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COOPH magazine and photographer Lisa Kutzelnig share some fun suggestions for creating interesting and beautiful instant photography. The video demonstrates techniques for colorful collages, panoramas, and simple 3D effects. Related Laughing Squid PostsHigh Voltage Image Making, A Photography Project Exploring the Use of Electrical Discharge to Create ImagesA Series of Quick and Easy DIY Tips […]

In a timely episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill offer up a wonderfully handy arsenal of elegant insults that come from Greek and Latin roots that can be used in place of other overused descriptors in an argument. Do you want to up […]

An animated video from The Royal Institution explains how cartographer Marie Tharp helped scientists better understand continental drift and plate tectonics. The theories were not taken seriously when they were first presented, but Tharp’s work helped provide the evidence needed for them to gain acceptance in the scientific community. Continental drift is common knowledge now, […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live! shared a new trailer for Kong: Skull Island, an upcoming reboot of the King Kong franchise directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The trailer features the colossal ape king standing tall as evil monsters rise from below the ground and put up a fight against a group of curious explorers. Kong: Skull Island is […]

Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down some of the best and worst movie accents in a video for Wired. Singer pays particular attention to the work on Brad Pitt who has attempted many accents during his career, with some working out better than others. Singer also explains that when a movie accent misses its mark […]

Jimmy Fallon, Metallica, and The Roots teamed up on The Tonight Show to play the song “Enter Sandman” using classroom instruments. They jammed on instruments such as a baby electric axe, a kazoo, a Fisher-Price drum, and more. Here is the original “Enter Sandman” music video for comparison. A photo posted by Metallica (@metallica) on […]

Filmmaker Blake Faucette of Distractotron has created a wonderful new video featuring a number of the pop culture video game, tv show, and movie cosplays at NC Comicon 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. The entire collection of photos are available to view on Facebook and Instagram. A photo posted by Blake Faucette (@videoguyblake) on Nov […]

Skilled musician Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “Samuraiguitarist“) has released a video where he plays a brilliant cover of the Super Mario World soundtrack, complete with sound effects that he made using his guitar. The tabs and music from his cover are available to download for Patreon supporters. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Wonderful Cover of the ‘Super […]

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie made and then drank the “world’s largest” pumpkin spice latte in a little under two minutes for his latest challenge. THIS, is the World’s Largest Pumpkin Spice Latte!! 7 Venti-sized Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes, all combined into one Giant Coffee Cup, topped with whip cream and Pumpkin Spice. FYI, I […]

Adam Savage visits director Peter Jackson‘s collection of iconic movie props to get a close hands-on look at the eye of HAL 9000 used in the Stanley Kubrick classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Earlier this year, Adam Savage visited Peter Jackson in his cave–his world-class collection of props, costumes, and cinema artifacts that inspired him […]

French filmmaker Candice Drouet who also calls herself “Really Dim“, has created a fascinating a vertical comparison of the original trailer for Trainspotting with the trailer for the long-awaited sequel T2 Trainspotting, that silently notes the natural similarities and differences develop over the course of 20 years. Related Laughing Squid PostsT2, Mark Renton Returns Home […]

The Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, paid tribute to the Hydraulic Press Channel by crushing a deck of cards and filming the explosion in slow motion. The Hydraulic Press Channel crushed a deck of cards at regular speed in May 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsCrushing a Typewriter With a Hydraulic PressCrushing Gummy Bears With […]

In January 2015, we wrote about wearable electronics designer Anouk Wipprecht and her amazing 3D printed exoskeletal Spider Dress. The dress is currently on display at the Autodesk Gallery through March 2017. Vlogger Tom Scott visited Wipprecht at the gallery in San Francisco, to discuss the design and the inner workings of this wonderfully defensive […]

Paul Spooner is a very funny, plain-spoken, British automata artist whose very clever, hand-crafted work depicts wonderfully dark and absurd scenes that repeatedly place with the simple winding of a handle. Spooner’s and other works from The Cabaret Mechanical Theatre are on display as part of the “Curious Contraptions” exhibition and workshop at the Exploratorium […]

101 Facts serves up 101 facts about Rick and Morty. Related Laughing Squid Posts101 Facts About Pokemon101 Facts About Harry Potter101 Facts About Pixar

Films&Stuff explores how Trey Parker and Matt Stone create comedy through music in their work like South Park, The Book of Mormon, and Team America: World Police. Here I Explore Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s comedic sensibilities and how they are expressed through Music. Related Laughing Squid PostsUniversal Studios Training Video by Matt Stone and […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a short, but funny “official gag reel” from the second season of the absolutely sublime AMC series “Better Call Saul“. This video is an accompaniment to the Season Two Blu-Ray, which is now available for purchase. Related Laughing Squid PostsJimmy McGill Considers the Benefits of Doing the Right Thing in […]

