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HBO released an exciting new trailer for the upcoming 7th season of Game of Thrones that gives us a dramatic look at the massive war finally breaking out on all fronts as Cersei and Jaime Lannister sit in the middle of it all, preparing for the deadly storm. Episode 1 of season 7 is set […]The post War Breaks Out on All Fronts in an Exciting New Trailer for Season 7 of Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To find out how individuals measure big forces accurately, Veritasium host Derek Muller visited the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to learn more about their machine that does just that. It houses a stack of 20 masses, equaling 50,000 pounds, to “create a maximum force of 1,000,000 pounds of force.” So far, they […]The post The World’s Heaviest Weight Can Generate a Maximum of 1,000,000 Pounds of Force appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair) on May 23, 2017 at 5:00am PDT Vanity Fair helped celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise by taking a special look at the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film. They did so with a reveal of four beautiful magazine covers for their summer issue, […]The post Vanity Fair Celebrates Star Wars: The Last Jedi With Wonderful Cover Photos Taken by Annie Leibovitz appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ACS Reactions visited San Francisco’s Aquarium of the Bay to examine the traditional wisdom positing that human urine counteracts the pain of a jelly fish sting. In doing so, they took a true scientific look the process, determined it ineffective due to lack of acidity and suggested other solutions to the problem. ..the amount of […]The post Why Urine Doesn’t Work to Treat a Jellyfish Sting appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A charming video captured the amusing sight of a group of dogs who sat before an open fence gate, patiently waiting for their name to be called before they could exit. Hilariously, however, there was one backwards-facing oblivious pooch who needed a little extra encouragement Related Laughing Squid PostsA Group of Dogs Barking Furiously Through […]The post A Group Of Dogs Patiently Wait to Be Called by Name Before Exiting Through an Open Fence Gate appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marvel released the third trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the upcoming second reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise directed by Jon Watts. The exciting trailer features Peter Parker (Tom Holland) testing out his new high-tech suit while also trying to prove himself as a superhero. Spider-Man: Homecoming will be swinging into theaters on July 7th, 2017. […]The post Peter Parker Tests Out His New High Tech Suit in the Third Trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ewa Placzynska, an multi-lingual actress who went to school at the University of Vienna, graciously offered a really helpful lesson in specific language of the city. Dressed in a traditional Austrian dirndl, Placzynska demonstrated how the word “Oida” can be used to describe a variety of emotions in a variety of situations. Did you want […]The post Oida, A Helpful Viennese Word That Can Be Used to Express a Variety of Emotions in Different Situations appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In his ongoing fascination with insects, the adventurous Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson shaved off his famous beard in order to experiment with creating a beard of European honey bees. Unfortunately, something caused the bees to go into defense mode and Peterson’s face was closest to sting, rendering him unrecognizable. According to Peterson, he was […]The post Stinging Honey Bees Render Coyote Peterson Unrecognizable During an Attempt at a Bee Beard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The beautiful Priyanka Chopra of Quantico and Baywatch answered 73 random questions posed to her by Joe Sabia of Vogue. The amiable actress talked about world domination, proposed to Tupac Shakur, sang part of a Taylor Swift song, punched a clown and even shared the contents of her purse. Just a short time after stunning […]The post Actress Priyanka Chopra Shares the Contents of Her Purse During a Round of 73 Random Questions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician and engineer Nabzim attached his electric guitar to a handmade solid state Tesla coil through an audio interrupter schematic, Nabzim was able to precisely control the sound of the coil through playing the instrument. All of the sound that you hear is produced solely by the sparks created by the Tesla coil. A full […]The post Musician Plays Electric Guitar Through a Tesla Coil appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tested editor Norman Chan and artist Frank Ippolito went to Maker Faire Bay Area and chatted with engineer and maker Eric Harrell, who brought his amazing functional 3D printed models of car engines and transmissions. Eric shared the files for his models, “which he designed from reference schematics and measurements to highlight how real engines […]The post Engineer Builds Functioning 3D Printed Models of Car Engines and Transmissions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A rather dapper Brussels Griffon named Mr. Griff donned a suit and transformed into a convincing used car salesman in a parody commercial for the fictional Brus Griffin’s Motor World. If you’re in the market for a new car, come on down to Brus Griffin’s Motor World! Hi, I’m Brus Griffin of Brus Griffin’s Motor […]The post A Dapper Little Dog In a Suit Makes a Convincing Used Car Salesman in a Parody Commercial appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot played an intense game of Box Lies with host Jimmy Fallon on a super episode of The Tonight Show. The two sat across from each other and selected a mystery item from a box. Gal and Jimmy each had to describe the item to the other player, who tried to […]The post Gal Gadot Plays an Intense Game of Box of Lies With Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Eli Thompson is a popular streamer on Twitch who polices the streets of Los Santos as a no-nonsense sheriff in Grand Theft Auto Online. The man behind the character, who use to work in the real world as a federal government information technology consultant, is a member of the State of Emergency role-playing community where […]The post Twitch Streamer and Ex-Government Employee Role Plays as Sheriff Eli in Grand Theft Auto Online appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Professional Putters Association (PPA) is an organization that started back in 1959 to recognize and reward the world’s greatest putt-putt golfers. The championships have been televised since the early 1960s. Six years ago the PPA uploaded the broadcasts to Vimeo for all of us to watch and enjoy. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsUrban […]The post A Collection of 50 Years Worth of Televised Professional Putt-Putt Golf Championships appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Behind The Gloves captured footage of Ukrainian professional boxer Vasyl Lomachenko showing off his insane accuracy by repeatedly punching a tennis ball that was tied to his hat with an elastic cord. via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsDutch Boxer Creates Abstract Artwork by Punching a Canvas With Paint-Covered GlovesAdorably Tenacious Boxer Bobs, Weaves And Barks […]The post Pro Boxer Shows Off His Accuracy by Punching a Tennis Ball Tied to His Hat With an Elastic Cord appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A Forest (At Night) In 1979, The Cure, with a baby-faced Robert Smith, made their television debut during a live special at Theatre de l’Empire in Paris. This gig took place a few years before Smith adopted his very distinctive look, which came about in the mid 1980s. The Cure’s full performance that night. via […]The post Classic Footage of The Cure Playing Their First Television Performance in December 1979 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their daily business, employees at Butser Rubber Ltd of Petersfield near Portsmouth, Hampshire, England mix silicone with the desired color dye and send it through giant mechanical rollers over and over again until the shade is just right. This process of watching the silicon repeatedly go through the machine is oddly mesmerizing […]The post Mesmerizing Footage of Colored Dye Blending With Silicon Going Through Mechanical Rollers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February 2017, the Ibanez Bass Workshop released the SRAS7 “ASHULA”, a gorgeous “dragon eye burst” seven string bass for which four strings are fretted, while the remaining three are fretless. What is it? Seven Strings? Fretted AND fretless? The SRAS7 Ashula is a groundbreaking product of Ibanez’s forward-thinking Bass Workshop. A hybrid fretted/fretless bass, […]The post A Gorgeous Seven String Hybrid Bass Featuring Both Fretted and Fretless Strings on a Single Neck appeared first on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate Alien: Covenant invading theaters last week, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make alien egg cake balls. A post shared by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on May 23, 2017 at 9:35am PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make Mouthwatering Dragon Ball Creme Brulee Cake BallsHow to Make […]The post How to Make Alien Egg Cake Balls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When composer, cellist and performer Phillip Sheppard was tapped in 2015 to provide the trailer music for the long-awaited Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens, he plotted the score to his original song “The Force Epiphany” in the shape of the iconic X-Wing Starfighter. He then sent the original to director JJ Abrams […]The post Composer Creates Image of X-Wing Starfighter From Music He Scored For The Force Awakens Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Zoe Dee of Jigsaw Hearts handmade an awesomeThe post Star Wars Chewbacca Bandolier Seat Belt Cover appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at Monsterpalooza convention in Burbank, Tested artist Frank Ippolito interviewed special effects artist Patrick Magee of Magee FX and checked out some of the incredible creature sculptures and masks that he built for films, attractions, and for his own personal use. A post shared by Patrick Magee (@mageefx) on Apr 8, 2017 at 1:11pm […]The post The Incredible Creature Sculptures and Masks of Special Effects Artist Patrick Magee appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable litter of ten teeny tiny kittens had a blast as they gleefully romped around in a fabulous pile of torn paper that their human Natalya-Evgeny Mishukovi graciously provided for their entertainment. A few weeks earlier, Mishukovi did her very best to herd the ten tiny kittens. via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsA […]The post Ten Teeny Tiny Kittens Gleefully Romp Around In a Fabulous Pile of Torn Paper appeared first on Laughing Squid.

