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“Sea You” by Ben Brand is a beautifully painted animated short that tells the story of profound loss. The film opens up on a white-haired woman sitting down to eat a fish meal alone and from there the story moves backward to show how the fish was caught, scaled, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Sea You’, A Touching Animated Short That Tells the Story of Profound Loss Told In Reverse Order first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Marshall Scheetz of Jamestown Coooperage in Williamsburg, Virginia, shared an incredibly mesmerizing video in which he used a traditional coopering knife to slice wood into beautiful curls. Scheetz makes buckets, barrels, and other wooden containers by hand according to 18th-century practice. Scheetz practices tight, dry, and white coopering and creates...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing Footage of a Cooper Using a Traditional Knife to Skillfully Slice Wood Into Beautiful Curls first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dan Dubuque, the incredible musician who previously covered “Killing In the Name” on his Weissenborn slide guitar, performed a beautifully moody cover of the classic Nirvana song “Heart-Shaped Box” while seated outdoors at the base of a beautiful evergreen-covered hill near his Montana home. For Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Slide Guitar Cover of the Nirvana Song ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ Performed in the Montana Outdoors first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a very clever parody of an online interview series, comedian Julie Nolke, who traveled back in time to warn her 2019 self about 2020, portrays Pepper Anderson, an inked up Toronto tattoo artist whose entire portfolio consists of stick figures. Despite several questions regarding her distinctive style, Anderson repeatedly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Toronto Tattoo Artist Defends Her Use of Stick Figure Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Actor Katheleen Cameron recruited her father Jim to star in an amusing parody of the acclaimed online learning company MasterClass. In his lesson, Mr. Cameron explains and demonstrates how to properly load the dishwasher, the difference between different soap products, and how to best strategically place the dishes for a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Expert Father Explains How to Properly Load the Dishwasher in an Amusing Masterclass Parody first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just after the lockdown was lifted in the Málaga town of El Borge in Andalusia, Spain, a man and his beloved donkey enjoyed an emotional reunion together. The pair had not seen each other for a full two months due to health precautions and each felt the loss of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beloved Donkey and Her Human Enjoy an Emotional Reunion After Two Months Apart From One Another first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of their Thursday music series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet compiled 50 hit song music videos from 1987 and remixed them into an incredibly danceble three minute mashup that will “Pump Up the Volume” whether or not “It’s the End of the World as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Danceable Remix of Songs From 1987 That Will ‘Pump Up the Volume’ at the End of the World As We Know It first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Australian yarn artist Jake Henzler of Boy Knits World has knitted “Copenhagen Building Blocks” an incredible giant blanket made up of smaller panels. Each grid reflects the distinctive architecture found within different districts of Copenhagen. The pattern for this incredible piece is available through Revelry. This is a series of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Distinctive Architecture of Copenhagen Knitted Into an Incredible Giant Multi-Paneled Handmade Blanket first appeared on Laughing Squid.

