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by Justin Page on (#1B1SN)
FIA Formula E recently captured breathtaking footage, in their video titled “Leap of Faith,†of British gymnast and freerunning stuntman Damien Walters doing a backflip over a speeding Formula E car as it passes underneath him. They also released an interactive 360 degree video of his amazing stunt. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent […]
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by Justin Page on (#1B1NY)
Zazi Nombies builds replicas of weapons and items from popular video games out of LEGO bricks. On Zazi Nombies’s latest episode, he builds the classic and deadly BFG9000 from the Doom series. Thanks Scott Devaney! Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Glen Tickle on (#1B1P0)
Photos show police in Guangzhou, China arresting a statue of Ronald McDonald outside a McDonald’s restaurant. The restaurant was told to remove the statue because it was an obstruction. When they did not comply, the police “arrested†the iconic clown and removed it themselves, leaving behind only his platform and giant red shoes. via Livedoor, […]
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by Justin Page on (#1B1JD)
Far Away is a new comic book, created by Doctor Popular, that tells the story of friendship between a “courageous young girl who is stuck on a distant planet with a military robot.†Doctor Popular is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with artist and printing costs. This is my third comic on Kickstarter, […]
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by Justin Page on (#1B1F5)
image via Amazon Hellosy has created a wonderful levitating Death Star Bluetooth speaker that is capable of destroying anything that threatens your desk space. It is available to purchase on Amazon. image via Toyland image via Amazon image via Amazon image via Amazon image via Amazon image via Amazon via Fancy, Toyland Help Laughing Squid […]
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by Justin Page on (#1B1AK)
The Norwegian comedy group PistolShrimps recently created a funny new video where they use their editing skills to digitally add a cat to popular movie scenes. The feline appears as Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back, as Batman in The Dark Knight, and more. Meow! Our favorite movie scenes seen through the eyes of […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AZBD)
DJI has introduced the Matrice 600 heavy-lifting drone and the Ronin-MX gimbal designed for use with professional cinema cameras. Together, the system will allow cinematographers to have complete control over a high-end camera’s movement, exposure, and focus while in the air. The increased payload of the Matrice 600 and controls of the Ronin-MX mean that they can […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AZ8K)
MOON is the first topographically accurate lunar globe created with data from NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. The globe features a detailed 3D representation of the lunar surface including like the craters Tycho and Clavius, as well as displaying the current lunar phase. The designers of MOON are raising money on Kickstarter to produce the detailed […]
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by Scott Beale on (#1AZ8N)
Mashable summarizes the The Hobbit in under three minutes in their latest TL;DW video. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AZ2N)
In April 2015, a research team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) captured absolutely mesmerizing, terrifying and incredibly rare footage of thousands of red crabs swarming just above the ocean floor of Hannibal Bank Seamount near the coast of Panama. The team had not been looking for the crabs specifically, but instead the entire ecosystem […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AZ2Q)
Titanic: Honor and Glory has created a two-hour and 40-minute animation that captures the sinking of the Titanic in real time. The animation includes detailed recreations of the key moments in the sinking from when the crew first spots the iceberg to when the boat was fully submerged. The animation includes text frequently appearing with […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AYZQ)
In the latest episode of the fact-finding series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler tells the real story of how the infamous Chicago gangster Al “Scarface†Capone received his eponymous scars and the man who gave them to him. On one particular day during this time, a small stocky “hood†named Frank Galluccio sauntered […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AYWN)
A photo posted by hkfoodiexblogger (@hkfoodiexblogger) on Oct 27, 2015 at 5:38am PDT The Kala Toast shop in Hong Kong has taken the concept of grilled cheese to a whole new level. Using colors to differentiate the various types and flavors of each cheese, a elevating the simple toasted sandwich to decadently hued heights. Despite […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AYWQ)
Retro Report took a look back on the satanic panic that once surrounded the game Dungeons & Dragons and the lessons that can be learned from it. Although at the time parents accused the game of leading children towards the occult, its face-to-face interaction, use of critical thinking, and non-video game format could now seem […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AYSR)
Redditor JakeMarshall91 shared an extremely disconcerting set of photos in which he employed a face swapping app inside an ancient Egyptian exhibit at a museum. While the idea is absolutely brilliant, the results were even more so. photos by JakeMarshall91 via reddit Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AYST)
Nashville, Tennessee content creator Josh Taylor of Movie Trailer Trash has made a wonderful mashup of the classic theme song from Friends, “I’ll Be There for You†by The Rembrandts, and footage from the Suicide Squad trailers. If Suicide Squad were a 90s sitcom about good friends just trying to navigate through life, this is […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AYSW)
