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Winc is a convenient subscription service that delivers curated artisanal wines to one’s door on a monthly basis. Customers are able to choose their own varietals, ask advice, answer questions and learn more about the collections of wines available through Winc’s website. The Laughing Squid store is currently offering a single 4-bottle delivery of this […]

Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner worked together with other skilled artists to create Scavengers, a brilliant short animation about to two cosmonauts who explore a far off planet filled with bizarre alien creatures and unusual rituals. The 8-minute animation was made for Adult Swim‘s Toonami program. A video posted by Charles Huettner (@charles.huettner) on Dec […]

Black (Lead) and White (Silver) by Beauty of Science shows beautiful metal displacement reactions growing and crystallizing under a microscope. A film about the growth of white silver and black lead during metal displacement reactions. All footages were captured with a microscope. Other Beauty of Science videos we’ve shared use a combination of timelapse and […]

In a wonderfully amusing ad for Furkids Animal Rescue in and around Atlanta, Georgia, a mismatched salesman loudly promoted the special features of the season’s adoptable cats and dogs in the very distinctive style of a used car commercial. Come see our fine selection of quality cats like black cats. We have the blackest cats […]

BBC Earth Unplugged host Maddie Moate paid a visit to the National Poo Museum at the Isle of Wight Zoo, the first museum of its kind intended to preserve, display, and study animal scat. Moate even had a chance to prepare specimens of meerkat and wallaby poop for display while learning about the important things […]

In the United Kingdom there exists an unoffical registry for clown faces. Owned by Clown International, the oldest clown organization in the world, the registry ensures that no two clowns look alike. Clown design records are kept on eggs. Great Big Story visited with Debbie Smith (whose clown name is Jolly Dizzy) the cheerful artist […]

Kuma Films has captured footage in Nantou, Taiwan of the talented Zheng Jhe demonstrating the hypnotizing art of contact juggling with crystal balls. A video posted by Kuma Films (@kumafilms) on Dec 16, 2016 at 10:10am PST A photo posted by Kuma Films (@kumafilms) on Dec 14, 2016 at 10:41pm PST music by The Universe […]

The American Chemical Society series Reactions analyzed the chemistry of cough syrup and looked at a systematic review of scientific studies to determine just how effective it really is at stopping coughs, and whether other remedies might work better. What do you do when you have a bad cough? If you reach for the cherry-flavored […]

Veteran concept designer Vitaly Bulgarov, who has worked on numerous well-known science fiction films, teamed up with the South Korean firm Hankook Mirae Technology to build “Method-2,” a giant functional mech robot that stands nearly 14 feet tall. They captured footage last week of the manned mech taking its first steps at their facility in […]

Los Angeles self-taught artist Randy Cano has created an oddly satisfying collection of distorted and liquified animations that feature everything from a man’s face being pulled in all different directions to a LEGO minifig turning into a puddle of ooze. More of Randy’s fantastic animation work is available to view on Vimeo, Instagram, and his […]

Chile artist Wen Rou has created a crochet Amigurumi plushy based on the Beholder monster from Dungeons & Dragons. via KnitHacker Related Laughing Squid PostsAvengers Snail Amigurumi Plushies3D ZBrush Models of Creatures From the Original ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Monster ManualDungeons & Dragons Beholder Monster Photoshop Contest

Adam Savage of Tested took a trip to New Zealand and got a behind the scenes tour of Weta Workshop‘s miniature stage for Thunderbirds Are Go, the animated sci-fi kids show directed by David Scott and Theo Baynton. We get up close to the intricate and detailed models to learn how these scaled environments were […]

Jim Casey has created a supercut video of slow motion scenes in movies appropriately set to the song “Montage” from the Swiss Army Man soundtrack. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Zack Snyder // Slow Motion’, A Supercut of Stunning Slow Motion Scenes From Movies by Zack SnyderSupercut of People Running in Slow Motion in MoviesCineFix Shares Their […]

In a 1969 episode of Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, the eponymous host ended the concert section of his show with the Chet Atkins guitar adaptation of Boots Randolph‘s song “Yackety Sax“, affectionately entitled “Yackety Axe“. Campbell impressively shredded the song at lightning speed without missing a single beat. We usually end the concert section with […]

Simon Whistler explains the various historic and practical reasons why some coins have ridges in an episode of Today I Found Out. The practice dates back to the 1700s when coins were made of material that was actual worth the value the of the coin, but continues through today. Putting ridges on some coins in […]

In December 2013, we wrote about German photographer Lucas Zimmermann and his wonderfully ghostly series of traffic lights in fog. In December 2016, Zimmermann posted a stunning continuation of this fantastic series entitled Traffic Lights 2.0. In these later photos, Zimmermann was able to capture the same haunting feeling using the empty streets of Weimar […]

