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Taiwanese carpenter Chi-Chun Yin created a wonderfully whimsical, incredibly detailed, open-sided wooden submarine that is filled with animal automata that burst into movement with the turn of a handle. Each animal inside the sub performs a specific task. For example, a frog plays guitar, a fox plays piano, an octopus...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderful Wooden Submarine Filled With Animal Automata That Burst Into Action With Turn of a Handle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Canadian real estate agent Steve Wilkins and his kids Tyler and Dylan, very cleverly placed 100 Hot Wheels on a treadmill and switched it on. Wilkins then narrated which of the cars remained and which ones dropped out in true demolition derby announcer style. A couple of these derbies were...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 100 Hot Wheels Race in a Treadmill Demolition Derby first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Pizza Toast and Coffee” by writer and filmmaker Craig Mod is a meditative short film about the owner of a mid-century cafe (kissa) owner and cancer survivor Yamane-san in Bügen, Japan, a suburb south of Tokyo, who makes a wonderfully unique version of the town’s traditional pizza toast. Proprietor Yamane-san...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Meditative Short Film About a Cafe (Kissa) Owner in a Small Town Near Tokyo Who Makes Unique Pizza Toast first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Otu Suurmunne of Moonic Productions captured footage of his beautiful lilac pointed cat to prove that she had perfect pitch. Suurmunne repeatedly sang out different notes and the cat responded with a meow in the same pitch. It was only later that he was caught manipulating the cat’s responses...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musical Cat Appears to Have Perfect Pitch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Save Ralph” by The Humane Society of the United States is a powerful stop motion animation about a rabbit named Ralph, played by Taika Waititi, who offers a first-person view of his life as a tester for a cosmetic company. Ralph approaches his day with a certain pragmatism, but with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Powerful Stop Motion Animation About the Life of Ralph the Cosmetic Test Rabbit Played by Taika Waititi first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Iceland blogger Jakob Vegerfors captured incredible footage of the Geldingardalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland that included the explosive sounds of the eruption. According to Vegerfors, the volcano, which began erupting on March 19, 2021 after being dormant 6,000 years, is growing larger and may continue to spew lava for a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible Footage of the Growing Volcano in Iceland That Includes the Sounds of the Continuous Eruption first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Old-timey musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. (previously) performed an acoustic ukulele version of his his wonderfully forthright ballad I’ve No More F***s to Give. The explicit lyrics carry even more punch when Wild is staring straight into the camera. I’ve no more fucks to give, My fuck fuse has just...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Old Timey Singer Performs an Acoustic Ukulele Version of His Forthright Ballad ‘I’ve No More F***s To Give’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Talented Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films (previously) has created “Anywhere Can Happen”, a wonderfully dizzying short film that utilizes his unique canvass of geometrical shapes in motion and monumental scenes of pure fantasy. The soundtrack of “What a Wonderful World” by Reuben and the Dark x AG...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Anywhere Can Happen’, A Wondrous Short Film of Fantastical Scenes Set to ‘What a Wonderful World’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chasing Ghosts by Grizzly Creek Films is a fascinating film that follows a team of determined explorers who spent months wading waist-deep through the swampy wetlands of South Florida to learn where the elusive ghost orchid lives and how it is pollinated. They not only found what they were looking...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Team of Determined Explorers Wade Through Swampy Florida Wetlands in Search of the Elusive Ghost Orchid first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wildlife conservation filmmaker Richard Sidey captured absolutely wonderful footage that reveals the daily life of walruses in The Arctic. The tight-knit huddle happily rolled around in the snow, bathed in the mud, lounged in the water, and generally lolled about on the beach. One very tired walrus climbed out of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Footage That Shows a Huddle of Enormous Walruses Lolling Around on an Arctic Beach first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The classic BBC One series Pebble Mill at One conducted a wonderful live interview with Roald Dahl at his home in 1982. The renowned children’s author opened up about his workspace, his work routine, and his insights with the show presenter and the audience at home. This fascinating interview reveals...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Renowned Children’s Author Roald Dahl Shows the Workspace Where He Writes in a 1982 BBC Interview first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Science Channel series “How It’s Made” goes behind the scenes of a WEGA assembly line to show how modern espresso machines are assembled. The machine starts off with a high carbon steel sheet that’s bent and cut to make the frame and culminates with the machine being encased in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Modern Espresso Machines Are Assembled first appeared on Laughing Squid.

