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Musician Patty Gurdy sang and performed an incredibly lively cover of the classic Eurythmics song “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” on a gorgeous hurdy gurdy. This is a cover of the song Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. …This instrument is called “hurdy gurdy” and has its roots in medieval times....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Lively Cover of ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ Performed on a Hurdy Gurdy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Memes of the Floating World (@ukiyomemes) Memes of the Floating world has cleverly recreated some of the world’s most popular memes in the traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e style of illustration. This list of recreated memes includes “This is Fine”, “Doge”, “Longcat”, “Is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Popular Memes Recreated in Japanese Ukiyo-e Style first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Moscow artist Ekaterina Abanina creates adorable plush toys inspired by popular films, television shows, cartoon, and comics. Characters such as the Xenomorph from Alien, Baby Yoda, Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy, Lotso Bear from Toy Story, Mel from The Secret Life of Pets, Craig from South Park, and others...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Plush Dolls Inspired by Pop Culture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mara Paris (@mara.paris) Jeweler Ayça Özbank Taşkan of Mara Paris has created an absolutely gorgeous line of jewelry that takes its inspiration from iconic single-line drawings of Pablo Picasso and other artists. Each piece of jewelry is minimalist in nature and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Jewelry Inspired by Single Line Drawings of Picasso first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Decal Your Dog (@decalyourdog) Alyssa Goldberry of Decal Your Dog creates custom vinyl stickers in the perfect likeness of the family dog or any kind of small pet. Just place an order, submit a photo, and, per the Decal Your Dog...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Custom Dog Decals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful black-headed parrot sat upon the sofa and quite artfully dodged the pretend ammo being sprayed at him by his human’s finger laser blaster as indicated by the sound effects the she was making. My bird bounces around trying to avoid my pretend laser blaster. Related PostsAdam Savage and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Silly Bird Artfully Dodges a Pretend Laser Blaster first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mark Belan, a scientific artist in Hamilton, Canada, worked with the Royal Ontario Museum in 2015 to create a fascinating educational art print that explained the anatomical differences of cephalopod tentacles and beaks. Belan is celebrating the print’s 5th anniversary with an updated version of the print that includes a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fascinating Print Comparing Cephalopod Anatomy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A herd of impossibly cute baby goats lined up in a surprisingly orderly fashion in order to get a hug from their favorite human. The man gently picked up each youngster, gave a heartfelt squeeze, and put them down. This arrangement looked so inviting that a baby alpaca attempted to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Baby Goats Line Up to Get Hug From a Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Twins Tim and Fred Williams of TwinsthenewTrend who previously had their minds blown by the Phil Collins song “In the Air Tonight”, took a listen to the iconic Bob Dylan song “The Times They Are A-Changin'” were immediately struck by the folkiness of the guitar and the depth of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post President Obama Surprises YouTube Twins As They Listen to ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ for First Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The second episode of the PopSci series Wild Lives takes a look at the true story behind the iconic Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds. While the film was actually an adaptation of a short story in 1961 by Daphne du Maurier where a giant flock of confused sooty shearwater birds...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The True Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Portuguese food stylist J. Pereira has put together a series of rather mesmerizing tutorials in which he demonstrates how to creatively carve various fruits, vegetables, and soaps into elaborate works of art. In each video, Pereira performs the work slowly in order to showcase his detailed knifework and pairs the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing Creative Fruit Carving Tutorials first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a bantling clip narrated by David Tennant from the BBC series Penguins Spy in the Huddle, a spy penguin built by John Downer Productions captures the remarkable sight of a tiny emperor penguin chick hatching at her father’s feet. When the proud father went to show off his progeny...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Robotic Spy Penguin Captures the Sight of Hatching Emperor Penguin Chicks at Their Father’s Feet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A helpful and clever doggie name Yari who lives on Sark Island in the English Channel with his human quite happily loaded his bowl into the dishwasher and swiftly closed the door with his nose. Yari’s human was very pleased. I taught my dog Yari to load the dishwasher. Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Helpful Dog Loads His Bowl Into the Dishwasher first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ravensbeard Wildlife Center (@ravensbeardwildlifecenter) A tiny Saw-whet owl who accidentally traveled over 170 miles from his home in Oneonta, New York, found himself in the middle of New York City when the Norway spruce that he was living in was going...