The Adult Swim series Development Meeting shared a sneak peek at animatics from Rick and Morty season three. There has been no date announced for the return of the show, but it is expected some time in 2017. Development Meeting gives a tantalizing glimpse of Rick and Morty Season 3. Related Laughing Squid PostsRick and […]

In an undated video from the early 90s, the late and great Abe Vigoda sat down for an interview conducted by his grandson Jaime Fuchs for the Lakeland Regional High School morning television show. Vigoda’s pride in his grandson was evident throughout the interview, as he genially answered questions about his acting career, including how […]

A photo posted by Elizabeth (@yanatwofacecat) on Oct 7, 2016 at 2:59am PDT A beautiful tortoiseshell calico named Yana has a truly unique face that is half orange, half black that come together in a striking pattern. Yana’s human Elizabeth, who found Yana through a classified ad, explained how Yana got her name. (translated) The […]

Spokesman Roger Horton returns in an episode of the Cracked series Honest Ads to reveal how trendy fad diets operate and why they typically fail to help people lose weight and get healthy int he long-term. Before you try to fast-track that weight loss resolution. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Logical Explanation Why Diet Plays a […]

Chef and filmmaker Andrew Rea made a recreation of the Big Kahuna Burger from Pulp Fiction for his series Binging With Babish. Rea’s burger uses a toasted Hawaiian roll and is topped with Monterey Jack cheese and caramelized pineapple. The Big Kahuna Burger is one of the countless themes running throughout numerous Tarantino films, almost […]

Comedian Tal Solomon snuck up on his sleeping dog, surreptitiously recording the tired Cavalier King Charles Spaniel as he loudly snored away on the sofa. Once Solomon gathered enough footage, he turned up the volume, put his phone next to the dog’s ear and pressed play. Upon hearing the recorded playback, confused canine woke suddenly, […]

A photo posted by Freddy The Worlds Tallest Dog (@freddygreatdane) on Dec 12, 2016 at 9:12am PST On December 19, 2016, Freddy the Great Dane was allowed to inform the world that Guinness World Records named him as the “Tallest Dog Living – Male“, a record previously held by the late Zeus. We had written […]

The ever-insightful School of Life offers an animated explanation of anger, noting that its roots lie not in negativity, but rather in a sunny optimism and devoted faith in the world. The expression of agitation occurs when the path to reaching the way things should be is impeded, such as arguments, lost keys and delayed […]

Real Life Lore explains the causes and destructive power of some of the largest tsunamis in history. Some of the disasters mentioned in the video were caused by natural events like earthquakes while other were caused by humans themselves. How big do Tsunamis Get? The answer is pretty terrifying, and pretty big. Related Laughing Squid […]

RediTape is a brilliant, yet simple solution to the age old problem of how to fit one’s incredibly useful roll of duct tape while on the move. Designer Jay Kolb found that the large cardboard interior was not necessary and traded it for a flatter, flexible material, making the roll smaller, more convenient and far […]

Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make a Mario Question Block Surprise Cake filled with edible gold coins. Both the full recipe and question mark template are available to view and download on her blog. New video! Made a Mario Question Block Surprise Cake on @NerdyNummies ????? https://t.co/uAkfAtOR3W […]

A photo posted by Snask Studio Instagram (@snasksthlm) on Dec 27, 2016 at 9:21am PST Swedish creative house SNASK has collaborated with PangPang Brewery in Stockholm to craft the Shower Beer. This petite brew comes in a distinctive Jens Nilson-designed pink-labeled brown bottle comes and contains a mere 18 centiliters (6 ounces) of pale ale, […]

http://ketrinadrawsalot.tumblr.com/post/151782986657/know-your-cephalopods Know Your Cephalopods by Ketrina Yim Thanks Jason Scott! Related Laughing Squid PostsWalking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated CephalopodOctopus Ski Masks That Unleash Your Inner Cephalopod While Blocking Out Cold WeatherFinger Tentacles

CineFix has released a powerful episode of their Homemade Movies series where they do a shot for shot remake of Marvel‘s fourth international trailer for Captain America: Civil War. CineFix also created a side by side comparison and behind the scenes video. Related Laughing Squid PostsHomemade Remake of the Epic Fight Scene Between Iron Man, […]

Airstage built a gigantic helium based remote-controlled aircraft resembling the Airbus A320 that sports a 16-foot-wide wingspan and weighs less and a pound. The RC RC RC!!! shared footage of the behemoth RC plane flying around inside over onlookers at incredibly slow speed at Modell Süd Stuttgart 2016, an exhibition for model making and model […]

In his Amazing Places series, Tom Scott pays a visit to Lake Constance, a body of water that sits between the borders of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. While Lake Constance is considered to be a shared property of the three countries, they can’t quite agree on exactly how it’s shared because there is not a […]

