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Warped Perception filmed an stunning see-through look at a full model rocket engine burning “in 4k slow motion and ultra slow motion so we can see exactly how the fuel burns and produces thrust inside the solid rocket booster.” Last month, they captured footage of half of a model rocket engine burning. Related Laughing Squid […]The post Stunning See-Through Look at a Full Model Rocket Engine Burning in Ultra Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adam Savage of Tested visited the gigantic man-made sets of Alien: Covenant and go behind the scenes and talk with British special effects supervisor Neil Corbould about how they mix practical effects with CGI in Ridley Scott‘s upcoming film. Adam also toured the set of the Dreadnought, tried on a spacesuit, and viewed some of […]The post Adam Savage Takes A Behind the Scenes Tour of the Alien: Covenant Set appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In April, Davide Biale aka Davie504 conducted a poll on Twitter to determine which finger he would use for his one finger bass solo after a viewer challenged him to do so. The pinkie finger, known to be the weakest finger in stringed instruments, won the popular vote. Nevertheless, Biale rocked out an impressive solo […]The post Talented Bass Player Performs an Impressive Solo Using Only His Pinkie Finger appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a sci-fi episode of How To Cake It, host Yolanda Gampp demonstrated how to make a Star Wars cake out chocolate cake that looks like a stormtrooper helmet. A post shared by Yolanda Gampp (@yolanda_gampp) on May 16, 2017 at 7:59am PDT A post shared by Yolanda Gampp (@yolanda_gampp) on May 16, 2017 at […]The post A Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmet Chocolate Cake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Pop culture site We Got This Covered has created “Logan Noir“, a powerful mashup that combines ominous black-and-white scenes from Logan with Johnny Cash‘s poignant cover of the Trent Reznor song “Hurt“. The result is absolutely mesmerizing. #Logan Noir trailer presents the B&W cut we've all been waiting for – https://t.co/TNH81Tvw7Y pic.twitter.com/XkwV1ogszO — We Got […]The post A Powerful Mashup of Black and White Scenes From ‘Logan’ Set to the Johnny Cash Cover of ‘Hurt’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Le Locle, Switzerland professional base jumper Quentin Luçon went to the Swiss Alps with a group of friends and captured adrenaline fueled POV GoPro footage of himself leaping from a paraglider to a rope swing and then parachuting down to the ground. His awesome video was a winning selection for the GoPro Awards, which accepts […]The post Base Jumper Leaps From Paraglider to Rope Swing and Parachutes to the Ground in the Swiss Alps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stephen Colbert laid down beside War Machine star Brad Pitt under the night sky to talk about existence and some of life’s deepest mysteries in “Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars” on an episode of The Late Show. Related Laughing Squid PostsStephen Colbert Gets Deeps With Ryan Reynolds in ‘Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars’Stephen […]The post Stephen Colbert and Brad Pitt Talk About Existence in ‘Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

SainSmart has created a fun, build it yourself 4WD arduino robot cat kit that will help you learn the “basics of robotics, applications of Arduino, and the building process as you construct a real robotic car.” The kit is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $77.99 (18% off retail price). Robotics can […]The post A Build It Yourself 4WD Arduino Robot Car Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a breakfast episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea and Nick Fisher of Cocktail Chemistry demonstrated how to make pancakes and coffee from Twin Peaks. Looking at his work, it would appear as though David Lynch loves a few themes: surrealism. Dream sequences. Machinery. And apparently, coffee. Learn how to make the fluffiest […]The post Binging With Babish Makes Twin Peaks Pancakes and Coffee With Nick Fisher of Cocktail Chemistry appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an amusing episode of the Vanity Fair series “Derek Does Stuff with a Friend“, host Derek Blasberg enlisted patrons of the Whitney Museum of Art to participate in an art installation by artist Katheryn Hudson. When they entered, they saw a set table with a giant metal plate cover in the middle to portray […]The post Katy Perry Participates in an Interactive Food Exhibit That Catches Museum Patrons by Surprise appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Robert Jones has created a montage video of movie heroes having a tough time while trying to save the day. Robert’s video features the song “Southern Nights” by Glen Campbell off of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack. Related Laughing Squid PostsEverything Wrong with ‘Dirty Dancing’ in 8 Minutes or LessA […]The post A Montage of Movie Heroes Having a Tough Time While Trying to Save the Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location at the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center in Costa Rica, adventure host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness went out in search of a beautiful green and black poison dart frog who kept eluding his grasp. Like the strawberry dart frog of December 2016, this frog is extremely toxic due to its primary […]The post Coyote Peterson Goes Off In Search of an Elusive Green and Black Poison Dart Frog in Costa Rica appeared first on Laughing Squid.

