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South African gymnast Zama Mofokeng has set a Guinness World Record for the most most consecutive one-handed backflips in Tembisa, South Africa. The 26-year-old gymnast performed an amazing 34 backflips, making sure that there was no more than three seconds between each one of his flips. via Guinness World Records UK Comedian Sets the Guinness […]The post South African Gymnast Sets Guinness World Record for the Most Consecutive One-Handed Backflips appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the seventh season of Game of Thrones premiering this Sunday, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make fire and ice cupcakes (spicy and minty) inspired by HBO‘s popular television series. Rosanna shared the entire recipe on her blog. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on […]The post Game of Thrones Fire and Ice Cupcakes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober teamed up with Bob Clagett of I Like to Make Stuff, Ken Glazebrook of NASA JPL, and Danielle Yuan of Gateway Props to create a giant Super Soaker that managed to break a Guinness World Record for being the largest on Earth. Mark demonstrated the incredible power of his Super […]The post The World’s Largest Super Soaker appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys have captured super slow motion video of a compressed air cannon, loaded with Maltesers candy, shooting random objects. The slow motion segments were filmed from 28,000fps to 120,00fps with a Phantom V2511 camera and 2,500fps with a Phantom Flex4K. Gav and Dan splatter their favourite […]The post Objects Being Shot With a Compressed Air Cannon Loaded With Maltesers Candy in Super Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a teeny tiny baby fennec fox named Edie at Foxes and Friends Rescue challenged her very patient humans as they were trying to teach her to sit upon command. For the most part, Edie was compliant, but then the fox in her just wanted to play instead of learn. It definitely took a […]The post An Easily Distracted Teeny Tiny Baby Fennec Fox Attempts to Learn How to Sit Upon Command appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The wonderfully quirky celebrity chef Alton Brown hilariously demonstrated how to make a single serving of his “Watermelon Negroni” cocktail by throwing each of the ingredients into his mouth and squeezing lemon all over his face. The actual recipe for this yummy summertime cocktail can be found on his website. …To assemble place one ice […]The post Alton Brown Hilariously Demonstrates How to Make a Single Serving of a Watermelon Negroni Cocktail appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Token is a very handy piece of wearable technology that holds all of the digital information for keys, credit cards, metro cards, access cards and passwords in an attractive silver ring. This smart ring protects all of its data through a fingerprint and optical sensors, making it much more convenient and safe to carry […]The post Token, A Smart Ring With a Fingerprint Sensor That Securely Replaces Keys, Passwords and Cards appeared first on Laughing Squid.

American Blues Scene has shared some incredible footage from 1968 in which an awestruck Jimi Hendrix joined Buddy Guy onstage after watching him play “Stormy Monday“. While the footage is a little blurry, the sound is amazing. Buddy Guy plays “Stormy Monday” as Jimi Hendrix watches in awe. Then about half way through the video […]The post Incredible Footage of an Awestruck Jimi Hendrix Jamming With the Legendary Buddy Guy in 1968 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, a teeny tiny basset hound puppy named Mirtilla who lives with Georgia Fellici did her very best to jump onto the ottoman next to the sofa without any help. During one of her valiant attempts, Mirtilla overreached, lost her footing and fell completely backwards onto the floor. Luckily, she was unharmed and very […]The post A Tiny Bassett Hound Puppy Falls Over Backwards While Trying to Jump Onto the Sofa appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While meeting for the very first time, a little baby boy and a little baby miniature donkey adorably checked each other out. Once comfortable, the little donkey came over and put his head on the little boy’s shoulder and the little boy tried to return the gesture with a great big hug. Twin Babies Dance […]The post A Little Baby Boy Tries to Give a Little Baby Miniature Donkey a Great Big Hug appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a Westeros worthy episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make three of the unique dishes from Game of Thrones. He created a pigeon pie, a Dothraki blood pie, and some tasty little lemon cakes. Season seven of Game of Thrones will begin on HBO July 16th, 2017. A post […]The post How to Make Unique Dishes From Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Hochu rayu design bureau (@hochu_rayu) on Jul 4, 2017 at 6:09am PDT Hochu rayu design bureau, a creative firm from Ukraine who specialize in designing “Microworlds“, have created the Helmfon, a really clever oversized helmet that allows the user to block out unwanted noise and distractions, while maintaining personal space and […]The post Helmfon, A Cleverly Designed Privacy Helmet That Blocks Out Noise for Greater Productivity appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q channel has created a fun tutorial on how to make a semi-automatic paper airplane launcher that holds up to 30 