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Designer Dani Clode has created “The Third Thumb Project” a brilliantly conceived third 3D printed thumb that easily attaches to the hand and is controlled by the feet. With this award-winning project, Clode wanted to demonstrate the how the human body responds to wearable prosthetic technology. The Third Thumb investigates the relationship between the body […]The post The Third Thumb Project, An Amazing 3D Printed Fully Articulated Digit That Makes Life a Bit Easier appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The teenage members of a small brass ensemble from the 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps performed a lively march song for a distinguished audience of one – an appreciative beluga whale at the Mystic Aquarium who remained pressed against the glass for the entire song. At the end, the whale seemed to be asking […]The post Teenage Brass Ensemble Performs for a Very Appreciative Beluga Whale at the Mystic Aquarium appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2014, French filmmaker Chloé Alliez created “Oh My Dog“, a wonderfully clever animated tale about an elite dog competition that relied upon audience response to determine the winner. Despite the varying talents amongst the competitors, one dog garnered the most response for a unique act that stunned the most passionate audience member into silence. […]The post Oh My Dog, A Clever Animation About a Competitive Dog Show With One Very Passionate Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a hilarious spoof by the CBC comedy series This Is That, the same troupe behind Artisanal Wood, a rather obnoxious couple with two teenage children brag about their money making abilities as “Social Media Influencers” and “Thought Leaders“, but upon closer inspection nothing holds up. Scenes are staged, situations are forced and no one […]The post A Hilarious Look at a Canadian Family Desperate to Become Recognized Social Media Influencers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a wonderfully insightful video from the American Museum of Natural History, two respected paleontologists, Neil Landman and John Flynn discuss whether or not the epic encounter between a giant squid and a sperm whale, as depicted in a museum diorama, could ever really occur. One of the most famous dioramas in the American Museum […]The post Two Paleontologists Discuss the Possibility of an Epic Battle Between a Sperm Whale and Giant Squid appeared first on Laughing Squid.

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“Makin’ Moves” by designer Kouhei Nakama is a trippy, short film that features 3D scans of real humans incorporated into a crazy dance that turns very surreal, very quickly. The soundtrack of “Hella” by Broke For Free fills in the audio of the scene. via Eclectic Method Muzorama, A Surreal 3D Animated Film Featuring The […]The post Makin’ Moves, A Mesmerizing Animated Film Featuring Human 3D Scans Dancing a Surreal Dance appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In “Stop Forcing Me To Experience Things!”, the lovably blunt Johnny T. of Glove and Boots explains the big difference between making suggestions and making demands and how both are received. Here’s the deal, you could suggest I experience something you like but don’t make me experience something you like. Johnny T of ‘Glove and […]The post Johnny T of Gloves and Boots Explains the Very Big Difference Between Suggestions and Demands appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very bouncy eastern grey kangaroo joey named Jellybean took his first adorable hopping steps at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales. The very active Jellybean remained under the watchful eye of his doting mother during this outing, except, of course, when he mischievously hopped right beneath her. When the little roo […]The post A Bouncy Baby Kangaroo Takes His First Hops Under the Watchful Eye of His Doting Mother appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Astronomy Picture Of The Day (@astronomypicturesdaily) on Jul 5, 2017 at 8:11am PDT In 2015, Australian photographer Steven Mudge captured in a gorgeous photo, the various stages of the sun as it rose over the city Brisbane, Queensland. On the day of the photo, the Earth was in aphelion, its furthest […]The post A Gorgeous Photo That Captures the Sun Rising in Various Stages Over the City of Brisbane, Australia appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a nod to their fans, Super Deluxe remixed their very popular ASMR Glue Peeling Tingles, removing the narration and music