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Brandeis University biophysicist and erstwhile inventor Daniel Perlman has created a brilliantly conceived drip-free Wine Bottle. After studying the flow of liquid over the course of three years and watching what happens when wine is poured to discover the source of the drip, Perlman determined that a 2mm groove at the top of the neck […]

Self taught makeup artist and body painter Alexys Fleming of Madeyewlook has created an amusing timelapse video where she takes us through the process of sticking a whole lot of googly eyes all over her face and upper torso. A post shared by Lex ???? Madeyewlook (@madeyewlook) on Mar 23, 2017 at 7:55pm PDT Related […]

Arhus, Denmark company Envavo IVS has created the Heatbuff, a small space heater for your desktop computer designed to warm your hands and not itself or your keyboard. It also turns up to 180 degrees for “easy folding and transport, as well as the ability to warm both your keyboard hand and mouse hand.” Envavo […]

When a fire broke out in Crystal Lamirande‘s Santa Monica, California apartment, no one was home except for a beloved Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu mix named Nalu who was overcome by the smoke. Once alerted to Nalu’s presence in the home, firefighter Andrew Klein of the Santa Monica Fire Department ran back into the burning building […]

Firebox is featuring a ceramic Crying Unicorn Candle ornament that sheds waxy rainbow-colored tears down the side of its face as the spiraled horn candle melts. Just light the tip of its spiralled horn and the Crying Unicorn Candle bursts into tears, weeping a waxy rainbow of colors. Made from the purest white ceramic, this […]

Director Gareth Edwards sat down with Wired to explain how the epic scene from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, where Darth Vader emerges to violently pursue a group rebels and retrieve the stolen Death Star plans, came to fruition at the last moment. Director Gareth Edwards and his editor, Jabez Olssen, were already cutting […]

A rather inventive Simon’s Cat repeatedly tried in earnest to camouflage himself in the various locations where his usual prey – mouse, birds, butterflies – normally congregate outside. Unfortunately none of his attempts were successful, although Simon’s kitten had better luck. Related Laughing Squid PostsSimon’s Cat Repeatedly Frightens His Human While He Tries to Watch […]

Stephen Colbert laid down beside Ryan Reynolds under the night sky to ponder some of life’s deepest mysteries in “Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars” on an episode of The Late Show. Ryan also interrupted Stephen’s opening monologue by abruptly time traveling onto the set. Related Laughing Squid PostsStephen Colbert Gets Deeps With Samuel L. […]

Julian Higgins, Michael Parker, and Paul Bianchi have created a hilarious musical parody of the song “Gaston” from Beauty and the Beast where Deadpool takes on the role of Gaston and throws down his own NSFW version of the classic Disney tune while partaking in a bar fight. Related Laughing Squid PostsEmma Watson Becomes Belle […]

In the darkly humorous trailer for the upcoming Martin McDonagh film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, resident Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), a very angry, grieving mother with a penchant for profanity becomes frustrated by the lack of investigation into her daughter’s tragic murder. In an effort to bring attention back to her daughter’s case, Hayes […]

Migos joined Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on The Tonight Show to perform his song “Bad and Boujee” using office supplies. Here is the original “Bad and Boujee” music video. Related Laughing Squid PostsNatalie Portman, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots Join Sia in Performing the Song ‘Iko Iko’ Using Mostly Improvised InstrumentsA History of Rap […]

On an episode of the Discover Channel series, Street Outlaws, the guys of Farmtruck and AZN strapped their friend ‘Asian’ into an office chair, attached two massive nitrous oxide tanks to the side of the chair, and let them rip. Their “homemade redneck centrifuge” spun around at insane speeds and took their buddy Asian for […]

The Gorillaz revealed that they are returning later this year with a new album, titled Humanz, that is scheduled for release on April 28th, 2017. They also released four fresh tracks — “Saturnz Barz,” “Andromeda,” “Ascension,” and “We Got The Power” — off of their new album that are available to stream on multiple platforms. […]

In a particularly poignant episode of the History Channel series Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour, the legendary singer and his son traveled to Iron Mountain in Boyers, Pennsylvania to listen to the original unmixed master of “Crazy Train“, his first solo hit song. The tape featured the incredible Randy Rhoads, Ozzy’s lead guitarist and good […]

All this white cat needs is an orange to create an impressive sunny side up egg costume. Previously: Baked Potato Cosplay image source unknown Related Laughing Squid PostsA Cat-Shaped Egg Mold for Making Purrfect Sunny Side Up EggsThe Donut Burger, A Burger & A Sunny Side Up Egg Between DonutsMother of Four Makes Cute Scenes […]

In an effort prove the existence of the Coriolis Effect as it presents itself in the toilets of the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere, Veritasium host Derek Muller in Australia and Destin from Smarter Every Day in Alabama, conducted identical experiments from across the world. With deliberate controls in place, they each filled a kiddie […]