planes. To build the awesome weapon, you will need some batteries, two electric motors, two old cd or DVD discs, and cardboard. How to Make a Powerful 4 Barreled Rocket LauncherA Homemade Semi-Automatic […]The post How to Make a Semi-Automatic Paper Airplane Launcher Out of Cardboard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story went to Tateyama, Japan, to visit with longtime diver Hiroyuki Arakawa who told the heartwarming story of his longtime friendship with Yoriko the Asian sheepshead wrasse. Over 25 years ago, Arakawa had built a shrine at the bottom of the ocean and when he went to check on it, he noticed a […]The post The Longtime Friendship Between a Japanese Diver and the Giant Fish He Saved From Certain Death appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mind Warehouse has created a interesting video where they point out ten locations in Disney animated movies that actually exist in real life. Have you ever dreamed, while watching your favorite animated movie, to find yourself on the other side of the screen: walking through the picturesque streets of a magical town, living in a […]The post Disney Movie Locations That Exist in Real Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stéphane Gigandet of Origami Plus has created a new fire breathing tutorial on an easy way to make a coolThe post An Easy Way to Make a Cool Origami Dragon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a capricious episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually hark back to the rules of Old English grammar to explain how certain verbs came to have irregular conjugations, while others remained uniform to tradition. If you take a look at […]The post The Etymological History of Irregular Verbs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Josh Hara (@yoyoha) on Jul 10, 2017 at 7:15am PDT Three years ago, artist Joshua Hara started creating amusing comics on the side of blank coffee cups. He has poked fun at events taking place in the news, pop culture characters, and even had fun with us coffee addicts. Travel mugs […]The post Artist Draws Amusing Comics on Blank Coffee Cups appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Operator (episode 1 and 2) is a stop-motion animated sci-fi horror web series, created by writer and director Sam Barnett, about an evil corporation that unleashes a plague of bio-mechanical parasites to enslave their workers. Sam is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help him create episode 3. I was inspired to make this film […]The post Operator, A Stop-Motion Animated Sci-Fi Horror Web Series About Workers Enslaved by a Parasites appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A spry little domesticated red fox named Riot had a great deal of fun disappearing into his brand new underground tunnel as Castiel, a beautiful German shepherd chased after him. The playful dog already had a great deal of trouble keeping up with his vulpine sibling and the tunnel just made things worse. Unfortunately for […]The post A Spry Little Red Fox Confuses a Playful Dog by Disappearing Into His New Underground Tunnel appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Martial artist Muhammad Rashid from Karachi, Pakistan has smashed a new Guinness World Record for the most drink cans crushed by hand while holding an egg in 30 seconds. After demolishing 29 beer cans in a row, Muhammad cracked the egg into a glass to prove that it was real. Martial Artist Isao Machii Sets […]The post Martial Artist Sets World Record for Most Cans Crushed by Hand While Holding Egg in 30 Seconds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the theatrical release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, filmmaker Michael Hickox created a LEGO stop-motion animated short that takes a look at what Spider-Man does on his day off. Sometimes you can’t live in secret without making a web of lies… LEGO Stop-Motion Animated Version of the ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Trailer #1A LEGO […]The post A LEGO Stop-Motion Animated Short Following Spider-Man on His Day Off appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Eye Level In-Car Smartphone Holder by Neva Tech is a handy accessory designed to attach to the rearview mirror so that you can “navigate on the road more safely and hands-free.” It is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid Store for $19.99 (50% off retail price). Keep your eyes on the road and […]The post An Eye Level In-Car Smartphone Holder That Attaches to the Rearview Mirror appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ryan Tellez of The Warp Zone performed a 4-minute recap rap of all 6 seasons of the Game of Thrones television series. Episode 1 of season 7 is set to premiere on HBO July 16th, 2017. Before you start watching Game of Thrones season 7, get quickly and humorously caught up with all of your […]The post A Recap Rap of All 6 Seasons of Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Beginning at 9:00PM ET on Monday, July 10, 2017, Amazon‘s third annual Amazon Prime Day, their own version of customer appreciation day and “Black Friday” all wrapped up in one, will be taking place. As with previous years, Amazon will be offering big discounts on the items they sell to all Amazon Prime members for […]The post Amazon Celebrates Their Prime Members With a 30 Hour Day of Deals on Amazon Prime Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very talented orange tabby with quick reflexes very ably deflected the plastic bottle caps that were