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The Russian company, Hoversurf Inc., has created an incredible Scorpion-3 single seat electric hoverbike combining a motorcycle seat with quadcopter drone technology that is capable of lifting a human off of the ground and flying them from point A to point B in no time. SCORPION platform is a single-seat aircraft that rediscovers the art […]

With the “Enter Sandbox” installation, Audi has combined virtual reality with a real sandbox to create a unique driving experience. Drivers can first play in the sandbox creating a miniature car track that the system then scans with a depth-sensing camera to render a virtual version of the track that drivers can explore with a […]

The cameras of CCTV+ captured the sight of a chubby ambush of Siberian tigers at Harbin Tiger Park as they knocked a low-flying drone out of the air in the mistaken belief that it was edible prey of some sort. The park has been utilizing drones to incite the tigers get some exercise after reports […]

Seattle artist and humorist Iain Heath (a.k.a. “Ochre Jelly“) used LEGO to recreate the scene from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi where Princess Leia strangled Jabba the Hutt with a chain. Iain created the piece as a tribute to Carrie Fisher, who had been scheduled to appear at Emerald City Comicon this year. via […]

Chicago balloon artist Smarty Pants created a giant version of Wonder Woman’s invisible jet out of clear balloons that wraps around the body of a cute little lady dressed up as DC Comics‘ mighty superheroine. More of Smart Pant’s incredible balloon work is available to view on his website. image via Smarty Pants Related Laughing […]

The folks at the Hydraulic Press Channel have been able to crush just about anything without much trouble, but when faced with a ball made of Adamantium, their reliable crushing machine was not up to the task. The same thing happened with a mysterious set of Adamantium claws, perhaps belonging to Logan? This seems to […]

Kurzgesagt asks the philosophical question of whether artificially intelligent machines deserve rights. The video explores basic concepts of consciousness, pain, and what it means to be alive, and how those ideas are influenced by increasingly advanced technology. What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights? The channel partnered […]

In the fifth episode of their “Epic Renditions” series, the Pisces Rising orchestra performed an absolutely gorgeous cover of the iconic theme from the Doctor Who series, accompanied by the powerful voices of the Junges Vokalensemble Hannover who used a combination of “…Sanskrit, faux Latin and various Doctor Who planets/references” as lyrics. Epic Renditions Track […]

An insecure astronaut named Dave and an intelligent melon journey to Mars in the animated short “Black Holes” by brothers David Nicolas and Laurent Nicolas. The film was selected as part of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and its creators are currently raising money to produce an adult animated sitcom based on the story through […]

The wonderfully mischievous Simon’s Cat offers an extended look into a day in the life of his human, from morning until night. This episode is a wonderful compilation of previous episodes of Simon’s Cat including Cat Man Do, Feed Me, Hot Water, Cat & Mouse, Muddy Paws, Pizza Cat, Bed Sheets, TV Dinner and Let […]

McDonald’s UK pokes fun at modern coffee shops in a commercial for McCafé coffee that calls out complicated and expensive coffee culture. The coffee market has got a bit over-complicated, hasn’t it? But with McCafé, none of the frills or fuss. Only freshly ground beans, making great tasting coffee. It’s simple. via reddit Related Laughing […]

GQ asked Sir Patrick Stewart to read negative one star reviews of iconic monuments from around the world like the Eiffel Tower, Mt. Rushmore, and Stonehenge. Shakespearean-trained actor Patrick Stewart puts his chops to the test reading negative reviews of famous world monuments. Related Laughing Squid PostsInside the San Francisco Star Trek ConventionClassically Trained and […]

The Slow Mo Guys (Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy) blatantly disregard safety warnings and turn a blowtorch on some batteries to film the fiery results. Free and Gruchy filmed the batteries exploding and firing off like rockets in both 28,500fps and 70,000fps slow motion. Gav and Dan once again prove warning labels right. Don’t try […]

Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann of the French design studio Zim & Zou have created “Forest Folks,” stunningly intricate and colorful papercraft village installations that were put on display in the windows of a new Hermès store in Dubai. Their full collection of installation photos are available to view on Instagram, Facebook, Behance, and the […]

Wisecrack takes a a fascinating look at the multi-faceted philosophy of the acclaimed HBO series Westworld, paying particular attention to the how the characters embodied the ancient argument pitting predestination against free will in a place without the benefit of consequence. Welcome to this special Wisecrack Edition on the Philosophy of Westworld, exploring how the […]

WaterTower Music has released the joyful music video for the catchy track “Friends Are Family” by Oh, Hush! that played during the end-credits of The Lego Batman Movie. The music video, featuring vocals by Will Arnett and Jeff Lewis, has all of the characters from the Lego film breaking out into dance and looking glamorous […]

20th Century Fox has released a prologue trailer for Alien: Covenant, the upcoming sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by John Logan. The trailer introduces us to the covenant crew and features them enjoying their “last supper” before entering cryosleep. Alien: Covenant, the sixth installment in the Alien film series and sequel […]

