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Weather observers Mike Dorfman and Tom Padham enjoyed playing in winds over 100 mph on the observation deck of the Mount Washington Observatory on May 16, 2016. The conditions created winds with speeds up 109 mph and regular gusts around 100 mph. via Boing Boing Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen […]

The May 15, 2016 episode of The Simpsons featured a three-minute segment where Homer Simpson answered questions from viewers live. The episode centered on Homer taking an improv class to help with his public speaking, and it marked the first time the animated character appeared live on the show. Both the east coast and west […]

A photo posted by Annelies van Overbeek (@bewitchedquills) on May 16, 2016 at 4:08am PDT Annelies van Overbeek, an incredibly resourceful teenager and Audrey Hepburn lookalike in Puurs, Belgium has accurately, amazingly and successfully recreated some of the most iconic looks in the fashion of bygone eras. Such looks include Daisy from The Great Gatsby […]

It’s Okay To Be Smart host Joe Hanson takes a look at six chemical reactions that changed history. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Scott Beale and published May 18, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story takes looks at how Japanese inventor and business man Momofuku Ando created the extremely popular instant noodles, which became an overnight success. Most people associate ramen with broke college students, but the story behind these instant noodles is far more surprising. The instant dinner is the brainchild of Momofuku Ando, a Japanese […]

Nerd City has created a hilarious Cialis commercial parody that finds the X-Men mutant, Wolverine, suffering from a bad case of “adamantium dysfunction” whenever a heated fight arises. The recommended product for helping Wolverine get his indestructible claws up and ready for battle is, of course, Xialis. Fights can be unpredictable. It’s part of what […]

Perspectives are combined and distorted in the new music video for Coldplay‘s song “Up&Up” from their album A Head Full of Dreams. The video was directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia and it blends scenes of different sizes into unfamiliar landscapes to create a unique world. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post […]

An adorable trio of orphaned baby rhinoceros greedily guzzled down yummy bottles of milk. Once empty, the hungry threesome relentlessly whimpered and cried for more. These little ones suffered through a horrible trauma before being rescued by the Care for Wild Africa Rhino Sanctuary in Gauteng, South Africa These orphaned baby rhinos watched as their […]

Master chefs Gordon Ramsay and Julia Child recently faced off in a very heated episode of Epic Rap Battles of History created by Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May 18, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

A brilliant meteor lit up the sky over Portland, Maine on May 17, 2016. The object’s fiery entry into Earth’s atmosphere was captured by a Portland police sergeant’s dashboard camera as he was parked and watching for speeders. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen Tickle and published […]

Dallas, Texas makeup artist Heather Henry of High Noon Creations has made urethane rubber Snail Shell Helmets that comfortably fit over your head. The handmade helmets are currently available to purchase from the High Noon Creations Etsy store. images via High Noon Creations via This Is Why I’m Broke Host your WordPress blog with Laughing […]

Redditor Zidden shared a collection of images that feature side by side comparisons of actors from Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures‘ upcoming film, Warcraft, and the CGI characters that they play. Warcraft is currently scheduled to crush its way into theaters on June 10th, 2016. images via Zidden via reddit Host your WordPress blog with […]

Let’s Melt This unmelts a candy lollipop in an oddly satisfying video. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Scott Beale and published May 17, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the 2012 video game themed Disney film Wreck-It Ralph. Revisit Disney’s epic adventure that finally cracked how to make a good video game movie… by not focusing too much on the video game – Wreck-It Ralph! Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post […]

CinemaSins presents their take on everything that is wrong with Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland. With a sequel coming soon for Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, we thought it was worth checking out the first one for sins. Boy were we ever right. Sin-poluzza! Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post […]

Hydraulic Press Channel has some fun crushing a Remington typewriter with their hydraulic press. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Scott Beale and published May 17, 2016 on Laughing Squid.

