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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.

Yutako of Tokyo, Japan built a real life replica of World 1-4 from Super Mario Bros. and posted footage of his clever hamster making its way through the level. Yutako’s hamster previously completed World 1-1. via Tastefully Offensive Hamster Clears a Real-Life Super Mario Bros. LevelA Middle-Aged Mario Reflects on the Traumatic Life That He...The post Clever Hamster Clears Real Life Replica of Super Mario Bros. World 1-4 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi who voices the animated Blocko recruited the help of Craig Benzine aka Wheezy Waiter to discover what would happen if coffee were his only sustenance and how much coffee would he have to drink to cause a caffeine overdose. Luckily, there was a cartoon version of Wheezy Waiter available to...The post The Ill Effects of Drinking Way Too Much Coffee appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician Gaurav Krishnan of Bombeats Music very graciously searched out and edited together rare footage of two different instances where Jimi Hendrix played an acoustic guitar. The first half has Jimi in a studio, playing “Hear My Train A Comin’” on a gorgeous 12-string, an instrument that legendary guitarist said “scared him to death”. The...The post Incredibly Rare Footage of the Legendary Jimi Hendrix Playing an Acoustic Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones has created a musical mashup of 45 comic book movie villains set to the song “Saints of the Sinners” by The Faim. He features Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) from Superman, Ajax (Ed Skrein) from Deadpool, and Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) from Iron Man 2. Superheroes From Marvel and DC Comics...The post A Musical Mashup of 45 Comic Book Movie Villains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism took a look the very distinct personality of Chandler Bing and his unique ability to wield his sardonic humor in such a way as to hurt no one more...The post How Chandler Wields His Sardonic Sense of Humor as a Weapon to Sabotage Any Chance at Happiness appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel built a hot tub completely out of ice and demonstrated how they were able to fill it with hot water. Anni enjoyed a nice cold beverage while trying to relax in their ice hot tub. Heating Up a Hot Tub With a...The post A Hot Tub Made Completely Out of Ice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brainfoo posted a fascinating video where shows how he built the world’s largest lighter. The amazing lighter comes equipped with a giant, fully adjustable gas flame that he tests out on various objects. This is what I came up with. Despite how it may look it is NOT a flamethrower, it is actually based around...The post Man Builds a Giant Lighter That Rocks a Fully Adjustable Gas Flame appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A really cute little goldendoodle puppy named Bentley has a rather odd but harmless habit. According to his human Kelly Brown, Bentley refuses to go outside to relieve himself if he doesn’t have a buddy of some sort with him to keep him company.These buddies include toys, pillows and even a blanket to drag behind...The post An Adorable Goldendoodle Puppy Refuses to Go Pee Unless He Brings a Toy, Pillow or Blanket With Him appeared first on Laughing Squid.

At the beginning of 2018, we wrote about Alexandr Misko, a remarkably talented guitarist in Russia who performed a lush, acoustic fingerstyle cover of the classic George Michael song “Careless Whisper”. More recently Misko played a beautifully upbeat version of the much covered iconic 1985 A-ha song “Take on Me“, performed in the same amazing...The post An Upbeat Acoustic Cover of the A-ha Song ‘Take On Me’ Performed in Gorgeous Guitar Finger Style appeared first on Laughing Squid.