TED-Ed writer Alex Gendler explains how to solve what he calls the “hardest logic puzzle ever,” the three gods riddle. An astronaut is stranded on an alien world, and to get home they have to correctly identify three alien overlords using only yes-no questions, but without knowing which alien word means “yes” and which means […]

Great Big Story visited with Ken Butler of Hybrid Visions, an extremely talented Brooklyn artist and musician who creates amazing instruments from everyday objects he finds on the street. His first project was an axe he transformed into a violin. Since that time, he has created over 400 hybrid instruments using anything he can find. […]

“Muppet Muppet Land” by Funny or Die replaces La La Land star Ryan Gosling with Kermit the Frog by editing together clips from the film and various Muppet projects. The critically acclaimed movie La La Land gets a last minute update with Kermit The Frog replacing Ryan Gosling as the love interest of Mia (Emma […]

The producers of the wonderful BBC Earth and PBS animatronic wild animal series Spy in the Wild have released a fascinating video that reveals the amazing technology that lives under the skin of these incredibly realistic creatures, each of which was created by designer John Nolan. Beneath the skin is a miracle of animatronic engineering. […]

NASA has released a beautiful travel poster that encourages vacationers to visit the newly discovered Earth-like planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system. The planets are likely rocky and could have liquid water, but at 40 light-years from Earth it would be a considerable journey for a vacation. Some 40 light-years from Earth, a planet called TRAPPIST-1e […]

Mehdi (a.k.a. “DrMachakil“) has created an amusing mashup parody of Sam Raimi‘s live-action Spider-Man films and Zack Snyder‘s Superman movies that features J. Jonah Jameson (J. K. Simmons) running Metropolis‘ Daily Planet newspaper with an iron fist. via io9 Related Laughing Squid PostsA Spider-Man Parody of a Heated Scene From the Film ‘Whiplash’ Created Using […]

An absolutely adorable 10-month old deaf dachshund puppy named Bob who was returned to the Mayhew Center in London, England because he was “no longer wanted”, has become a star student in the art of doggy sign language. Working closely with a trainer, Bob is learning to focus his puppy energy and respond to visual […]

Zarbot takes a look at the evolution of computer animated human faces in movies. They feature the CGI creation of Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) in the Furious 7, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) […]

Pedagiggle teamed up with her brother Blackbirdbaker to create an incredible vanilla flavored space cake for her son Ilyas’ 4th birthday that features a beautiful hidden galaxy inside that is revealed when it is sliced. Pedagiggle’s full series of planet-filled space cake photos and a step-by-step guide on how to create it are available to […]

Marvel and Netflix released an exciting new featurette and motion poster for the upcoming original series, Iron Fist, that explores the complicated life of trained superhero Danny Rand (Finn Jones). Iron Fist is set to debut on Netflix March 17th, 2017. Clear your mind. Embrace your power. #IronFist pic.twitter.com/DeAvAyOuXa — Iron Fist (@MarvelIronFist) February 22, […]

For CineFix‘s ongoing Trailer Mix series, Jon Tomlinson and Dustin McLean joined forces to create a fake movie trailer that reimagines La La Land as a dark, bizarre film directed by David Lynch. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Alphabet, An Early Absurdist Film by David Lynch (1968)What ‘Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi’ […]

In 2013, a pet prairie dog and a pet parrot, who make for an adorable, but an unlikely pair of friends, let off a bit of steam by playfully wrestling each other to the ground inside the bird’s cage. The game appeared to get old after awhile, as evidenced by each animal wandering off in […]

The ever-creative Steve Onotera aka Samurai Guitarist showed his true Canadian roots when he played a wonderfully raucous slide guitar blues riff on a hockey stick that he and his dad converted into an electric guitar. My friend Serge asked me recently “hey, why don’t you play a hockey stick guitar?”, I didn’t have a […]

Finnish musician Juha Järvinen who is also known as the Acoustician performed an absolutely beautiful acoustic cover of David Gilmour‘s iconic solo from the anthemic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb” on an equally beautiful Ibanez EW50. Järvinen has covered a number of other solos on this gorgeous guitar, including “Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits, […]

Tim Bradbury prank called a school as his character “Tiny Tim” to tell them that the fictional “three nearly six year” old would not be coming into school that day. Tim managed to keep school employees on the phone for about six minutes while they asked the boy about his teacher and parents. Calling in […]

In the 21st episode of the series No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty takes a truly in-depth look at the incredible and varied career of the incredible actor James Hong. With a career spanning over six decades, Hong has appeared in over 600 film and television roles, ranging from bit parts to lead roles of […]

Musician Andrew Huang drew a unicorn with MIDI notes and then retooled his drawing so that it also played a beautiful melody. Huang said he was inspired by musical pictures created by music producer Savant. Huang is known for his creative methods of making music using unusual instruments and techniques like covering “99 Red Balloons” […]

