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Dayton, Ohio model airplane designer Peter Sripol has created a remote-controlled firetruck equipped with a deadly flamethrower that wreaks havoc on some fireworks. The truck no longer helps put out fires, it now helps create them. We previously wrote about his fire spitting Thomas the Tank Engine hexapod robot. A literal fire truck appears! Creepy […]The post A Remote-Controlled Flamethrower Firetruck Wreaks Havoc on Fireworks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Some truths self-evident, but not among them: your notion. You’re posting computer code’s supposed to be free. They’ll dispute it, go “what’s freedom even mean?” MC Frontalot, the prolific Nerdcore rapper, put together a timely track entitled “Freedom Feud” in which he sings about the concept freedom and how very differently that word is defined […]The post MC Frontalot Raps About the Meaning of Freedom in the Quirky Animated Music Video ‘Freedom Feud’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adult Swim‘s animated series, The Boondocks, had two legendary dishes mentioned during it’s airing from 2005 to 2014. In a mouth watering episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make some tasty fried chicken lasagna and the Luther Burger from the show. Robert Freeman is a man with strong opinions, a […]The post How to Make Fried Chicken Lasagna and the Luther Burger From The Boondocks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a throwback video from when he was younger, the orange half of the feline duo Cole and Marmalade hilariously situated himself inside the bathroom sink in a half-hearted effort to hide from human Chris‘ creeping hand. Once Marmalade had himself sufficiently hidden, he couldn’t help but peek his head out when he heard Chris […]The post Orange Tabby Cat Half-Heartedly Hides From His Human’s Hand While Safe Inside the Bathroom Sink appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very inquisitive Florida manatee who followed a See Through Canoe back to shore, appeared to be perplexed by the transparent nature of the boat particularly why the human in the boat could be so readily seen, but not easily reached. Bella the Dog Figures How to Retrieve Treats Out of a Clever Swinging Bottle […]The post An Inquisitive Manatee Repeatedly Attempts to Connect With a Human In a Transparent Canoe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

I didn't know cheetahs meow I've always thought they roar my whole life has been a lie pic.twitter.com/Zbo8bDVTS6 — ? (@hoewever) June 24, 2017 A couple of really beautiful but hungry cheetahs meowed and purred in anticipation being fed, much in the same manner as domestic cats in the same situation. This came as a […]The post Two Vociferous Cheetahs Meow and Purr Just Like Domestic Cats While Waiting to Be Fed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After departing from Pink Floyd in 1968, the troubled but talented Syd Barrett released “Barrett“, his eponymous 1970 album, which was also to be his last. The album included the wonderfully alliterative, but somewhat grim song entitled “Effervescing Elephant“, for which an amusing animated music video was made in that same year. Effervescing Elephant from […]The post The Amusingly Grim Animated Music Video for the 1970 Syd Barrett Song ‘Effervescing Elephant’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmakers Blake Faucette and Matthew Sumner of Distractotron and Beat Down Boogie created a new cosplay video featuring some of the best costumes at the HeroesCon 2017 comic book convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. They shared their full collection of photos on Facebook and Instagram. A post shared by Blake Faucette (@videoguyblake) on Jul 3, […]The post Cosplay at the HeroesCon 2017 Comic Book Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The talented musicians of Dolce Ensembles performed a really beautiful string instrumental cover of The Foo Fighters song “Everlong“, giving it a very lyrical quality despite a lack of vocals. The ensemble has covered other popular songs such as “Firework” by Katy Perry, “Cheap Thrills” by Sia and “One and Only” by Adele. Kathryn Shinnick […]The post A String Quartet Performs a Really Beautiful Cover of the Foo Fighters Song ‘Everlong’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a tribute to the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, sand artist Tetiana Galitsyna created a beautiful sand animation video featuring her recreating some of the main characters from season 7. Episode 1 of season 7 is set to premiere on HBO July 16th, 2017. via io9 A Beautiful Video Montage of Game of […]The post Beautiful Sand Animation Video Featuring Characters From Season 7 of Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Grant Atkinson captured absolutely amazing footage of a teeny-tiny newborn baby elephant attempting to take first steps just moments after entering the world. The calf was understandably clumsy, having just been born and all, but mum was right there gently offering encouragement, support and help whenever needed. As much as the little elephant can’t […]The post An Adorably Clumsy Newborn Baby Elephant Tries to Walk With the Gentle Encouragement of Mum appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Penny Arcade released the first teaser trailer for Automata, a live action sci-fi robot noir web series based on their popular webcomic of the same name by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Automata, which was funded on Kickstarter back in 2015, premiered at SeriesFest last week in Denver, Colorado. The first five 10-minute episodes has […]The post Automata, Penny Arcade’s Live Action Sci-Fi Robot Noir Web Series Based on a Webcomic appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jokgu the very musically talented chicken of the The Flockstars, plucked out a patriotic orchestrated keyboard version of “The Star Spangled Banner” in honor of the July 4th holiday. Jokgu even dressed appropriately for the occasion. A post shared by Jokgu and The Flockstars (@jokguchicken) on Jul 2, 2017 at 7:39am PDT It appears that […]The post Jokgu the Musical Chicken Pecks Out a Patriotic Cover of The Star Spangled