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On a mesmerizing episode of Cracked‘s Honest Ads series, businessman Roger Horton (Jack Hunter) stars in a parody commercial that reveals the truth about how mobile games have become digital heroin for our brains. Want the best android and ios mobile games? Great! Just so we’re all clear here when it comes to mobile games, […]The post An Honest Ad Revealing How Mobile Games Have Become Digital Heroin for Our Brains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

xkcd looks at how groupings of cultural memories stopped once we reached the 2000s and 2010s. In the 90s, our variety radio station used the tagline "the best music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s." After 2000, they switched to “the best music of the 80s, 90s, and today.” I figured they'd change again in […]The post How Groupings of Cultural Memories Stopped Once We Reached the Aughts (2000s) and Teens (2010s) appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Weary of gazing at at an abandoned lot on Vermont Street in the Woodbridge neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, avid reader and Doctor Who fan Dan Zemke decided that a free sharing library in the shape of life-sized TARDIS would be the perfect way to fill the empty space. Zemke built this wonderful library with the […]The post Detroit Man Combines His Love of Reading and ‘Doctor Who’ to Create a Free TARDIS Library appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a thank you to late Adam West, skilled guitarist Eric Calderone (a.k.a. “331Erock“) performed a heavy metal cover of the classic 1960s Batman television series theme song. Here is the original theme song. A Heavy Metal Version of the Rick and Morty Theme Song1960s ‘Batman’ Theme Song Recreated With Real Bat NoisesA Friendly A […]The post A Heavy Metal Cover of the 1960s Batman TV Series Theme Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kyra Buschor and Constantin Päplow of Rollin’ Wild have created a hilarious follow up to their very funny, award-winning student animation “Rollin’ Safari”. The newer animation entitled “Rollin’ France” vividly imagines the problems the animals of France (and elsewhere) would face if their bodies were completely round. Found them! They were hiding in France!Share, if […]The post Hilarious Animated Vignettes Showing What Would Happen if Animals Were Completely Round appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at Microsoft and EA‘s E3 press conferences, BioWware revealed a trailer and gameplay footage of their new open world action RPG, Anthem. The game allows you and up to three other friends to wear one of many “Javelin” exosuits, wield unique weapons, and master abilities as you all venture out beyond the walls of […]The post BioWare Reveals New Open World RPG ‘Anthem’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While diving in the waters off of Nice, France, an intrepid photographer was awestruck by the sight of a camouflaged octopus and tried to capture the moment with his GoPro camera. Unfortunately for him, the reticent cephalopod appeared to prefer he didn’t and grabbed the offending device with powerful suckers and swam off, leaving the […]The post A Reticent Octopus Swims Away With a GoPro Camera Snatched From an Intrepid Diver appeared first on Laughing Squid.

David Brady shared a classic scene from the 1966 superhero film, Batman: The Movie, where Batman (Adam West) frantically tried to get rid a bomb. After having zero luck finding a safe place to dispose of the bomb, Batman said “Some days, you just can’t get rid of a bomb!” Batman’s Fight Scene From the […]The post Batman Frantically Tries to Get Rid of a Bomb in a Scene From the 1966 Film ‘Batman: The Movie’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Maker and artist Neil Mendoza has created the Fish Hammer, an awesome contraption where a hammer is controlled by a goldfish named Smashie. As Smashie swims around in its tank, a webcam tracks the fish’s position and moves a hammer that drops and crushes tiny furniture “based on the slow rotation of a cam that […]The post A Goldfish Controlled Hammer That Rotates Around a Semicircle Smashing Tiny Furniture appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ubisoft released the world premiere gameplay trailer for their upcoming open world RPG, Assassin’s Creed Origins, and next game in the ongoing Assassin’s Creed series. The game will features an full country to explore, a rebuilt combat system, and plenty of memorable quests. Assassin’s Creed Origins is available to pre-order from Amazon and the Ubisoft […]The post Gameplay Trailer for Assassin’s Creed Origins Introduces the New Open World RPG Set in Egypt appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal has created a new video where he takes on 27 different styles of rap in a little over 7 minutes. He covers everything from old-school rap to midwest chopper. Mac Lethal Performs an Insanely Fast Rap in the Time It Takes Him to Microwave a Bag of PopcornMac Lethal […]The post Mac Lethal Performs 27 Styles of Rap in 7 Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

