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Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Fernando Mendonça teamed up with Darth Blender to create “Star Trek Beyond Classic,” a wonderful mashup of the classic original Star Trek television series and the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsCaptain […]

SciShow host Hank Green provided some possible explanations for why insects are attracted to light. Entomologists don’t know the exact reason, but Green covers a few potential causes for the behavior. You know how moths like to fly into lamps or crawl all over your tv screen at night? Why do they do this?! The […]

redditor AndyThanLe posted a sweet video in which a well-intentioned human helpfully provided a picky little hermit crab on the beach with a number of shells from which to choose the perfect new home. This is very common behavior with hermit crabs, who change shells as they grow larger. Upgrading shells is critical to hermit […]

An animated TED-Ed lesson by John Cameron explains why and how humans hiccup. Although there’s not definite purpose to why humans hiccup, the video handles some possible explanations and the evolutionary history of the involuntary reaction. The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years … and was caused by a falling hog. While […]

In the It’s Okay to Be Smart episode “The Invisible Creatures That Keep You Alive!” host Joe Hanson breaks down the microbiome, the system of microbes inside the human body that help in fundamental ways to keep people alive. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid […]

Illusion enthusiast Brusspup, who’s known for his amazing videos, performed a fascinating experiment in which changes in air density were shown using a concave mirror, a light source, a razor blade and a camera. This is known as the Schlieren flow visualization. This setup allows you to see changes in air density. The point light […]

The Real Engineering video “The Material That Changed the World” explains the history of aluminum and how refining techniques took it from one of the most expensive metals in the world to one of the cheapest, and how its use in construction and as an airplane material impacted the modern world. Follow Laughing Squid on […]

In his newest series “Beyond the Tide“, host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness enlisted the assistance of tidal pool expert Aaron Sanchez on a search for a giant black sea hare in Southern California. Peterson was about to give up when Sanchez spotted a beautiful specimen, which Peterson gently picked up and commented on its […]

Wendover Productions explained the island of Guam and its status as a United States territory in a short video. The video covers the ways Guam is both similar to and different from the rest of the United States. Guam is an island 7,936 miles away from Washington, DC, and yet it’s part of the US […]

A photo posted by Illustrator (@reallifelines) on Aug 28, 2016 at 5:12am PDT Berlin greeting card designer and freelance illustrator Charly Clements has created Real Life Lines, a collection of clever illustrations and handwritten text over real life photos that bring everyday items to life. Charly’s entire series of cute illustrations are available to view […]

Artists Denton Burrows and Andy Golub recently collaborated on a wonderful mural located at 25th Street and 10th Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. photo by Scott Beale Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsFancy Robot Lady Mural in Chelsea by Pixel PanchoThe […]

Former scientist Matt Hamlin (a.k.a. “UpIsNotJump“) has created a happy little video where he recreates an episode of The Joy of Painting featuring Bob Ross in the video game world of Fallout 4. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsThe Joy of Mario Making, […]

SciShow host Michael Aranda explained the physics of roller coasters. Besides the basics, the video also explains more complicated launch and braking systems used in modern coasters. Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give […]

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Life Noggin‘s animated narrator Blocko (Pat Graziosi) explains exactly how humans process sound waves to hear things. The video covers how sound travels in waves and the anatomy of the human ear. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsSurfer Kelly Slater Introduces the Longest Rideable […]

Young Chase Wiley from the ScienceC YouTube channel filled in on Tom Scott‘s channel to explain why Mountain Dew is worse for teeth than Coca Cola, even though Coca Cola has a more acidic pH level. “Hi Tom, I’ve got two of my sister’s teeth dissolving in cola.” That was the best pitch I got […]

Kangaroo Manufacturing has created a giant cockroach pool float for adults and kids that measures 70″ long and 69″ wide. The creepy crawly inflatable pool toy is available to purchase from Amazon. Extermination Services Will Not Work in Swimming Pools images via Amazon via Bored Panda Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your […]

Now You See It host Jack Nugent recently created a supercut video of characters touching things in popular movies. He features scenes from Wall-E, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Fight Club, and more. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsSupercut of Characters Laughing in […]

Geoff Binns-Calvey visited his mother’s house back in 2015 and demonstrated how a dish towel drawer in her kitchen sounded exactly like a Wookiee when he opened it. I will put my mother’s Wookiee drawer noise up against any Wookiee door, Wookiee cabinet, Wookiee chair, Wookiee toilet valve, or Wookiee truck brakes. It’s been making […]

