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AsapSCIENCE demonstrates some optical illusions that make plainly visible objects disappear while explaining the science behind how they work. They also created a playlist that highlights some of their past optical illusion videos. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Astonishing Optical Illusion Where Objects Appear to Change Shape in the MirrorA Fascinating Experiment That Bends Light Around […]

ThinkGeek has created a 9 foot long set of 10 red D20 String Lights that will illuminate any party or Dungeons & Dragons session. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Set of LED Dice That Light Up When They Roll a Critical HitSet of 10 Red Party Cup String LightsStunning Optically Clear Acrylic Gaming Dice by Artisan […]

AARP and Entertainment Software Association (ESA) hosted the first ever Social Connection GameJam at E3 in Los Angeles earlier this year. 28 teams of college students competed to create a video game that helped make strong social connections for gamers over the age of 50. After the judges (Sid Meier, Robin Hunicke, Freddie Wong, John […]

Domino artist Hevesh5 designed an incredibly complex and massive Colosseum using 11,000 individual dominoes and captured footage of the structure beautifully toppling over. A video posted by Hevesh5 (@hevesh5) on Nov 26, 2016 at 10:10am PST A photo posted by Hevesh5 (@hevesh5) on Nov 25, 2016 at 1:34pm PST A photo posted by Hevesh5 (@hevesh5) […]

DJ Earworm has released his annual “United State of Pop” mashup for 2016 titled “Into Pieces.” The track was created using clips from 25 of the most popular songs of the year including “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars, “Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots, and “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber. DJ Earworm has created similar […]

Biotrek has created a video that features Drax (Dave Bautista) from Guardians of the Galaxy becoming less and less amused with other live-action Marvel characters’ dancing while he holds a knife to Gamora‘s (Zoe Saldana) neck in prison. via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsStar-Lord and Drax Hug It Out in Sneak Peek Trailer for […]

Filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) gives us a look at the origins and transformation of Japan’s legendary character, Godzilla, in his latest video titled “The Soul of Japan.” Related Laughing Squid PostsGodzilla Terrorizes and Destroys Japan in a Powerful New Trailer for ‘Godzilla Resurgence’Hotel Gracery in Shinjuku, Japan Completes Construction on Their Godzilla-Themed Building and […]

The Bionic Bird is a furtive drone that looks and flies like a real bird. The drone is controlled by a smartphone app and can fly for up to eight minutes on a single charge. The bird comes with a portable charging egg that can recharge the drone 12 times before needing to be recharged […]

The French art collective Lab212 has created Starfield, an interactive swinging art display that was inspired by a classic Windows screensaver. The installation uses a Microsoft Kinect to measure the position of the swing to zoom in and out of the video based on the swinger’s position. Starfield is an installation by the French art […]

Vox video producer Christophe Haubursin, who spent part of his childhood in Belgium, spoke about the Dutch Christmas character Zwarte Piet (Black Pete), how Black Pete is traditionally celebrated by donning blackface makeup, the controversy over this questionable practice and the emergence of “Chimney Pete” as a resolution to remove the institutionalized racism from the […]

The cast of Seinfeld discuss being recognized by fans out in the world in a special feature for the show’s DVD release. Even actors who only had brief appearances as minor characters on the show say they are easily recognized thanks to the show’s wide-reaching popularity. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Cast and Crew […]

A photo posted by Jordan ???? (@theracetospace) on Apr 29, 2016 at 6:29am PDT The very talented French astrophotographer Sebastien Lebrigand has captured the incredible sight of a Boeing 737 as it passed directly in front of the moon on a flight out of the United States. This photo is just one of the very […]

Filmmaker Zach King of Final Cut King who is widely known for his amazing optical illusions, has created the very clever film short “I fell in love with a painting“. In it, King portrays a man in still life painting who comes alive and presents a vase of flowers to a very receptive “Girl With […]

The Megahonyaku by Panasonic is an electronic megaphone that automatically translates a speaker’s words into multiple languages. The device first amplifies the speaker directly, then plays the translated message in up to three languages. “Megahonyaku” is equipped with an automatic audio translation function. When you speak Japanese into the microphone, it will recognize the sound, […]

Firebox is featuring a retro TV Smartphone Magnifier that enlarges movies, television shows, and other videos in an old-fashioned way. You can play videos at double their original size by placing your phone into a VHS tape shaped box and then sliding the tape into the “video cassette slot.” The Smartphone Magnifier has returned this […]

Made in Venice is a documentary, directed and produced by Jonathan Penson, featuring the true story of how skateboarders spent 20 years fighting to build a skatepark in Venice, California. The documentary is currently scheduled for a special screening at The Art Theatre in Long Beach, California on Thursday, December 15th, 2016 at 8:30 PM […]

Madrid film editor Jorge Luengo Ruiz has created “God’s Point of View,” a wonderful supercut of overhead shots featured in films by Martin Scorsese. Jorge used scenes from Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, The Wolf of Wall Street, and others. Is God watching in all Marty’s films? Related Laughing Squid PostsGod’s Eye View, A Supercut of Straight […]

