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With the seventh season premiere of Game of Thrones taking place on Sunday, July 16, 2017, the folks at HBO very graciously provided a five minute recap of the series first six seasons. Although brief, this refresher will come in handy in case a character who has been unseen for several seasons makes an appearance […]

The 2017 Bastille Day Military Band (La Fanfare Interarmées) practiced their amazing instrumental medley of Daft Punk songs that they would shortly be playing for French President Emmanuel Macron and visiting United States President Donald Trump along the Place de la Concorde, Paris. The band performed directly after the famous parade celebrating the storming of […]

A rather determined dog named Lily was not going to let the remains of a severe summer storm intimidate her. Upon seeing her favorite toy floating in the flooded backyard of her in Grayslake, Illinois home, Lily jumped right in and rescued the beloved item. With the toy planted firmly in her mouth, Lilly doggie […]

In his crowdfunded photographhy book entitled “Covers“, British photographer Alex Bartsch very artfully juxtaposed 42 different reggae album covers that were shot in London more than 30 years ago to the same locations as they appear now. The comparison between older and younger iterations of London is both historical and seamless at the same time. […]

San Francisco digital media producer Ryan Shelley (a.k.a. “barnapkins“) released a new video, while his wife was away, where he makes and consumes a tasty looking Tater Tots scrambled egg sandwich. He adds a little hot sauce at the end to give his sandwich an extra kick. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Persistent Vizsla Dog […]

While fervently asking his human Abby Russell for something, an adorable singing French bulldog named Chibs inadvertently did his best impression of a race car changing gears as it went around a track. Much to Russell’s dismay, the vociferous Frenchie also taught his sister Pumpkin to sing. via reddit Singing French Bulldog and His Human […]

Roland Saekow of Make Cool Stuff turned his 10-year-old Roomba Discovery 4210 vacuuming robot into a racing bot that took on an obstacle course at UC Berkeley‘s annual student vehicle challenge. Roland also captured footage (part 1 and 2) of some of the other innovative laser cut and 3D printed robots that appeared at the […]

“Balloonfest” is a short documentary by filmmaker Nathan Truesdell that tells the story of the day in 1986 when the United Way of Cleveland, Ohio set out to break the world record for most balloons launched in a single day. Because of weather conditions, the 1.5 million balloons were launched earlier than planned, with most […]The post Balloonfest, The Tragic Day in 1986 When 1.5 Million Balloons Were Launched Too Early in Cleveland, Ohio appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q channel has created a great new video tutorial on how to easily build a balancing bridge out of coins without the use of glue. They used close to 200 coins when creating their bridge. Chinese Artist Uses 50,000 Coins to Build Model of the City of ChongqingHow to Make a Tiny House Out […]The post How to Build an Impressive Balancing Bridge Out of Coins Without Using Any Glue appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a web slinging episode of Odin Makes, host Odin Abbott demonstrates how to make Spider-Man‘s web shooters based off of the design from Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming. This was a highly requested DIY prop from his viewers. via The Awesomer Homemade Remake of the Scene in ‘Spider-Man’ Where Peter Parker Learns […]The post How to Make Spider-Man’s Web Shooters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