but leaving the weirdly satisfying crunch as a woman peeled dried glittery glue from her hands, AMSR style. You asked, we listened. Here’s a recut of our ASMR Glue Peeling video, now without music […]The post A Weirdly Satisfying Remixed ASMR Video of a Woman Peeling Glittery Glue From Her Hands appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable teeny tiny southern three-banded armadillo toddler named Spock has made it very clear to his keeper at the ZOO Wroclaw, that he prefers his meals to be served in teeny tiny dishes rather than the standard eyedroppers and syringes ususally by other animals. This little one was rejected by his mother and […]The post A Tiny Baby Armadillo Eagerly Eats From a Tiny Dish appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney’s Bastards is a series of paintings, created by French artist Gilen Bousquet, where he features a new, low brow take on some of the most beloved Disney characters from television and film. Prints of his hilarious paintings are available to purchase from his shop. A post shared by Gilen (@gilen.art) on Mar 20, 2016 […]The post Lowbrow Paintings of Disney Characters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Percussionist David Dockery performed awesome drum interpretations of the “Company Suck Up” and “50 States” scenes from the “Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington” episode of Family Guy. We previously wrote about David‘s drum interpretation of the “I Said Good Day Sir” scene from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Here are the original two scenes. […]The post Drum Interpretations of the ‘Company Suck Up’ and ’50 States’ Scenes From Family Guy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

London animator James Curran of SlimJim Studios has created “Tokyo Gifathon,” a wonderful 2-minute animation made up of 30 GIF images that James made while visiting Tokyo for a month. James’ full series of Tokyo GIFs are available to view on Instagram and his website. We previously wrote about the 30 animated GIFs that James […]The post Tokyo Gifathon, Animator Celebrates His Month in Tokyo With 30 Wonderful Animated GIFs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Kevin Greene (@thekevingreene) on Jul 4, 2017 at 10:02am PDT Photographer and tutor Kevin Greene created a beautiful timelapse video of 4th of July fireworks going off all around the city in Los Angeles. Here is a timelapse video that he created featuring last year’s celebrations. A post shared by Kevin […]The post Beautiful Timelapse of 4th of July Fireworks Going Off All Around the City in Los Angeles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

KentuckyFriedIdiot, a father and YouTuber, decided to use his brute strength, a television, and a plastic storage container to make an improvised roller coaster for his cute little daughter due to Disney World being too expensive. via Tastefully Offensive A Roller Coaster That Shakes Up TangA Full POV Video Ride Through the TRON Lightcycle Power […]The post A Dad Makes Improvised Virtual Roller Coaster for Daughter Because Disney World Is Too Expensive appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A motivated Justin Kroehler of the Bucket List Boys overcame his fear and learned how to perform a backflip, a feat that he has never been able to do, in under 6 hours. Justin has always wanted to learn how to do a backflip but for years has been told he is too tall. Today […]The post A Motivated Man Learns How to Do a Backflip in Under 6 Hours appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Leigh Lahav has created an amusing animated short for How It Should Have Ended (HISHE) that illustrates the five stages of watching a Spider-Man reboot. Peter Parker Tests Out His New High Tech Suit in the Third Trailer for Spider-Man: HomecomingPeter Parker Navigates His New Identity & Faces the Vulture in the First Spider-Man: Homecoming […]The post The Five Stages of Watching A Spider-Man Reboot appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny is an animated miniseries, created by Disney and Lucasfilm, that takes place around all eras of the Star Wars universe. It celebrates and gives us a better look at some of Star Wars‘ most courageous and inspirational female characters like Rey (Daisy Ridley), Leia Organa (Shelby Young), Jyn Erso (Felicity […]The post Disney & Lucasfilm Release First 3 Episodes of Their Animated Miniseries ‘Star Wars: Forces of Destiny’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the video series “Another Dirty Room“, three men Dan Bell, Will Krupinsky and Rick Serra hilariously visit the lowest rated hotels