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Australian luggage company Crumpler has introduced the Vis-à-Vis clear rolling suitcase. The case is 68 cm tall, has a 70 L capacity, and is made of a custom clear polycarbonate so travellers can show off what they’re packing, quickly check for a specific item, or make an interesting statement while traveling. You have nothing to […]

IKEA traveled back in time to what appears to be pre-revolutionary France in a new commercial to ask everyone to relax about sharing pictures of food. Let’s relax. It’s time to check those expectations at the kitchen door, and rediscover the simple joy of cooking, eating and being together. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing […]

While at The Astor Chinese Garden Court at The Met in New York during April 2016, premiere Chinese musician Wu Man performed a beautifully flawless version of “White Snow in Spring” on the Pipa (Chinese Lute), a gorgeous traditional stringed instrument for which she is famously talented. Recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and […]

Maker Daft Mike has created the NESPi, a homemade miniature 3D-printed Nintendo Entertainment System emulator powered by a Raspberry Pi, and he detailed his project in a post on his blog. Just like the original NES, the NESPi uses cartridges, but in Daft Mike’s build miniature games contain NFC chips to tell the emulator which game […]

On February 27, 2016, Ben Davis, a Boston native now residing in Little Rock, started his journey to walk an amazing 3,100 miles from Los Angeles all the way to his hometown. By walking seven to nine hours each day, using Google Maps to best decide his route, Davis completed his journey 148 days and […]

SciShow host Michael Aranda takes a scientific approach to answering the question, “What’s the best position for pooping?” The episode focuses primarily on the debate between sitting versus squatting, but fails to address more advanced techniques like the samurai pose. Everybody poops … but is it possible that you’re pooping all wrong? Learn the science […]

Artist Noah Scalin of Skull-A-Day fame and other amazing projects, has created a fascinating time lapse that shows him crafting a photographically accurate portrait of himself out of strategically placed stickers at lightning speed. And done. Self portrait made entirely from stickers. A photo posted by Noah Scalin (@noahscalin) on Aug 1, 2016 at 9:09am […]

Paul Elkins, the maker of many things including the Post-Apocalyptic Bicycle Camper for the 2011 Burning Man festival, has, with just $150, built a sturdy “micro Airstream bike camper” which has all the refinements of a really tiny-home but can be easily towed by a bicycle due to its light weight. According to an interview […]

Flexible Tripod for Smartphones & Cameras is available in the Laughing Squid Store for $8.99 (55% off). Getting the right angle for a picture can be a serious pain. We’re only human, and there’s really so much we can do to set a camera up in tough-to-reach places. With this flexible, portable tripod, however, you […]

Filmmakers Lior Molcho and Danit Sigler of Chisel Pixel have created “Generation 1,” an awesome live action fan film based on the original 1980s Transformers cartoon series put together “using practical effects and in camera effects.” via The Creators Project Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsGuy On A Buffalo, […]

Eater is a 2007 short film by Matt and Ross Duffer (a.k.a. “The Duffer Brothers), who also created the Stranger Things series on Netflix, about a “rookie cop working the night shift at a police station with a cannibal prisoner on the loose.” via io9 Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing […]

WORDS, a new book by artist Christoph Niemann, is a playfully educational dictionary that uses Niemann’s uniquely wonderful illustrations to visually define, connect and give context to over “300 of the most common words in the English language”. WORDS is currently available for pre-order with a release on October 4, 2016 For me drawing and […]

Memphis, Tennessee artist Josh Cooper of Domestic Society has created a great “Hawkins High” t-shirt and sweater design based on Netflix‘s exciting new series, Stranger Things. They are currently available to purchase from Cotton Bureau. via Chris Hardwick Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsA Line of Tops Featuring the […]

The normally rambunctious Simon’s Cat desperately hid amongst the furniture and curtains upon learning that his beloved living room was being watched through a 360° video, however glimpses of the reticent feline can definitely be seen from time to time. Watch our brand new 360 degree video! Drag your mouse or tilt your phone to […]

Brunchcon is an event being held at The Reef in Los Angeles on August 14, 2016 that celebrates eating and drinking between breakfast and lunch. Hungry participants can select from a variety of food and drink options, brunch speed dating, a market with special brunch items, and even a special hangover lounge. Tickets can be […]

“Clean Dreams” is a clever novelty kitchen holder by Wishlist that’s shaped like a nice fluffy pillowed bed onto which a sweaty sponge can sink into for the night. Clean Dreams is available for pre-order at the OTOTO store. Once the dishes are clean and bright, lay your sponge in its bed and let it […]