French freediving champion Guillaume Néry took a deep breath before immersing himself into the Y40, the world’s deepest swimming and diving pool. Once reaching the intermediary floors of the pool, Néry made his way to the edge of a vertical tunnel and gracefully jumped over and down to the pool’s 40 meter deepest depth, all […]The post French Freediver Jumps to the Lowest Depths of the World’s Deepest Swimming Pool on a Single Breath appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a heart pounding episode of Glove and Boots, internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario point out many of the difference, and a few similarities, between runners and non runners. If you run this video is for you. If you don’t run it’s also for you. Johnny T of Gloves and Boots Explains the […]The post The Differences Between Runners and Non-Runners appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On their latest episode of Trailer Mix, Mashable Watercooler created a creepy new trailer for Ghostbusters that imagines the 1984 film as a slasher flick. Ain’t afraid of no ghost? Better think twice! This classic comedy about a group of paranormal scientists, gets a very terrifying and retro trailer remix! This new horror version may […]The post The Original Ghostbusters Film Reimagined as a Slasher Flick appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Video editor James Casey of The Solomon Society has created a video compilation of some of the most beautiful scenes from all six seasons of the Game of Thrones television series. The video is set to the “1812 Overture” written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Season seven of Game of Thrones will […]The post Some of the Most Beautiful Scenes From All Six Seasons of Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very talented Israeli musician Ron Minis recreated Slash‘s iconic lead solo on the Guns N Roses classic song “Sweet Child O’ Mine“. Instead of playing it on an guitar, however, Minis covered it perfectly on his piano using an electronic piano player system. With this video, Minis is hoping that the legendary guitarist has […]The post Musician Recreates the Iconic Guns N Roses ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Guitar Solo on His Piano appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talk show host Conan O’Brien enjoyed a “romantic” dinner with Kate Upton before sitting down with her to play Cuphead, a run and gun platform indie video game heavily inspired by classic 1930s cartoons, on his Clueless Gamer series. Cuphead is currently set to release for Xbox One and PC on September 29th, 2017. Conan […]The post Conan O’Brien Plays the Indie Video Game ‘Cuphead’ With Kate Upton on Clueless Gamer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the truly hypnotic music video for the Nine Inch Nails (NIN) song “Less Than“, old school video games are vividly recalled with distinct nods to classic thrillers such as A Clockwork Orange and Poltergeist, both of which mirror the same psychological schism found in the lyrics. The video was directed by Brook Linder and […]The post A Hypnotic Music Video That Mirrors the Psychology of the Lyrics in the Nine Inch Nails Song ‘Less Than’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the seventh season of Game of Thrones premiering this Sunday, comedians and writers Greg Burke and Lou Perez of Greg and Lou released an awesome new comedy sketch where a White Walker PR dude (Greg) does a pretty rad job of making the life of an ice creature sound pretty dope with his […]The post A White Walker PR Dude Makes Life as an Ice Creature Sound Dope With His PSA to Westeros appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Zygote is the latest sci-fi short film by Oats Studios, directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9 and Chappie), about two lone survivors who are stranded in the Arctic. The duo tries to escape from a terrifying monster that is out to erase them from existence. The free 22-minute film is available to stream for free […]The post Zygote, Neill Blomkamp’s Terrifying Sci-Fi Short Film About 2 Survivors Trying to Escape From a Monster appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician John D. Boswell (a.k.a. “Melodysheep“) of Symphony of Science has created “Show Them to Freedom,” a musical tribute to the fourth season of HBO‘s popular television series Game of Thrones. Daenerys and the Night’s watch bring justice to the 7 kingdoms through song. ‘Save Our Sons’, A Musical Tribute by Melodysheep to the Second […]The post Show Them to Freedom, A Musical Tribute to the Fourth Season of Game of Thrones by Melodysheep appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artistic filmmakers Thomas Blanchard and Oilhack have created a a mesmerizing visual composition that, similar to Blanchard’s past work, combines paint, oil, milk and liquid soap that is then filmed swirling under a macro lens. Entitled “Emerald“, the gorgeous colors of green and gold open up a dreamlike surrounding with louder, brighter colors flowing in […]The post Emerald, A Mesmerizing Visual Composition of Swirling Colors Made From Paint, Soap and Oil appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Scientists at the Low Temperature Physics Lab at Ithaca College successfully performed a breakthrough experiment in which a supercooled superconductor material levitated above a three twist Möbius strip track while going around at a high speed. Quantum levitation on a 3 pi Möbius strip track! Watch the superconductor levitate above the track and suspend below […]The post Supercooled Superconducting Material Levitates Over a Three Twist Möbius Track at High Speed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During a Photon Lovol event of some sort, a skilled driver inside a front loading tractor was able to make the oddly nimble machine dance to the music on its front wheels. The Chinese company prides themselves on the precision of their dancing machines and have created a number of videos showing them in action. […]The post An Oddly Nimble Tractor Dances on Its Front Wheels appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Albert the Dog Scientist very cleverly figured out how to operate the mechanics of a simple Rube Goldberg machine that his human created for him in order to get a treat. The training started simply with the retrieval of a ball. The next step was multiple balls and so on until Albert was able to […]The post A Clever Dog Figures Out the Mechanics of a Simple Rube Goldberg Machine In Order to Get a Treat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the four minute timelapse “A Strat Is Born“, the master luthiers of Fender show each and every step involved in creating an iconic Stratocaster guitar as they build one from start to finish. The action is complemented with a soundtrack of Dangerous Madness by Wayne Kramer. New short film “A Strat is Born” takes […]The post A Fascinating Timelapse Showing Every Step Involved in Creating a Fender Stratocaster Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Is there something unusual about our guest?” In 1952, Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dalí appeared on the popular game show What’s My Line?. In his role as mystery guest, Dalí was tasked to answer questions posed to him by a celebrity panel whose job it was to guess who he was. Dalí did as he […]The post Classic Footage of Surrealist Artist Salvador Dalí Appearing as the Mystery Guest on ‘What’s My Line?’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Street Art Festival (@stenograffia) on Jul 4, 2017 at 6:38am PDT Concerned about the proliferation of graffitied abandoned cars covered in their community, Russian street artists of “Stenograffia” painted the familiar gray checkerboard transparency grid from Photoshop onto one such car – an old Moskvich-412 – along with an old trash […]The post Street Artists Visually Delete an Abandoned Car With a Photoshop Transparency Checkerboard Pattern appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The glam rock tribute band Blame Candy performed an excellent but disconcertingly cheerful cover of the iconic Led Zeppelin song “Black Dog“. This bright sound was achieved by playing the song in a major key, rather than in the more somber minor key of the original version. via Digg YouTube Supercut of Led Zeppelin’s Black […]The post A Disconcertingly Cheerful Cover of the Led Zeppelin Song ‘Black Dog’ Being Played in a Major Key appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Supermodel Gigi Hadid amiably answered 73 random questions by Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment for Vogue while giving him a tour of the IMG Models office in New York City. Hadid readily answered questions about her schedule, her family, her interests and her favorite music. Supermodel Gigi Hadid has a schedule packed full of […]The post Supermodel Gigi Hadid Answers 73 Random Questions at the IMG Models Office In New York City appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Sun Bear” by Forest Clay Productions is an absolutely gorgeous short film that gives a first person voice to a lonely sun bear who had lost her mother and her brother to poachers. The little bear also sadly spoke about her dwindling forest home, her agony of being caught in a poacher’s trap and her […]The post Sun Bear, A Gorgeous Short Film That Gives a First Person Voice to an Endangered Sun Bear in Borneo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a clip from the PBS series Soundbreaking, the great Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame gave a really wonderful guided musical tour of his guitar collection, affectionately demonstrating the benefits of each with licks from some of the band’s most famous songs. The legendary guitarist also spoke about the will to play despite physiology. […]The post The Legendary Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits Gives a Guided Musical Tour of His Guitar Collection appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While going for a swim at Nurture by Nature in the hills of Southern California, a smiling woman (perhaps an employee?) was swarmed by a litter of Asian small-clawed baby otters who were just learning how to swim. The pups had been born at the Center and were still seemingly unsure of themselves judging by […]The post Baby Otters Swarm a Smiling Woman In a Pool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the video series “Tourette’s With Pets“, a brave young woman named Emily in Texas shares what it’s like to live with Tourette’s syndrome, what it’s like sleeping with Tourette’s tics, the general lexicon used, her personal tics, the effect of her medications and her incredible love for animals. I have many lovely pets and […]The post Tourette’s With Pets, A Young Woman Shares What It’s Like Living With Tourette’s Syndrome appeared first on Laughing Squid.