in the state of Maryland and examine the cleanliness of their rooms, their customer service and their online honesty. Producers Dan Bell, Will Krupinsky and Rick Serra pull back the sheets, lift up […]The post Another Dirty Room, A Hilarious Video Series That Examines the Cleanliness of Low Rated Hotels appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Astronomy Picture Of The Day (@astronomypicturesdaily) on Jun 16, 2017 at 7:26am PDT On June 9, 2017, the talented photographer Stan Honda waited on a hill in New Jersey’s Eagle Rock Reservation for the sun to set in order to capture an absolutely gorgeous photo of the highly anticipated Strawberry Moon […]The post Manhattan Moonrise, A Stunning Shot of the Strawberry Moon Rising Over Lower Manhattan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photojournalist Caleb Ramsey has captured the absolutely spectacular sight of July 4th fireworks shooting colorfully across the sky as a lightning storm took place within the clouds above. Ramsey added a bit more texture to the footage with a wonderfully bombastic classical soundtrack. Last night’s fireworks had to compete with a lightning storm. It was […]The post Colorful Fireworks Shoot Across the Sky Against a Gorgeous Backdrop of Cloud Lightning appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Matus Labs has cut together a creepy montage that features the rather dark personality traits and odd behavior that Jared (Zach Woods) often displays in the HBO show Silicon Valley. To drive the point home, the montage is hilariously presented it as if it were a trailer for a horror film. You might know him […]The post A Creepy Silicon Valley Montage Using Jared’s Dark Behavior as a Trailer for a Horror Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber KayLow quite brilliantly mashed together the Thomas the Tank Engine theme as a backtrack to a 19 different rap artists, each with varying styles. The theme song played a perfect backing track due to its very cooperative 4/4 time signature and tempo of 100 bpm (beats per minute). Undeniable evidence that Thomas the Tank […]The post How the Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Is a Perfect Backing Track to Different Rap Styles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable teeny tiny fuzzy yellow duckling followed along with a beloved human, breaking out into cute running waddle while trying to keep up the pace every time the man started to jog. via Digg A Teeny Tiny Kitten Grooms a Teeny Tiny Chick While Laying Together on a Comfy Kitty BedA Teeny Tiny […]The post A Teeny Tiny Fuzzy Yellow Duckling Tries Really Hard to Keep Up With a Running Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an interesting tutorial Filmmaker IQ, host John P. Hess offered a quick ophthalmology lesson by way of explaining how the human perception of watching motion pictures, such as television differs from that of a household pet. When you snuggle with Fido to some Netflix does he understand what’s going on? Do television and motion […]The post The Ophthalmological Differences Between Humans and Pets That Affect Motion Picture Perception appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an exciting episode of Onion Film Standard, The Onion‘s head film critic Peter K. Rosenthal provides his steamy review for the upcoming Marvel superhero film, Spider-Man: Homecoming. The movie will be hitting theaters later this week. The Trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming Reimagined as an 8-Bit Animated Video GamePeter Parker Accidentally Reveals His Superhero Identity […]The post The Onion Reviews ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

KFC in the UK teamed up with Kristian Nairn, the actor who plays Hodor on Game of Thrones, to recreate the emotional “Hold the Door” scene from HBO‘s hit television series in their brilliant new ad for the Original Recipe Ricebox Meal. The lunchtime rush. A hungry horde. Only one man can hold them back. […]The post KFC Recreates Hodor’s ‘Hold the Door’ Scene From Game of Thrones In New Ricebox Meal Ad appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Director David Hoffman shared a truly enlightening outtake from his 1979 film “The Information Society“, during which privacy expert Alan Westin spoke about advancing technology and predicted how the American public would respond to the seemingly embedded concerns about privacy. A lot of people have thought…to prove that the American public is willing to give […]The post Privacy Expert Eerily Predicts in 1979 How the American Public Will React to Modern Technology appeared first on Laughing Squid.

