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FOODsniffer is a device that checks meat, poultry, and fish for possible spoilage. The device pairs with a smartphone app and quickly and simple identifies whether food is fresh, should be cooked thoroughly before eating, or simply discarded. The FOODsniffer launched with an innuendo-laden video demonstrating its use and warning viewers to, “Always sniff before […]

Antonio Toscano of Toscano Bricks has recreated the intro to The Big Bang Theory using LEGO. Here is the original intro for comparison. Related Laughing Squid PostsX-Men: Apocalypse Trailer Recreated Using LEGOAnt-Man Trailer Recreated Using LEGO1960s Batman TV Show Intro Recreated Using LEGO

If I Ran the Zoo is an upcoming art show at LaMantia Gallery in Northport, New York featuring limited edition artwork from The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection, Theodor Seuss Geisel‘s fabulous paintings, drawings, and sculptures that were never shown to the public. The event will open on November 11th, 2016 and remain on display […]

Los Angeles video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) has created a new video essay where he explores director Edgar Wright‘s imaginative use of scene transitions in the 2010 film, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Fans of The Nerdwriter can help support his future work on Patreon. Related Laughing Squid PostsScott Pilgrim […]

Filmmaker Kristian Williams (a.k.a. “kaptainkristian“) has created a new video essay where he takes a look at how the Spawn comic book series helped give rise to Image Comics. The comic book publisher was founded in 1992 by popular writers and illustrators (Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, and others) to aid creative comic creators […]

Filmmaker Chris Siracuse created a short documentary about the very prolific found object artist Nemo Gould. Aptly entitled “Found“, the film focuses on Gould’s remarkable ability to create beautiful kinetic sculptures out of tossed-away objects. At the time of filming, Gould was working on his amazing Megalodon sculpture. Its been a few years now since […]

The talented Norse street artist Skurk incorporated his own spin onto a blank school wall with a simple outdoor stairway and curved lamps by painting a giant angler fish leaping out of the water, ready to chomp down on the next brave person to come down. According the the artist, the lamps were just asking […]

Great Big Story Planet Earth visited with beautiful African crested porcupine named Pierce who is an animal ambassador at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. Pierce and those in his species are the largest of all porcupines, however sadly their numbers are dwindling due to development. The African crested porcupine is the largest porcupine on Earth. With […]

In June 2016, talented Taiwanese kite designer Feng Tsan Huang debuted a wonderfully whimsical kite that he specifically created for the Yilan International Children’s Folklore & Folkgames Festival and featured an egret clad in bright colors riding a bicycle in mid-air. The footage has since been very cleverly and perfectly set to the classic Mary […]

German photographer Christian Vieler created a really wonderfully heartwarming photo series that captures the pure excitement and goofy grins on the faces of different dogs as they reached out their hopeful heads for an incoming treat. A collection of these photos are being released as a book, aptly entitled Treat, in April 2017. Treat is […]

Jason Allemann built a LEGO Spirograph that can draw several pleasing circular designs, such a “The Wheel” and “The Hurricane”. The arms of the machine can be adjusted to modify the design, and Allemann posted full instructions for the design on his site JK Brickworks so you can try making your own version. A simple […]

Inventor and fireworks enthusiast Colin Furze loaded a van with fireworks and set it off in spectacular fashion. The video was a reaction to commenters who questioned the safety of loading a van with fireworks when Furze built his 5,000 firework death star. After collecting the huge amount of fireworks needed for the Deathstar project […]

Amsterdam LEGO enthusiast Bart van Dijk has created a super smooth stop motion animation of his 4,016 piece LEGO Death Star set being built. It features minifigs and gadgets coming to life during the impressive build process. music by Chill Carrier – “80s” via Rick Webb Related Laughing Squid PostsLEGO Stop-Motion Animated Re-Creation of the […]

Rich Kids is a new exclusive photo sharing app targeted to the very wealthy. Membership costs $1,100 per month to be able to post photos, but the app is free to download and to view the posted photos. The app was inspired by Rich Kids of Instagram, which shares some of the most outlandish Instagram […]

Daenerys Targaryen / Emilia Clarke Salerno, Italy digital artist Gianfranco Gallo has seamlessly merged photos of popular Game of Thrones characters with photos of the real life actors that play them. The entire collection of photos are available to view on Behance. From wigs to elaborate costumes, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” goes to great lengths […]

New York Magazine associate producer Christine Nguyen has created compilation videos of some of the best kids and adults cosplaying at New York Comic Con 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsIncredible Cosplay of Mystique Transforming Into Stryker at New York Comic Con 2016WTF is Cosplay?, Nerdist Channel Takes a Closer Look at CosplayAdam Savage Goes Incognito […]

