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Two talented musicians, Keiko Hisamoto and Masako Watanabe performed a gorgeously serene cover of the iconic Led Zeppelin song “Stairway to Heaven” on traditional Japanese Kotos with Hiromu Motonaga and Kizan Kawamura on bamboo shakuhashi standing in for the leads and vocals. Nijugen-Koto literally means 20 string Koto. Currently there are 21 strings but its […]The post A Serene Cover of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Played on Traditional Japanese Kotos and Bamboo Flutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Holophonics, a super talented ska band with a penchant for costumes, performed a lively cover of the theme from the classic Hannah Barbera cartoon Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! as the distinctive characters from the series. The original version of the song from the very first season of the show. via The Awesomer Spooky ‘Scooby-Doo’ […]The post A Lively Ska Cover of the ‘Scooby Doo, Where Are You!’ Theme Performed In Series Character Costume appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“How To Understand Your Cat Better” by the online positivity channel Bright Side, is a fairly comprehensive guide to understanding how cats communicate their desires, specifically using their meows, their eyes, their tails and their behavior. An adorably animated Ragdoll cat helped to illustrate the various helpful points being made. Everyone knows that cats are […]The post An Adorably Animated Comprehensive Guide to Understanding What a Cat is Trying to Communicate appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Quite possibly the best pair of T-Shirts i have ever seen pic.twitter.com/40R3K6DmjA — Brad (@MovesLikeZagger) June 22, 2017 Brad spotted a father and son on the subway wearing an awesome pair of t-shirts. The father’s said “The Original” and the son’s said “The Remix”. The t-shirts are made by KaAn’s Designs and are available in […]The post The Original and The Remix, An Awesome Pair of T-Shirts Worn by a Father and Son on the Subway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Smartduvet Breeze is an a uniquely designed, lightweight sheet grid insert that is placed in between a duvet and duvet cover that not only supplies an extremely efficient self-making feature, but also offers climate control over each half of the bed. The temperature and bed-making features are controlled with a small box that fits […]The post Smartduvet Breeze, A Cleverly Designed Dual Zone Climate-Controlled Self-Making Bed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In deciding to hide away from the world, a very clever Bengal cat named Loki rather skillfully reached up and opened the third drawer of a wooden dresser, climbed inside the drawer and expertly closed it from the inside. According to redditor soulparadise, Loki “likes to play hide and seek!” via reddit Sneaky Cat Looks […]The post A Clever Cat Skillfully Opens a Dresser Drawer, Jumps In and Closes It From the Inside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In “Time for Sushi” by animator David Lewandowski, hundreds of naked CGI men and women in various forms of contortion gyrated their way down to the local beach. Once arrived, each person made their respective way into the water, where its calming flow relaxed their tightly contorted limbs, letting them to stretch out and gracefully […]The post Time for Sushi, Hundreds of Wildly Contorted CGI Humans Go For a Relaxing Swim at the Beach appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In his latest tutorial, John P. Hess of Filmmaker IQ gave us a quick history lesson on blood squibs and demonstrated how to make an actual air powered blood squid for gunshot special effects. Kernerworks, A Special Effects Company That Makes Incredibly Realistic Medical Trauma MannequinsScenes From ‘Home Alone’ Get the Bloody Effects They’ve Been […]The post How to Make Air Powered Blood Squibs for Gunshot Special Effects appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A hilariously persistent turkey named Jake attempted to chase after a slow moving car in the parking lot of the Niagara Falls Police Department in Upstate New York. According to the information provided, a wayward Jake appeared out of nowhere, but has since become the town’s unofficial mascot. There is this turkey that has been […]The post A Persistent Turkey Hilariously Attempts to Chase After a Slow Moving Police Car appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Cooking With Bill” is a horror comedy infomercial, created by Neill Blomkamp‘s Oats Studios, where