VintageCG posted some really amazing archival footage that captured a small piece of a day in 1939 when Homer Dudley of Bell Labs in New Jersey, demonstrated his Voder electronic speech synthesizer. The Voder is one of the earliest speech machines documented. This remarkable machine debuted at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and the […]The post Amazing Archival Footage of the 1939 Voder Electronic Speech Synthesizer Demonstration appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ukraine accordion duo Vasyl Kravchuk and Victor Kravchuk performed a glorious cover of John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars. via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsClassical Piano Cover of ‘The Imperial March’ From ‘Star Wars’Russian Man Performs the Star Wars ‘Imperial March’ Theme Song With a Coffee StirrerThe Harp Twins […]The post Ukraine Accordion Duo Performs a Glorious Cover of John Williams’ Imperial March From Star Wars appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles comedian and video editor Shawn Kohne has created a montage video that features Abraham Lincoln‘s historic Gettysburg Address being delivered by 92 movies and television shows. Shawn used scenes from Ruggles of the Red Gap, Married with Children, The Big Lebowski, and Game of Thrones. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid […]The post Abraham Lincoln’s Historic Gettysburg Address Delivered by 92 Movies and TV Shows appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Cork Speaker (@corkspeaker) on Sep 28, 2016 at 9:17pm PDT Leedeyeon created the Cork, a micro Bluetooth speaker that sits on top of empty beer and liquor bottles to amplify the sound. The sound boost of the Cork varies with the size and shape of the bottle used. The Cork started […]The post Cork, A Micro Bluetooth Speaker That Sits on Top of Empty Beer or Liquor Bottles to Amplify the Sound appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very clever and very flexible white-footed cat hilariously twisted his adorable little body in all sorts of ways in order to unscrew the top off of the cat food container. While his method took a bit of busy work, the outcome was quite successful. Related Laughing Squid PostsClever Cat Develops Uncanny Ability to Open […]The post Clever Cat Twists His Body In Hilarious Ways In an Effort to Unscrew the Top Off the Cat Food Container appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In response to a viewer’s query, musician Davide Biale, better known as Davie504 hilariously used a red hot chili pepper to play an impressive medley of Flea‘s superb bass lines from a variety of Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. NEW VIDEO! Playing Red Hot Chili Peppers using an actual red hot chili pepper…. :) @ChiliPeppers […]The post An Impressive Medley of Red Hot Chili Peppers Bass Lines Played With a Red Hot Chili Pepper appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a superhero episode of Man at Arms: Reforged, the talented team of blacksmiths and craftsmen at Baltimore Knife and Sword built a real-life version of Wonder Woman‘s indestructible shield from the live action films. They test out the magical shield by shooting it with arrows and throwing apples at it. A post shared by […]The post Man at Arms: Reforged Builds Wonder Woman’s Indestructible Shield appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the premiere episode of the online Vanity Fair series “Nick Offerman’s Common Sense“, the now bald-faced actor and woodworker offered forthright social commentary and helpful advice about putting the “united” back into the United States . Many people are saying that we are a divided nation. I would counter that’s partly because we spend […]The post Nick Offerman’s Common Sense, Forthright Timely Social Commentary by the Sage Actor appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a nature rich episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Carol Peletier‘s (Melissa McBride) beet and acorn cookies from The Walking Dead, with foraging help from Ashwin Ramdas of Ashwin Enjoys Nature. When you think of The Walking Dead, the word ‘appetizing’ certainly doesn’t come to mind. It’s no […]The post Binging With Babish Shows How to Make Carol’s Beet and Acorn Cookies From The Walking Dead appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of What’s Inside and Stephen Headrick use an axe to chop a fidget stick in half and find out exactly what is inside. Related Laughing Squid PostsFidget Cube, A Vinyl Desk Toy With Six Faces of Fidgeting Fun To Keep People’s Hands BusyThe Father and Son Team […]The post Chopping a Fidget Stick in Half With an Axe to Find Out What Is Inside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A television anchor for the Russian news channel Mir24 got a big surprise when a big black dog unexpectedly crawled out from under the desk while she was giving an on-air report. While the stunned newscaster seemed not to know what to do with the canine interloper, she gave him an awkward pat on the […]The post Russian Newscaster Surprised by a Big Black Dog Who Crawled Out From Under Her Desk While On-Air appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Real Life Lore took a look at the current population density and posited what might happen if all of the dead throughout the history of humanity returned to normal everyday life? In an attempt to find an answer, the narrator verbally pondered what these people might look like, where they could live and whether or […]The post What Might Happen If Every Single Human Who Ever Died Were to Suddenly Come Back to Normal Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an atmospheric episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill explain how certain words in the English language originated from terms used to describe different kinds of weather. Lavish is a word to describe an extravagant outpouring of things. It comes from an Old […]The post How Certain Words in the English Language Originated From Terms to Describe the Weather appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the May 23, 2017 Blu-Ray/home video release of the brilliant Jordan Peele film Get Out, Mondo will be offering limited editions of two original posters by talented artists Jay Shaw and Francesco