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A photo posted by Cyberoptix Tie Lab (@cyberoptix) on Dec 22, 2015 at 5:09pm PST The Cyberoptix Tie Lab helps their customers to dress extra smart with an Anatomical Brain Necktie. The brainy screen printed tie is available to purchase in numerous color combinations from their online shop. As seen on Chris Hardwick on the […]

While canvassing for Hillary Clinton in Ohio, Pramana Collective cofounder Brandee Barker discovered that her Uber driver was none other than Elwood Edwards, the voice behind AOL‘s iconic “You’ve Got Mail” recording. Barker took video of Edwards reciting his famous line and posted it to Facebook and Twitter. OMG OMG my @Uber driver in Ohio […]

SpongeBob SquarePants raps the A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie song “My Shit” in a profanity-filled mashup by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Here is the original music video. Related Laughing Squid PostsSpongeBob SquarePants Sings Poppin’ My Collar by Three 6 MafiaBugs Bunny Raps the Tupac Song ‘Hail Mary’ in a Mashup by Mylo the […]

President Obama reminds people to get out and vote IRL (that means “In Real Life”) for the historic November 8, 2016 presidential election. Besides the presidency, there are also congressional, senate, and local seats being contested as well as important ballot measures in many states. Vote. Related Laughing Squid PostsKaty Perry Gets Naked to Remind […]

Cartoonist Adam Koford took it upon himself to rewrite and redraw an entire issue of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee‘s 1969 Thor #163 comic book for Inktober, an initiative where artists from around the world ink one illustration per day throughout the month of October. Adam made sure to include ads and all. His entire […]

Saturday Night Live has released footage that gives us a behind the scenes look at the streamlined hair and makeup process that artists Jodi Mancuso and Louie Zakarian deal with on a weekly basis. They also show us exactly how they turned Alec Baldwin into Donald Trump and Kate Mckinnon into Hillary Clinton for the […]

Neil Halloran created a short data-driven documentary that takes a somber look at the potential death toll of a nuclear war. The video covers the history of the world’s human population and nuclear weapons, and concludes with a reminder to vote in the presidential election on November 8, 2016 when the issue of potential nuclear […]

In a very clever animation by Pitchfork, three tween-ish students presented to their disinterested class, a multi-media history report on Goth culture, noting that it existed way before the internet was ever invented. Goth was a subset of the UK punk scene that was less into straight up nihilism than a romanticized fascination with darkness. […]

Ian Emmerson, a very talented musician performed onstage at the Cheltenham Ukulele Festival of Great Britain 2013 with a teeny tiny Tangi uke that looked more like an ornament than an instrument. Amazingly, Emmerson played it brilliantly to an old-timey tune with musical partner Phil Doleman. Iann Emmeson plays the worlds smallest ukulele accompanied by […]

Smarter Every Day host Destin Sandlin solved the mysterious phenomenon of “walking water” droplets with science, a high-speed camera, and astronaut Don Pettit. Pettit studied similar water behavior while on board the International Space Station, and he helped Sandlin recreate and film the droplets in action. Sandlin first observed the phenomenon in 2011 when he […]

In 2012, Brazilian actor and comedian Oscar Filho performed a hilarious impression of his friend’s adorable Boxer as she tried to pass him on the stairs on her way to an awaiting treat. The imitation was so on point that the hapless dog appeared to think that he was one of her own. Fiz um […]

The MondoHub Master USB hub by Manhattan Products is a 28-port hub with 24 USB 2.0 and four USB 3.0 connections. The hub’s ports can each be individually turned on and off, and it features built-in overcurrent protection. Yes, the MondoHub is truly one hub to rule them all, adding 28 USB ports to any […]

In an absolutely brilliant episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver unabashedly took on the questionable tactics of multi-level marketing companies such as Herbalife, Mary Kay and Nu Skin. Oliver particularly noted how each company operates in such a way that is suspiciously pyramid-shaped, requiring recruits to invest money into the product and then […]

The wonderful Flying Robot international Film Festival (FRiFF) featuring short films shot by drones, organized by Eddie Codel, a long-time friend of Laughing Squid, is returning to San Francisco for a second year. This year’s festival will again include a screening at the Roxie theater on Thursday, November 17. Additionally, there’s also the Flying Robot […]

In the funny Joss Whedon-directed “Save the Day” ad appropriately entitled “If Congress was your co-worker“, actor Chris Pine hilariously portrays a truly obnoxious, badly behaving employee named Leonard who is prone to tantrums, impedes progress in every way possible and even shuts down the business for a month, but makes sure he still gets […]

On a slice and dice episode of Man at Arms: Reforged, the skilled team of blacksmiths and craftsmen at Baltimore Knife and Sword built a real-life version of the Sword of Gryffindor from the Harry Potter book and film series. They tested out their replica by stabbing it into Lord Voldemort‘s head, slicing through a […]

