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Pickle is a heartwarming and amusing short partially animated film by director Amy Nicolson, who wanted to document her parents’ penchant for opening up their hearts and their home to animals with unusual medical conditions that make them unable to take care of themselves. For no particular reason, most of the creatures in Tom & […]

On a recent episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Vinny Logozio attended the Midsummer Scream Halloween festival in Long Beach, California and gave a class on how to build zombie defense weapons out of household items. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated […]

In their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually give examples of words that don’t seem like they would come from the same source, but actually do. This is the converse to their previous video in which they looked at words that seem to […]

A photo posted by olek (@oleknyc) on Aug 25, 2016 at 7:47am PDT In order to bring attention to the more than 21 million people who were forced to flee from their homes for various reasons, prolific yarn bomber Olek covered the exterior of a small home in Kerava, Finland with bright pink crocheted yarn […]

Tested editor Norman Chan and Frank Ippolito recently met up with movie effects artist Doug Stewart to learn more about his incredible techniques for weathering cosplay costumes. Making new fabrics look old and weathered is a practiced art. Doug Stewart has been working on costumes for film productions for over two decades. Follow Laughing Squid […]

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, San Francisco art director Dan Abramson has released his collection of classic green army men toys that are in yoga poses. The Yoga Joes are currently available to purchase from his website. A photo posted by Yoga Joes (@yogajoes) on Aug 18, 2016 at 2:02pm PDT A photo posted by […]

In the animated StoryCorps essay School’s Out, the Reverend James L. Seawood shared a heartbreaking story about the day the pre-integration school that his mother ran in Sheridan, Arkansas was shut down and literally buried in a giant hole. The closure was due the dwindling African-American population who had been fired from their jobs at […]

The proprietor of the UsefulWidget YouTube channel revealed a frightening number of spiders in his yard using a clever flashlight technique that reflects the light in a spider’s eyes, making them appear as little sparkles in the grass. The channel posted a second video where spiders were hunted in the grass with a stick to […]

ION Audio has created a multi-color lighted turntable that features built-in LED lights that glow beneath the vinyl record and a USB port for converting old records into digital files. It is available to purchase from their website and from Firebox. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid […]

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Tom Scott introduced guest presenter Collin Rocka from the Collin Sphere Travel Vlog, who filled in for Scott with a video tour of Thames Town, a fake British ghost town built in Shanghai, China. The town’s real estate prices quickly skyrocketed, pricing many people out of the faux British neighborhood and leaving it largely abandoned. […]

Lately, it seems that people have been resorting to wonderfully creative means to stamp out hate speech in a non-violent manner. The FDNY used sirens and horns while a gay student at Florida Gulf Coast University named Brice Ehmig, very cleverly played her bagpipes to interrupt and drown out the homophobic rhetoric that was being […]

Dave Hax recently shared a collection of simple life hacks that are perfect for when the kids go back to school. He demonstrates how to make a rainbow highlighter pen, fix your backpack zipper, and more. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsThe Third […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction have created “Dreamer of Dreams,” a wonderful supercut tribute to Gene Wilder and his magical movie career. We are the music-makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. We will miss you. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated […]

A sweet 1-year old golden retriever named Enzo hilariously ducked whenever he saw the back windshield wiper move across the window while inside his human’s car. According to his human, Enzo isn’t scared of much, just this and maybe the vacuum cleaner. Its just a funny moment when you find out your dog is scared […]

Blind film critic Tommy Edison challenged himself to guess the color of scented candles by their smell. Edison smelled seven varieties of Yankee Candles in a range of colors and scents like Vanilla Cupcake, Red Raspberry, and Mango Peach Salsa. Before the challenge, Edison predicted that he would correctly identify three of the seven. Follow Laughing […]

Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox recently joined forces with singer and songwriter LaVance Colley to perform a vintage 1930s cover of the song “Forget You” by CeeLo Green. Postmodern Jukebox‘s cover is available to purchase on iTunes. Here is the original song for comparison. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress […]

AsapSCIENCE broke down the statistics of the most common ways people die so viewers can predict how they are most likely to met their end. On their companion channel AsapTHOUGHT, host Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown discussed the top five regrets people have before dying. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress […]

In “Trash Cat“, the ever-hungry and very persistent Simon’s Cat made it his primary mission in life to find a way inside the bin where the yummy remainders of his human’s meal waited for him. A series of unplanned, comical events eventually and unintentionally gave the feisty feline the access he wanted, until Simon came […]