TPMvids has shared an amusing montage video featuring their top 10 animatoric malfunctions and fails from Chuck E. Cheese restaurants throughout North America. One of the main draws of the Chuck E. Cheese restaurants has been its animatronic figures with the Chuck E. Cheese Show. Some Showbiz Pizza Place restaurants had it’s own animatronic show, […]The post Amusing Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic Malfunctions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

???????????????? pic.twitter.com/PKwBvi6Gdh — Zeleive staff (@fightZeleive) June 30, 2017 Zeleive staff, a Twitter support account for the Japanese band Zeleive, shared a cute video of a relaxed cat whirling a fidget spinner toy around and around with its tail without even realizing it. via Net Lab, SoraNews24 A Catchy Minimalistic Techno Song Created Using Fidget […]The post A Relaxed Cat Whirls a Fidget Spinner Around and Around With Its Tail Without Even Realizing It appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating episode of Chris Hadfield’s Rare Earth, host and son Evan Hadfield explains how a dog named Hachiko became the most famous dog in the world. Hachiko was a simple Akita who met his beloved human after work every day at Tokyo’s Shibuya station. After his human’s unexpected death, Hachiko kept returning to […]The post How a Loyal Akita Named Hachiko Became the Most Famous Dog in the World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The cast of Sesame Street reenacts the song “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys in a thrilling mashup by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Here is the original music video. Big Bird Performs the DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince Song ‘Summertime’Bert, Ernie, and the Cast of Sesame Street Perform ‘Regulate’ by Warren G […]The post The Sesame Street Cast Reenacts the Beastie Boys Song ‘Sabotage’ in a Mashup by Mylo the Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Filip Hodas (@hoodass) on Jul 2, 2017 at 6:20pm PDT Prague 3D illustrator Filip Hodas has created a brilliant collection of artwork imagining pop culture icons that have been abandoned in a post-apocalyptic world. Filip shared more images from his series on Instagram and Behance, with prints available to purchase from […]The post 3D Illustrations of Pop Culture Icons Abandoned in a Post-Apocalyptic World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Redditor KinkyKittenHeather used her culinary skills to create a cupcake that looks a lot like a cheeseburger. Moar burgers… er, cupcakes! image via KinkyKittenHeather via Neatorama The Cupcake Booty Buddy, An Oversized Poncho That Makes You Look Like a Giant CupcakeCupcakes Baked Inside of Eggshells, Made to Look Like FootballsCupcakes That Look Like a Savory […]The post A Cupcake That Looks Just Like a Cheeseburger appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dayton, Ohio model airplane designer Peter Sripol has created a remote-controlled firetruck equipped with a deadly flamethrower that wreaks havoc on some fireworks. The truck no longer helps put out fires, it now helps create them. We previously wrote about his fire spitting Thomas the Tank Engine hexapod robot. A literal fire truck appears! Creepy […]The post A Remote-Controlled Flamethrower Firetruck Wreaks Havoc on Fireworks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Some truths self-evident, but not among them: your notion. You’re posting computer code’s supposed to be free. They’ll dispute it, go “what’s freedom even mean?” MC Frontalot, the prolific Nerdcore rapper, put together a timely track entitled “Freedom Feud” in which he sings about the concept freedom and how very differently that word is defined […]The post MC Frontalot Raps About the Meaning of Freedom in the Quirky Animated Music Video ‘Freedom Feud’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adult Swim‘s animated series, The Boondocks, had two legendary dishes mentioned during it’s airing from 2005 to 2014. In a mouth watering episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make some tasty fried chicken lasagna and the Luther Burger from the show. Robert Freeman is a man with strong opinions, a […]The post How to Make Fried Chicken Lasagna and the Luther Burger From The Boondocks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a throwback video from when he was younger, the orange half of the feline duo Cole and Marmalade hilariously situated himself inside the bathroom sink in a half-hearted effort to hide from human Chris‘ creeping hand. Once Marmalade had himself sufficiently hidden, he couldn’t help but peek his head out when he heard Chris […]The post Orange Tabby Cat Half-Heartedly Hides From His Human’s Hand While Safe Inside the Bathroom Sink appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very inquisitive Florida manatee who followed a See Through Canoe back to shore, appeared to be perplexed by the transparent nature of the boat particularly why the human in the boat could be so readily seen, but not easily reached. Bella the Dog Figures How to Retrieve Treats Out of a Clever Swinging Bottle […]The post An Inquisitive Manatee Repeatedly Attempts to Connect With a Human In a Transparent Canoe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

