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Canadian creative Matt Hiebert of Aroundsquare has made the Monkey Knuckles, a simple skill toy that combines different element from the art of juggling, poi, yo-yoing, astrojax, and more. The cool skill toy is currently available to purchase online from Yomega. Do you like Kendama? Then you will LOVE the all new Monkey Knuckles! Monkey […]

JINS Meme smart glasses are computerized frames that track the wearer’s steps, blinks, alertness, and more using integrated sensors. The device comes in two frame styles and boasts a 16-hour battery life as well as the ability to alert a driver when they are beginning to get drowsy. Engadget tested the JINS Meme glasses at CES […]

In response to an overwhelming number of requests over the years, General Mills recently announced that they are creating a “Marshmallows Only” version of their Lucky Charms cereal. The only catch – only ten boxes were made that will be distributed to the winners of their “Lucky 10″ contest. So, how can you become one […]

Cooking With Amelia is a fun-filled cooking show, created by comedian and fellow Laughing Squid contributing writer Glen Tickle, where he makes all sorts of tasty foods with his adorable little daughter Amelia. The father and daughter chefs — with appearances from Glen‘s lovely wife Steph Rath-Tickle — have cooked up some yummy “Cheesy Crackers,” […]

“Covers“, by German visual artist Henning M. Lederer, is a brilliant animation that puts the geometric patterns of 55 vintage book covers into mesmerizing motion. via The Creators Project

Bed Bath & Beyond is currently selling a pair of Star Wars themed showerheads by Oxygenics, in the form of Darth Vader (handheld, 3 spray settings) and R2-D2 (3 spray settings). images via Bed Bath & Beyond via Nerd Approved

The List App, created by comedian/actor/writer B.J. Novak and Devin Flaherty, is an app for creating, sharing, and curating lists. Users can also request lists on any topic from other users including friends and even celebrities using the app. images via The List App via Product Hunt

FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created a new animated short where a little girls experiences the nightmares that come with having tons of followers on social media. They creep on her every move, appear in her house, and follow her in the streets. We all want more followers. 100’s of followers. 1000’s of followers. […]

Bethesda Softworks has released “The Wanderer”, a new trailer for Fallout 4 based on the classic 1961 song by Dion. Fallout 4 is scheduled for release on November 11, 2015.

Entrepreneur Ben Huh, who’s currently traveling around the world with his wife Emily and his 3D Robotics smart drone, has captured some amazing overhead footage from the beautiful places that he and have visited so far, including Tokyo, Japan, Venice, Italy and Bern, Switzerland. My personal drone pr0n: https://t.co/wBcc3MX9iV (Thx @3DRobotics!) — benhuh (@benhuh) October […]

Prolific daily vlogger Casey Neistat shares his approach to creating videos, including what kind of camera equipment to use and how to tell a good story. Check out Casey’s YouTube channel to see how he puts these suggestions to use with his own work (he posts a new daily video every morning).

The creatives behind PopCorn Garage have turned a series of popular movie quotes into wonderful animated neon sign GIFs. They feature well-known quotes from Back to the Future, Star Wars, Fight Club, and more. The full collection is available to view on the PopCorn Garage Tumblr blog. images via PopCorn Garage via Fubiz Media, DesignTAXI

John Atkinson of Wrong Hands takes a look at “grammatical voice” in social media.

A team at Stanford University in collaboration with University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the Max Planck Institute for Informatics has developed “Real-time Expression Transfer for Facial Reenactment” software capable of digitally transferring one person’s facial expressions to another person’s face, essentially turning that person into a digital puppet. The demonstration video is incredible to watch as […]

In the latest episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon and actor Tom Hanks read adorable Bridge of Spies-themed movie scenes written by elementary school kids who were only given the title “Bridge of Spies” and nothing else. We’ve previously written about Fallon’s cute Kid Theater series.

