Hot Wheels ‘Zoom In’ Car Captures Wonderful GoPro POV Footage During a San Diego Beach Run

Mattel and GoPro are releasing a new low-riding Hot Wheels car later this month, called the "Zoom-In," that comes with an attachment for a GoPro camera. | Continue reading


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How to Make Counterfeit Bananas Out of Wood

Woodworker Bob Hoellwarth of Bob's Wood Stuff ate all of his roommate's bananas over the span of 10 days. Instead of replacing them by buying more, | Continue reading


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Johnny Knoxville Chats About His Wild and Crazy Life While Eating Spicy Wings

On an spicy episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Jackass alum Johnny Knoxville chatted about his prank-filled life, his friendship with | Continue reading


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32 Stuntmen and Stuntwomen Set Guinness World Record for Most People Performing Full Body Burns

Thirty-two courageous stuntmen and stuntwomen set themselves on fire at the Grand Parade in Cape Town, South Africa to set a Guinness World Record for the | Continue reading


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Toothless Falls in Love in a Fiery Trailer For How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Dreamworks released the trailer for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, their upcoming third and final animated action fantasy film in the How to | Continue reading


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Crayola Releases a Full Makeup Line Designed Like Their Crayons Available Exclusively Through ASOS

A post shared by ASOS US (@asos_us) on Jun 4, 2018 at 3:04pm PDT Crayola has released a complete makeup line that is completely free of talc and animal | Continue reading


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Gorgeous Photos Capturing a Series of Mythological Beings Formed by Waves in a Tumultuous Sea

A post shared by Rachael Talibart (@rachaeltalibart) on Apr 14, 2018 at 12:39am PDT Photographer Rachael Talibart has captured the distinct personalities | Continue reading


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Food Editor Visits 23 New York Pizzerias in 24 Hours to Determine Which Makes the Best Slice Around

Alex Delany, an associate web editor for Bon Appétit, took a tour of New York City's plethora of pizzerias, hitting 23 of them within the five boroughs | Continue reading


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A Pizza Box Designed For Eating Pizza in Bed

Boston Pizza and john st. have joined forces to create the world’s first pizza box designed for eating pizza in bed. This limited edition box was created | Continue reading


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An Audacious Bear Hilariously Investigates a Pair of Police Officers Eating a Roadside Lunch In Their Car

A pair of Russian Highway Patrol officers were taken off guard when An audacious bear came out of the woods, walked up to their car on hind legs and | Continue reading


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Rick and Morty Portal Bookends

BoxLunch is featuring a wonderful set of Rick And Morty Portal Bookends based on Adult Swim's popular television series. The bookends show Rick and Morty | Continue reading


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Stunning Woodblock Prints Depicting David Bowie as a Traditional Japanese Sorcerer and Magician

A post shared by UKIYO-E PROJECT (@ukiyoeproject) on May 22, 2018 at 10:43pm PDT The Japanese artisans of the Ukiyo-e Project have created absolutely | Continue reading


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Drone Footage of a Brave Slackliner Battling the Elements Above Crashing Waves Below

Drone specialists at Máquina Voadora captured astonishing footage of Emerson Machado, a brave Brazilian slackliner and member of the Western Riders, | Continue reading


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‘The Old Man and The Gun’, Robert Redford Plays a Crafty Septuagenarian Who Robs Banks With Charm

The David Lowery film The Old Man and The Gun tells the the "mostly true" story about the life of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), a septuagenarian | Continue reading


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A Flying Robot Snake That Can Wiggle Into Tight Spaces to Extinguish Fires

Japanese researchers at Tohoku University and Hachinohe Institute of Technology worked together to develop the Dragon Firefighter, a flying robot snake | Continue reading


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Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons Explain Popular Millennial Slang Words an Phrases

On an amusing episode of the Vanity Fair series, Slang School, Hearts Beat Loud stars Kiersey Clemons and Nick Offerman explained the meaning of popular | Continue reading


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The Hot Wheels Zoom In Is a Diecast Car With a Gopro Camera Attachment for POV Filming Fun

A post shared by Peak Time Racing (@peaktimeracing) on May 22, 2018 at 2:34pm PDT Mattel and GoPro teamed up to create the "Zoom In", a low-riding Hot | Continue reading


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A Man Jumps Into Lake and Saves His Dying Drone Just Before It Hits the Water

A daring man named Dave Svorking jumped into action, after his drone's battery died and it began descending into a nearby lake, by quickly diving in and | Continue reading