I didn't know cheetahs meow I've always thought they roar my whole life has been a lie pic.twitter.com/Zbo8bDVTS6 — ? (@hoewever) June 24, 2017 A couple of really beautiful but hungry cheetahs meowed and purred in anticipation being fed, much in the same manner as domestic cats in the same situation. This came as a […]The post Two Vociferous Cheetahs Meow and Purr Just Like Domestic Cats While Waiting to Be Fed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After departing from Pink Floyd in 1968, the troubled but talented Syd Barrett released “Barrett“, his eponymous 1970 album, which was also to be his last. The album included the wonderfully alliterative, but somewhat grim song entitled “Effervescing Elephant“, for which an amusing animated music video was made in that same year. Effervescing Elephant from […]The post The Amusingly Grim Animated Music Video for the 1970 Syd Barrett Song ‘Effervescing Elephant’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmakers Blake Faucette and Matthew Sumner of Distractotron and Beat Down Boogie created a new cosplay video featuring some of the best costumes at the HeroesCon 2017 comic book convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. They shared their full collection of photos on Facebook and Instagram. A post shared by Blake Faucette (@videoguyblake) on Jul 3, […]The post Cosplay at the HeroesCon 2017 Comic Book Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The talented musicians of Dolce Ensembles performed a really beautiful string instrumental cover of The Foo Fighters song “Everlong“, giving it a very lyrical quality despite a lack of vocals. The ensemble has covered other popular songs such as “Firework” by Katy Perry, “Cheap Thrills” by Sia and “One and Only” by Adele. Kathryn Shinnick […]The post A String Quartet Performs a Really Beautiful Cover of the Foo Fighters Song ‘Everlong’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a tribute to the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, sand artist Tetiana Galitsyna created a beautiful sand animation video featuring her recreating some of the main characters from season 7. Episode 1 of season 7 is set to premiere on HBO July 16th, 2017. via io9 A Beautiful Video Montage of Game of […]The post Beautiful Sand Animation Video Featuring Characters From Season 7 of Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Grant Atkinson captured absolutely amazing footage of a teeny-tiny newborn baby elephant attempting to take first steps just moments after entering the world. The calf was understandably clumsy, having just been born and all, but mum was right there gently offering encouragement, support and help whenever needed. As much as the little elephant can’t […]The post An Adorably Clumsy Newborn Baby Elephant Tries to Walk With the Gentle Encouragement of Mum appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Penny Arcade released the first teaser trailer for Automata, a live action sci-fi robot noir web series based on their popular webcomic of the same name by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Automata, which was funded on Kickstarter back in 2015, premiered at SeriesFest last week in Denver, Colorado. The first five 10-minute episodes has […]The post Automata, Penny Arcade’s Live Action Sci-Fi Robot Noir Web Series Based on a Webcomic appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jokgu the very musically talented chicken of the The Flockstars, plucked out a patriotic orchestrated keyboard version of “The Star Spangled Banner” in honor of the July 4th holiday. Jokgu even dressed appropriately for the occasion. A post shared by Jokgu and The Flockstars (@jokguchicken) on Jul 2, 2017 at 7:39am PDT It appears that […]The post Jokgu the Musical Chicken Pecks Out a Patriotic Cover of The Star Spangled Banner on a Keyboard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cubetto is a programmable wooden robot, created by the Islington, UK company Primo Toys, that was designed to help teach kids ages 3 and up the “basics of computer programming through adventure and hands on play.” The fine folks at Primo Toys are currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help launch two brand new adventure […]The post Cubetto, A Programmable Wooden Robot That Helps Teach Kids Ages 3 and Up the Basics of Coding appeared first on Laughing Squid.