At six months old, Fiona the adorable baby hippo finally had a chance to reunite with both her mother Bibi and her father Henry in the outdoor pool at the Cincinnati Zoo. Fiona had previously spent time with Bibi, but hadn’t yet spent any time with Henry. Bibi made sure that Fiona stayed safe by […]The post Fiona the Baby Hippo Reunites With Her Parents For an Hour in the Outdoor Pool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amazon has released the official trailer for their upcoming superhero comedy series The Tick. The series is based upon the comic book character originally created by Ben Edlund, who also serves as director for the series. The first episode of the series aired in August 2016 and focuses on an eccentric superhero clad in blue […]The post The Tick, An Amazon Comedy Series Based On Director Ben Edlund’s Original Blue Superhero appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Spike the Beetle (@spikethebeetle) on Jul 6, 2017 at 3:38pm PDT An oddly artistic stag beetle who goes by the name Spike creates magic marker masterpieces by using his magnificent antlers to hold a pen and draw. Spike lives in Japan with his doting human who supplies him with an endless […]The post An Oddly Artistic Stag Beetle Shares His Magic Marker Masterpieces on Social Media appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sneaky Zebra teamed up with Crunchyroll to create a new video featuring some of the incredible cosplay at Anime Expo 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Our first trip to Anime Expo so go big or go home right? Much like all the amazing cosplayers we saw! A post shared by Sneaky Zebra (@sneaky_zebra) on Jul […]The post Incredible Cosplay at Anime Expo 2017 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