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A Trio of Playful Raccoons Adorably Wrestle In and Out of a Bucket Swing at a Café in South Korea

A playful trio of raccoons wrestled in and around a bright yellow bucket that was hanging from the ceiling at the only raccoon café in Busan, South Korea. | Continue reading


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President Obama Seeks Out Journalist in a Coffee House to Console Him About His Mother’s Death

In a heartwarming animation, Deadspin journalist Dave McKenna formerly of the Washington Post, shared a wonderful story in which then President Barack | Continue reading


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Peter Parker Mentors Miles Morales in New Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Trailer

Sony Pictures released the official trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, an upcoming animated superhero film directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter | Continue reading


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Johnny Knoxville Breaks Down Every Painful Injury That He Suffered During His Career

Johnny Knoxville sat down with Vanity Fair to provide a break down of every painful injury that he suffered during his career. Knoxville covered | Continue reading


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Giant Cities With Huge Wheels Roam the Earth Waging War in a New Trailer for Mortal Engines

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Mortal Engines, the upcoming sci-fi action adventure film directed by Christian Rivers, written by Fran | Continue reading


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An Amazing Running Flip Over Four People

I just came across this video I shot back in 2013 of a street performer doing an amazing running flip over four people in City Hall Park in lower | Continue reading


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Teenager Sets Guinness World Record for Fastest Time Solving Three Rubik’s Cubes Whilst Juggling

13-year-old Jianyu Que of China set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve three Rubik's cubes whilst juggling while on the Zhejiang | Continue reading


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‘Bumblebee’ Morphs Into 1980s Mode in an Adventurous Trailer for Transformers Spinoff Film

Paramount Pictures released the trailer for Bumblebee, an upcoming sci-fi film directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson. The adventurous | Continue reading


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The Little Griddle, A Handy Portable Nonstick Cast Aluminum Grill Top With a Splatter Proof Back Wall

For a limited time, the Laughing Squid Store is featuring a great deal on the Little Griddle, a nonstick cast aluminum griddle that has a convenient back | Continue reading


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Pastry Chef Creates a Gourmet Version of Skittles In Order to Taste the Rainbow Without Artificial Flavors

In a vivid episode of the Bon Apétit series Gourmet Makes, Senior Food Editor and pastry chef Claire Saffitz attempted to recreate a healthier version of | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Emmet and the Gang Face LEGO DUPLO Invaders in an Intergalactic Trailer for The LEGO Movie 2

Warner Bros. released a thrilling trailer for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, the upcoming animated action sci-fi comedy film and sequel to The Lego Movie from 2014. The trailer follows Emmet Brickowski (Chris Pratt), Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), and the gang as they come face … | Continue reading


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How Kylo Ren Became a Fully Developed Character In His Emotional Struggle Between Dark and Light

Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay took critical look at two films from his "favorite franchise of all time", Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. As with the Rogue One comparison, Tucker again specifically noted … | Continue reading


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How Filmmaker Karl Freund Brilliantly Perfected the Art of Three Camera Sitcom Lighting Used Today

In the fascinating Vox video essay, editor Phil Edwards posits the question as "Why so many sitcoms look the same". In response, he explains the history of three camera light which was developed by German filmmaker Karl Freund, who came to the United States from Germany after wor … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Talented Musician Simultaneously Plays Keyboard and Melodica on the Dave Brubeck Song ‘Take Five’

YouTube musician BearKeys performed a really great cover of the Dave Brubeck jazz classic "Take Five", simultaneously playing the background rhythm on keyboard and the lead melody on his melodica. This was his first time playing the song, but it seems like he got it right on the … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Big Eared French Bulldog Puppy Goes For a Wobbly Spin Upon a Roomba Robotic Vacuum

Like so many dogs who have come before her, an adorably big eared French bulldog puppy named Maggie took a turn around the tile while riding on her photographer human's new Roomba vacuum cleaner, which was employed to clean up the mess she made. The silly little pup had a bit of … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Various Foods Hide Behind the Safety of Pixelation in a Fantastic Manipulated Graphic Art Series

A post shared by ???? YUNI YOSHIDA (@yuni_yoshida) on May 14, 2018 at 7:45am PDT Japanese artist Yuni Yoshida has created a fantastic manipulated graphic art series in which small spots on various food items are pixelated, leaving the impression as if there were something indecen … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Darrel, An Animated 3D Short About 2 Chameleons Exchanging Glances While Waiting on the Subway

