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Conscious Minds, a creative content studio with locations in Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon, have created a very thoughtful documentary about how Phillipe Kahn invented the first camera phone in 1997, with help from his very pregnant wife. Little did the Kahns realize then how big a mark they would be making on modern […]The post The Inventor of the First Camera Phone Shares the Story of Its Invention Twenty Years Ago appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Over Father’s Day weekend, fisherman Dave Roseman caught the incredible sight of a mama grizzly bear ferrying her young cubs on her back across the Agulowak River near Dillingham, Alaska. This determined mama was probably on her way to catch some salmon for those hungry little mouths. During a fishing trip for king salmon that […]The post A Mama Grizzly Bear Ferries Her Young Cubs on Her Back Across a River in Southwest Alaska appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Graphic designer Xavier Segers, who also goes by the name The Last Dodo has created “Typographic Insects“, a beautiful series of elegant digital arthropods gracefully formed out of letters from fonts that he first learned as a design student. Designed as a tribute, my insects were chosen to reflect the individual qualities of the very […]The post A Beautiful Series of Elegant Digital Insects Gracefully Formed From Letters of Different Fonts appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While auditioning for America’s Got Talent, multimedia artists Oskar and Gaspar invited judge Heidi Klum to the stage, outfitted her in a white turtleneck catsuit and asked her to stand with her legs apart and her hands on her hips. Once Klum was in position, the team began their amazing body mapping projections, transforming Klum […]The post Multimedia Artists Use Heidi Klum as a Canvas for Amazing Body Projections on America’s Got Talent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While visiting Petland in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Emerald Coast realtor Char Rohrer of Beachdeal Realty noticed the unusual sight of a little tortoise with a purple balloon tied around his shell running freely around the store. “Petland” in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, gives a turtle the run of the place – by tying a […]The post A Lively Tortoise Runs Freely Around a Pet Store With a Tethered Balloon Showing His Location appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited with artist Elizabeth Sweetheart, the famous Green Lady at her home in Brooklyn, New York to speak about her love for the color green, how she first came to love the color and why she continues to paint her world in various shades of green. From her bright green hair, to […]The post The Famous Green Lady of Brooklyn Shares the Reason Why She Loves the Color So Much appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After being newly diagnosed with a form of autism with ADHD, a rather brave British teenager named Lily Manning (Lil Blue Robin) has launched her own YouTube series that focuses on how she experiences the world, the challenges she faces and how she can offer information, advice and support to other teenagers who see the […]The post Newly Diagnosed Autistic Teenager With ADHD Launches a YouTube Series to Help Others Like Her appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Double Dare and What Would You Do? host Marc Summers sat down with Business Insider‘s Tech Insider to explain what the iconic Nickelodeon slime was made of back in the 1990s. An Exploration of What Made the Cartoon The Ren & Stimpy Show So UniqueNickelodeon Is Launching ‘The Splat’, A New Channel Possibly Dedicated to […]The post ‘Double Dare’ Host Marc Summers Explains What Nickelodeon Slime Was Made of Back in the 1990s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Boston, Massachusetts musician Nathan Navarro plays the classic Super Mario Bros. theme song, along with in-game sound effects, on his bass guitar while someone plays through “World 1-1” in the background. via The Awesomer Samuraiguitarist Plays a Cover of the Super Mario World Soundtrack With Sound EffectsMusician Uses Bass Strings Without the Instrument to Play […]The post Musician Plays Super Mario Theme Song and In-Game Sound Effects on His Bass Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Buttered Side Down, a “comedy skit series following the exaggerated perspective of an idiot,” has released a new hilarious video where an “idiot” finds The Staff of Unspeakable Evil inside of a garbage dumpster. He then decides to use it to take care of mundane chores around the house like unclogging the toilet, beating the […]The post An Idiot Finds The Staff of Unspeakable Evil in a Dumpster and Uses It for Household Chores appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Eclectic Method has created a rhyming remix of of movie characters delivering hostile insults to others. The Other 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All TimeBatman and Bruce Give a Tour of Wayne Manor in a ‘Gotham Cribs’ Promo for The LEGO Batman MovieThe 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All TimeThe post A Rhyming Remix of Movie Characters Delivering Hostile Insults to Others appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies teamed up with Matthew Patrick (a.k.a. “MatPat“) of The Game Theorists to make a tasty collection of Nintendo Switch controller themed cookies. Rosanna shared the entire recipe on her blog. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on Jun 27, 2017 at 1:50pm PDT A […]The post Rosanna Pansino Makes Nintendo Switch Controller Cookies With Help From MatPat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Steve Carell and Jimmy Fallon sat down to guess if various mind blowing facts, given to them by Questlove‘s floating head, were true or false on a funny episode of The Tonight Show. To add to the madness, they got blasted in the face with a giant air cannon for each wrong answer. Steve Carell […]The post Steve Carell and Jimmy Fallon Play an In Your Face Game of ‘Blow Your Mind’ on the Tonight Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very excited ferret mum repeatedly dragged her human’s hand with her mouth over to the box holding her tiny newborn babies. Each time the human removed his hand from the box, the anxious mother dragged it back again. Although it appears that she wanted her human to babysit her young ones, a ferret breeder […]The post An Excited Ferret Repeatedly Drags Her Human’s Hand Over to the Box Holding Her Newborn Babies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Weird Box is a brilliant interactive video website, created by Noah Levenson, that makes your Instagram photos part of the story. You can even type in the Instagram name of a friend or family member and watch it through again with all new images. It features a woman who find’s a “weird box” hidden in […]The post Weird Box, An Interactive Video Website That Makes Your Instagram Photos Part of the Story appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, Dutch artist Martin Baas created an illusory video installation that made it appear as if a man was manually painting the time from inside a clock at the Amsterdam Schiphol airport. Entitled the “Schiphol Clock”, the video runs for twelve hours and is a part of his amazing “Real Time” series. In 2016, […]The post A Man Paints the Time From Within a Clock In a Clever Video Installation at the Amsterdam Airport appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Physical comedian, actor, and voice talent Jimmy Slonina has created a wonderful video where he lip syncs all three parts of the Beastie Boys‘ 1987 song “Brass Monkey.” Here is the original music video. Who hasn’t wished for at least a sip of the Beastie Boy’s enigmatic intoxicant? RIP MCA A Musicless Version of the […]The post Jimmy Slonina Wonderfully Lip Syncs All Three Parts of the Beastie Boys’ Song ‘Brass Monkey’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Despicable Me 3 stars Steve Carell (Gru) and Kristen Wiig (Lucy) sat down with Wired to answer some of the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. Despicable Me 3 drops into theaters this week. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About ThemselvesJennifer Lawrence and Chris […]The post Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Spider-Man: Homecoming swinging into theaters this week, Sony Pictures set up hidden cameras at a Starbucks in New York City and watched as Spider-Man dropped down from the ceiling to grab his coffee and surprise unsuspecting customers. Ed Bassmaster Returns as Bush Man to Surprise Unsuspecting People in New York CityPeter Parker Tests […]The post Spider-Man Drops From the Ceiling Surprising Unsuspecting Customers at a NYC Starbucks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While watching a tutorial on kneading dough, an adorable grey and white cat did her very best to mimic the displayed kneading motion onto a fluffy herringbone pillow. The kitty was a quick study, making biscuits of her own in no time at all. This funny feline spends its Friday night learning how to knead […]The post A Studious Cat Quickly Learns How to Make Biscuits by Watching a Dough Kneading Tutorial Video appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Beginning July 1, 2017, the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno will be presenting “City of Dust:The Evolution of Burning Man“, a rich multimedia retrospective of the annual festival that has taken place in the Black Rock Desert since 1991. The exhibition incorporates photos, art, journals, film, music, art cars and stories from many early […]The post City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man, A Multimedia Exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the teaser trailer for the fourth and final season of the sublime AMC series Halt and Catch Fire, each of the characters find themselves in a place where they appear to be happy, but still looking for the right connection as they work on the nascent World Wide Web. ‘The Leftovers’ Receive an Ominous […]The post The Characters of ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Look for Connections in the Final Season Teaser Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ramin Djawadi, a talented musician most known for composing the music for Game of Thrones particularly the iconic theme, shared his thoughts around how he scores a soundtrack for such a varied series. Djawadi, who started playing music at a very young age, explained how he was attune to the need for musical themes, but […]The post Composer of the Game of Thrones Theme Shares His Thoughts About Scoring the Series Soundtrack appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by @bmd.san on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:50am PDT A beautiful but stubborn Bernese Mountain Dog (bmd.san) made it very clear to his persistent human that he had no desire to become friends with the new hamster in the house, literally turning his nose up in complete disinterest. The dog’s apathy didn’t […]The post A Disinterested Bernese Mountain Dog Turns His Nose Up at Meeting the New Hamster of the House appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a spirited episode of the wonderful Binging with Babish series, the unseen host takes the audience on a tour of his favorite film cocktails through alcohol by recreating the iconic drinks from such films as The Big Lebowski (White Russian), Groundhog Day (Sweet Vermouth Rocks), Crazy Stupid Love (Old Fashioned),Thank You For Smoking (Mint […]The post Binging With Babish Recreates His Favorite Cocktails From His Favorite Films appeared first on Laughing Squid.

