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The always helpful School of Life offers helpful advice about limiting one’s verbal opinions about specific subjects so as not to make people uncomfortable enough to run away. While healthy discussion is usually welcome, excessive conviction about an issue can get rather onerous and boring, particularly when the subject is pointed, divisive and/or delicate. Bores […]The post The Importance of Limiting One’s Opinion on a Specific Subject Before It Becomes Annoying appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Blake Faucette of Distractotron has created a new cosplay video featuring some of the best costumes at the Animazement 2017 anime convention in Raleigh, North Carolina. Blake shared his full collection of photos on Facebook and Instagram. A post shared by Blake Faucette (@videoguyblake) on Jun 2, 2017 at 5:31pm PDT A post shared […]The post Cosplay at the Animazement 2017 Anime Convention in Raleigh, North Carolina appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Professional athlete Calen Chan held a GoPro camera in his mouth and filmed his 3-minute POV run down the massive Skyladder Parkour course at Tianman Mountain in China. The parkour course, which is the largest in the world, has an average incline of 45 degrees and was built on 999 steps. A post shared by […]The post POV Footage of an Athlete Doing a Thrilling 3-Minute Run Down the World’s Largest Parkour Course appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented musician Davide Biale (a.k.a. “Davie504“) has taken upon himself to play covers of some of his favorite Tool songs using actual tools from around his house. A post shared by Davie504 (@davie504) on Jun 7, 2017 at 8:01am PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Impressive Medley of Red Hot Chili Peppers Bass Lines Played With […]The post Musician Plays Tool Songs Using Actual Tools appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys captured slow motion footage of Dan Gruchy being crushed by a gigantic 6-foot water balloon that explodes after he pops it with a knife. Gavin filmed the big balloon madness on a Phantom Flex4K camera at 1000 fps. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Slow Mo Guys Climb Inside a […]The post The Slow Mo Guys Pop a Gigantic 6 Foot Water Balloon That is Crushing Dan Gruchy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On March 4th, pianist Domingos-Antonio Gomes set a new Guinness World Record in Lisbon, Portugal for the most piano key hits in one minute. He was able to hit a total of 824 keys. Domingos-Antonio Gomes, aka Antonio Domingos, achieved this record at Euromusica, playing the key B7 on a Yamaha CFX concert grand piano. […]The post Pianist Sets Guinness World Record for the Most Piano Key Hits in One Minute appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Polish needle artist Paulina Bartnik creates absolutely gorgeous embroidered bird brooches that are incredibly realistic. The brooches, which range in species from ravens to finches to owls, are handmade with tremendous detail paid to the delicate colors of the feathers. These and Bartnik’s other animal creations are available through her Etsy store, as they become […]The post Incredibly Realistic Embroidered Bird Brooches appeared first on Laughing Squid.