being slid along the wooden floor by his human. This fast reacting feline went above and beyond in his role of goalie by getting up on his hind legs to catch a high flying lid. This kitty is […]The post Talented Orange Tabby Cat Plays a Mean Game of Hockey With Sliding Plastic Bottle Caps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a follow-up to their handy dandy Horse Head Squirrel Feeder and Unicorn Head Squirrel Feeder, the folks at Archie McPhee have now made that same feeder available as a Cat Head. This gray tabby design, which is also used in their realistic cat mask, is sure to give a hungry squirrel a bit of […]The post A Funny Cat Head Squirrel Feeder by Archie McPhee appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Daniel Rueda (@drcuerda) on Feb 19, 2017 at 12:30pm PST While traveling around the world, Spanish photographers Daniel Rueda and Anna Devís Benet created a series of really striking minimalist portraits that use color, shape and focal point against a variety of geometric backgrounds that give each image a rather whimsical […]The post Striking Minimalist Portraits That Use Fun Geometric Backgrounds From Locations Around the World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A fascinating and beautiful timelapse from Beauty of Science shows the remarkable process in which a dragonfly transforms from nymph to adult. The footage, shot on an iPhone 6, captured the insect emerging from its exuvia in the pursuit of developing magnificent wings. This short film documented the magical transformation (metamorphosis) of a dragonfly from […]The post A Fascinating Timelapse of a Dragonfly As It Transforms From Nymph to Fully Winged Adult appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Alphabet of Rock and The Alphabet of Alternative Music are two prints by the UK-based Dorothy art studio that uses rock band logos and alternative music logos to that spell out each version of the English alphabet. The full list of the bands that inspired both the Rock and Alternative Music on these prints […]The post Unique Alphabet Prints With Letters Made Up of Logos From Rock and Alternative Music Bands appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather stylish episode of the cinematic series “Now You See It“, narrator Jack Nugent talks about the nuanced role of costume design in films, particularly how it helps to set time period, economic class, character differentiation and establish audience expectation. Nugent also spoke about the unique challenge of keeping the designs up to […]The post The Important Role That Costume Design Plays In Setting the Time Period of a Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the theatrical release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Warp Zone created a new comedy sketch that takes a look at a normal day in the life of John Spiderman (Ryan Tellez), “your friendly neighborhood CPA.” Forget high school, he’s got audits and taxes to worry about! Watch a normal day in his life as […]The post A Normal Day in the Life of John Spiderman, Your Friendly Neighborhood CPA appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Ogilvy & Mather advertising agency from Bangkok, Thailand created a brilliant series of print ads for LEGO, titled Build the Future, which were awarded with three Silver Lions (Print & Publishing and Outdoor) and a Bronze Lion (Design) at the Cannes Lions festival last month. The creative print ads featured children visualizing and literally […]The post Build the Future, Brilliant LEGO Print Ads of Kids Literally Building Their Dreams From the Inside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the wonderfully sweet video for his song “Glorious” featuring Skylar Grey, performer Macklemore traveled to Modesto, California to surprise and celebrate his beloved grandmother Helen’s 100th birthday with her. This mischievous pair egged a house before going off shopping, first for shoes and then to a thrift store where she bought a new shirt. […]The post Macklemore Celebrates His Grandmother’s 100th Birthday In the Official Music Video for ‘Glorious’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn filmmaker Duncan Skiles of Waverly Films has created “Real Arnold, Fake Arnold,” an amusing video narrated by children that honors the action movie legend Arnold Schwarzenegger. The kids do a fantastic job of pointing out which movie scenes feature real Arnold and which ones feature a stuntman, animatronic, or prosthetic wearing fake Arnold. via […]The post Children Point Out Movies Scenes Featuring a Real Arnold Schwarzenegger and a Fake Arnold appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Eric Lee (a.k.a. “E. LEE“) has created Free Bird Seed, a wonderful four-part street art mural on the Soho House building in Chicago. It features an amusing storyline where Wile E. Coyote set up a trap for Road Runner in the form of free bird seed. The clever coyote, who always fails at his […]The post Wile E. Coyote Sets a Trap for Road Runner in Clever Four-Part Street Art Mural ‘Free Bird Seed’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While recovering at Batzilla the Bat, a rescue organization in Brisbane, Queensland, a cranky little bat named Miss Alisha took enormous bites of a yummy banana in a bold effort to sate her hunger. Miss Alisha had been hit by a car but suffered only minimal injuries due to a quick-thinking human. There are a […]The post A Famished Little Bat Takes Enormous Bites of a Yummy Banana Despite Her Cranky Mood appeared first on Laughing Squid.

