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A post shared by ?????? ? ??????? WildCatCom (@wildcatcom) on Feb 7, 2017 at 5:24am PST An absolutely adorable teeny tiny caracal kitten perched upon a pet carrier cried out for assistance onto the floor with a teeny tiny roar. The little cat’s voice became a bit stronger once she was back on solid ground. […]

In a preview clip for the fourth episode of the BBC series Spy in the Wild, narrator David Tennant explains the odd reaction that wild lemurs display from ingesting millipedes. The millipedes emit a toxin that the little primates use to rub on their fur as an effective insect repellent. The toxin also makes the […]

Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys pour mesmerizing red-hot 1,200° molten copper and film it at 1,000 fps. The metal splashes and splatters as it hits the ground, and a stray droplet even catches Free on the hand during the shoot. Gav and Dan know that liquids always look mesmerising in […]

Statistician Dr. Nathan Yau of Flowing Data has created an eye-opening map that shows the different legal drinking ages in countries around the world using data from Wikipedia. As you probably know, different countries have different legal age limits for drinking alcoholic beverages. In the United States, the age is 21. In some places in […]

On its noble mission to document images of previously unseen deep water sea creatures, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos captured absolutely gorgeous footage of a beautiful Venus flytrap sea anemone as it opened and closed its bright pink tentacles, standing ready in the deep waters of American Samoa. Venus flytrap sea […]

Real Life Lore created a list of things that would be impossible on Earth, but that could happen on other planets. Several of the examples given involve extreme weather conditions like raining glass and rock, and how the atmosphere of Saturn‘s moon Titan could allow for human flight. A lot of things happen on Earth, […]

A rather skittish prairie dog who was perched atop a pedestal was so startled by a human sneeze, that the little creature fell to the ground while jump-yipping to the other prairie dogs nearby. An excellent explanation of how prairie dogs communicate. More prairie dogs jump-yipping. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsDramatic Prairie Dog aka […]

The Woodcreek Faction imagines what Logan would be like with a Miami Vice style intro. Related Laughing Squid PostsLuke Cage With a 1990s Family Matters Style IntroA 1980s and 1990s Style Intro for Game of ThronesGame of Thrones With a ‘Friends’ Style Intro

In a amusing episode of the lost interview series Blank on Blank, the late great Alfred Hitchcock spoke with journalist Colin Edwards in 1957 about his upcoming film (Vertigo), his penchant for creating fear and how he enjoyed using his distinctly British sense of humor to relieve the tension within a scary scene. Well, yes, […]

Vox video contributor Nicholas Garbaty explains the history the Doomsday Clock, and how scientists determine where it should be set. The clock was first designed in 1947, and its hands have moved closer or further from midnight over the years based on various sociopolitical factors. The Doomsday Clock began as a graphic on the first […]

The incredibly talented Rob Scallon gave a helpful in-studio lesson in which he shared both visually and verbally everything he “knows about playing slap” on his brand new signature Chapman Guitar. Inspired and designed by one of the USA’s most talented musicians and creative minds, the Rob Scallon 8-String ML1-8RS is by far the most […]

Filmmaker Owen Cooper took a clip of The Big Bang Theory but replaced the sound of the studio audience with audio of Ricky Gervais laughing. For comparison, here is the original scene from the episode “The Comic-Con Conundrum” with the original laughter in place. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Scene From ‘The Big Bang Theory’ With […]

Great Big Story visited with Barnaby Dixon, the talented puppeteer behind the brilliant dancing warrior MANU along with other the equally wonderful puppets Dabchick and Dinosaur, who shared his fascination with the wonder of movement. Your hands are really dextrous things, we use them everyday for all sorts of tasks. To make the best use […]

A post shared by librairie mollat (@librairie_mollat) on Feb 26, 2017 at 11:46pm PST Librairie Mollat, an independent bookstore in Bordeaux, France, has created a wonderfully clever photo series that with strategically posed customers who match and complete the cover sleeve portraits on the books they sell. A post shared by librairie mollat (@librairie_mollat) on […]

The BBC News channel, Click, sent host Spencer Kelly out to give us a behind the scenes look at how Industrial Light & Magic created the incredible visual effects for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Computer graphics supervisor Steve Ellis spoke about some of the challenges in making the film and showed off a […]

A deeply relaxed elephant named Kabu, who lives at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, adorably snored away while luxuriating in a nice cool mud bath on a hot day. Kabu had been rescued from an illegal logging operation where she injured her ankle. Kabu, a former logging elephant with a dislocated ankle, […]

Upon finding that his subjects were being quite uncooperative while trying to film the adorable marmoset episode at the Kids Saving the Rainforest organization in Costa Rica, adventure host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness decided to set his sights elsewhere. Instead, Peterson and team found an absolutely adorable kinkajou who was more than happy to […]