Artist Alessandro Randi has created Saber Cuts #01, a fantastic Star Wars collectible figure of Luke Skywalker‘s severed right hand. Luke lost his hand to Vader in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back during a duel between the two in which Vader reveals he is Luke’s father. Alessandro’s handmade and custom painted action […]

The Battelle DroneDefender is a new gun-like device designed to safely stop drones by overpowering their control frequencies. This causes the drone to act as if it has flown out of range of its operator, causing it to either hover in place or land. Anti-drone measures have been used before that are designed to damage […]

Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently left a collection of funny fake costume ads at a local Halloween store. The entire series of fake Halloween ads are available to view on the Obvious Plant blog. images via Obvious Plant

Japanese iaido master Isao Machii (a.k.a. “Samurai of Heisei”), who holds numerous Guinness World Records for his sword skills, recently got inside of a batting cage and quickly sliced a 100-MPH baseball in half. In the video shared by Oricon Style, Isao does an amazing job of showing off his incredible reflexes. via Nerd Approved

In celebration of the 10 millionth subscriber to his YouTube channel, Markiplier created a ridiculous video featuring cats with human mouths attempting to say “Meow”. Behold the result of 8 hours of wasted time in an effort to make the stupidest video I possibly could! BEHOLD!! My Magnum Opus! And the result of an entire […]

“The Science of Six Degrees of Separation” is an episode of Veritasium in which host Derek Muller explains the science of human connection as well as the history of the theory of six degrees of separation.

Dan Meth imagines what Cookie Monster would look like without any of his signature blue fur. via BuzzFeed

In a short clip by Toyota USA, actors Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reunite and catch up with one another at a local diner. They talk about the many technological advances have been made in recent years, but gently disagree when the subject of fax machines comes up in conversation. This clip is part […]

Philadelphia-based artist Korwin Briggs of Veritable Hokum has created a great infographic that details the fascinating and bizarre history of human color production. The chart takes a look at everything from the pigment Mummy brown, made from the ground-up remains of Egyptian mummies, to Gamboge, a color that was made from east Asian tree gum. […]

The Seeker Network video series “Seeker Stories” takes a look at Fly Geyser, a growing formation that sits at the edge of Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The geyser is incredible anomaly that was accidentally created when the power company dug a little too deep and released sulfuric water everywhere, forming a limestone mound. Over […]

“Sanjay’s Super Team” is the Pixar short film paired with the upcoming animated feature The Good Dinosaur. The studio just released a clip from the short that shows a young boy who is presumably named Sanjay trying to enjoy a cartoon. The Good Dinosaur and “Sanjay’s Super Team” will be released in theaters on November […]

Terry Gilliam provides commentary for his deleted animations from Monty Python & The Holy Grail in a recently released video showing some of the special features on the film’s 40th anniversary Blu-ray release. Gilliam talks about his animation process, why some of the scenes were cut, and how he’s not being paid to do the […]

Kristina Webb, a 19-year old artist, author and Instagram phenom from New Zealand, has created a fun series of colorful illustrations that seemingly interact with different commonplace items from the real world, such as food, flowers, nail polish, the tools of her own trade and even her own body. photos by Kristina Webb via Bored […]

Amsterdam, Netherlands-based artist Max Siedentopf recently traveled around his neighborhood at night and upgraded the look of various strangers’ cars with cardboard. Max cuts out and tapes on sporty custom spoilers, grilles, ground effect, and more to each of the vehicles to give them a pimped out look for free. More photos from Siedentopf’s ongoing […]

A Japanese woman named Pico has won the hearts of kitty lovers everywhere with her amazing line of wonderful plush handbags that look just like real cats. Each bag is individually handcrafted and the bags have evolved over a short period of time, as demonstrated on Pico’s Twitter feed. The bags are sporatically available through […]

In a new animated short by CollegeHumor, they imagine what Marty McFly and Doc Brown‘s reactions might be if they arrived in the real 2015. It’s not quite what they were expecting. At all.

The x2 Sport is an underwater jet pack controlled with two wrist-mounted propellers attached to a backpack that contains the system’s batteries. The creators of the x2 Sport asked Olympic swimmers Jack Burnell and Roberto Pavoni to demonstrate the device in a pool, and the two were able to do barrel rolls and swim 50 meters […]

While traveling across the United States with his girlfriend, photographer Grant Mallory created “Hooping“, an amazingly shot photo series in which Mallory took advantage of the natural landscape, the setting sun and the brilliantly glowing colors of an LED hula hoop put into motion and combined them together with remarkable results. photos by Grant Mallory […]

Tesla Motors has released a software update for their Model S electric cars that includes an Autopilot system which makes use of existing hardware built into the car to give it the ability to control its own speed, change lanes, and perform other basic operations on its own. In a blog post announcing the update, […]

