Fascinating True Facts About Intricate Stinkhorn Fungi

In an absolutely fascinating, yet somewhat bawdy episode of the True Facts series, the hilariously deadpan Ze Frank (previously) explains everything about | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Bruce Dickinson Sings ‘Delilah’ by Tom Jones While Wearing a Leopard Suit on a Game Show in 1997

While appearing on the short-lived UK game show Last Chance Lottery in 1997, a leopard-suited Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden spun the song wheel, which | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Badass Guitar Frame Made Out of Reclaimed Nails

In the past we've posted about guitars being made of colored pencils, epoxy, Jawbreakers candy, paper, skateboards and even udon noodles. In that very | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Making Biodegradable Plates and Bowls Out of Leaves

A short but informative video essay by Insider goes inside Vistaraku, a company in Hyderabad, India that makes biodegradable disposable plates and bowls | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Resourceful Red Fox Cares for Her 13 Babies Alone After Car Accident Turned Her Into a Single Mother

Nature photographer and filmmaker Judy Lehmberg of Environmental Science Labs has captured the amazing sight of a resourceful red fox in Paradise Valley, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Creepy 3D Renderings of Pop Culture Characters

Yan Blanco, a freelance 3D artist in São Paulo, Brazil has quite cleverly transformed adorable pop culture icons into creepy, exhausted looking creatures | Continue reading


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Ten Year Old Drummer Impressively Plays a Brilliant Cover of ‘Bulls on Parade’ by Rage Against the Machine

Previously we wrote about Japanese drumming prodigy Yoyoka Soma whose cover of the Led Zeppelin song "Good Times Bad Times" won effusive raise from the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Determined Skokomish River Salmon Cross a Flooded Road While Racing Upstream to Spawn

In 2016, nature photographer Terence J. Alison of Washington State captured absolutely incredible footage of determined Skokomish River salmon making | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Creative Dad Builds an Interactive Electronic Busy Box From Scratch for His Button-Pushing Toddler Son

The creative dad behind CodeParade noticed that his toddler son, like so many others, loves to push buttons wherever they go, so he decided to build an | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Kind Man Helps a Beaver Carry Branch Across a Road

While driving down a quiet road in Deggendorf, Bavaria, a young man named Alexander Oswald and his friends saw a river beaver cross the street. At first, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Highly Detailed Animal Portraits Painted Onto Stones

In 2017 we wrote about Japanese artist Akie Nakatas and her amazing ability to draw realistic animals onto smooth stones. Since that time, Akie has done a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Yummy Food Plushies With Cute Names by Kidrobot

In 2012, we wrote about a delicious looking pancake plush toy by Heidi Kenney for Kidrobot. Since that time Kidrobot has expanded their mouth-watering | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

‘Trek Side of the Moon’ T-Shirt

Actor Wil Wheaton (previously) and R. Stevens of Diesel Sweeties (previously) have joined forces together again to design a "Trek Side of the Moon" | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Clever 2020 Circular Calendars That Visualize the Possible Annual Hours of Sunshine In Specific Latitudes

German designer Sören Lachnit has created really clever circular calendars that use the color yellow to visualize the possible annual hours of sunshine | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

AirFly Pro, A Convenient Wireless Headphone Transmitter That Plugs Directly Into Headphone Jacks

The AirFly Pro by Twelve South is a handy transmitter for Apple products that allows those who use wireless headphones to connect to in-flight video, gym | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Animated Game of Gummy Tetris

In his ongoing quest to create the perfect soft-body game of Tetris, German computer animator Chris of C4D4U has released his 16th iteration of the game. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

David Harbour of ‘Stranger Things’ Gives a Low Key Tour Inside His Fully Renovated Loft in New York City

In a lofty episode of the Architectural Digest series Open Door, actor David Harbour of Stranger Things offered a very low-key but highly informative tour | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How Coffee Is Prepared Around the World

Great Big Story visited five different countries around the world to learn more about the regional coffee culture, specifically how the caffeinated | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Magnificent Stained Glass Squid and Jellyfish Lamps

Previously wrote about spectacular stained glass octopus chandeliers crafted by artisan Parker Mason of Mason Creations in Portland, Oregon. Mason also | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Highly Realistic, Life-Size Wall Sculpture of The Alien Queen From the Iconic Ripley Battle Scene in ‘Aliens’

Prop replica company Hollywood Collectibles Group has created a highly realistic life-size wall sculpture of the Alien Queen as seen battling Ellen Ripley | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Beautiful Classical Guitar Cover of the Iconic Jaco Pastorius Bass Composition ‘Portrait of Tracy’

Musician César Silva performed a beautiful cover of the iconic Jaco Pastorius composition "Portrait of Tracy" on classical guitar. This gorgeous piece, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Imaginative Illustrations Burst Out of Cell Phones to Envelop the Oblivious Person Staring at Their Screen

The very talented illustrator Andrew Rae (previously) has created a hilarious series entitled "Phone Buddies" in which imaginative illustrations burst | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Curious Bear Opens Minivan Door and Climbs Right In

While staying in the mountains of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border, traveller Adam Armstrong captured amusing footage of a curious bear opening | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Testing an Octopus’ Memory Over a Period of 15 Days