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Tiny Owl Rescued From Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree After Accidentally Traveling 170 Miles to NYC first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Hamferð, a band from the Faroe Islands, did a live performance of their hit song “Deyðir varðar” with their backs to the incredible solar eclipse of 2015. Their performance, which lasted throughout the entire event, took place in the small village of Kvívík on the island of Streymoy in the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Band Does a Live Performance While the 2015 Solar Eclipse Unfolds Behind Them on the Faroe Islands first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just in time for the cold weather, Pizza Hut partnered with Gravity Blankets to create a round weighted blanket that looks like an Original Pan Pizza. The thick blanket weighs 15 pounds and is covered in soft microfleece with an all-over pizza design that looks good enough to eat. Let’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Comforting Weighted Blanket Shaped Like an Pizza Hut Original Pan Pizza That Looks Good Enough to Eat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A playful Shiba Inu named Fizzgig was playing a homemade game of Whack-A-Mole where his human poked a hot dog through the various holes and then pulled it back. Sadly, after a few minutes, Fizzgig got frustrated with the game and rather testy with each of his canine siblings because...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Frustrated Shiba Inu Gets a Bit Testy With the Hiding Hot Dog in a Homemade Game of Whack-A-Mole first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rudy Willingham (@rudy_willingham) Rudy Willingham, an artist, advertising creative, and music producer, who previously stuck strategically placed pop-culture character stickers around his Seattle neighborhood, very cleverly used the changing colors of Autumn leaves to fill in the empty space around character...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Seattle Artist Cleverly Uses Changing Autumn Leaves to Fill In Cutouts of Famous Pop Culture Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Science vlogger Kyle Hill (previously), amusingly debunks the myth that cats scratch at the living room couch with their claws in order to sharpen them. Instead, Hill explains the lesser-known biological reason as to why cats are driven to stretch out their claws on softer surfaces. Cats shed their claws....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Cats Really Sharpen Their Claws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by aleia (@aleia) Aleia Murawski and Samuel Copeland, filmmaking artists who create elaborately detailed miniature worlds for snails, have released a book showcasing their work. The book, entitled Snail World: Life in the Slimelight is a full-color pictorial that celebrates an alternative,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Snail World: Life in the Slimelight’, A Photo Book Showcasing Elaborate Scenes Built Solely for Snails first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Boxlapse Films (previously) put together a wonderful timelapse that features a sunflower growing from seed to flower over the course of 83 days, set to a cool soundtrack of instrumental jazz. As the sprout pushed through the soil and ever upward, it appeared to be dancing to the music. One...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Timelapse of a Seed Growing Into a Sunflower Plant Dancing to a Cool Soundtrack of Instrumental Jazz first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Einstein the Texan Talking Parrot, who previously asked the neighborhood squirrels to talk to him and believed himself to be a chicken, quite amusingly perched himself on the television set and asked his human what he was doing. When the human stated that he was drinking coffee, Einstein gurgled a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Inquisitive Parrot Asks About the Color of Coffee first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British architecture firm Tonkin Liu built the Singing Ringing Tree (previously), a towering sculptural tree made of metal tubes that sits on a hill above the town of Burnley, England. Whenever the wind blows, this metal sculpture begins to sing and ring in a calming timbre. The Singing Ringing Tree...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Towering Sculptural Tree Made of Metal Tubes That Sings and Rings as the Wind Blows at Sunset first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just a little over a month after the tragic death of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, his 29 year old son Wolfgang (Wolf) released his debut single “Distance”. The song and its accompanying video pay a heartbreakingly beautiful tribute to the late greatly missed artist with deeply personal references and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wolfgang Van Halen Pays a Heartbreakingly Beautiful Tribute to His Late Father In His Debut Single ‘Distance’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorably confused goose named Tony, who was hatched by a chicken after his mother abandoned him, hilariously barked loudly back at a rather vocal dog in order to let the rowdy canine know who’s boss. Tony the goose was hatched by a chicken after he was abandoned as an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Confused Goose Hilariously Barks Back at a Vocal Dog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In November 2010, Megan, then fiancée (now wife) of Randall Munroe, the illustrator behind the brilliant webcomic xkcd, received the devastating diagnosis of stage III breast cancer. Throughout her eight months of treatment, several xkcd comics covered the diagnosis, treatment options, T-Cells, gaining perspective, getting tattooed for radiation, fear of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Powerful Comic About Living Past a 10 Year Milestone After Being Treated for Breast Cancer in 2010 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As the SpaceX Dragon spaceship with NASA and JAXA crew members traveled to the International Space Station as part of the historic SpaceX Crew-1 mission, the astronauts onboard revealed that a fifth occupant had joined them on their adventure. This little stowaway, a small, plush version of “The Child” (“Baby...