CineFix has released a larger than life episode of their Homemade Movies series where they do a shot for shot remake of a trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight. CineFix also created a side by side comparison and behind the scenes video. Related Laughing Squid PostsHomemade Remake of the ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Teaser TrailerA […]The post A Homemade, Shot for Shot Remake of the Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The amusing feline duo of Cole and Marmalade very generously offered their adorable selves to demonstrate how both dried and fresh catnip along with other herbs affect their behavior, thus proving that the cats who respond to catnip, really love catnip. Related Laughing Squid PostsSilly Cats Demonstrate How to Make Holiday Decorating Very Challenging for […]The post Cole and Marmalade Adorably Demonstrate Exactly Why Some Cats Really Love Catnip appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2009, during very last concert at the now-shuttered Spectrum Arena in Philadelphia, the members of Pearl Jam donned familiar yellow radiation suits and red energy domes before launching into a respectable cover of the DEVO classic “Whip It“. While their moves weren’t as exacting as the original, the tribute was clear nonetheless. The original […]The post Pearl Jam Performs ‘Whip It’ by DEVO While Wearing Yellow Radiation Suits and Red Energy Domes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Letterpress Bakery (@letterpressbakery) on May 12, 2017 at 5:27pm PDT Designer Kylie Mangles of Letterpress Bakery made an amazing Marge Simpson cake that reveals donuts being made inside of her head. Last year, the German TV crew from Galileo captured footage of Kylie bringing her Marge Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, and Homer […]The post An Amazing Marge Simpson Cake That Reveals Donuts Being Made Inside Her Head appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very sweet, absolutely adorable red panda cub named Mohan, one of three born on Christmas Day 2016 at the Symbio Wildlife Park, spent some quiet time with one of his favorite humans, keeper Beth Sticker. Sticker was more than happy to give him the yummy morning belly tickles that he so enjoys. Now at […]The post An Adorable Baby Red Panda Enjoys a Yummy Morning Belly Tickle From His Favorite Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Slidin' (literally) in the DM's like….. pic.twitter.com/1XGXS1PZ1C — Morgan Evick (@MorganEvick) June 4, 2017 While on vacation in Jamaica, Morgan Evick posted a video on Twitter of a miraculous young man pulling off the impossible by shooting out of a water slide, skimming across a swimming pool, and then sticking the landing as he effortlessly […]The post Miraculous Young Man Shoots Out of Water Slide and Skims Across a Swimming Pool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

My brother Chip Beale inadvertently captured an incredible video of glowing blue ionized energy traveling horizontally across the street from his house during a recent hailstorm with insane winds in Dayton, OH. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Spectacular Lightning Strikes Synced to MusicA Fascinating Conversation Between Two Men Who Have Each Interacted With Their Previous SelvesAn […]The post An Incredible Video of Glowing Blue Ionized Energy Traveling Horizontally During a Hailstorm appeared first on Laughing Squid.

47 of the adorable but famished baby goats who were born in 2017 at the Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland, Maine eagerly rushed out of their gate and ran toward whomever was holding their desired morning meal. Once satiated, the little kids hopped around the barn and onto their respective mothers per their daily ritual. […]The post 47 Hungry Baby Goats Eagerly Rush Out of the Gate in Pursuit of Their Morning Meal appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Mosslight-LED (@mosslight1955) on Jun 2, 2017 at 10:51pm PDT The Mosslight is an inventive terrarium that grows moss with minimal effort under LED bulbs and a glass container that also doubles as a calming table lamp. The idea behind this stylish, nourishing lamp is to bring nature in from the outdoors, […]The post Mosslights, Innovative Indoor LED Moss Terrariums That Double as Table Lamps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During yesterday’s WWDC 2017 Keynote, Apple made a surprise announcement for Monument Valley 2, the long-awaited sequel to the wonderful mobile puzzle game Monument Valley set in an incredible world, created by ustwo. It’s now available for download in the App Store for the iPhone and iPad. Set in the same universe, Monument Valley 2 […]The post Monument Valley 2, A Sequel To the Wonderful Mobile Puzzle Game Set In an Incredible World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While traveling in South Africa, adventurer Jon Watson had the rare opportunity to go for a walk with a bouncy baby rhino who gleefully bound up and down the dirt path. Watson described the little one as quite feisty and cute, but he remained cautious because a even a little baby rhino can knock a […]The post A Bouncy Baby Rhino Gleefully Bounds Down a Dirt Path During a Walk With Some Humans appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dorothy art studio has recreated their brilliant lithograph print “The Colour of Song” which again features a beautiful color wheel made up song titles that encompass the name of the corresponding color. The 2017 update was made to include 38 new titles, including “Black Star” by the late, great David Bowie. The new edition is […]The post The Colour of Song, A 2017 Color Wheel Print Created From the Titles of Over 500 Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dina Amin, an Egyptian product designer turned tinkerer, has created a wonderful video series entitled “What’s Inside My Stuff”. Within each video Amin shows how she takes apart a specific reclaimed item at a time to see what can be made from the internal parts. Such items include a hair dryer or a flashlight, which […]The post Creative Tinkerer Takes Apart Reclaimed Items to See What She Can Make From the Internal Parts appeared first on Laughing Squid.