In celebration of the South Park‘s upcoming 20th season, a new teaser has been released that does a hilarious job of breaking down the past seasons of the Comedy Central series “By The Numbers.” Season 20 is scheduled to premiere on September 14th, 2016 at 10 PM EST. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter […]

Mascots is the new film by director Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show) about a strange group of costumed sports mascots competing for the Gold Fluffy award. It stars many actors who have worked with Guest on his earlier movies like Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr., Bob Balaban, Jane Lynch, and Fred Willard. […]

Disney presents a recap of Finding Dory told using only emoji. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsDisney Recaps Finding Nemo Using Adorable EmojiStar Wars: The Force Awakens Told Using EmojiZootopia Told Using Adorable Emoji

“You know, we wouldn’t have invented a disease unless we had something to take for it” In 1960, Alka-Seltzer ran a cleverly animated ad that featured an atonal violin and the dulcet voice of actor Gene Wilder, who very clearly provided definition to an invented disease called “the blahs”. Alka-Seltzer invents a new disease – […]

A group of rescued rhinos at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary in South Africa very generously allowed playful goats use their big bodies as their respective jumping off points for a little while, but very clearly let the feisty little hircine kids know when enough was enough.

Dragan Ilic, a Serbian-Australian-American artist, has created the DI-2K4, a fantastic fully articulating robotic arm that can hold and direct him as if he were a human paintbrush. The arm also can create completely independently of any human interaction or intervention, thus negating art as an activity solely exclusive to humans. Ilic’s new project DI-2K4 […]

In February 2016, author and self-described “stranger enthusiast” Kio Stark gave a TED Talk in Vancouver, speakint specifically about talking to strangers – the profound intimacy of these fleeting interactions and the odd joy that’s felt when one’s existence has been noticed. Stark has also published “When Strangers Meet“, a wonderful book that expands, expounds […]

Pomplamoose has just released a live album, which is now available exclusively on Patreon. Here they are doing a live recording of their wonderful cover of “Telephone” by Lady Gaga. We went to a studio in Oakland with our band and recorded eleven songs! SURPRISE!!!! All $5 Patrons can download our LIVE ALBUM now!!! https://t.co/OC3fSgxRqP […]

A photo posted by Jason Mecier (@jasonmecier) on Aug 29, 2016 at 5:31pm PDT The talented San Francisco pop artist Jason Mecier paid very fitting tribute to the late, great Gene Wilder by immortalizing the actor as the iconic Willy Wonka in an amazing mosaic completely made of candy. Simply pure imagination. The portrait is […]

In the Gross Science episode “Why Do I Have to Poop When I Run?” host Anna Rothschild covered some possible explanations for the phenomenon known as “Runner’s Diarrhea” where long distance runners sometimes experience a sudden and urgent need to poop. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated […]

A photo posted by Ami Vitale (@amivitale) on Jul 14, 2016 at 10:12am PDT While on assignment at the Wolong China Conservation & Research Center for the Giant Panda in the Sichuan Province, China, Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale captured absolutely breathtaking shots of the resident baby pandas, who were born in […]

“Siblings” is a bizarre music video about family by Brian David Gilbert, his sister, and his brother. The video includes strange music, visual effects, and the unique gyrations of “The Sibling Dance.” pic.twitter.com/CdRbygiDtt — briam (@briamgilbert) August 31, 2016 The subtitle for tomorrow's video is "David Lynch directs a family comedy" pic.twitter.com/ihj86s8Ras — briam (@briamgilbert) […]

While rehearsing for a Glove and Boots performance of Romeo and Juliet, director Fafa the Groundhog helped Johnny T understand his lines by translating a particularly romantic Shakespeare soliloquy into more modern language. Meanwhile, Mario once again donned a wig in order to play fair Juliet. Johnny T tries to understand William Shakespeare’s, “Romeo and […]

Parody Patrol has created a hilarious “banned” parody of the Pokémon GO “Get Up and Go!” commercial that features adventurous gamers accidentally walking straight off of cliffs, trespassing into questionable areas, drowning in creeks, and more. Here is the original commercial for comparison. Get ready for an all-new Pokémon experience! Pokémon GO opens a universe […]

