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Former Japanese baker and designer Yukiko Morita has created Pampshade, a wonderful line of uniquely beautiful lamps and lighting designs that are made out of homemade bread. The recipe is very simple, just flour, salt, yeast, specially resin coated LED’s and batteries for power. Additionally, the finished product gets a coating of resin to keep...

On September 1, 2017, tennis great Serena Williams and reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, a friend of Laughing Squid, welcomed their beautiful baby daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. into the world. To celebrate the occasion, Ohanian put together “Hello World” a beautiful timelapse that documented Williams’ pregnancy and his namesake’s journey, from the day of discovery...

A loudly purring cheetah named Kinji adorably mistook the intentions of a group of angry attacking meerkats on the other side of a wire fence as his personal groomers. Per Dolph C. Volk, the human who cares for all of them along with other animals, Kinji is a very friendly cat and particularly loves the...

When illustrator Bard Edlund felt a stabbing pain in his abdomen he took the logical step of calling his doctor. Concerned that he was having a heart attack, his doctor sent him for a variety of tests to find out what was going on. After the incident, Edlund documented this entire experience in the wonderfully...

While visiting the Bridlington Birds of Prey and Animal Park near East Yorkshire, England, a Sheffield man named Michael Stephenson came across a shy little owl sitting inside a flower pot. As Stephenson got closer, the owl peeped out from the top and then sunk back into the pot over and again in an adorable...

A post shared by James McNabb (@mcnabbstudio) on Sep 13, 2017 at 6:28am PDT Artist and sculptor James McNabb creates absolutely stunning cityscapes that are carved into the wood of circular and abstract sculptures. Every piece he creates is made from reclaimed discarded wood and the intricate skyline carvings are deftly carve with a process...

Jason Scott, a talented filmmaker, speaker, archivist for Internet Archive and good friend of Laughing Squid is now doing a weekly podcast entitled. “Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It“. The title is very telling as the wonderfully vociferous Scott will be sharing stories, essays, presentations and information for those subjects for which he...

Bad Lip Reading and Netflix teamed up to create “Soy Pablo,” a hilarious fake extended trailer for the third season of Narcos. The amusing trailer features the DEA using a Pablo Escobar doppelganger, former child actor Ryman Branson, to infiltrate the cartel. The actual third season of Narcos is currently available to stream on Netflix....

Comedian Jack Douglass of Jacksfilms has created a hilarious parody based on the Apple September 12 “One More Thing announcement” of the iPhone X, referring to it as a soul sucking, unaffordable “$1,000 emoji machine” that Steve would have wanted. The new iPhone XMoji comes in two new colors – you can’t and afford it....

Italian illustrator and architect Federico Babina has created “ARCHIST CLASSIC,” a glorious animation that depicts the stylized work of famous artists throughout history as architecture. A print featuring the entire series of designs is available to purchase at Society6. A post shared by federico babina (@fbabina) on Sep 13, 2017 at 2:27am PDT Archist, Illustrations...

19-year-old Swiss skier Andri Ragettli posted a video of where he shows off his parkour skills on an obstacle course while training for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Here is his training video from last year. via Deadspin JP Auclair Parkour-Style Skiing Through a NeighborhoodDidga the Athletic Cat Shows Off Her Incredible Parkour Skills in ‘Purrkour’Lexi...

Pastor Kyle Gilbert is back with an out of this world tutorial on how to build a large scale AT-AT Walker from Star Wars out of foam insulation boards. Kyle used Seamster‘s wooden AT-AT Instructable as reference for his build. He posted photos of the step-by-step process on Instructables. We previously wrote about Kyle’s tutorial...

Ortwin Grüttner (a.k.a. “Murmiland“) created an impressive marble run. He set it up so that a single marble rolls down a set of tubes, onto a ramp, and then triggers an avalanche of 2671 marbles that crash into a giant wall of wooden building bricks. via The Awesomer The Wintergatan Marble Machine, A Hand-Cranked Instrument...

Blacksmith, author, and teacher Mark Aspery has created an facinating video where he demonstrates how to forge a corkscrew and handle, from one 3/8-inch square piece of metal, freehand at the anvil. A Simple Technique for Drawing Perfect Freehand CirclesThree Techniques to Draw a Perfect Circle FreehandLegless Corkscrew, A Corkscrew That Looks Like a Pirate...

Mystery History posted a video that follows a builder from Michigan as he figures out how to use ancient technology to move and lift a giant 20 ton stone block by hand using wood, pebbles, counterweights, and man power. How to Turn a Large Block of 256 Melted Crayons Into a Colorful Flower Vase Using...

Kuma Films captured awesome slow motion footage of their very own, Asian Joe, making instant clouds by mixing liquid nitrogen and hot water together in a bucket. A post shared by Kuma Films (@kumafilms) on Sep 6, 2017 at 6:42pm PDT A post shared by asianjoe (@asianjoe) on Sep 7, 2017 at 8:26am PDT Mountain...