CBS released the first trailer for their upcoming original television series, Star Trek: Discovery, that features a new ship, new characters, and new missions. The show will take place 10 years before Captain Kirk and his crew. It will take an exciting crew to beautiful new reaches of space. Star Trek: Discovery will premiere this […]The post First Trailer for the Star Trek: Discovery TV Series Features a New Ship, Characters, and Missions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an interesting video posted by chintu arya , a quick moving man skillfully strung a tightly woven traditional charpai bed in an astonishing seven minutes. via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsMusician Rob Scallon Skillfully Plays a Banjo Strung With Four Bass Strings While Sitting in a CornfieldRumba the Wonder Horse Skillfully Tucks Himself Into […]The post Man Skillfully Weaves a Tightly Strung Charpai Bed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The partially animated video from The School of Life entitled “How to Be Sad” stresses the importance of understanding and expressing one’s feelings, particularly when they lean more to the negative rather than to the positive. There is such pressure on us to be cheerful. And yet in order properly to be content, we need […]The post The Importance of Allowing Oneself to Feel Sad appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kaibab Elegy, is a short timelapse that captures the rare and absolutely stunning sight of an inverted cloud rolling through the majestic cliffs of Arizona’s Grand Canyon. This meteorological phenomenon occurs when warm air traps cold air with thin the canyons. …on extremely rare days when cold air is trapped in the canyon and topped […]The post Kaibab Elegy, A Stunning Timelapse of a Full Cloud Inversion Rolling Through the Grand Canyon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Emily Seilhamer has created a adorably colorful dress that’s made completely of recycled Starburst wrappers that she and her family have collected over four years. Per Seilhamer, this dress has a great deal of sentimental meaning to her because she and her husband met over a pack of the chewy candy, which was also […]The post A Colorful Dress Made Completely Out of Four Years Worth of Recycled Starburst Wrappers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a mechanical wooden combination lock safe kit, created by UGEARS, that allows you to use each of the 179 scored pieces to build your very own personal safe for storing precious items. Related Laughing Squid PostsFlipBooKit, A Motorized Flip Book KitHopBox, A Small Batch Homebrewing Kit Contained in a Highly-Portable Handcrafted Wooden […]The post A Mechanical Wooden Combination Lock Safe Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For his latest project in Tested‘s One Day Builds series, talented creator and prop master Adam Savage combined his Chewbacca suit with an animatronic C-3PO to make an amazing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back costume. Savage wore his complete cosplay design while walking around incognito at the 2017 Silicon Valley Comic Con. A post […]The post Adam Savage Creates Star Wars Costume Featuring Chewbacca Carrying an Animatronic C-3PO appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Variety is reporting that Arrested Development is officially returning in 2018 for a 5th season on Netflix. Related Laughing Squid PostsSeamless.com Creates Fake Promo Menu For ‘Arrested Development’ Banana Stand Opening in New YorkArrested Development Season 4 Trailer Brings Back the Dysfunctional Bluth FamilyArrested Development Netflix Promo Posters For Upcoming 4th SeasonThe post Arrested Development Is Officially Returning in 2018 For a 5th Season on Netflix appeared first on Laughing Squid.

