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On a superhero episode of Man at Arms: Reforged, the talented team of blacksmiths and craftsmen at Baltimore Knife and Sword built a real-life version of Wonder Woman‘s indestructible shield from the live action films. They test out the magical shield by shooting it with arrows and throwing apples at it. A post shared by […]The post Man at Arms: Reforged Builds Wonder Woman’s Indestructible Shield appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the premiere episode of the online Vanity Fair series “Nick Offerman’s Common Sense“, the now bald-faced actor and woodworker offered forthright social commentary and helpful advice about putting the “united” back into the United States . Many people are saying that we are a divided nation. I would counter that’s partly because we spend […]The post Nick Offerman’s Common Sense, Forthright Timely Social Commentary by the Sage Actor appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a nature rich episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Carol Peletier‘s (Melissa McBride) beet and acorn cookies from The Walking Dead, with foraging help from Ashwin Ramdas of Ashwin Enjoys Nature. When you think of The Walking Dead, the word ‘appetizing’ certainly doesn’t come to mind. It’s no […]The post Binging With Babish Shows How to Make Carol’s Beet and Acorn Cookies From The Walking Dead appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of What’s Inside and Stephen Headrick use an axe to chop a fidget stick in half and find out exactly what is inside. Related Laughing Squid PostsFidget Cube, A Vinyl Desk Toy With Six Faces of Fidgeting Fun To Keep People’s Hands BusyThe Father and Son Team […]The post Chopping a Fidget Stick in Half With an Axe to Find Out What Is Inside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A television anchor for the Russian news channel Mir24 got a big surprise when a big black dog unexpectedly crawled out from under the desk while she was giving an on-air report. While the stunned newscaster seemed not to know what to do with the canine interloper, she gave him an awkward pat on the […]The post Russian Newscaster Surprised by a Big Black Dog Who Crawled Out From Under Her Desk While On-Air appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Real Life Lore took a look at the current population density and posited what might happen if all of the dead throughout the history of humanity returned to normal everyday life? In an attempt to find an answer, the narrator verbally pondered what these people might look like, where they could live and whether or […]The post What Might Happen If Every Single Human Who Ever Died Were to Suddenly Come Back to Normal Life 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 explain how certain words in the English language originated from terms used to describe different kinds of weather. Lavish is a word to describe an extravagant outpouring of things. It comes from an Old […]The post How Certain Words in the English Language Originated From Terms to Describe the Weather appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the May 23, 2017 Blu-Ray/home video release of the brilliant Jordan Peele film Get Out, Mondo will be offering limited editions of two original posters by talented artists Jay Shaw and Francesco Francavilla that brilliantly touch upon the themes of the film. We’re beyond excited to have two incredible posters available for […]The post Two Limited Edition Posters That Brilliantly Touch Upon the Distinct Themes in the Film ‘Get Out’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A sweet little Shiba Inu named Kiba to a long look at her human’s new fidget spinner, tried to figure out what it was exactly, before vocalizing her loud objections to make it stop. A post shared by pablo_ha55an (@pablo_ha55an) on May 20, 2017 at 3:32am PDT This type of reaction appears to be typical […]The post A Perplexed Shiba Inu Dog Repeatedly Vocalizes Objections to Her Human’s Fidget Spinner appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Daniel Valenz (@danscafecaringbah) on May 22, 2017 at 4:36am PDT The Avolatte is a unique drink trend that first popped up in various parts of Australia that’s now making its way around the world. The drink employs a hollowed-out avocado shell as a sturdy, heat-proof and environmentally friendly container for various […]The post Avolatte, Hot Latte Drinks Made in Environmentally Friendly Hollowed Out Avocado Shells appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Rock bouncers are vehicles made to climb rocky hills and to take quite a beating. The crew of Pro Rock Racing picked out an insanely steep and bumpy hill at the Rush Off-Road park in Northeastern Kentucky for drivers to take head on. MadRam11 Productions captured footage of numerous daring drivers trying to make their […]The post Daring Rock Bouncer Drivers Attempt to Drive Up an Insanely Steep Rocky Hill in Kentucky appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Watch @HankAzaria cycle through the voices of his Simpsons characters in less than one minute. pic.twitter.com/U5TCvxd2Z1 — Late Night (@LateNightSeth) May 18, 2017 While appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the incredibly talented Hank Azaria graciously performed many of the voices he does on The Simpsons when Meyers asked. Using the phrase, “it’s great […]The post Hank Azaria Hilariously Performs His Simpsons Character Voices in Less Than One Minute appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a very clever aux ad on Saturday Night Live, a very patient man gave his rather snobbish date a diamond encrusted Fidget Spinner by Cartier to keep her occupied while he had a good time at a party. Although this seems extravagant, it is not