It appears that not only has Bigfoot been found, but he’s looking to move. He’s listed his five bedroom, three bath Felton, California home in the Redwoods, and very helpfully appeared in photos of his home in order to help it get sold. A keen-eyed person saw this fantastic listing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Real Estate Listing Features Photos of Bigfoot Selling His Felton, California House in the Redwoods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While exploring off the coast of Western Australian, the ROV SuBastian captured absolutely hypnotic footage of the incredibly diverse array of deep-sea creatures that live in and around the Ningaloo Canyons, a vast area of seafloor that had otherwise been previously unexplored. “Just Stunning” – sometimes the shortest description can...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hypnotic Footage Captured by ROV SuBastian of the Stunning Biodiversity in Australia’s Ningaloo Canyons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very clever sculpture sits in front of the Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences at Egyetem Square in Budapest, Hungary. The sculpture, which looks like an open book, appears to flip its own pages with a rather strategically placed fountain that sprays out in a rotating arc from the book’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Open Book Sculpture That Appears to Flip Its Own Pages With a Strategically Placed Arcing Fountain first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Spanish Soprano Laura Ruhí Vida joined the very funny Rainer Hersch Orkestra (previously) onstage at Cadogan Hall in London where she surprised the audience with a truly otherworldly cover of the iconic theme from the original Star Trek series as a warm-up. As Vidal effortlessly sang the part of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Spanish Opera Soprano Surprises Audience With an Otherworldly Cover of the Iconic ‘Star Trek’ Theme first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger Jackson McKay very cleverly mixed X-wing starfighter footage from several Star Wars films with the classic Kenny Loggins song “Danger Zone”, which was featured on the Top Gun movie soundtrack. I waited to make this until I could use TROS footage. X-Wings are my favorite starfighters, so it seemed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Well-Timed Mashup Combining ‘Star Wars’ X-Wing Footage With the ‘Top Gun’ Song ‘Danger Zone’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While stuck at home, the very creative Gavin Free (previously) of the Slow Mo Guys decided that his beautiful cat Smee would be a great subject for his next project. Free captured the excitable feline in the throes of pouncing and landing in pursuit of a blue feather toy. Smee,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful But Clumsy Cat Pounces and Lands in Slow Motion While Pursuing a Blue Feather Toy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While shooting a traditional Japanese wedding at Nara Park in Japan, photographer Kazuki Ikeda captured absolutely gorgeous footage of the resident Sika deer relaxing in a blanket of pink petals from the iconic Japanese cherry blossoms. The park was quite empty due to a declared state of emergency. (translated) It...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Footage of Sika Deer Relaxing Among the Japanese Cherry Blossoms at Nara Park in Japan first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Kaleidoscope Orchestra of Manchester, UK, who previously performed an absolutely gorgeous medley of The Prodigy songs in tribute to the late, great Keith Flint, performed an incredible composition of Daft Punk songs in their signature symphonious style. We had so many people request a Daft Punk medley, so here...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Orchestra Medley of Daft Punk Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The beautifully poignant short film “This Time Away” by Magali Barbé tells the story of Nigel (Timothy Spall), a hardened, angry recluse who prefers to live in the past rather than look forward to the future. After a fight with his daughter (Jessica Ellerby), Nigel angrily shoos away a group...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Angry Recluse Lost in the Past Takes In a Visitor Who Only Wants to Help Him in ‘This Time Away’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

photo by Elizabeth Spiers Budsies, the company that makes plush toys based on children’s artwork has continued in its mission to encourage childhood creativity by expanding its reach with homeschooling advice and suggestions. However, their main focus is taking pictures and drawings of people, selfies, or made-up creatures and turning...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Custom Plush Toys Based on Children’s Artwork first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dan Harmon, the creator and producer of Community reunited almost the entire cast of the show to do a table read of “Cooperative Polygraphy”, the fourth episode of the show’s fifth season. In attendance were Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cast of ‘Community’ Virtually Reunite For a Fundraising Table Read of the Episode ‘Cooperative Polygraphy’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While guest-hosting a Great Big Story episode, the wonderfully talented Barnaby Dixon (previously) and his longtime puppet sidekick Dabchick shared how to make finger puppets from sticky Post-It notes and invisible tape. His cat Matilda also provided several specifically feline distractions. Got time on your hands? Puppet master Barnaby Dixon...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Puppeteer Barnaby Dixon Shares How to Make Finger Puppets Out of Post-It Notes and Invisible Tape first appeared on Laughing Squid.