Los Angeles writer, comedian, and “man of a kajillion voices” Brock Baker has released a volume 4 of his ongoing series where he does awesome impressions of popular cartoon characters. He brings to life characters like Stewie Griffin from Family Guy, Meowth from Pokémon, Skeletor from the Masters of the Universe series, and more. Fans […]

Great Big Story takes a fascinating look inside the incredible human towers of Patagonia with an interview with Michael Entecott of the Castellers Vilafranca, a group that competes to build spectacular human towers up to 15 meters high. In Tarragona, Spain, thousands of people gather to witness one of humanity’s strangest and most spectacular contests: […]

While spending time in Alaska, the adventurous Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness abd his team rafted down a muddy river with expert guide Joe Ordonez to seek out and photographically capture shots of the seemingly elusive bald eagles who make the area their home alongside moose and grizzly bears. Perhaps Peterson should have visited Dutch […]

ThinkGeek has created an officially licensed Guardians of the Galaxy themed Baby Groot USB Car Charger that allows the miniature superhero to dance while keeping your phone powered up while on the go. For a character who says the same three words, exclusively, in the same order, for an entire movie, it’s hard to imagine […]

CMRA is an Apple Watch band with two built-in HD cameras for video, stills, and chat. The band has a two megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video chat, and an outward-facing eight megapixel camera for stills and video. The CMRA band can take hundreds of photos or approximately 30 minutes of video per charge. […]

The excellent Last Week Tonight segment “How Is This Still a Thing?” posed the very valid question about why Election Day in the United States always takes place on the first Tuesday of November, especially given the long-outdated reason for doing so. …but the reason actually comes from 1845 law passed for a very 1845 […]

On a sizzling episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, pro skater Tony Hawk chatted about his epic career and life while eating spicy wings live at ComplexCon in Long Beach, California. Related Laughing Squid PostsEpic Meal Time’s Harley Morenstein Talks About His Career While Eating Increasingly Spicy Hot WingsT.J. Miller Does an […]

The Ohio State University Marching Band powered up and performed a great halftime tribute to comic book superheroes during the Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers football game on Saturday, November 5th, 2016. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Ohio State Marching Band Performs Tribute To Movies During ‘Hollywood Blockbuster’ Halftime ShowThe Ohio State University Marching Band […]

GOOD Magazine and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream have put together a very amusing animation that compares the 1:32,000,000 chance of voter fraud taking place at the polls with more likely things occurring, such as getting injured by soap (1:5,198), hammock (1:349) or toothbrush (1:338), becoming a movie star (1:1,200,000) and even being elected President […]

Developer Vatsaev Aslan has created a Nyan Cat animation specifically for the Touch Bar on Apple‘s new MacBook Pro line. Aslan uploaded the code to Github so new MacBook Pro users could make full use of their Touch Bar. via Boing Boing Related Laughing Squid PostsApple Reveals New Line of Thinner and Lighter MacBook Pro […]

photo by Scott Beale Jean-Jacques Perrey, legendary sound designer, musician and pioneer of electronic pop music, passed away on November 4, 2016 due complications from lung cancer. He was 87 years old. Throughout his long career, Perrey partnered with a number of incredibly talented people including Gershon Kingsley, Robert Moog and Dana Countryman, with whom […]

A maker named Andre has created a working 3D-printed butter passing robot from the Rick and Morty episode “Something Ricked This Way Comes.” Like in the episode, the robot asks its purpose, passes the butter, and seems disappointed at its lot in life. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsHow Rick and Morty Can Help People […]

At the Jawa Timur Open 2016, Dutch speedsolver Mats Valk set a new world record for fastest time solving a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube with an astonishing 4.74 seconds. We previously wrote about Collin Burns’ world record of 5.253 seconds in 2015. Related Laughing Squid PostsNew World Record for Fastest Time to Solve a 3x3x3 Rubik’s […]

Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon reprised their roles as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live one last time before the presidential election in the November 5, 2016 episode’s cold open. Related Laughing Squid PostsAlec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon Will Face Off as Trump and Clinton on SNL Season PremiereAlec Baldwin and Kate […]

Mr Sunday Movies takes a look at all of the easter eggs, cameos, and hidden references found in Marvel‘s newly released superhero film, Doctor Strange. Related Laughing Squid PostsCaptain America: Civil War Easter Eggs, Cameos and Hidden ReferencesLuke Cage Easter Eggs, Cameos, and Hidden ReferencesEaster Eggs, Secret Cameos and Hidden References in Star Wars: The […]

On the last episode of Saturday Night Live, Bill Murray and Chicago Cubs players gathered together to sing “Go Cubs Go” on Weekend Update. Dana Carvey also appeared on Weekend Update as The Church Lady to weigh in on the election. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Amusing Animation Featuring the ‘Super Mario World’ Video Game Theme […]

Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new TV spot for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the upcoming Star Wars stand-alone film and first in the new Star Wars Anthology Series. Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is found stepping up and urging all members of the Rebellion to work “together” to take down the Empire. Rogue […]

