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On a scorching episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time chats about a few of the major highlights of his YouTube career with host Sean Evans while eating increasingly spicy hot wings. Epic Meal Time honcho Harley Morenstein is a YouTube O.G. and decorated veteran of the […]

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has created a line of traditional cotton prairie bonnets, very similar to those worn by women and girls on Little House on the Prairie. The one major difference, however, is that this version is made specifically for that rare feline who actually enjoys dressing up in costumes. The Cat Bonnet […]

Get your very own Laughing Squid t-shirt, seen here being worn by our good friend Rick Webb at SXSW 2012. They available in the Noonaco store and ship with two Laughing Squid stickers and two buttons. photo by Scott Beale Related Laughing Squid PostsLaughing Squid T-Shirts & MugsLaughing Squid Stickers – 8 Different ColorsMad Dog’s […]

Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Christiani Buffoni teamed up with Darth Blender to create “Rogue One: A Pixar Story“, a mashup trailer mixing footage from Pixar‘s animated films and audio from the second Rogue One trailer. Pixar’s most-beloved characters set a risky goal to capture Dr. Porkchop spaceship setting up an incredible saga to follow. […]

Icelandic photographer Oli Haukur Myrdal aka Ozzo has captured, with his DJI Matrice 600 drone, the exquisite beauty of the bewitching Northern Lights as they fell over the Reykjanes Peninsula in late August/early September 2016. Exploring the Northern Lights in Iceland with a Drone, flying over epic landscape in Reykjanes Peninsula. Filmed with: Matrice 600 […]

Comedian Zach Galifianakis interviewed democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on his Funny or Die series Between Two Ferns. During the brief interview, Galifianakis asked Clinton about her opponent Donald Trump, the upcoming debates, and made a few pointed jokes at her expense. Related Laughing Squid PostsZach Galifianakis Interviews Bruce Willis on Between Two FernsZach Galifianakis Scolds […]

An adorable calico Persian named Graveskull very considerately gives free back massages to her very willing human, so long as she stays still. Graveskull is also a confidently sassy kitty who lives in New York City with said humans and canine sibling Señor Tacos. I am a 3 year old Persian cat from NYC named […]

An Above Average sketch looks at The Murder Network, a fictional but very believable television channel dedicated to glorifying real life violent crime. From the minds behind hit shows such as Making a Murderer and The People v. O.J. Simpson, comes the only network 100% dedicated to your favorite topic: real-life murder. So check out […]

This post was sponsored by Fuego Box via Syndicate Ads. There is no better feeling than stumbling upon something delicious that you can’t find anywhere else. The hot sauce addicts over at Fuego Box scour the globe every month and sift through thousands of sauces to deliver you the tastiest of the tasty. They’re a […]

Clad in a tuxedo, Vitaly Kruchin, a Russian gun enthusiast and president of the United Federation of Russian Shooting performed truly rousing renditions of the “Hymn of Joy“, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and the Russian criminal’s chanson “Murka” with a rhythmic barrage of bullets from a variety of guns fired onto sheets of metal. […]

Kurzgesagt explained how technology like CRISPR gene editing could be used to eradicate malaria, and the ethical questions that surround the issue. We have the choice to attack one of our oldest enemies with genetic engineering. But should we do it? Related Laughing Squid PostsKurzgesagt Explores the Limits of Humanity’s Ability to Travel in the […]

Angela Lansbury sang “Beauty and the Beast” at a celebratory screening of the film for its 25th anniversary held at Lincoln Center in New York City. Accompanied by composer Alan Menken, Angela Lansbury surprised guests with a special performance of “Beauty & The Beast” in the 25th Anniversary screening at the Lincoln Center in New […]

Grant Thompson (a.k.a. “The King of Random“) recently shared a helpful camping life hack where he turns a soda can tab into an improvised line tensioner. One less thing to worry about while constructing your tent before dusk. A video posted by Grant Thompson (@thekingofrandom_) on Sep 12, 2016 at 3:25pm PDT Related Laughing Squid […]

The vHive drone software company and ForReal Team joined forces at the 2016 Geekcon event in Israel to create SpacedOut, an awesome real life game of Space Invaders that was put together using drones, a motorized seat, and a giant laser. SpacedOut is a real life remake of the old classic Space Invaders arcade game. […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live presents the 10th edition of celebrities reading mean Tweets about themselves. The Internet is both a wonderful and horrible place. A place where people go to share their love and also their hate. From time to time, we call out the haters by inviting well-known people to read some of the not […]

Filmmaker Casey Neistat got a free upgrade to first class on a flight from Dubai to New York City on Emirates Airlines. Neistat later looked up the price of the ticket, which would have cost him $21,000. In his video about the trip, Neistat shows off all the amenities of his accommodations including a bed, […]

Le-nest Houseworks has created a handy kitchen gadget, titled the One-Step Corn Kerneler, that allows you to easily remove kernels from the cob in one quick, downward motion. It is available to purchase from Amazon. via The Geeky Hostess, Technabob Related Laughing Squid PostsCandy Corn on the CobSpredo-Butter Spreader, A Fun Butter Spreader & Salt […]

Los Angeles artist Brandon Bird has recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to transform a used sedan into a decked out, lowrider-style tribute to late actor Jerry Orbach. I would like to raise the money to: 1) Buy a used sedan (something big and American-made from the early 2000s, like a Crown Vic). 2) Hire some […]

Dave Hax demonstrates how to quickly ripen an avocado in 10 minutes using aluminium foil and an oven. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Quickly Peel Fruit Using a Drinking GlassEverything Pokémon Go Players Need to Know‘The History of Hollywood in Under 10 Minutes’, A Video Crash Course in Cinema From […]

Tom Scott explained how glaciers move and why the don’t go backwards in a video filmed in the arctic during a trip for Chris Hadfield‘s Generator Arctic. Glaciologists will find this video obvious. Everyone else… well, maybe I slept through a bit of sixth-grade geography, but I didn’t know this, and I reckon I should […]

Vox contributor Joss Fong explained what “Mercury in retrograde” means without the use of astrology, which commonly uses the term to explain unrelated unfortunate events. Fong explains how the planets move relative to one another to create the illusion that a planet changes direction in the night sky. Astrologers regularly blame Mercury retrograde for a […]

With imagination the static becomes dynamic .. Sassi d’Autore by Italian artist Stefano Furlani, is a wonderfully lighthearted series of dioramic mosaics created from stones found on the beach. The project came about through a project that the artist shared with his son. (translated) It all began when together with my son Davide we began […]

The Backyard Scientist Kevin Kohler partnered with GoPro and built a DIY bullet time camera rig to film a series of various explosions. The rig uses some simple parts powered by an angle grinder to quickly move the camera around a central point. Kevin Kohler AKA The Backyard Scientist creates a rig capable of capturing stunning […]

A photo posted by © BigStuffed (@bigstuffed) on Sep 14, 2016 at 9:41am PDT The Paris shop BigStuffed has created an absolutely wonderful line of big, stuffed octopus plushies that can wrap any or all of its fluffy tentacles in a giant, comforting hug. The octopuses, along with BigStuffed’s other products, are safe for the […]

Ozma Records is raising funds on Kickstarter for a special 40th anniversary release of the Voyager Golden Record that launched into space in 1976 on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions. The box set will feature three translucent gold vinyl records containing the remastered original audio of various languages and Earth sounds. The set […]

A sweet little koala joey named Imogen at the Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney, Australia can’t seem to get in enough cuddling and seeks out her very favorite human and caretaker Tami Wilson for a snuggle recharge. Imogen isn’t the only friendly koala around either. A little guy named Harry also loves to snuggle with […]

A photo posted by The Paddy Wagon Pub (@pubpaddywagon) on Mar 5, 2016 at 10:52am PST The PaddyWagon Pub is a line of conveniently inflatable, roomy bars that can be set up anywhere to recreate the Irish experience, complete with a faux fireplace, imprinted lamps and a fake brick facade. The Boston-based company rents out […]

Tokyo artist Hone Oyaji (a.k.a. “Bone Father”) has created an incredible sculpture of Godzilla‘s three-headed film monster King Ghidorah entirely out of KFC chicken bones. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????#?????????? pic.twitter.com/QlmNswU6hR — ???? (@honeoyaji) September 8, 2016 images via Hone Oyaji via RocketNews24 Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Evolution of Type’, Letter Sculptures With Exposed Flesh and BoneLab, A Life-Size […]

Filmmaker Rishi Kaneria has created a supercut tribute to Netflix‘s hit series, Stranger Things, that features 34 of the show’s most creative cuts. music by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein Related Laughing Squid PostsA Supercut of References to 1970s and 1980s Movies in the Netflix Series ‘Stranger Things’A Supercut of the Most Creative Zombies Kills […]

A photo posted by Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) on Jul 7, 2016 at 5:08pm PDT Bonnie Burton, author, Star Wars aficionado, Jessica Fletcher fan and longtime friend of Laughing Squid, has published her newest book Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy, a wonderfully quirky and fun array of amusing female-positive projects that […]

Google has launched Allo, a new smart messaging app that lets users express themselves through adjustable text, images, and emoji. The app also includes a preview version of Google Assistant that help users find information from Google and its services. All messages within the app use industry standard encryption, and for added security users can […]

The filmmakers at Corridor Digital used a Samsung Gear 360 camera to create a live-action, special effected filled version of Super Mario Galaxy that follows Mario and Luigi as they jump from planet to planet and attempt to save Princess Peach. Related Laughing Squid PostsMario Warfare – Episode 2 by Beat Down BoogieMario Warfare, New […]

In “WHIPLASH: From Short to Feature“, the very prolific and talented filmmmaker Jacob T. Swinney juxtaposed scenes from the 2014 award-winning Damien Chazelle film Whiplash with identical scenes from the 2013 short film of the same name that inspired the feature. The two flow effortlessly seamlessly and seamlessly together. WHIPLASH (2014) and the short that […]

