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TomSka has created a compilation of all 9 of his absurd asdfmovie animated shorts. via The Awesomer

“Catch Me” is a speedy teaser for the upcoming second season of The Flash. In the ten-second teaser, viewers see new and returning villains as well as a brief appearance of a Bat-Signal-like device with The Flash’s logo. The Flash will return to The CW on October 6, 2015.

Kuma Films‘ newest video features Yo-Yo Hero, Takeshi Kamisato, performing all sorts of incredible gravity-defying spintop tricks in Las Vegas, Nevada. Takeshi Kamisato is one of the world’s best spintop players. He shows us some of the most insane gravity defying tricks with a spin top that we didn’t even know were possible. He is […]

Laughing Squid circuit board, original photo by Scott Beale Emoji Mosaic is a new tool created by Eric Andrew Lewis that converts uploaded images to mosaics made up of emoji. The Great Wave off Kanagawa, original image via Wikipedia A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, image via Wikipedia via Product Hunt

The Flying Robot International Film Festival (FRIFF), the world’s first open international competition dedicated to video shot by drones, is currently putting out a call for entries of “creative short form cinema” taken from a drone’s perspective. Videos submitted by September 15th will be judged and the winners will be screened during the event in […]

Field Day is a YouTube channel that helps well-known artists create their dream video and then features what they comes up with. In their latest episode, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys capture slow-motion footage of a deadly asteroid slamming down on a diorama version of Earth and destroying a group […]

Detective51 gets Ralph the dog to confess to eating his tater tots. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

KFC has replaced Saturday Night Live alum Darrell Hammond with Saturday Night Live alum Norm MacDonald as its new “real” Colonel Sanders in a series of new ads. Hammond only recently stepped in a the fast food chain’s spokesman, but as MacDonald (as Sanders) claims in the new ads, Hammond was merely an impostor. It’s […]

While filming an upcoming episode of BBC Big Blue Live, host Mark Carwardine encountered a giant blue whale who decided to make himself known after Carwardine declared the weather conditions to be unfavorable to watching. Zoologist Mark Carwardine outlines just how hard whale spotting can be. And promptly gets upstaged by the biggest whale there […]

Bad Lip Reading presents a hilarious bad lip reading parody of the first Republican presidential debate that took place on August 6, 2015 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Donald Trump talks about his special pigeon that he takes shopping while Ohio governor John Kasich sings about giving the people cheese and Christmas […]

Bill Gribble (a.k.a. “Rebel Scum™“) recently shared a funny image on Twitter featuring a bag of Starbucks coffee that was digitally reimagined as a bag of Star Wars: The Force Awakens highly caffeinated coffee. Yoda approved, it is. image via Rebel Scum™ via That’s Nerdalicious!

In a recent video, Quartz took a look at what it’s like to sit inside the MegaBot Mark II giant fighting robot, and spoke to one of MegaBot’s founders Matt Oehrlein. The two-story Mark II robot will represent the United States in a giant robot battle against Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy Industries and their giant robot Kuratas. MegaBot is currently […]

During a recent presentation, Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert showed footage of the Atlas robot walking through a wooded area to test its balance and movement capabilities. Although the robot was still attached to a power tether, Raibert said they are working on a version without one. The presentation was part of a longer event […]

Joshua Hanlon of BrickPodcast.com talked with LEGO fanatics Calvin Hartley and Jarren Harkema about a custom 10,000 piece LEGO version of the Sandcrawler from Star Wars: A New Hope that they spent 500 hours planning, designing, and building using a Mindstorms set. Hanlon conducted his interview at Brickworld Chicago 2015 for the YouTube series Beyond […]

The new trailer for The Martian features even more astronaut survival as Mark Watney (Matt Damon) works to stay alive long enough to be rescued, while back on Earth the debate intensifies about whether to stage a rescue mission at all. The film is an adaptation of the Andy Weir novel of the same name, and […]

London-based filmmaker Steve Ramsden recently created a fun tutorial video showing how to add yourself into historical footage, just as they did in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, using Adobe After Effects.