At the London Throwdown swing dance competition earlier this month, hosted by Swing Patrol UK at the Bishopsgate Institute, a group of determined competitors faced off by trying to complete the longest heel slide across the dance floor. A gentleman by the name of Ben Cook slid to victory and took first place. via reddit […]The post Determined Dancers Face Off by Trying to Complete the Longest Heel Slide Across the Dance Floor appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In his whimsical short film “Perspective“, the very talented filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films offers a very colorful and surreal look at the different modes of transportation in and around Buenos Aires, Argentina. One day I woke up and I saw everything in perspective…I try to put a smile on people’s faces. I […]The post Perspective, A Surreal Look at the Different Ways of Getting Around In Buenos Aires appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York freelance filmmaker Mark Cersosimo, who is also a content and community manager at Vimeo, released a new episode of his Don’t Put That In Your Mouth series where he and his co-host Anton De Ionno drank a bottle of Coca-Cola that was originally bottled in 1956. Their final thoughts were that it had […]The post Drinking a Coca-Cola Originally Bottled in 1956 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cooperative of Photography (COOPH) teamed up with photographer Lorenz Holder to made a new video where they share 11 great tips and tricks for shooting creative photographs with a drone. With a little creativity and some clever ideas, you can achieve unique perspectives that would not be possible with a normal camera. Photographer Benjamin Von […]The post Tips for Shooting Creative Photographs With a Drone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in Washington state, Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson and crew went off in search of an orange-bellied rough-skinned newt. These adorable amphibians also secrete a toxin through their skin, but are safe to touch, as the poison is only released when predators try to eat them. They are also very fast and […]The post Coyote Peterson Goes Off In Search of an Adorable Orange Bellied Rough Skinned Newt appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Finnish couple Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel demonstrated how they were able to speed up the drying process of some of their clothing by having a Phantom 4 Pro drone hover over top of the clotheslines outside. For testing purposes, they also attempted to tape a pair of wet underwear […]The post Drying Laundry With a Phantom 4 Pro Drone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Ben Zank (@benzank) on Apr 12, 2017 at 1:52pm PDT New York City photographer Ben Zank first discovered a camera in his grandmother’s attic at the age of 18 and he has been taking photos ever since then. At the age of 24, Ben’s ongoing series of surreal photos do an […]The post Surreal Photos by Ben Zank Express His Feelings Without Words and Spark the Imagination appeared first on Laughing Squid.

BuzzFeed producer Andrew Ilnyckyj was inspired by Chef Motokichi Yukimura and his distinctive Japanese dish Omurice, so much so, he tried to recreate the complicated omelet. While it didn’t come very easy to Ilnyckyj, he did succeed after the 12th attempt. A particular guy in Kyoto called Chef Motokichi Yukimura. And he does his the […]The post Video Producer Hilariously Tries to Recreate a Complicated Japanese Omelet Recipe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ChrisFix is a handy individual who provides people with knowledge on how to fix their vehicles so that they can save a little extra money. In his latest video, he shows us how to get the engine bay of our vehicles super clean in a “simple 5 step process that will not damage your engine […]The post How to Get the Engine Bay of Your Vehicle Super Clean in 5 Simple Steps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Snoopy Moopy & Doby (@dailysnoopy) on Mar 24, 2016 at 8:50am PDT Shirley has taken numerous photos of her Exotic Shorthair cats, Snoopy (grey) and his little brother Doby, dressed up in pop culture character costume that she has made for each of them. Shirley shared more photos and videos of […]The post Adorable Exotic Shorthair Cats Dressed up in Pop Culture Character Costumes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmakers Blake Faucette and Matthew Williams of Distractotron created “Planet to War,” an educational video where they give us all a brief history of the entire Planet of the Apes franchise in preparation for the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes film. War for the Planet of the Apes is set to fight […]The post A Brief History of the ‘Planet of the Apes’ Franchise to Help Prepare for ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Franco Banfi Photographer (@francobanfi) on Feb 3, 2017 at 3:32am PST Swiss wildlife photographer Franco Banfi has captured an absolutely stunning photo of a tired pod of sperm whales fast asleep while floating in the deep blue sea off of Dominica Island. Because of the the minimal amount of time that […]The post A Stunning Photo That Captures a Pod of Sleeping Sperm Whales as They Float in Deep Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

4096 has created an interesting animated video that gives us a look at the evolution of YouTube‘s website layout since it was first launched on February 14th, 2005. via Tastefully Offensive BoooTube, A Curated Collection of YouTube’s Worst-Rated VideosUX Timeline, A Project Visualizing the Evolution of Websites for Well Known CompaniesThe Evolution of Video Game […]The post The Evolution of YouTube’s Website Layout Since February 14, 2005 appeared first on Laughing Squid.