Now that summer is over and things have returned to normal, the very amusingly informative Mary Norris aka “The Comma Queen” offered helpful advice regarding the use of parentheses and punctuation within sentences from behind her trusty desk at The New Yorker. Comma Queen Mary Norris demonstrates what to do with punctuation in and around […]

“Melbourne: A Guide to Living” by Sam Gould is a comical tour of Melbourne and its most livable qualities. The humorous guide is a sequel to Gould’s 2012 film “London: A Guide for the Naive” and uses a similar style made up of dry presentation and strange made up facts. Did you know that dinosaurs […]

KQED Science took a look at the fascinating research of Mikel Maria Delgado, a UC Berkeley researcher who studies the similarity between squirrels and humans. In one experiment, Delgado wanted to see how habit-driven squirrels reacted to frustrating circumstances such as not getting an expected reward or lack of access. What she learned is that […]

Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson has once again intentionally allowed himself to get stung, quilled or bitten by a wild animal in order to show his viewers what the effects of such injuries have on a human body. In the first of his search for the most painful sting, the normally unflappable Peterson was more […]

Great Big Story visited London’s Royal Botanic Gardens to see a rare tree that could be the last of its kind. The Encephalartos woodii on display at the gardens was discovered in 1895 and transferred to London. Tucked away in a corner of London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, the last of an ancient plant grows. Though it […]

Vox writer Phil Edwards explained how a high-profile theft and an enthusiastic critic made the “Mona Lisa” such a famous painting. Many writers have chronicled the exciting and infamous story of how Vincenzo Peruggia stole the “Mona Lisa” in 1911. (This Smithsonian piece is particularly vivid.) But why did Peruggia target the “Mona Lisa” in […]

The Hyperunner strapped a GoPro HERO4 camera to his head and created a wonderful hylerlapse video of one years worth of his training around town while constantly shifting through seasons. Over 150 miles ran in one year. A total of 98,366 photos. This first-person hyperlapse flows through the seasons as the landscapes, weather, light, and […]

Online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has just released Strange Friends, a series of odd-looking action figures that feature everyday people wearing animal masks. Roscoe Pug, Yuji Pigeon, and Maggie Squirrel are available to purchase from the Archie McPhee website. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related Laughing Squid PostsA Realistic Latex Howling Wolf Mask by Archie […]

8-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown from Miyazaki, Japan recently made history by being the youngest female ever to compete in the 2016 Vans US Open Pro Series. A video posted by Sky and Ocean (@awsmkids) on Sep 20, 2016 at 6:19am PDT A video posted by Sky and Ocean (@awsmkids) on Sep 12, 2016 at […]

Jimmy Kimmel recently surprised his audience before the 68th Emmys by bringing the kids of Stranger Things out on stage to perform the song “Uptown Funk.” Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) were introduced to the stage by none other than Jimmy Kimmel Live parking lot security guard Guillermo Rodriguez. […]

Perth, Australia inventor Mark Murray has patented the Hamdog, a tasty combination of a hamburger and a hot dog in one bun. Mark first pitched his idea on Shark Tank Australia in 2015. image via Google Patents via News.Com.Au Related Laughing Squid PostsGiant Hamburger StoolHot Pink Dough Truck Serves Up Glazed Donut SandwichesFast Food, Scans […]

Life Noggin questioned whether humans should bring extinct species back to life. The video explores the ethics of the question as well as the science of how it could be done, using the case of the extinct passenger pigeon as an example. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Reawakening Extinct Species’, A Look at the New Field of […]

Everything Apple Pro did a side-by-side speed test comparison of every model of the iPhone from the original through the recently released iPhone 7 line. The comparison tests things like boot time, HTML 5 compatibility, and app load times. It also compared the audio output, heat output, and various camera tests. ALL iPhones EVER Made […]

Woodworker Frank Howarth of Frank Makes fixed and rebuilt elements of his damaged screen door in a video that used creative camera techniques like time lapse and stop motion. Howarth replaced the ripped screen, crafted a beautiful starburst design to replace the old screen protector, and made a few other fixes. Our screen door needed […]

Adafruit showed off the world’s smallest MAME arcade cabinet, built using a Raspberry Pi Zero. Although impressive for its diminutive size, Adafruit’s Phillip Burgess was quick to temper expectations about the project in a blog post describing the build. HEADS UP: This is NOT a kit that we sell. Nor is it a complete step-by-step […]

During the Microsoft Judgement Day gamer’s conference that took place in October of 1995, a shotgun wielding Bill Gates teamed up with id Software to star in a never before seen promo video for both their DOOM video game and the Windows 95 operating system. via reddit Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Friends’ Stars Jennifer Aniston and […]

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence wake up early from space hibernation, go on a date, and kiss as things begin to go terribly wrong on their spaceship in the upcoming film Passengers. Pratt and Lawrence star as passengers of the spaceship Avalon who are supposed to be suspended in hibernation for 120 years, but they […]