beyond the realm of impossible. Perhaps SNL gave the […]The post SNL Unveils a Diamond Encrusted Cartier Fidget Spinner to Occupy Even the Most Exclusive Snob appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The folks at AXT Turbo in Dandenong Victoria. Australia placed a fidget spinner in a vice and shot it with an air compressor to see how fast that they could get it turning. They calculated that the fidget spinner was spinning at 50,000 RPM before finally breaking apart. Related Laughing Squid PostsRazor Blades Turn a […]The post Fidget Spinner in a Vice Blasted With Air Compressor Spins at 50,000 RPM Before Breaking appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An ancient, ailing and battle-scarred feral cat named Mason was never the type to enjoy affection of any kind. Even so, the wonderful people at TinyKittens HQ and Tiny Tuxies provided Mason with a loving home to live out the rest of his life. While Mason was getting used to domesticity, he still refused to […]The post Ancient Ailing Battle Scarred Feral Cat Lets a Couple of Kittens Charm Their Way Into His Battered Heart appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a wooden wind up DIY kit for Seymour: The Faithful Singing Robot Dog, a faithful pup who sings a tune, jumps in the air, and sports a propeller on his face that spins. It was named after the dog Seymour Asses in the Futurama episode “Jurassic Bark.” We love us some cute […]The post Seymour: The Faithful Singing Robot Dog Wooden Wind Up DIY Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A baby goat in Assam, India who was born on May 10, 2017 with an underdeveloped nose, a single ear, a shortened and a single oversized eye in the middle of his forehead has survived far beyond veterinary expectations of only a few days. This cyclops kid’s distinctive features are typical of genetic malformation known […]The post The Cyclops Kid, A Tiny Goat Born With an Eye In the Middle of His Forehead Survives Beyond Expectation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chef Devwrat Anand Jategaonkar of India’s popular cooking television show, Mejwani Paripoorna Kitchen, has set a Guinness World Record for making the largest margarine sculpture. The beautiful margarine sculpture, portraying the Trimurti of Elephanta, weighed an incredible 3,321.925 pounds. It measured “8 ft 2 in long, 3 ft 8 in wide and 6 ft 1 […]The post Indian Chef Sets Guinness World Record for Making the Largest Margarine Sculpture appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stuntman and woodworker Ben Tardif has created an amazing mini golf themed marble machine that features 4 different tracks and a dozen holes. Ben shared his entire design process on YouTube. All four tracks are now complete and it works! In this video, I finish all the elements that still needed to be completed such […]The post An Amazing Mini Golf Themed Marble Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Emma K. performed a clever experiment to see how well her Google Home and Amazon Echo would get on. Placing the two devices across from each other, Emma initiated a conversation (and unlocked an easter egg) during which the two sweetly discussed becoming friends. Emma: Okay Google say hi to Alexa. G: I’m so […]The post A Google Home and an Amazon Echo Have a Charming Discussion About Becoming Friends appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cooking With May Lynn demonstrated how to make a popular Chinese decorative raisin bread that looks just like fresh watermelon. Her full recipe is available on YouTube. via reddit, The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsHow To Turn a Watermelon Into an Edible BBQ Grill CenterpieceA Baby Tries To Eat Their Way Out of a WatermelonWatermelon […]The post Raisin Bread That Looks Like a Fresh Watermelon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Hungry Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal called up a pizza delivery joint and threw down an insanely fast pizza order rap over the phone. Of course, the guy on the other end was blown away and not able to repeat Mac’s awesome order. I was VERY hungry, and didn’t have time to sit there and […]The post Mac Lethal Throws Down an Insanely Fast Rap to Order a Pizza Over the Phone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a pair of friendly plush slippers fashioned to look like The Worm that says “Ello” to Sarah in Jim Henson‘s classic film Labyrinth. Of all the fantastical creatures Sarah encounters in Jim Henson’s classic film Labyrinth, that adorable little worm is hands-down the friendliest. He greets her with a hearty “‘Ello.” He […]The post Labyrinth ‘Ello’ Worm Plush Slippers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the latest episode of Saturday Night Live host Dwayne Johnson reveals that he is a superhero named Scorpio, whose amazing costume design skills exceeded his mutant powers. Related Laughing Squid PostsHercules, An Upcoming Movie Adaptation of the ‘Hercules: The Thracian Wars’ Comic Series Starring Dwayne JohnsonDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Acts Out Scenes as Classic […]The post Dwayne Johnson Turns Into the Superhero ‘Scorpio’ Whose Costume Design Skills Exceed His Powers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable baby emu named Oscar, who lives in a Minnesota home with a bunch of basset hounds decided that he wanted to play with someone, but the dogs were busy napping. In an effort to wake his drowsy playmates, Oscar pecked at their ears. The first hound was very tolerant of Oscar’s efforts, while […]The post A Baby Emu Gently Pecks at the Ears of Sleepy Basset Hounds In an Effort to Get Them to Play appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a unique way of introducing the Krakengärd Wild Collection (“for