Banner on a Keyboard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cubetto is a programmable wooden robot, created by the Islington, UK company Primo Toys, that was designed to help teach kids ages 3 and up the “basics of computer programming through adventure and hands on play.” The fine folks at Primo Toys are currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help launch two brand new adventure […]The post Cubetto, A Programmable Wooden Robot That Helps Teach Kids Ages 3 and Up the Basics of Coding appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of his ongoing P3 request series, the incredible Puddles Pity Party performed a beautifully rhapsodic cover of the anthemic David Bowie song “Life on Mars“. Giving it his emotional best, the normally calm velvet-voiced clown visibly needed to catch his breath a couple of times at the end of the song. So many […]The post Puddles Pity Party Sings an Emotionally Rhapsodic Cover of David Bowie’s ‘Life on Mars’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Business Casual is a YouTube channel that features educational videos about business related topics. For episode 23 of their Behind the Business series, they gave us a behind the scenes look at BiC, the corporation best known for making ballpoint pens. BIC is a corporation based in France best known for making ballpoint pens. It […]The post A Behind the Scenes Look at BiC, The Corporation Best Known for Making Ballpoint Pens appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While golfing with his buddies, Swedish sportsman Tony Swahn captured the hilarious sight of a curious young moose crossing the golf course to sniff out what goodies the humans might have. A spooked golfer nearby did his best to ward off the alcine youngster with the threat of an incoming golfball. The persistent moose backed […]The post A Persistent Baby Moose Chases a Spooked Golfer Off a Swedish Golf Course appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles artist and animator Matt Reynolds has created “Hot Dog Hands,” a bizarre animated short about a stressed out woman who can’t stop growing extra fingers. The problem will not seem to go away, until she finds a colony of underground beings who worship the lady and use her extra fingers as nourishment. A […]The post Hot Dog Hands, A Bizarre Animation About a Woman Who Can’t Stop Growing Extra Fingers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Andrew Rea of the cooking channel, Binging With Babish, met up with First We Feast‘s Sean Evans to give him a patriotic Fourth of July lesson on how to cook the perfect, flavorful American classic smashed burger. A tasty technique used by burger joints like In-N-Out Burger, Smashburger, and Shake Shack. In the vast pantheon […]The post Binging With Babish Cooks the American Classic Smashed Burger for the Fourth of July appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Spider-Man: Homecoming swinging into theaters later this week, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make an amazing Spider-Man themed cake. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on Jul 4, 2017 at 8:35am PDT How to Make a Harley Quinn Checkered CakeHow to Make a […]The post How to Make a Spider-Man Cake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While waiting to see a live Green Day show in London’s famous Hyde Park, the energetic crowd of over 65,000 people put their voices together in a rousing version of the operatic Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody“. While they were singing to an empty stage, this version of the song was so organically earnest that it […]The post Energetic London Crowd Waiting to See Green Day Sings a Rousing Version of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, America’s Funniest Home Videos shared a funny compilation of children watching fireworks for the very first time. Some kids are frightened, some are amazed, and some are just totally confused about the whole situation. Kids React to Tasting Squid for the Very First TimePolice Dispose of 20,000 Pounds […]The post Kids Watching Fireworks for the Very First Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist, maker and content creator Cristiana Felgueiras of Get Hands Dirty has released an awesome new video where she demonstrates the steps that she took to build a wooden 2 player pinball game with help from Inventables‘ X-Carve 3D carving machine. A post shared by Get Hands Dirty (@gethandsdirty) on Jun 27, 2017 at 2:00am […]The post How to Make a 2 Player Pinball Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, Micke Tilja and two other divers took their first ever underwater dive into an air filled tunnel, which was approximately 328 feet long and named “The Secret,” within the Bjurälven cave system in Jämtland, Sweden. Three divers first ever dive in to the air filled tunnel within the Bjurälven cave system. The tunnel […]The post A Team of Divers Explore a Beautiful Air Filled Tunnel Within the Bjuralven Cave System in Sweden appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ottawa, Canada freelance photojournalist David Kawai has taken on a new hobby where he creates astonishingly tiny origami sculptures of cranes. A post shared by David Kawai (@teenytinyorigami) on Jun 22, 2017 at 10:12am PDT A post shared by David Kawai (@teenytinyorigami) on Jul 1, 2017 at 4:02am PDT A post shared by David Kawai […]The post Astonishingly Tiny Origami Sculptures of Cranes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Dallas, Texas sports and comedy group Dude Perfect put their heads together to create a humorous video where they act out some of the most common beach stereotypes in Destin, Florida. Beach Stereotypes. Love ’em or hate ’em, we all know ’em. A post shared by Dude Perfect (@dudeperfect) on Jun 26, 2017 at […]The post The Dude Perfect Crew Acts Out Common Beach Stereotypes in Destin, Florida appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a grimly funny faux PSA for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a plain speaking but very cute puppy dramatically explains why traditional July 4th fireworks will be particularly traumatizing to animals this year. The truth is that fireworks frighten us because honestly, we’re a