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Guitarist Eric Calderone (a.k.a. “331Erock“) recently performed a heavy metal cover of the theme song to the classic television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Fans of Eric’s rocking covers can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song for comparison: Host your WordPress blog with […]

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat Chicago artist Jane Labowitch (a.k.a. “Princess Etch A Sketch“) does an amazing job of recreating iconic paintings from history on an Etch A Sketch. Signed prints of Jane’s Etch A Sketch drawings are available to purchase from her Etsy store. I started […]

In episode eight of his series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts takes a look at the career of versatile actor Oscar Isaac, his popular role as Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as a suspect on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, his big break as Joseph in The Nativity […]

UK animator Tom Lucas has created “Death in Space,” a fantastic collection of two second animated scenes that depict the many ways that one could meet their end in outer space. via The Curious Brain Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May 16, 2016 […]

Japanese photographer KAGAYA captured a perfectly timed photograph of a rainbow contrail behind a plane. KAGAYA caught the plane at just the right time and with just the right conditions to capture the rainbow in the contrail’s water droplets. ???????? ??????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ?????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/cbIe14fz9h — KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) May 9, 2016 photos via KAGAYA via RocketNews24 Host […]

UK photographer James Ball (a.k.a. “Docubyte“) recently teamed up with INK Studio to create the Guide to Computing, a colorful photo series of computers throughout history that have a minimalist approach to design. The entire collection of photos are available to view on Behance and the INK Studio website. Featuring such famous machines as the […]

Chicago guitarist Rob Scallon, whose musical work we’ve previously written about, recently performed every song by Metallica in 4 minutes. Fans of Rob can help support his future videos and songs on Patreon. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May 16, 2016 on Laughing […]

The Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) and Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) begin their adventure in Giant Country in the latest trailer for Disney’s The BFG. The trailer includes plenty of new footage of the giants in the film and sets up Sophie’s journey through an unfamiliar and enormous world. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and […]

Lam Qian built an awesome custom Whack-A-Mole style toy that is operated by his cat, who has to stomp down on a lever to make the mole pop up. When the entertained feline attempts to swat at the mole and releases the level, the pesky mole falls back down into the box. Even Lam’s curious […]

The Slow Mo Guys captured their messy attempt at the corn drill challenge in 1,000fps slow motion. Dan Gruchy tried to eat an entire ear of corn attached to a spinning drill. For added effect, Gavin Free covered the corn in ketchup which spun off in wild tendrils once the drill started turning. Warning: Gross and Dangerous! A lot of […]

Mashable Watercooler imagines what the 1997 action movie Face/Off, starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, would be like as a western film for their ongoing Trailer Mix series. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May 16, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

Actor J.D. Walsh recently took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles and recruited random people to help him create a movie trailer, titled “Run & Gun,” that follows a cop who is doing everything possible to save his lost son. The result is truly fantastic. via PetaPixel Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid […]

John Oliver brings to light the dangerous problems with the 911 system on Last Week Tonight. 911 systems across the country are understaffed, underfunded, and lacking technology to accurately locate callers using cell phones. All of these problems lead to longer response times and create a system that is not as reliable as it should […]

Hydraulic Press Channel decided to find out what it be like to crush a diamond with their hydraulic press. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Scott Beale and published May 14, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

“The Battle at Thunderblow: The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946″ is a comedy record of mysterious origins that gives a play-by-play account of an international farting contest between Lord Windesmear and challenger Paul Boomer. The exact source of the record is unknown, but according to a post on Rand’s Esoteric OTR it was created by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation […]

Owenergy Studios has put together a fairly comprehensive compilation of Matthew McConaughey making weird noises throughout his acting career. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Scott Beale and published May 13, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

In a new episode of her grammar series, the very informative Mary Norris aka “The Comma Queen“, still on location at CW Pencil Enterprises, explains the concept of the reflexive pronoun, the proper use of a reflexive pronoun and the sentence structure necessary for a reflexive pronoun to be considered correct but not pompous. We’re […]

A sweet, affectionate and attention-seeking juvenile flying-fox named Jeddah made all sorts of adorable happy noises while sitting blissfully in his caretaker’s arms getting a yummy head scratch. Jeddah was rescued by Megabattie, a really wonderful person who cares for wayward, injured and orphaned bats of all sorts and provides them with a home when […]

The Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, New York has created the Ammonoid Plushie, a cuddly new stuffed cephalopod to add to their ongoing Paleozoic Pals collection. They are currently accepting plushie pre-orders through Kickstarter with proceeds going to help to fund PRI‘s important research and their invaluable national outreach program. Ammonoid? Isn’t it an “ammonite?” […]

A photo posted by Nemo Gould (@nemomatic) on Apr 16, 2016 at 12:39pm PDT When San Francisco found object artist Nemo Gould was visited by Dr. Mike North from the Discovery Channel, he was able to show the world a glimpse of his incredible Megalodon, a sleek, silver shark made from a “discarded wing mounted […]

So if you’re blaming Mercury for all your problems… Well, you must have a lot of problems. New York Magazine provides a handy explanation of what the phrase “Mercury in retrograde” actually means compared to how astrology defines it. The somewhat common event is when the planet Mercury appears to change directions in the sky […]

In a new episode of the informative trivia series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler offers a short history of the origin of the judge’s black robe in 17th Century England, the compromise that was made during the formation of the United States and how some judges keep their look modern inside the courtroom. […]

During the evening of May 5, 2016, Healy, Alaska resident Britta Schroeder captured amusing footage of a curious moose playing a jaunty little tune with her nose on Schroeder’s wind chimes. The alcine visitor seemed to enjoy the music quite a bit and even knocked around the chimes a few more times before she went […]

Meteorologist and storm chaser Reed Timmer posted breathtaking close-up footage of a tornado forming and touching down in Wray, Colorado on May 7, 2016. Timmer and other storm chasers approached the storm as the tornado began to form and continued moving closer to gather data. The tornado was also captured with a 360-degree camera for […]

For their Data Center Mural Project, Google has partnered with local artists to design and create unique and relevant murals to adorn the outer walls of their otherwise industrial-looking data centers in Mayes County, Oklahoma, St. Ghislain, Belgium and other locations worldwide. The idea around the project is to bring the excitement of what’s happening […]

Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction have created a supercut video featuring some of the greatest birds in movies. The list of famous birds include the albino pigeon from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Kevin the tropical bird from UP, and more. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This article was […]

A litter of absolutely adorable doberman puppies form a furry pinwheel as they rhythmically walk in unison around their dinner bowl. According to their human Vértes Szabolcs, the puppies do this anytime, anywhere, even in the company of small children. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This article was published on Laughing […]

Filmmaker and illustrator Drew Christie has created the short film “The Emperor of Time“, which uniquely uses a mutoscope to tell the story of Eadweard Muybridge, the eccentric photographer who accidentally invented moving pictures in 1878 in order to settle a bet about horses. What makes the narrative so haunting is that it is told […]

Two teeny tiny baby otters happily squeal while enjoying a messy morning meal, which was lovingly prepared by Frank Cuesta, one of the wonderful humans at SCS Thailand. The adorable pair had been rescued from animal traffickers and will need to grow a bit more before they can be released back into the wild. These […]

The BioLite BaseLantern is a BlueTooth enabled smart lantern that provides 500 lumens of light and USB power for outdoor adventures. The device uses edge-lighting and a rechargeable 7,800 maH battery to provide power to the unit itself as well as USB-powered devices like tablets, cameras, and smartphones. BioLite also offers the more powerful BaseLanternXL […]

In the latest episode of his incredibly insightful cinematic series Every Frame a Painting, filmmaker Tony Zhou and co-writer illustrator Tony Ramos describe what an film editor thinks and feels while putting together powerful a narrative. Using videos of experts in the field explaining their craft such as Michael Kahn, Thelma Schoonmaker, Walter Murch and […]

In celebration of “Star Wars Day” last week, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome shared a delicious tutorial on how to make a batch of Jabba the Hutt turnovers. The entire tutorial is available to view on Bored Panda. May the 4th be with you! Have a peek at how I made these yummy […]

The Explanimator video “What Is Information?” explains exactly what information is and how it is used. The video also asks the question whether information is subjective or objective. Information is on our phones and in our DNA sequence, but what is it exactly? Is it something subjective or a real quantity? Host your WordPress blog […]

FORMcard is a pocket-sized card made of meltable bioplastic that can used to make quick repairs or simple creations. The plastic is hard at room temperature, but becomes soft and pliable in a cup of hot water. Once heated it can easily be cut and pressed into the desired shape to fix something broken or […]