seafaring adventurists”) – their new line of men’s bath products, the creative folks at Old Spice have built a robotic Kraken that can be controlled over the internet through a video game interface by eight people at one time. The project, known as S.Q.U.I.D. […]The post Old Spice Builds a Robotic Kraken That Can Be Controlled Through a Twitch Gaming Stream appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Puddles Pity Party, the tall sad clown with a golden voice, very graciously accepted a request to perform his own acoustic version of the iconic Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here” while sitting at a pop-up coffee shop. I found a “pop up” coffee shop. It’s called Coffee Can. I learn a request and […]The post Puddles Pity Party Performs Acoustic Cover of ‘Wish You Were Here’ By Request at a Pop-Up Coffee Shop appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Coke Habit by Dress Code is a first person narrated account, told in brand’s iconic colors, of a man named Mike who struggled with a severe Coca-Cola addiction during his teenage years, the pain of withdrawal and how he found his way out of it in the end. The Summer after 10th grade Mike spent […]The post An Animated Account of One Man’s Coke Addiction as Told In the Brand’s Signature Colors appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox joined up with vocalist Kenton Chen to perform a funk cover of “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails. This version took the industrial style of the 1994 song and made it more melodic by adding more bass and upping the tempo. A post shared by Scott Bradlee (@scottbradlee) on May […]The post Postmodern Jukebox and Kenton Chen Perform a Funk Cover of the Nine Inch Nails Classic ‘Closer’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Anshuman Ghosh (@moography) on Nov 15, 2016 at 5:17am PST South African visual artist Anshuman Ghosh creates humorous, unlikely scenarios incorporating his iPhone. The scenes are made from paper adding extra dimension and interaction and creating the illusion of the phone being something other than it actually is. Examples include a […]The post Humorous Paper Scenarios Built Around an iPhone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Just ten days after the conclusion of annual Frieze NY event, W Magazine created an amusing faux wildlife documentary focusing on the habits of “Chameleons of the Art World“. These chameleons are specific human species who flock to the annual art fair on Roosevelt Island, their perceptible differences and classifications noted via narration not so […]The post An Amusingly Narrated Wildlife Documentary About Humans Who Flock to the Annual Frieze NY Art Fair appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario of Glove and Boots set up a series of amusing little contests that pit a two year old boy named Nico against a two year old dog named Dingus. While Dingus performed better in most of the contests Nico came through in the end with his intense understanding […]The post Glove and Boots Pit a Two Year Old Child Against a Two Year Old Dog in a Variety of Amusing Contests appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Barbuzzo Gifts has created a set of 4 chemistry lab shot glasses, modeled after actual laboratory glassware, that feature 3 mini beakers and an Erlenmeyer flask to pour your beverage of choice into. Each shot glass has measurements printed on them to “help you better serve your special lab recipes.” They are available to purchase […]The post Chemistry Lab Shot Glasses appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2CELLOS performed an incredible cover of the song “May It Be” from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with the London Symphony Orchestra. The mesmerizing track is from 2CELLOS‘ new album, Score, which is now available to purchase from Amazon. A post shared by 2CELLOS […]The post 2CELLOS Performs The Lord of the Rings Song ‘May It Be’ With the London Symphony Orchestra appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in Homestead, Florida, the strong willed, but weak stomached Coyote Peterson made a second attempt at consuming a stinky fruit. After making his purchase at the locally famousRobert is Here Fruit Stand, Peterson started off with a jackfruit, which was pleasantly sweet, before moving on to the famously odiferous Durian fruit. Needless […]The post Coyote Peterson Unsuccessfully Attempts to Eat a Famously Stinky Durian Fruit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Global clothing retailer Open Ceremony is offering two versions of uniquely designed jeans that easily convert into shorts. The first pair is a light blue jean that detaches from the front to create a pair of very short shorts, while the second pair is a dark wash that detaches from the side with a high […]The post Uniquely Designed Jeans That Easily Convert Into High Cut Shorts Either In Front or On the Side appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited 70-year-old kung fu master Li Liangui to talk about how he spent the last 50 years contorting his body into impossible positions while practicing the ancient art of suogugong (body shrinking). For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as […]The post 70-Year-Old Kung Fu Master Li Liangui Demonstrates the Body Contorting Art of Suogugong appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Animator and director Eric Power has created a wonderful stop motion animated music video for Red Pill‘s rap song “Stars,” from the album Instinctive Drowning, that follows a sword for hire who slays all sorts of monsters across the countryside. “Unfortunately, the pay doesn’t measure up.” The music video was produced by Ill Poetic. A […]The post Stop Motion Animated Music Video for Red Pill’s ‘Stars’ Features a Sword for Hire Slaying Monsters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented Chris Cornell appeared on the Sirius XM Lithium program “Artist Confidential” in September 2015. During the interview, Cornell and band performed a gorgeously lush acoustic version of “Nothing Compares 2 U“, a heartfelt song penned by Prince and made famous by Sinead O’Connor.The performance rings particularly poignant in the wake of Cornell’s […]The post Chris Cornell Performs a Poignant Acoustic Cover of the Heartfelt Prince Song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a mechanical wooden combination lock kit, created by UGEARS, that allows you to use each of the 34 scored pieces to build your own working codex inspired by The Da Vinci Code. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Mechanical Wooden Combination Lock Safe KitHow to Make A Mini Leonardo da Vinci Style Catapult Using […]The post A Mechanical Wooden Combination Lock Kit Inspired by The Da Vinci Code appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On his 9th birhday, Toby the Whippet set a new Guinness World Record at the YMCA in Calgary, Canada for the fastest time to pop 100 balloons by a dog. Toby was able to pop them all in 36.53 seconds. “Toby and I have volunteered as entertainment for the community for all of our lives […]The post Toby the Whippet Sets a Guinness World Record for the Fastest Time to Pop 100 Balloons by a Dog appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Great Big Story series Human Condition visited with Berkeley, California movie director and visual effects master Phil Tippett, who specializes in creature design and stop-motion animation, to learn more about how he builds stop-motion masterpieces by hand and how he has been working for 30 years creating an incredibly detailed film called Mad God. […]The post How Visual Effects Master Phil Tippett Builds Stop-Motion Masterpieces by Hand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kuma Films captured spectacular footage in Utah of world champion juggler Josh Horton juggling basketballs while sinking all sorts of insane trick shots on the court. Related Laughing Squid PostsJosh Horton and Florian ‘Venom’ Kohler Perform Magnificent Juggling Pool Trick ShotsUnbelievable Trick Shots With Drones That Can Carry and Catch BallsThe Members of Dude Perfect […]The post Josh Horton Juggles Basketballs While Sinking Insane Trick Shots on the Court appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a spicy episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch did hilarious improv and ate increasingly spicy hot wings while being interviewed by host Sean Evans. A post shared by Thomas Middleditch (@tombini) on May 18, 2017 at 7:12pm PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsRicky Gervais Attempts the ‘Hot […]The post Thomas Middleditch Does Improv While Eating Spicy Wings With Sean Evans on ‘Hot Ones’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When speaking about his visionary 1982 film The Dark Crystal, the legendary Jim Henson stated that although it was the hardest thing he’d ever worked on, it was also the most rewarding. Netflix, in cooperation with The Jim Henson Company, has taken on that same challenge with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance , a […]The post The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, A Prequel to Jim Henson’s Visionary Film Coming to Netflix appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a Ted Ed Lesson animated by Miguel Otálora and Jorge Jaramillo, educator Dan Adams explains the history of the word “goth” and its evolution from being a word completely descriptive of barbarians (Visigoth, Ostrogoth), the events in 1550 and 1764 that changed the connotation of the word and the modern use of the word. […]The post How the Word ‘Goth’ Evolved Throughout the Ages appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather frank episode of the animated series “What I Learned” by Quoted Studios, actor and musician Kevin Costner opened up to Esquire writer-at-large Cal Fussman in 2012 about making choices, working hard and the things he’ll miss when he’s dead. You know when I die, I’m gonna miss a lot of the great […]The post Kevin Costner Talks About What He’ll Miss When He’s Dead in an Animated Interview From 2012 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In advance of his brand new show entitled The F Word, the wonderfully cantankerous chef Gordon Ramsay hilariously taught students new to the Academy of Kitchen Outrage how to properly curse when recipes go wrong or when the food is not acceptable, poking fun at his reputation for having a short temper. Ramsay was also […]The post Gordon Ramsay Hilariously Teaches New Students How to Curse at the Academy of Kitchen Outrage appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February, we wrote about OKJA, an upcoming series about a brave girl who goes up against a big corporation to protect her unusual friend. Since that time, Netflix has released an official trailer that offers a larger peek into the series, which premieres on Netflix June 28, 2017. Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul […]The post Netflix Releases Trailer for OKJA, An New Series About a Girl’s Quest to Save Her Unusual Friend appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a 1991 clip from the BBC Two series Guitar Legends, the incredible Brian May of Queen shared the really wonderful story of how he and his father, whom May called a genius, together built his now famous “Red Special” guitar. I was very poor and the thought of a Stratocaster was way out of […]The post Brian May Shares How He and His Father Built the Famous ‘Red Special’ Guitar That He Still Plays appeared first on Laughing Squid.