How It Should Have Ended created their animated interpretation of how Wonder Woman should have ended. It features character art and animation work by Daniel Baxter with background artwork by Otis Frampton. How the Movie ‘Ant-Man’ Should Have EndedHow Star Wars: The Force Awakens Should Have EndedHow Suicide Squad Should Have Ended

A post shared by Ronja & Victor (@deaf_darlings) on Aug 27, 2017 at 4:47am PDT A beautiful snow-white cat named Victor enjoyed getting a good groom on with the help of his beloved human’s vacuum cleaner. Because Victor is deaf, the noise doesn’t bother him but according to his human it wouldn’t matter anyway. We...

In 2009, a Seattle man came out of his office to find that a mother duck had flown off the ledge of a building and that her little tiny ducklings were preparing to follow in suit. He very quickly placed himself in a strategic spot and caught the ducklings one by one as they jumped....

In September 2016, British artist Noëmi Lakmaier tied herself to 20,000 helium-filled balloons, which kept her afloat for 48 hours in a live art installation entitled “Cherophobia“. Lakmaier repeated the show in September 2017 at the Sydney Opera House in Australia where she stayed afloat for for nine hours. It is an attempt to lift...

Maru, the amazing cat who’s never met a box, bowl or small space he didn’t like, hilariously attempted to fit his big fluffy body into a small glass fishbowl with a narrow opening. He managed to get all four paws in, but not much else. Maru gets into the goldfish bowl. It is already art!...

In his video “How Color Blindness Works“, narrator Tom Blatherwick offers a really good explanation of color vision deficiency, its genetic causes, the varying grades of color blindness and how he, as someone who is color vision deficient, sees the world. The most common type of colourblindness is anomalous trichromacy, where one of the cones...

Aaron Franks, a very creative man who built a lavish backyard mansion for his four beloved dogs that includes everything a dog could want, including a pool with a skull header and a bright yellow fire hydrant. Being that Franks is a father to three children, his wife was a bit concerned about the time...

98demake, a YouTube channel that turns modern games into their late 1990s equivalent, has taken the 2007 BioShock video game and imagined what it would have looked like if it was made in 1998. A post shared by @98demake on Sep 11, 2017 at 1:48pm PDT Lamb of Columbia, A New BioShock Infinite TrailerLittle Sister,...

When the MTA banned dogs from the subway system unless they could fit into a bag, many New Yorkers came up with creative ways to address this very unspecific rule.

SpongeBob SquarePants gets into character as Marty Funkhouser and Squidward Tentacles channels his inner Larry David to reenact a great scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm about Funkhouser’s crazy sister in an amusing mashup by Mylo the Cat. The season nine premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm is set to begin airing on HBO October 1st, 2017....

Back in August, the 2017 Bugatti Chrion managed to set an incredible world record by going from zero to 249mph and then braking back to a standstill in only 42 seconds at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. That makes it the fastest car to pull off this achievement. This is the fastest time...

The Atlantic has created a really wonderful animation to accompany the newly found Kurt Vonnegut story “The Drone King“. This story along with four others, were written early in Vonnegut’s career and were discovered by Dan Wakefield and Jerome Klinkowitz at the Lilly Library at Indiana University as they were working on “Complete Stories“, an...

Conan O’Brien shared an unaired “Scraps” clip from an episode of Conan where he asked associate producer Jordan Schlansky come out on stage dressed as Spock and improvise why Star Wars is superior to Star Trek. The plan was to have Conan interrupt him, but Jordan brilliantly continued for a full seven minutes. Conan Confronts...

In a rather enlightening episode of Everything Is a Remix, host Kirby Ferguson explains the concept of Fair Use and legality of this doctrine. He also offers three provocative questions to ask yourself before using copyrighted material. I recommend using this three-step test. For each clip you want to use. Number one: Is the clip...

The folks at Big Cat Rescue (BCR) in Tampa Florida have a wonderful video series where they provide information to the public about the types of big cats they save and rehabilitate. One such cat is a friendly cougar greeted the host with a big purr and even meowed for the camera. According to BCR,...

Acrobats Maxim Laurin and Ugo Dario of Machine de Cirque broke the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive backflips on a teeterboard by a team of two. South African Gymnast Sets Guinness World Record for the Most Consecutive One-Handed BackflipsIndian Man Sets the World Record For Most Consecutive Pinky Pull-UpsExtreme Pogo Performer Sets Guinness...

Sailor and maritime YouTube vlogger JeffHK has created an incredible 4k timelapse video of a cargo ship making a 30 day journey at sea. Jeff documented the trip, filled with storms and busy traffic, from its departure from Red Sea to the ship’s arrival in Hong Kong. 30 Days of Timelapse, about 80,000 photos combined....

Woodworker and artist Kyle Toth of Wood by Toth created an amazingly huge Rubik’s Cube sculpture for the 2017 Tanz Summerfest in Cleveland, Ohio. The beautiful wooden cube, which stands 7 feet tall and over 5 feet wide, features a collection of 20×20 inch colored boxes that spin around and around. Kyle released a video...

