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photo by Carly Thompson Devoted aquarium keeper Carly Thompson gave her 5 gallon Marineland Portrait Glass LED Aquarium Kit a distinct Star Wars theme with a sunken Imperial AT-AT Walker sitting at the bottom of the tank. The algae-covered AT-AT aquarium feature was given to Thompson by her brother for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Creative Star Wars Themed Fish Tank With Sunken Imperial AT-AT Walker at the Bottom of the Tank first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Holly ? Foodmaker (@itsholly) Food bully Holly Haines of ItsHolly shared a really handy tip for cutting peaches and other stone fruits in such a way as to more easily remove the pit. She first cuts the fruit horizontally “along its...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Cut a Peach to Easily Remove the Pit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yächtley Crëw is a group of talented musicians in Southern California with a cleverly punny name who specializes in covering the classic “soft” rock hits of the 1970s and 1980s, known as “Yacht rock”. The group completes the image by wearing stereotypical captain attire when playing live. Yachtley Crew is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Yächtley Crëw, A Talented Tribute Band That Plays Soft Rock Covers While Wearing Yacht Captain Attire first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) compared the size of fictional dragons from film, television, books and video games to that of street-level cars and buildings, the Earth, the Earth’s moon, other planets in our solar system, the sun, and, in one case, further out into the galaxies. While this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 3D Animated Size Comparison of Dragons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luke Cormier (@mr.sticker.tattoo) Luke Cormier, a talented tattoo artist from Newfoundland, Canada creates amazing cartoon-themed 3D tattoos that look like old and rumpled stickers that can be peeled off of the skin. View this post on Instagram A post shared by...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing 3D Tattoos That Look Like Peel Off Stickers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alexandr Misko, the incredibly talented guitarist in Russia who plays beautiful fingerstyle covers of popular songs, performed a gorgeous, highly percussive, harmonic-driven acoustic cover of the iconic Toto song “Africa” which has come to be known as the internet’s favorite song. Misko appeared carefree as he walked along the waterfront...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Gorgeous Highly Percussive Harmonic-Driven Acoustic Guitar Cover of the Iconic Toto Song ‘Africa’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The ever-curious Tom Scott (previously) visited the site of Forterra Brickworks in Lancashire to learn more about the trade and to remark upon the last aerial ropeway that is still in use within the entirety of Britain. This very efficient way of transporting materials, which requires no fuel or electricity,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Visiting the Last Aerial Transport Ropeway in Britain Which Uses Only Gravity to Move Shale From a Quarry first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Noah Kalina (previously), who embarked on his ongoing “Everyday” project in January of 2000 where he takes a single photo of himself every day, shared an update his this series at the 7,777th day mark (21 years, 3 months). The resulting video was prepared and transformed by Michael Notter,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographer Noah Kalina Ages Over the Course of 7,777 Days in a Video Using Photos Taken Every Day first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. James O’Donoghue, a Planetary Astronomer at JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), who previously created a brilliant animation regarding rotational speed and axial tilts of the planets in our solar system, conducted a similar animation in which a ball was dropped from 1000 meters (3,280.8 feet) to the surface of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fascinating Animation Demonstrating the Gravitational Pull of the Planets in Our Solar System first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and special guest Korg (Taika Waititi) quite hilariously sat down together to watch the trailer for Free Guy, a science fiction action comedy about a bank teller who finds out that he’s just a non-player character (NPC) in a massive open world video game. The film stars,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Deadpool and Korg React to the Trailer For ‘Free Guy’ Starring Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Food vlogger Ethan Chlebowski shared how to build a submarine sandwich that tastes as good as the ones that you get at a deli or a sandwich shop. He explains why the ones from outside seem to taste so much better than those made at home. It has to do...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Subs From a Deli or Sandwich Shop Seem to Taste So Much Better Than the Ones Made at Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Van Leeuwen Ice Cream (@vanleeuwenicecream) Kraft has partnered with the Brooklyn based ice cream company Van Leeuwen to create a uniquely flavored, limited edition macaroni and cheese ice cream. The idea behind this unusual combination is to bring together two of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kraft and Van Leeuwen Create a Uniquely Comforting Limited Edition Macaroni & Cheese Ice Cream first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician lemonade1009 played an amazing cover of the classic theme song from the mid-1960s British science fiction series Thunderbirds, composed by Barry Gray. While the cover sounded like it was performed by a full orchestra, the immense sound came just from her Electone organ. (translated) Composer: Barry Gray Arrangement: Tomohisa...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Full Orchestral Cover of Barry Gray’s ‘Thunderbirds’ Theme Performed by a Solo Organist first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Korean A cappella group MayTree, who previously covered the iconic theme from Star Wars, showcased their incredible vocal talent with an incredible cover of the almost purely instrumental theme song from The Simpsons, even including the after-credits for Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox. Music arranged by Maytree Visual directed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible A Cappella Cover of ‘The Simpsons’ Theme first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Thom Yorke of Radiohead released a 2021 remix of the band’s iconic 1992 song “Creep”. The remix is at a much slower tempo, with acoustic guitar, dramatic keyboards, and deliberate delivery of the lyrics, all of which make the song sound even more devastating than the original version. The accompanying...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Thom Yorke of Radiohead Releases a Devastating 2021 Remix of the Song ‘Creep’ at a Much Slower Tempo first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The rather forthright John Oliver quite giddily extolled the many virtues of the octopus species while taking a short break during his regularly scheduled program for Last Week Tonight. Oliver not only gave a short lesson as to why the plural of octopus is octopuses and NOT octopi (the word...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post John Oliver Explains Why He Loves Octopuses first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As many of us know, lots of cats will say adorable things such as “yum yum” and “nom nom nom” as they eat and drink. South African musician David Scott of The Kiffness hilariously remixed the sound of one such noisy feline named Leo into a really catchy looping tune....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Hilariously Remixes a Noisy Cat Saying ‘Num Num’ While He Drinks Into a Catchy Instrumental Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