A post shared by Joyce Lin (@jolime) on Dec 17, 2016 at 3:30pm PST Exploded Chair is a graduation project by artist and designer Joyce Lin that features a maple wood chair that has been disassembled and sealed within clear acrylic boxes. Joyce complete collection of photos are available to view on Behance, Instagram, and […]

An amazingly loving and loyal great dane named George was treated to a wonderful “BarkPost Best Day” of his favorite things in celebration of his service to an 11 year old girl who was born with Morquio Syndrome, a rare, debilitating disease that caused her to be unable to walk unassisted. As a trusted service […]

Samuel L. Jackson opens up while answering the most Googled questions about himself including where he grew up, whether he vapes, and what his “Bacon number” is in a video for Wired. Related Laughing Squid PostsTurbo, New DreamWorks Animation Film About a Snail Who Dreams of Becoming a Racer‘Mr. Happy’, A Startling Short Film About […]

Ryan Shukis has created a supercut video, set to the Harry Belafonte‘s version of the song “Jump in the Line” from Beetlejuice, featuring captivating scenes from some of Tim Burton‘s best films. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Supercut of Driving Scenes From Quentin Tarantino FilmsA Supercut of Some of the Greatest Movie Death Scenes of All […]

The Solomon Society has created a short montage that takes us a journey through “the evolution of 2D animation” from 1833 to 1990. Related Laughing Squid PostsVespalogy, An Animated Look at the Evolution of the VespaThe Evolution of Nearly 70 Years of Disney Animation From Snow White to Zootopia‘The London Evolution Animation’, 2,000 Years of […]

Emma Watson secretly hides a few copies of Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou around the New York City subway system with Vanity Fair “Man on the Street” Derek Blasberg. Related Laughing Squid PostsMaya Angelou (1928-2014), Legendary Poet, Author and Civil Rights ActivistCharlie Pellett, The Voice Behind New York City Subway AnnouncementsPhotos and […]

Science presenter Steve Mould filled in for an episode of Tom Scott‘s series Things You Might Not Know to reveal the surprising fact that humans can hear the difference between and hot cold water while it is being poured. Although it may seem unlikely, the reason is due to the viscosity of fluids changing with […]

The group of creatives at Dyvooo have made a colorful collection of “mythological wonder beast” iPhone cases that can also be used as playful masks. Dyvooo‘s stylish cases are available to purchase from their website and Etsy shop. A post shared by ???? | Dyvooo_Official (@dyvooo) on Apr 15, 2016 at 2:53am PDT A post […]

French filmmaker Candice Drouet (a.k.a. “Really Dim“) has created a supercut video of characters moving to the right in movies. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Supercut of Every Character From All Six Current ‘Star Wars’ FilmsSupercut of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Breaking CharacterMoving Pictures 2016, A Supercut Celebrating 260 Films Released in the Past Year

Kristal of JK Brickworks has created a fantastic kinetic LEGO sculpture of a bat gracefully flapping its wings at dusk. Kristal full collection of build photos are available to view on the JK Brickworks website. It took quite a few design iterations to finally get the mechanics of this model compact enough to fit in […]

In 2014, we wrote about Simon Toland and his fundraising efforts to make an 12-minute color animation entitled “Off to the Vet“, which comically tells the story about getting an unwilling Simon’s Cat in to see the doctor. The film is currently being released in parts through Amazon, Google Play and iTunes. Aside from being […]

Engineers at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT have developed robots that can correctly sort objects by reading human minds using an electroencephalograph monitor. The system is programmed to detect brain signals known as “error-related potentials” when the person wearing the monitor sees them trying to put an object in the […]

San Francisco startup Apis Cor has developed a system to create a tiny 3D printed house that costs around $10,000 and can be built in just one day. The house is printed using a concrete mixture as the medium to construct the walls which are reinforced with fiberglass. Strong but lightweight materials are used in […]

A rather vociferous green parrot performed a near-perfect, accurate imitation of a crying baby while being coaxed by a cooing human who found the entire situation absolutely hilarious. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsA Vociferous Parrot Furtively Slips Into an Empty Room to Cackle Like a Wicked WitchLittle Green Conure Parrot Desperately Tries to Grab […]

Cookie Monster guides a pair of curious and hungry children through 100 years of cookie history by sampling cookies from each decade in a video for Bon Appétit. Kids try 100 years of cookies with special guest Cookie Monster including mallomars, sugar cookies, nutter butters, macarons, and more. Related Laughing Squid PostsCookie of Oz, A […]

Scottish craft brewers BrewDog is currently raising funds through Indiegogo to build the DogHouse, the world’s first combination brewery and hotel in Columbus, Ohio. While BrewDog is very well-known throughout Europe, this is their very first location in the United States. The brewery itself will focus primarily on crafting sour beers, while the hotel will […]

Binging With Babish host Andrew Rea demonstrates how to transform a few simple ingredients into the “Chef’s Special” pollo a la plancha from the 2017 Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight. Chiron is prepared a Cuban classic in the movie I don’t really want to make fun of here in the description: Moonlight. Simple ingredients prepared […]