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Baby Yoda Serves As Zero-Gravity Indicator on SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the International Space Station first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician James Hancock performed the theme to “Interstellar” on a 12-jet hydraulophone, an woodwind-style instrument that is also known as an underwater pipe organ. The instrument was invented by the “father of wearable computing” Steve Mann at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Performs the Theme to ‘Interstellar’ on an Underwater Pipe Organ Known as a Hydraulophone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Luís Azevedo and Jake Cunningham of Little White Lies offer a heartfelt tribute to the public phone booth, noting how they played a big role within many a film. The phone booth was used as a center of momentary respite, a focused location, a vehicle for transportation, a place to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Heartfelt Tribute to the Role of Phone Booths in Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Jack Bowers created an incredible optical illusion with a 3D mural of a Necker Cube, an ambiguous drawing that appears to change shape depending upon the viewing perspective. Bowers’ work ranked seventh out of ten in the 2019 Optical Illusion Contest. This video asserts that we must question our...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Disconcerting 3D Graffiti of an Ambiguous Necker Cube first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During the 2016 Cheltenham Music Festival in England, audio researcher Jay Harrison set up his bespoke Electromechanical Lithophone to play a pitch perfect individual note rendition of the Paul Simon song, “You Can Call Me Al” and the ELO song “Mr. Blue Sky”. Electromechanical Lithophone performing Paul Simon’s “You Can...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Electromechanical Lithophone That Plays Individual Notes in the Round Performs ‘You Can Call Me Al’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?? ? (@kohcooking) Japanese food artist Koh Ikeda creates soft, comfy egg blankets that he drapes over adorably sleeping animals that he made out of rice. Ikeda likes to have fun with food and seeks to please children (and grown ups)...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Japanese Food Artist Drapes Comfy Egg Blankets Over Adorably Sleeping Animals Made of Rice first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jonothon Lyons (@jonothonlyons) Performer Jonothon Lyons hilariously dresses up like a giant rodent named Buddy and scurries around New York City streets acting like a typical subway rat. This means sniffing around food (particularly pizza), creeping up upon and scaring unsuspecting...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Performer Perfectly Personifies a NYC Subway Rat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British department store John Lewis, who are known for their wonderfully creative annual Christmas adverts, partnered with Waitrose and Partners grocery in a heartwarming, multimedia holiday advert that is centered around an original song entitled “A Little Love”, and performed by Celeste, promoting kindness as its overall theme. Each vignette,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post British Retailer John Lewis Asks That We Show a ‘Little Love’ to Others in Their Creative 2020 Christmas Advert first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly touching Coca-Cola Christmas commercial, directed by the great Taika Waititi, features a devoted father who has to work at a remote location far away from home during the holidays. Before he leaves, his young daughter asks that he mails a letter to Santa Claus. Unfortunately, the father misses...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Devoted Father Attempts to Deliver Daughter’s Letter to Santa in a Coca-Cola Christmas Ad by Taika Waititi first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by SHOK-1 (@shok_1) British artist SHOK-1 free painted “Airhead” a hypnotic black, white, and gray wall mural in Hackney, London that features a floating balloon with a superimposed X-Ray of a human skull over it. SHOK-1 utilizes this particular theme in his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hypnotic Street Mural of a Floating Balloon With a Superimposed X-Ray of a Human Skull first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The talented musicians of Vitamin String Quartet performed a lively outdoor cover of the song “I Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man. The ensemble has previously covered other popular songs such as “Enter Sandman” by Metallica, “Clocks” by Coldplay, and “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk. via The Awesomer Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post String Quartet Performs a Lively Outdoor Cover of the Song ‘I Feel It Still’ by Portugal. The Man first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Brandon Acker, who previously explained the ancient Arabic Oud and performed on a Theorbo Lute, sat down with harpsichordist Jason Moy to learn more about the instrument. Moy explained how the harpsichord is different from the piano and performed several lovely passages throughout the