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Street artists, The GERMEN, in cooperation with the Mexican government, has turned the troubled hillside district of Palmitas in Pachuca into a giant, brightly colored mural entitled “El MacroMural Barrio de Palmitas“. The crew recruited local youth to help paint the over 20,000 square meters of 209 homes, thus creating positive distraction and paying jobs […]

On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon and Tom Cruise went head-to-head in an electrifying lip sync battle to modern and classic songs like “Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” by The Righteous Brothers. Jimmy then sat down with Tom to chat about the […]

Funko and Super7 have teamed up to create a great set of 3 3/4-inch tall Breaking Bad ReAction Figures featuring a “Cook” version of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman as well as an intimidating “Heisenberg” version of Mr. White. The three figurines are available to purchase online from ThinkGeek. It’s hard to be intimidating when […]

Alvin Hsu posted an adorable video of his 9-week old Corgi puppy Peanut Butter’s futile attempts to walk down the carpeted stairs of his home. Hsu remained incredibly encouraging throughout the whole process and tried, despite the pup’s vocal reticence, to coax Peanut Butter down to the next step. via reddit

A series of underwater photographs by photographer Brandi Mueller capture a graveyard of sunken World War II planes off the coast of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Mueller explained to Mashable that the planes had not crashed, but rather they were discarded there after the war because it would have been too expensive to transport them […]

A Yaskawa Motoman SDA10 Dual Arm Robot with Robotiq Universal Grippers gathers all the necessary ingredients and proceeds to cook an egg sandwich for its hungry human in this video by RS TECH. The SDA10D is a dual-arm, 15-axis robot with incredible dexterity, freedom of movement in a compact footprint. Both arms can work together […]

Microsoft employee and Seattle-based podcast producer David Chen has released a fresh new music video where he plays “Time” — a song by Hans Zimmer from the Inception soundtrack — solo on a looping cello. The music video also features a beautiful aerial hoop dance, performed by Danaë Montreuil, that takes place while Chen recreates […]

Any of you know how to throw a space party? Well I guess you just planet. In a recent episode of the PBS Digital Studios series It’s Okay To Be Smart, host Joe Hanson explores the science behind laughter and what makes humans and other animals chuckle. Hanson gives examples of situations that elicit laughter, and points […]

Musician Chris Lohr (a.k.a. “placeboing“) has created a catchy Game of Thrones dance remix that is made up of memorable scenes from seasons one and two of HBO’s hit television series. We previously wrote about Lohr and his dance remixes of scenes from seasons one through five of Breaking Bad. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

Marcelo Zuniga has created a wonderful Star Wars video series that compares all of the changes ever made to each of the original trilogy films throughout the years. This videos are purely objective and I’ve refrained from making any kind of strong opinion on anything, they are here to show off all the changes as […]

“Walking My Cat Named Dog” by They Might Be Giants, the new music video (animated by Mixtape Club) for week 30 of their Dial-A-Song Direct series. The song is a cover of the 1966 single “Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog” by Norma Tanega. Here’s the original:

“Shopping” is an intriguing short film by Andrew DeYoung about a woman (Kate Berlant) shopping at a Costco. DeYoung and Berlant co-wrote the film, which also stars Ben Seeder as a Costco employee. via Vimeo Staff Picks

Dave Hax demonstrates a simple trick showing how to make your drinks glow in the dark using LEDs.

Lady Bug and Princess Leia, the tiny baby goats at Sunflower Farm who taught themselves to leap within the first 24-hours of their lives, are now a week old and discovering new things, including the Moo, the resident barn cat. Moo is the best barn cat and walks the perimeter of the fence all day […]

Photographer Stasha Becker of Whidbey Island, Washington has been documenting her son Julien and his two beautiful Newfoundlands named Bruce and Max throughout the years, growing up together. In a conversation with the Instagram Blog, Becker spoke about how she started the series. Long time ago I began to take a photo of my son […]

David Watson directed a really great New Yorker profile of Bloomberg Radio news anchor Charlie Pellett, the voice behind New York City Subway announcements. Anyone who rides the New York City subway system is familiar with the friendly-yet-firm command to “stand clear of the closing doors, please.” This deep, sometimes vexing voice—which also apologizes for […]

Laura McClure explains how to properly use apostrophes in writing in a new TED-Ed animated lesson. It’s possessive. It’s often followed by S’s. And it’s sometimes tricky when it comes to its usage. It’s the apostrophe.