Darrel is an animated 3D short film, created by Marc Briones and Alan Carabantes, about two chameleons waiting for the subway train who exchange glances and let the opportunity for love slip away. Exchange of glances in the subway. How many opportunities have you let slip? Darrel … | Continue reading


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Liev Schrieber Graciously Offers a Tour of His Spectacularly Renovated New York City Apartment

Actor Liev Schreiber of the Showtime series Ray Donovan graciously invited Architectural Digest to come in and tour his newly remodeled NoHo apartment in New York City. During the tour, Schreiber introduced the cameras to the treasures of his home, including his two young sons an … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Chevy Pickup Truck With Two Front Ends Perplexes Passing Driver

A driver heading down interstate 93 in Massachusetts was confused while passing by a modified Chevy pickup truck with two front ends. The truck, which was appropriately decorated with a license plate reading "WHT THE," also had two people in the drivers seats facing the correct | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Man With an Advanced Thought Controlled Arm andHand Prosthetic Learns How to Play the Piano

In 2016, we wrote about Johnny Matheny, a man who lost a significant portion of his left arm to cancer, but through a Johns Hopkins University program, Matheny was given an advanced prosthetic arm that he can control with his mind through the aid of wireless arm sensors. Since th … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Ten Tiny Kittens Left on the Side of a Road Follow a Compassionate Woman All the Way Home

While walking her dog one morning, a woman came across a litter of ten tiny kittens who were left abandoned and completely defenseless by the side of a road in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Without hesitation, the compassionate woman stopped to collect the kittens, but couldn't c … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Steel Star Wars Death Star Fire Pit

West Coast Firepits released an out of this world wood burning Death Star fire pit made out of 1/4" thick carbon steel. The silver, black, and raw steel Star Wars-themed fire pits come in various sizes and are available to purchase from West Coast Firepits and Touch of Modern web … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Vocalist Recreates the Iconic THX ‘Deep Note’ Crescendo In a Multi-Track A Capella Cover

When THX Ltd released the sheet music for "Deep Note", the three octave sound experience that's been playing in in high fidelity movie theaters since 1983, YouTuber Mach Kobayashi set out to recreate all 30 voices that create the familiar theme. Using multi-track technology, Koba … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Adam Levine Drives the All-Electric Porsche Mission E Concept Car and Falls in Love

Adam Levine traveled to the Porsche Experience Center in Los Angeles to test drive their clean-looking all-electric Mission E concept car. Levine loved the ride so much, that he mentioned wanting to purchase two Mission E prototypes. A post shared by Porsche (@porsche) on May 26, … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Useful Knots That Everyone Should Know How to Tie

Scott Wadsworth of Essential Craftsman talks about and demonstrates the usefulness of five essential knots that everyone should know how to tie and master. If you master these knots, you will be a true hero next time you have a rope in hand. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Ralph and Vanellope Meet Disney Princesses in the Trailer for Wreck-It Ralph 2

Walt Disney Animation Studios has released a new trailer for Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, their upcoming animated comedy-adventure film and sequel to the 2012 Wreck-It Ralph movie. The trailer follows Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope von Schweetz (Sar … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How ‘Rick and Morty’ Constantly Oscillates Between Modernist Sentimentality and Postmodern Cynicism

Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism take a deep dive into the zeitgeist of Rick and Morty, specifically citing how the the characters of the series constantly oscillate between the sincere sentimentality of modernism and the cynical nihilism of post-modernism. Thi … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Nine Year Old Chihuahua Rescued From a Puppy Mill Enjoys a Comfy Bed For the Very First Time

The wonderfully compassionate people at National Mill Rescue shared a simultaneously heartbreaking/heartwarming video of a teeny tiny nine year old chihuahua with an oversized tongue named Freddie. Despite having been rescued from the horrible conditions of a puppy mill, Freddie … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Insistent Elephant Urges Her Caretaker Away From Visitors to Come Sing a Lullaby to a Baby Elephant

We previously wrote about Lek Chailert, a caretaker at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand who is able to sing her beloved pachyderms to sleep. While Chailert was entertaining visitors, a now grown Faa Mai quickly gathered Chailert away from other humans and urged he … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Evolution of Party Dances With Hands Only Finger Tutting

StatusSilver teamed up with Finger Circus crew member John Hunt (a.k.a. "P-Nut") to act out the evolution of party dances with his hands only finger tutting skills. They cover dances from everything from the DJ Casper's song "ChaChaSlide" to "Smeeze" by | Continue reading


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