The Japanese company Yamasu Sugimoto Shoten has created a line of green tea bags that feature tags that resemble ninja, samurai, geisha, sumo wrestlers, and other figures from Japan culture. images via Nae-Design Sydney Interactive Blog via rokuroku, supercijpn, Lustik Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AYQ2)
Great Big Story visited the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies of the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, Massachusetts to speak with its director Narayan Khandekar about some of the rarest pigments in the world that the center houses in its renowned collection. The materials collection, at the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, MA, […]
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by Scott Beale on (#1AYQ4)
A Hitachi laptop hard disk drive cut in half in two minutes using a 60,000 psi OMAX waterjet. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AYKK)
Basket is a recently launched shopping app that endeavors to find the best price for grocery items through crowdsourcing. Basket is brainchild of Andy Ellwood, who wanted to enlighten shoppers about choices that are available to them. We set out to build a shopping list that tells consumers where to shop based on real time […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AYKN)
Los Angeles artist Cory Will has created the Color Me Book, a great custom five-page coloring book that you can make from your favorite personal photos. You can upload your images directly to the Color Me Book website and then order a copy of the finished product. images via Color Me Book via BuzzFeed Help […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AYFV)
At the 12th annual SF Sketchfest back in 2013, voice actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche hilariously read through the R-rated opening scenes of Pulp Fiction as the cartoon characters Pinky and The Brain. via GeekTyrant Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AYFX)
An absolutely adorable one-day old goat kid named George happily bounced along during his first walk with his mother at the Sunflower Farm in Cumberland, Maine, celebrating his first day of life. While Arthur, the smallest of the group of kids, showed off his ability to jump onto things. George (the first goat born at […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AYCC)
Musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created an oddly eclectic jazz remix of a live version of the now classic song “Welcome to the Jungle†by Guns N’ Roses. James Carrie added a bit of vocal assistance as well. Like I said last week, I won’t stop making video dubs. […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AYCE)
Rowlf the Dog raps a Muppets version of the Snoop Dogg classic “Who Am I? (What’s My Name?)“, with Fozzie Bear as Dr. Dre, in the latest mashup video by the always delightful Mylo the Cat. For comparison, here is the original music video for the song. Although the video features no Muppets, it does […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AY8M)
A photo posted by ICONSPEAK (@iconspeak) on Mar 31, 2016 at 2:35pm PDT Iconspeak is a very clever line of shirts and accessories that feature over 40 different universally recognized symbols for such items as phones, plane, wifi, restaurants, cars, bicycles, and hotels, in order to facilitate easier communication in situations when words aren’t understood. […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AY55)
Zapata Racing has successfully tested an air-powered personal flight platform they are calling the Flyboard Air. The company says the Flyboard Air has the exact same behavior as its Flyboard Pro Series, with the obvious difference that the Pro Series, like the other Flyboard models, is powered by jets of water. During the test, founder Franky […]
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by Sponsored on (#1AXXR)
This post was sponsored by Mini Museum via Syndicate Ads. Holding bits of the Asteroid Belt or the remains of the Hindenburg in your hand may seem a little mind-blowing, but one company is making that possible for lovers of science and history around the world. In a follow-up to one of 2014’s biggest Kickstarter […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AXXT)
My toddler’s train track is freaking me out right now. What is going on here?! pic.twitter.com/9o8bVWF5KO — marc blank-settle (@MarcSettle) April 6, 2016 BBC Academy trainer Marc Blank-Settle discovered that two identical pieces of his toddler’s toy train set could be used to create a baffling optical illusion. Although they are the same size, when […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AXTN)
In a new animated short by Dorkly, Alfred Pennyworth becomes fed up with Batman (Bruce Wayne) overworking and under appreciating him. Alfred deserves WAY more credit. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Glen Tickle on (#1AXTQ)
John Oliver and his friends Elmo and Zoe from Sesame Street taught children and adults about the dangers of lead and what can and should be done about it during a segment on Last Week Tonight. Oliver enlisted his puppet pals because in 1996 Sesame Street produced a video teaching children how to keep themselves […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AXTS)
A adorably baffled English bulldog embarked upon an ultimately fruitless search for the other bulldog that he believed to be in the room, but was actually just starring in a video that was playing on a laptop. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Justin Page on (#1AXTV)
A hilarious video was recently released featuring a lovable cat being used as a gun that shoot hearts, a deadly yarn ball being thrown at enemies, and a cat food grenade chucked across the map in S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2, a Korean first person shooter video game. It is not confirmed if it is […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AXKK)
Burger Fiction has created a supercut video featuring over 100 of the best movie lines delivered after a kill. The video includes clips from Lethal Weapon 2, Die Hard, Commando, and more. We previously wrote about their supercut of movie lines delivered before a kill. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AXKN)