Doctor Popular, a talented artist and good friend of Laughing Squid, has submitted his concept for a “Glitched Houndstoof print” to the Betabrand Think Tank, where Doc is asking for community feedback about what he should make with the fabric. If this “Houndstoof” pattern looks familiar, it’s very similar to the pattern used for one […]

The Lyrix Axis by Digital Treasures is a levitating speaker that makes use of wireless charging technology so users can listen to music throughout the day without having to stop recharge. The device also features LEDs that can provide a range of color options, and its base includes a USB port for charging other mobile […]

Brazilian projection artist VJ Suave created his eponymous Suaveciclos, a duo of adapted tricycles fully outfitted with projectors, computers, speakers and batteries, as a convenient and really novel way to bring visual performances back to public places. The projections illuminate walls, trees, lakes, sidewalks and propose a playful interactivity with the public. With the video […]

A big-hearted woman named Lynn Everett recently opened up to a SWNS Animals reporter about the 25 French bulldogs, six Chinese crested dogs and 10 miniature English Bull Terriers with whom she and her husband Tony share their surprisingly uncluttered home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The lively self-described pack leader talked about why she […]

Pablo Fernández Eyre has created an awesome remix of John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song with actual sounds from the Star Wars films. Pablo used clips from artist Rishi Kaneria‘s “The Sounds of Star Wars” supercut video that we featured back in May. The original version of “The Imperial March” for comparison:

Musée Miniature et Cinéma is a fascinating interactive gallery in Lyon, France that houses an incredibly impressive collection of all things miniature. Historical recreations of traditional arts and crafts, theater and film and miniatures of Asian influence can be found while exploring throughout the different rooms of the museum Unique in France, the main collection […]

In a new video by Screen Rant, host Rob Flis points out ten professional wrestlers who have appeared in popular movies. Rob features Hulk Hogan‘s appearance in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Kevin Nash playing the part of Super Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, and more. The world […]

Filmmaker and photographer Jamie Brightmore has created what he calls “The Official Unofficial Film” of Dismaland, the “bemusement park” art installation by Banksy that recently opened in the resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. Brightmore was able to get tickets to the opening night, for two nights the next week and then even more through the […]

Adam Savage and Will Smith from Tested built the ultimate “duck bomb” from 16 terrible-sounding Kyjen Squawkie Talkie dog toys. The new design is an improvement on an earlier build that used fewer toys and did not allow the ducks to reach their full squawking potential. Savage first assembled his “duck army” after seeing a […]

Welcome to the next generation of AWD technology: HTRAC from Hyundai. Witness the changes in power distribution through LED lights as HTRAC adapts to wet, uneven and winding roads in the blink of an eye. This post was sponsored by Hyundai HTRAC via Syndicate Ads.

A tiny 7-month old green-cheeked conure parrot named Charlie, really enjoys turning the kitchen sink into his very own personal birdbath, luxuriating in the running water sometimes for as long as four minutes at a time. via reddit, Daily Picks and Flicks

As part of the Disney Accelerator program, powered by Techstars, the Open Bionics company created a wonderful line of Disney-themed bionic prosthetic hands for young amputees. The creative limbs, designed in collaboration with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB, feature Tony Stark‘s iconic Iron Man glove, Elsa‘s hand from Frozen, and a lightsaber-themed Star Wars fist. “Now kids can […]

“Hoo Ba Ba Kanda” is an absurd dance remix by Nick Bertke (aka Pogo) created by editing clips of televangelist Robert Tilton. Some readers may recognize Tilton, as he appeared in another famous remix as “The Farting Preacher.”

“The Lost Steve Jobs Movie“, the latest episode in the New York Magazine series Vulture Remix, reveals that besides founding Apple, Steve Jobs was also a martial arts icon, astronaut, and vampire hunter.

To prepare players for the upcoming release of the video game Fallout 4 on November 10, 2105, Bethesda has released “Agility”, the sixth video from their new 1950s style animated educational video series covering the seven S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes used in the game. Here are the previous videos on “Strength”, “Perception”, “Endurance”, “Charisma” and “Intelligence”. Following […]

They Might Be Giants has released “Prepare”, the new music video directed by Paul Sahre, that was created for week 41 of their year-long Dial-A-Song Direct series.