Mark Rober and the Backyard Scientist Kevin Kohler demonstrated the science behind bare hand bottle breaking. The pair used a high speed camera and some simple experiments to figure out exactly what caused the bottles to break. Using the Scientific Method and with the help of the Backyard Scientist, we determine how someone can break a […]

For CineFix‘s ongoing Trailer Mix series, Jon Tomlinson and Dustin McLean merged together scenes from Stan Lee‘s numerous cameos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and imagined him as Uatu the Watcher. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsMTV Points Out and Explains Nearly Every […]

Mode Video paid tribute the most iconic women’s shoes of the past 100 years along with a supposition of of how shoes will be constructed in the future. Each design was modeled by an anonymous pair of feet that performed dance moves in accordance with each era, decade by decade. Take a (well-heeled) walk down […]

No Mario’s Sky is a great video game, created in 72 hours by ASMB Games for Ludum Dare 36, that merges together both No Man’s Sky and Super Mario Bros. The procedurally generated platformer is available to download for Windows, Linux, and OS X from their website. No Mario’s Sky is a game about exploration […]

On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon sat down with the awesome kids from Stranger Things (Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Finn Wolfhard) to play Stranger Strings, a game where they all “take turns reading unknown facts about each other, then spraying silly string on who they think each […]

Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explained the dangerous properties and practical uses of the “nope” chemical chlorine trifluoride. The chemical is so reactive that it burns glass, explodes when it comes in contact with water, and can even burn asbestos. First discovered back in the 1930s, chlorine trifluoride is a rather curious chemical […]

Puzzle maker Tony Fisher has created an “impossible” 1x5x5 Rubik’s cube style cuboid puzzle. The puzzle is “impossible” because its design would not be functional using a traditional Rubik’s cube mechanism. Fisher explained the secret to his design in another video, and also demonstrated his solution to the puzzle. via The Awesomer Follow Laughing Squid […]

The Gregory Brothers shifted the theme song from Strangers Things into a major key in their ongoing series Happy Sad Songs. WHAT IF season 2 of Stranger Things was just Happy Sad Songs instead? That would be really strange. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid […]

Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Wesley Martins teamed up with Darth Blender to create “People are Strange,” a mashup trailer mixing footage from Stranger Things with The Doors‘ 1967 song “People Are Strange.” Strange days, stranger things, people are strange. Joyce Byers is just one of them that The Doors included at the 1967 single. […]

A video posted by christina ogea (@xtina528) on Aug 25, 2016 at 2:59pm PDT A two-year-old student at Southfield School in Shreveport, Louisiana gave a powerful on stage performance of the alphabet song. via BuzzFeed, Neatorama Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsA Darling […]

In the music video for “Banana Brain” by the wonderfully eccentric South African group Die Antwoord, singer ¥O-LANDI VI$$ER plays a young girl who brews up potent cups of tea for her parents before sneaking out to a wild party with with a thuggish guy played by DJ Hi-Tek. After experiencing “the best time of […]

PES has released a remastered HD version of “Human Skateboard,” his 2007 stop-motion animated commercial for Sneaux Shoes featuring a guy who is using another human being as a skateboard and performing all sorts of tricks. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsA Stop-Motion […]

In a clip from Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover reveals the truth about hydration and explains why people don’t really need to drink eight glasses of water. That myth and others like it likely started when consumers mistook marketing by beverage companies as scientific studies. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your […]

Steven Zurita of Hyperdrive Pictures has re-edited the first and second trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and filled them with hilarious Snapchat filters and emojis. Here is the original first and second trailer for comparison: via Tastefully Offensive Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid […]

Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies recently demonstrated how to make dragon egg truffles inspired by HBO‘s hit television series, Game of Thrones. This episode also featured her new “Nerdy Nummies Theme” song written and produced by Dawin. A photo posted by Rosanna Pansino (@rosannapansino) on Aug 30, 2016 at 4:06pm […]

Filmmaker Rishi Kaneria has created a fitting supercut tribute to the genius of the late Gene Wilder and the brilliant manner in which employed comedic pauses to have as much power as the words he spoke throughout his career. In honor of Gene Wilder I've put together this supercut showing his mastery of the comedic […]

redditor GeorgeOnee posted an oddly adorable photo that showed his tiny little hamster wearing a tiny little cast in order to heal his tiny broken arm. While GeorgeOnee didn’t say how his hamster broke his arm, he did say that insurance covered the cost of the cast. Insurance covered everything via reddit Follow Laughing Squid […]