photo by Robert Lance Montgomery Victor Sine and Julianne Payne (a.k.a. “The Real Finn and Rey“) of Salt Lake City, Utah are sci-fi fans and an adorable couple who share a similar story to Finn and Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The two Star Wars fans met on Tinder last year, take care […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1ARKM)
#WeTheBold A video posted by Mr. Robot (@whoismrrobot) on Apr 14, 2016 at 10:18am PDT In an enigmatic preview for the second season of the sleeper USA hit Mr. Robot, protagonist Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek) cautions agains accepting the status quo and takes a passionate stand against the establishment, seeking to spread the word with […]
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by Scott Beale on (#1ARBZ)
Game of Thrones Character Arc Generator by John Atkinson on Wrong Hands Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AP0P)
Eleanor Lutz, the self-described designer with a molecular biology degree, has come up with another brilliantly creative idea. For this project she used molecular 3D modeling to create Virus Trading Cards, virtual 3D animated cards that show off the complex, symmetrical and fascinating molecular structure of viruses. This week I made a set of virus […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1ANYH)
In the latest episode of VSauce2, host Kevin Lieber offers an incredibly insightful look at why people collect specific items, collectors throughout history and the psychological reasons people may have for collecting. Collecting is when this protection becomes a passion. But being a collector requires access to and the availability of objects. Historically, only the […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1ANVP)
The PBS Digital Studios channel Shanks FX created some impressive UFO lighting effects by attaching a variety of light sources to a DJI Phantom 3 drone. The video demonstrates how to effectively attach and power different light sources, all while keeping the payload within the acceptable range for the drone. photos via Shanks FX submitted via […]
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by Justin Page on (#1ANPD)
A spectacular 360-degree video of the opening sequence for Game of Thrones has recently been posted on the show’s official Facebook page. It takes viewers on an immersive 360 adventure across Westeros from King’s Landing to Dorne. Season six is currently scheduled to premiere on HBO April 24th, 2016. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1ANPF)
Exurb1a gives a practical but entertaining guide to colonizing the galaxy. The video explores different methods of interstellar travel and comically points out the shortcomings of each. Although the guide points out the problems with trying to travel to a distant star, it does manage to end on a hopeful note about humanity’s history of […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1ANK8)
Divers have salvaged valuable artifacts from the 500-year-old wreck of the Esmerelda, a ship that sunk off the coast of Oman in 1503 during Europe’s “Age of Discovery.†The wreck was first discovered in 1998, but was only recently identified as the Esmerelda which sailed as part of explorer Vasco da Gama‘s fleet before a storm sank […]
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by Justin Page on (#1ANKA)
A Monster Calls is a magical monster movie about a giant tree creature, voiced by Liam Neeson, who helps a bullied 12-year-old boy with his ill mother and the numerous other problems in his life. It stars Liam, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, and Lewis MacDougall. The film, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, is […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1ANDD)
The Naked 3D fitness tracker is a smart mirror and app that tracks a 3D model of a person’s body over time. The mirror is equipped with sensors that track body fat percentage, weight, and exact measurements to help the user track their progress and goals. The Naked app can also create 3D time-lapse videos […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1ANAM)
A trio of tiny newborn Nigerian Dwarf goats clad in hand-knit sweaters, pranced around their mom on a chilly spring day at the wonderful Sunflower Farm Creamery in Cumberland, Maine. Pretty soon these little ones will be ready for the traditional run around the farm with the other kids. When the temp dropped below freezing […]
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by Glen Tickle on (#1ANAP)
In a video for Tested, Adam Savage recreated artist Jason Alleman‘s kinetic LEGO sculpture of Sisyphus forever pushing his boulder. Savage and his assistant Norman Chan ordered the custom kit from Alleman and gleefully assembled the pieces in just one day. Here is Alleman’s original video featuring the sculpture. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent […]
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by Justin Page on (#1AN7T)
A photo posted by Jasper StAubyn West (@tailjar) on Mar 2, 2016 at 3:28am PST Adelaide, Australia artist Jasper St Aubyn West draws all sorts of fun cartoon monsters and adds them on top of photos featuring real world scenes. He visualizes ferocious beasts gobbling up subway cars, relaxing in a hotel room, and more. […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AN7W)
An animal lover who goes by the name sica humorously posted silly photos of her beloved hamster Murphy wearing different disguises created through the use of a SnapChat overlay filter. Jazz up your Snap by adding a fun overlay with a Filter! Learn how to enable them here. After you take a Snap, swipe right […]
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by Lori Dorn on (#1AN48)
The incredible multiple-record holding German contortionist Julia “Zlata†Gunthel set another world record for the most flowers picked up with her mouth in one minute while performing a backbend position each time. Zlata was able to gather 6 roses during the allotted time while appearing on Lo Show Dei Record in Italy, although Zlata went […]
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