3D artist Mav Vasquez (a.k.a. “POPT ART“) built a miniature fireworks stand with tiny, working fireworks inside. More of Mav’s 3D art is available to view on Facebook and purchase from Etsy. so….. I decided to make a tiny firework stand, with tiny fireworks inside. Oh yeah, they actually work. images via Mav Vasquez via […]The post A Miniature Fireworks Stand With Tiny Working Fireworks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Creative restaurant/bar group Drink Company is celebrating the seventh season summer return of the wildly popular HBO series Game of Thrones with a incredible pop up pub in Washington, D.C. that recreates the familiar yet wondrous worlds found within the series. Among the features included is an Iron Throne upon which to pose with accompanying […]The post An Imaginative Pop Up Bar That Recreates the Wondrous Worlds Within Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at the 2017 Brickworld Chicago convention, Beyond the Brick founder and host Joshua Hanlon met up with LEGO enthusiast Tom Atkinson to talk about and take a tour of the collaborative world record LEGO great ball contraption. The giant LEGO Rube Goldberg machine consisted of more than 200 modules, which beats the world record […]The post The World’s Largest LEGO Great Ball Contraption, A LEGO Rube Goldberg Machine With 200+ Modules appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cut, the online video company behind “100 Years of Beauty” series, enlisted 100 Americans to go on camera and read specific lines from popular media in their very best British accent. While there were maybe one or two who were spot on with the speech pattern, most were unable to replicate the dulcet tones of […]The post 100 Different Americans Hilariously Attempt to Speak With a British Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic has created an amazing timelapse video that features Mirjana painting an optical illusion on her body making it look like her arms and torso are still under construction. A post shared by Kika Studio (@kikastudio) on Jun 24, 2017 at 1:49am PDT Timelapse Video of Bodypainting Artist Holding an […]The post Bodypainting Artist’s Amazing Illusion Makes It Look Like Her Arms and Torso Are Under Construction appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John P. Hess of Filmmaker IQ gives us a great breakdown of who’s who in the credits of major films productions. He points out what some of the more common roles are, since every movie and production team is different. Have you ever sat through the end credits waiting for the post-credit teaser and wondered […]The post A Breakdown of Who’s Who in Movie Credits appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The collection of Marvel Comics Themed RC Super Drones by World Tech Toys allow you to take to the skies as Spider-Man, Captain America, or Iron Man. They are all available to purchase from the Laughing Squid Store for $82.99 (55% off retail price). There’s evil afoot and only you can stop it with these […]The post Marvel Comics Themed RC Super Drones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marek Baczynski, a developer behind the video game SUPERHOT, has created a self driving potato named Pontus that runs entirely on electricity. Baczynski fell in love with his potato and adopted it as a pet. Pontus, being the curious potato that it is, managed to get itself into a hot mess near the end of […]The post An Electric Self Driving Potato That Is as Lovable as an Actual House Pet appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by • L U N A • (@lunafortun) on Jun 14, 2017 at 4:56pm PDT Miami makeup artist Luna Fortun has used her awesome skills to create an optical illusion that makes each one of her eyelids look like a beautiful sunset. Luna has shared more images of her outstanding face and […]The post Makeup Artist Transforms Her Eyelids Into a Pair of Beautiful Sunsets appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Robert Carlson of 5 Mad Movie Makers teamed up with some friends to create a fantastic sandy seaside LEGO roller coaster journey through The Outer Banks of North Carolina. They filmed the roller coaster ride, which was powered by gravity, with a Sony NEX-VG30H Handycam and a GoPro HERO5 Session. Complicated LEGO Machine Continually Accelerates […]The post A Sandy Seaside LEGO Roller Coaster Journey Through The Outer Banks of North Carolina appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dallas, Texas impressionist and musician Brian Hull had fun doing hilarious impressions of Chef Mickey, Pluto, Minnie, Donald Duck, and Goofy while eating breakfast at Disney World. Goofy loved it so much that he tried to take a selfie of himself with Brian. Went to Chef Mickey’s while I was at Disney World, had a […]The post Brian Hull Does Hilarious Impressions of Characters at Disney World While Getting Breakfast appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a 2001 episode of Sesame Street, the exceptional Sir Patrick Stewart channeled Hamlet to give a wonderful Shakespearean soliloquy on the letter ‘B’. via reddit Sir Patrick Stewart Reads Negative One Star Reviews of Iconic Monuments From Around the WorldSir Patrick Stewart Acts Out a List of the Most Annoying Airline Passengers on ‘Jimmy […]The post Sir Patrick Stewart Gives a Shakespearean Soliloquy on the Letter ‘B’ on a 2001 Episode of Sesame Street appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Oscar Meyer, the famous purveyor of hot dogs, has updated and expanded their fleet of iconic weinermobiles with such modern models as a the Wienermini, Wiener Rover, Wienercycle and of course, a Wienerdrone. Oscar Mayer is going where other hot dogs can’t to get a better hot dog to you. We changed every