20th Century Fox released footage from Dafne Keen‘s (X-23) super intense audition tape for Logan where she effortlessly improvises her lines in both English and Spanish while giving Hugh Jackman bruises on his arm with a swift punch. Logan is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Related Laughing Squid PostsFirst Trailer for ‘Logan’ Finds Old […]The post Dafne Keen (X-23) Gives Hugh Jackman Bruises in Her Super Intense Audition Tape for Logan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Blender Animation Studio released a teaser trailer for Agent 327: Operation Barbershop, their upcoming animated feature film based on Dutch cartoonist Martin Lodewijk‘s classic Agent 327 comic series. Hendrik IJzerbroot – Agent 327 – is a secret agent working for the Netherlands secret service agency. In the twenty comic books that were published since 1968, […]The post Agent 327: Operation Barbershop, An Animated Film Based on a Classic Comic Series by Martin Lodewijk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fiona the absolutely adorable growing baby hippo, performed a few tricks as she became more confident in the deeper end of the indoor pool at the Cincinnati Zoo, accompanied by her beloved caretaker Jen. She porpoises, pushing off the bottom like a torpedo, up and down across the length of both pools and attempts water […]The post Fiona the Rescued Baby Hippo Becomes More Confident in the Deeper End of the Pool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On their latest episode of Trailer Mix, Mashable Watercooler created a fantastic new trailer for Deadpool that imagines what the raunchy superhero film would be like as a heartfelt, Oscar worthy drama. Something about one of the raunchiest comic book movies ever – at its heart is a tender love story. We take a look […]The post The Deadpool Movie Reimagined as a Heartfelt, Oscar Worthy Drama appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Inflatable Pubs Global has created an awesome inflatable replica of Moe’s Tavern from The Simpsons which they plan on debuting this month in Dublin, Ireland. Their giant custom inflatable pub retails for $4500 and will allow patrons to drink Duff Beer like Barney and Homer in the iconic animated bar. image via Inflatable Pubs Global […]The post An Inflatable Moe’s Tavern From The Simpsons appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the Chalk the Walk event in Mount Vernon, Iowa, artist and creative director Greg Dietzenbach added the additional and amazing element of speech to two of his chalk characters. Dietzenbach invited participants through simple instructions asking them to access a specific website on their smartphones, lay the phones at the mouths of the sloth […]The post Talented Artist Adds a Clever Interactive Speaking Element to His Sidewalk Chalk Characters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a refreshing Ted Ed Lesson animated by Stef Lee, educator Shunan Teng of New York City’s Tea Drunk describes the fascinating history of tea, the legendary farmer who discovered tea and how tea made its way from China to the rest of the world throughout the years. Tea is the second most consumed beverage […]The post The Fascinating History of Tea appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On May 16, 2017, ABC announced a eight episode reboot in 2018, of the groundbreaking comedy series Roseanne with a nostalgic montage of scenes from its run from 1988 through 1997. The original cast of the show – Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), John Goodman (Dan), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie), Michael Fishman (DJ) and Lecy […]The post Original ‘Roseanne’ Cast Reuniting for 2018 Reboot appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Craftsman Mike Warren (a.k.a. “mikeasaurus“) has created a fiery hot tutorial on how to build a flamethrower skateboard that leaves a trail of fire behind you with the push of a button. Mike‘s entire tutorial is available to view on Instructables. Nothing makes more of a scene when you hit the streets than flames from […]The post How to Make a Flamethrower Skateboard That Leaves a Trail of Fire With the Push of a Button appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a tasty pasta episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Dev Shah’s (Aziz Ansari) spaghetti carbonara dish from season 2 of Master of None. The complete spaghetti carbonara recipe, including a vegetarian version, is available on the Binging With Babish website. A post shared by Binging With Babish (@bingingwithbabish) […]The post How to Make Dev’s Spaghetti Carbonara Dish From Master of None appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys teamed up with the Blue Man Group to make slow motion art with bowling balls. They dropped a bowling ball to crush fish bowls filled with colorful candies, martini glasses filled with paint, and a durable Jell-O mold. Related Laughing Squid PostsSlow-Motion 4K Video of […]The