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In a new music video, Insane Cherry has taken the classic Joan Osborne song “One of Us” and recut it to dub in the vocalizations of various popular animal videos for a unique rendition of the song. Needless to say, the original version is far more melodious. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge […]

A video shared by RecordSetter shows 100 balloons lined up and popped using a Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Krypton laser by Scott A. Stevenson for the title of “Most Balloons Popped Domino-Style With a Laser.” Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

To celebrate The Championships, Wimbledon this year, The All England Lawn Tennis Club teamed up with Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer for “Open String” a chap hop ditty about the history of the Wimbledon tournament. In the song and video Mr. B explains a number of key moments from the tournament’s history as school children dance […]

Drone hobbyist ajw61185 created a flying miniature SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and successfully landed the model on a tiny floating barge in a swimming pool just like its life-size counterpart did earlier this year. via The Verge Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Unequal Scenes portrays scenes of inequality in South Africa from the air. South African photographer Johnny Miller has created Unequal Scenes, a drone-centered project that takes a look at inequality from above. In one such project, Miller flew his drone over the Cape Town neighborhood of Masiphumelele and the smaller, wealthier Lake Michelle. What the […]

“Alphabet Shuffle” by Bill Wurtz is a catchy but peculiar take on an alphabet song. Wurtz previously created a similarly interesting but strange animation that covered the history of Japan in 10 minutes. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” recently shared five simple science experiments that you can try at home. He demonstrates how to make smoke by rubbing your fingers together, create slime, and more. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

When his employer Fred & Farid in Paris received a pool table for the office, design creative Jean-Baptiste Le Divelec, creator of the incredible “2001: A Gif Odyssey” and a few of his friends transformed a complete set of standard pool balls into a wonderfully whimsical set of rolling of emojis. Just because. After we […]

Edward Snowden is currently living in exile in Russia, but through a robotic telepresence he is able to travel the world virtually. His robot recently visited the offices of New York Magazine to discuss the benefits and limitations of his unique travel situation. Snowden also gives some tips on how to stop a robot uprising. Help […]

On an upcoming episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, host Jay Leno will attack an activity on his bucket list by joining legendary stunt driver, Bob Riggle, to ride a 2,500 HP Hemi Under Glass drag racing car on two wheels. Things will take a turn for the worst when they accidentally overturn the car during […]

A photo posted by Jenn Aguilar (@lunchbagadventures) on Jun 13, 2016 at 8:56pm PDT Creative mother Jenn Aguilar of Calgary, Alberta has been drawing all sorts of colorful, pun-filled lunch bag designs for her sons, Kale (14) and Konnor (12), every day since September 2015. Jenn’s entire collection of adorable designs are available to view […]

Google Project Bloks is a new tangible programming platform that is intended to teach kids computing without having to learn traditional coding. Recently announced on the Google Research Blog, Project Bloks uses a collection of boards and so-called “pucks” that can be arranged to provide different commands and outcomes, and the Project Bloks “Brain Board” can […]

An adorably cautious baby gorilla emerged from the trees and attempted to pound his chest in the most dignified way, but kept falling down from the effort. The first two times, the little primate played it cool, almost like we was saying that he meant to do it that way. Unfortunately the third time proved […]

In honor of the Game of Thrones season finale airing last night, comedians and writers Greg Burke and Lou Perez of Greg and Lou released a great comedy sketch where the White Walker leaders are lectured by their worried accountant for pushing the limits of their budget during a battle in Hardhome against Jon Snow […]

A video posted by Andrey Lukovnikov (@lukovnikovtattoo) on Mar 19, 2016 at 12:54pm PDT Ukrainian artist Andrey Lukovnikov is known for his very distinct tattoos that encompass a great deal of information encased in crisp, finite borders. Using the influence of digital artistry and double exposure, each tattoo, while similar in nature, is unique to […]

Paramount Pictures has released an explosive third trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third film in the rebooted Star Trek film franchise, directed by Justin Lin (Fast & Furious). The trailer features Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew embarking on a new deep space adventure Rihanna‘s new single “Sledgehammer.” Star Trek Beyond […]