There’s a clever trick people are doing that makes it look as if the process of eating spaghetti is controlled by simply twisting one’s ears. One grandmother says that the trick encourages her grandchildren to eat their dinner, while others do it just to make the people laugh. via Joey...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Eat Spaghetti by Twisting Your Ears first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The ever-evolving Foo Fighters, performing as the Dee Gees, played an absolutely spot-on, groovy cover of the classic Bee Gees disco song “You Should Be Dancing”. Frontman Dave Grohl, with the help of some really talented backup singers, matched the high timbre of Barry Gibb‘s legendary falsetto without appearing to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Foo Fighters Perform the Classic Bee Gees Disco Song ‘You Should Be Dancing’ as the Dee Gees first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Polish musician MaroMaro, who performs amazing covers of classic rock and rap songs on Stylophone, covered the often-covered, quintessential MTV song “Take on Me” by the Norwegian band a-ha in excellent electronic fashion. According to Maro, this is just the first of a series of 1980s songs. I’m planning on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Excellent Electronic Cover of the Classic a-ha Song ‘Take On Me’ Performed on Stylophone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An artist shared the highly detailed process by which he transforms shards of broken beverage bottles into sparkling gemstones that look good enough to feature in a cocktail ring or alone as a hanging pendant. Making a gemstone from a broken piece from a bottle. via The Awesomer Related PostsHandmade...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Turns Broken Bottles Into Sparkling Gemstones first appeared on Laughing Squid.

BitRip is a handy roll of adhesive tape a barcode pattern that lets you mark physical objects with a digital label, which then can be scanned and viewed with their app. The label content, which includes such digital items as photos, audio, text messages, can help you stay organized in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Unique Adhesive Tape With a Barcode Pattern That Lets You Mark Physical Objects With a Digital Label first appeared on Laughing Squid.

photo by Kristjan Hrannar While visiting Iceland, musician Kristjan Hrannar noticed a special button on his in-room phone that said “Northern Lights Wake-Up”. This button, when pressed, allows the hotel to wake you up whenever the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) become visible in the sky. My hotel phone in Iceland...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hotel Phone in Iceland Has a Button For a Wake Up Call When the Northern Lights Are Visible in the Sky first appeared on Laughing Squid.

One of the amazing humans of Flatbush Cats (previously), a non-profit feral rescue program in Brooklyn, shared how he rescued a litter of kittens from a pile of furniture behind an apartment building. Their mother was nowhere to be found. One by one, the kittens were humanely trapped and brought...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Socialize a Litter of Feral Kittens first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sam Denby of Wendover Productions explains how the Navajo Nation and other Native American tribes exist as “dependent” countries within the borders of the United States through reservations. Centered around northeastern Arizona, but passing into Utah and New Mexico as well, the Navajo nation is physically larger than ten US...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Navajo Nation and Other Native American Tribes Exist as a Dependent Countries Inside the US first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by OU • Erik T Burke (@ou35) Erik Burke, an artist living in Reno, Nevada, painted an incredible mural featuring 20 of his favorite vinyl albums on an exterior wall of the neighboring Record Street Brewing Company, a place that hosts live...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Oversized Mural of Realistically Faded and Torn Top 20 Vinyl Albums on an Exterior Reno Brewery Wall first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Frustrated by being a poor shot at pool, the talented engineer with The Q (previously) quite cleverly adapted the game so that every ball would sink at any time. He first cut the pool table into an elliptical shape, angled the table at a strategic degree, marked a spot for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Strategic Elliptical Pool Table That Sinks Every Shot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented John Linnell of the wonderfully quirky and prodigiously prolific band They Might Be Giants, has released a solo EP album entitled Roman Songs. The album consists of four songs sung entirely in Latin. Each of the videos, which provide English translation, were directed, illustrated, and animated by...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post John Linnell of They Might Be Giants Releases Solo Album Featuring Songs That Are Sung Entirely in Latin first appeared on Laughing Squid.

