UFC Ref Turns His Long Moustache Into a Face Mask

UFC referee Mike Beltran has grown an incredibly long mustache over a very long period time and of which he is very proud. A number of people have asked | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How to Build a Hands-Free Oreo Cookie Dispenser

Emiel Noorlander, aka The Practical Engineer, decided that he wanted access to his Oreo cookies even if his hands were full or dirty, so he built a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Turning a 1920s Typewriter Into a MIDI Drum Machine

029 Music producer and developer William Sun Petrus took a vintage 1920s Remington typewriter and turned it into a electronic drum machine. The keys | Continue reading


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Neil Finn and Sons Liam and Elroy Perform Crowded House Songs Together While at Staying at Home

The great Neil Finn of both Crowded House and Split Enz and his musical sons Liam and Elroy performed the classic Croweded House songs "Better Be Home | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Building an Electric Guitar Out of LEGO

Mike Clifford of Modustrial Maker built an amazing replica Gibson Les Paul out of blue, white, green and lavender LEGO. Clifford shared each step of the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Entertaining Experiment to See How Far a Cat Will Reach Through a Hole In Order to Retrieve a Treat

A human from The Q conducted a rather entertaining experiment that involved measuring how far his cat would reach through a hole in a cardboard box in | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Despairing Clown in a Humorless World Reminisces About Happier Days in a Pensive CGI Animated Short

In the incredibly pensive animated short "Pippo" by Chris Keller, a despairing, aging clown in a world without humor looks to the items of his past as he | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How Cheese Is Made Around the World

Beryl Shereshewsky, the resident cheese expert at Great Big Story, traveled around the world to learn how different cheeses were made. Shereshewsky went | Continue reading


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Blue Öyster Cult Performs a Badass Rendition of Their 1977 Song ‘Godzilla’ via Video Chat While at Home

"History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man." The legendary Blue Öyster Cult performed an incredibly badass rendition of their | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Four-Time World Beard and Moustache Championship Winner Opens Up About Growing Custom Facial Hair

Four-time World Beard and Mustache Championship (previously) winner MJ Johnson opened to New York Magazine about growing custom facial hair, the trend of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s Performance Edited With Clever Animations That Match His Fiery Movements

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela is known for his incredible talent, his mop of curly brown hair, and his | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Stuntmen Show Off Their Incredible Fighting Skills in an Epic Chain Reaction ‘Don’t Rush Challenge’ Video

Stuntmen and stuntwomen participated in an epic video that showed off their incredible fighting skills while at home. The video was coordinated by Lucas | Continue reading


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A Beautiful Floating Skull Decanter Set

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‘Hedda Get Bedda’ Three Faced Chickenpox Doll

In 1960 American Character Doll Collection released the Hedda Get Bedda doll. This doll had three faces - sick with chickenpox face, a sleeping face, and | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Unique Caterpillar That Looks Like it Has a Snake Head

Wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) captured unusual footage of the unique hawkmoth caterpillar that looks like it has a snake head. This | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Man’s Crippling Insecurity Manifests Itself as a Lurking Hedgehog in an Profound Animated Short

The award-winning animated short "Hedgehog" by Ed Bulmer tells the story of Gareth and his crippling insecurity, which manifests itself as a lurking | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Penn State Nittany Lion and Memphis University Tiger Sculptures Beautifully Made Out of Custom Tire Tread

Mixed media artist Blake McFarland created incredibly detailed sculptures of the Penn State University Nittany Lion and the University of Memphis Tiger | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Books & Sleeves, A Mesmerizing Short Film That Animates the Psychedelic Covers of Vintage Books

In 2015 wrote about the short film "Covers" by German visual artist Henning M. Lederer who animated the geometric patterns of 55 vintage book covers. In | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The New York Public Library Challenges People to Recreate the Covers of Their Favorite Books at Home

While closed to visitors, The New York Public Library (previously) has challenged people to recreate the cover art from their favorite books with whatever | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Street Artist Creates Historical Plaque That Pays Tribute to New York City Healthcare and Essential Workers

While wandering the streets of Brooklyn, Rich Garr of Gotham Sidewalks spotted a historical plaque dedicated to "grocery workers, nurses, hospital staff, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Musician Performs Astounding Violin Cover of the Classic Boots Randolph Instrumental ‘Yakety Sax’

While performing at the Vernadsky Museum in 2015, the very talented Maria Lazareva played an astounding violin cover of the classic Boots Randolph | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Colorful Punch Needle Embroidered Anatomy Brooches

Slow crafter Hiné Mizushima recently discovered the technique of punch needle embroidery. After a bit of practice, she created a wonderful line of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Stanley Tucci Demonstrates How to Make a Negroni

While staying at home, the multi-talented actor, director and mixologist Stanley Tucci quite graciously offered to make his wife Felicity Blunt a Negroni | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Stanley Tucci Calmly Shows How to Make a Negroni

While staying at home, the multi-talented actor, director and mixologist Stanley Tucci quite graciously offered to make his wife Felicity Blunt a Negroni | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The Distinctive Voice Behind Tiny Tina in ‘Borderlands 2’ and Other Games Shares Her Love for What She Does

Great Big Story spoke with Ashly Burch, a talented actress who's known for distinctively voicing Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2, Parvati Holcomb in The Outer | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

German Polka Band Performs a Bouncy Cover of the Classic Guns n’ Roses Song ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’

