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With help from his cute daughter, How to Dad creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand demonstrates how to how to build a go-kart for your kids using a large trash can with wheels, a pink trike, and a ratchet strap. Related Laughing Squid PostsNew Zealand Father Demonstrates How to Build a Game of Thrones […]

MapPorn redditor somegermankid posted a surprising map that shows which of the 50 American states has a smaller population than that of New York City. Some the larger (land mass) states include Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Missouri. Additionally, according to commenter Discitus, it appears that Iowa has more pigs than the state of New […]

Sony Pictures released the second official trailer during Super Bowl LI for Life, the upcoming sci-fi thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa that will star Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, and Rebecca Ferguson. The trailer follows six astronauts on the International Space Station who extract a deadly alien microorganism from Mars and have to, somehow, figure […]

Marvel released a new Super Bowl ad for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 that features the original gang of Guardians recruiting a few new members for their heroic adventures. The film is set to blast its way into theaters in May 5th, 2017. Set two months after the first film, the Guardians of the […]

Netflix released a thrilling new Super Bowl ad for season two of their popular original series, Stranger Things, that finds the original cast of kids watching as the world eerily flips upside down and turns to darkness all around them. Season two is set to premiere this Halloween. A year after Will’s return, everything seems […]

In a touching Super Bowl ad for Audi USA, a loving father watches his daughter compete fiercely in a downhill cart race. Seeing her determination, he begins to wonder aloud about future, specifically whether or not she will be regarded as an equal in her profession and paid accordingly. As the fearless daughter weaves her […]

While riding the NYC subway, lawyer Gregory Locke noticed that someone had drawn swastikas and other Nazi symbolism onto the glass of all the advertisements in the car. It became evident to Lock that other riders had noticed it as well, but weren’t sure what to do. Luckily, there was someone on the train who […]

For the hilarious international series “Every Second Counts” that makes fun of Donald Trump’s “America First” policy, television/radio hosts from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania, Portugal have put together hilarious videos inviting Donald Trump to visit their individual countries, each voiced in Trump’s own distinctive style of speaking. The Netherlands and Switzerland had previously posted their […]

In a hilariously prescient Saturday Night Live sketch, actress Melissa McCarthy brilliantly channeled the rather combative style of White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer. As Spicer, McCarthy argued about the word “ban” with Glenn Thrush (Bobby Moynihan), spun established facts, chewed a giant wad of gum, scolded the press pool, used props to illustrate his […]

In “All That We Share“, a truly powerful ad for Danish television station TV 2, people from varying backgrounds (city-dweller, farmer, wealthy, middle-class) were segregated into boxes taped onto the floor. Responding to questions posed by a mediator, members to whom the question was relevant moved out of their box and in with others who […]

In a fascinating episode of the PBS series “The Mind of a Chef“, host Chef Ludo Lefebvre travelled to the iconic Jean-Yves Bordier Creamery in Brittany, France to learn how their legendary customized butter is made. Any French chef can tell you that the foundation of their cuisine is butter. So when we visited the […]

Crystals form, colors swirl, and liquids combine in the beautiful microscopic film series “Miniglobelet” by Beauty of Science. The four-part series covers the crystallization of alunite and ammonium chloride, pigments flowing in alcohol, and various liquids reacting to being combined with each other. Related Laughing Squid PostsMicroscopic Crystal Flowers Sculpted by Chemistry‘Dancing Colors’, A Beautiful […]

Shaker and Spoon Cocktail Club is a unique subscription delivery service that offers all the ingredients for creating cocktails but lets the consumer provide their own preference of spirits. Each month, a subscriber will receive a curated box containing house-made syrups, bitters, shrubs, tinctures, mixers, natural garnishes, fresh citrus, and three cocktail recipes from professional […]

Real Life Lore looked at some of the largest buildings ever constructed or proposed to determine how large a building would have to be to hold all 7.4 billion people on Earth. The resulting “Mega Cube” would be the biggest structure ever built, but would still fit comfortably within the borders of Manhattan. So, what […]

The short film “Goudy & Syracuse: The Tale of a Typeface Found” by Pentagram Design and Dress Code tells of the fascinating story behind “Sherman”, the distinctive typeface used by Syracuse University. Upon the university’s request, it was discovered that legendary type designer Frederic Goudy had specifically designed it for the school. The story of […]

Great Big Story visited with Jinnan Zheng, a talented award-winning artist who builds magnificent ice installations for the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, about which we wrote in 2016. During the interview, Zheng spoke about how he conceives and executes his ideas. The whole process starts with a design. First of all […]

PBS Space Time host Matt O’Dowd demonstrates how geometry can help visualize spacetime and explains how causality, distance, and time are related. In this episode we dive deeper into the relationship between space and time and explore how we can geometrically map the causality of the universe and increase our understanding of how time and […]

