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New York City filmmaker Patrick Willems has created a great new video that imagines Pokémon Go as an episode of Charlie Brooker‘s futuristic dark drama series, Black Mirror. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

A sweet African grey named Kanji has a great sense of humor, as demonstrated in 2012 by pretending to be a squeaky-toy whenever her human gives her a gentle loving squeeze. The two of the adorably practiced this trick together. via reddit

While “learning a bit” about the D3.js JavaScript library, digital programmer Andy Barefoot created “Valar Morghulis,” a fantastic tree chart that elegantly maps out who killed who on Game of Thrones and in which season it went down. When you hover over the name of each character, a drop down menu will appear that thoroughly […]

In a clip from The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert formally introduced “Stephen Colbert”, the identical twin cousin of The Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert. After the real Colbert brought back his Colbert Report character “Stephen Colbert” in a recent episode of The Late Show, CBS was contacted by the “top lawyer from another company” (likely Viacom, the company that owns […]

Simon Whistler, host of the informative video series “Today I Found Out” dispels the common myth that mice love cheese. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, although it’s unclear as to how the idea was conceived in the first place In fact, as any pest exterminator or pet shop owner knows, mice don’t really like […]

For the past ten years we’ve been posting about the amusing series “Will It Blend” that features Tom Dickson, the mad scientist CEO of Blentec putting such items as electronics (particularly Apple products), toys, video games and all sorts of things into incredible Blendtec blenders in order to show the power of their high speed […]

Android Authority answers the question of whether people should charge their phones overnight with a video that looks at how modern lithium-ion batteries charge. via Digg

Everything Wrong With The Bourne Ultimatum by Cinema Sins Finally, and just before Jason Bourne comes out, we sin the best of the series thus far… Ultimatum. Yes, we still found sins in a great movie… it’s kind of what we do.

The Fowndry is offering Hot Disk USB Mug Warmers that are available as a 3.5″ floppy disk or vinyl record. Each mug warmer plugs directly into any USB port and puts off enough heat to keep your beverage nice and warm. We love our computer! Whether it’s for keeping track of the latest news/gossip, shopping […]

While perched upon an ottoman watching television, a sweetly concerned English bulldog named Khaleesi did her very best to warn the girl in a scene from the 2015 Guillermo del Toro film Crimson Peak that she was not safe, growling and barking at the screen whenever danger was near. Khaleesi is a 4-year-old English Bulldog […]

Czech photographer Dan Vojtech conducted a fascinating experiment to show how the focal length can change the shape of a person’s face. Using lenses that increased incrementally from 24mm to 200mm, Vojtech demonstrated, via a clever gif, that the camera truly can add ten pounds. That being said, it can also subtract those same ten […]

The Ripchair by Howe and Howe Technologies is a high-powered tread wheelchair that provides off-road access to anyone. The Ripchair has a 27 horsepower engine and features a ramp design that allows users to attach most powered or manual wheelchair designs. For chairs that don’t fit, Howe and Howe says they are able to modify the […]

Dave Hax shares a collection of simple life hacks that are perfect for summer. He demonstrates how to easily make a cooler, a portable water balloon filler, shares mobile phone tips, and more.

Jack Davis, the famously prolific award-winning cartoonist who co-founded the iconic Mad Magazine in 1952, passed away on July 27, 2016 at his home in Athens, Georgia at the age of 91. The staff at the magazine eulogized Davis beautifully. It is with great sadness that we note the passing this morning of long-time legendary […]

Motherboard writer Joseph Neighbor traveled the United States to uncover the truth behind the so-called “Swedish Fish Theory,” the idea that including a bag of candy when sending something for repair will help expedite the process. It began in a reddit thread, so Neighbor tracked down the original poster as well as some commenters. He […]

Back in June, Wired took a tour of the LEGOLAND Model Shop in Carlsbad, California and visited the amazing workshop housing over 3 million LEGO bricks in 70 different colors. Wired recently teamed up with master model builder Robbie McCarthy to discover some of the hidden secrets that are scattered throughout LEGOLAND.

Big Bird and the cast of Sesame Street perform the DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince (Will Smith) song “Summertime” in a delightful mashup edited by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Here is the original music video for the song.

A photo posted by Dmitry Merezhnikov (@dmitrymerezhnikov) on Jul 26, 2016 at 8:42am PDT Unknown Pokémon Go hunters have painted a granite monument in Yekaterinburg, Russia to make it look just like a giant poké ball. According to Buzzfeed, the statue was painted in the past to resemble an Angry Birds character. A photo posted […]

As a part of a longer fan-made video wishing The X-Files Chris Carter a happy birthday, musician Ian Gordon transposed the theme song’s key from minor to major, which resulted in a rather cheery tune that was more akin to a video game. Here’s the original theme song (in minor key). via reddit

A sweet baby rhino named Grace who lives at the Rhino Orphanage in South Africa was taking a morning walk with her caretaker Laura Ellison when she decided demonstrate her love for Ellison with a couple of wet, sloppy kisses. The kisses actually involved sucking on Ellison’s nose with her very strong lips. I was […]

Joe Sabia, a New York based director, writer, musician and friend of Laughing Squid demonstrated for the cameras of Wired his unique ability to type very quickly – 119 words per minute – using a modified two finger hunt and peck method. A lot of people can type with two fingers on the letters. Joe […]

Wendover Productions gave a simple explanation of the sometimes complicated rules of maritime law. While the video doesn’t cover every law that applies to international waters, they handle the basics like resource rights, citizenship for newborns, and general rules for what people can get away with at sea. Earlier this year, they created a similar […]

While walking along a windy beach, the affable Tom Scott explained that the “malt vinegar” that’s found in British chip shops isn’t actually made with vinegar. Instead what’s being served is an inexpensive combination of un-brewed chemical flavors and colors mixed together and made to taste like malt vinegar. The “non-brewed condiment” has been around […]

Ocean explorers on the E/V Nautilus expedition for the Ocean Exploration Trust have discovered a mysterious purple orb in the waters around the Channel Islands. The team was unable to identify the orb, but they collected it for further study, though it could take years to classify it as a new species. The orb was just […]

The Levitating Cup is a unique glass that hovers above a magnetic base to literally raise one’s spirits (or tea, coffee, soda, water or juice). The hovering effect is achieved through an electromagnet in the base and a magnet in the cup – cleverly putting the concept of flux pinning to use. Because the glass […]

YouTube creator Motoki Maxted danced wildly while lip-syncing in the car with his mother. The pair made a somewhat less frenetic video together earlier this month. Car rides with Motoki is back with a special edition of the hottest bangers right now.

In a new episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series Blank on Blank, the late great Marlene Dietrich spoke about getting older, being a sex symbol, her love for Texans and the difference between American and Europe in terms of lifestyle and success in a 1969 interview with Houston radio host Jay Kent Hackleman. […]

Tag Clouds is an art project by Mathieu Tremblin where he cleans up graffiti making it legible. Tremblin paints over existing graffiti tags and replaces them with easy to read words and symbols. The principle of Tag Clouds is to replace the all-over of graffiti calligraphy by readable translations like the clouds of keywords which […]

German artist collect Raubdruckerin uses the often overlooked unique beauty of manhole drain covers, sewer grids and other embedded street designs as their vast medium that directly connect imprint their wonderful shirts and bags with a thin sheet of ink. All printing is done on-the-spot, so the act of casting the design becomes a separate […]

James McAvoy stars as a dangerous man with multiple personalities who abducts three young women in the new M. Night Shyamalan film Split, which will be released on January 20, 2016. Though Kevin (James McAvoy) has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher (Betty Buckley), there remains one still submerged who is set to […]

Alex Wassabi of Wassabi Productions has created “How Pokémon Eat Food,” a geeky parody inspired by the popular video “How Animals Eat Their Food” by Mister Epic Mann. They hilariously act out how different Pokémon might go about getting a bite to eat in the real world. A video posted by Alex Wassabi (@alexwassabi) on […]

While stuck at an airport, traveller Ziya Tong, host and producer for Discovery Canada, was entertained by a happy little bird who was having lots of fun just riding along the handrail of a moving walkway over and over again. Little bird having fun on a moving walkway…#stuckatheairport pic.twitter.com/hFrd87sb4y — Ziya Tong (@ziyatong) July 23, […]

Music, choirs, food & drink from 5pm #Lostwithiel @TheManEngine All the info you need here https://t.co/mFLeEKQCAs pic.twitter.com/nN36FpY92a — GoldenTreeProduction (@GoldenTreeUK) July 27, 2016 The Man Engine, an incredible mechanical puppet dressed as a miner has started its 130-mile journey across south west England on July 25, 2016, making its way from Tavistock, Devon to Cornwall […]

Special effects artist Frank Ippolito teamed up with Tested to create a “CreepyFig” lifelike LEGO minifig mask and hands. Ippolito wore the set to interact with people on the floor of San Diego Comic-Con. In the video Norman Chan says Tested will be releasing a series of videos that detail the elaborate and mildly unsettling build.