In honor of Marvel Super Hero Spectacular, coffee artist Michael Breach crafted a powerful collection of latte art that resembles popular comic book superheroes. A photo posted by Michael Breach (@baristart) on Aug 29, 2016 at 12:28pm PDT A video posted by Marvel Entertainment (@marvel) on Aug 29, 2016 at 8:22am PDT Follow Laughing Squid […]

photo via Wikipedia Jerome Silberman aka Gene Wilder, the legendary actor and comedian who starred in such iconic films as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Stir Crazy and Silver Streak, passed away on August 29th due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 83 years old. In addition […]

Metal Detector by Charlyne Yi via Archie McPhee’s Endless Geyser of Awesome Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsWonderfully Lively Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures by John LopezThings From Space, Surreal Sci-Fi Paintings of a Futuristic Earth Under Attack by Robots & UFOsSuper Mario Bros. […]

Swedish Dynamite host Erik Johansson exploded kegs of beer using delayed timers. This was a great beer blow, and it smells drunk all over my blow yard.

In “Pitch Perfect” from the Aunty Donna series Trendy, Zachary and Mark from the group try to burst into an acapella song, but their friend Broden simply doesn’t have the vocal chops to sing along. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsAn Eccentric Bartender Serves […]

Host Stewart McPherson visited Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world, for a short documentary in a series to compliment the BBC series Britain’s Treasure Islands. McPherson sailed for more than two weeks from Cape Town, South Africa to reach the island where he visited its only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. […]

American Hacker recently demonstrated how to make a simple trip wire alarm using a clothespin, a LED light, buzzer, AA batteries, and two screws. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make an Extremely Simple Electric Train From Household PartsA Motion-Activated, Color-Changing LED […]

Inspired by the work of Dain Yoon, Israeli makeup artist Ilana Kolihanov, demonstrated how to create her version of this “Optical Illusion“, in which she paints a second set of features upside down from her actual features. The effect is wonderful and a bit disconcerting. A photo posted by Ilana???????????? (@ilanamakeupartist_il) on Aug 17, 2016 […]

Once lawyer Matthew Anh, the 2015 record holder for the fastest time to travel to every subway station within New York City, found his record was nullified because the new Hudson Yards 7 station opened in September 2015, he set about doing it all over again. The New York Times tagged along with Anh as […]

The LAIKA animation studio recently shared a breakdown of how they created the gorgeous visual effects in the newly released 3D stop-motion animated film, Kubo and the Two Strings. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid HostingRelated Laughing Squid PostsA Boy & His Instrument Embark on a Magical […]

The sublime British space comedy Red Dwarf is returning to television on September 22, 2016 for an 11th series (season) and will feature the entire original cast. This is all really, really great news, however, we smegheads outside the United Kingdom, we may have to wait a while to see it, as it is currently […]

Setting aside superstition over broken mirrors and bad luck, the Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, threw a hammer through a large mirror and filmed it at 120,000 fps. At that speed the camera was able to capture a shock wave moving through the glass even before it started to shatter. Follow Laughing Squid […]

Artist Alesia Gitter (a.k.a. “nintendobratkat“) has created Pokémon Fusions, a series of illustrations where Alesia fuses two different types of Pokémon together to create an entirely new creature. Her full collection of Pokémon drawings are available to view on DeviantArt, Imgur, and her Tumblr blog. Pokemon Fusions images via nintendobratkat via RocketNews24 Follow Laughing Squid […]

A smiling Australian shepherd with a lolling tongue luxuriated supine in a blue kiddie pool that the wonderful humans at the Barkhaus in Miami, Florida had filled to the brim with tennis balls. Chris fulfilling his all time dream at Barkhaus via Nothing To Do With Arbroath Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host […]

MinutePhysics host Henry Reich explained the twin paradox, its solution, and why it is not technically a paradox in a pair of recent episodes. The first episode sets up the problem and gives a brief explanation for how time rotates, and the second video fully answers the twin paradox. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and […]

Fashion designer, mixed artist, and cosplay model Kay Pike is back with new and awesome time lapse video that features Kay painting a Flash costume on her own body. Pike captured the footage while she was streaming live on Twitch. Her full series of Flash photos are available on Imgur. Fans of Kay can help […]