after watching the new Twin Peaks i have been fantasizing about what a Seinfeld return would look like on Showtime, so i made this pic.twitter.com/Wyofeyp2ZQ — Dominick Nero (@dominicknero) May 29, 2017 New York City video editor Dominick Nero of Above Average, who watched the Twin Peaks reboot on Showtime, was inspired to create a […]The post What a Seinfeld Reboot Would Look Like on Showtime appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adam Savage, Will Smith, and Norman Chan from Tested joined forces to build a LEGO Ideas model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V rocket that measures over 39 inches tall. The 1,969 piece LEGO Saturn V building kit is available to purchase from Amazon. Related Laughing Squid PostsFirst Look at the Official LEGO Model of […]The post Adam Savage, Will Smith, and Norman Chan Build a LEGO Model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V Rocket appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Eric Stonebraker (@ericmanee) on Jun 1, 2017 at 11:22am PDT Brooklyn street artist G Suits of DAE Crew has transformed the existing disrepair of a building near East River Ferry’s Greenpoint Landing into a magnificent, large scale installation skull mural. When posting a photo of this piece on Instagram, Suits simply […]The post Street Artist Transforms the Disrepair of a Crumbling Brooklyn Building Into a Magnificent Skull Mural appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Finnish couple Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel have captured slow motion footage of a LEGO car being fired out of a pneumatic cannon and crashing into a rock at over 200 mph. They were inspired by a crash test that ADAC did last month with a LEGO Porsche. Related Laughing […]The post A LEGO Car Being Fired Out of a Pneumatic Cannon and Crashing Into a Rock in Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An observant office worker surreptitiously captured the amazing sight of a mother opossum slowly making her way across a grassy area that ran the length of the building, with her 12 babies clinging onto her back. At first it looked like she wanted to enter into the building, but after a quick readjustment of her […]The post Opossum Mom Makes Her Way Across an Office Park With Her 12 Babies Clinging Onto Her Back appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented musician, singer, and songwriter Archy Jay (a.k.a. “The Snake Charmer“) teamed up with cellist Avery Waite to play a wonderful rendition of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song on bagpipes and a cello. The song is available to purchase from Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play. via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsUnicycling Jack […]The post The Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song Played on Bagpipes and a Cello appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While traveling around on his own adventures, YouTuber Chris Ruggiero came across an intrepid man named Kyle Kesterson, who sold most of his belongings to travel around the country with his loyal dog Bean. In order to do this, Kesterson had purchased a rather large Winnebago Travato that he named Bramf and is equipped with […]The post Adventurous Man Sells Most of His Belongings to Live and Travel in a Giant Van With His Faithful Dog appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Chicago production duo, The Hood Internet, has created a four minute mashup featuring 150 songs from more than 100 artists who represent “40 years of hip hop.” The song is available to download from SoundCloud. Over 150 songs from 100+ artists representing 40 years of hip hop all crammed into four minutes. It’s not […]The post A Four Minute Tribute to 40 Years of Hip Hop Featuring 150 Songs From 100 Different Artists appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dutch artist, T-Shirt illustrator and polyglot Wouter Corduwener who works in Zaanse Schans, Netherlands, encountered a man from Macedonia named Zoran Radiceski, who is able to speak an amazing 35 different languages. Corduwener was readily impressed with Radiceski and engaged in a remarkable multi-lingual conversation that showcased the talents of both while a windmill spun […]The post Two Polyglots Engage In a Remarkable Conversation Using 21 Different Languages appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a sweaty episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make the chocolate cake from Danny DeVito‘s 1996 film Matilda. Matilda, Danny DeVito’s thunderous directorial follow-up to Hoffa (1992), features an inexplicably tempting chocolate cake, despite its open admission of containing bodily fluids. Sit down and consume this entire confection today […]The post Binging With Babish Makes the Chocolate Cake From Matilda appeared first on Laughing Squid.

