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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 […]

Rick and Morty: The Non-Canonical Adventures is a claymation series from Adult Swim where British animator, Lee Hardcastle, recreates iconic movie scenes in the zany world of Rick and Morty. Lee takes on epic scenes from Ex Machina, Halloween, The Fly, and other films. Related Laughing Squid PostsRick and Morty Scenes Recreated in Fallout 4Rick […]

A very patient and tolerant cat somehow sat still long enough for Tattsun chairman, her playful human, to place a tiny San-X Rilakkuma bear mask over her face, much to everyone’s surprise. To be fair, however, there aren’t any photos of what happened when the mask was removed. “I totally didn’t think my cat would […]

In his wonderful culinary video series “Binging with Babish“, filmmaker Andrew Rea demonstrates how to prepare the very ill-named “Moist Maker“, from the Friends episode aptly entitled “The One with Ross’s Sandwich“. I never watched Friends but I couldn’t google “thanksgiving sandwiches in television and film” without getting about a billion Ross Geller references. Disgusting […]

Jackie Jennings stars in an Above Average sketch about “Selfsgiving“, the singular Thanksgiving holiday people really want to celebrate. The sketch is part of the mockumentary series Doc-Docs. In this new episode of the “Doc-Docs” faux-documentary series, a brave woman named Dana decides to forgo friends or family on this special day, instead choosing to celebrate […]

As part of his weekly experimental series, French filmmaker Mathieu Stern, whose amazing work we’ve previously posted and UV photographer Pierre-Louis Ferrer, filmed an array of cut fruit (yes, tomatoes are fruit) under UV blacklight in order to capture how the soft inner flesh would react to different wavelengths of invisible light. While the results […]

Niko Pueringer from Corridor Digital mounted a GoPro camera to the end of arrow and fired it repeatedly at his friend Wren Weichman before taking a few hits himself. After filming multiple shots with the unique camera mount, Pueringer stabilized the footage from the GoPro in flight which created an interested spinning effect.

On a fantastic episode of his Clueless Gamer series, talk show host Conan O’Brien sat down with Elijah Wood to play Square Enix‘s upcoming open world action RPG, Final Fantasy XV. The video game is scheduled to release for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 29th, 2016. A photo posted by CONAN (@teamcoco) on […]

With help from his adorable little daughter, How to Dad creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand demonstrates how to teach a baby to climb a fence. We’ve previously written about Jordan and his helpful parenting advice. Related Laughing Squid PostsNew Zealand Father Demonstrates How to Catch a BabyNew Zealand Father Demonstrates the Right and […]

Adam Conover explains the reasons why some prescription drugs like OxyContin and Adderall can be just as dangerous as illegal street drugs in a clip from Adam Ruins Everything. Doctors prescribe drugs just as addictive as street drugs all the time. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Fascinating History of LSD as Told Through Timely News Reports, […]

A couple of very graceful cats moved in perfect synchronicity as they simultaneously scaled atop a garden wall, hilariously landing at exactly the same time on exactly the same place. After a long pause, the ginger cat did his best to disentangled himself without suffering too much of an indignity while the tuxedo cat moved […]

On a mind-boggling episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, illusionist David Blaine amazed Ellen and her audience by performing unbelievable card tricks and swallowing a sword. Earlier this week, Blaine surprised Jimmy Fallon and The Roots with his “simple” magic tricks on The Tonight Show. David Blaine will be unleashing more magic tricks for celebrities […]

Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum (Brian Walters) and naturalist Charles Darwin (Nice Peter) face off in an evolutionary episode of Epic Rap Battles of History created by Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD. Related Laughing Squid PostsFilm Directors Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock Face Off in a New Episode of ‘Epic Rap Battles of History’Alexander the Great and […]

Newshub cameraman Chris Jones was flying in helicopter documenting the immense 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that recently hit New Zealand, when he captured the indelible image of three helpless cows who survived, but were stranded on an island that was once their grassy field. According to Newshub, the fate of the trio is […]

A photo posted by Astronomy Picture Of The Day (@astronomypicturesdaily) on Nov 14, 2016 at 3:15am PST Photographer Kris Smith captured a carefully timed image of the International Space Station transiting in front of the October 2016 supermoon that makes the football-field-sized space station look like a small bird. The October supermoon was the first […]

Vox contributor Phil Edwards narrates an animated video that demonstrates the differences between streets, roads, boulevards, and avenues. There are no distinct rules, but there are many common characteristics that can help differentiate between different types of thoroughfares. What if there were a grammar to the types of roads we drive every day? Streets, avenues, […]

The upcoming film Jackie directed by Pablo Larraín for Fox Searchlight Films tells the story of the tragically infamous assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the days following as seen through his wife Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy‘s eyes during her final days in the White House. Natalie Portman portrays the grieving widow who realizes with […]