Paladone is currently featuring the Episode VII Galaxy Battle Light, a wonderful red Star Wars: The Force Awakens glitter lamp that has tiny little floating X-wing starfighters and TIE Fighters who are continuously engaging in an epic space battle. via Gizmodo Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This article was published on […]

A team of researchers from MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed an ingestible origami robot made of dried pig intestine. The folded robot is frozen into an ice capsule and swallowed. The ice melts in the patient’s stomach where the robot activates and unfolds itself while being controlled […]

Panic, a software company in Portland, OR that specializes in Mac apps and is the publisher the video game Firewatch, has taken their set of skills to the streets by creating an illuminated Panic Sign for the side of their heaquarters that can be controlled by the public. The colors of their interactive sign, which […]

Kurzgesagt explores the limits of humanity’s ability to travel within the Universe in their video, “How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.” Besides the obvious limitations of current technology, there are larger factors at work that restrict us to our relatively small corner of the galaxy known as the Local Group. Is there a […]

In his latest video, the awesome Vsauce3 host Jake Roper explains what would happen if Captain America hit you with his vibranium shield or he kicked you with all of his superhero might. animated GIFs via Vsauce3 Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This article was published on Laughing Squid.

In a new animated short by Dorkly, they imagine what it would be like if video game minions switched places. The result is pure and utter chaos spread throughout the world of video games. These minions are more terrifying than the ones on your aunt’s Facebook page. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web […]

Tracee Ellis Ross recently appeared on Conan and introduced host Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter to the hilarious world of Snapchat and let them try out a few of the app’s many amusing lenses. Tracee loves coming up with odd characters to match the bizarre filters, and ropes Conan into the madness. A video posted […]

Antonio Toscano of Toscano Bricks has recreated the trailer for the upcoming Marvel film X-Men: Apocalypse using LEGO. X-Men: Apocalypse is currently scheduled to blast its way into theaters on May 27th, 2016. Here’s a side-by-side comparison with the original trailer. A photo posted by Toscano Bricks (@toscano_bricks) on May 11, 2016 at 7:27am PDT […]

Kestrin Pantera, the Let’s Ruin It With Babies filmmaker and RVIP Lounge co-proprietor, has created a new online series called “KnockedUpThoughts“, hilariously named after a hashtag she used on social media while pregnant with her first child. All six episodes of the series are being shown through Awestruck TV. #KnockedUpThoughts is a hashtag I used […]

Nearing upon the 50th anniversary of its release on May 16, Pitchfork TV took an annotated look at the iconic Beach Boys concept album “Pet Sounds“, how it was a departure from their previous work and its long lasting effect on pop music Released on May 16 1966 The Beach Boys eleventh studio album that […]

After trying some healthy food last week, the Food Surgeon is back to operating on sweet-tooth satisfying snacks with an “M&M Spinal Disk Replacement in a Twinkie“. While the surgeon almost lost a finger, it was all worth it since the patient was delicious. Surgeon’s notes: 0:19 – I almost sliced off my finger. 1:21 […]

The Mover Kit is a wearable device that children can build and code themselves. The device was created by Technology Will Save Us to encourage kids to learn coding skills while still staying active through play. Children can program the Mover Kit to create a variety of different inventions using the device’s built-in rainbow LEDs, motion sensor, compass, […]

In Japan, the subject of organ donation is an often overlooked and underfunded subject, especially in the area of pediatric. In order to call attention and raise awareness to this worthy cause, a project called Second Life Toys is seeking to demonstrate how understanding of the subject can be conveyed by using toys as a […]

The Backyard Scientist fired bullets filled with liquid sodium, potassium, and a sodium potassium alloy at watermelons, cans of starter fluid, and other objects with explosive results. The reactive liquid metals behave differently than a traditional lead bullet. They are much more destructive against soft targets like watermelon, but mostly ineffective against harder materials like […]

A photo posted by Olga Noskova???????? (@olganoskovaa) on Apr 28, 2016 at 9:42am PDT Russian baker Olga Noskovaa creates beautiful handmade cakes and other baked goods that are absolutely flawlessly decorated with a highly reflective icing that appears like glass in individual colors and like a shiny marble when colors are combined. In either case, […]

“You can learn a lot about a man if you open up his jewelry box.” – Robert Downey Jr. While taking a break from shooting the debut cover story for GQ Style, Robert Downey Jr. took GQ on a tour of his jewelry box that holds his stunning collection of wrist watches. As he displays […]