Just a week after his very passionate plea for British citizens to vote against leaving the European Union, a visibly vexed John Oliver took a few moments out of the June 26 episode of Last Week Tonight to verbally express his disappointment with the results of and his complete disdain for the government leaders responsible […]

A passenger video captured a pair of planes landing simultaneously on parallel runways at San Francisco International Airport. via reddit Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

In their new animated short, Super Deluxe embarks on a nostalgic journey throughout the past 58 years featuring a brief history of video game controllers and peripherals. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

In “Floating Piers“, the latest large-scale installation from Christo and Jeanne-Claude, a row of 200,000 strategically placed floating cubes create a viable walkway that stretches out across Lake Iseao, near Brescia, Italy, to the islands of San Paolo and Monte Isola to the mainland city of Sulzano, allowing visitors to walk on water. The project […]

A behind-the-scenes look at the young actor Jordan Nagai who voiced Russell in Disney Pixar’s Up. The video also features the film’s director Pete Docter explaining how he worked with Nagai to get the right performance. via reddit Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

An episode of AsapSCIENCE about how the eyes perceive and process color tricks the viewer’s brain into seeing a black and white photo. The effect is known as an afterimage, and is a result of a person looking at a single image for a long time. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Help Laughing Squid grow […]

Sweepee Rambo is blind a Chihuahua and Chinese Crested mix from Van Nuys, California who used her hairless body and hanging tongue to win the 2016 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. Chief Judge Brian Sobel said “Scoring was tough with so many uniquely qualified dogs but we’re confident that Sweepee will be a magnificent champion!” Seventeen […]

Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys made a series spray paint cans explode, documenting the process in beautiful slow motion as the the colorful blasts created abstract art. The resulting painting is now up for auction on eBay with 100% of the proceeds going to Extra Life, a 24 hour gaming […]

Fadi Saleh of Baracksdubs created a clever edited video that makes it look like President Barack Obama is singing “One Dance” by Drake using various video clips of Obama speaking. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A couple of absolutely adorably clumsy baby goats named Lentil and Wilma humorously attempt to jump atop a green velvet sofa in Maymo and Penny’s famous living room. The two leaping hircine youngsters are a newest addition to the lemon beagle family. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Today President Obama declared the legendary Stonewall Inn located in New York City as the first national landmark in the United States to honor the LGBT equality movement, eloquently citing the need to recognize the diversity that defines the nation’s true spirit. The site of community defining riots that occurred during 1969, Stonewall has come […]

A second-generation zombie child named Melanie (Sennia Nanua) could hold the secret to a cure in the official trailer for The Girl With All the Gifts. The film also stars Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, and Gemma Arterton, and the screenplay was written by Mike Carey based on his novel of the same name. The Girl With […]

“Fire-eating science clown” Thom Britton of FreakShow & Tell explains the physics behind eating fire live on stage at the International Science and Engineering Festival. Britton also demonstrates some more advanced techniques like “The Human Candelabra” that he advises people practice a bit first before showing their friends. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge […]

“How to Train Your Dragon” is a mashup of Game of Thrones footage cut to the audio of the trailer for How to Train Your Dragon. The video was created by editor Christiani Buffoni for Darth Blender. via The AV Club Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A new featurette for the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them highlights the story’s hero Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). The featurette includes an interview with author J.K. Rowling about the creation of the character and the Harry Potter spinoff. The film will be released on November 18, 2016. Help Laughing Squid grow with a […]

The Mill BLACKBIRD is a new fully adjustable car rig for creating CG cars for the advertising industry. The goal of the BLACKBIRD is to eliminate the need for specific physical cars on commercial sets, allowing creatives to shoot a real car and skin it later in the editing process. The BLACKBIRD can adjust its […]

Stick figures meet their untimely ends after not following safety instructions in a new series of videos by Metro Los Angeles. The videos were inspired by the popular “Dumb Ways to Die” safety campaign by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia. They feature a variety of gruesome cartoon deaths, and tips on how riders can avoid a […]

David Freiheit pulled his daughter’s loose tooth with the help of a hungry squirrel. He tied dental floss around the tooth and the other end to a piece of a granola bar. When a daring squirrel came to steal the granola, it pulled the tooth along with it. Not many people get to say they […]