DigToKnow has put together a list of commonly mispronounced foods, specifying the wrong way and the right way to verbalize each item on what appears to be a crumpled napkin. We may have all the knowledge of the world about food and cuisines, but there is one place where we are lagging and that is […]

TheChangeInTime and TopFelya shot increadible video of a Polish Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighter jet taking off down a runway then going straight up during the Royal International Air Tattoo. Here’s another video of a MiG-29 doing a vertical takeoff at Open Air Day Malbork 2014. via CNET

Walter’s Coffee Roastery in Istanbul,Turkey is a Breaking Bad-themed cafe. As evidenced by the yellow hazmat suits, the clear blue glass candy made in baking sheets and the stylized Periodic Table painted on the wall, the cafe spares no detail in recreating the feeling of being immersed in the complex and conflicted world of Walter […]

During a recent performance at the Levitt Pavilion Steelstacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, fans of the band Cake were challenged by Steelstacks director of marketing Jon Lunger to wordlessly draw the title of Cake songs like “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” and “Satan Is My Motor” while other fans attempt to guess the song.

In his latest video, Vsauce3 host Jake Roper explains how the Electric type Pokémon, Pikachu, could kill someone with his shocking abilities. Vsauce visual effects artist, Eric Langlay, also made a rad series of Pikachu and Vsauce3-themed smartphone and desktop wallpapers that are available to download. music by Jake Chudno animated GIFs via Vsauce3

Danish “bottleband” the Bottle Boys perform a wonderful cover of “Lean On” by Major Lazer and DJ Snake on a variety of glass bottles. Here’s the original “Lean On” music video.

(larger) Mapping Marvel Businesses is a detailed infographic by the creative team at Empire Flippers that maps out over 120 of the fictional U.S. businesses found within the Marvel Universe. Other than the slightly annoying issue of having super villains constantly trying to destroy humanity, how cool would it be live in the Marvel Universe? […]

Japanese online retail site DeNA Shopping is selling an adorable seven and a half foot Baymax children’s bed based on the lovable healthcare robot from the Disney film Big Hero 6. photos via DeNA via RocketNews24

John Lee Phillips, an artist living in Narberth (Arberth), Wales, has set out to illustrate every object in his late grandfather’s toolshed. Phillips has estimated that the shed holds over 100,000 tools and this wonderful project will take him approximately 4 or 5 years. I am currently cataloguing the entire contents of my late grandfather’s […]

These R2-D2 and C-3PO Spice Shakers by ThinkGeek are the droids you are looking for to spice up your meals. This Star Wars R2-D2 & C-3PO Spice Shaker Set is ready to accept your kitchen seasonings of choice. It’s perfect for dried celto to mix into that Life Day Bantha Surprise dinner or for a […]

teaBOT is a robot that mixes and brews custom blends of loose leaf tea. Users can order from a preset menu of blends, or design their own to control the flavor, caffeine content, and even water temperature of their finished tea. Two teaBOTs are set up at the Banting Institute at the University of Toronto […]

image via Museum of the Moving Image “How Cats Took Over the Internet” is an in-depth retrospective exhibition that looks at how fluffy felines of all shapes and sizes became the darlings of the web. The exhibition, curated by Jason Eppink, takes place at the Museum of the Moving Image from August 7, 2015–January 31, […]

ThinkGeek has made a fantastic Executive Knight Pen Holder that is designed to make you feel like royalty. As author Edward Bulwer-Lytton mentioned in his 1839 play Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy, “the pen is mightier than the sword.” The honorable pen holder is currently available to purchase online. The Executive Knight Pen Holder is a […]

Toronto, Canada-based film enthusiast Louis “The Sleepy Skunk” Plamondon and Vulture recently teamed up once again to reimagine the original teaser trailer for Marvel‘s upcoming Fantastic Four reboot film as a 1990s VHS action movie. They used footage from Roger Corman and Bernd Eichinger‘s unreleased 1994 film, The Fantastic Four, and dubbed over it with […]

Last Friday at Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Montana (a weekend-long event paying tribute to legendary stuntman Evel Knievel), Gregg Godfrey broke the world record for longest semi-truck jump when his rig traveled 166 feet in the air from ramp to ramp (he originally planned to only go 140 feet). A video posted by Nitro […]

Former Laughing Squid blogger and internet personality E.D.W. Lynch, is venturing out on his own and is currently raising funds through GoFundMe so that he may go forth and make art. If you like goats, if you are vaguely uneasy about selfie sticks, if you cringe inwardly when a loved one says “tweet,” if you’ve […]

