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Game developer Robert Weaver and his team at Brilliant Game Studios have created an impressive sandbox crowd rendering system, titled Epic Battle Simulator, that allows you to create giant battles with no limits. To show off its functionality, he made a massive simulated war between 11,000 penguins and 4,000 Santa Clauses. Epic Battle Simulator is […]

In celebration of 2016 coming to a close, Stephen Colbert, Michael Stipe and James Franco sing “It’s The End Of The Year As We Know It” on The Late Show. Related Laughing Squid PostsStephen Colbert Answers 11 Questions From RedditA Compilation of Times Stephen Colbert Has Cracked Up and Broken Character While Filming ‘The Colbert […]

In 2011, a video of Ted Williams, a 53 year-old homeless man with an amazing radio voice captured the world’s attention, leading to a number of job and housing offers, including one with Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Since that time, Williams has relapsed with drugs and alcohol twice, but in an interview with the OWN […]

Surveillance cameras at the Lotions & Lace boutique in San Bernardino, California captured the incredible sight of two female employees fending off an armed robber by pelting him with sex toys that were close at hand. Dodging the barrage, the would-be robber quickly fled. One of the employees told ABC7 that she thought it was […]

Dutch filmmaker Anthony van der Meer decided to intentionally allow a thief to steal his mobile phone in order to find out what happens afterwards, using spyware that he installed ahead of time. The resulting film, entitled “Find my Phone” shows how just much information a thief can get with someone else’s phone. In the […]

Google employees Natalie Hammel and Lorraine Yurshansky look at the anatomy of the Monet underwater fiber optic cable that will be installed between Boca Raton, Florida and Santos, Brazil for their educational and entertaining series Nat and Lo. In the video, Hammel and Yurshansky visit the sites where the cable is produced as well as […]

Cracked‘s spokesman Roger Horton gives an Honest Ad that reveals the truth about the lottery and how it targets the poor. Even if a person wins the lottery there are often still negative outcomes, but the odds of ever having to worry about the consequences of winning are nearly impossible. The lottery is a great […]

In the Amazon new series Sneaky Pete, A skilled con-man (Giovanni Ribisi) steals the identity his prison cellmate in order to avoid a ruthless gangster (Bryan Cranston), not realizing that taking on a new identity also means taking on a whole new set of problems. From the creator of Justified and Executive Producer Bryan Cranston […]

The new cast of DuckTales sings the show’s classic theme song in a video that reveals the parts they’ll be playing. The reboot of Disney’s cartoon duck adventure series will premiere in 2017 with an impressive cast that includes David Tennant, Kate Micucci, and Danny Pudi. Leading the quack pack on globe-trotting adventures are: David […]

Charles Marvin “Charlie” Green Jr., better known as “Angry Grandpa“, was brought to tears when received his dream car, a classic 1955 Chevy Bel Air, the same model car he owned when he was 16 years old. Green’s son Michael surprised him with the car as a gift, and recorded a video before showing his father […]

At the end of his quest to endure the most painful sting in the world, the self-punishing wildlife educator Coyote Peterson set out to prepare himself and capture the bullet ant who will deliver the goods. This “hard-won” sting is set to take place on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. I’m working my way up the […]

In an episode of Today I Found Out, Simon Whistler explains the many ways people are playing Monopoly wrong, and what actually happens when a player lands on the “Free Parking” space. The rules of the game have not changed very much since it was first introduced, but many players have developed “house rules” that […]

Rocket Design has created a red and a black novelty spinning pizza cutter that each look like a turntable. They are available to purchase from the Rocket shop and from Amazon (red and black). images via Amazon via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Pizza Boss 3000, A Novel Way To Neatly Slice Pizza With […]

If I fits I sits, a chrismassy cat puts this to the test! After all the Christmas presents had been unwrapped, a determined Simon’s Cat did his very best Maru impression and attempted to squeeze his big body into a teeny tiny box that was far better suited for a tiny kitten. Merry Christmas! Watch […]

Anthony Richardson of The Exploding Heads comedy group created a funny compilation video of his bad British sports commentary from the past few years. Related Laughing Squid PostsBad British Commentary of the 2013 Alabama vs. Notre Dame NFL Championship GameBad British Commentary for NASCAR Race HighlightsBad British Commentary of an Exhibition Basketball Game Between the […]

Mark Rober partnered with Jake Roper from Vsauce3 to test some questionable scenes in the Christmas movies Home Alone, Elf, and A Christmas Story using science. The duo find out exactly how much damage a blowtorch to the head, a 95 mph snow ball to the chest, and a ricocheted BB to the eye would […]

While his wife Julia was away for the day, JP Lambiase of HellthyJunkFood prepared a delicious food tutorial on how to make a burger stuffed pizza. The entire comfort food recipe is available to view on the HellthyJunkFood website. A photo posted by HellthyJunkFood (@hellthyjunkfood) on Nov 13, 2016 at 2:21pm PST via Geekologie Related […]