This post was sponsored by Star Trek Cats via Syndicate Ads. Captain’s log: We have entered a galaxy where beloved illustrator Jenny Parks has conjured an astonishingly vivid homage to the original Star Trek series with an unexpected twist: a cast of cats. Featuring a hilarious new take on iconic characters and scenes—from Kirk in […]

In an absolutely wonderful episode of Last Week Tonight , host John Oliver traveled all the way to Dharamsala, India to speak with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama. Despite being exiled from his home country, Oliver found the Tibetan monk to be wonderfully welcoming, jovial and unafraid to talk about difficult subjects, going so […]

After watching the first sneak peek trailer the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Make: senior editor Caleb Kraft set out to build his very own baby Groot puppet that rests on his shoulder. Caleb also released a video where he demonstrates how to make your very own puppet at home. A post shared by […]

The WaterJet Channel mercilessly severs a creepy human mannequin head with their powerful 60,000 PSI water jet. Related Laughing Squid PostsEveryday Objects Cut in Half With an Extremely Powerful 60,000 psi WaterjetHow To Carve a Thanksgiving Turkey With a Powerful 60,000 psi Waterjet CutterHitachi Laptop Hard Disk Drive Cut in Half Using a Extremely Powerful […]

In the third and final episode of a three-part miniseries, narrator Joss Fong of Vox takes a deep look into the evolving digital camera technology that allow filmmakers to capture animals in far more detail in the BBC Earth series Planet Earth II than in Planet Earth. The final episode in our miniseries on BBC's […]

Sergeant First Class Nick Jones and Major Milton Campbell of the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team inducted Stan Lee, comic book legend and former U.S. Army soldier, into the Signal Corps Regimental Association at Emerald City Comicon 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Thanks Chip Beale! Related Laughing Squid Posts6th Annual Emerald City ComiConEmerald City Comicon 2013Emerald […]

On a high voltage episode of Discovery Channel‘s Daily Planet show Make It Real, engineer James Hobson (a.k.a. “The Hacksmith“) revisited a set of Wolverine‘s deadly adamantium claws that he built back in 2012 to celebrate the theatrical release of Logan. James took the claws to the next level by strapping a car battery to […]

10-year-old Michael Testa and his 12-year-old brother Nicholas Testa expertly spin and toss pizza dough back and forth in a video filmed in their father’s restaurant Carmine’s Pizza Factory in Jersey City, New Jersey. via The Big Story Related Laughing Squid PostsThe World Pizza Games Freestyle Pizza Dough Acrobatics Competition90 Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Reunites with […]

An adorable two-year-old girl runs in fear from her own shadow while on a walk outside on a sunny day. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsTwo-Year-Old Girl Sings Along to Pearl JamAn Adorable Two-Year-Old Tries Her First Warhead Sour CandyMom Takes Cute Photos of Her Rescue Dog, Zoey, and 10-Month-Old Son, Jasper

Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of the What’s Inside? channel use a utility knife and cut the face off a creepy robotic Face Bank to find out what’s inside and how it eats coins. After pulling off the face, they find a sensor that triggers the bank’s coin devouring mouth. Related Laughing […]

DIY Prophacks created a video that features 3 animatronic Yoda toys having an awkward lightsaber battle while a cat curiously watches. At one point, the curious feline almost takes a lightsaber to the face. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsLegendary Yoda, A Robotic ‘Star Wars’ Toy That Captures the Jedi Master’s Lightsaber SkillsHasbro Releasing ‘Star […]

A post shared by ? (@gakugakugakugakugaku1) on Feb 27, 2017 at 9:45pm PST Japanese artist Gaku carves wonderfully intricate geometric patterns into a variety of fruits, vegetables and soaps putting a modern spin on the traditional practice of Mukimono and many of its specific patterns. Because certain produce, particularly fruit, changes color due to oxidation, […]

A helicopter appears to magically take off when a camera trick freezes its rotors in place in a video by photographer Chris Fay. Fay synced the frame rate of the video with the speed of the rotors, seemingly suspending them in time as the helicopter hovers off the ground. via PetaPixel Related Laughing Squid PostsDizzying […]

Supercut Videos has created a supercut video of superb silhouette and shadow scenes in movies. They feature scenes from films like 300, Vertigo, Ghostbusters II, and The Karate Kid. The use of silhouettes and shadow are a huge part of cinema, it can immerse audiences into a story without ever revealing too much information. They […]

Mr Sunday Movies took a look at the easter eggs, hidden references, and things missed in the new Logan film. To clear things up, he also made sure to explain Wolverine’s complex timeline. Looper added to the detective work by digging up even more interesting Logan easter eggs. Related Laughing Squid PostsNearly Every Easter Egg […]

No Good Deed is a short film, directed by David Leitch and written by Rhett Reese, that plays before Logan in theaters. The hilarious short, which stars Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, features the antihero mocking Superman in a phone booth, taking shots at Logan, and showing some butt. Wade and the other girls from the […]