Mythbusters host and Tested scientist Adam Savage went incognito at New York Comic Con 2016 dressed as Totoro, the title character from Hayao Miyazaki‘s classic animated film My Neighbor Totoro. In portraying this friendly and fuzzy character, Adam strolls through the convention floor receiving hugs and warming hearts. Plus, check out Adam’s perspective from a […]

NPR‘s Skunk Bear explained the history of pencil lead from the beginning of the universe to a modern pencil factory in Jersey City, New Jersey. images via Skunk Bear Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make a Matchbox Microphone Out of a Matchbox and Pencil LeadsNew Exquisitely Detailed Sculptures Carved Onto the Protruding Lead at the […]

International publisher Taschen has announced the release of a collector’s limited edition, “SUMO-sized” monograph that tells the story of legendary Swiss artist HR Giger through photos, essays and original writings up until his untimely death in 2014. Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s […]

A photo posted by Mieps (@miepstheguineapig) on Sep 30, 2016 at 12:39pm PDT Mieps the guinea pig is a sweet little animal who always ready, willing and able to adorably model for the cameras of her photographer human Marloes van Antwerpen without the slightest complaint. My name is Mieps, I am three years old and […]

Rhett & Link’s Buddy System is a new YouTube Red comedy series starring Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal from Good Mythical Morning. In the series, a mutual ex-girlfriend takes control of the duo’s YouTube channel and they are forced into a series of bizarre misadventures to regain control. The series premieres on October 19, 2016 with new […]

While promoting “In the Now”, his first solo album in 32 years, legendary Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb appeared on the The Tonight Show where host Jimmy Fallon dressed up as Gibb’s double and faced his guest in silhouette to form “Electric Company”-style words that made up a silly but beautifully harmonized Halloween song. Two […]

Sprayscape is a “perfectly imperfect” virtual reality camera app that lets users photograph the world around them with their smartphone onto a virtual 360° sphere that can be viewed in virtual reality. Sprayscape is a quick hack using the phone’s gyroscope to take pictures on the inside of a 360-degree sphere. Just point your phone […]

“The Veil” is an incredibly powerful song by Peter Gabriel that was written specifically for the Oliver Stone film Snowden. While both director and subject are known to be polarizing figures, Gabriel has never backed down from a cause in which he firmly believes and stated that he was happy to be a part of […]

In honor of the upcoming World Anesthesia Day on October 16th, the American Chemical Society video series Reactions talks about the history of anesthesia, its efficacy, components and what scientists believe in regard to how anesthesia works within the human body. October 16 is World Anesthesia Day, celebrating the 170th anniversary of the first successful […]

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has just released realistic-looking latex Banana Slug Mask that features a set of posable feelers. Finding a slug in your garden is usually a bad thing, but what if you are the slug? This realistic Banana Slug Mask makes you look just like a giant yellow, slimy slug. Imagine sneaking […]

A skydiver who lost his shoe after jumping from a plane was able to recover it mid-fall and even managed to put it back on before landing safely on the ground. via Boing Boing Related Laughing Squid PostsOne Skydiver Catches Another’s Free-Falling ShoeSkydiver Bumps His GoPro Camera Off at 12.5K Feet & It Films the […]

Hero Within has created a fashionable collection of coats, jackets, and blazers based on Justice League superheroes from DC Comics. Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Superman coats are available to purchase from the Hero Within store. A photo posted by Hero Within (@herowithininc) on Sep 11, 2016 at 1:43pm PDT A photo posted by Hero […]

Last year, engineer Kevin Szeto designed a LEGO set featuring minifig versions of The Beatles (John, Paul, Ringo, and George) as well as their iconic Yellow Submarine. The set was recently approved by LEGO to be made into an official product. It will become available in store on November 1st, 2016. images via LEGO Ideas […]

PhotoFunia has launched the Retro Wave tool to allow people to create 1980s style soundtrack word art. Users input their own text and select from different backgrounds and text styles to generate their art. For a fan of 80s culture, retro wave is well known as a modern take on the retro soundtracks of the […]

Disney and Lucasfilm have released the second official trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Star Wars stand-alone film and first in the new Star Wars Anthology Series. The Rebellion finds hope in the new trailer and pulls out all of the stops as they work towards taking down the monstrous Death […]

Fake Food Hatanaka, a Japanese company that makes plastic meals for restaurant window displays is also offering a line of their wares as playful headbands and jewelry. The retail shop, ii Fake, features very real-looking prepared meal accessories that have become so popular that much of their stock is sold out. After all, who doesn’t […]