cooking show host “Bill” introduces everyone to an over the top Damasu 950 cutlery device. Things get dicey when Bill tries to cut up a block of cheese and a tasty turkey. We previously wrote about Oats Studios’ sci-fi short […]The post Cooking With Bill, A Horror Comedy Infomercial by Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Village Vanguard, an online novelty store in Japan is offering an absolutely adorable line of traditional Geta-style flip-flop sandals that are made in the wonderfully calming shape of cats in repose. The sandals come in a variety of colors and breeds – a multi-colored calico cat, a sleek black cat and a cute little […]The post Nyarageta, Japanese Geta Style Flip Flops Made In the Shape of Calming Cat Silhouettes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Balloon artist and comedy magician Phileas Flash has recreated Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) of The Walking Dead using balloons. We previously wrote about Phileas and his balloon versions of classic comic book covers. image via Phileas Flash Classic Comic Book Covers Recreated With BalloonsDaryl Dixon of ‘The Walking Dead’ Riding a Giant Deadly Squirrel While […]The post Daryl Dixon of The Walking Dead Recreated With Balloons appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Toy Block Tape by RAWtronics is a collection of black, blue, green, purple, red, and yellow flexible and posable tape that creates LEGO compatible surfaces. It works with all major building block brands. The colorful array of Toy Block Tape is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid Store for $24.99 (58% off retail price). […]The post Toy Block Tape, Flexible and Posable Tape That Creates LEGO Compatible Surfaces appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Peter Davies of Fishbeast Productions has captured the hilarious sight of a very determined and stubborn orangutan toddler who repeatedly escaped the firm grip of his mother in a persistent effort to run back to the playground where he was having so much fun. A baby Orangutan tries to escape from its parent over and […]The post Stubborn Baby Orangutan Repeatedly Escapes the Firm Grip of His Mother to Return to the Playground appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Swedish engineer Axel Borg of Amazing DIY Projects released footage of his first and second test flights on board a homemade electric multicoptor that he built. Borg’s flying chair is supported by a grand total of 76 Multistar Elite 5010 274Kv motors. via The Awesomer Brave Electrical Engineer Uses His Tongue to Test How Electric […]The post Swedish Engineer Takes His Homemade Electric Multicopter for a Test Flight appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Coder and designer Abhishek Singh has recreated “World 1-1” from Super Mario Bros. in Unity3D and brought it to life as a first person augmented reality game. Abhishek tested his game out by strapping on a Microsoft HoloLens, dressing up as Mario,and played it in Central Park. via prosthetic knowledge A Stop Motion Video of […]The post World 1-1 From Super Mario Bros. Brought to Life as a First Person Augmented Reality Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney Television Animation and animation production company Golden Wolf worked together to create new a opening sequence and updated theme song for DuckTales, Disney XD‘s upcoming reboot of the original series of the same name. The new DuckTales TV series is set to debut on Disney XD August 12th, 2017. Here is the original opening […]The post New Opening Sequence For the DuckTales Reboot appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Last year, Los Angeles director and father Ian Pfaff and his wife turned their kids’ Little Tykes Cozy Coupe toy cars into Mad Max: Fury Road themed vehicles. Ian has now teamed up with some of his friends to create “Mad Max Junior,” an awesome short video that features his daughter Junior racing and battling […]The post A Little Girl Races and Battles Throughout the Desert Wasteland to Save Her Family in ‘Mad Max Junior’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Roborace released in-car footage of DevBot, their developmental electric self driving racing car, doing a full autonomous lap around the Berlin ePrix in Berlin, Germany at 124 mph. The crew behind the autonomous electric racing car also explained how they set the DevBot up for the high-speed lap. A post shared by Roborace (@roborace) on […]The post In-Car Footage of Roborace’s Electric Self Driving Race Car Doing a Full Autonomous Lap at 124 MPH appeared first on Laughing Squid.