Sam O’Nella uses his unique style of animation and humor to explain how and why chickens came to be domesticated as well as the advantages and disadvantages that has for the animals. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow Ancient Dogs Were Domesticated Twice Due to the Trade Routes of the Bronze AgeThe Fascinating Factors That Explain Why […]

French musicians Blowmaster, Bongostar, and Speedfinger of The Wackids rock group performed a wacky cover of AC/DC‘s song “Back in Black” using toy instruments back in May 2016. Here is the original song for comparison. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsPowerful Cello Cover of AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ by 2CELLOSStayin’ in Black, A Musical Mashup by Wax […]

Sydney, Australia Ahmad Tabbouch (a.k.a. “PodeCoet”), the owner of UltraKeet, modified a dual arc lighter to make it play John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars. He also modified the lighter to play the LazyTown tune “We Are Number One.” Ahmad’s full tutorial on how to hack the ark lighter is […]

“Brilliant Accidents” by Exurb1a explains how entropy and complexity have been competing since the beginning of the universe to lead the creation of humanity. It’s misleading to make out entropy is just the universe’s tendency towards disorder. Like most things in physics, it’s much bigger than that, and more convoluted. But ‘winding down’ is a […]

New York freelance filmmaker Mark Cersosimo, who is also a content and community manager at Vimeo, has created “The Ground Beneath Me,” a one-minute long video featuring a year’s worth of daily photos that he took of his feet and the ground beneath them. I have feet. Sometimes they take me to far away places […]

Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies and Al Jazirah Ford Racing have set a new Guinness World Record for leaving the largest tire mark image (9,515 ft²) “outside a car storage center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.” The two stunt drivers drifted in their Ford Mustangs to help raise awareness about breast cancer by burning rubber with pink […]

Youtuber GratefulDeadpool took the poorly translated subtitles from a Chinese bootlegged version of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which translated to “Star War The Third Gathers: Backstroke of the West,” and dubbed over the entire film with English speech to fit the hilarious subtitles. Youtuber DeathJohnsonMisc cut the full movie down and highlighted some […]

Finnish couple Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta, founders of the Hydraulic Press Channel, shared a new video on their Thermal Guys channel where they used a FLIR T660 thermal camera to film fireworks being set off and launching a GoPro camera into the air that is attached to a rocket. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow Cats Appear […]

Chris ‘Brolga’ Barnes aka Kangaroo Dundee, taught a pair of baby kangaroos (joeys) at The Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs, Australia how to play a game of “Follow the Leader” so that they would not wander too far away from him and get lost. I was teaching Grace and Penny to follow me (their mum). […]

A photo posted by ETCH CLOCK (@etchclock) on Dec 29, 2016 at 1:15pm PST The ETCH Clock is a beautifully minimalist sculptural timepiece created by the Swiss design company 42Foundry. This unique clock employs proprietary 3D technology to form a digital reflection of time onto a elastic surface that effortlessly rebounds. The clock also pairs […]

In an informative episode of the online trivia series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explained how catnip causes cats to rub their faces against things. It is believed that nepetalactone, a chemical compound in catnip activates a felines facial pheromones, causing them to act a bit goofy for a short period before the […]

Great Big Story traveled to India in order to visit with Joseph Sekar, the compassionate camera repairman who is known as “The Birdman of Chennai“. Sekar has taken it upon himself to feed thousands of parakeets, many of whom have been displaced or abandoned due to the great tsunami that hit Southeast Asia in 2008. […]

In 2014, Save The Children UK created a truly powerful ad in which a year in a young girl’s life was documented through a “Second a Day” video as war descended all around London. A second video in the same format shows a different year in the life of the same girl, what has occurred […]

Simon Whistler of the informative series “Today I Found Out” explained how Dalmatians became the beloved mascots of firefighters everywhere. The big spotted dogs were put to use due to their ability run long distances, make noise and bond with horses. Despite the fact that modern technology has surpassed the abilities of a dog, the […]

A photo posted by Izzy & Zoë The Cats (@izzyandthefluff) on Dec 27, 2016 at 2:30pm PST Zoë aka “The Fluff” is a beautiful mixed-breed British Shorthair tuxedo cat who wears an adorable furry heart in the anatomically correct spot on the outside of her chest. Although although their humans had originally decided on only […]

Jessica Liaudat of TheSockKnitter has created a knitted pair of solid color socks that feature a squid decal embroidered on top. The chart and pattern for Jessica’s socks, as well as the finished handmade socks themselves, are available to purchase from her Etsy store. via KnitHacker Related Laughing Squid PostsSushi Socks, Fun and Delicious Pairs […]

Designer Ryan Ma has created a very clever translucent sticker that can be placed on the front of the very distinctive charging case for a rather pricy set of Apple AirPods to disguise it as a much less expensive dental floss dispenser (just make sure the earbuds are covered as well). Disguising your AirPods as […]