In what first appears as a completely nonsensical video in which a fuzzy yellow creature sings about itself, is actually an important point about how people are put into easily assigned categories because of what they look like or what others thinks they should be. The video is part of a larger project by Måns […]

The Glow-in-the-Dark Constellation Dress by ThinkGeek is a fitted navy sheath that features a nighttime sky with stars that make themselves known when the lights go out. Steal the spotlight right back from the sun with navy blue dress made from a field of stars and constellations. As you might have gathered from the name, […]

In February 2017, the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia saw the birth of a beautiful female pygmy hippopotamus calf, the first birth of this highly endangered species in seven years. Mother Kambiri, who was also born there, is keeping a sharp eye out for her little girl, particularly when she’s wandering around or goes swimming […]

USAopoly has released a fantastic Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 edition of Hasbro and Parker Brothers‘ classic Monopoly board game. It is available to pre-order from Amazon and will ship on June 30th, 2017. The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Monopoly Game offers fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe a unique game play […]

Paul Davids, a talented guitarist in Rotterdam, Netherlands who creates inspirational guitar videos in between gigs and teaching jobs, effortlessly performed eight different songs with odd, complicated and/or changing time signatures. This video is about complex asymmetric unusual irregular of odd time signatures. Davids also posted an amusing but very helpful instructional video about rhythm […]

Jeffim Sheroky has created a video, featuring a classic scene from Star Wars: A New Hope, where Obi-Wan Kenobi fails to remember R2-D2 on Tatooine. Jeffim edited the footage to make it look like the saddened droid was recalling memories of their time together in the prequel trilogy and set it to Gary Jules‘ cover […]

Los Angeles film critic Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, challenged himself to take what he knows about a house and a car and build them out of LEGO. A post shared by Tommy Edison (@blindfilmcritic) on Mar 16, 2017 at 2:28pm PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsBlind Film Critic Tommy Edison Tries to […]

A sweet little elephant calf at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand decided it would be fun to play with a hyper herding dog. Unfortunately, the dog was a little too quick for slower-moving young pachyderm, who threw a bit of a temper tantrum with his trunk. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsBaby […]

In a filthy rich episode of the Frontiers series by Great Big Story, they meet with Rich “RJ” Rappaport of RJR Props in Atlanta to learn more about how his company legally makes fake money for movies, television shows, and music videos. Related Laughing Squid PostsSome of the Greatest Fake Commercials in Movies & Television […]

Comedian, actor and actual doctor Ken Jeong (Community, The Hangover), star of the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken, gives humorous answers to a series of common medical questions that people asked him on Twitter. Related Laughing Squid PostsDr. Ken Jeong Critiques Other Television DoctorsNew TV Ad For The Hangover Part III and Movie Posters Featuring John […]

While out shopping one day, Char Rohrer, a realtor in Destin, Florida (and Scott‘s mom), came across an amazingly elaborate art car that had a rainbow-painted unicorn head and horn on top that appeared to be leading the way. Upon doing more research, Rohrer found that Paulette Perlman, the owner of this unique vehicle, is […]

A post shared by Dave Walker (@tattoo_dave) on Mar 13, 2017 at 5:31am PDT Boblerone is a non-edible resin sculpture of Boba Fett, designed by Tattoo Dave and produced by Made by Cooper, that is based on the triangular prism share of sweet Toblerone chocolates. The bounty hunter sculpture is available to pre-order from Tattoo […]

Wired Design has created a new video where they explain and show how the opening title sequences of television shows have evolved over the years. A SHARPLY DRESSED silhouette plummets through a canyon of advertisements. A troubled man chomps on a cigar as he drives along the New Jersey Turnpike. Gauzy portraits of broken, poisoned […]

Israeli makeup artist Ilana Kolihanov has released a new timelapse video where she demonstrates how to create a surreal body paint optical illusion that makes it look like her body is cut in half. A post shared by Ilana Makeup Artist???????? (@ilana_makeup_artist) on Mar 22, 2017 at 8:46am PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsMakeup Artist Paints […]

Mountain Butorac, the godfather of three-year-old Estella Westrick, took his goddaughter to a Papal Audience service to see Pope Francis earlier this week at the Vatican in Rome. When Estella got a chance to actually meet the Pope, she took the hat right off of his head while he was giving her a kiss on […]

A teeny-tiny Yorkshire terrier named Lucy in Daytona Beach Florida, went shopping with her human where she picked out for herself an enormous plush lamb easily two or three times her size and the excited little dog did everything she could to contain her excitement while her human paid for the toy. Once purchased, however, […]

In September 2016, a Western lowland gorilla named Ozala at the Twycross Zoo cradled her newborn baby in her arms while a seemingly jealous older brother named Lopes pounded his chest, made faces and even slapped his mother in an effort to get her attention. Rather than reacting harshly, however, Ozala just doubled down in […]