interview. In this episode of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Lovely Introduction to the Harpsichord first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Neil Bromhall (previously) of the Oxford, England plant identification database Right Plants has created a mesmerizing timelapse that shows the remarkable process of a monarch butterfly emerging from a cocoon and spread wings for the very first time. Bromhall stated that this event occurred under controlled circumstances. This sequence was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mesmerizing Timelapse Showing a Monarch Butterfly Emerging From a Cocoon first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Trainer Omar von Muller (previously) shared a video that shows all the amazing tricks that his dog Monkey has learned during his first year of life. Monkey, the wonderfully graceful Belgian Malinois who successfully completed an ‘American Ninja Warrior’ style obstacle course, had to learn a great deal in order...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderful Compilation of 60 Amazing Tricks That Monkey the Dog Learned In His Very First Year first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob The Original (@robtheoriginal) Rob the Original (previously) is an incredibly talented barber in San Antonio, Texas who creates elaborate patterns and designs for his clients with the creative use of his clippers, dye, or a combination of both. Known as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Elaborate Hair Designs by Rob the Original Barber first appeared on Laughing Squid.

New Orleans street performer Nolatron quite seamlessly transforms himself from a yellow robot into a four-wheeled vehicle that drives in circles around the street using a hoverboard. In 2019, Nolatron toured his amazing act across the US, stopping in places such as Ann Arbor, Indianapolis, and Philadelphia before returning home...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Performer Transforms Himself From a Yellow Robot Into a Four Wheeled Vehicle Using a Hoverboard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A woman very cleverly dressed up as a giant kangaroo and proceeded to teach a young joey how to properly jump in a manner similar to what a mother kangaroo would do. When the lesson was over, the joey happily jumped into a red bag that the woman held as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman in Kangaroo Suit Teaches a Joey to Jump first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Federico Clapis (@federicoclapis) Italian artist Federico Clapis created “Crypto Connection”, a provocative bronze sculpture of a pregnant woman’s torso that features an in utero fetus holding a smartphone. While technology plays a large part in Clapis’ work, he doesn’t specifically state...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Provocative Bronze Sculpture of a Pregnant Woman’s Torso With an In Utero Fetus Holding a Smartphone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The legendary Terry Gilliam appeared on Bob Godfrey’s Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show in 1974 to share how he creates the distinctive cutout animations that were consistently featured throughout Monty Python films and episodes of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The young Gilliam very calmly explained each step of his process while...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Terry Gilliam of ‘Monty Python’ Explains His Distinctive Cutout Animation Methods on a 1974 Television Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Devoney Scarfe Food Artist (@devoneybakes) on Apr 26, 2020 at 4:28pm PDT Food Artist Devoney Scarfe creates absolutely scrumptious pies that are wonderfully detailed with themes from books, films, television, and other pop culture resources. Scarfe, who had done elaborate cakes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Homemade Pies That Feature Pop Culture Themes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kirby Ferguson (previously), creator of Everything is a Remix, bravely took a deep dive into the endless conspiracy theories on the internet for his “This is Not a Conspiracy” project. In doing so, he spent numerous hours digging further and further down the rabbit hole and came to the educated...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Conspiracy Theories Are Constantly Debunked first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedian Daniel LaBelle amusingly demonstrated what life would look like if people sprinted rather than walked. While people could certainly burn more calories on a daily basis doing this, it would be rather difficult for some, while others may feel like they’re reenacting a video game. My impression of what...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Demonstration of What Life Would Be Like If People Sprinted Instead of Walked first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A truly gorgeous, brightly colored Sally Lightfoot crab sat upon a Galapagos Island beach and efficiently cleaned up all the local algae and decaying organic litter from the sand while hunting for food. This particular symbiosis comes from a natural partnership that these crabs have with their environment. Their job...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brightly Colored Crab Cleans Algae From the Beach first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Nobody is Normal” by filmmaker Catherine Prowse (previously) is a touching animated short film that shows that everyone, even the most popular kids in school, has something that makes them different from everyone else and that these differences should be celebrated out loud. Remember, nobody is normal, and however weird...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Touching Animated Short Film That Reminds Us That Everyone Has Their Quirks Because ‘Nobody Is Normal’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.