YouTube creators like Grace Helbig, Rhett & Link, and Hank and John Green read mean tweets about themselves on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A photo posted by Matthew Grabelsky (@grabelsky) on Apr 30, 2016 at 11:50am PDT Artist Matthew Grabelsky has created an incredible series of remarkable surreal realistic oil paintings of various types of animals, such as a fox, elephant, cheetah, wolf and panda bear, each possessing human-like bodies and riding the New York City subway in […]

The wonderful online film series “Eyes on Cinema” took a look at the legendary 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho by way of a television interview with graphic designer Saul Bass. Bass was responsible for creating all of the storyboards for the film, which Hitchcock translated almost exactly onto film albeit with a great deal more […]

John Carlin of The Super Carlin Brothers explains his thoughts on how Finding Dory fits in with Jon Negroni’s Pixar Theory. The short answer is obvious in that it fits in immediately after Finding Nemo, but Carlin explains how clues in the film support the theory overall. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of […]

The Camera Lens Mug by Center Link Media is clever travel mug that looks exactly like a DSLR camera lens with the added novelty of a self-stirrer that activates with just the touch of a button. The mug is available for purchase via the Laughing Squid online store. This travel mug looks like a camera […]

In “What Happened Before History? Human Origins“, Kurzgesagt looks at how humans lived before recorded history compared to how we live now. Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of […]

Inspired by a Twitter argument between friends Dan Van Winkle and Kev Kage over whether the new Ghostbusters theme by Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott is any good, I replaced the music in the first new Ghostbusters trailer with the 1962 novelty song classic “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett. The original Ghostbusters theme […]

Obilab in Barcelona, Spain is currently raising funds through Kickstarter in order to start a second production round of their really innovative MIDI-enabled cardboard drum kits, which are affordable, environmentally-friendly and completely portable. Drums are well known for being expensive, loud, inconvenient, long to assemble and almost impossible to carry around, for those exact reasons, […]

Jim Gaffigan rediscovers the flop sweat he had in his early stand up career while eating increasingly hot chicken wings during an interview on Hot Ones. Gaffigan and host Sean Evans talk about comedy, Hot Pockets, food rivalries, and more while working their way up to some dangerously hot sauces. Help Laughing Squid grow with […]

Ghostbusters Toronto, Ontario art director Scott Park has created Mad Max Movies Cars (part two), a fantastic series of illustrations that imagine famous automobiles from television shows and movies as apocalyptic Mad Max: Fury Road vehicles. Scott created the collection as an answer to Planet-Pulp‘s monthly art challenge, “Vehicular Awesomeness.” Batman Back to the Future […]

Artist Dave Hall has created a wonderfully fun, beautifully designed, hand-cranked automaton of a character named Captain Matthew Flinders and his cat Trim riding a “delicious kangaroo” amidst a garden of flowers. Hall made this incredible piece “purely for an alternative to watching tv!”. Finished and video-ed last night.. Made in my house with no […]

In a new lesson Ted-Ed lesson, biologist Jaap De Roode explains, through animation by Anton Bogaty, how the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis reproduces, how it can be spread and can affect the behavior of its hosts, including humans. Today, about a third of the world’s population is infected with a strange disease called toxoplasmosis — and […]

In 2014, a wayward bear was spotted wandering around a New Jersey neighborhood, walking upright like a human. The bear was given the name Pedals but has been rarely seen since. A group of neighbors concerned for Pedals’ welfare started a Facebook group in order to keep an eye out for him. Fortunately, Pedals most […]

British inventor Colin Furze recently got into character as Marvel‘s Iceman and froze stuff with a palm mounted liquid nitrogen blaster that he custom-built. Colin also shared an eleven-minute video tutorial showing how he created the X-Men themed blaster. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

SpotMini is a new all-electric robot built by Boston Dynamics. The 65 lb robot features a single large arm that makes it resemble a small Brontosaurus. The robot’s end effector features an oversized pair of googly eyes making it look like an animal’s head. SpotMini can maneuver through tight spaces and under things like tables. […]

A photo posted by meme???? (@unihalo) on Jun 4, 2016 at 3:35pm PDT A smiling Shiba Inu named Uni enjoys going out to their local park in Tokyo to play on all the rides while their human takes adorable photos and video. Uni is a very big fan of the infant swing, although she also […]