little on edge about North Korea. Maybe it’s their […]The post A Cute Puppy Dramatically Explains Why Fireworks Are Particularly Disturbing to Them This Year appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an effort to capture footage of the amazing North American bald eagles in Juneau, Alaska, researcher Matt Beedle of GlacierChange cleverly camouflaged a GoPro camera and set it rolling. What he didn’t anticipate, however was that one of these beautiful intrepid birds would pick the up the camera and fly away. Luckily, Beedle was […]The post An Intrepid Bald Eagle Takes a Camouflaged GoPro Camera for a High Flying Adventure appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A charming clip from the documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, explains through a combination of animation and interviews, the amazing inner workings of the iconic Big Bird character, all the while paying beautiful tribute to the dedicated man who has given life to this feathery yellow muppet for so many years. […]The post An Animated Look at the Inner Workings of Sesame Street’s Iconic Big Bird appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a calcium rich episode of Cracked‘s Honest Ads series, businessman Roger Horton (Jack Hunter) stars in a parody commercial that reveals the truth about how dairy products don’t actually help us to grow up big and strong. Milk, dairy, cheese and lactose commercials are great and all but no one’s ever actually looked into […]The post An Honest Ad Revealing How Dairy Products Don’t Actually Help Us To Grow Up Big and Strong appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the short, wonderfully surreal Michel Gondry film “Détour“, a little pink tricycle belonging to a little girl going on holiday, falls off the back of the car much to her chagrin. Unbeknownst to the girl, a series of coincidences help the tricycle in its attempt to be reunited with its beloved human. The 10 […]The post Détour, Lost Tricycle Takes an Indirect Route Home in a Michel Gondry Film Shot Entirely on an iPhone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Paper artist Haruki Nakamura designed a flat origami surprised squid and octopus that pop up when dropped on a hard surface. He also made an origami sculpture of a wolf that removes its mask, when squeezed, to reveal a sheep inside. Haruki released a video demonstrating how to make the surprise squid. We previously wrote […]The post Origami Squid and Octopus Sculptures That Pop Up When Dropped and a Wolf That Pulls Its Mask Off appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Australian artist Michael Moerkerk (a.k.a. “Moerkey“) creates incredibly intricate sculptures out of recycled keys, copper coins, and rings. Michael’s beautiful works of art are available to purchase from his Etsy shop. photos via Michael Moerkerk via The Awesomer Intricate Geometric Sculptures Made of CoinsHedonism(y) Trojaner, A Horse Sculpture Made of Computer KeysIrving Harper: Works in […]The post Strikingly Intricate Sculptures Made Out of Recycled Keys, Copper Coins, and Rings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The talented folks at TigerTomato created a super realistic looking human skull pancake. Skull-Shaped Pancake MoldsSkull Egg & Pancake Molder‘Panqueques de los Muertos’, Sugar Skull Pancakes by Saipancakes for the Day of the DeadThe post A Realistic Human Skull Pancake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Michael Hickox has created “Lego Street Crossing,” a stop-motion animated short of a thirsty LEGO minifig attempting to cross a dangerously busy street for a soda. Unfortunately, all of the minifig’s hard work was for nothing thanks to a mirror. Super Smooth Stop Motion Animation of a 4,016 Piece Death Star LEGO Set Being […]The post Stop-Motion Animated Short About a LEGO Minifig Crossing a Dangerously Busy Street for a Soda appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jelle Bakker of Jelle’s Marble Runs has created a video where 16 teams of marbles compete on a Hubelino Marble Run with 9 funnels at the 2017 MarbleLympics, which began with a glorious stop-motion animated opening ceremony. You can vote for your favorite MarbleLympics team via Jelle’s online poll. Marbles Competing Against Each Other in […]The post 16 Teams of Marbles Compete on a Hubelino Marble Run With 9 Funnels at the 2017 MarbleLympics appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Too Many Zoos, the amazing, powerful horn-based trio with a very big sound, dressed up in bright pink and entertained the commuters waiting for the L subway train at Bedford Station in Brooklyn. Once the train arrived, the band boarded without missing a beat and kept going until exiting in style at First Avenue in […]The post Powerful Horn-Based Trio Too Many Zoos Entertain Commuters on a Manhattan Bound L Subway Train appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day is back with a new enlightening video where he explains and demontrates how the rolling shutter effect works in cameras. Curious Wobbling Speaker Effect Captured with DSLR CameraDistortions, Optical Phenomena, and How the Rolling Shutter Effect Distorts Galaxies by VsauceOscillating Guitar String Effect Captured with iPhone CameraThe post How the Rolling Shutter Effect Works in Cameras appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When the family of a colorblind man named Jake learned about the amazing EnChroma color revealing glasses, they purchased a pair, traveled to where he was and took him to the Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport, Iowa. Jake was moved to tears from the very moment that he put the glasses onto his face. […]The post Colorblind Man in Iowa Is Moved to Tears When He Sees Color for the Very First Time in His Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating clip from the BBC Earth series The Hunt, Sir David Attenborough explains how the clever Portia jumping spider uses it’s three super powers to strategically leap through the jungle and catch its prey. Known for eating other spiders, Portia is a genus of the jumping spider that is able to leap up […]The post A Portia Jumping Spider Strategically Leaps Through the Jungle to Catch Its Prey appeared first on Laughing Squid.