“Trumpa the Hutt” by Evil Ice Cream Pictures combines the slimy lowlife Jabba the Hutt with President Donald Trump by altering a scene from Return of the Jedi with clips of Trump speaking. We took a little piece of the president and a little piece of Jabba The Hutt and mixed them together and made […]

A very sweet pit bull named Grayce who was pregnant and taken off the street by Rescue Rovers Dog Adoptions in Salt Lake City, Utah, found a loving home with generous foster mom Arin Greenwood. After giving birth in the safety of her foster home, Grayce very gently placed each of her 11 puppies into […]

In another installment of One Day Builds, host Adam Savage made a custom paint job and modification of a Nerf Longstrike CS-6 rifle for his Imgur Secret Santa. Savage gave the rifle a more realistic and weathered look, replaced its internal mechanism with a more powerful spring, and added a working scope and bipod. This […]

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a determined Simon’s Cat set out to search for someone to love but found that he was to be either completely ignored or completely overwhelmed. This episode is a wonderful compilation of the past three years of Simon’s Cat Valentine’s Day vignettes – “Smitten“, “Butterflies” and “Tough Love” […]

The real estate marketing team at Drawbotics have created a highly detailed series of 3D floor plans of workplaces featured in popular television shows like Silicon Valley, The Office, The IT Crowd, and Mad Men. Drawbotics‘ entire collection of floor plans are available to view on their blog. images via Drawbotics submitted via Laughing Squid […]

Talented Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic used only makeup to demonstrate an amazing optical illusion that transformed her stomach into a knot. Milosevic has also amazingly turned her head into a hanger and her chest into an ashtray. via Daily Mail Related Laughing Squid PostsMakeup Artist Uses Her Amazing Skills to Transform Ordinary People […]

Talk show host Conan O’Brien sat down with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Atlanta Falcons defensive end Dwight Freeney to play For Honor on a special Super Bowl edition of his Clueless Gamer series. Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, and former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch later came […]

A group of pro football players like Odell Beckham Jr., J.J. Watt, and DeMarco Murray read mean tweets about themselves on the second NFL edition of Mean Tweets on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Here is part one of NFL players reading mean tweets from 2014. Related Laughing Squid PostsPart Eight of Celebrities Reading Mean Tweets About […]

After visiting with a flying iguana and B-Rad the baby sloth at the Kids Saving the Rainforest organization in Costa Rica, adventure host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness entered into the marmoset enclosure armed with their favorite treat – marshmallows. Once the tiny monkeys realized that Peterson was carrying the yummy bounty, not one of […]

A rather talented chicken named Jokgu very precisely plucked out the notes with her beak to the classic patriotic tune “America the Beautiful” on a Yamaha EZ Series EZ220MM 61-Key Portable Keyboard after a grand recorded introduction. Jokgu, her sister AiChan and a new chick named Mayumi all make up an adorable avian band named […]

Redditor Edders_19 has shared an image of the Bromley, England skyline featuring a lens flare that looks just like Eric Cartman from South Park. Edders_19’s screenshot was taken from The SPORT Bible‘s promotional video posted on Facebook for the Discovery UK documentary series, Idris Elba: Fighter. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsRush Uses Clip of […]

Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern reprised their roles of Mitch and Phil from the 1991 comedy City Slickers in a Funny or Die video that placed the characters as malfunctioning hosts in HBO‘s Westworld. Years after their ‘City Slickers’ narrative was retired, Westworld hosts Mitch (Billy Crystal) & Phil (Daniel Stern) are still happily driving […]

Cineplex has created a supercut video of every 2017 Oscar nominated film. They feature some of the great movies nominated including Arrival, La La Land, Moonlight. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Supercut of the Powerful Uses of Sound Throughout Mad Max: Fury RoadSupercut of the Early Roles Played by 2014 Oscar Nominees and WinnersRyan Reynolds Releases […]

Bioengineers at Stanford University have created the “paperfuge”, blood centrifuge inspired by a children’s toy that costs only 20 cents to make. The simple device can be used in remote areas without access to electricity or more advanced equipment, allowing doctors and healthcare workers around the world to diagnose diseases like malaria, HIV, and African […]

Bud Light has released a great new Super Bowl commercial, titled “Ghost Spuds,” that features their legendary 1980s canine character Spuds MacKenzie coming back as a ghost to help reunite a dude with his group of friends for drinks, inside jokes, and trivia at the bar. The ghost of Spuds MacKenzie is here to let […]

Warner Bros. has released an amusing “Gotham Cribs” promo for The LEGO Batman Movie, the upcoming animated action comedy film directed by Chris McKay and spin-off of The Lego Movie. The MTV Cribs style promo features LEGO Batman (Will Arnett) hopping in and out character as Batman and Bruce Wayne as they give us a […]