An adorable little bulldog puppy named Betty decided that she had enough of walking and cleverly climbed into the storage compartment of the baby stroller that her human was pushing. Betty, you’re supposed to be walking! via reddit Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Babies First’, An Exaggerated Parody of Stroller Moms Who Bulldoze Their Way Through New […]

Cookie Monster, Elmo, Big Bird and other Sesame Street cast members answer the most searched questions about the show in a video for Wired. Elmo, Big Bird, Count von Count, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, Grover, Rosita, Abby Cadabby, and Oscar the Grouch hang with WIRED to answer the Internet’s most searched questions about ‘Sesame Street’ […]

While studying abroad at the University of Salford, filmmaker Verena Straub created an absolutely brilliant animation that tells a first-hand story about the horrific Staten Island Ferry Disaster, a terrifying occurrence in which a giant octopus reached up its tentacles and pulled the Cornelius G. Kolff ferry with all its riders down into a watery […]

A teeny-tiny tired two-week-old Labrador Retriever puppy barked, yelped and emitted the most adorable noises, that only a puppy can make while fast asleep on his back. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsBrody Brixton the French Bulldog Puppy Falls Asleep Wearing an Adorable Red Bow TieA Teeny Tiny Pomeranian Puppy Lets Out a Gigantic Motorboating […]

NASA has announced the discovery of seven potentially habitable Earth-size exoplanets around the ultra-cool red dwarf TRAPPIST-1, the most ever discovered around a single star. Three of the planets fall within the star’s habitable zone but the other four could also have liquid water given the right conditions. Based on their densities, all of the […]

Vox profiles the Science and Entertainment Exchange, a service that pairs Hollywood screenwriters with real scientists and engineers to help them better and more accurately represent science in film and television. The Science and Entertainment Exchange estimates they’ve helped provide between 1,700 and 1,800 consultations since 2008 that have helped with things like the right […]

Industrial Light & Magic has released a fascinating behind the scenes look at how they digitally recreated the ruthless Death Star commander Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow Younger Versions of the Late Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher Were Recreated in ‘Rogue One’Jyn Erso ‘Trusts’ […]

A post shared by hotkenobi (@hot.kenobi) on Feb 9, 2017 at 4:48am PST Japanese toy photographer Hot Kenobi has captured a fantastic series of photos that feature Marvel and DC superhero action figures giving it all that they have while smashing beer cans. The entire collection is available to view on Instagram. A post shared […]

In October 2014, the great John Cleese, Taylor Swift and cricket player Kevin Pietersen got on to the subject of cats while appearing on The Graham Norton show together. Both Cleese and Swift love cats, but when a picture of Olivia, Swift’s beautiful Scottish Fold was shown to the group, Cleese asked if she were […]

Julie Andrews and celebrity guests like Alec Baldwin, Ellie Kemper, and Josh Groban teach a group of young puppets about the performing arts in the Netflix series Julie’s Greenroom produced in collaboration with the Jim Henson Company. The first season of series premieres on the streaming service March 17, 2017. Related Laughing Squid PostsMonochrom Presents […]

A rather pensive, but hungry black-tailed prairie dog at the Twycross Zoo in in Atherstone, Warwickshire UK munched away on a stalk of broccoli and other salad items without ever taking his eyes off of what was going on around him. The effect is oddly mesmerizing Munching on his broccoli with great passion is strangely […]

A beautiful wide-cheeked 31-year old Bornean Orangutan named Pumpkin casually sauntered across the lawn at the Houston Zoo and began snacking on the innards of a yummy tree branch. Pumpkin is new to Houston and is part of collaborative conservation program between the zoo and the Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project to help save the species. […]

Seth Meyers is chasing award season honors with “Oscar Bait“, a movie that caters to all the tropes prized by Academy Awards voters. The trailer premiered during an episode of Late Night. A story of redemption, racial tension and latent homosexuality shamelessly timed for award season. Related Laughing Squid PostsMovie Stars Reading Mean Tweets About […]

An absolutely adorable litter of very hungry puppies gathered in anticipation of their incoming meal. Once the bowl was set down, the little canines began moving in a synchronized circle around the bowl, forming a furry pinwheel that easily incorporated a latecomer. According to their human Joshua Halverson,”These puppers are out of this world” via […]

A post shared by Ashly Deskins (@squirrels_party_of_two) on Feb 19, 2017 at 9:32pm PST Photographer Ashly Deskin has created a truly wonderful series about the squirrels who visit her patio and dine within various highly detailed scenes she’s created. The squirrels Luna and Neville and others are not pets, but rather a free roaming group […]

edges2cats uses a computer neural network trained on stock images of cats to turn simple line drawings into photorealistic feline images. The tool does an impressive job of turning simple drawings of cats into something that resembles the real thing, but it will process any input it is given like cartoonish cats, Laughing Squid logos, […]