David Dominguez and Zach Ellman created a video where David spent 10 hours walking around New York City while kicking a soccer ball during his travels. David featured numerous clips of strangers on the streets interacting with him during his adventure, demonstrating their passion for the game of soccer. Passion for the ball is everywhere. […]The post A Man Walks Around New York City for 10 Hours Kicking a Soccer Ball and Interacting With Strangers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a beautifully informative episode of the Cut series “Around the World“, video producer Blaine Ludy spoke with young people from different countries, who shared how to properly greet one another per their respective cultures. We sent our producer Blaine around the world to ask people how they greet each other. Examples of Insults From […]The post People From Around the World Share How to Properly Greet Someone Within Their Culture appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Because it’s about time Stan Lee takes a central role in the stories he originally created.” Stan Lee: Cameos No More is a great new art project, created by Brazilian artist Butcher Billy, featuring illustrations of legendary comic book creator Stan Lee as various Marvel superheroes. Prints and t-shirts of Billy’s artwork is available to […]The post Stan Lee Illustrated as Marvel Superheroes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gravitas Ventures released an official trailer for Dave Made a Maze, a quirky upcoming film directed by Bill Watterson and starring Nick Thune, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Adam Busch, and James Urbaniak. The trailer features a man named Dave (Nick Thune) who builds a maze out of cardboard over the weekend while his girlfriend is away. […]The post Dave Made a Maze, A Film About a Man Who Builds a Cardboard Maze While His Girlfriend is Away appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber cheer984u created a funny video of a young child, named Evan, giving Transformers villain Megatron the head of Optimus Prime on a stick while visiting Universal Studios in 2015. Over a year later, Evan betrayed Megatron on his birthday and delivered the AllSpark to Optimus Prime. via Digg Megatron Unleashes a Hilarious Nonstop Rant […]The post Kid Gives Transformers Villain Megatron the Head of Optimus Prime on a Stick at Universal Studios appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Postmodern Jukebox performed a fantastic, swingin’ jazz cover of the “Meet the Flintstones” theme song from the classic 1960s animated television series The Flintstones. Their song is available to purchase from iTunes. A post shared by Scott Bradlee (@scottbradlee) on Jul 9, 2017 at 8:14pm PDT Postmodern Jukebox & Singer Sara Niemietz Perform a Jazz […]The post Postmodern Jukebox Performs a Swingin’ Jazz Cover of the ‘Meet the Flintstones’ Theme Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Freelance editor and reviewer Mr. Sunday Movies has created a new video where he points out most of the Easter eggs, cameos, and hidden references in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He also shared his review of the newly released Marvel movie. Spider-man Homecoming is packed with Easter Eggs and references including to the Iron Spider suit, scorpion […]The post Easter Eggs, Cameos, and Hidden References in Spider-Man: Homecoming appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips had the rare opportunity to visit the palatial Canadian home of Joel Zimmerman, the musician who’s more commonly known as deadmau5. After being greeted by a Tim Horton’s sign over the garage, Sebastian headed straight for the master bedroom, which had been superbly converted into an amazing studio […]The post An Inside Look at the Incredible Canadian Home Studio of Electronic Musician Deadmau5 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Vycle is a simple but brilliant vertical transport system captures human peddle power exerted upon a modified bicycle to lift itself up and down along a specialized track. The idea behind the Vycle is to offer an energy efficient, calorie burning, modern solution to crowded areas. Vycle is a human powered vertical transport system […]The post Vycle, A Bicycle Powered Vertical Track Elevator System Designed For Crowded Spaces appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Tertill by Franklin Robotics is a very clever, solar powered and weatherproof robot that removes weeds without the use of chemicals. Designed by Joe Jones, the inventor of the Roomba robot, the similarly shaped Tertill runs automatically and combs the entire garden automatically provided the sun has provided enough power. Its height sensor helps […]The post Tertill, A Solar Powered Roomba-Like Robot That Automatically Removes Weeds From Gardens appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by It's all about Stefani? (@seasunstefani) on Jun 11, 2017 at 11:37pm PDT A little girl named Stephani who lives in Antalya, Turkey is an adorable muse for her very creative mother, who makes virtual dresses made out different fruits, vegetables, plants and flowers. The idea is quite clever and the effect […]The post Creative Mom Dresses Her Adorable Daughter in Virtual Outfits Made From Fruits and Flowers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Simon Tofield, the creator of “Simon’s Cat” has always been very open about the fact that he gets much of his inspiration from his own felines. With this in mind, he put out an online call for viewers to submit videos of their own cats as they get into real life versions of the same […]The post Just Like My Cat, Real Life Versions of Simon’s Cat’s Crazy Antics Shown Through Viewers Videos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

God: Serengeti, is the first volume of rather irreverent series about creation that starts with early man discovering fire, only for it to be extinguished, a successful rain dance and a devastating plague, all controlled by a cranky white haired bearded man (played by Sharlto Copley) barking orders at his accommodating butler from high above. […]The post God: Serengeti, An Irreverent Series About Creation From Neil Blomkamp’s Oats Studios appeared first on Laughing Squid.