Filmmaker Gioacchino Petronicce has created “Everything Is In Your Hands“, a fascinatingly nimble visual essay that shares the inspiration he garners from the wonder of human hands in motion. Hand : ” The terminal part of the human arm located below the forearm, used for grasping and holding and consisting of the wrist, palm, four […]

Brooklyn illustrator P.J. McQuade has created a new geeky collection of pop culture Christmas cards for 2016 featuring characters from movies and television shows. This year, McQuade added characters from The X-Files, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Harry Potter, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more. They are all available to purchase online from his Etsy […]

Canadian musician Christopher Prendergast has created the JamStack, an ingeniously handy lightweight amp that easily attaches directly onto the strap button of any electric guitar or bass (except Flying V‘s) and integrates with most smartphones to provide 10-watts of fully amplified sound. The JamStack works with existing apps as AmpliTube and AmpKit to record tracks, […]

Powerful neodymium magnets dance and snap together in slow motion in a video by TAOFLEDERMAUS. Neodynmium magnets and a high speed camera? It turns out it is, as the kids say, oddly satisfying. I was practicing with some macro shots with the Chronos high speed camera, using LED lighting and filming at around 4000 frames […]

On an interesting episode of the online trivia series, Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains why men’s bikes have a horizontal crossbar and women’s bikes typically do not. It would seem that having a slanted crossbar like on women’s bikes would make much more sense for men’s bikes, decreasing the chance of racking […]

Adam Jakowenko tricks his Amazon Echo and Google Home devices into an infinite loop of asking each other about calendar events. via Coudal Partners Related Laughing Squid PostsGoogle Home, A Device That Uses Conversational Speech to Let Users Interact With Google ServicesAmazon Echo Dot and Amazon Tap, Two New Smaller and Portable Versions of Amazon […]

A very mischievous Simon’s Cat joyfully hid under the freshly laundered bed covers that Simon had just lain on the bed, wanting only to play with his human for a bit. Things got out of hand, however, when his claws dug in a little too deep. A harried Simon wisely offered up treats to distract […]

Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen who is a very talented sushi chef who always cooks with his beloved longhaired orange cat named Kohaku nearby, sharpened a one-dollar knife in such a way as to make it into a tool that rivals the performance of a more expensive knife. Jun demonstrated the results by slicing paper, […]

Smartphone users can now put a virtual White House on a dollar bill with the new 1600 app. The app illustrates White House events and celebrations throughout the year, and is narrated by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. 1600 is available now in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. As you experience […]

In his wonderful culinary video series “Binging with Babish“, filmmaker Andrew Rea moved away from the innocence of Ross’s stolen sandwich from Friends and instead Rea focused on hard time being done by wiseguys. Specifically, the old-school tomato sauce prepared by Paulie (Paul Sorvino) and Vinnie (Charles Scorsese) during the classic prison dinner scene in […]

Space by Tinybop is the eighth app in their Explorer’s Library suite. It lets kids explore the solar system with interactive games and lessons, and parents can follow along with the Space handbook with tips, facts, and discussion questions. The app is available now in the iTunes App Store. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related […]

At approximately 4:30 PM on the afternoon of November 29, 2016, a remarkably brazen thief walked up to an armored vehicle and very casually grabbed an 86-pound bucket containing over $1.6 million worth of gold flakes destined for Canada. The truck was stopped outside of 48 West 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The loitering thief […]

Dave Hax demonstrates how to easily screw a Lékué Citrus Sprayer into a lemon and use it for all sorts of household chores in his latest life hack video. Related Laughing Squid PostsFood Life Hacks That Make Life Easier in the KitchenMental Floss Tests Out a Collection of Money Saving Life Hacks to Find Out […]

Felicity Jones guest starred on The Tonight Show and managed to scare host Jimmy Fallon with her fierce Star Wars fight moves. Felicity will be playing the part of Jyn Erso in the fast approaching Star Wars standalone film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which releases on December 16th, 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsHarrison […]

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day met with Cameron B. Prince from Tesla Universe and filmed slow motion video of lightning shooting out of a handheld Tesla gun at 28,000 fps. In the video, Sandlin also builds a Tesla coil of his own, explains how they work. Related Laughing Squid PostsTesla Coil Lightning Viewed in Matrix […]

Napoleon Dynamite stars Napoleon (Jon Heder) and Pedro (Efren Ramirez) reunite in Burger King‘s clever commercial for their limited time Cheesy Tots. The tots are available nationwide and come in a box of eight. Cheesy Tots got me like…#CheesyTotsAreBack pic.twitter.com/a8FOLWFK7N — Burger King (@BurgerKing) November 30, 2016 Related Laughing Squid PostsMac n’ Cheetos, Burger King’s […]

A photo posted by theoatmeal (@theoatmeal) on Nov 30, 2016 at 1:16pm PST The Oatmeal illustrates the proper way to use a selfie stick without bothering other people. Related Laughing Squid PostsDigitally Manipulated Movie Stills Where Guns Are Replaced With Selfie SticksPizza Hut Warns of the Dangers of Selfie Stick Use in a Combination PSA […]