American robotics company MegaBots Inc. decided to have a little fun, after revealing their finished Mk.III fighting robot at Maker Faire 2017, by dropping a 10-foot long, 500-pound knife from a 40-foot crane onto a beat up car. The blade sliced clean through the vehicle and actually stabbed into the asphalt. A post shared by […]The post MegaBots Drops a Giant 10-Foot Long, 500-Pound Knife From a 40-Foot Crane Onto a Car appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Khaleesi, the very sweet and vigilant bulldog who did her very best to warn the girl in Guillermo del Toro‘s gothic romance film Crimson Peak of impending danger, once again sounded the alarm to warn a family in another scary movie about a ghost in the corner of the room. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Concerned […]The post Vigilant Bulldog Tries to Warn the Family in a Horror Movie About a Ghost in the Corner of the Room appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by SAMURAI AGE (@samurai_age) on May 27, 2017 at 10:07pm PDT Japanese company Samurai Age, who specializes in making handmade samurai helmets and armor for bottles, has also created a line of amazing samurai armor for cats and dogs. The custom made red, black, silver, and gold armor is website. A post […]The post Custom Made Samurai Armor for Cats and Dogs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dallas, Texas impressionist and musician Brian Hull visited Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and did spot on impressions of characters while getting his photo taken with them. Pluto, Goofy, and Mickey Mouse were only a few of the awesome impressions that Brian unleashed during his photo ops. Fans of Brian can help support […]The post Brian Hull Does Impressions of Characters at Disney World While Getting His Photo Taken With Them appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician Tyler Larson of Music is Win very skillfully played a great many popular guitar techniques over the course of one solo. He also hilariously included the “leaving space” technique at 1:15. While this is a pretty comprehensive list, as Larson admits, he may have missed a few. Here's every guitar technique played in one […]The post Talented Musician Plays Almost Every Popular Guitar Technique in a Single Electric Solo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a clip from the BBC Earth program Super Smart Animals, a couple of very clever elephants were able to solve a puzzle of sorts by working together. At first, the pachyderms were unaware of what they needed to do, but after three attempts they learned that cooperation with one another was necessary and continued […]The post A Couple of Clever Elephants Learn That They Need to Work Together In Order to Solve a Puzzle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Dan Rawlings (@danrawlings64) on Mar 8, 2017 at 12:13am PST British artist Dan Rawlings creates amazing sculptures out of recycled items, etching them with beautiful shadow-casting silhouettes of trees. These items include discarded abandoned vehicles, street signs and even old tools. The idea that drives Rawling is one of melancholy and […]The post Beautiful Forest Silhouettes Etched Into Abandoned Vehicles, Discarded Street Signs and Old Tools appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kicking off today’s WWDC 2017 Keynote, Apple debuted their new video “Appocalypse”, which humorously imagines what life would be like if all of the apps on everyone’s phones suddenly disappeared. Apple created the video to encourage developers to keep making apps, because the world depends on it. Related Laughing Squid PostsTalko, An App That Lets […]The post Apple Imagines What Life Would Be Like If All of the Apps on Our Phone Suddenly Disappeared appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A little squirrel who was anxious to hide a yummy Cheeto for later consumption, turned to the amused bespectacled human sitting on the couch and deftly buried the crunchy orange treasure in her hair. via Incredible Things Related Laughing Squid PostsCurious Squirrel Tries to Drive the Car While His Human Is at the WheelTame Squirrel […]The post A Sneaky Little Squirrel Buries a Cheeto In the Hair of an Unsuspecting Bespectacled Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, a teeny tiny messy kitten named Clover laid back and luxuriated in Luna x Mars hands while the water from the bathroom tap flowed over her little tummy. According to Mars, Clover was learning to eat at the time. Clover gets really messy learning how to eat. She loves bath time and the […]The post A Teeny Tiny Kitten Luxuriates in Her Human’s Hands While Being Washed In the Bathroom Sink appeared first on Laughing Squid.

