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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain performed a cover of the song "Play That Funky Music" with the lyrics changed to "Play That Ukulele".Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Ukulele Cover of ‘Play That Funky Music’ With The Lyrics Changed to ‘Play That Ukulele’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. David Scheel explains how Heidi, his resident cephalopod, learns and retains information that leads to a reward using trial and error.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Octopuses Use Trial and Error Methods to Get What They Want first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Archival Star Wars footage showing how the infamous Jabba the Hut came to life using Ralph McQuarrie's conceptual design.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Jabba the Hutt Came to Life in ‘Star Wars’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Peter Hook from Joy Division performed an orchestral version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" with the musicians of Joy Division Orchestrated.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Orchestral Version of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ Performed by Peter Hook and Bastien Marshal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Seasoned Projections created a hyperrealistic Ghostbusters Halloween light show that they projection mapped onto their home.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hyperrealistic ‘Ghostbusters’ Halloween 2021 Light Show Projection Mapped Onto a House first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Discovery Science Channel series How It's Made takes a look behind the scenes at how peanut butter sandwich crackers are made.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers Are Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Don Caldwell of Know Your Meme explains how and why the capybara has become the most popular animal of viral memes, particularly as of late. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Capybaras Became the Favorite Animal of Memes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tom Scott traveled to the railway station in Altbach, Germany to experience the vertical to horizontal Schmid Peoplemover firsthand.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Cable-Free Passenger Elevator That Smoothly Transitions From Vertical to Horizontal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bill McClintock put together an unlikely pairing of the Nine Inch Nails song "Closer" with the "I Can't Go for That" by Hall and Oates.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Unlikely Pairing of the Nine Inch Nails Song ‘Closer’ With the Hall and Oates Song ‘I Can’t Go For That’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Richard Kuras and Dan Smiley of Nerdstalgic examine the sublime Apple+ series Ted Lasso to determine what makes it so incredibly watchable.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Economy of Writing Behind ‘Ted Lasso’ Commits to the Absurdity of the Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on The Howard Stern Show, the inimitable Dave Grohl demonstrated how he is able to drum using only his teeth.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters Shows Howard Stern How He Can Play Drums With His Teeth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kuna films compiled various clips of different sports and activities from all over the web and put the footage into reverse slow motion.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Surprising Beauty of Various Sports and Activities Captured In Reverse Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Maya Higa quite amusingly walked around the Alveus Sanctuary and interviewed the resident animals about random issues using a tiny microphone.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Interviews Animals With a Tiny Microphone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys placed paint on a round disc that was spinning around at 1500 RPMs and captured the movement in slow motion.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Slow Motion Footage of a Spinning Disc Flinging Paint first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Fabricio H. Franzoli programmed a quartet of Tesla Coils to perform an energizing cover of the classic Daft Punk hit "One More Time". Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Quartet of Tesla Coils Perform an Energizing Cover of the Daft Punk Song ‘One More Time’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Peter Hollens and Warp Zone performed a wonderful a cappella medley of the music from the "Star Wars "Prequel Trilogy while in costume.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An A Cappella Medley of the ‘Star Wars’ Prequel Music first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tom BetGeorge decorated his home with a Halloween light show that features the last scene from "The Matrix" and RATM's "Wake Up". Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Halloween Light Show Featuring the Final Scene of ‘The Matrix’ and Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Wake Up’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Youmeng Liu has created "Embroidered Edibles", a series where she uses a hoop to portray a wonderfully hyperrealistic variety of foods.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hyperrealistic 3D Hoop Embroidered Foods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Arturo Sandoval played six octaves on his trumpet while performing the Dizzy Gillespie tune "A Night in Tunisia" during a USAF Band concert.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Arturo Sandoval Plays Six Octaves on Trumpet During ‘A Night in Tunisia’ With the US Air Force Band first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swedish musician Mattias Krantz wanted to find out what his piano would sound like if he inserted tuning forks where the hammers used to be.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Replaces the Wooden Hammers on His Piano With 88 Metal Tuning Forks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

"Green Life" is an amusing animated short that gives an insider's view of how CGI animations are really made.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Animated Short That Shows How CGI Animations Are Really Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Adrian Smith of Ant Lab captured the fascinating mechanics of various mantises, weevils, and other insects taking flight in slow motion.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Fascinating Mechanics of Mantises, Weevils, and Other Insects Taking Flight in Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Matt Wilson of Airtight Artwork crafts beautiful animals and insects out of recycled kitchen utensils and tools.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Shiny Insect and Animal Sculptures Made Out of Recycled Kitchen Utensils first appeared on Laughing Squid.

