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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.

Harris Cavin (a.k.a. “SkyhawkDriver“), a high school student and licensed pilot from Tennessee, took his girlfriend Sarah flying on a plane ride and then asked her to go to prom when they landed. via reddit Cora, A Futuristic Fully-Electric Flying Taxi That Soars Through the Sky Without a Pilot‘My Mom Is an Airplane’, An Animated...The post Teenage Pilot Takes His Girlfriend on a Plane Ride and Nervously Asks Her to the High School Prom appeared first on Laughing Squid.

IFHT Films has created a funny step by step guide on how to survive the madness of high school. A post shared by IFHT Films (@ifhtfilms) on Mar 27, 2018 at 10:49am PDT A Rap Music Video About the Painful Struggles That Come With Buying a Home as a MillennialIFHT and CBC Comedy Demonstrate How...The post A Funny Guide on How to Survive High School appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Star Wars has released an amusing new blooper reel for Star Wars: The Last Jedi that features Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) being slapped silly by General Leia (Carrie Fisher), BB-8 hiding in a closet with a baby droid, and Finn (John Boyega) ending a scene because of something hanging out of his bum. First ‘Star...The post An Amusing Star Wars: The Last Jedi Blooper Reel Features Poe Getting Slapped Silly by General Leia appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather insightful video essay, filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay took a deep dive into the sublime Black Mirror episode “USS Callister“. In doing so, Tucker specifically noted how the seeming protagonist suddenly became the antagonist and how this particular subject relates to Episode 73 of The Twilight Zone titled “It’s...The post How the Black Mirror Episode ‘USS Callister’ Was Inspired by an Early Episode of The Twilight Zone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Canadian artist and drywall contractor Bernie Mitchell creates a beautiful textured relief sculpture of natural scenes using drywall mud as his medium. One such piece features as woods, water and wolves while another shows him creating a snowy mountain. Mitchell also offers helpful tutorials on sculpting with drywall mud. Bernie Mitchell is a drywall contractor...The post Canadian Artist Creates Textured Relief Sculptures Depicting Natural Scenes Using Drywall Mud appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Phil Vance (@filldoforealdo) on Mar 19, 2018 at 8:33pm PDT Artist Phil Vance has created “In Their Own Words“, an incredible series of portraits. Rather than employee standard brush strokes or even the delicate stipple process, however, Vance handwrites the words of his subjects to create their respective likenesses. Amongst the...The post Incredibly Detailed Portraits That Use the Words of the Subjects to Recreate Their Likenesses appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a bolidic episode of The Macroscope, producer Emily V. Driscoll and filmmaker Brandon Swanson of Science Friday paid a fascinating visit to Doctor Laurence Garvie. Garvie serves as a research professor and curator for the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University. During their time together, Garvie enthusiastically showed off different and interesting...The post A Sampling of Fascinating Specimens From the Vast Collection at The Center for Meteorite Studies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a verdant episode of of Vox Almanac, video producer Phil Edwards explained why the columns of so many Greek and Roman buildings and those inspired by them are adorned with the very same leaf pattern. It first started as a myth propagated by Roman historian Vitruvius, which gave credit to sculptor Callimachus for the...The post Why Columns of Greek and Roman Inspired Buildings Are Adorned With the Same Leaf Design appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Because it feels like the whole world is going crazy, online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has released a handy tin foil hat for conspiracy loving felines who are concerned about privacy rights. This protective hat has earholes cut out for a perfect fit and will properly shield a cat’s thoughts from anyone who may be...The post Tin Foil Hats That Shield the Thoughts of Conspiracy Loving Cats (and Their Equally Concerned Humans) appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Berlin pastry chef and cosplayer Sonja of the SugarAndDiceCrafts Etsy shop has created a tasty looking set of edible polyhedral sugar dice (mini) that are sure to be a delicious critical hit to the taste buds. These dice are made of Isomalt sugar and edible. Either as a hard candy bonbon or dissolved in a...The post An Edible Polyhedral Sugar Dice Set appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an MIT OpenCourseWare video, Associate Professor of Literature Arthur Bahr read aloud two different passages from classic tales in their original forms. The first was from Beowulf in its original Old English. The second passage Bahr read from was Gawayne and the Green Knight in its original Middle English. Both readings are from Bahr’s...The post MIT Literature Professor Reads Aloud From Classic Tales In Their Original Old and Middle English appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by @candyhunting on Mar 27, 2018 at 6:52am PDT Krispy Kreme teamed up with The Simpsons to begin serving up the first official Simpsons donut, called the “D’ohnut,” in parts of Australia. Australians can now enjoy the iconic donut eaten by Homer Simpson on FOX‘s long-running television series. A post shared by...The post Krispy Kreme Selling Simpsons D’ohnuts in Australia appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A truly brazen and very entitled parrot boldly approached a neighbor in his aviary and stole with a green polka dot pillow from right under the other bird’s wings. The little thief then quite skillfully climbed halfway up a ladder and dexterously laid the pillow in the bed he shared with his beloved lady parrot....The post A Brazen Little Parrot Steals a Green Polka Dotted Pillow From an Aviary Neighbor For His Own Use appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On sweaty episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien and NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson played a very competitive game of H-O-R-S-E. A post shared by CONAN (@teamcoco) on Mar 20, 2018 at 7:00pm PDT Conan O’Brien Crashes His Staff’s ‘Girls Night Out’ to See ‘Magic Mike XXL’Conan O’Brien Plays and Reviews ‘WWE 2K14’ on a...The post Conan O’Brien and Magic Johnson Play H-O-R-S-E appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John D. Boswell aka “Melodysheep“ has paid heartfelt tribute to the late Stephen Hawking with “The Preciousness of Time“, a visual narration one of the physicist’s most truly inspiring speeches. Using a the words from that speech, titled “It Can Be Done“, Boswell provided mesmerizing images that both recalled Hawking’s physical life on Earth and projected...The post A Visual Narration of an Inspiring Stephen Hawking Speech That Pays Heartfelt Tribute to His Memory appeared first on Laughing Squid.