image via The F5 In honor of the March 20th birthday of the late, greatly missed Mister Rogers, Owen Phillips of The F5 newsletter, plotted a beautiful chart that chronologically organized the color of every cardigan the host wore from the beginning of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood in 1969 all the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Color of Every Cardigan Worn By Mister Rogers From 1969 to 2001 Organized in Chronological Order first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@e8msgt Rendering my son his 1st Salute! #marine #2ndLT #usmc #fatherson #fyp #military #instructor ? original sound – Mike Fisher Master Sargeant Mike Fisher stood raptly at attention across from his adult son and solemnly gave him his first salute as a newly commissioned Second Lieutenant of the United States...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Master Sergeant Father Gives His Son His First Salute as a Newly Commissioned Marine Corps Officer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt took the iconic video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and remixed it to an incredibly rhythmic 4/4 Reggae beat. As with his previous videos, Rehfeldt plays all the instruments. This time, he even hid a jingle in the song. What game show theme...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Reggae Remix of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox (previously) sat down at his piano and performed a jaunty cover of the Luciano Michelini composition “Frolic”. This song was written to be the distinctive theme song for the cringy Larry David series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Here’s one of the most iconic TV themes of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Jaunty Piano Cover of the Distinctive Theme Song From Larry David’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swedish sculptor and filmmaker Guldies (previously) has created an amusing short stop motion animation featuring a chubby little character ready to start the day by lifting weights. Unfortunately, the little guy lifted more than he could handle, but he stuck with it until the end. He strong. He independent. He...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Chubby Little Character Lifts Heavy Weights in an Amusing Stop Motion Animation by Guldies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During The International Year of Indigenous Languages in 2019, music students at the Allison Bernard Memorial High School in Eskasoni, Cape Breton, Canada performed a beautiful cover of The Beatles‘ iconic song “Blackbird” in the indigenous Mi’kmaq language native to the area. The International Year of Indigenous Languages is a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Canadian Students Perform ‘Blackbird’ by The Beatles in the Indigenous First Nations Mi’kmaq Language first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Engineer Fabricio H. Franzoli used a trio of hand-built Tesla Coil to perform a rather fitting cover of the classic Daft Punk song “Around the World”. Frazoli programmed the coils themselves to play the song. The main loud music really comes from the tesla coil sparks. They are literally playing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Trio of Tesla Coils Perform ‘Around the World’ in a Very Fitting Cover of the Classic Daft Punk Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by W.A.F.F.L.E CREW (@wafflenyc) Renowned subway dancers Waffe NYC performed an incredible dance routine to the Missy Elliot song “Lose Control” on train moving through 14th Street. A classic that most of us grew up to & can’t forget Each dancer in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Freestyle Subway Dancers Perform Incredible Routine to Missy Elliot’s ‘Lose Control’ on a Moving Train first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (previously) has rather amusingly reimagined an iconic scene from The Simpsons if the characters were British version of themselves. Homer: Ah, Bartholomew out for another day of whimsical japes? Bartholomew: Do not have a cow, father Homer: No, we no longer have a cow but we...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Simpsons’ Reimagined With British Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the final installment of their 1990s series of “Thursday Mashups”, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet remixed more than 60 hit songs from 1999 into a 3½ minute dance song. Samples of more than 60 songs from 1999 mixed together into one 3½-minute song by The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Danceable Mashup of 60 Hit Songs From 1999 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lamanna's Bakery (@lamannabakery) Lamanna’s Bakery in Toronto serves pizzas as enormous slices. Their pizzas are made as either a traditional savory pie, with such ingredients as tomato sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, or as a sweet pie that includes such items as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Toronto Bakery Serves Enormous Slices of Pizza first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chip in his usual shenanigans! A naughty black cat named Chippy enjoys doing things that get him into a bit of trouble. While he never truly puts himself in danger, Chippy does like to push the boundaries until his humans have no choice but to say “Ooh, Chippy, no”. This...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Black Cat Named Chippy Doing Naughty Things first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On April Fool’s Day 2021 Comedy Central quite humorously also introduced “Adult Swim Junior” with an amusing parody trailer for “Rick and Morty Babies”. Of course, characters live in an alternate dimension. Welcome to a multiverse for every age! Related PostsRick Becomes a Pickle in the Delightfully Dark Season 3...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Rick and Morty Babies’ Parody Trailer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by itzabennie (@itzabennie) Comedian Taylor shared her remarkable talent for imitating trumpet solos with her mouth and an occasional glass to change the timbre. Taylor showcased her skill with covers of such iconic performances as “La Vie en Rose”, “The Imperial March“,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Plays Amazing Trumpet Solos With Her Mouth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele of the comedy team Key & Peele quite humorously acted what could happen, albeit unlikely, when a playground fight breaks out between two men and the one with the big mouth is carrying a baby. A dad becomes almost unfightable when he’s carrying his baby....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Key & Peel Act Out What Can Happen During a Playground Fight When One Man Is Carrying a Baby first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a whorling clip narrated by David Tennant from the PBS/BBC series Wild Way of the Vikings, a herd of magnificent reindeer create a giant swirling cyclone with their bodies when an arrow flies overhead. This amazing coordinated maneuver is used to confuse and scare off predators together. See how...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Herd of Reindeer Create a Defensive Cyclone With Their Bodies When an Arrow Flies Overhead first appeared on Laughing Squid.