APennyW has created a compilation video of famous batclimbs from the 1960s Batman television series where celebrities appear out of a window and say something to Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) as they scale a building. The famous Bat-Climb batclimb window cameos from the 1966-68 TV show Batman starring Adam West and Burt […]The post A Compilation of Batclimb Celebrity Window Cameos From the 1960s Batman TV Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Scruggs has created a compilation video of his interviews with his daughter, Mackenzie, on her first day of school for the past 12 years. Kevin gave us a look at how his little girl has grown from 1st grade though 12th grade, surprising her with the video when she graduated from high school. I […]The post Father Interviews His Daughter on Her First Day of School For 12 Years, 1st Grade Through Graduation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney•Pixar released a new trailer, “The Limit”, for Cars 3, the upcoming animated sequel to Cars and Cars 2 produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The trailer follows Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) as he is driven to his absolute limit. Cars 3 is set to race into theaters on June […]The post Lightning McQueen is Driven to His Limit in New Trailer for Cars 3 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adam West, the wonderful actor who famously played Batman from 1966-1968 in the campy television series Batman and loaned his iconic persona to such shows as The Simpsons, Family Guy and even Batman: The Animated Series, sadly passed away on June 9, 2017. He was 88 years old. Our beloved AW passed away last night. […]The post Adam West (1928-2017), The Legendary Actor Who Played Batman in the 1960s ‘Batman’ TV Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the powerful teaser trailer for the upcoming Marvel film Black Panther, a mourning Prince T’Challa returns to his native Wakanda only to find that his beloved country is ridden by opposing factions that seek to deny him his rightful title of king and to exploit the land of its richest resource, leading the superhero […]The post Black Panther, A Mourning Prince Returns to His Native Country to Claim His Rightful Title of King appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When Vail, Colorado resident Katie Hawley returned from a day out, she found her house in severe disarray. Thinking it was her house was robbed, she reviewed her home surveillance video for evidence. Hawley didn’t view any robbers invading her house, but she did see a wayward bear leaning upon the keys of her piano […]The post A Wayward Black Bear Inadvertently Plays the Piano After Breaking Into a Vail, Colorado Home appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In their regularly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the history of irregular verbs, why they exist and how certain conjugations have stuck around for such a long time. If you take a look at the irregular verbs in English, they happen to […]The post Why Some Verbs Became Irregular Within the History of the English Language appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather enlightening Inside Joke interview that took place at 2017 Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin Texas, host John Merriman had an opportunity to catch up with the very talented Big Mike Geier, a performer who also happens to be Puddles Pity Party‘s closest friend. Geier took the opportunity to talk about how he […]The post Performer Big Mike Geier Talks About Life as Puddles Pity Party’s Closest Friend appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Two Border Collies, a Terrier and a Chihuahua performed an incredible variety of separate well-timed synchronized tricks with one another without a hint of effort. Each of the dogs have been trained by Emily Larlham of Dogmatics, who uses positive reinforcement to encourage positive behavior. She also offers free in-depth dog training videos through her […]The post Four Positively Trained Dogs Effortlessly Perform Incredibly Synchronized Tricks With One Another appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Shortly after introducing an adorable baby kangaroo named Hazel to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, a smiling Robert Irwin offered a closer look at Hazel, offering some very interesting facts about these marsupials including their what they eat, fascinating birth process and why they prefer jumping to walking. Thirteen-year-old animal expert Robert Irwin shares some […]The post Robert Irwin Offers a Closer Look at Hazel the Baby Kangaroo Backstage at The Tonight Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The amazingly talented astrophysicist and guitarist Dr. Brian May of Queen excitedly unboxed the first completed copy of the Queen Monopoly game. Thoroughly explaining the contents of the box, May explained that the game follows the original members of the band through their history of live performances starting with their first show 1970 and concluding […]The post An Excited Brian May Dramatically Unboxes the First Completed Copy of the Queen Monopoly Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.