This guy is an actual magician pic.twitter.com/TO7s6mbeP8 — joe (@goulcher) September 10, 2017 UK social strategist Joe Goulcher posted a video on Twitter of a man effortlessly painting the symbol of person in a wheelchair in the middle of a parking space reserved for handicapped drivers. via Digg German City Erroneously Issues a Parking Ticket...

Went to see IT, I'm first in the screen and this fucking guy's just sitting there. pic.twitter.com/b3oatLGdrs — Chris (@HG_Hohbes) September 8, 2017 Twitter user HG_Hohbes (Chris) received a nice little fright when he entered a theater in England to see a screening of the recently released adaptation of Stephen King‘s film, IT. Sitting in...

A post shared by Lorna & Jill Watt (@knitsforlife) on Sep 8, 2017 at 5:56pm PDT Sisters Jill Watt and Lorna Watt who have yarn-bombed much of the San Francisco Bay Area, covered three of the trees that frame the courtyard of San Francisco City Hall with adorable knitted giraffes. The giraffes were chosen by...

While shopping in the gardening section of a hardware store in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, a couple came upon an unexpected but adorable Australian Brush-Tail Possum who was furiously snacking upon the leaves of a plant. Upon seeing the camera, the little marsupial stopped eating and stared at the interrupting humans with big, unblinking eyes until...

In another one of his very thoughtful video essays, filmmaker Karsten Runquist took a look at the non-standard scene framing employed in the first season of the sublime series Mr. Robot, noting how these unique perspectives give the viewers room to draw their own conclusions without being led by the cinematography. Now the thing about...

Two absolutely beautiful cats named Cygnus and Arcturus are the best of buddies who live in the same Michigan house with their humans and feline sibling Sirius. Both these kitties hold Guinness World Records. Cygnus, a silver Maine Coon has set the record for “Longest tail on domestic cat (living).”, while Arcturus, a stunning Savannah...

While reporting on the devastation left in Hurricane Irma‘s wake on Marco Island, Florida, Fox 4 and KJRH reporter Tony Russell and cameraman Dennis Meister teamed up with MSNBC reporter Kerry Sanders to help in the rescue of a baby dolphin who became stranded on a local beach due to the storm surge and low...

The wonderfully animated Simon’s Cat series “Simon’s Cat Care“, cat behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explained what happens after one decides to bring a kitten into their home. Trevorrow emphasized the importance of what the kitten does and doesn’t eat, how the kitten reacts to environmental stimuli and providing necessary playtime. She also stressed the need for...

Adult Swim is back with a new edition of their zany claymation series, Rick and Morty The Non-Canonical Adventures, where British animator Lee Hardcastle recreates even more iconic movie scenes in the world of Rick and Morty. This time around Lee brings to life scenes from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ghostbusters, Gremlins, and Honey, I...

“You Think You Know Me” is a conversational card game that inspires players to learn more about one another in a real life setting. Game creator Ami Baio explained that the cards help people open up in a safe, trusted way with questions and open statements. You Think You Know Me is a conversational card...

In 2016, homeowner Randy Wagner very cleverly protected his Rosharon, Texas home from the flood waters of an overflowing Brazos River caused by an immense amount of rainfall, with a water-inflatable AquaDam. Wagner explained to KHOU that he had seen the dam online and went completely out of his way to find one to purchase...

The Whiskey River Soap Co. handmade a colorful collection of snarky scented soaps that are each named after the type of person or the occasion they are meant for. Their soaps, which range from nasty internet trolls to an emotional midlife crisis, are available to purchase from their shop. via Bored Panda Soap Bars Shaped...

New York City filmmaker Patrick Willems has created a great video essay where he attempts to find out what the universally beloved 1984 Ghostbusters film is actually about, if anything. What is Ghostbusters really about? What’s the theme? Does it even have one? Let’s find out! submitted via Laughing Squid Tips A Video Essay Examining...

Mind Warehouse has created a fascinating video where they demonstrate how to do ten simple magic tricks that anyone can execute at home for friends and family. David Blaine Amazes Jimmy Fallon and The Roots With ‘Simple’ Magic TricksDavid Blaine Performs Unbelievable Card Tricks and Swallows a Sword on The Ellen DeGeneres ShowA Curious Orangutan...

Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones has created volume two of his original supercut tribute video featuring some of the best dance scenes in 1980s movies. A Supercut Tribute to Some of the Best Dance Scenes in 1980s MoviesA Supercut of 92 Dance Scenes in MoviesA Nostalgic Supercut Tribute to Epic Dance Scenes in 1990s...

The Agility Robotics lab in Albany, Oregon posted a video featuring two of their incredible two-legged agility robots (Cassie) taking a walking tour of their office space. Cassie, An Incredible Two-Legged Agility Robot Inspired by OstrichesThe New Bipedal Robot Cassie Shows Off Its Moves, Balance, and AgilityThe Planar Elliptical Runner, A Clever Two-Legged Robot That...