Vanity Fair paid visual tribute to some of the most iconic hairstyles from the past 103 years, shown decade by decade. Included were such hairdos as the “Gibson Girl“, “Victory Rolls“, “Beehive” and “Female Undercut” for the women; the “Conk“, “Pompadour” and “High Flat Top” for men; and the unisex styles of the “Afro“, “Mohawk” […]

Macro Room melted a variety of ice cream treats in beautiful macro time lapse footage. Ice-Creams are fun and even more fun to watch them melt in macro timelapse video! We got all kind of different ice-creams, popsicles and ice and we let them melt, the result is for you to enjoy. Follow Laughing Squid […]

A photo posted by Laura Izumikawa (@lauraiz) on Aug 26, 2016 at 12:18pm PDT Los Angeles lifestyle photographer Laura Izumikawa has used her skills to take photos of her adorable baby girl Joey dressed in costumes that are each carefully crafted to look like a character from popular movies, television shows, bands, and more. Laura’s […]

Dan and Lincoln Markham from the What’s Inside? channel were joined by Cassidy Hilton to cut open shrieking rubber chickens to find out what gives them their unique sound. The Markhams were guests on Hilton’s series That Late Show where they won a chicken at a nickel arcade. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter […]

In the new trailer for the highly awaited serial reboot of the 1973 Michael Crichton film Westworld, an anthropomorphic robot named Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) who slowly comes to the realization that the world in which she lives is not truly as it seems. The one-hour drama series Westworld is a dark odyssey about the […]

The Real Deal is a new special effects-filled short film created by French Canadian self-taught director Patrick Boivin, who is known for his Iron Baby and Dragon Baby shorts, that gives us a look at “the world as a five-year-old boy sees it.” Toys comes to life and fight to the death in a battle […]

Quartz writer Adam Epstein called attention to “The Millennial Whoop“, a term first coined by writer and musician Patrick Metzger in a post on his blog The Patterning. The Millennial Whoop is a musical phrase where singers move between the fifth and third notes of a major scale while singing “Oh” or a similar noise. Epstein’s […]

In March 2015, a noble, camera-wearing eagle named Darshan made an incredible record breaking flight off the top of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, capturing absolutely stunning footage as he made his way back to his handler. Darshan is part of the Freedom Conservation, an innovative project that seeks to protect […]

Universal Pictures has released the first official trailer for A Dog’s Purpose, an upcoming comedy drama film directed by Lasse Hallström based on the 2010 book of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron. The film follows a dog’s journey through several of its lives via reincarnation and how the canine learns a valuable lesson […]

The makers of the Deus Ex video games asked British inventor Colin Furze to build an arm mounted gauntlet, a lot like what the main protagonist (Adam Jensen) wore, that comes equipped with deadly firing rockets, ballistic knives, and a powerful taser. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter Host your WordPress blog with Laughing […]

Developer and inventor Simone Giertz, the hilarious creator of robotic devices that seek to help make daily life easier, enlisted her designer friend Fiona Rolander to hilariously demonstrate her automatic sandwich making robot arm, was very messy, but sorely lacking the motor skills necessary to prepare a sandwich. I had a robot arm make me […]

In a web-exclusive video, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver decided to try his hand in the superhero mega-film game and humorously pitched the story of “Johnny Strong”, a cartoon character that he created in fifth grade. Johnny Strong is brave alter ego of John Olivier (no relation) who fights the dark forces of childhood […]

Marvel has released a funny Thor: Ragnarok mockumentary revealing what Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) were up to during Captain America: Civil War. See what Thor was up to during #CaptainAmericaCivilWar! Get this & other bonus on Dig HD 9/2 https://t.co/tWbG2IIs9h pic.twitter.com/M97y6CM1Mg — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 28, 2016 Follow Laughing Squid on […]

Screen Rant runs down 10 examples of extremely bad CGI effects in movies. On any given set there are a thousand different things for the cast and crew to keep in mind in order to prevent continuity errors and other mistakes, so it’s no wonder that some things slip through the cracks. With TV shows […]

After gnawing away on a forbidden insole, an adorably guilt-ridden gray pit bull named Drako aka Moto moto in Tortuguitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina shamefully hid little face behind Oddie, his beautiful long-haired dachshund brother when their human, Daniel Martino, angrily confronted the canine siblings with evidence of the crime. Who was it? Who did this […]