In part one of his new instructional video series, The iBookGuy explains how “oldschool” computer and video game console graphics worked back in the 1980s. He dives into the 8-bit color limitations of classic machines like the Commodore 64 and Nintendo Entertainment System. via Hacker News

Kevin Ulrich of Brotherhood Workshop spent 200 hours creating a funny LEGO animated short of the entire plot to Jurassic World being retold in 90 seconds. The impressive water effects were created by Christopher Ulrich. Fans of Brotherhood Workshop can support their future work on Patreon. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

“Go, And Be” by Josh Brine is a beautiful visual love letter to the Scottish Highlands and the important lesson he learned from spending time in Quiraing on the Isle of Sky and at Loch Garry with his wife earlier this year. Last month, my wife and I had the joy and privilege of exploring […]

A funny new sketch on Key & Peele features a college student who is embarrassed in front of his friends when they watch the DVD that was sent from his “MC Mom”.

An adorable little hamster named Enoki enjoyed some very yummy snacks while lying on her back, swinging back and forth in her tiny little hammock. As her human Jaieden Ace Shen said, “Eat, sleep & repeat…”. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

They Might Be Giants has released “Another Weirdo”, their new music video for week 33 of their Dial-A-Song Direct series. It’s a beautiful instrumental song featuring Stan Harrison on saxophone.

Professional strongman Chris “Wonder” Schoeck easily demonstrated how to rip phonebooks in half, tear up a deck of cards and bend nails of varying thickness in half. The Watercooler staff who attempted the very same tasks, however, weren’t nearly as successful as the strongman.

WordPress 4.3 “Billie” has been released and includes a number of improvements to the popular platform. The new version, named for jazz legend Billie Holiday, features easy menu editing in the customizer, simple formatting shortcuts to improve workflow, and a utility for generating stronger and more secure passwords. images via WordPress

Overshare: The Links.net Story is a fascinating documentary by my friend Justin Hall (who is considered to be one of the first bloggers) about the story of how he has been sharing his personal life “in explicit detail” online since 1994 through his website Links.net. The documentary is free to watch online and there is […]

Baker Yolanda Gampp has created “How To Cake It“, a wonderfully fun YouTube series in which Gampp offers step-by-step instructions for making unusual, intricate and decorative cakes along with the basics of baking in order to get there. How To Cake It. Yolanda is taking her love of making objects out of cake to viewers […]

Photographer Brian Maffit posted an amazing composite image on reddit that depicts a flock of hummingbirds swarming underneath the feeder. The “flock” was actually comprised of just a few birds over the course of a few hours whose ghosted images were reflected back using an angled glass mirror. The image was then further manipulated in […]

Woman holds up fellow riders while searching for MetroCard. New York Public Radio WNYC has created a series of 35 stock photos depicting “real New Yorkers doing things” like eating dollar slice pizza, jaywalking with impunity, and dealing with a variety of subway frustrations. The photos are available to share and use freely for non-commercial purposes. […]

In the latest episode of DIY Prop Shop on Break’s AWE me channel, host Dustin McLean showed how to make a low-budget replica of the M41-A pulse rifle from Aliens using a plastic gun and household objects. Flame Thrower optional.

A fascinating look at the journey luggage takes after it is checked it in at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Here’s an interactive 360 degree version of the video. via Thrillist

OnHub is a new Wi-Fi router by Google that pairs with a the Google On app for easy connection and management. The OnHub uses a circular antenna design and can prioritize connected devices to provide the best Wi-Fi connection across multiple users. The OnHub is available to preorder now and will begin shipping in the next […]

In honor of Drink Steam Week (August 16-23) in San Francisco, Humphry Slocombe, who are known for their unique ice cream flavors, created “Anchor Steam Cream”, an Anchor Steam beer flavored ice cream. New Flavor Alert! Anchor Steam Cream has arrived. @AnchorBrewing is now on a cone. #flavorboards #lickyourbeer pic.twitter.com/1BPCDYWdWZ — humphryslocombe (@humphryslocombe) August 17, […]

20th Century Fox has released an official trailer for Victor Frankenstein, a modern day drama film based on the classic Frankenstein novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The movie, directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Max Landis, will star Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, and many other great actors. Victor Frankenstein […]

