Cover of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A tiny bear cub at a wildlife rescue center of some sort, began purring like a kitten while she snuggled in safely against the chest of a woman purple shirt who was holding her. The woman was completely elated to hear that sound, claiming that she “must be doing something right”. via reddit A Demanding...The post A Tiny Baby Bear Purrs Like a Kitten While Snuggled in the Arms of an Elated Human in a Purple Shirt appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a combustable trailer for the HBO adaptation of the dystopian Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, firefighter Montag (Michael B. Jordan) becomes uncertain of his mission to burn books after meeting someone who’s opposed to what he’s doing. Unconvinced of the explanation Captain Beatty (Michael Shannon) gives about books equalling inequality, Montag begins searching for...The post An Uncertain Fireman Has Doubts About Burning Books in the HBO Adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Polyphonic took a deep look into the distinct style of the late, great John Bonham. Bonzo, as he was known was able to create such a solid foundation for Led Zeppelin that could have a little fun with time signatures, polyrhythmic beats, triplets and the like. Notably was his particular practice of following the...The post How John Bonham’s Habit of Playing With the Guitar Rather Than Bass Made Him Such a Great Drummer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The consistently excellent film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism went back 30 years to look at the sublime 1988 Tim Burton film Beetlejuice, noting how the film simultaneously embodied and defied typical Hollywood genres. While the film had certain scary elements, it wasn’t a horror film, it had funny moments but it wasn’t a comedy...The post How the 1988 Film ‘Beetlejuice’ Simultaneously Embodied and Defied Typical Hollywood Genres appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A rather mischievous Simon’s Cat repeatedly skated across the freshly polished dining room table whenever Simon had his back turned. After a few passes, the wily feline couldn’t get enough of a grip on the wood to get out of the way before Simon saw him. Figuring that it was better to go along with...The post Simon’s Cat Repeatedly Skates Across His Confused Human’s Freshly Waxed Dining Room Table appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Before alarm clocks were invented, the working people of London and other British cities relied on others to make sure they were awake in time to get ready for work. These reliable people were known as “knocker-uppers”. In an interview with Great Big Story, London historian Richard Jones explained what the knocker-uppers did, how they...The post A Short History of the ‘Knocker Uppers’ Who Woke Up Workers Before Invention of the Alarm Clock appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles musician and producer Andy Rehfeldt created another brilliant mashup video in which Metallica performed a live version of “Master of Puppets” to an intricate jazz cover of the song. Music arranged, performed, recorded by me. Mixed by Grant Cornish at Endless Noise. 16-Year-Old French Guitar Virtuoso Performs a Flawless Version of ‘Master of...The post A Metallica Live Performance of ‘Master of Puppets’ Remixed With an Intricate Jazz Cover of the Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sideshow Collectibles and Legacy Effects worked together to create a monstrous 19″ tall Alien Queen Maquette statue. The breathtaking maquette is available to pre-order from the Sideshow Collectibles shop with an estimated arrival between April and June 2019. The Alien Queen Maquette stands 19” tall, with the monstrous matriarch prowling atop an intricate egg chamber...The post Monstrous Alien Queen Maquette Statue appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Legendary bassist Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) of the fabled metal band Spinal Tap, has finally embarked upon a solo career with a new album entitled Smalls Change Meditations Upon Ageing and a cross-country “Lukewarm Water Tour” sponsored by the British Fund for Ageing Rockers. The title song from the album does not disappoint. Smalls maintains...The post Bassist Derek Smalls of ‘Spinal Tap’ Embarks on a Solo Career With His New Album ‘Smalls Change’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Uncanny Brands, formerly known as Pangea Brands, has created an officially licensed Death Star Popcorn Maker designed to look like the Empire‘s ultimate weapon from Star Wars. It is available to purchase from Amazon and the Uncanny Brands website. A post shared by Uncanny Brands LLC (@uncannybrands) on Jun 23, 2017 at 5:04pm PDT A...The post Star Wars Death Star Popcorn Maker appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A human in Vienna, Austria quite humorously painted a 3D tabby cat head. As it turns out, the head belonged their own beloved and quite tolerant feline, about whom they like to make funny videos. I am always trying to make hilarious videos of my cat to entertain my beloved friends and followers Tiny 3D...The post An Extremely Realistic 3D Painting of a Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Daily Fortnite Moments has created a side-by-side comparison showing the real life origins of the hilarious variety of dance emotes available to players in the ridiculously popular video game Fortnite. James Brown Teaches a Dance LessonReal World Turntable.fm Dance Party at New Work City In NYCEnergy Healer Performs a Ritual Dance With Over 10,000 Honey...The post The Real Life Origins of Fortnite Dance Emotes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have created the AlterEgo, a remarkable wearable headset that can read and transcribe a person’s internal speech through neuromuscular signals and bone conduction in the face and jaw. These signals are then fed into a machine learning system that can make repeated associations over time. The idea of the...The post AlterEgo, A Wearable Device That Transmits Internal Speech Through Neuromuscular Facial Signals appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When a 5.3 earthquake hit near Los Angeles on Thursday, April 5, 2018, a startled bald eagle father (A40) on Santa Cruz Island who was standing guard over his three young hatchlings briefly flew away from the nest perhaps to check out what was happening. Unfortunately, the tiny babies were left all alone. The father...The post Bald Eagle Dad Returns Quickly to His Kids After Flying Away From the Nest During a 5.3 Earthquake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the fantastic trailer for the long awaited Terry Gilliam film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, actor Adam Driver plays the role of Toby Grisoni, an advertising executive who somehow becomes the companion Sancho Panza to a confused older man (Jonathan Pryce) who believes he’s the legendary Don Quixote. Together the two jump back...The post Ad Exec Becomes Sancho Panza in Terry Gilliam’s Long Awaited ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Blumhouse Productions released an action-packed trailer for Upgrade, an upcoming sci-fi action horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The trailer follows a paralyzed man, named Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green), who is turned into a revenge seeking warrior after getting a miraculous computer chip implant. Upgrade is set to drop kick its was into...The post A Computer Chip Turns a Paralyzed Man Into a Revenge Seeking Warrior in the Trailer for ‘Upgrade’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Looper gives us a look at what some of the scariest horror films look like without special effects. They feature unedited scenes from The Ring, The Conjuring 2, and The Shallows. Traditionally, horror isn’t a genre that depends on digital trickery. Taking a practical approach is often not only cheaper, but more effective when it...The post What Some of the Scariest Horror Movies Look Like Without Special Effects appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brennan Lee Mulligan gets into character as the CEO of Tide and urges kids to stop eating Tide laundry pods in a comedy sketch by CollegeHumor. He then attempts to shave his face with a hamburger. The CEO of Tide, and apparently every other company, is having a hard time promoting their new products, because...The post The CEO of Tide Urges Kids to Stop Eating Tide Pods appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1968, the late, great Marvin Gaye recorded the iconic Motown song “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” for his album In the Groove. The isolated vocals from this recording session really showcased just how much powerful talent the man had. The King of Motown, pure genius, No music but pure magic. via Open Culture...The post The Power of Marvin Gaye’s Voice Showcased in Isolated Vocals for ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Polyphonic, who does incredibly informative video essays about music took a fascinating look at the Fleetwood Mac song “The Chain“, noting that it was the only track on the iconic Rumors album to feature each member of the band as a writer. What’s most interesting about this fact is that the individual members took...The post How the Members of Fleetwood Mac Wrote ‘The Chain’ With Licks and Lyrics Written For Other Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After Skool took a prescient speech given by late, great President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and added brilliant whiteboard animation to illustrate the meaning it holds more than half a century later. The speech, colloquially known as “The Moon Speech” was given to an audience at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and was focused...The post A Brilliant Whiteboard Animation of President John F. Kennedy’s Iconically Prescient 1962 Moon Speech appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather unlikely scene, a pair of rather vocal otters sat at the kitchen table eating their kibble alongside a surprisingly quiet parrot who was very focused upon eating. Sitting below the table, was an impatient duck who was pacing back and forth in hopes of something falling. As it happened, one of the...The post Two Noisy Otters Share a Meal at the Table With a Quiet Parrot While an Impatient Duck Waits Below appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Pejac (@pejac_art) on Apr 3, 2018 at 8:54am PDT Pejac, the Spanish artist who creates wonderful street art, sculptures, films and paintings that combine elements of minimalist fantasy with realism, crossed the Atlantic to put his creative mark upon New York City. While stateside, Pejac created two different site specific projects;...The post Spanish Street Artist Pejac Creates Two Very Different Trees On Abandoned Buildings in NYC appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the International Dark-Sky Association’s Dark Sky Week 2018, filmmakers Gavin Heffernan of Sun Chaser Pictures and Harun Mehmedinovic of Blood Honey left the peaceful comfort of the Grand Canyon and traded it for the concrete hustle of New York City. This frenetic composite timelapse combines the pace of one the most magnificent...The post A Brilliant Timelapse That Combines the Frenetic Pace of NYC With the Starry Skies of Death Valley appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ???? ?? (@marupgoma_c) on Jan 9, 2017 at 12:46am PST An absolutely adorable four year old white dog named Goma (Sesame), whose genetic mix of Maltese and Papillon traits has given her a wonderful set of giant rounded dark ears. Goma’s ears are so prominent that they’re quite reminiscent of the...The post A Tiny White Dog With Giant Mickey Mouse Ears appeared first on Laughing Squid.