post The Slow Mo Guys and the Blue Man Group Created Slow Motion Art Using Bowling Balls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A group of seven students and two teachers at High Technology High School in Lincroft, New Jersey set up a camera trap in the woods of the local community college that kept an unobtrusive eye on a den of foxes and their nine+ babies as they went about their daily lives. Student Kelly Qiang updates […]The post High School Camera Trap Project Captures Daily Footage of a Family of Foxes Outside Their Den appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a wonderfully clever sketch by Tom Blackwood and Alex Cooper of Mid-Brow entitled “Bad News“, a couple of friends who work as BBC correspondents meet for a pint and find that they can’t stop the deliberately enunciated pattern of speech they employ at work, despite the fact that neither of them wants to speak […]The post Two BBC Correspondents Meet for a Pint and Find They Can’t Stop Speaking in the Preferred BBC Style appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jonathan Chong directed a wonderful music video for the new Husky song “Ghost” from the album Punchbuzz, which features incredible animation by Clem Stamation that encompasses a colorfully embroidered Día de Muertos theme. All aboard the ghost train! Latest creation from Dropbear… A Day of the Dead, Mexican textile animated music video for HUSKY’s new […]The post Animated Music Video for ‘Ghost’ by Husky Features an Amazing Embroidered Day of the Dead Theme appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musicians and astrophysicists Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida who both work at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics when not playing in their band, partnered up with postdoc researcher Daniel Tomayo of the Centre for Planetary Science, to create Trappist Sounds. The song and accompanying animation were made from an interpretation of the resonant harmonics […]The post TRAPPIST Sounds, Music Created From Resonance Within the Trappist-1 Planetary System appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brant Coltrain celebrated his mom on Mother’s Day by trying to shoot her in the face with a Nerf gun. Lucky for him, his good sport of a mother caught the Nerf dart in her mouth with the gum she was chewing on and they both ended up having a good laugh. via reddit Related […]The post Son Shoots Mom in Mouth With Nerf Gun Dart That She Catches With Her Chewing Gum appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fox released the first official trailer for The Orville, the upcoming space comedy television series created by Seth MacFarlane and directed by Jon Favreau. The amusing looking Star Trek spoof is currently set to debut on Fox this fall. THE ORVILLE is a one-hour science fiction series set 400 years in the future that follows […]The post The Orville, Seth MacFarlane and Jon Favreau’s New Space Comedy Television Series on Fox appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Twitch has partnered with PBS and The Fred Rogers Company to present a free, 18 day marathon of the long-running beloved children’s series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The marathon runs from May 15th through June 3rd, 2017, during which the entire library will be streamed. The series ran a long time, from February 1968 through February […]The post Twitch Is Streaming an 18-Day Marathon of Beloved PBS Kids Series ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Video producer Christophe Haubursin and graphic designer Amanda Northrop, both of Vox, explain the fascinating pattern of describing the order in which color is classified and the surprising commonalities found between different languages. In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin, published a book on a pretty groundbreaking idea: that every culture in […]The post Why Different Cultures Invented Words for Colors in the Very Same Order With Each of Their Languages appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully protective giant schnauzer named Yatzi took it upon herself to repeatedly imped her little human’s sandy path to ensure that she didn’t wander too far out into the ocean. According to Yatzi’s human Jacque Langston, the dog is very vigilant with his daughter, especially around water of any kind. The first time my […]The post Protective Dog Repeatedly Blocks Little Girl’s Path to Prevent Her From Wandering Too Far Into the Ocean appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an interesting episode of the animated series “What I Learned” by Quoted Studios, actor Johnny Depp opened up to Esquire writer-at-large Cal Fussman in a 2009 interview. Depp spoke honestly about his parents, his decision to drop out of high school, his desire to re-enroll two weeks later, the advice that was given to […]The post Johnny Depp Recalls the Time He Trashed a Hotel Room Because He Was In a Bad Mood appeared first on Laughing Squid.