Mariah Carey‘s Christmas wish this year was to have James Corden sing her song “All I Want for Christmas” during Carpool Karaoke, and Corden did not disappoint. Corden shot versions of the song with past Carpool Karaoke guests throughout the year like Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Elton John, and Adele who all gleefully belt out […]

Fun.com has created a wonderful collection of DIY paper Marvel and DC Comics themed superhero snowflake designs for the Christmas season. The free printable snowflake patterns are available for download from their website. We know how WE like to celebrate the holidays as Marvel and DC fans – with arts and crafts! We have created […]

In his latest video, the brilliant Vsauce3 host Jake Roper teamed up with Lowe’s to find out if someone could survive some of the most devastating traps from John Hughes and Chris Columbus‘ 1990 Christmas comedy film, Home Alone. Jake and former NASA engineer Mark Rober also worked together to “test scenes from Home Alone, […]

The amusing Seth Everman has created a festive new video where he performs mashups of classic video game tunes and Christmas songs on a synthesizer. His new album, “Christmas 64,” is available to purchase on iTunes and stream on Spotify. We previously wrote about Seth when he played a variety of old school video game […]

In honor of Rogue One releasing in theaters this week, How It Should Have Ended has released a special edition of how Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope should have ended where they go back and revamp their original version from 2007. Related Laughing Squid PostsMovie Outtakes That Ended Up Making It Into the […]

Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, stars of the upcoming film Passengers, sat down with WIRED for a “Google Autocomplete Interview” to answer some of the web’s most searched questions about themselves. Related Laughing Squid PostsJennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Insult Each Other While Promoting Their New Film ‘Passengers’Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence Wake up Early […]

The Laughing Squid Holiday Gift Shop is the perfect one-stop shop for finding the perfect present for all sorts of beloved friends and family with its wide variety of gifts suiting any personality and in many different price ranges. Among these products are the very fun Scientific Magnetic Space Putty, a really cool Geek Fuel […]

Filmmaker Adam Rosenberg hilariously recorded the things he said in his sleep for nearly a year, the result of which he titled “The Somniloquist“. While a few of his nighttime monologues made some sense, most of what he bravely shared was made up of nonsensical sounds combined with a few random words thrown in. After […]

In a very amusing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them parody by Leigh Lahav entitled “Fantastic Holidays and How to Explain Them“, sisters Tina and Queenie Goldstein explain the concept of being Jewish and celebrating Hanukkah to a visiting Newt Scamander who was confused by the lack of a Christmas tree in December. When […]

L Kanavaros demonstrates his back-saving device he created using ordinary rope and a snow shovel. Kanavaros shows how the rope helps guide the shovel without having to bend the back. Stand with your back straight and arms straight down. Load the shovel. Lift by curling your arm that is holding the rope while the other […]

School science teacher Bruce Yeany demonstrates his String Shooter, a simple machine that launches continuous loops of strings that hold themselves up and form interesting shapes in the air. Yeany shows how the loops behave when pushed or when the launch angle of the String Shooter is changed while explaining the physics at work. The […]

Beau Tetreault combined books and sporting goods combine to create an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine. Tetreault also created a Prezi presentation about his creation for a physics class. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsJoseph Herscher, Brooklyn’s Rube GoldbergGravity-Defying Rube Goldberg MachineAn Elaborate Rube Goldberg Machine Set to the Song ‘Science’ by The Dull-Eyed Llamas

Skilled musician Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “Samuraiguitarist“) has released a video where he plays a robotic cover of Brenda Lee‘s classic 1958 Christmas song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.” Fans of Steve can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original song for comparison. Related Laughing Squid PostsSamuraiguitarist Plays a Soothing Cover of […]

UK art director and illustrator Chris Thornley (a.k.a. “Raid71“) has made art prints of his awesome illustration series from 2012 that uses song lyrics by The Smiths as covers of retro Penguin paperback books. Chris‘ signed and numbered prints are available to purchase as a set of three or individually (How Soon Is Now, Panic, […]

In “Quantum Is Calling” Steven Hawking and Zoe Saldana use quantum physics to rescue Simon Pegg‘s cat Schrödinger from a puzzle that spans space and time. In the new video, Saldana works desperately to solve the puzzle and retrieve Pegg’s cat, revealing a fascinating, newly discovered property of quantum entanglement, and an opportunity to boldly […]

Joe Penna (a.k.a. “MysteryGuitarMan“) has created “Stock Photo-shop,” a new music video where Joe is magically Photoshopped into a bunch of stock photos while singing the song “Believer” by Paper Lions. Related Laughing Squid PostsClassic Video Games Recreated Using Paper Cutouts and Stop Motion AnimationOne Man Covers the Traditional Greek Song ‘Misirlou’ Using 90 Instruments […]

Nick Offerman silently sips Lagavulin‘s single malt Scotch whisky alone for an hour while counting down the end of 2016 and welcoming the beginning of 2017. The celebratory “New Years Eve” video was created by “My Tales of Whisky,” a collaborative YouTube channel by Diageo and Offerman. Last year, Offerman silently drank some tasty Lagavulin […]