German Oberkreiner (Slovenian polka) band The Heimatdamisch performed a really bouncy, horn-laden cover of the classic Gun n' Roses song 'Sweet Child o' | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Younger Twin Brother Plots to Becomes the Oldest Man Alive in a Darkly Humorous Stop-Motion Animated Short

"Second to None" by Vincent Gallagher is a darkly humorous stop-motion animated short that tells the story of Frederick, a jealous younger twin brother | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Launching a Model Rocket Underwater in Slow Motion

Chicago engineer Matt Mikka of Warped Perception (previously) built a model rocket with the intention of launching it under water. Mikka first submerged | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Family Creates a Home Grocery Store So 87 Year Old Grandmother With Alzheimer’s Can Stick to Her Routine

Like so many others around the world, Australian filmmaker Jason van Genderen, his wife Megan and their three children have been staying safely at home. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Crew Members Sing the Smash Mouth Song ‘All Star’ via Clever Editing

Web tinkerer Alexis Deveria very cleverly edited scenes from Star Trek: The Next Generation so that the crew members appear to be singing the Smash Houth | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The Big Bad Wolf Invites Little Pig to Lunch in Animated Video for Bob Marley and the Wailers’ ‘Three Little Birds’

In honor of what would have been the 75th birthday of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley and International Weed Day (4/20), the talented artists at Seed | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Surfcity, A Browsable Network of Video Channels Dedicated to More Interesting Things Than the News

New York City entrepreneur and developer Cody Brown discovered that he needed a break from the constant flow of information being documented on Twitter | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Funny Father Instantly Becomes a Clumsy Dinosaur Whenever His Daughters Call Him ‘Dadosaur’

Frankie Mannella, who is an improv artist and choreographer, hilariously becomes a squawking, clumsy dinosaur whenever one of his daughters calls out for | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Outgoing Cat Becomes Part of Her Meteorologist Human’s Weather Report While He’s On Air From Home

A rather outgoing and very furry cat named Betty found herself on television while her meteorologist human Jeff Lyon gave an on-air weather report for | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Eco-Friendly Samsung TV Packaging That Can Be Turned Into Cat Houses and Other Household Items

Samsung announced that they will be using a new form of ecologically-friendly packaging for their new line of "lifestyle televisions", namely The Serif, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Hungry Groundhog in Philadelphia Calmly Eats a Slice of Pizza Outside a Resident’s Home for Nearly an Hour

While sitting at home, Philadelphia resident Kristin Chalela Bagnell captured hilarious footage of an unexpected groundhog sitting upright and gustily | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Compilation of Eerily Similar Corporate Commercials That Focus on How They Are Addressing Coronavirus

Vlogger Microsoft Sam has compiled together a number of eerily similar commercials that major corporations have aired focusing on how they are addressing | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Finding the Perfect Balance of Darkness in Horror Films

Director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Shazam!) quite eloquently muses upon the often complicated issue determining the perfect balance of darkness over | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Beautiful Landscapes and Bouquets Made With Fresh Vegetables and Herbs on Homemade Focaccia Bread

The VineyardBaker of Massachusetts creates beautiful natural landscape scenes and floral bouquets using fresh vegetables and herbs on her homemade | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Violinist Performs Amazing Pizzicato Cover of ‘It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)’ by Count Basie

The incredibly talented Russian musician Dmitry Rotkin performed an absolutely amazing Pizzicato (plucked string) cover of the 1931 Count Basie classic | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Woodturning a Giant Donut Out of Colored Pencils

British craftsman Andy Phillip determined that since he hadn't used his colored pencils in quite a while, he would go ahead and use them to create a giant | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Slagwerk-101, A Modular Semi-Acoustic, Mechanical Percussion Machine for Use With MIDI Backtracks

Swedish artist and craftsman Love Hulten (previously) has created the Slagwerk-101, a brilliant mechanical percussion machine that seamlessly integrates | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Art Appreciating Gecko Visits Museum With Gecko Art

Inspired by the Tiny Gerbil Art Museum, performer Jill Young quite thoughtfully built a miniature art museum for her pet gecko who simply goes by "The | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Michigan Man Builds an Adorable Front Yard Restaurant For Neighborhood Birds and Squirrels to Enjoy

James Vreeland, a really creative animal lover in Oak Park, Michigan, built an absolutely adorable alfresco restaurant in his front yard for the birds, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Intricate and Messy Rube Goldberg Machine That Takes Five Minutes to Pass the Pepper Across the Table

Kinetic artist Joseph Herscher (previously) of Joseph's Machines invited fellow machine maker Lyle Broughton over for dinner. The two sat at each end of a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Mesmerizing Look Below the Surface of Crystals

Artist Dan Hoopert created an absolutely mesmerizing video that looks below the surface of CGI created "undiscovered" crystals. Moving with a deliberate | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Woodturner Transforms a Dried Piece of Mossy Oak Wood Into a Beautifully Burled Portable Speaker

Woodturner Matt Jordan, who previously turned an apple log into a coffee mug, transformed a dried piece of mossy oak wood into a rounded, beautifully | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Man Shares a Philosophy of Self-Discipline While His Head Constantly Changes in a Surreal Short Film

Filmmakers Jan Riesenbeck and Dennis Stein-Schomburg have created "Facelift", a surreal short film about a talking head describing his philosophy for | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago