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When the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon decided to give the famous “Peggy the Train” Locomotive Display a makeover, they knew exactly where her giant old logs should go. Working with officials at the Oregon Zoo, the Center made arrangements to deliver the 30 foot logs into the Elephant Lands habitat, where pachyderms of […]

Louisiana musician Aaron James McAvoy used the steady beat from his overloaded “white trash” washing machine for a rousing acoustic guitar version of the classic Journey song “Don’t Stop Believin’“. Was in a Journey mood tonight. Here’s “Don’t Stop Believing” featuring my white trash washer. A few days earlier McAvoy performed a short a cappella […]

Bentley, the funny English Bulldog, who bravely faces his fears by walking backwards, went for an absolutely beautiful helicopter ride with his beloved pilot human Bradley Friesen over the picturesque mountains of British Columbia. After landing at their desired destination, both man and dog played around in the snow until it was time to go […]

A photo posted by David Coscarelli (@dacosco) on Nov 1, 2016 at 8:21pm PDT Fandango senior video editor David Coscarelli has prepared a collection of sandwiches in the style of Marvel comic book superheroes like Deadpool, the Hulk, Cyclops, and more. David’s full series of Marvel sandwiches are available to view on Instagram. A photo […]

Bradford, United Kingdom film critic Ross Fearnley of The Unusual Suspect has created a great movie trailer for Disney‘s classic 1991 animated film, Beauty and the Beast, in the style of the trailer for the 2017 live action reboot. Fans of Ross’ reviews and mashups can help support his future work on Patreon. Related Laughing […]

PepperGram is a simple hologram projector for tablets that makes use of the illusion technique known as Pepper’s ghost. When the device is placed on a tablet displaying a special four-face pyramid image or video, it transforms it into a hologram. Get a little funky anywhere you go with this simple illusion device. Working off […]

In the 25th episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, WatchCut Video provides a chronologically visual history of the past 100 years of beauty in France as shown with a beautiful model named Corina. Related Laughing Squid Posts100 Years of Puerto Rican Beauty Shown Decade by Decade in a Two-Minute Time-Lapse100 Years of Beauty […]

artwork by Chogrin Munoz The Creature Features art gallery in Burbank, California is hosting TESTING MYTHS, an upcoming group art show that will pay tribute to Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters. The special event, curated by Chogrin Munoz, will open Saturday, November 19th, 2016 from 6 to 9 PM and run until Sunday, […]

David de Meulles, a freestyle rider, a mechanic and sometime guide for Northstar Tours in Churchill, Manitoba, captured the amazing sight of a surprisingly gentle polar bear affectionately petting the head of a very calmly receptive Canadian Eskimo dog. The leashed dog enjoyed the brief head rub before getting up, shaking it off and slowly […]

Here Is Today is a site by White Vinyl Design that visually represents the scale of time. It starts by showing a single day, and as users click through that day is placed on a longer and longer timeline, from months to years, all the way back to the birth of the universe. via Coudal […]

COOPH magazine and photographer Lisa Kutzelnig share some fun suggestions for creating interesting and beautiful instant photography. The video demonstrates techniques for colorful collages, panoramas, and simple 3D effects. Related Laughing Squid PostsHigh Voltage Image Making, A Photography Project Exploring the Use of Electrical Discharge to Create ImagesA Series of Quick and Easy DIY Tips […]

In a timely episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill offer up a wonderfully handy arsenal of elegant insults that come from Greek and Latin roots that can be used in place of other overused descriptors in an argument. Do you want to up […]

An animated video from The Royal Institution explains how cartographer Marie Tharp helped scientists better understand continental drift and plate tectonics. The theories were not taken seriously when they were first presented, but Tharp’s work helped provide the evidence needed for them to gain acceptance in the scientific community. Continental drift is common knowledge now, […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live! shared a new trailer for Kong: Skull Island, an upcoming reboot of the King Kong franchise directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The trailer features the colossal ape king standing tall as evil monsters rise from below the ground and put up a fight against a group of curious explorers. Kong: Skull Island is […]