I'm ?????? yall lol ????????? & can't STOP laughing at all!!! A post shared by Chris Rainey (@r.a.i.n.e.y26) on Jun 20, 2017 at 10:11pm PDT After a very long spin in a playground chair, a little Makari had some difficulty walking after getting very dizzy, much to the amusement of his father, former Pittsburgh Steelers […]The post Cute Little Kid Has Trouble Walking After Getting Very Dizzy While Spinning in a Playground Chair appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Performer Hot Dad/Uncle Erik performed an amazingly precise, amusingly tongue-twisting version of the classic Barenaked Ladies song “One Week” but in reverse, keeping the beat, tempo and melody perfectly in synch with the original version of the song. via reddit A College Humor Parody of ‘One Week’ by Barenaked LadiesBarenaked Ladies’ Music Video For ‘Odds […]The post An Amusingly Tongue Twisting Cover of the Classic Barenaked Ladies Song ‘One Week’ Sung In Reverse appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amazing footage taken by Nestor David captured a beautiful reunion scene with an unusually affectionate condor stretching out his enormous wingspan to hug his favorite human, Nestor’s cousin Edgardo Della Gaspera. Della Gaspera had nursed this beautiful bird-of-prey back to health after falling from the nest. While the condor is fully grown flies away, he […]The post An Unusually Affectionate Condor Repeatedly Hugs the Man Who Rescued Him as an Injured Chick appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an atmospheric episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually offer examples of common words in the English language that originate from terms describing certain weather conditions, such as detonate. The root of detonate is the Latin tonare, or thunder. De-tonare […]The post Words in the English Language That Originate From Terms Describing Weather Conditions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With the long-anticipated winter finally upon them, the various characters and factions within the world of Game of Thrones learn they need to work together to fight a common enemy and find their rightful place in the new world order of the seventh season. The seventh season of premieres on HBO July 16, 2017. For […]The post Winter Finally Arrives in the Seventh Season of Game of Thrones Bringing With It a Chilling Reality appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While paddle boarding out in waters of the beautiful Melkbosstrand on the south west coast of South Africa, a compassionate and rather brave man named James Taylor encountered an injured giant squid floating next to him. Taylor tried his best to get the wounded cephalopod to dry land where help might be available, but the […]The post An Injured Giant Squid Clings Tightly Onto Paddle Board of the Surfer Attempting To Rescue It appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Keith Larsen, who has Pareidolia, uses the common phenomenon and his illustration skills to draw cartoons based on the faces that he sees in inanimate objects. Keith shared more images from the series, along with fun stories for each illustration, on Instagram and his website. images via Keith Larsen via Bored Panda The Ancient […]The post Artist Illustrates the Faces That He Sees in Inanimate Objects appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2013, Danny May, a former plumber in Sydney, Australia created the Lingmo Translate One2One, a very clever earpiece that uses IBM Watson technology to translated up to eight languages in real time across audio and text platforms, such as spoken conversations, SMS and email. The development of Lingmo was led by the company’s founder […]The post Lingmo, A Clever Earpiece That Uses IBM Watson Technology to Translate Voice and Text In Real Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by zoOm photo safaris (@zoomphotosafaris) on Jun 5, 2017 at 9:41am PDT While traveling through the United States, Tanzanian photographer Dominyk Lever stopped off to do a little fishing at Apple Creek in Wooster, Ohio, when he was surprised to find a trio of of baby raccoons clamoring to climb his leg […]The post A Trio of Orphaned Baby Raccoons Adopt a Visiting Bearded Fisherman as Their Mother appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an odd departure from his masochistic quest of enduring painful insect stings, the adventurous Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson went off searching under rocks in the Arizona desert to locate a an amenable black widow spider . By gently allowing the spider to crawl around his bare hands, Peterson was able to show first […]The post Coyote Peterson Lets a Black Widow Spider Crawl Upon His Bare Hands to Show How Docile They Are appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vsauce hosts Michael Stevens, Kevin Lieber, and Jake Roper sat down with Wired to answer the 100 most Googled questions on the