What would the #Joker think of #LukeSkywalker? Our patient challenged @Hamillhimself, and was blown away by the answer. Thanks for helping #MakeMarchMatter, Mark! #StarWars #Batman @MakeMarchMatter pic.twitter.com/a7IqHcp5HZ — Children's Hospital LA (@ChildrensLA) March 30, 2021 While participating in the Make March Matter fundraiser for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the great...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mark Hamill Responds in Character to a Young Patient Asking What The Joker Would Think of Luke Skywalker first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Garðar O?lafs | Iceland ?? (@gardarolafsphotography) Photographer Garðar Ólafs, who is the founder of the aerial videography company Airstock, shared gorgeous overhead footage of the erupting Geldingardalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland. The drone did an excellent job, although it flew a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Drone Starts to Melt As It Flies Over Iceland Volcano first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Not wanting to taxidermize herself into a bed for her beloved dog Scraps, self-proclaimed “queen of shitty robots” and engineer Simone Giertz, instead decided to design an office chair that would accommodate the behinds of both human and canine. The chair also includes a set of rounded stairs for Scraps...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Simone Giertz Builds a Thoughtful Office Chair to Accommodate Herself and Her ‘Needy’ Dog Scraps first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Always wanting to be helpful, Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund (previously) and little brother Oakley put their little paws in the dirt and went to work digging out “Ever Given”, the giant container ship from where it was stuck in the Suez Canal. The work for the two doxies began on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Two Determined Dachshunds Dig Out the Giant Container Ship That Was Blocking the Suez Canal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Bill McClintock (previously) has put together an excellent pairing of The Doors song “L.A. Woman” with the Iron Maiden anthem “2 Minutes to Midnight”. The resulting mashup can make one wonder why Jim Morrison didn’t choose heavy metal in the first place. Music used in this mashup: Iron...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Excellent Mashup of ‘L.A. Woman’ by The Doors With the Iron Maiden Anthem ‘2 Minutes to Midnight’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pablo Rochat (@pablo.rochat) Pablo Rochat shares a photo of a concert ticket from an awesome show he went to in 2020. Related PostsPrankster Hilariously Sticks Realistic AirPod Stickers on the Ground in Random Places Around San FranciscoThe Flaming Lips Perform Live...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Concert Ticket From a Typical Show in 2020 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animator Tomosteen has created a very enticing stop motion video that shows the preparation involved in making a delectable LEGO layered chocolate cake. As previous videos, the ingredients start off as real and then seamlessly morph into LEGO blocks of different shapes and sizes. This video is a stop motion...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Delectable Stop Motion Animation Showing the Preparation of a LEGO Layered Chocolate Cake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

One of the automotive engineers of Garage 54 (previously) made a wheel out of 100 20mm bolts that were welded to the rim. He then attached the custom wheel to the right rear of his much-experimented car and then went for a ride around his graveled neighborhood in Novosibirsk, Russia....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Russian Automotive Engineer Replaces the Rear Tire of His Car With a Wheel Made of 100 20mm Bolts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Adrian Smith of Ant Lab and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences captured high definition, slow motion footage showing how the aptly named Springtail hexapod is able to jump so quickly, spinning backwards at a rate of 290 flips per second, and so high, jumping to 86 times their...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Aptly Named Springtail Hexapod Can Flip Itself Backwards Remarkably Fast and High first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of Beyond the Press (previously) worked with Janne Käpylehto to create the world’s largest ice carousel cut into a frozen Lake Lappajärvi. This amazing circular piece of ice is an incredible 1000 feet in diameter and over 30,000 tons. It took quite a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Setting the World’s Largest Ice Carousel in Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by WhatIsNewYork (@whatisnewyork) In the hilarious vein of “only in New York”, a couple walked under the Williamsburg Bridge with a four-legged Boston Dynamics Spot robot on a leash. As the pair entered Domino Park along the East River, they encountered a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Goes For a Walk on a Leash Along the East River at Brooklyn’s Domino Park first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather amusing short New Yorker documentary explains how attorney Rod Ponton accidentally joined an online Texas court proceeding with a kitten Zoom filter in place. This also happened to Paul J. Bracher, albeit eight years earlier. Bracher had been interviewing for a University job through Skype. He was completely...