Grant Thompson (a.k.a. “The King of Random“) shows what happens when you fill a rubber balloon with liquid nitrogen. Will the balloon freeze and crack, and spill liquid nitrogen everywhere? …Or will the liquid stay inside? And if so, what happens next? Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by […]

Nicholas Riddell captured footage in Orlando of a private performance that the a capella group, Pentatonix, put on for him during their 2016 tour. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Nicholas was able to hear a live version of Pentatonix’s amazing medley of Daft Punk hits. To keep the good news rolling, Riddell mentioned that he […]

Cedar Point released a video of a first-person point of view ride on the Valravn, the tallest, fastest, and longest dive roller coaster in the world. We previously wrote about the world record-breaking coaster back in 2015. Rooted deeply in the storied tales of coaster folklore, the Valravn is a regal king of all birds, […]

Nick Offerman hosted the 20th annual Webby Awards ceremony on May 16, 2016 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The full ceremony is now available on YouTube and it kicked off with an animated music video about all the things the internet is capable off and comments by Offerman. The winners of the 2016 Webby Awards […]

Jimmy Fallon, The Lonely Island, and The Roots recently teamed up on The Tonight Show to play the song “I’m on a Boat” using classroom instruments. They used instruments such as a rubber ducky shaker, a kazoo, a pair of flip-flops, and more. Here is the original “I’m on a Boat” music video for comparison. […]

The GoBoat is a highly portable and compact inflatable boat invented by Dave Yonce that can used in a variety of aquatic situations. The boat can easily be put together and inflated without tools. It can also be quickly deflated and folded for travel or storage. Yonce is currently raising money for production of the GoBoat […]

In the video “How Extreme Is the Weather in Our Universe?” Life Noggin compared weather on Earth to some of the most extreme conditions elsewhere in the Universe. Although weather here on Earth can seem intense at times, it’s nothing compared to things like molten glass rain or crystals falling from the sky. Host your […]

Brian Elder has created “BB-8 XP,” an amusing video where he replaces BB-8‘s excited beeps and boops from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the notification sounds from Microsoft‘s classic Windows XP operating system. via PewPewPew, Nerdcore Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Justin Page and published May […]

Caleb Kraft used a Ricoh Theta S camera to capture 360 degree footage of ArcAttack turning electricity into wonderful music using Tesla coils at Maker Faire Austin 2016. The show consists of bolts of lightning ripping through the air at different frequencies to play music, something that is nearly indescribable when you feel it in […]

In his series Ultra Spiritual Life, JP Sears demonstrates what life would be like if meat eaters acted like stereotypical vegans. In 2015 Sears gave a series of helpful tips for becoming gluten intolerant. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by Glen Tickle and published May 17, 2016 on […]

Harrison Jeffs has created a hilarious recut interview where George Lucas gets very emotional while talking with Charlie Rose about the fact that he has never won an Oscar. George is, however, proud of his top-notch parenting skills. Here is the original 54-minute Charlie Rose interview. via GeekTyrant Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid […]

“Dragons” is the latest action-packed animated short for Blizzard Entertainment‘s upcoming first-person shooter video game, Overwatch, that unveils the story behind their game’s biggest rivalry. Overwatch is available to pre-order for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC with a release date of May 24th, 2016. Blizzard previously released the animated shorts, “Alive” and “Recall,” […]

Deadpool (2016) dir. Tim Miller pic.twitter.com/mVIFkhaEZH — CINEMA PALETTES (@CINEMAPALETTES) February 21, 2016 Cinema Palettes is a twitter account that shares stills from popular film that are broken down into color palettes. They’ve analyzed films such as Deadpool, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Royal Tenenbaums, and more. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 […]

Let’s Melt This has created a beautiful and satisfying compilation of objects melting from some of their best videos. The video includes clips from their melting crayon and dissolving styrofoam cup videos among others. Here is a compilation of oddly satisfying videos we have created over the last couple of months. Who knew melting things could […]

Inupathy is a device that visualizes a dog’s emotional state with LEDs that change color based on the animal’s heart rate which is measured by a special sensor sensitive enough to work through a layer of fur. The Inupathy pairs with an app that can suggest different play time activities based on the dog’s emotional […]

Hyundai has announced that they have created a powered wearable robot exoskeleton that gives its wearer additional strength. The suit, which they compare to Iron Man‘s armor in a company blog post, could have applications in the industrial, medical, and military fields. Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. This post was written by […]

Fsociety returns in the season_2.0 trailer for Mr. Robot. The new season premiers on July 13, 2016. Mr. Robot follows Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), a young cyber-security engineer who becomes involved in the underground hacker group fsociety, after being recruited by their mysterious leader (Christian Slater). Following the events of fsociety’s hack on multi-national company […]

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 […]