In an episode of his Popular Science series, the wonderfully quirky food expert and self-proclaimed Thyme Lord Alton Brown tells the sad tale of a boy who really wanted an Easy-Bake Oven but wouldn’t dare ask for one. Instead, he grew up to create his own Mega Bake, a giant-sized version of the lightbulb cooker […]

On September 13, 2016, the Bank of England issued a new five pound note made from a plastic polymer that lasts longer, has higher security features and is good for the environment. It also is evidently, able to act as a crude needle for a vinyl record. This curious side effect was discovered by sound […]

Steel wool burns and sparks in stunning macro footage in a video by The Macro Room. A wooden artist model, a toy Pikachu, and a spinning motor are all featured in the video as well. We played with the steel wool burning reaction under our super macro lenses and the result is for you to […]

Simon Whistler looks back at the origin of the phrase “Guess what chicken butt” in an episode of his always fascinating series Today I Found Out. Although the episode is mostly light-hearted discussion of the phrase, it does include some references to some rather grisly practices seen in the poultry industry towards the end. Butt, […]

Complete IPA: The Guide to Your Favorite Craft Beer by Brooklyn writer and beer aficionado Joshua M. Bernstein, is a comprehensive book that explains all things India Pale Ale (IPA) for both novice and expert alike. The book is chock-filled with examples of different brews and the brewers that make them, all with yummy accompanying […]

A tired young boy falls asleep in his car seat the second his dad tells him it’s okay in a clip from America’s Funniest Home Videos. Related Laughing Squid PostsTired Kid Falls Asleep at the Wheel of His Toy Tractor and Then Repeatedly Rides Around in CirclesA Young Boy is Devastated That He’s Not Considered […]

During a panel at New Yorker Festival, moderator and staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe spoke with Sam Esmail, the creator of the sublime Mr. Robot series and actor Christian Slater, who plays the titular character with delicious nuance. In response to Keefe’s first question, Esmail opened up about his own history with hacking, social anxiety […]

A photo posted by Director ???????????????? (@imsofirst) on Oct 9, 2016 at 8:27am PDT In the aftermath of the highly destructive Hurricane Matthew, filmmaker ImSoFIRST took out his flying robot for a spin around a flooded neighborhood in Hope Mills, North Carolina and posted a resulting photo onto Instagram and Twitter. By sheer and wonderful […]

Looper has released a new video where they shared a few untold truths about the Friday the 13th horror film franchise. They dug deep to find out that Jason Voorhees‘ iconic hockey mask was almost a burlap sack, Jason’s name was originally going to be Josh, and more. The name Jason Voorhees is synonymous with […]

In May 2013, talented guitarist and performer Mike Rayburn played a truly beautiful version of the classic heart-wrenching Harry Chapin song “Cat’s in the Cradle” to his dying, bed-ridden father, Charles Benjamin Rayburn, Jr. It was an incredibly touching tribute to the man who gave his son his first guitar. May 1, 2013. I know […]

Vox contributor Estelle Caswell looked at the surprising frequency of references to the mustard brand Grey Poupon in rap music. The post includes an interactive graphic that sorts the references by year with audio clips of each Grey Poupon lyrics. Caswell also created a Spotify playlist of some of the best songs that mention the […]

Red Bull teamed up with professional street trials rider Danny MacAskill to make “Wee Day Out,” a wonderful video where Danny performs all sorts of wild stunts while riding his mountain bike around his hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland. Behind the scenes footage is available to view on the Red Bull website. Want to see what […]

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Wendover Productions explained and compared two types of long-haul flights and the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The A380 is suited to the hub-and-spoke traffic model, while the 787 makes the point-to-point model possible along more routes. The video also references Wendover Productions’ earlier videos “Why Is Flying So Expensive?” and “How Budget Airlines […]

Five elements burn in beautiful high definition macro footage for “Elemental Burning” by Yan Liang from Beauty of Science. Carbon, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur combust, and the video labels the compounds the elements change into after and during burning. Related Laughing Squid PostsBeautiful Close-Up Macro Footage Captures a Stick of Burning Incense in Incredible […]

With the 2016 Presidential election looming large over the whole of the United States (and the world), Esquire made the timely decision to revive the iconically witty SPY Magazine as an online entity for the 30 excruciating days before November 8th. SPY co-founder Kurt Anderson noted in an Esquire blog post that this return, however […]

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober has demonstrated how to build a scientifically awesome silhouette glow wall using glow in the dark wall paint and sheets of vinyl. He also invited family friends over to have some fun while they tested out the glow wall, that can often be found at science museums. Related Laughing Squid […]