Arnold, the incredibly intelligent octopus at Octolab who cleared obstacles from his favorite barrel, squeezed through increasing smaller slots in a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Prankster Hilariously Sticks Realistic AirPod Stickers on the Ground in Random Places Around San Francisco

Artist and art director Pablo Rochat quite hilariously created life sized, incredibly real-looking AirPod stickers and stuck them on the ground at random | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How 1960s Psychedelic Artists Borrowed Heavily From the Classic Art Nouveau Style of the Late 19th Century

In a trippy video essay for Vox, assistant producer Marie Cascione traces the roots of psychedelic art, specifically noting how artists of the 1960s and | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Lively Little Puppy Tries to Make Friends With a Reticent Rescued Raccoon

Cheeto, the adorable rescued raccoon who was adopted by Tito the Raccoon's dedicated humans in June 2019, was introduced to the family's new German | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Highly Surreal Neo-Noir Interpretation of the Bowling Alley Screen Animation When You Get a Strike

Sam Richardson of DigiLuxe Recreational Video has created a highly surreal, neo-noir interpretation of an nostalgic animation that is displayed on a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Why Rick of ‘Rick and Morty’ Struggles to Understand the World’s Distaste for Highly Intelligent People

With the premiere of the fourth season of the sublime animated series Rick and Morty, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take take a detailed | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Tribute to the Amazing Vocal Talent of George Carlin

Saturday Morning Rewind, who made wonderful video tribute to Robin Williams, created a similarly wonderful compilation of interviews, cartoons and video | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Unique Guitar That Uses Barcodes Instead of Strings

Electronics master James Bruton (previously) created a unique and fascinating multi-neck electric guitar that uses barcodes instead of strings and | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Exploring the Incredible Array of Delicious Street Food at Industry City’s Japan Village in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

In the delectable premiere episode of the new First We Feast (previously) Japanese cuisine series Gochi Gang, host Reina Scully explored the incredible | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Gleeful Dog Repeatedly Slides Down Hills Upside Down

A wonderfully buoyant golden retriever named Leny (With one N) who lives in Spokane, Washington, gleefully sends his entire body down hills whenever he | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Excitable Fire-Breathing Dragon Tries Take Part in Winter Activities in the 2019 John Lewis Christmas Ad

In the 2019 version of their wonderfully creative annual holiday adverts for British department store John Lewis, a little girl named Ava and her | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Adorable Star Wars R2-D2 Popcorn Popper

The iconic Star Wars droid R2-D2 has been made into a number of household (and architectural) items such as a German Observatory, a coffee press, a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

The Legendary Pete Townshend of The Who Gives a Tour of ‘Grand Cru’, His Recording Studio on a Barge

In January 2019, the legendary Pete Townshend of The Who began recording a vlog in order keep everyone in the loop about what's happening with the band, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Fafa the Groundhog of ‘Glove and Boots’ Interviews an Ewok Who Feels He’s Being Shunned by Hollywood

In an unusual interview episode of Glove and Boots (previously), a very elegantly dressed Fafa the Groundhog visited with a somewhat indignant Ewok who | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

A Little Boy Adorably Toddles Outside Just to Give His Beloved Black Dog a Great Big Hug

A little boy named Jules toddled himself out the back door, across the patio and onto the grass just to give his beloved black dog Luna a great big hug. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Clever Minibikes Built Out of Welded Fenders From Vintage Volkswagen Beetles

Brent Walter, a self-described "maker and builder of a variety of things", has created a really clever "Volkspod" minibikes that are built out of fenders | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

An Oceanographer’s Amazing Algorithm That Removes Blue-Green Visual Distortion From Underwater Photos

Award-winning engineering oceanographer Derya Akkaynak has created an amazing algorithm that removes the typical blue-green visual distortion from photos | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

How Prosthetic Contact Lenses That Change Eye Color, Shape and Size Are Made For Film and Television

In an eye-opening video essay, video producer Ju Shardlow of Insider takes a look at the history of specialized prosthetic contact lenses that change eye | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Timeline of the Most Popular Music Genres (1910-2019)

As part of their ongoing series of visualizations, PhD student and self-described data geek Data Is Beautiful has created an animated timeline of the most | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Highly Detailed Miniature Replicas of Famous Guitars

Axe Heaven creates highly detailed, 10" replicas of famous guitars played by some of the most iconic musicians in the world. Each officially licensed | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Colored Pencils With Clever Star Wars Themed Shades

Online novelty pencil store Pop Colors has created a set of non-toxic, colored pencils that come in shades with names that are cleverly crafted with a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Japanese Artist Creates Adorable Origami Creatures Out of Leaves, Flowers, Grass, Acorns and Peanuts

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@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Angry Aliens Invade a City That Only Takes Cash

In an amusing advertisement for Indian payments platform Airpay by Timur Abdulov and Irina Skaletskaya, a group of fierce extra-terrestrials attack a | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Salvador Dalí’s Surreal Tarot Cards From the 1970s and 1980s Are Being Re-Released As a Complete Deck

In 1973, artist Salvador Dalí was approached by Eon Productions film producer Albert R. Broccoli to create a deck of Tarot cards for the James Bond film | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Artist Turns Hateful Graffiti Into Enticing Food Drawings

Italian street artist Pier Paolo Spinazzi, aka CIBO, fights fascism with cans of spray paint, transforming hateful graffiti into enticing images of food. | Continue reading


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