Filmmaker Devin Graham worked with Warner Brothers Games to create an incredible short film inspired by the upcoming Mad Max video game. The fun and gritty short follows Mad Max as he drives a go-kart across the fury road while battling a gang of War Boys with a paintball gun. Devin and his talented team […]

French filmmaker Sébastien Montaz-Rosset documents some of his extreme jogging in the French Alps. via Digg

Otto Dieffenbach has created a giant 2′ diameter remote control flying eyeball. Dieffenbach’s previous projects include a flying R2-D2, Snoopy and TARDIS.

In a recent video by AnimalRobot, Fozzie Bear and Kermit the Frog sing “Express Yourself” by NWA. The video was created using footage from The Muppet Movie and the web series Fozzie’s Bear-ly Funny Fridays. For comparison, here is the original music video for “Express Yourself.”

HealthMJ is an online community that provides trustworthy information and peer support for cancer (and other diseases) patients and their caretakers about the medical benefits of marijuana. The driving idea behind the organization is to empower patients with enough knowledge to approach their physicians about incorporating cannabis into their treatment plans. Founder Melissa Meyer, who […]

Weston-super-Mare – in search of Banksy…. pic.twitter.com/aIe5zzcGwT — steven morris (@stevenmorris20) August 18, 2015 Dismaland is a Purported Banksy exhibit believed to be opening soon in England’s Weston-super-Mare resort in Somerset. Speculation about the exhibit began when Holly Cushing, the woman believed to be Banksy’s manager, was spotted on the scene. Photos and video taken […]

Comedy Central has posted a promo for South African comedian Trevor Noah, who is following in the giant footsteps of Jon Stewart as the new host of The Daily Show starting on September 28.

Street artist Francisco de Pájaro is the creator of Art is Trash, an awesome collection of street art featuring obscure monsters made from random trash found in alleyways and on sidewalks. The full series of photos are available to view his website. Francisco’s newly released Art is Trash book, that showcases the “work, philosophy and […]

VinePair has put together a handy guide showing what type of alcohol is served at various fast food chains.

A clever but slightly aquaphobic English cocker spaniel named Jessers McGhee figured out how to use a blue inflatable raft to rescue his beloved tennis ball without having to jump into the pool. According to his human Chantille C, Jessers went from being a “fraidy cat” to a “smarty pants” because he “loves the pool […]

Deep Nightmare Pajama Pants are pants with nightmarish designs created using Deep Dreamer, an app built on Google’s Deep Dream artificial neural network. The pants are currently in the voting phase of clothing company Betabrand‘s product development project Think Tank. If the design receives enough votes it will move on to the crowdfunding phase for possible […]

Loki is a sweet but wary kitty whose oversized canines, crossed eyes and protruding tongue make her look like an adorably evil vampire. Loki’s human Kaet said that she adopted Loki from a shelter without being aware of her unusual looks. ..when I adopted her from the shelter they didn’t give me many details about […]

#foundphoto A photo posted by Brian M. Cassidy (@brian_m_cassidy) on Aug 17, 2015 at 11:01am PDT We have great news to report. The cat that was missing was found sitting next to it’s own missing cat poster! photo by Brian M. Cassidy via Tina Roth Eisenberg

National Geographic shows just how easy it is for sewer rats to swim up through a toilet bowl. Their ribs are hinged at the spine, which makes it easy for them to travel through pipes and plumbing. Rats are also expert swimmers, they can hold their breath underwater for up to three minutes and can […]

An impressive video by White Shark Video captures a great white shark breaching fully out of the water in Mossel Bay, South Africa. The video also explains several other shark behaviors visitors may observe when visiting the bay. via Thrill On, Daily Picks and Flicks

The Dallas, Texas-based sports and comedy group Dude Perfect recently teamed up with Dale Earnhardt Jr. to create an amusing video where they act out almost every driving stereotype imaginable. Dude Perfect covers everything from “The Dog Lady” to the car decal maniac known as “Bumper Sticker Steve.” Love em or hate em, these drivers […]