Francavilla that brilliantly touch upon the themes of the film. We’re beyond excited to have two incredible posters available for […]The post Two Limited Edition Posters That Brilliantly Touch Upon the Distinct Themes in the Film ‘Get Out’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A sweet little Shiba Inu named Kiba to a long look at her human’s new fidget spinner, tried to figure out what it was exactly, before vocalizing her loud objections to make it stop. A post shared by pablo_ha55an (@pablo_ha55an) on May 20, 2017 at 3:32am PDT This type of reaction appears to be typical […]The post A Perplexed Shiba Inu Dog Repeatedly Vocalizes Objections to Her Human’s Fidget Spinner appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Daniel Valenz (@danscafecaringbah) on May 22, 2017 at 4:36am PDT The Avolatte is a unique drink trend that first popped up in various parts of Australia that’s now making its way around the world. The drink employs a hollowed-out avocado shell as a sturdy, heat-proof and environmentally friendly container for various […]The post Avolatte, Hot Latte Drinks Made in Environmentally Friendly Hollowed Out Avocado Shells appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Rock bouncers are vehicles made to climb rocky hills and to take quite a beating. The crew of Pro Rock Racing picked out an insanely steep and bumpy hill at the Rush Off-Road park in Northeastern Kentucky for drivers to take head on. MadRam11 Productions captured footage of numerous daring drivers trying to make their […]The post Daring Rock Bouncer Drivers Attempt to Drive Up an Insanely Steep Rocky Hill in Kentucky appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Watch @HankAzaria cycle through the voices of his Simpsons characters in less than one minute. pic.twitter.com/U5TCvxd2Z1 — Late Night (@LateNightSeth) May 18, 2017 While appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the incredibly talented Hank Azaria graciously performed many of the voices he does on The Simpsons when Meyers asked. Using the phrase, “it’s great […]The post Hank Azaria Hilariously Performs His Simpsons Character Voices in Less Than One Minute appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a very clever aux ad on Saturday Night Live, a very patient man gave his rather snobbish date a diamond encrusted Fidget Spinner by Cartier to keep her occupied while he had a good time at a party. Although this seems extravagant, it is not beyond the realm of impossible. Perhaps SNL gave the […]The post SNL Unveils a Diamond Encrusted Cartier Fidget Spinner to Occupy Even the Most Exclusive Snob appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The folks at AXT Turbo in Dandenong Victoria. Australia placed a fidget spinner in a vice and shot it with an air compressor to see how fast that they could get it turning. They calculated that the fidget spinner was spinning at 50,000 RPM before finally breaking apart. Related Laughing Squid PostsRazor Blades Turn a […]The post Fidget Spinner in a Vice Blasted With Air Compressor Spins at 50,000 RPM Before Breaking appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An ancient, ailing and battle-scarred feral cat named Mason was never the type to enjoy affection of any kind. Even so, the wonderful people at TinyKittens HQ and Tiny Tuxies provided Mason with a loving home to live out the rest of his life. While Mason was getting used to domesticity, he still refused to […]The post Ancient Ailing Battle Scarred Feral Cat Lets a Couple of Kittens Charm Their Way Into His Battered Heart appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a wooden wind up DIY kit for Seymour: The Faithful Singing Robot Dog, a faithful pup who sings a tune, jumps in the air, and sports a propeller on his face that spins. It was named after the dog Seymour Asses in the Futurama episode “Jurassic Bark.” We love us some cute […]The post Seymour: The Faithful Singing Robot Dog Wooden Wind Up DIY Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A baby goat in Assam, India who was born on May 10, 2017 with an underdeveloped nose, a single ear, a shortened and a single oversized eye in the middle of his forehead has survived far beyond veterinary expectations of only a few days. This cyclops kid’s distinctive features are typical of genetic malformation known […]The post The Cyclops Kid, A Tiny Goat Born With an Eye In the Middle of His Forehead Survives Beyond Expectation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chef Devwrat Anand Jategaonkar of India’s popular cooking television show, Mejwani Paripoorna Kitchen, has set a Guinness World Record for making the largest margarine sculpture. The beautiful margarine sculpture, portraying the Trimurti of Elephanta, weighed an incredible 3,321.925 pounds. It measured “8 ft 2 in long, 3 ft 8 in wide and 6 ft 1 […]The post Indian Chef Sets Guinness World Record for Making the Largest Margarine Sculpture appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stuntman and woodworker Ben Tardif has created an amazing mini golf themed marble machine that features 4 different tracks and a dozen holes. Ben shared his entire design process on YouTube. All four tracks are now complete and it works! In this video, I finish all the elements that still needed to be completed such […]The post An Amazing Mini Golf Themed Marble Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Emma K. performed a clever experiment to see how well her Google Home and Amazon Echo would get on. Placing the two devices across from each other, Emma initiated a conversation (and unlocked an easter egg) during which the two sweetly discussed becoming friends. Emma: Okay Google say hi to Alexa. G: I’m so […]The post A Google Home and an Amazon Echo Have a Charming Discussion About Becoming Friends appeared first on Laughing Squid.