Kurzgesagt explains how Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) work and how they are being treated around the world. Although treatable, NTDs largely affect people in remote areas without regular access to care or even basic infrastructure. Thankfully, pharmaceutical companies and governments are working to eradicate 10 NTDs in the next few years. There are a group […]

On an amazing episode of Great Big Story, talented extreme athlete Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham talks about how he doesn’t let his disability get in his way at all when he hits skateparks and pulls off all sorts of insane wheelchair tricks. As one of the pioneering forces behind wheelchair motocross, or WCMX, Aaron is taking […]

Orpheus by ThinkGeek is an absolutely adorable and cheery looking DIY robot who just snaps together easily upon arrival. Orpheus also doubles as a light up music box. With just the turn of his hand-crank, Orpheus will light up, twirl his little head and play a sweet little sad song that could make even the […]

“Different” by Alex Norris on webcomic name Related Laughing Squid PostsWebcomic Name, A Daily Comic Featuring Blob Characters in Silly and Awkward Situations‘Monikers’, An Updated and Illustrated Version of the Classic Party Game ‘Celebrity’Sirron Norris Studio & Gallery Grand Opening

Upon the embarkment of his newest project entitled “Meghalaya“, San Francisco installation artist and longtime friend of Laughing Squid Brian Goggin sat down with Cynthia Stone of KQED Arts to talk about his creative process, his drive and the amazing large-scale creative projects that have literally become a part of the city. These surreal, high-concept […]

For CineFix‘s ongoing Trailer Mix series, New York filmmaker Bobby Burns and Dustin McLean worked together to create a fake movie trailer that reimagines Robert Eggers‘ supernatural horror film, The Witch, as a quirky Wes Anderson movie. H&M just released a Christmas commercial ad directed by the great auteur, Wes Anderson. Now what if he […]

Former NASA engineer and YouTube creator Mark Rober used the scientific method to determine the loudest way to cheer. Rober used special equipment to measure audio levels in a full stadium during a football game, and then returned to the empty stadium with some volunteers to measure how loud various cheering methods are and which […]

Christian Gassner of Rapid Liquid has created a great multitrack video of Gabe, Jesse Hamel‘s cute little dog that’s a mix of American Eskimo and Pomeranian, barking an exuberant version of Mariah Carey‘s song “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Intense Christmas Light Show Synchronized Across a Suburban BlockA Funny […]

New York graphic designer Ji Lee has created the Redundant Clock, a “simple and totally redundant” wall clock that comes equipped with redundant instructions on how to read the Redundant Clock. Lee is currently raising funds on Kickstarter for manufacturing costs. This is a redundant clock, and this is a redundant description. images via Ji […]

A photo posted by Fondoodler (@fondoodler) on Nov 13, 2016 at 3:58pm PST The Fondoodler by the newly established BuzzFeed Product Labs, is a super fun food-safe reloadable hot gun that melts most types of string, shredded, block or sheet-style cheese in a cylindrical canister, just like a hot glue gun. From there it’s easy […]

“The King of Random” Grant Thompson made a realistic four-pound chocolate chicken by pouring melted chocolate into the mold he created by casting a real cooked chicken in silicone. In an effort to meet HUNDREDS of viewer requests, I make another candy chicken, but this time out of solid milk chocolate. This just keeps getting […]

Back in October, Adobe Creative Technologies Lab intern Zeyu Jin announced the addition of VoCo coming to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite at the Adobe MAX 2016 creativity conference, co-hosted by Jordan Peele. VoCo (voice conversion) is one of eleven experimental technologies demoed at the creativity conference. It will allow users to flawlessly edit recorded […]

Comedian Seán Burke shares an alternative guide to London in a sequel to a similarly ridiculous video about Burke’s hometown of Swords, Ireland. Burke focuses on some of London’s tourist attractions, its expensive real estate, and high cost of living. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsWhite Walkers Being Lectured by Their Accountant for Nearly Going […]

Designer Rafael Esquer of Alfalfa New York has created a gorgeous, limited poster entitled Iconic New York Illuminated, which recreates a very specific feeling of being in the midst of Manhattan at night. Inspired by the distinctive style of Gustav Klimt, the poster is made of sparkling foils and metallic inks that reflect beautifully on […]

Ron Munsey, a Bedford, New Hampshire night custodian at Peter Woodbury Elementary School, delightfully surprises the students by creating playful rug art designs each day with his vacuum cleaner. His entire collection of rug designs are available to view on the Peter Woodbury School News blog. Mr. Munsey is new to Peter Woodbury this year. […]

In “Every Story is the Same“, filmmaker Will Schoder explains the history of story structure, starting with Joseph Campbell whose theory of the Monomyth, also known as the “Hero’s journey“, explained what every fictitious story has in common. Schoder then moved on to how Dan Harmon of Rick and Morty and Community fame and his […]