one of […]The post Oscar Meyer Unveils New Fleet of Weinermobiles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an absolutely adorable scene, a teeny tiny baby elephant tried to keep up with the spry little birds running around on the grass, but the clusmy little pachyderm slipped on the ground and landed face down. Luckily, mom was nearby and ready to comfort her little baby. Teeny Tiny Baby Elephant Takes a Bath […]The post A Teeny Tiny Baby Elephant Runs to Mommy After Falling Down From Chasing Birds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an uplifting episode of “Amazing Places”, host Tom Scott traveled to Germany in order to feast his eyes upon the incredible Multi Elevator by Thyssenkrupp that moves sideways from point A to point B. I’ve filmed a paternoster lift; I’ve filmed the strange Genoa elevator that sort-of goes sideways. So when I got an […]The post An Amazing Elevator That Moves Sideways appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmakers with Parco Abruzzo planted a hidden camera in the woods, focused it on a single beech tree and left it there for one year. The resulting footage reveals how this tree stood as a silent witness to a variety of wild animals that pass through the park throughout the seasons. A “special” beech tree […]The post A Beech Tree Silently Witnesses an Amazing Variety of Wild Animals Over the Course of 365 Days appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marquis Jones, an extremely talented saxophonist in Dallas, absolutely shredded the formidable leads on the classic metal anthem “The Trooper” for an excited group of Iron Maiden fans who really appreciated his sound. via reddit Trooper, Iron Maiden Creates a Premium British AleA Bluegrass Cover of Iron Maiden’s 1983 Heavy Metal Song ‘The Trooper’ by […]The post Talented Street Performer Shreds ‘The Trooper’ on Saxophone For a Group of Excited Iron Maiden Fans appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a very colorful essay for Vox, video editor Dion Lee tells the story of the Memphis Group, the extremely eclectic and talented design collective who derived their name from a Bob Dylan song, despite being based in Milan, Italy where they created the iconic vibrant mark that they left on the 1980s. The Memphis […]The post The Italian Design Group Named After a Bob Dylan Song Who Created the Iconic Look of the 1980s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician Seth Everman put on a rather stern face and skillfully performed the classic Toto song “Africa” in a number of genres and instrument styles while trying out all the features of his highly sophistiated keyboard. when you try all the sounds and beats on your synth while only playing toto – africa The original […]The post Stern-Faced Keyboardist Performs the Toto Classic ‘Africa’ In a Variety of Different Genres and Styles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February 2017, a scared and badly injured stray cat walked up to Anelida, the compassionate human belonging to Santi the angora cat and Walter the golden retriever. The vocal feline then let out a series of plaintive meows that indicated he was in a great deal of pain and needed help. Anelida acted immediately, […]The post A Vocal Stray Cat With an Injured Foot Plaintively Meows For Help From a Compassionate Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After watching Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s 1985 film, Commando, The Q channel was inspired to demonstrate how to make a powerful four-barreled rocket launcher at home. They use two plastic pipes (7 and 2 cm in diameter), a lighter with a piezoelectric element, a glue gun, two wires, rubbing alcohol, coca cola bottles for rockets, and loads […]The post How to Make a Powerful 4 Barreled Rocket Launcher appeared first on Laughing Squid.

3D character artist Miguel Vasquez has used his skills to create an awesome, real life version of SpongeBob and Patrick from the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Miguel shared more images of the best underwater pals on ArtStation, Instagram, and Facebook. He is also in the process of making a real life version of Squidward. […]The post Real Life Versions of SpongeBob and Patrick appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Funko has released 3-packs of action figures featuring popular characters from Netflix‘s original series, Stranger Things. The plastic, fully articulated 3.75-inch figures in pack 1 (Lucas, Mike, and Eleven) and pack 2 (Will, Dustin, and Demogorgon) are available to purchase from BigBadToyStore. From Netflix’s Original Series Stranger Things, some of your favorite characters from Hawkins, […]The post Stranger Things Action Figures by Funko appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Sebastian Hughes has combined all of the trailers and promos for season 7 of Game of Thrones to make one exhilarating “ultimate trailer” mashup. Winter is finally arriving and it looks like it’s going to be quite incredible. music by 2WEI – “Catapult” via io9 A Mashup of Disney’s Animated Film ‘Frozen’ and the […]The post An Ultimate Mashup of Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailers and Promos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During Sound Health in Concert: Music and the Mind, the incredibly talented musician Ben Folds demonstrated his amazing spontaneity by composing a full orchestral arrangement with help from the audience in just ten minutes. Folds then performed this song with the National Symphony Orchestra much to the delight of the Kennedy Center audience. NSO Artistic […]The post Ben Folds Composes a Live Orchestral Arrangement With Help From the Audience in Just Ten Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.