Burger Fiction takes a look a the evolution of Matt Damon in film and television.

Mike Seymour of FX Guide and Wired examines the amazing special effects used in director Justin Lin‘s newly released film, Star Trek Beyond. From the digital construction of the Starship Enterprise all the way down to the extraterrestrials themselves, Mike Seymour takes us into warp drive as he breaks this successful franchise down to its […]

French journalist and director Ulysse Thevenon has created a supercut video featuring numerous references to movies from the 1970s and 1980s in the Netflix original series, Stranger Things. He features scenes from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Alien, The Goonies, Stand by Me, and other films.

Professional golfer Bubba Watson debuted a new jetpack golf cart built by Martin Jetpack and Oakley that gives golfers a bird’s-eye view of the course and help speed up play. The cart features a 210 horsepower engine that lets riders reach up to 3,000 feet at a top speed of 46 mph as well as […]

As a refresher for the upcoming Jason Bourne movie battling its way into theaters this Friday, Universal Pictures released a helpful featurette where Matt Damon gives us an action-packed recap of the Bourne film series in 90 seconds.

The single-actuator wave-like (SAW) robot developed by David Zarrouk at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev mimics the movement of a snake to push itself forward with an action similar to “the worm.” The 3D-printed design lets the robot move in a variety of difficult terrains, over obstacles, and a waterproof version of the SAW robot can swim 57 cm/s. SAW […]

Pawel Zadrozniak (a.k.a. “Silent“) recently created an fantastic rendition of the Pokémon animated television show theme song using 64 floppy drives, 8 hard drives, and 2 scanners. Here is the original theme song for comparison:

Loot Crate Productions has created a wonderful parody trailer that reimagines the upcoming DC Comics superhero movie, Suicide Squad, as a gritty Quentin Tarantino film. Suicide Squad is scheduled to infiltrate theaters on August 5th, 2016. This summer… The Bride, Django, Jules, Gogo and Aldo slice through the bad guys as Quentin Tarantino brings you […]

Screen Junkies and Smosh have teamed up to create an honest game trailer for Pokémon Go. We previously wrote about their ongoing series of honest game trailers.

Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently pulled another one his classic pranks by leaving funny fake coupons at a local grocery store. A photo posted by Obvious Plant (@obviousplant) on Jul 26, 2016 at 10:29am PDT images via Obvious Plant

After getting a demanding phone call from CEO Rick Riffson, talented guitarist Rob Scallon expertly demonstrated his multi-instrumental talent by shredding heavy metal licks on a 22-string Roosebeck Heather Harp. When music industry elite and Super Metal Records CEO Rick Riffson called me today I was of course nervous. But with a 22 string and […]

Kate Middle-Toe The British company Chatty Feet makes fun illustrated socks with witty names that combines the name of the character with a pun pertaining to feet, such as, “Kate Middle-Toe“, “Vincent Van Toe“, “Feetasso“, “Andy Sock-Hole“, just to name a few. The pairs also come with a card explaining who the character is and […]

Lovin Dublin created a brilliantly hilarious video featuring Sir David Attenborough narrating Pokémon Go.

A photo posted by Dorota Drzewiecka (@pracowniador) on Mar 8, 2016 at 10:53am PST Polish seamstress and designer Dorota Drzewiecka of Pracownia DOR has created a gorgeous line of colorful hand-painted silk butterfly wings that look as if they could fly away on their own. While Drzewiecka’s designs were originally made for belly dancing, they […]

Redditor OyVeyzMeir shared a photo of his 40 year-old best friend’s birthday cake which included toy fire trucks ready to assist with putting out the candles. via reddit

A news blooper from KARK in Little Rock, Arkansas features the quite possibly the shortest weather forecast ever recorded. via reddit