HBO Sports and WWE released a second trailer for their upcoming documentary, produced by Bill Simmons, all about the life and career of professional wrestling legend André the Giant. Trailer features Arnold Schwarzenegger and Princess Bride co-star Robin Wright sharing their memories of André. André the Giant is set to premiere on HBO April 10th,...The post Arnold Schwarzenegger & Robin Wright Share André the Giant Memories in HBO Documentary Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese composer and choreographer Genki Sudo and his group World Order took a speech given by Donald Trump, and incorporated it into a rather prescient, upbeat song entitled “Let’s Start World War 3“. The video for the song features World Order‘s signature synchronized robotic dancing while moving about in the city. WORLD ORDER??????????“Let’s start WW3”?????????https://t.co/6lo2hiLBgg...The post Let’s Start World War 3, A Synchronized Robotic Dance Video by World Order About Current Events appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Flight Test crew took on a new project where they all worked together to turn the classic red and yellow Little Tikes Cozy Coupe car into an amazing flying machine. Uncle Turns Cozy Coupe Toy Car Into a ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 Vehicle for His NephewMan Builds an Adult-Sized, Street-Legal Version of the Iconic Little Tikes...The post Flight Enthusiasts Convert a Classic Little Tikes Cozy Coupe Car Into an Amazing Flying Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lauri Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel shows how he effortlessly cut through 20 decks of playing cards with his hydraulic press equipped with four giant blades. Vuohensilta also sliced through a Rubik’s Cube and a metal spring. We previously wrote about Vuohensilta cutting through decks of cards with a single blade. A Hydraulic Press...The post A Hydraulic Press Effortlessly Cuts Through 20 Decks of Playing Cards Using Four Giant Blades appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chris Ng of Austin, Texas demonstrated how he converted the somewhat annoying standard “open door” chime of his 1986 245 M46 Volvo to that of the custom melodic chime of the classic Toto song “Africa“. Ng is planning on making these converters available though an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. I’ll be making a small run of...The post Creative Man Shows How He Converted the Open Door Chime on His Volvo to Play ‘Africa’ by Toto appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, we wrote about a preview for the BBC Earth/PBS show Nature’s Miracle Orphans in which a growing baby elephant named Moyo was causing absolute chaos in her adoptive home at the Wild Is Life Zen Sanctuary in Zimbabwe. In another clip from that same episode, Moyo is shown to be finally able to...The post A Rescued Orphan Elephant Conquers Her Fear of Water With the Help of Her Loving Adopted Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Brandon Burns (@bburnsgym) on Mar 2, 2018 at 2:37pm PST University of Michigan gymnast Brandon Burns posted a video of him performing an amazing backflip from a seated position without using his hands to push off of the ground. A post shared by Brandon Burns (@bburnsgym) on Feb 23, 2018 at...The post Michigan Gymnast Performs Amazing Hands-Free Backflip From a Seated Position appeared first on Laughing Squid.

How to DAD creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand decided to help all of the new parents out there by demonstrating all of the different, amusing ways to properly burp a baby. How to Dad, Hilarious Web Series Where a Father Provides DIY Parenting Advice With His DaughterNew Zealand Father Demonstrates How to Catch...The post New Zealand Father Humorously Demonstrates How to Properly Burp a Baby appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While explorer Eddie Gault of the Australian Antarctic Division was at the Auster Rookery near the Mawson Station in Holme Bay, Antarctica, he decided to leave his camera out on the ice to see what the resident emperor penguins would do. A curious pair immediately inspected the camera and posed for an adorable series of...The post A Pair of Curious Antarctic Emperor Penguins Pose For a Selfie In Front of a Newly Discovered Camera appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On February 6, 2018, Space X made history with the launch of their Falcon Heavy carrying a red Tesla Roadster that was playing David Bowie song “Space Oddity” on the stereo in an endless loop, the graphic display reading “Don’t Panic” and a fully astronautical attired “Starman” behind the wheel. With footage taken that day,...The post An Amazing Timelapse Showing the Historic Launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy With Starman Aboard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photographer William Briscoe filmed absolutely stunning 8K footage that captured the beauty of the Northern Lights dancing under the super blue blood moon of January 2018 and the vivid colors that reflected off the snowy ground in Fairbanks Alaska. Out of the footage, Briscoe createdThe post A Stunning 360° 8K Timelapse of the Northern Lights Dancing Under the Super Blue Blood Moon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June 2017, The very talented Davie504 conducted an experiment in which he musically sampled three different basses at three vastly different prices points and and mixed the samples into a single solo. In a similar experiment, Davie again sampled three different basses at three different price points – a $20 Roytek found at a...The post A Comparison Sampling of a $20, a $620 and a $5,000 Bass Guitar Mixed Into a Single Solo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Karsten Runquist took a look at the surprisingly controversial dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and made a very astute observation about Mildred Hays, the quasi-protagonist of the film. Per Runquist, Mildred is unable to live her life in the present because the murder of her daughter remains unresolved. thus dictating her past...The post How Mildred of Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri Struggles to Live Her Life in the Present appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amsterdam visual artist and filmmaker Julius Horsthuis has created Abiotic Awareness, a beautiful animated fractal short that takes us on an eerie journey inside of an icy research facility in the arctic that is “suspected of running unholy experiments on human consciousness.” via The Awesomer Fuck Cancer – Fractal Suicide Raising Money For Cancer ResearchPianist...The post Abiotic Awareness, An Eerie Fractal Journey Inside of an Icy Research Facility in the Arctic appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A rather determined black and white cat hilariously slipped and slid across a frozen pond in pursuit of the fish who were swimming beneath the frozen layer of ice. Luckily, the ice was too think for the cat to do any damage, so the fish below were safe. This cat walked on a frozen pond...The post A Determined Cat Slips and Slides Across a Frozen Pond In Pursuit of Fish Swimming Under the Ice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