Bill George has created “SPACEDOCK,” a fantastic short film featuring the restoration process of the original USS Enterprise on-screen model from Star Trek: The Original Series that is currently on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. This is a short film showing the process of the detail paint work […]

A photo posted by tasar?m takar?m (@tasarimtakarim) on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:39am PDT The artists at Tasarim Takarim in Istanbul, Turkey offer a wonderful service that converts the product of a child’s creativity into custom jewelry designs. Among those pieces available to personalize are necklaces, bracelets, brooches, cufflinks, desktop, and hand/footprint necklaces. We believe […]

The original singer of the Pokémon theme song, Jason Paige, went to the studio and recorded himself singing the entire song in a powerful, super effective manner. A video posted by Jason Paige (@jasonpaige) on Jul 30, 2016 at 7:43pm PDT A video posted by Jason Paige (@jasonpaige) on Jul 31, 2016 at 6:36pm PDT […]

The Backyard Scientist constructed a homemade liquid nitrogen “freeze ray” that used the pressure of the nitrogen turning from a liquid to a gas to create a powerful cold spray. After playing with his creation and freezing some flowers, things escalated into a showdown between the freeze ray and a makeshift flamethrower. Host your WordPress […]

Luís Azevedo of Beyond the Frame has created a great supercut video featuring notable movie influences and references found in films by director Wes Anderson. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsA Supercut of the Violent Scenes Found in Films by Wes AndersonSupercut of People Swearing in Wes Anderson FilmsSupercut […]

Kickstarter has announced new categories for the Amazon Launchpad program, which helps creators bring their Kickstarter-funded projects to market. The new classifications are some of the most popular types of products from Kickstarter and include sections titled STEM, Always Be Learning, Exquisite Objects, Inventing the Future, and Public Benefit. The announcement also featured standout items in each of […]

Japanese performer YURI captured the absolutely adorable sight of a trio of Shiba Inus poking their curious little heads out of three square holes in cement drainage wall. The convenient view lets the inquisitive dogs watch the people and animals who walked along the sidewalk all day long. The only thing that’s asked of passersby […]

New York City musician Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs recently played a cover of the Pokémon theme song in the style of 20 different styles from the late 1990s. Fans of Anthony can help support his future work on Patreon. Here is the original song for comparison: Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid […]

A new stop motion animated video by Wired‘s Data Attack looks at the history of DC and Marvel films and explains how they’ve battled back and forth to create two of the biggest franchises in Hollywood. The animation was created by Eric Power. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsLEGO […]

Curbed New York created an interactive map showing the filming locations of Mr. Robot in New York City. But aside from Elliot and the various other tech geniuses, dastardly CEOs and untrustworthy imaginary friends that populate Mr. Robot’s world, the show’s other protagonist is New York City. Esmail & Co. film on location in visually […]

While spending time at the Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary in Costa Rica, Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson spent some time with a very curious and charming baby tamandua named Barrou, who introduced himself to everyone. Barrou was brought to the center after his mother was killed. The hope is to release Barrou back into the wild […]

Russian YTPMV videomaker Sapport has created a silly video featuring Gabe the dog, in which Gabe barks out, in multiple tracks a howlingly dramatic version of the already somber theme from the 2000 Darren Aronofsky drama Requiem for a Dream. Here’s the original version of the song, for comparison. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing […]

A sweet and shaggy baby muskox calf named Hudson has made himself at home at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington where he gets yummy meals of formula and flowers from his caregivers. Hudson was hand-raised in Alaska after his mother rejected him shortly after he was born. Hudson, the 3-month-old muskox […]

In “The Impostor Syndrome“, the School of Life offers thoughtful insight into the self-sabotaging phenomenon that causes a person to feel lesser than everyone else, causing them to feel like an imposter to cover up what they believe are their many flaws and live in fear of being exposed as a fraud. We are held […]

Vin Diesel played a game of Dungeons & Dragons as Kaulder, his character from the film The Last Witch Hunter, in the 2015 Geek & Sundry video “D&Diesel With Vin Diesel.” Diesel was joined by other players from Geek & Sundry and Nerdist like Jessica Chobot and Dan Casey. via reddit Host your WordPress blog with Laughing […]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor Walter Lewin effortlessly draws dotted lines on a chalkboard during his lectures. Lewin’s chalk makes an interesting sound as it skips along the lines. via reddit Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsCollege Students Anonymously Create Beautiful Illustrated Quotes on a Classroom Chalkboard Each WeekRestaurant Offers […]

Water is seen pouring up instead of down at the Hoover Dam in a video by Leslie Hutchings. The effect is caused by the updraft created by the dam’s design. The structure of the dam creates an upward draft that makes water actually defy gravity – instead of traveling downwards, it is carried upwards by […]