It's the little things that can make a difference… such as this Bagger machine operator taking a minute to bring smiles to the kids!???? pic.twitter.com/fGVRru9dhq — Madeyousmile (@Thund3rB0lt) May 18, 2020 While working at a construction site, an excavator operator saw a couple of children playing nearby with their toy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Construction Worker Skillfully Uses His Excavator to Fill Children’s Toy Dump Trucks With Dirt From the Site first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While the Kansas City Zoo was closed to the public, the resident Humboldt penguins took a short field trip to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art where they had a chance to explore the vast array of paintings, sculptures, and exhibits. The flightless birds adorably wandered about while their minds were...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kansas City Zoo Humboldt Penguins Have a Wonderful Time Exploring the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Sean Reynard, while in his bespectacled, short-banged Quentin Smirhes (previously) character, performed a unique but amazing lip-synch to the incredibly to The King’s Singers complicated a capella version of the Albert Hammond song “I’m a Train” while dressed in a yellow turtleneck and a pair of oversized tighty-whities. Smirhes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Unique Lip-Synched Performance of ‘I’m a Train’ by Man Dressed in a Yellow Turtleneck and Tighty-Whities first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Jan Riggins and her 13 year old daughter Olivia Riggins , both incredibly talented, create absolutely amazing 3D chalk art together. The two started out drawing koi fish outside their Fort Worth, Texas home and became part of the chalk art contest circuit. via DeMilked Related PostsAdorable 3D Sidewalk...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mother and Daughter Create Amazing 3D Chalk Art on the Sidewalk Outside Their Fort Worth, Texas Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The great Roger Waters and members of his band performed a beautifully poignant rendition of the song “Mother”, each from their own home. Waters wrote the song in 1982 for the iconic Pink Floyd album The Wall. Waters, like other musicians, is staying indoors for the time being. Social distancing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Roger Waters and His Band Perform a Poignant Version of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Mother’ From Their Homes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Hye Sea of MagnifytheSUN very cleverly uses a magnifying glass to focus the light of the sun to engrave beautiful portraits onto wooden canvases. The artist was inspired to do this work by her older brother, who would burn leaves with a magnifying glass. We refer to this art...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Cleverly Focuses Sunlight Through a Magnifying Glass to Engrave Portraits Onto Wooden Canvases first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented Nick Murray Willis (previously) has created a compilation of 100 iconic movie lines for which he supplied hilariously literal animations. Here are 100 iconic movie lines given an animated twist. Related PostsAnimated Movie Posters, New Series Turns Iconic Film Posters Into Animated Comedy ShortsVillain Pub, A New...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hilarious Animated Interpretations of Iconic Movie Lines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yatzil Elizalde, an illustrator, tattoo artist, and ower of White Light Tattoo in Hermosillo, Mexico, inks absolutely amazing tattoos that are deliberately dizzying. Elizalde draws a chosen image over itself several times using the fine art technique of pointillism, creating the optical illusion of double vision and movement. Elizade told...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dizzying Double Vision Optical Illusion Tattoos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

South Korean advertising agency Dstrict has created highly realistic illusion of high definition waves that appear to repeatedly crash into the walls of a giant glass box that sits over K-pop Square at Coex in Seoul. This incredible anamorphic illusion, which is the largest outdoor advertising screen in the country,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Realistic Anamorphic Digital Waves Appear to Crash Inside of a Glass Box on Top of a Building in Seoul first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Funk Turkey, who is a very creative musician, comedian, and engineer, built a Markov Chain bot with the ability to write in the highly distinctive style of the rock band AC/DC. He used lyrics.rip to scrape the Genius database for AC/DC lyrics and then fed them into the bot. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Great Balls’, An AC/DC Style Song Written by an AI Bot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Michael Thomas Bogan, an assistant professor at Arizona State University’s School of Natural Resources in Tuscon, captured an incredible chase between a real-life coyote and a real-life roadrunner. And like the iconic cartoon, the bird got away. OMG coyote vs roadrunner is real and it’s happening right now y’all!!! #Tucson...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wily Coyote Chases Elusive Roadrunner in Real Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Promi Design has created a really handy engraved wood cutting board that made in the shape of the iconic Millenium Falcon from Star Wars. The board also features a durable strap that is attached with stainless steel bolts and a coat of protective oil that keeps it looking new. This...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Engraved Wood Millennium Falcon Cutting Board first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jonas Høholt, a filmmaker who likes to “bend and warp time and motion”, has captured the changing of the seasons as they occur in the Danish region of the Jutland peninsula in an absolutely stunning timelapse film. Høholt stated that this “passion project” of his took him some time and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Three Years of Changing Seasons in the Jutland Peninsula Captured in a Stunning Timelapse first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Hazegrayart very craftily showed four different rockets from different periods in history with transparent exteriors flying side-by-side showing their kerosene (red), liquid hydrogen (orange) and liquid oxygen (blue) levels and how they burned fuel while launching into orbit from Kennedy Space Center. Launch to orbit in real-time Fuel Burn and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Transparent Rockets From Different Time Periods Show How They Burned Fuel While Launching Into Orbit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brent Noll, the very talented lead prop designer for the sublime animated series Rick and Morty, shared with Adult Swim what goes into creating unique weapons, mind-blowing and bizarre devices (like the Portal Gun and the Plumbus), and unusual vehicles for the series, particularly spaceships. The biggest and most important...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Rick and Morty’ Prop Designer Talks About Creating Unusual Spaceships and Unique Devices for the Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