For the New Delights exhibition celebrating cultural legacy of Hieronymus Bosch at the Moti Museum, Dutch creative house Studio Smack was asked to reimagine the center panel of the artist’s iconic painting “The Garden Of Earthly Delights“. The resulting PARADISE was a wonderfully wild, vividly animated, short 4K film that brings to life modern versions […]

William Mark Corporation has created “Feisty Pets,” a series of stuffed animals that instantly change from adorable to terrifying when squeezed. Cats, monkeys, bears, and dogs are available to purchase from ThinkGeek and Amazon. We’ve all heard the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Well the same can be said for animals. There […]

The cast and crew of Sesame Street do Mannequin Challenge, standing

A very sweet but vociferous boxer named Bella objected when her human firmly reminded her that she was a dog and dogs lie on the floor, therefore the new couch was off limits. After being told that she can not get on the new couch, Bella the boxer decides to voice her opinion. via Animal […]

Rolling Stone shared footage of illusionist David Blaine preparing for his death defying bullet catch trick, which aired during his new David Blaine: Beyond Magic television special last night on ABC, by having a man shoot him in the stomach with different caliber handguns. For the prep, Blaine wore a thin bullet proof vest just […]

Kristen Wiig does the Mannequin Challenge with the cast of Saturday Night Live in a promo for the November 19, 2016 episode she is hosting. Related Laughing Squid PostsKristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones to Star in All-Female Cast of ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot‘A Deadly Adoption’, A Lifetime Original Movie Starring Comedians Will Ferrell […]

Peanuts and The Walking Dead The creatives at DirecTV have released a collection of fantastic mashups that reimagine popular television shows as classic comic strips. Characters from Game of Thrones play in the world of Calvin and Hobbes comics, the cast of The Walking Dead wander into Peanuts comics, and more. Calvin and Hobbes and […]

Great Big Story shares the interesting origin of the popular inflatable tube men. The floppy inflatables are commonly used for advertising, but they originated as art pieces for the 1996 Summer Olympics. “On sale now!” “Best offer today only!” You have definitely seen those weird floppy inflatable men on roadsides around the country. But did […]

When the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) in Tuscon, Arizona needed assistance with orphaned newborn kittens who needed around-the-clock bottle feeding to survive, they turned to the

Firebox is featuring a bloody good Red Wedding Wine that is tastefully inspired by an shocking episode of Game of Thrones. Winter is coming, so get comfy with a red merlot. Ensnare your guests’ palates with this blood red marriage of deceptive aromas, stark character and dramatic finish. No gathering of close friends and family […]

LEGO bricks were used to create an impressive scrolling pixel display board. Builder AncientJames gave some details about the build in a post on the Eurobricks forums. He built a motorized scrolling version and a hand-cranked single letter model that uses punch card style LEGO constructions to program the letters. via reddit, The Awesomer Related […]

Leonard Solomon, a wonderfully inventive musician who plays instruments of his own imagination, presented his newest design, the “Dogfood Can Organ Pipe“. the pipe i wanted to show you…is made out of a very common material in fact dog food cans. Now what I did is I cut off both ends of each can with […]

In 2015, YouTuber Riverbank Fisher posted absolutely adorable footage of two very messy African civets who were noisily chewing their way through a yummy bowl of porridge with lots of milk on top and chasing off others who wanted in on the action. The feasting duo are the leaders of the extended pack, which include […]

Freelance designer and illustrator Caleb Heisey has started the Pennsylvania Patch Coalition, a project where he is designing a beautiful collection of embroidered patches for each of the 121 Pennsylvania state parks. Every patch will capture the unique character of each state park. Caleb is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with manufacturing costs. […]

Vox science reporter Brian Resnick shares a list of several ways a person could die trying to get to Mars. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX are working to get humans to Mars, but the mission wouldn’t be without risk. There are opportunities to die at every step of the process from the launch, […]

Inside the Magic captured footage of individuals playing the world’s largest Pac-Man game, which was found at the Bandai Namco booth at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. Bandai Namco and Raw Thrills‘ giant arcade game was first revealed at IAAPA 2015. Play the world's largest Pac-Man game @BandaiNamcoUS in Booth #1300 and #1301. […]

Laughing Squid Circuit Board by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories – photo by Scott Beale Today we are celebrating the 21st anniversary of Laughing Squid! Thanks for being with us on this journey. Here’s more about the history of our company and the origins of our name and company logo. Related Laughing Squid PostsLaughing Squid Celebrates […]