David Scott of The Kiffness quite humorously recreated the very popular "Ievan Polkka" using footage of drumming, talking, and barking ducks.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Recreates the Viral ‘Ievan Polkka’ With Footage of Ducks Who Drum, Talk, and Bark first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Derek Muller of Veritasium takes an extensive look at the sophisticated science behind every aspect of bowling. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Sophisticated Science Behind the Sport of Bowling first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Andreas Nilsson created a surreal video for Meow Wolf that features an oddly interdimensional train riding along whatever tracks were laid.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Surreal Interdimensional Train Ride Promoting Meow Wolf Denver Project ‘Convergence Station’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Adam Savage visited with prop maker Lauren Markland to talk about Grant Imahara's final projects. a 3D-printed animatronic Baby Yoda.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adam Savage Finds Out More About Grant Imahara’s Final Project Building an Animatronic Baby Yoda first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Simone Giertz was tired of sharing her table with jigsaw puzzles and built a new mechanical table with a hidden tabletop.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Table With a Mechanical Roll-Top That Reveals a Second Hidden Tabletop for Puzzles and Games first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Paperboyo changes the context of the world around him by applying paper cutouts to objects and landmarks both at home and abroad.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post London Artist Uses Paper Cutouts to Turn the World Around Him Into Amusing Works of Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Madsteel Company has created an intricate puzzle that results in a magnificent 3D spider made out of stainless steel.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Intricate Spider Puzzle Made of Stainless Steel first appeared on Laughing Squid.

"It's Okay to Be Smart" host Joe Hanson explains how mathematician Alan Turing discovered the code behind complex patterns in nature.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Simple Code Behind Complex Natural Patterns first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Alisa Lariushkina of LiskaFlower creates incredible swirling landscapes using air-dried polymer clay.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorful Swirling Landscapes Made With Polymer Clay first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Microbiology student Justice Dodson enjoys putting various foods and liquids under a microscope in order to see how they look when magnified.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Microbiology Student Takes Requests For What Foods and Liquids He Should Examine Under a Microscope first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dutch multilinguist Wouter Corduwener showcased his incredible talent by speaking 23 different languages over the course of ten minutes.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dutch Multilinguist Speaks in 23 Different Languages Over the Course of 10 Minutes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Robotic artist Niklas Roy created the Graffomat, an automated spray can plotter robot that creates simple graffiti designs onto a wall.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Automated Spray Can Plotter Graffiti Robot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedian Daniel LaBelle quite amusingly demonstrated how he imagined how different animals would run if they were human.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Animals Might Run If They Were Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Egg expert J. Kenzie López-Alt shared a very helpful recipe for making the perfect boiled egg that peels easily from the shell.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Prepare a Perfect Peelable Boiled Egg first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It combined powerful lyrics of "Straight Outta Compton" with the springy sound of a Bavarian polka.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mashup of N.W.A.’s ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Set to a Traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest Polka first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Amazon Astro is a handy rolling robot that uses Alexa to attend to the many different needs of a household.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazon Astro, A Rolling Robot That Uses Alexa to Attend to the Many Needs of a Household first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bob Clagett shows how he built a better LEGO Brick sorter with a funnel shape to more precisely sift out larger pieces from smaller ones.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Build a Better LEGO Brick Sorter first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Isaac Harjo of Prowalk Tours ventured underground in the early hours for a subterranean tour of the famous Paris Catacombs. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Solo Walk Through the Eerie Paris Catacombs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Yamanono shows how to make an incredibly realistic brown and white cat using a variety of felted wool techniques from head to tail.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make a Realistic Cat Out of Felted Wool first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A certified professional home inspector hilariously called out the owners of a $500K house for sale for taking ridiculous shortcuts around the home.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Inspector Calls Out the Builders of a $500K House for the Ridiculous Shortcut Fixes They Made on the Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While at the Hollywood Bowl, Herbie Hancock sang "Happy Birthday" to his wife Gigi with his baby grandson in his arms pushing buttons.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Herbie Hancock Sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to Wife Gigi at a Concert While His Baby Grandson Pushes Buttons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French architect Matthieu Torres transformed a dark 344 square foot Paris apartment into a comfortable living space for him and his partner. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Architect Turns a Tiny 344 Square Foot Paris Apartment into a Comfortable Living Space for Two first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tom Scott traveled to Darmstadt, Germany to learn about a model train that realistically simulates the railway system for student dispatchers.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Model Train That Realistically Simulates the German Railway System For Student Dispatchers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dara Tah cast aside his fear of tight spaces when he crawled through the narrow pathways of the most claustrophobic cave in the world.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man With an Intense Fear of Tight Spaces Crawls Through the Most Claustrophobic Cave in the World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mezmoglobe has created a desk toy made of stacked, polished aluminum discs that, when spun, gives the optical illusion of fluid movement. Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Calming Desk Toy Made of Polished Aluminum Discs That Gives the Illusion of Fluid Movement When Spun first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Record-setting professional urban unicyclist Mike Taylo did a bit of yard work with a weed wacker while on his unicycle.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Does Yard Work With a Weed Wacker While Riding a Unicycle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Diguo Belgian balancing siphon coffee maker is a device that uses heat and the laws of gravity to brew a beautiful cup of coffee.Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Elegant Balancing Siphon Coffee Maker That Uses the Laws of Gravity to Brew a Beautiful Cup of Coffee first appeared on Laughing Squid.