The iStabilizer Dolly is a small portable camera dolly for shooting steady panning and tracking shots. The device features a flexible arm that allows for a range of camera positions, and four wheels which can be set to roll in a straight line or in an adjustable arch. In a product video, iStabilizer designer Noah […]

Alex Winter, the British actor who played the character Bill in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, is currently directing the first authorized biographical film about the life of the brilliantly quirky musician Frank Zappa. Zappa tragically died from prostate cancer in 1993. Winter spoke with Variety about what he wants to accomplish with the film. […]

Luxe is a new on-demand valet parking service and app that lets users request a valet parker to meet them at their destination, call for their car when they’re ready, and have the car parked in a secure lot or garage. The service is available now in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Austin, […]

On a recent trip to the grocery store, Barbarella Fokos met up with a man known as Farmer Bob who had with him in his front pocket a tiny baby skunk named Sweet William whom he rescued from the side of the road. I geek out as I get to meet and hold Sweet William, […]

original photo via ruhanidildo Illustrator Suraj Sirohi has started a project on Instagram where he adds humorous doodles to stranger’s photos using a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo smartphone. Random people are able to email Sirohi their original images of fruits, vegetables, cats, dogs, trees, and more to get a fun animated remix. Suraj’s full […]

Filmnørdens Hjørne, a Danish podcast about movies, edited together car chase scenes from 50 different films to create the action-packed montage “The Art of the Car Chase”. Filmnørdens Hjørne explains their process: The car chase montage (or supercut, if you will) is not exactly an original concept, but looking for an editing challenge, this one […]

What Pet Should I Get is a new book written and illustrated by the late author Dr. Seuss. The book is believed to have been written between 1958 and 1962, and the text and illustrations were discovered in Seuss’ home in 2013. The story focuses on a pair of siblings trying to decide what pet […]

Fort Myers, Florida-based engineer Edward Zarick of EdsJunk has used his special set of skills to create a custom Star Wars themed PlayStation 4 video game console laptop that resembles the famous astromech droid R2-D2. Zarick goes into further detail on how his amazing portable PS4 laptop functions and was put together in his instructional […]

Athens, Georgia-based Terrapin Beer Co. recently teamed up with The Walking Dead to create an official Walking Dead beer that is a “bloodthirsty Red IPA made with blood orange peel and a horrific amount of hops.” An official release date for the 6.7% Alc/Vol beer has yet to be given. A turtle zombie walks into […]

Lt. Clay Higgins of the St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Sheriff’s Office gives a stern warning to a burglar who robbed Stelly’s Supermarket, one of area’s favorite restaurants known for its southern hospitality, on this St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers segment aired on KATC in Acadiana, Louisiana. St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers is asking for help […]

Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski of Corridor Digital have created “Ballin’ Out Of Control,” a fantastic POV video of an out of control bouncy ball wreaking havoc all over Los Angeles as a man chases after it. Corridor Digital also released behind-the-scenes footage that shows how they made the ball come to life: music by […]

Miss Insomnia Tulip of Lou Lou P’s Delights continues her amazing streak of creative baked goods with the brand new Pug Loaf, a loaf of bread shaped just like the wheezy, brachycephalic dog, which she created in answer to a challenge. Miss Insomnia has also created an elaborately decorated unicorn bun with long eyelashes and […]

A pudgy little pug snores away while lying face-up in a tub of water while carefully protecting his delicate eyes with a pair of bright red sunglasses. via reddit

Glass artist Joy Alyssa Day and engineer BJ Johnson are currently raising funds through Indiegogo to help save the cat rescue shelter that they run out of their glass-blowing studio in Carmel Valley, California and are offering to trade their beautiful art for financial support. We’re a little rescue shelter and create blown glass scientific […]

Steve Meade Designs demonstrates the raw power of the “Tremendous Bass 118″ custom sound system in a Chevy Tahoe that can destroy several bags of chips with its bass vibrations using four 18″ woofers at 30,000 watts. via reddit

A determined black Lab tries desperately attempts to reach his pink toy that sits just out of his reach. He repeatedly fails, however, because he refuses to allow his back paws touch the hardwood floor in an adorable game of “Hot Lava“.

Reactions takes a look at the possibility of making invisibility cloaks a reality. Have you ever wished you could hide under an invisibility cloak like Harry Potter or conceal your car with a Klingon cloaking device like in Star Trek? In a special bonus episode of Reactions, we celebrate the International Year of Light by […]