DreamWorksTV has released the first trailer for Captain Underpants, the upcoming animated comedy film based on the children’s novel series of the same name by Dav Pilkey. It will follow elementary school students, George Beard (Kevin Hart) and Harold Hutchins (Thomas Middleditch), who hypnotize principal Benjamin Krupp (Ed Helms) and transform him into the superhero […]

Paramount Pictures has just released the opening scene of Ghost In The Shell, in theaters March 31, 2017. In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When […]

A post shared by White Eyed Rowdy (@white_eyed_rowdy) on Mar 20, 2017 at 12:10am PDT White Eyed Rowdy is an absolutely beautiful black dog who, due to the pigment loss condition of vitiligo, has giant white patches around his eyes that make him look like he’s wearing a mask. Not only is he a handsome […]

An adorably fast-moving tortoise flailed his little legs in pursuit of a purple plastic ball that kept just ahead of him. It was only when the ball rolled under a piece of furniture that the tiny terrapin caught up, but his shell wouldn’t let him go after the hidden toy. His human Paul Milham found […]

In an unsettling Ted-Ed video, Deanna L. Pucciarelli, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Ball State University explains through a narrated animation the not-so-sweet history of the beloved candy and how many of these atrocities still exist today. Yet along with the growth of the industry, there have been horrific abuses of human rights. […]

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 25th anniversary of VSA arts of Georgia, an amazingly improvisational robotic marimba player named Shimon took the stage at Kennedy Center and performed several songs with a talented jazz band. Also accompanying Shimon, were other performing robots including an amazing drumming […]

With one letter left, Wheel of Fortune contestant Kevin failed to name the correct letter to complete the title of the classic Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire. He provided a “K” instead of “M” which would make it “A Streetcar Naked Desire”, prompting Pat Sajak to say “I’d rather see Kevin’s play”. Related […]

Netflix has released a wonderfully colorful trailer of the successfully crowdfunded reboot of the 1989 Joel Hodgson series Mystery Science Theater 3000. The series, featuring Jonah Ray as Jonah Heston and Felicia Day as Kinga Forrester and Patton Oswalt as TV’s Son of TV’s Frank, premieres on Saturday, April 15th on Netflix. Anticipated Reboot of […]

Durning their first trip to NYC (and the US) redditor gharbl and his girlfriend did an impressive job recreating of the opening of Louis CK’s excellent FX series Louie, from the subway to Ben’s Pizzeria to Comedy Cellar. via reddit Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Chewie’, A Parody of the Louis C.K. Series ‘Louie’ Starring Chewbacca From […]

Barre Fong created a wonderful Star Wars edit that splices the end of Rogue One to the beginning of A New Hope to make a seamless transition between the two films. Related Laughing Squid PostsLucasfilm Announces Cast and Crew Behind First ‘Star Wars’ Anthology Film, ‘Rogue One’The Rebellion Finds Hope in the Second Official Trailer […]

A very happy yellow Labrador retriever named Emma gleefully swam across a lake using a very graceful breaststroke (rather than the doggie paddle) with her beloved tennis ball in her mouth. Per her human Hannah, Emma swims this way for a very specific reason. Our 3 year old Yellow Lab, Emma, has hip dysplasia (she […]

World Order collaborated with former lead singer Genki Sudo and the Japanese girl group SKE48 for their new music video, “Singularity.” The upbeat video features SKE48 joining in on World Order‘s signature synchronized robotic dancing while partaking in fun activities throughout Japan. Related Laughing Squid Posts2012, Synchronized Robotic Dancing by Genki Sudo and World OrderWelcome […]

Adelaide, Australia artist Joshua Smith has created an incredible collection of miniature models that explore the gritty world of urban architecture. Joshua has shared his beautiful work on Instagram, Facebook, and his website. A post shared by Joshua Smith (@joshua_smith_street_artist) on Feb 15, 2017 at 10:03pm PST A post shared by Joshua Smith (@joshua_smith_street_artist) on […]

In her tasty new tutorial video, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome demonstrates how to make a steampunk inspired cherry pie featuring the intricate inner workings of a watch. As a kid my brother and I used to crack old garage sale watches open to try to figure out how they worked (and to […]

In an interesting episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the etymological origins of words that were formed in parts and in which one of the parts is more obscure and/or not a word by itself. Examples include cobweb, twilight, […]

British farmer Nick Bull went for a ride upon his retired racehorse Shamrock. There must have been something about the road that Shamrock mistook for a track, because it wasn’t long before his racing instinct kicked in and he took off running with Bull still sitting on his back, but not for long. Luckily, neither […]

Talented Los Angeles musician and rapper Harry “Mack” McKenzie brought his A game and spit hot fire while freestyle rapping live on Hollywood Boulevard. Harry made clever raps up about tourists on the street, what they were wearing, carrying, and their tattoos in an attempt to get on Jimmy Kimmel Live. One love to all […]