xkcd takes a look at the evolution of celebrating the 4th of July with drones. Beautiful Aerial Footage of Fireworks Shot With a DroneCelebrating America’s ‘Freedom to Not Give a Fuck’ on the 4th of July‘If We Won’, Newcastle Brown Ale Campaign Imagines What America Would Be If Great Britain Won the Revolutionary WarThe post Celebrating the 4th of July With Drones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A new red band trailer has been released for Cult of Chucky, the latest supernatural slasher film in the Child’s Play franchise written and directed by Don Mancini. The bloody trailer follows Chucky as he murders people left and right inside of a mental institution and features the return of Jennifer Tilly. The movie is […]The post Jennifer Tilly Returns in the Horrifying New Trailer for ‘Cult of Chucky’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fort Worth, Texas criminal defense attorney Bryan E. Wilson (a.k.a. “The Texas Law Hawk“) has created a hilarious, over the top fireworks safety video for all of the Fourth of July festivities that will be going down this week. Dangerous Games, An Illegal Fireworks Safety PSA (1990s)Man Flies Camera Drone Directly Into Fireworks Display to […]The post A Hilarious Over the Top Fireworks Safety Video by Bryan Wilson, The Texas Law Hawk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys captured slow motion footage of Dan Gruchy getting showered on by a 6-foot water balloon that popped while he was laying under a trampoline. Gavin filmed the balloon shower on a Phantom Flex4K camera at 1000 fps. Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys Pops a Giant 6 […]The post Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys Gets Showered by a 6 Foot Water Balloon While Under a Trampoline appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sam Battle of the maker video series “LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER“, took the body of an old electric guitar and attached a yellow fidget spinner in between the pickups to create a clever fidget spinner electric guitar. He then attached it all to a synthesizer and set it spinning with truly interesting results. via Adafruit […]The post A Clever Handmade Fidget Spinner Electric Guitar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorably fuzzy greater flamingo chick named Taffy, whose hatching was shown live on Facebook, went for a lovely walk on the grounds of The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, where she was able to stretch those long legs on the green grass. Taffy also took the opportunity to flap her little wings as well. […]The post An Adorable Baby Greater Flamingo Stretches Out Her Long Legs During a Nice Walk on a Sunny Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While putting the finishing touches on a newly constructed house, a compassionate construction worker in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland heard the plaintive meows of a cat stuck somewhere in the brickwork. Patiently drilling holes to better locate the lost feline, the man was able create an opening large enough for the cat to exit. […]The post Compassionate Construction Worker Drills Holes in the Brickwork of a New House to Rescue a Stuck Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Check It is a truly powerful documentary about the singular gang of gay black teens who warded off their vulnerability by becoming a protective family of their own while living on the streets of Washington, D.C. The film was directed by Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor with Steve Buscemi serving as executive producer. While wrapping […]The post Check It, A Powerful Documentary About a Gang of Gay Black Teens Available on Louis C.K.’s Site appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Mitch Bergsma (a.k.a. “MicBergsma“) has created a great video back in 2011 where he demonstrates how to make a handy pair of bubble goggles by cupping your two hands around your eyes and lowering your head into water. His clever technique allows you to trap air in small pockets around your eyes and see […]The post How to Make Air Bubble Goggles With Your Hands to See Clearly Underwater appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After chasing a quick little mouse into his hole, an unusually patient Simon’s Cat waited outside through rain, sleet, snow and hail of the four seasons without breaking his gaze. It wasn’t until Simon’s kitten came out to join him that Simon’s cat let out a yawn, during which the mouse was able to escape. […]The post An Oddly Patient Simon’s Cat Learns the Importance of Always Keeping His Eyes on the Prize appeared first on Laughing Squid.