Back to Bits is a series of animated GIFs, curated by Jerry Liu and created by artists around the world, celebrating retro NES video games. For level 1 of the series, titled “NES Nostalgia,” Jerry Liu Studios put together a musical montage of old school 1980s and 1990s NES game GIFs with music by Wesley […]

The Warp Zone teamed up with Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies to perform a magical a capella cover of the Harry Potter theme song. Here is the original theme song for comparison. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Magical Cover of the Main ‘Harry Potter’ Theme Song Performed by The Harp TwinsHow […]

While promoting his new Broadway show “Eat Your Science“, the wonderfully eccentric food expert Alton Brown appeared on The Late Show to whip up a batch of carbonated pumpkin spice ice cream with the hilarious assistance of host Stephen Colbert. The two men stood on either sides of the fire extinguisher-powered device, squeezed the levers […]

In a truly nostalgic episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, the very recently late Leonard Cohen read aloud a gorgeous original poem that he had written 20 years earlier and opened up about his creative process, particularly the changing nature of his own songs in a December 1974 interview with […]

“My Cousin Mose” is a horror movie trailer cut together from clips of The Office that makes the character Mose Schrute look like a cold-blooded killer. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsCreative Husband and Wife Make a Horror Movie Trailer to Announce That They Are Having a Baby‘Cinematic Montage’, Hundreds of Clips From Iconic Films […]

PhotoScan is an new app (Android and iOS) created by Google that cna quickly capture and preserve physical photos. The PhotoScan app scans photographs from multiple angles to avoid glare, and it automatically corrects perspective and rotation. Once scanned, users can select from preset filters or make manual adjustments, all in a matter of seconds. […]

Plixplop created a terrifying window ghost with glowing eyes that follow your every move. They also shared a behind the scenes video showing how the horrifying Halloween decoration was put together. I made this ghost decoration for Halloween. The face is an inverted plastic mask (the inside of the mask is facing you). This creates […]

The Mini Beer Pong Travel Kit by the Minneapolis Scienz Group LLC is a handy way to liven up any party with all the fun and none of the mess. The game can also be made to be very kid-friendly with non-alcoholic drinks. The turquoise version of the game is currently available at Laughing Squid […]

Adam Savage has launched the nonprofit Nation of Makers, a group of more than 300 organizations with the goal of supporting makers, sharing resources, and creating a national maker community. Savage announced Nation of Makers in a video post on Tested. Anyone interested in getting involved can sign up for the Nation of Makers newsletter […]

While spending time in Alaska, the adventurous Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness and his crew set off in kayaks across Chilkat Lake with expert guide Joe Ordonez to catch a sockeye salmon using only a net. The salmon Peterson caught, although strong, showed physical signs of being at end of his life. Peterson weighed and […]

The Orlando, Florida singing group, VoicePlay, has created a video where they perform an a capella cover of Disney theme parks‘ The Haunted Mansion theme song “Grim Grinning Ghosts” dressed as the classic spooky busts. VoicePlay‘s cover is available to purchase from iTunes. Happy Halloween everyone… We’ve been DYING to have you! Ever since we […]

In celebration of the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Brotherhood Workshop and How It Should Have Ended created a 90 second animated LEGO recap of the entire Harry Potter film series. Related Laughing Squid PostsHarry Potter Destroys a Dementor With a Being of Pure Happiness in a LEGO ‘Harry Potter’ Animated […]

A beautiful black horse with an itchy rump backed up to a white picket fence and began rubbing against it in sweet relief. Unfortunately, while doing so, the prickly animal also broke through said fence before that itch was sufficiently scratched. Related Laughing Squid PostsMiniature Horse With Itchy Backside Stops to Scratch Against a Fence […]

Improv Everywhere invited the people of New York City to “Declare Your Love” by placing a lectern and megaphone in Bryant Park. People stepped up to the challenge and declared their love for pizza, the color red, and each other. The mission is a sequel to 2011’s “Say Something Nice” which used a similar setup. […]

It’s Okay To Be Smart host Joe Hanson shares the fascinating genetic lineage of common thanksgiving foods like turkey and corn. Some people may consider genetic modification a modern innovation, but humans have been breeding foods to enhance certain traits for thousands of years. The surprising evolutionary origins of Thanksgiving foods, new video on @okaytobesmart! […]

Great Big Story has shared the tale of how Steven Spielberg and his special effects team brought the iconic T-Rex breakout scene to life in Jurassic Park. Special effects designer Michael Lantieri explained how he formed rings in two cups of water by connecting the cups to guitar strings and plucking the strings for each […]