Dialect coach Erik Singer breaks down some of the best and worst movie accents in a video for Wired. Singer pays particular attention to the work on Brad Pitt who has attempted many accents during his career, with some working out better than others. Singer also explains that when a movie accent misses its mark […]

Jimmy Fallon, Metallica, and The Roots teamed up on The Tonight Show to play the song “Enter Sandman” using classroom instruments. They jammed on instruments such as a baby electric axe, a kazoo, a Fisher-Price drum, and more. Here is the original “Enter Sandman” music video for comparison. A photo posted by Metallica (@metallica) on […]

Filmmaker Blake Faucette of Distractotron has created a wonderful new video featuring a number of the pop culture video game, tv show, and movie cosplays at NC Comicon 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. The entire collection of photos are available to view on Facebook and Instagram. A photo posted by Blake Faucette (@videoguyblake) on Nov […]

Skilled musician Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “Samuraiguitarist“) has released a video where he plays a brilliant cover of the Super Mario World soundtrack, complete with sound effects that he made using his guitar. The tabs and music from his cover are available to download for Patreon supporters. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Wonderful Cover of the ‘Super […]

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie made and then drank the “world’s largest” pumpkin spice latte in a little under two minutes for his latest challenge. THIS, is the World’s Largest Pumpkin Spice Latte!! 7 Venti-sized Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes, all combined into one Giant Coffee Cup, topped with whip cream and Pumpkin Spice. FYI, I […]

Adam Savage visits director Peter Jackson‘s collection of iconic movie props to get a close hands-on look at the eye of HAL 9000 used in the Stanley Kubrick classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Earlier this year, Adam Savage visited Peter Jackson in his cave–his world-class collection of props, costumes, and cinema artifacts that inspired him […]

French filmmaker Candice Drouet who also calls herself “Really Dim“, has created a fascinating a vertical comparison of the original trailer for Trainspotting with the trailer for the long-awaited sequel T2 Trainspotting, that silently notes the natural similarities and differences develop over the course of 20 years. Related Laughing Squid PostsT2, Mark Renton Returns Home […]

The Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, paid tribute to the Hydraulic Press Channel by crushing a deck of cards and filming the explosion in slow motion. The Hydraulic Press Channel crushed a deck of cards at regular speed in May 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsCrushing a Typewriter With a Hydraulic PressCrushing Gummy Bears With […]

In January 2015, we wrote about wearable electronics designer Anouk Wipprecht and her amazing 3D printed exoskeletal Spider Dress. The dress is currently on display at the Autodesk Gallery through March 2017. Vlogger Tom Scott visited Wipprecht at the gallery in San Francisco, to discuss the design and the inner workings of this wonderfully defensive […]

Paul Spooner is a very funny, plain-spoken, British automata artist whose very clever, hand-crafted work depicts wonderfully dark and absurd scenes that repeatedly place with the simple winding of a handle. Spooner’s and other works from The Cabaret Mechanical Theatre are on display as part of the “Curious Contraptions” exhibition and workshop at the Exploratorium […]

101 Facts serves up 101 facts about Rick and Morty. Related Laughing Squid Posts101 Facts About Pokemon101 Facts About Harry Potter101 Facts About Pixar

Films&Stuff explores how Trey Parker and Matt Stone create comedy through music in their work like South Park, The Book of Mormon, and Team America: World Police. Here I Explore Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s comedic sensibilities and how they are expressed through Music. Related Laughing Squid PostsUniversal Studios Training Video by Matt Stone and […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a short, but funny “official gag reel” from the second season of the absolutely sublime AMC series “Better Call Saul“. This video is an accompaniment to the Season Two Blu-Ray, which is now available for purchase. Related Laughing Squid PostsJimmy McGill Considers the Benefits of Doing the Right Thing in […]

For the New Delights exhibition celebrating cultural legacy of Hieronymus Bosch at the Moti Museum, Dutch creative house Studio Smack was asked to reimagine the center panel of the artist’s iconic painting “The Garden Of Earthly Delights“. The resulting PARADISE was a wonderfully wild, vividly animated, short 4K film that brings to life modern versions […]

William Mark Corporation has created “Feisty Pets,” a series of stuffed animals that instantly change from adorable to terrifying when squeezed. Cats, monkeys, bears, and dogs are available to purchase from ThinkGeek and Amazon. We’ve all heard the saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Well the same can be said for animals. There […]

The cast and crew of Sesame Street do Mannequin Challenge, standing

A very sweet but vociferous boxer named Bella objected when her human firmly reminded her that she was a dog and dogs lie on the floor, therefore the new couch was off limits. After being told that she can not get on the new couch, Bella the boxer decides to voice her opinion. via Animal […]

Rolling Stone shared footage of illusionist David Blaine preparing for his death defying bullet catch trick, which aired during his new David Blaine: Beyond Magic television special last night on ABC, by having a man shoot him in the stomach with different caliber handguns. For the prep, Blaine wore a thin bullet proof vest just […]

Kristen Wiig does the Mannequin Challenge with the cast of Saturday Night Live in a promo for the November 19, 2016 episode she is hosting. Related Laughing Squid PostsKristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones to Star in All-Female Cast of ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot‘A Deadly Adoption’, A Lifetime Original Movie Starring Comedians Will Ferrell […]

Peanuts and The Walking Dead The creatives at DirecTV have released a collection of fantastic mashups that reimagine popular television shows as classic comic strips. Characters from Game of Thrones play in the world of Calvin and Hobbes comics, the cast of The Walking Dead wander into Peanuts comics, and more. Calvin and Hobbes and […]

Great Big Story shares the interesting origin of the popular inflatable tube men. The floppy inflatables are commonly used for advertising, but they originated as art pieces for the 1996 Summer Olympics. “On sale now!” “Best offer today only!” You have definitely seen those weird floppy inflatable men on roadsides around the country. But did […]

When the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) in Tuscon, Arizona needed assistance with orphaned newborn kittens who needed around-the-clock bottle feeding to survive, they turned to the

Firebox is featuring a bloody good Red Wedding Wine that is tastefully inspired by an shocking episode of Game of Thrones. Winter is coming, so get comfy with a red merlot. Ensnare your guests’ palates with this blood red marriage of deceptive aromas, stark character and dramatic finish. No gathering of close friends and family […]

LEGO bricks were used to create an impressive scrolling pixel display board. Builder AncientJames gave some details about the build in a post on the Eurobricks forums. He built a motorized scrolling version and a hand-cranked single letter model that uses punch card style LEGO constructions to program the letters. via reddit, The Awesomer Related […]

Leonard Solomon, a wonderfully inventive musician who plays instruments of his own imagination, presented his newest design, the “Dogfood Can Organ Pipe“. the pipe i wanted to show you…is made out of a very common material in fact dog food cans. Now what I did is I cut off both ends of each can with […]

In 2015, YouTuber Riverbank Fisher posted absolutely adorable footage of two very messy African civets who were noisily chewing their way through a yummy bowl of porridge with lots of milk on top and chasing off others who wanted in on the action. The feasting duo are the leaders of the extended pack, which include […]

Freelance designer and illustrator Caleb Heisey has started the Pennsylvania Patch Coalition, a project where he is designing a beautiful collection of embroidered patches for each of the 121 Pennsylvania state parks. Every patch will capture the unique character of each state park. Caleb is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with manufacturing costs. […]

Vox science reporter Brian Resnick shares a list of several ways a person could die trying to get to Mars. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX are working to get humans to Mars, but the mission wouldn’t be without risk. There are opportunities to die at every step of the process from the launch, […]

Inside the Magic captured footage of individuals playing the world’s largest Pac-Man game, which was found at the Bandai Namco booth at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. Bandai Namco and Raw Thrills‘ giant arcade game was first revealed at IAAPA 2015. Play the world's largest Pac-Man game @BandaiNamcoUS in Booth #1300 and #1301. […]

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 […]