Honest Trailers – Watchmen by Screen Junkies Before Zack Snyder turned Batman v. Superman into one of the most polarizing comic book movies ever, he turned the most beloved comic of all time into the most polarizing comic book movie ever – Watchmen! Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsWatchmen […]

A group of whale-watching tourists on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near Tadoussac caught more than a glimpse of their favorite marine mammal, when a fast-moving giant specimen of the fin variety whisked right up to their Zodiak tour boat and exited just as quickly right underneath their feet and their boat. 1st exit onto […]

Exurb1a gave a quick tour around the imaginary country of Academia to poke fun at the different departments found at colleges and universities. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsA Culinary Tour of the Types of Christmas Dinners Enjoyed In Different Countries Around the WorldAnchor Brewery Tour PhotosAround The World […]

While at the & Beyond Camp on the South African side of Kruger National Park, wildlife photographer Morkel Erasmus of Wild Eye SA captured incredibly beautiful photos and a sweet video of an African painted dog bringing her teeny-tiny pups out from their warm den and into the world for the very first time. A […]

A photo posted by The Sweet Life Chef (@thesweetlifechef) on Jul 25, 2016 at 3:48pm PDT Chef Annie Greenslade of The Sweet Life Chef created a wonderful custom cake that looks just like Hank the Octopus from Finding Dory. She created her cake for Sugar Collaboration Lets Find D O R Y, a collaboration between […]

Australian LEGO builder aido k has created an amazing image of the classic Blue Classic Spaceman minifig from tons of smaller classic LEGO spaceman minifigs. I went digital with this idea for obvious reasons. I don’t think I even have a fraction of the number of minifigs in this shot, let alone this many spacemen! […]

On a recent episode of The Late Late Show, Matt Damon pulled a fast one on James Corden, who thinks that he looks just like Damon, by tricking Corden into being his stunt double in the new Jason Bourne film. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsMatt Damon Returns as […]

The father and son team of Dan and Lincoln from What’s Inside? cut open a pole vault pit after jumping off their house. Dan and Lincoln teamed up with filmmaker Devin Super Tramp and former pole vaulter Bobby Kittell for the video, and the group tried their best to pole vault at a track before breaking […]

Everything Wrong With Kung Fu Panda 3 by Cinema Sins Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsThird Trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3Po Goes From Master to Teacher and Meets His Real Father in Second Trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3How to Make Chicken Dumplings Inspired by the Movie Kung […]

While on a tour with Norman Carr Safaris Chinzombo Camp in Zambia during November 2014, photographer Jesse Nash captured incredible footage of a lone young elephant fighting off a pride of hungry female lions who saw the little pachyderm as an easy target. The juvenile, who had been separated from his herd, proved himself a […]

While at San Diego Comic-Con 2016, Tested editor Norman Chan met up with Brandon Alinger at the Prop Store booth to check out his collection of rare movie props. According to Norman, a lot of Brandon’s props will go up for auction later this year. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing […]

A photo posted by @goalkitty on Jul 9, 2016 at 11:12am PDT Keys aka GoalKitty is a gorgeous tuxedo cat in California who has really unique markings and a penchant to stand on her back legs and repeatedly raise her front paws in the air as if she’s cheering a touchdown for her favorite team. […]

Inventor Mike Rouleau built an Arduino-controlled self-balancing stick that uses two motorised reaction wheels to hold itself up on a point. Rouleau discussed the details of the build and materials used in a post on the/r/arduino subreddit. via reddit Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsArduino and LEGO Projects, A Book […]

News Be Funny presents compilation of some of the best news bloopers from July 2016. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting.More Related Laughing Squid PostsA Compilation of May 2016 News BloopersA Compilation of April 2016 News BloopersSome of the Best News Bloopers From March 2016

The Poop Café is a poop-themed dessert bar preparing to open in the Koreatown neighborhood of Toronto, Canada. The café will serve a rotating menu of poop-inspired desserts and feature toilets as seats and serving dishes shaped like toilets. Owner Lien Nguyen said in an interview that the inspiration came from a toilet-themed restaurant in […]

ThinkGeek has created an officially licensed Snorlax Bean Bag Chair that will allow anyone to curl up and get cozy on the giant, wild Pokémon. It is currently available to pre-order and will ship in December 2016. In this world of nothing but go-go-go, we often feel like Snorlax is more our speed. It spends […]

Urbex: Enter At Your Own Risk is a new series on Red Bull TV that follows a “group of urban explorers who risk life and limb to get inside, above, and around some of the most forbidden places on Earth.” In a recent episode, Oleg Cricket performs death-defying parkour stunts on and over rooftops. A […]