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing History Explaining How People Sometimes Show Up as a Kitten on Video Chats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Adult Swim has announced that Rick and Morty will be returning on Sunday, June 20, 2021 with a trailer for the fifth season of the series. The season promises to be filled with a fantastic collection of the pair’s fantastic adventures, which appears to include more family time as well....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Rick and Morty’ Bring the Whole Family Along on Their Fantastic Adventures in Season Five of the Series first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Before playing an acoustic version of the Foo Fighters song “Everlong”, frontman Dave Grohl told the story behind the song. Grohl talked about how the song first came to him, what was going on in his life when he wrote the song, how he viewed the song through a drummer’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dave Grohl Tells the Story of ‘Everlong’ Before Playing Acoustic Version of the Song at Oates Song Fest 7908 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The isolated vocals from The Beatles song “Something” captures the raw and earnest beauty of George Harrison‘s voice. It also showcases the perfect melding of Paul McCartney‘s voice with Harrison’s in the harmonies of the song. The vocals from the George Harrison track ”Something”, from the multi-tracks of the Beatles...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Raw Beauty of George Harrison’s Voice Captured in the Isolated Vocals of The Beatles Song ‘Something’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Parry (previously), a stop-motion animator who works at LAIKA in Portland, Oregon, very cleverly used creative editing to make it seem as if the glass of iced coffee he was preparing turned into a flat, extremely portable version that can be saved for later. The best coffee recipe if...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Making a Magical Cup of Coffee for Those on the Go first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Indonesian drummer Deden Noy performed a brilliant percussion cover of the iconic Rush song “Tom Sawyer” on a homemade drum kit made up of paint cans and other recycled items. Noy stated that the song is very complicated. (translated) The song is quite difficult especially with with cans drum. View...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Drummer Performs Percussive Cover of the Rush Song ‘Tom Sawyer’ on a Homemade Paint Can Drum Kit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thelma Grétars (@thelmadoggg) As part of the ML Pepper Challenge, a group of determined Icelanders, including pro athlete Thelma Grétars, decided to play a netless game of volleyball (pepper) at the foot of the Geldingardalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland. Despite the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Group of Determined Icelanders Play Volleyball at the Foot of the Erupting Volcano on a Frigid Day first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Museum of Science (@museumofscience) The family of the late greatly missed Leonard Nimoy have partnered with the Boston Museum of Science to create a 20-foot statue of the iconic hand gesture that the actor made famous as the symbol of “Live...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Nimoy Family Partners With Boston’s Museum of Science on a ‘Live Long and Prosper’ Spock Statue first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A mother of four children in Winstead, Connecticut captured rather amusing and completely endearing footage of a rather harried mother bear trying to get her four young cubs across a busy street. As she made her way across with one cub in her mouth, a second and third cub followed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Harried Mother Bear Repeatedly Tries to Get Her Four Feisty Cubs Across a Busy Street first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) Author Kevin Kelly (previously), the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Review, has compiled a gorgeous three-volume set of books that contain over 9,000 photos from his 40 years traveling to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Vanishing Asia’, A Gorgeous Three Book Set Featuring Photos of Asia Taken Over the Course of 40 Years first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eddie Codel (@ekai) Video producer Eddie Codel, founder of the Flying Robot International Film Festival and good friend of Laughing Squid, captured incredible drone footage of the Pacific Pinball Museum Annex in Alameda, California. The amazing footage shows thousands of pinball...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible Drone Footage of Thousands of Pinball Machines at the Pacific Pinball Museum Annex first appeared on Laughing Squid.