We are excited to announce that we have just launched our new Laughing Squid Store, which features flash sales on variety of unique and interesting products at a significant discount. Here’s more info. Unlike our previous store, this new store also includes actual Laughing Squid Merch, such as our t-shirt and 14 oz mug, as...The post Announcing the New Laughing Squid Store appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by @maddenandmoon on Mar 26, 2018 at 3:18pm PDT Madden Humphreys is an adorable seven year old boy in Minnesota who was born with a cleft lip and Heterochromia Iridium (different eye colors). While his mom Christina was perusing within her “cleft moms group” and came across a post about an adorable...The post Minnesota Boy Adopts a Cat From Oklahoma With the Same Cleft Lip and Different Colored Eyes as His appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The BionicWheelBot is a robot, created by Festo, that is able to walk around and roll just like an agile flic-flac spider (cebrennus rechenbergi). In order to start rolling, the BionicWheelBot bends three legs each on the left and right of its body to make a wheel. Two legs folded up whilst walking then extend,...The post BionicWheelBot, A Robot That Walks and Rolls Like a Flic-Flac Spider appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cape Town, South Africa brickfilmer James Cawood has recreated the music video for Oasis‘ song “Wonderwall” using LEGO. Cawood also posted a behind scenes video that shows how he brought it to life. Here is the original music video. A post shared by pligmoshin – James Cawood (@pjlegomotion) on Mar 17, 2018 at 1:34pm PDT...The post Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ Music Video Remade With LEGO appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Universal Pictures released the official trailer for The House With a Clock in Its Walls, an upcoming fantasy horror film directed by Eli Roth and written by Eric Kripke based on John Bellairs‘ children’s horror book of the same name. The film follows a young boy named Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro) who moves into his...The post ‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls’ Trailer Features an Evil Haunted House With Its Own Heart appeared first on Laughing Squid.