75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking is TASCHEN Books‘ comprehensive book, by 38-year comic book veteran and writer Paul Levitz, that takes fans on a 720 page trip through the history of DC Comics. The book is available to purchase from Amazon and TASCHEN Books. In 1935, DC Comics founder Major […]The post 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, New Book on the History of DC Comics appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Oltedal, Norway musician Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios created an aweseom a heavy metal cover of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song. Here is the original theme song. A post shared by Leo Moracchioli (@frogleapstudios) on Jun 9, 2017 at 3:32am PDT A post shared by Leo Moracchioli (@frogleapstudios) on Jun 9, 2017 […]The post A Heavy Metal Cover of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Simone Giertz, the brilliant “Queen of Shitty Robots“, has created a magnificent portable mattress that straps onto her back so she can take a nap wherever she goes. A post shared by Simone Giertz (@simonegiertz) on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:32am PDT A post shared by Simone Giertz (@simonegiertz) on May 17, 2017 at 3:31am […]The post Simone Giertz Creates a Magnificent Portable Mattress So She Can Take a Nap Wherever She Goes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A group of helpful components explain to Adabot how a LED (light-emitting diode) works in the latest episode of Circuit Playground by Adafruit. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘D is for Diode’, A ‘Circuit Playground’ Video Explaining How Diodes Work With Electronics‘F is for Frequency’, A ‘Circuit Playground’ Video Explaining the Nature of Radio and Sound WavesInteractive […]The post L is for LED, A Circuit Playground Video Explaining How a Light-Emitting Diode Works appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry of Nukazooka and Klay Abele worked together to create “Mario’s Lost Kart,” a special effects video about a random, clueless dude who purchases Mario’s old kart from a junk yard and accidentally causes chaos around town. The video ends with an angry Mario torching the junk yard and man who […]The post A Random, Clueless Dude Buys Mario’s Lost Kart and Accidentally Causes Chaos Around Town appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Motion designer Christian Stangl worked with his brother and composer Wolfgang Stangl for 18 months to created Lunar, a beautiful short film about the Apollo moon missions made by animating thousands of original NASA photos taken by the astronauts. via PetaPixel Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Last Steps, A Short Documentary About Apollo 17, The Last […]The post Lunar, A Beautiful Short Film About the Apollo Moon Missions Made From Thousands of NASA Photos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by The New York Public Library (@nypl) on Jun 8, 2017 at 5:54am PDT The New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Public Library have partnered with Transit Wireless to provide thousands of subway rider with hundreds of readily accessible books, short stories and other materials to enjoy […]The post Subway Car Made to Look Like the New York Public Library’s Rose Room Is Launching Online Collection appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2CELLOS played a live cover of the Guns N’ Roses rock song “Welcome to the Jungle” while performing at the Verona Arena in Italy. Here is the original song. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Impressive Cello Cover of Guns N’ Roses’ Song ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ by 2CELLOSAn Eclectic Cool […]The post 2CELLOS Performs a Live Cover of ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ by Guns N’ Roses appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Actor David Joyner shared a story with Business Insider‘s Tech Insider about his 10-year journey as playing the role of Barney the dinosaur on PBS‘ children’s television series, Barney & Friends. He talked about everything from how it felt being in the giant costume to how much he loved being the famous children’s character. Everyone […]The post David Joyner Shares His Story About Playing the Role of Barney the Purple Dinosaur for 10 Years appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the Overlook Horizon team’s high altitude balloon weather balloon flight, they managed to capture awesome extremely close GoPro footage of an Airbus A319 jet flying by at 38,000 ft. During our high altitude balloon (weather balloon) flight, OLHZN-5, we experienced an extremely close flyby over Newark, NY from an Airbus A319 operated by Delta […]The post GoPro on a High Altitude Weather Balloon Captures Extremely Close Flyby of an Airbus A319 Jet appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With slew of on-demand television and gaming services available on the market, asapScience addressed the very common practice of binge watching and how doing so can affect a person’s health, starting from childhood. People who watch less TV tend to burn more calories even if they aren’t doing more physical activity. Simply doing more mentally […]The post How Binge Watching Can Negatively Affect a Person’s Health appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the slightly ominous animated short “The Rise of the Machines“, the very insightful Kurzgesagt explains how automation has advanced so much in such a short amount of time that eventually all of these smart, machine learning systems will eventually replace the need for human employees. Things used to be simple. Innovation made human work […]The post How the Efficiency of Machine Learning Can Eliminate the Need for Human Employees appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Robert Irwin, the incredibly amiable 13 year old lookalike son of the late Steve Irwin returned to the Tonight Show where he once again subjected a nervous Jimmy Fallon to a variety of fascinating animals from the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve, including a really adorable and hungry baby kangaroo. Robert Irwin, 13-year-old son of Crocodile […]The post Robert Irwin Returns to The Tonight Show With an Adorably Hungry Baby Kangaroo to Feed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Paley Center for Media shared footage of Steve Carell (Michael Scott) and Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martinez) reenacting their unscripted kiss scene from the season 3 episode of The Office, titled “Gay Witch Hunt.” Paul Lieberstein (Toby Flenderson) then talked about how Michael was originally