He-Man of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe sings DMX‘s rap song, “Party Up (Up in Here),” in a clever remix created by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Here is the original song. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Out Here in Outer Space’, A Rap Song for Children About Space by Little ScrubsGuardians of the […]The post He-Man Raps ‘Party Up (Up in Here)’ by DMX appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Redditor PoorKidstoys created an awesome cardboard Star Wars snowspeeder for his 6-year-old daughter so that she could sit in it during her school’s annual “drive-in” movie day. PoorKidstoys’s snowspeeder was inspired by their brother’s cardboard X-wing that he built for his son’s movie day event a few years ago. images via PoorKidstoys via reddit Related […]The post Father Builds Cardboard Star Wars Snowspeeder for His Daughter’s Drive-In Movie at School appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ?URA (@ouraring) on Mar 2, 2015 at 2:10pm PST The OURA, is a high-tech stylish, bluetooth enabled, intuitive ring that uniquely looks at changes in sleep patterns, heart rate and physical readiness for daily activities. Using the common practice of measuring oxygen through fingers, the OURA is able to zero in […]The post OURA, An Intuitive Bluetooth Enabled Ring That Tracks How Changes in Sleep Affect Daily Activity appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chicago software engineer Matt Omori (a.k.a. “Tusserte“) spent over a year building an amazing LEGO version of the Red Keep throne room, including a detailed Iron Throne, from HBO’s hit television series Game of Thrones. Matt also gave us a behind the scenes look at how he brought it all to life. via Digg Related […]The post Amazing LEGO Version of the Red Keep Throne Room and Iron Throne From Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Movie Munchies brilliantly edited clips from SpongeBob SquarePants making it appear that SpongeBob and his friends are performing the classic Black Sabbath song “War Pigs”. Related Laughing Squid PostsSpongeBob SquarePants Sings Black Sabbath’s Heavy Metal Song ‘War Pigs’The Foo Fighters and Singer Zac Brown Cover ‘War Pigs’ by Black Sabbath on the ‘Late Show With […]The post SpongeBob Sings ‘War Pigs’ by Black Sabbath appeared first on Laughing Squid.

London film enthusiast Roman Holiday has created “Title Drops,” a montage video of movie characters saying the actual title of their film. Roman features scenes from Suicide Squad, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Good Morning, Vietnam. The full list of movies can be found in the video description. I’m not the first guy to tackle a […]The post Title Drops, A Montage of 150 Movie Characters Saying the Actual Title of Their Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The School of Life addressed the uncomfortable subject of flattery, noting that it’s often used in a derogatory way. When the negative connotation is set aside however, the intent behind flattery can help a person reach for higher goals, becoming the best version of his/herself. We need flattery because we so badly need to be […]The post How Flattery Can Help People Develop Into the Very Best Version of Themselves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Freelance editor and reviewer Mr. Sunday Movies has created a new video where he points out nearly every Easter egg, secret cameo, and hidden reference in Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman 2017 has a stack of Easter Eggs and References that you may have missed! Or maybe you didn’t. Regardless, this looks at comic book origins, […]The post Easter Eggs, Secret Cameos, and Hidden References in Wonder Woman appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bear strolls onto a golf course in Anchorage, Alaska, interrupting a golf game. https://t.co/oSvfiBQ0Pg pic.twitter.com/R95DBEqwbj — ABC News (@ABC) June 2, 2017 On May 30th, realtor Gary Cox was playing a relaxing game of golf in Anchorage, Alaska when a juvenile bear came out of the nearby woods, grabbed hold of the white flag and […]The post A Wayward Bear Interrupts a Game of Golf appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the Vox global exploration series entitled “Borders“, editor Johnny Wharris explains why Japan has so many vending machines, citing the country’s dwindling population, lack of real estate and fascination with robots as the main causes. While in Japan I noticed vending machines everywhere. Looking into it a little deeper a discovered that there’s a […]The post Why There Are So Many Vending Machines in Japan appeared first on Laughing Squid.