Science presenter Steve Mould explains how to make a dry erase stick figure dance, animate, and get abducted by aliens. You might have seen some videos of stick men floating of water recently. This is how you can do it and how it works. Earlier we shared video of someone demonstrating the trick, but Mould […]

Paramount Pictures has released a new Super Bowl ad for Ghost in the Shell, an upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular sci-fi manga by Japanese artist Masamune Shirow. The explosive new commercial features Major Motoko Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson) coming out guns blazing and being faced with the truth that her life may have actually been […]

Not wanting to be outdone by the Netherlands invitation video, the Swiss television show Deville Late Night put together “Switzerland Second“, a hilarious video inviting Donald Trump to visit their country, voiced in English and using his own style of speaking. Additionally, the Swiss video touts its geographical superiority over the Netherlands. Dear Mr. President, […]

A video posted by WHERE ANIMALS COME FIRST ?? (@thekangaroosanctuary) on Jan 20, 2017 at 5:37pm PST In 2015, we wrote about Chris ‘Brolga’ Barnes and his mission to save orphaned, abandoned, and ill kangaroos of the Australian Outback. Of the resident mob, Roger stood out the most because of his enormous stature. More recently […]

MinuteEarth host Emily Elert explains why poop is brown and pee is yellow even though humans eat and drink things that range widely in color. The process of digestion removes most of the pigmentation from the food and drink humans consume, but microbes in the intestines are responsible for giving waste its icon colors. The […]

Talented dancer and choreographer Sarah Reich used her rhythmic feet explain the rich history of tap-dancing. Moving through the musical decades with the amazing Scott Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox playing right in synch with her, Reich started off with the “Maple Leaf Rag” from 1899 and culminated with “Uptown Funk” from 2014. Watch PMJ tap […]

Just before his death at the age of 103, entrepreneur Myron Steves left a final message of advice. The first suggestion he offered was to stop looking for advice. Instead, he advised, one should go out and take some risks. Go out and do something. And stick to it, come hell or high water. Steves […]

Brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy have released the first trailer for their upcoming Seeso series My Brother, My Brother and Me based on their popular advice podcast of the same name. Like the podcast, the trailer mimics the opening disclaimer from the podcast with their father Clint McElroy assuring the audience that the boys […]

Vox contributor Estelle Caswell explains the simple and complicated reasons cartoon characters wear gloves. The simplest explanation is that gloves are easier to animate, but for a more complex answer Caswell turns to the traditions of vaudeville and minstrel shows. The Opry House reveals how inextricably linked vaudeville performance and blackface minstrelsy were to early […]

Japanese Twitter-user Zoe_Aishiteru shared an amazing photo of a decorative daikon radish chain that was created by a talented but bored chef who evidently had a bit of time on his hands that he need to kill. This design appears to have come from a recipe book from the Edo period in Japan per a […]

On January 31, 2017, the Diageo Beer Company USA announced that they are making plans to bring the famous Guinness Storehouse/Open Gate concept to the United States for the first time in 63 years, specifically to the tiny unincorporated village of Relay in Baltimore County, Maryland. This brand new microbrewery will be the home of […]

Zebra Corner inserted their “Real Person” into another blind panel car commercial, this time for the 2016 Chevy Malibu. Unlike the actual participants in the commercial, the “Mahk” isn’t fooled or impressed by the car. For comparison, here is the original Malibu commercial. Previously, the channel added “Mahk” to the emoji commercial for the 2016 […]

On a cold winter’s day in Sweden, Viktor Johannessen and a friend were walking along a frozen lakeside when they came upon a stranded moose who fell through the ice and was desperately trying to find enough footing to escape. The two compassionate humans acted quickly to save the moose from drowning, chopping through the […]

Brooklyn, New York artist PJ McQuade has created a “geektastic” collection of Valentine’s Day cards for 2017 featuring pop culture characters from movies and television shows. They are all available to purchase online from Etsy. We’ve previously written about PJ McQuade and his wonderful works of geeky art. Severus Snape – Harry Potter Jareth – […]

MIT engineers have developed transparent hydrogel robots that are fast and strong enough to capture live fish. The hydrogel is shaped using laser cutting and 3D printing and can be controlled by injecting water through hollow channels in the structure. The water injection method allows for faster and strong motion than similar designs that are […]

Looper takes a look at some of the reasons why there was never a sequel released for Quentin Tarantino‘s 1994 cult classic film Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction was writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s second full-length feature after 1992’s Reservoir Dogs, and it defied all expectations by earning a whopping $200 million on a mere $8 million budget. […]

Chris Smith experiences everything there is in life thanks to an endlessly repeating day in the Chris and Jack sketch “Groundhog Daying.” The sketch takes its inspiration from the 1993 Bill Murray film Groundhog Day. Jack realizes Chris is Groundhog Daying. Related Laughing Squid PostsRepeating Days From ‘Groundhog Day’ Playing SimultaneouslySuper Mario Spacetime Organ, An […]