20th Century Fox released the final trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes, the upcoming third sci-fi film in the rebooted Planet of the Apes movie franchise that began with Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011. The trailer features Caesar (Andy Serkis) and the apes showing “no mercy” and “no […]The post The Final Trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes Shows No Mercy and No Peace appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Mo Ganji (@moganji) on May 11, 2017 at 7:06am PDT Mo Ganji, an Iranian born, Berlin-based ink artist who’s known for his distinctive minimalist tattoos that use just a single line to form a desired shape. Such designs include a stretching cat, a wide wing-spanned owl, a floating hummingbird, dogs and […]The post Beautifully Minimalist Single Line Tattoos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Nicolas Bruno (@nicolasbruno) on Jun 29, 2016 at 9:21am PDT Nicolas Bruno, a photographer in Northport, Long Island, channeled his pervasive sleep paralysis into a truly powerful series entitled “Between Realms“. Each photo captured the overpowering sense of isolated terror that kicks in when one is rendered unable to move, speak […]The post Between Realms, A Powerful Photo Series Capturing the Absolute Terror of Sleep Paralysis appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Alien: Covenant invading theaters this week, Singapore artist Serene Teh (a.k.a. “saggyarmpit“) created an incredible Alien: Covenant flipbook animation that features a deadly Xenomorph attacking terrified passengers on a spacecraft. Created with ink and cartridge papers, white-on-black sketched using Procreate on Ipad, printed on Naturalis vanilla 130gsm papers. Post-edited on Adobe Premiere. A […]The post Alien: Covenant Flipbook Animation of a Xenomorph Attacking Passengers on a Spacecraft appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Darryl Friesen (a.k.a. “Baronworks“) has built a creepy cool LEGO sugar skull automaton, inspired by the Day of the Dead holiday, that continuously looks around and chomps down on its teeth. Darryl used over 100 gears to bring his sugar skull to life. A post shared by Darryl Friesen (@baronworks) on Dec 20, 2016 at […]The post A Creepy Cool LEGO Sugar Skull Automaton appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Christine McConnell (@christinehmcconnell) on May 11, 2017 at 5:21pm PDT In honor of Alien: Covenant attacking theaters this week, amazing food artist and photographer Christine McConnell created a deliciously deadly collection of Alien themed desserts and took stunning photos to show them all off. Christine shared all of her behind the […]The post A Deliciously Deadly Series of Alien: Covenant Desserts That Want to Hug Your Face and Tummy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“The Dog Walk” is an amusing short film by actor and filmmaker Dave Stolz that visually describes the challenges of walking a dog in New York City amongst frustrating but well-meaning strangers who just want to say “hello” to the adorable canine at the end of the leash. Owning a cute dog can be both […]The post The Challenges of Walking an Adorable Dog Down a Busy New York City Sidewalk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Gifted is Fox‘s upcoming television show connected to Marvel‘s X-Men series of films. The newly released trailer follows the Strucker family as son Andy (Percy Hynes White) and daughter Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind) become aware of and learn more about their new mutant powers. This brings unwanted attention from government agents and causes unwanted […]The post A Family Struggles With Their Kids’ Mutant Powers in Fox’s New Marvel X-Men Series The Gifted appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the winter of 2014, musician Chris Cardone of Kalium Strings put out the call for someone to help him build the largest bass guitar possible. The talent luthiers at Prat Basses answered and together designed “Godzilla“, a massive green 24-string bass with an enormous headstock and a complicated bridge to accommodate the incredible number […]The post Godzilla, A Custom Made Massive Green 24-String Bass Guitar With a Giant Headstock and Bridge appeared first on Laughing Squid.