Brian Kane hacked a Big Mouth Billy Bass robotic singing fish so that it answers as Amazon Alexa, the voice that is used with Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Dot devices. The result is wonderfully creepy. Related Laughing Squid PostsAmazon Introduces Echo, A Voice-Activated Digital Assistant DeviceAmazon Echo Dot and Amazon Tap, Two New Smaller […]

A maker who calls himself Mr. Volt created a retro designed working prototype of a rotary cell phone. The Arduino based phone has six functions including making calls, storing one phone number, sending a message to that phone number, an FM radio, sleep mode, and system settings. The body was 3D printed, and Volt posted […]

Dana Carvey fires off 17 celebrity micro-impressions in under two minutes during an interview on The Howard Stern Show. Carvey quickly becomes Paul McCartney visiting Mars, Sean Connery accepting a trip to Spain, and Donald Trump after causing nuclear war, among others. Related Laughing Squid PostsDana Carvey Nails Quick Celebrity Nano-Impressions of Donald Trump, Bernie […]

In the fifth episode of the TED Ed micro-series “Moments of Vision“, filmmaker Jessica Oreck uses animation to explain how the modern day sandwich was eponymously invented by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Although it is true that Montagu was a member of British nobility, he was far less than noble in his […]

LEGO Batman (Will Arnett) fights loneliness and learns the meaning of family in the fourth trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie. It also stars Michael Cera as Robin, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, and Zach Galifianakis as the Joker. The film is a spin-off from 2014’s The LEGO Movie and will be released on February 10, […]

Stacy Vest of Sweet Hayseed’s Wearable Wonders has crafted a fun line of fabulously flamboyant, highly creative, modernized 17th-century style wigs that can be custom ordered for any occasion through the Sweet Hayseed Etsy shop. A retail line of wigs are also available for purchase online and in-store at Chicken Lays an EGG and Shrewdness […]

Award-winning performer and author Lin-Manuel Miranda announced via Twitter that his “Hamilton Mixtape” would be available for pre-order beginning today, November 4, 2016. The highly-anticipated album features a collection of songs from the wildly popular broadway show Hamilton as performed by a variety of artists including The Roots, Usher, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott […]

Sneaky Zebra has created a new music video featuring a number of the pop culture themed cosplays at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con 2016. The catchy song in Sneaky Zebra‘s music video is “Cali Get Down” by Radical Something. Fans of a Sneaky Zebra can help support their future work on Patreon. A photo […]

The American Museum of Natural History has put together a truly fascinating animated map that shows how the human population has grown and declined throughout all of time, citing where, when and why these changes took place. It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 […]

A photo posted by Dave Pollot Art (@davepollotart) on Jul 21, 2016 at 6:25am PDT Rochester, New York artist Dave Pollot, whose work we have written about in the past, is back with a new series of old thrift store paintings that he has added pop culture characters to. Prints of Dave’s custom paintings are […]

While Dok Rak, the perceptive baby elephant, was crossing the river with his herd at at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, he was accidentally knocked over by another larger elephant and couldn’t regain his footing. Luckily the other elephants including nanny Faa Sai rushed in to save the little calf from certain […]

Hong Kong artist OOOWORKSHOP has created an amusing line of earrings that take recycled the plastic dinosaurs of childhood, cuts them in half, adds the ear wire and backs and then reunites them on either side of the ear. The effect is absolutely adorable. The earrings and other items are available through the OOOWORKSHOP Studio […]

Reggie Watts created the song “The Reggie Watts Bacon Experience” for Black Label Bacon by remixing the sounds of frying bacon. via Food Republic, Foodiggity Related Laughing Squid PostsReggie Watts A Live At Central ParkReggie Watts Improvs a “Pancakes” Song With iPhone Live on Sirius XMReggie Watts, A One Man Music Machine

Skilled puppeteer Barnaby Dixon covered his performing warrior finger puppet, named MANU, in glowing UV paint and performed a fabulous, yet spooky dance to the dubstep song “Ghost Town” by Draper. Fans of Barnaby and his puppeteer work can help support his future videos on Patreon. Related Laughing Squid PostsMANU the Warrior Finger Puppet Performs […]

Scientific magnetic thinking putty is a playful variation of silly putty that stretches, bounces, and reacts to magnets thanks to embedded magnetic particles. The putty comes with a super-strong neodymium magnet that can be used to interact with the material, or let the putty slowly engulf it over several minutes. You thought putty was just […]

A photo posted by Tse Kao (@casadekaophotography) on Aug 30, 2016 at 2:07am PDT Photographer Tse Kao and designer Elsien Gringhuis partnered together at the Wad & Design Symposium, which took place on the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog, to create “Blendscapes“, a beautiful photo and fashion series featuring unique designs that merges together the local […]

The filmmakers at Corridor Digital created a live action video that follows a friendly Anki robot named Cozmo who accidentally falls into a trash can, is taken to a dangerous junkyard, and is forced to survive while surrounded by robots programmed to kill. Related Laughing Squid PostsDiego-San, A Humanoid Robot With an Unsettlingly Realistic Face […]