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The AxiDraw V3 by Evil Mad Scientist is an improved plotter robot that can be used for a variety of writing and drawing uses. Its simple design uses a robotic arm to position, raise, and lower a pen that can placed straight or angled depending on the writing tool being used. The V3 features design […]

ThinkGeek is featuring Slash & Serve Shredded Meat Claws that allow you to harness your inner Marvel comic book character, Wolverine, while grasping the stainless steel claws while tearing through larger pieces of meat like “roasts, turkey, chicken, and ham.” The practically invincible, ageless, and bad-ass Wolverine can use his razor-sharp adamantium-plated retractable claws to […]

Warner Bros. has released an exciting announcement trailer for Blade Runner 2049, the upcoming sci-fi film directed by Denis Villeneuve, co-produced by Ridley Scott, and sequel to the original Blade Runner movie from 1982. The trailer features Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role as Rick Deckard and Ryan Gosling as a new blade runner, LAPD […]

The filmmakers at Corridor Digital have created a wonderful video where they team up with a group of friends, dress up as popular characters from Overwatch, and then engage in a super serious Nerf battle. Corridor Digital also shared footage of a GoPro camera being fired out of a potato cannon. A photo posted by […]

A new teaser trailer for Twin Peaks features a donut eating David Lynch reprising his role as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole. The rebooted miniseries debuts on Showtime in 2017. Related Laughing Squid PostsDirector David Lynch Announces His Return to the 2016 ‘Twin Peaks’ Reboot via TwitterA Paper Recreation of the Introduction to the […]

Alan Tudyk tells Wired how he became the Imperial droid K-2SO in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” star Alan Tudyk plays K-2SO, an Imperial droid who was reprogrammed and finds himself with the rebellion. Alan explains what it was like controlling K-2SO, and how they went about making […]

Duncan Shotton has created a wonderful series of UFO Soap Pumps featuring a human, cow and pig being abducted by a tractor beam coming from an alien spacecraft. A photo posted by Duncan Shotton Design Studio (@_dshott) on Sep 2, 2016 at 8:54pm PDT via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsCute and Playful Sticky Page […]

Howard Scott Warshaw, creator of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600, talks about the legacy of the so-called “worst game of all time” in an interview with Great Big Story. The video game ‘E.T, The Extraterrestrial’ for Atari 2600 is considered one of the biggest flops in gaming history. Yet the game’s designer, Howard […]

Berlin, Germany product designer and inventor Marcel Pasternak has created bionicTOYS, building brick toy sets that were designed to mimic the flexible capabilities of nature. Marcel is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with manufacturing costs. bionicTOYS turns building bricks into flexible play. Our collection of patent-pending flex-bricks let you truly get creative as […]

Turkey and beef face off in a recreation of the Parks and Recreation burger cook off on an episode of filmmaker Andrew Rea‘s series Binging With Babish. The series brings food from film and television to life, and in this episode takes the complicated Chris Traeger turkey burger with its 20 meticulously selected ingredients and […]

The GorillaPower 5 Port USB Charging Station and Power Dock by MBeat allows you to quickly recharge your devices with five 60W USB ports and power a laptop or any other small electrical devices with its two 1200W AC power sockets. The power dock is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $59.99 […]

ThinkGeek has created an officially licensed pair of Pokémon Snoring Snorlax Slippers that “look just like your favorite sleepy Pokémon” and actually make snoring noises while you walk around in them. Snorlax has always got our back. Whether its protecting us from stubbing our toes or just keeping our feetsies warm, we can always count […]

Lauri Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel drove the brakes of his 1990 Ford Fiesta until they exploded and filmed it with high-speed and thermal cameras for his other channel, Beyond the Press. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Thermal Imaging Camera Captures Coffee, Toast, and an Omelet Being Prepared for BreakfastExploding Glass Filmed in 343,000 FPS […]

ThinkGeek is featuring a Star Wars Millennium Falcon Multi-Tool Kit that comes with an adjustable wrench, four hex keys, two screwdrivers, and a magnetically sealed back hatch. According to Han Solo, the Millennium Falcon multi-tool can repair almost any household item in less than 12 parsecs. The Millennium Falcon is a pretty versatile ship. It […]

Santa brings the pain to his gang of naked elves in “No More Stuff,” the Blue Zoo‘s new animated action film trailer that is packed full of amusing movie parodies. This is a follow-up to their short musical animation from last year, titled “More Stuff.” Continuing the theme of parodies onwards from animated musicals, we […]

Life Noggin explains why humans don’t have the ability to regrow body parts. Related Laughing Squid PostsSciShow Explains Why Certain Animals Have the Biological Ability To Re-Grow Missing LimbsHow Long-Term Space Travel Negatively Affects the Human BodyA Short Animation Explaining Why the Bassline is Most Pleasing Part of the Song

Neil Patrick Harris answered 73 rapid-fire questions asked by Joe Sabia for Vogue as he gave a tour of his wonderfully eclectic home in New York City. Related Laughing Squid PostsA ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Autobiography by Actor Neil Patrick HarrisThe Oscars With All the Dialogue Removed Makes Neil Patrick Harris Seem Significantly More Awkward […]

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 […]