SciShow host Michael Aranda gives some possible scientific reasons why some people need to poop after drinking coffee. The reaction is seen in about 30% of coffee drinkers, but there has never been a large scale study to pin down the exact reason. It’s common knowledge: you drink a lot of coffee, you’re definitely going […]

The very talented guitarist Eric Calderone who is also known as “331Erock” performed a truly befitting heavy metal cover of the Ramin Djawadi-scored opening theme from the darkly futuristic HBO series Westworld per his own volition and many fan requests. So one of my most recent addictions haha. Totally into this show for many reasons. […]

Manhattan artist Calvin Seibert is a master craftsman and self-described “box builder” who spends summers in Rockaway Beach, Queens to build his amazingly detailed, geometrical sandcastles that come from the furthest reaches of his bold imagination. Per Seibert, building these wonderful mud structures is a challenge that he’s happy to face. Building “sandcastles” is a […]

Researchers at UMC Utrecht have given a brave woman who is completely paralyzed by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and subsequent Locked-In Syndrome, an amazing opportunity to be able communicate once again with a speech computer that she wirelessly controls with her brain via implanted electrodes. This incredible breakthrough device operates uniquely and is the first […]

PistolShrimps has released part two of “Captain Europe,” their ongoing Captain America parody that imagines how the Marvel superhero would act in various European countries. This time around, we gets a taste of Steve Rogers in Slovakia, Monaco, Wales, and more. Fans of the PistolShrimps can help support their future work on Patreon. A photo […]

As a companion to the highly anticipated, The 1966 Live Recordings – an entire library of every known song from Bob Dylan‘s infamous world tour that year, sound engineer Richard Alderson sat down with Sony Legacy to narrate previously unseen footage taken by Don’t Look Back director D.A. Pennebaker. Alderson spoke about what happened behind-the-scenes […]

In a funny video from GQ Magazine, Ryan Reynolds sits down to be interviewed by his “identical twin brother,” Gordon Reynolds, while at the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City. The friendly family interview quickly becomes an all out roast. My twin brother Gordon is a world class asshole. https://t.co/cCYhj99qas — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) […]

The Dorkpod by Tinkersmiths Makerspace is an open source DIY vertical personal electric vehicle. Kits for the Dorkpod are available in a variety of options for makers of any skill level from just the plans to a fully complete and ready to drive model. The design is built around using an electric wheelchair base for […]

Disney has released the first trailer for Beauty and the Beast, their live action reboot of the studio’s classic animated film directed by Bill Condon. It will star Emma Watson as Belle, Dan Stevens as the Beast, Kevin Kline as Maurice, Luke Evans as Gaston, and more. Beauty and the Beast is set to magically […]

Whenever Buzz the boxer sees the John Lewis advert featuring “Buster the Boxer“, the rather buoyant dog gracefully bounces up and down on the floor as if he were the one on the trampoline instead of Buster. Buzz’s mum, Victoria Mon proclaimed that this was “the reason I love my box !!!!!!” via Victoria Mon […]

While spending time in Alaska, the adventurous Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness and his team were walking along the beach when they spotted a fierce grizzly bear moving toward them in protection of her cubs. Peterson and crew stood their ground and followed proper protocol by making a lot of noise. Luckily, the group was […]

Ben from NightHawkInLight demonstrates how to build a working DIY transparent hybrid rocket engine in his workshop. The engine uses a solid acrylic tube as both its body and fuel source. When oxygen is introduced the tube ignites from the inside, and the reaction is channeled through a graphite nozzle. How to build a transparent […]

For the first post-election Saturday Night Live cold open, cast member Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Hillary Clinton and performed an absolutely gorgeous version of “Hallelujah” in memory of the late great Leonard Cohen, who passed away on November 10, 2016. At the conclusion of the song, McKinnon (as Clinton) hopefully declared “I’m not […]

Real Life Lore created a video that gives visual comparisons to help people understand just how deep the ocean really is. The video uses landmarks like the Grand Canyon, Empire State Building, and the average flight altitude of a commercial airliner as it moves deeper and deeper down into the ocean. The Ocean is a […]

Sam O’Nella shares some obscure units of measurement that people might not be familiar with like the Waffle House index and the Schmidt sting pain index. DISCLAIMER: Sam O’Nella Academy has no association whatsoever with Ragu nor any of its constituents. Ragu is the sole property of Unilever. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Crude Animation on […]

Premium Knit Beer Mitts by Sky Innovations are designed to keep your beverage of choice cold while keeping your hand warm. They are available to purchase in green and blue in the Laughing Squid store for $15.99 (68% off the retail price) with free shipping. Winter is cold. Whether you’re tailgating the game, out on […]

Grant Thompson (a.k.a. “The King of Random“) has shared a simple life hack for turning coconut husk fibers into rope without using any tools. music by Studio_az – “Beach” Related Laughing Squid PostsCreate And Send a Custom HTML5 Card Using Scroll KitLifelike Sculpture of a Giant Hedgehog Installed in a London Park To Promote New […]