supposed to kiss Oscar on the cheek, but switched it up […]The post Steve Carell and Oscar Nunez Reenact Their Kiss Scene From The Office appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Aaron and Davis of Hacker House used an Arduino to build an autonomous cooler that follows you wherever you may go. The Bluetooth, “follow me” cooler connects to a smartphone and uses GPS to move around. In-depth instructions on how they built the marvelous cooler is available to view on Hackster.io. A post shared by […]The post An Arduino Powered Autonomous Cooler That Follows You Wherever You Go appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Redditor MarcusProfundus shared a hilarious photo of a collection of beers cans that are lined up and bent over in a way that makes it look like they are putting on a smashing choir performance, with the guidance of “Maestro Jack.” via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsJapanese Toy Photographer Captures Marvel and DC Superhero Action […]The post A Collection of Beer Cans That Look Like They Are Putting On a Smashing Choir Performance appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Grant Thompson (a.k.a. “The King of Random“) met up with Veritasium host Derek Muller to show him how to start a fire with a sandwich bag, water, tinder, and a little sunlight. They also tried melting down glass bottles in Grant’s trash can metal foundry. A post shared by Grant Thompson (@thekingofrandom) on May 27, […]The post How to Start a Fire With a Sandwich Bag and Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a wild episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Brave Wilderness star Coyote Peterson chatted about some of the crazy moments on his show and ate increasingly spicy hot wings while being interviewed by host Sean Evans. A post shared by First We Feast (@firstwefeast) on Jun 8, 2017 at 8:00am PDT […]The post Coyote Peterson Answers Questions About His Show While Eating Progressively Spicy Wings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese entertainment company Takara Tomy Arts is back with a new innovative creation, a miniature Ferris wheel toy that rotates sushi dishes around for you to choose from. According to RocketNews24, the rotating Ferris wheel was designed to look like the one at Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, located at the foot of Mount Fuji. It […]The post Sushi Ferris Wheel appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Alex Honnold achieved a life dream by becoming the first climber to free solo the 3,000 foot El Capitan rock wall located in the Yosemite National Park. He spent under 4 hours climbing the wall without any rope or safety equipment. National Geographic featured footage and photos and the first interview after his amazing climb. […]The post Alex Honnold Becomes First Climber to Free Solo Yosemite’s 3,000 Foot El Capitan Rock Wall appeared first on Laughing Squid.

redditor watchmen117 created a wonderful Cookie Monster cupcake munching a bunch of cookies. via reddit, That’s Nerdalicious Related Laughing Squid PostsCookie Monster Guides Curious and Hungry Children Through 100 Years of Cookie HistoryChocolate Chip Cookie Grilled Cheese SandwichesHello Kitty Stand Up CookiesThe post Cookie Monster Cupcake Eating Cookies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Zebra Corner has returned and inserted a “Real Person” named Mahk into the millennial-filled blind panel of Chevy‘s “Stereotypes” car commercial from last year. Mahk has a hard time blending in with the other millennials and eas heart broken when he finally found out that he was one of them. We previously wrote about Zebra […]The post A ‘Real Person’ Named Mahk Is Inserted Into the Blind Panel of Chevy’s ‘Stereotypes’ Commercial appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney•Pixar has released a new trailer for Coco, their upcoming animated adventure film directed by Lee Unkrich, co-directed by Adrian Molina, and produced by Darla K. Anderson. The vibrant trailer follows a young aspiring musician, named Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez), and takes a look at his amazing family history. Coco is set to arrive in theaters […]The post A Vibrant New Trailer for Disney•Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Takes a Look at Miguel’s Family History appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable cat named Chubs loaned his wonderfully squishy face to the YouTube channel Furry Relaxation, where he purred away as the resident human plied him with really yummy head and body massages for close to ten minutes. The even beat of Chubs’ gentle purring is wonderfully calming ASMR and lives up to the name […]The post A Squishy Faced Cat Purrs Like Crazy as He Gets a Really Yummy Head Massage From His Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Hero by director Brett Haley, is a poignant, character-driven film that stars Sam Elliot and Nick Offerman as former co-stars who get through the day by getting really stoned together. When illness strikes, however, both men begin to prioritize their lives and the legacy they want to leave behind. Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott) is […]The post The Hero, Sam Elliot and Nick Offerman Get Really Stoned In a Film About Confronting One’s Mortality appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a brilliant award-winning statement about pollution, three students at the National Taiwan University of Arts collected samples from local bodies of water, froze them in molds and presented them as enticingly beautiful popsicles in shiny wrappers, noting specifically that what makes the treat so pretty is also what makes it so toxic. The group […]The post Enticingly Beautiful But Toxic Popsicles Made Out of the Local Polluted Waters of Taiwan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in West Virginia, adventurer Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness and crew braved a perilous mountain trail that led to the mouth a cave. Once inside the cave they crawled through a narrow opening to an interior cavern in search of the very rare and beautiful cave salamander. The cave salamander is considered […]The post Coyote Peterson Braves a Claustrophobic Cave Crawl In Search of a Rare Salamander appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the MTV show The Real World, the resilient Irene McGee, former The Real World: Seattle resident and good friend of Laughing Squid, shared a hilarious story from her one-woman show about seeking therapy after enduring the “The post Irene McGee Talks About Seeking Therapy in 1998 After Getting Slapped by Her ‘Real World’ Roommate appeared first on Laughing Squid.