DEVO has unveiled a personal protective face shield that attaches to a replica of their iconic Energy Dome. The face shield kit is available for pre-order through Impact Merchandising. Against all odds after unfortunate experiences with some bad actors & pandemic related delays, we are now able to offer cool...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post DEVO Energy Dome PPE Face Shield Kit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Kate Miller has made “2 Ply Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, an absolutely wonderful stop-motion animated short film that addresses the challenges of sheltering in place. Miller cleverly used the medium of toilet paper, a very precious commodity these days, to tell a wordless but familiar story about one individual...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Homemade Stop-Motion Animation About The Challenges of Staying Home Told Using Toilet Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Matthew Scott Hunter quite amusingly turned his Roomba robotic vacuum into a very helpful and vocal R9-D9 housekeeping droid with a big personality that sweeps and mops the floors. Hunter stated that he was inspired by his Star Wars themed garbage can. He repainted the can, inserted a rotating...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Turns His Roomba Vacuum Into a Helpful R9-D9 Housekeeping Droid That Sweeps and Mops Floors first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ad agency Instinct created for a very clever ad campaign for IKEA Russia that shows how to make six different forts out of various pieces of their signature furniture and accessories. This campaign specifically addresses the need to entertain children (and some adults) while having to stay at home. In...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make Six Different Forts Out of Ikea Furniture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Gemsho Glass has created a 25 ounce beer glass in the shape of a dumbbell. This clever mug allows the consumer to also get in a good workout while enjoying a nice cold brew. Multi-tasking at its finest. Are you tired of your drinking habit getting in the way of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dumbbell Beer Glass, Work Out While Enjoying a Brew first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with singer Cortnie Frazier to perform a gorgeously haunting cover of the 1991 Pearl Jam song “Black”. Frazier, who was the 2019 PMJ Search winner, really showcased her incredible vocal skill in the company of such talented musicians. Months before quarantine, we flew #PMJsearch2019 winner Cortnie...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Haunting Orchestral Cover of ‘Black’ by Pearl Jam first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the whimsical short film “Vienna is like…” by the very talented filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films shows the Austrian capital city turning into a surreal carnival. The statues, spires, and cupolas of the city float into the sky as the buildings with tethers to ensure they don’t...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The City of Vienna Turns Into a Surreal Carnival in a Whimsical Short Film by Fernando Livschitz first appeared on Laughing Squid.

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An incredibly agile bobcat who appeared stuck out on a collapsed dock in the middle of a Pecan Island, Louisiana weir took an effortless flying leap from one wooden pile over the missing part of the dock and landed gracefully onto the next pile. The big cat continued to move...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Agile Bobcat Effortlessly Takes a Long Flying Leap the Over Water Where a Piece of the Dock Is Missing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a continuing installment of their “Thursday” mashup series Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet compiled 50 music videos from 1986 and remixed them into a “Big Time” three minute danceable mashup that has an “Invisible Touch”. Featuring: The Bangles, Beastie Boys, Berlin, Billy Bragg, Billy Joel,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 50 Hit Songs From 1986 Remixed Into a ‘Big Time’ Three Minute Mashup That Has an ‘Invisible Touch’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scottish sportscaster Andrew Cotter (previously) conducted a video conference call with his two dogs Olive and Mabel to talk about their respective job performance. Get together with Olive and Mabel. Still having to do it all online. Mabel, who is said to have “an IQ of 7”, had a difficult...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scottish Sportscaster Conducts Video Conference Call With His Dogs to Review Their Job Performance first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Performers David Cross and Bob Odenkirk virtually reunited other Mr. Show cast members for the Mr. Show Zoomtacular, a fundraising event to raise money for the community-serving nonprofit LIFT. Bob Odenkirk and I are getting the Mr. Show gang back together for a special event type of thing to benefit...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post David Cross, Bob Odenkirk and Other Celebrities Sing ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s ‘Eat It’ During ‘Mr. Show’ Reunion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pop culture collectibles company Toynk Toys has created a wonderful set of three colorful The Lord of the Rings ceramic tiki mugs, each made in the shape of three primary characters from the iconic fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien. Gandalf the Grey is ensconced in his signature color...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Lord of the Rings Ceramic Tiki Mugs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

BigStuffed is a comfy line of oversized xl plush albino sea creatures that all have matching sets of drooping eyes. The story behind their distinctive peepers tells of the tragedy these animals endured when they came out not looking like the others. Their families didn’t want them, so they are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Droopy-Eyed Albino Plush Sea Creatures first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the 1963 short film “The Critic”, a young Mel Brooks does a hilarious impression of an old man who has been asked to interpret an animation featuring modern abstract art. Brooks, who wrote the film, gave his character a distinct Yiddish accent, a witty sense of humor, and a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mel Brooks Hilariously Portrays an Impatient Old Man Who Interprets Modern Art in the 1963 Film ‘The Critic’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.