Kingston, London concept artist Joshua Dunlop has created realistic illustrations of the four starter Pokémon (Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander). Fans of Joshua can help support this future work on Patreon. A photo posted by Joshua Dunlop (@joshdunlopconceptartist) on Dec 8, 2016 at 1:09pm PST images via Joshua Dunlop via The Daily Dot Related Laughing […]

Yan Liang from Beauty of Science captured through mesmerizing high-definition video, the absolutely beautiful images that unfolded when colorful candy shell of M&M’s chocolate candies dissolved in water. We dropped m&m chocolate in water and discovered something really wonderful! This 4K time-lapse video was shot with a Sony A7R M2 camera to capture the beautiful […]

Bellingham, Washington artist Ivan Owen of Danger First has created large, highly detailed mechanical gauntlets with a laser cutter using wood, leather, steel, and brass. The gauntlets are available to purchase as a set or individually from his MechMadness Designs Etsy shop. photos by Jen Martin Studios submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid […]

Maple ASMR whispered the entire script for Bee Movie to create a unique autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) video with an added ear-to-ear effect. The video is part of a recent trend that makes creative use of the 2007’s Bee Movie like versions of the trailer that speed up and slow down every time anyone says […]

Quartz reporter and coder Nikhil Sonnad has created the “The Great American Word Mapper“, a very clever set of searchable, interactive maps of the United States that plot the top 100,000 words used on Twitter, categorizing them by subject and then by region. In tackling this enormous project, Sonnad employed data he gathered from trusted […]

Stormtrooper Colin Furze could use a little help cold starting his gigantic homemade AT-ACT walker. Call the empire's roadside assistance!!!! https://t.co/3Ut6BhGGP7 #furzeday pic.twitter.com/H3W0VGsT37 — colin furze (@colin_furze) December 15, 2016 Related Laughing Squid PostsEccentric Inventor Colin Furze Builds a Gigantic Star Wars AT-ACT Walker ClubhouseInventor Colin Furze Blows His Socks Off With His Homemade Fireworks […]

Nerdwriter (Evan Puschak) makes a case for why passable movies present a larger problem than truly bad ones. Puschak argues that unlike movies that are terrible, passable films draw from clichés seen in other movies rather than on real world experiences, meaning they create a cycle of mediocrity. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Nerdwriter Explores Whether […]

KQED Arts, a longtime supporter of creativity in the San Francisco Bay Area, has created a truly beautiful but heartbreaking video tribute to each of the 36 people who tragically perished in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire that broke out in Oakland, California on the night of December 2, 2016. Thirty-six lives were lost in […]

New York Magazine’s Select All created a fantastic online calendar featuring the best memes in 2016 by date. The calendar can be sorted by topic or randomized and each date links to more info on the meme. The internet-meme model of cultural consumption — seizure, transformation, distribution — is now applied to news and stories […]

“Every Human Ever” by The Kloons poignantly summarizes how people feel all the time using a series of simple statements. What do we all have in common? Every Human Ever is an exploration of humanity’s lowest common denominator…that which lies beneath our surface level expressions and habitual personality traits…and brings us all together as one, […]

A photo posted by Amazon (@amazon) on Dec 14, 2016 at 6:06am PST Amazon completed its first autonomous Prime Air drone delivery on December 7, 2016 during a private trial in Cambridgeshire, England. According to a video about the delivery, it took just 13 minutes from the time customer Richard B. placed his order of a […]

NASA has announced that it is now sharing its best images from Earth and space on Pinterest and Giphy. Related Laughing Squid PostsGIPHY Releases a Gmail Chrome Extension to Easily Add GIFs to EmailGIPHY CAM, A GIF-Creating Camera App by GiphyGIPHY Keys, An iOS Keyboard for Quickly Searching and Adding GIFs in Any App

COOPH (Cooperative of Photography) shares several creative last-minute DIY gift ideas that photographers can use this holiday season to make unique presents for their family and friends. Related Laughing Squid PostsPhotographer Brooke Shaden Captures The Ethereal WorldPhotographer Documents Book Reading Commuters on the New York City Subway in ‘The Last Book’ Projectlinks for 2009-12-17

A photo posted by Hi-Fructose Magazine (@hifructosemag) on Dec 7, 2016 at 10:43am PST Tara McPherson Volume 42 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine has been announced and will feature artwork by contemporary artists from around the globe. Artist Tara McPherson will be featured on the cover of the upcoming issue. Volume 42 of […]

South Korean balancing all-star Rocky Byun showcased his incredible talents in London by effortlessly balancing four glass bottles, of various sizes and shapes, on top of one another. We previously wrote about Rocky balancing a wide variety of objects during his performance at the Windsor House Mall in Hong Kong. via reddit Related Laughing Squid […]

Bill Gates shares his favorite books of 2016 in a wonderful animated animated video. If you’re looking for a book to enjoy over the holidays, here are some of my favorites from this year. They cover an eclectic mix of topics—from tennis to tennis shoes, genomics to great leadership. They’re all very well written, and […]