internet. Michael, Kevin and I attempted to answer the 100 most Googled questions for @WIRED. It went OK… https://t.co/mTvFKp3shF pic.twitter.com/infADuu2nH — Jake Roper (@jakerawr) June 20, 2017 All-Star Celebrity Bowling: Team Vsauce vs. […]The post Vsauce Hosts Michael, Kevin and Jake Answer the 100 Most Googled Questions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The color changing Spectra and powerful Nova inflatable lanterns by LuminAid are waterproof, solar and USB powered lights built to provide plenty of energy saving luminous fun for any adventure. The Spectra lantern, which features 9 different color modes, is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid Store for $24.99 while the Nova is available […]The post Inflatable Solar and USB Powered Lanterns appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June of 2013, Dr. Jane Goodall and team set out to release a chimpanzee named Wounda back into the wild. Wounda had spent a great deal of time at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of Congo being treated for a life threatening illness from which he had since recovered. Before heading […]The post Grateful Chimpanzee Doubles Back to Give Jane Goodall a Big Hug After Being Released Into the Wild appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an episode of Real Engineering, host Brian McManus explained how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works and why the United States government made it a free to use service. Tom Scott Explains Why the Prime Meridian Is Not at 0º Longitude on GPSBiggest Drawing in the World Created Using a GPS Briefcase & DHLTrackR, […]The post A Look at How GPS Works and Why the US Government Made It Free to Use appeared first on Laughing Squid.

14 super quick kids from the Fuji Municipal Harada Elementary School in Fuji, Japan set a new, incredible Guinness World Record for doing the most skips over a single rope in one minute by a team. Wisconsin Man Recaptures Guinness Record for Longest Whip Cracked With a 238-Inch Rope8-Year-Old Indian Boy Sets New Distance Record […]The post Amazing Japanese Elementary School Kids Set a New Jump Rope Guinness World Record appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With the introduction of their new Fashionista line of modernized Ken dolls by Mattel, one has stood out above the others. Technically named “Distressed Denim – Broad“, the most startling feature of this “Next Gen Ken” is a very tidy man-bun atop a perfectly coifed head. Completing this specific look is a tribal design short […]The post A Ken Doll With a Man-Bun and Distressed Jeans Ushers In Mattel’s New Line of Diverse Ken Dolls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ukrainian dance crew, Light Balance, amazed the America’s Got Talent judges and audience when they literally lit up the stage with their spectacular dance number. Host Tyra Banks was so in love with their performance that she stepped in to give them a golden buzzer. A post shared by Neon show Light Balance (@lightbalance) on […]The post Tyra Banks Awards the Amazing Light Balance Dancers With Golden Buzzer on America’s Got Talent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an episode of The Last Leg, a group of real newscasters from Channel 4, ITV, and Sky News teamed up to recreate the hilarious fight scene from Anchorman. Here is the original scene. British Newscasters Have Their Words Turned Around in a Hilarious Remix by CassetteboyR2-D2’s Beeps and Boops Dubbed Over With Actual Words […]The post A Group of Real Newscasters Recreate the Hilarious Fight Scene From Anchorman appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber A. D. has created an incredible montage video of historically accurate news coverage that is carefully set to the lyrics of Billy Joel‘s hit 1989 song “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” The full list of lyrics and historical events are available in the video description. via Digg We Didn’t Start The Viral, A Humorous […]The post Historically Accurate News Coverage Set to the Lyrics of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ by Billy Joel appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Rob Cockerham of Cockeyed.com created a giant 6 foot fidget spinner costume using a 12″ lazy susan bearing, plywood and styrofoam that he cut to shape using homemade hot wire styrofoam cutter. Rob wore his ridiculous costume at Sacramento Comic Con, taking it on the bus to get to the event. I’m a big believer […]The post A Giant Six Foot Fidget Spinner Costume appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jimmy Kimmel is back with a funny new Father’s Day YouTube Challenge where he asked kids to scream “I love you!” at their unsuspecting dads. The colorful montage of pranks are filled with fathers cursing, falling into pools, and laughing. Jimmy Kimmel Has People Surprise Their Fathers With an Unexpected Game of CatchJimmy