2016 was a cruel year that claimed the lives of Leonard Cohen and David Bowie, two musicians of iconic stature. Both men knew they were dying and each chose to record a final album to express the experience. YouTuber Polyphonic analyzed how each man faced this challenge. Cohen took a more religious route, both cursing...The post How Leonard Cohen and David Bowie Faced Their Impending Deaths With a Final Affirming Album appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather creepy crawly episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains the rare but terrifying natural phenomenon of spiders raining down from the sky. Whistler refers to the fact that while spiders cannot fly, they can “balloon” when a good wind catches attached strands of their silk at a high point...The post The Terrifying Natural Phenomenon of Spiders Raining Down From the Sky appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musical duo Tristan Clarke and Joe Buono of the Melodica Men played an out of this world medley of Star Wars songs on their melodica instruments. Thanks Chip Beale! Star Wars Medley, Starring Musicians Lindsey Stirling & Peter HollensThe Tap Awakens, A Tap Dance Medley of Iconic Star Wars MusicThe Cast of ‘The Force Awakens’...The post Star Wars Medley Performed on Melodicas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wil Willis is a former U.S. Army Ranger, Air Force Pararescue, and television host for the History channel show, Forged in Fire. Willis posted a great instructional video in March 2016 where he demonstrates how to do a crawl, walk, and run variation of his Ranger Roll, a life saving technique for lifting an unconscious...The post Former U.S. Army Ranger Shows How to Lift an Unconscious Casualty & Transport Them to Safety appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating Ted Ed lesson written by PhD candidate Iseult Gillespi and animated by Jeremiah Dickey, narrator Addison Anderson tells the full story of the myth of King Midas and his golden touch that includes the lesser known part when the god Apollo gave King Midas the ears of an ass (donkey) after the...The post An Animated Retelling of King Midas’ Golden Touch and His Later Acquisition of the Ears of an Ass appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek has released a red ceramic Deadpool Geeki Tiki mug that features a marvelous black interior glaze and is microwave safe. You knew it would come to this. He’s an Avenger. A movie. An cult phenomenon. And now… he’s also a tiki mug. We could see Wade Wilson using his own tiki mug for a...The post Ceramic Deadpool Geeki Tiki Mug appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese woodworker Kazuaki Harada, creates wonderfully whimsical kinetic wooden toys that come to life to perform a single purpose with the simple turn of a handle. Harada is very open about his process and shares much of his work and lessons through videos on YouTube and through Instagram. He also is the creative adviser of...The post Wonderfully Whimsical Kinetic Wooden Automata That Come Alive With the Simple Turn of a Handle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism took a look at the evolution of Rachel Green over the life of the series. The first episode was based upon Rachel’s flight from her own wedding to man...The post How Rachel of ‘Friends’ Evolved From Her Spoiled Past to Become a Strong, Successful Woman appeared first on Laughing Squid.

UK product designer Kristoph Krisjans has created the Vortecon, a precision machined kinetic desk toy that creates a mesmerizing illusion when spun on a tabletop. Krisjans is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with manufacturing costs. A piece of kinetic art that invites you to transform it from precisely engineered still shape into hypnotic...The post Vortecon, A Kinetic Desk Toy That Creates a Mesmerizing Optical Illusion When Spun appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Don’t Step In It is a hilarious new family game from Hasbro where blindfolded players walk along a mat and try their best to step on the fewest randomly placed poops to win. It is available to purchase from Amazon and the Hasbro website. Chow Crown, Hasbro’s New Musical Game Where You Try to Eat...The post Don’t Step In It, A Hasbro Game Where Blindfolded Players Try to Step on the Fewest Poops to Win appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In Sweden’s northernmost city of Kiruna, sits a 16-foot multi-faceted brilliantly reflective golden egg that contains a pine surrounded working sauna that’s open to the residents. This shiny installation, known as the “Solar Egg“, was designed by the Stockholm creative team of Bigert and Bergström for the Riksbyggen housing cooperative. Due to vast amount amount...The post A Multi-Faceted 16 Foot Golden Egg With a Beautiful Pine Sauna Interior That Sits in Kiruna, Sweden appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an interesting episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains how grandfather clocks originally got their name. Grandfather clocks- with their long cases, pendulums, echoing chimes, and Roman numerals- seem to belong to the world of courting parlors, Model-T Fords, silent movies, and going out on a date for an ice cream...The post How Grandfather Clocks Got Their Name appeared first on Laughing Squid.