Kimmel Challenge: […]The post Jimmy Kimmel Has Kids Scream ‘I Love You!’ at Their Unsuspecting Dads for Father’s Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Real Life Lore, Wendover Productions and Second Thought traveled together to the incredible town of Barrow, Alaska and shared their impressions and thoughts. Barrow is the northernmost town in the United States, sitting above the Arctic Circle and has eternal sunlight in certain months, is only accessible by plane or boat depending on the weather […]The post A Fascinating Three Part Look at Barrow, Alaska, the Most Northern Town in the United States appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a somewhat theologically-themed episode of the animated series “What I Learned” by Quoted Studios, legendary singer/songwriter Neil Young spoke with Esquire writer-at-large Cal Fussman in 2006 about his pagan beliefs and knowing where he can always goto find his religion. I think I found peace in paganism. Jesus didn’t go to church, okay, so […]The post Neil Young Opens Up About His Pagan Beliefs In an Animated Lost Interview From 2006 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While a crying eight month old Ruby Storer and her mum Stacy were visiting a friend at a Nottingham stable, a very caring horse named Red stuck his nose out of a stall and began repeatedly rocking Ruby’s car seat, soothing the baby’s troubles and putting a big smile on her little face. Stacey Storer […]The post A Caring Horse Repeatedly Rocks a Baby in Her Car Seat With His Nose to Soothe Her Crying appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Canadian engineer Robert McGregor has put together an amazing six-minuted compilation of Japanese sumo robots facing off against each other in the ring, using several years worth of footage. Carefully edited takes from several years of footage. Japanese Robot Sumo. I was aware of it, but had no idea it moved so fast. None of […]The post An Amazing Compilation of Super Fast Japanese Sumo Robots Facing Off Against Each Other appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While hiking near Lake Powell in between the Colorado and Utah borders, Jackson Hole photographer Derrick Zuk captured the absolutely amazing sight of a baby great horned owl swimming along with the tide until dry land presented itself. It was thought that the owl fell from the nest into the water. It’s likely a young […]The post Hiker Captures the Rare Sight of a Baby Great Horned Owl Swimming In Search of Dry Land appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the chilling music video for the haunting single “In This Cold Place” off of the debut album These Systems are Failing by Moby and The Void Pacific Choir, the childhood safety of Saturday morning cartoons is put at risk, as the problems of the real world invade and incorporate themselves into each channel. Like […]The post Reality Invades the Safety of Saturday Morning Cartoons in Moby’s ‘In This Cold Place’ Music Video appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amazon is introducing Prime Wardrobe, another convenient home-delivery service in which Prime members can order an array of clothing from Amazon Fashion, try it on at home and then only pay for the items they keep. This service is currently in beta-testing, however Prime members can sign up to be notified once it becomes live. […]The post Prime Wardrobe, An New Amazon Service That Lets Members Try On Clothing Before Purchase appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kate Spade, purveyor of fine goods, has a line of wonderfully whimsical haute couture bags that includes an adorably ferocious petite T-Rex crossbody purse made of pink leather. As of writing this post, the little dinosaur is on sale for $277, down from the original price of $378. the handbag: it’s your constant companion, your […]The post An Adorably Ferocious Petite Pink T- Rex Purse appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of reaching a certain goal on his Patreon page, musician Rob Scallon wrote and performed a truly multi-layered original song that utilized every single instrument in his possession. Song includes 45 instruments total: Electric drumset Signature 8 string Signature 8 string prototype Stiletto 5 string bass 2 string bass 9 string Chowny bass […]The post Musician Rob Scallon Performs a Multi-Layered Original Song Using Every Instrument He Owns appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When a tiny baby elephant unexpectedly fell into the water during a poolside stroll at the Seoul Grand Park Zoo, the calf’s frantic adult walking companion and another nearby elephant sprung into quick collaborative action to rescue the little pachyderm from drowning. The two grown elephants entered confidently into the water and quickly walked the […]The post Two Elephants Quickly Spring Into Action to Rescue a Baby Elephant From Drowning appeared first on Laughing Squid.