James Marksbury, a high-climbing master rigger from ColeNYC, who was performing routine maintenance work on the Chrysler Building in New York City, captured rather dizzying footage of himself while he was strapped inside a harness and climbing to the very top of the steep spire that tops the iconic skyscraper....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Maintenance Rigger Captures Dizzying Footage of Himself Climbing the Spire of NYC’s Chrysler Building first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Gerald V. Casale, a prolific songwriter, an award-winning music video and commercial director, a proprietor of wines and member of DEVO, released his delicious revenge song “I’m Gonna Pay U Back” with a brilliantly animated music video to accompany it. Casale his band have been performing under the moniker “Jihad...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gerald V. Casale of DEVO Releases a Brilliantly Animated Video For His Song ‘I’m Gonna Pay U Back’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

photo via Kangaroo Island Koala and Wildlife Rescue Centre The Kangaroo Island Koala and Wildlife Rescue Centre in Duncan, South Australia shared an absolutely adorable photo showing how a baby koala (joey) is weighed. Rather than pulling the joey out of the branch, the branch comes along onto the scale....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Adorable Way That Baby Koalas Are Weighed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mike’s Videos of Beavers captured absolutely remarkable up-close footage of a rather industrious beaver in the Saskatchewan city of Saskatoon in Canada who was quite efficiently chewing through a tree limb that had fallen onto the road. According to Mike, he was in the right place at the right time....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Remarkable Up Close Footage of an Industrious Beaver Efficiently Chewing Through a Fallen Tree Limb first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Business Insider took a look at the incredibly detailed process by which wooden World Championship Chess sets are made. Each piece is hand-carved by an experienced craftsperson who is trained in the specifics of the size, shape, and number of cuts within. There are less than 10 such craftspeople in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Wooden Championship Chess Sets Are Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chef Amaury Guichon (previously) of the Pastry Academy crafted an absolutely stunning and incredibly detailed miniature replica of the iconic Statue of Liberty out of chocolate. Guichon stated that no only was this his tallest piece, but that the subject inspired him as he immigrated to the United States from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Chocolate Replica of the Statue of Liberty first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The ever-curious Tom Scott (previously) visited an absolutely enormous Ocado Group warehouse in the southeast of London, known as “The Hive”, that houses robots that select items to fulfill grocery orders for customers. Here, the robots roll along an X-Y or Z axis in order to select and pack groceries...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Inside an Enormous Warehouse Where Thousands of Robots Select Items to Fulfill Grocery Orders first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the 1989 premiere of the long-running comedy series Seinfeld, environmental artist and level designer Brent Waller (previously) designed a wonderful Seinfeld LEGO set that he submitted to LEGO Ideas in 2019. Since that time, Waller’s commemorative set received enough supporters to be turned...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Seinfeld’ 30th Anniversary LEGO Set first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an inspiring clip from the NatGeo Wild series The Wizard of Paws (previously), a pair of chihuahuas named Thor and Turbo-Roo who were missing their front legs, received prosthetic carts from Derrick Campana, a Certified Pet Prostheticist at Bionic Pets . At first, both dogs were a little uncertain...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Pair of Chihuahuas Without Front Legs Receive Prosthetic Carts to Let Them Walk on ‘All Fours’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An enormous animated hyperrealistic 3D calico cat has appeared on a billboard that towers over the commuters and passersby at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, which is known to be among the busiest stations in the world. The station also features a robust shopping area. This giant feline wakes up at...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hyperrealistic Giant Meowing 3D Calico Cat on a Billboard Towers Over Tokyo’s Busy Shinjuku Station first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by DDB Sydney (@ddbsydney) Volkswagen Australia enlisted DDB Sydney to introduce their new Tiguan with an ad campaign that pokes gentle fun at the scariest things about driving in the form of horror film posters. These were all designed by artist Matt...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Volkswagen Australia Reimagines Scary Driving Situations as Horror Film Posters in New Tiguan Ads first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn interactive light artist Jen Lewin, whose “Reflections” lit up Domino Park, sat down with the Wired series Obsessed to talk about her craft. Lewin reflected on her first project entitled “The Pool”, which debuted at Burning Man in 2008. Since that time, Lewin has exhibited her interactive LED light...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Light Artist Jen Lewin Talks About Her Incredible Interactive LED Light Installations Around the World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

James of The Action Lab (previously) demonstrates how to imprint holographic rainbows onto tempered chocolate. This process, he explains, has everything to do with making diffracting patterns using quantum physics. I talk about diffraction gratings and how they work. I show you how you can use them to make diffraction...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Imprint Holographic Rainbows Onto Chocolate first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Art vlogger James Payne of Great Art Explained (previously) examines why Vincent Van Gogh created some of his most prolific work while seeking treatment for mental illness. And in fact, how his art saved his life for a time. In the small asylum at St-Remy, with only 41 patients, Vincent...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Stars of ‘The Starry Night’ Provided Van Gogh Comfort He Needed While Locked Away in an Asylum first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Seinfeld Current Day partnered with Hood Internet to present a remix of the iconic theme song from Seinfeld with a popular song from each of the nine years that the series was on the air (July 5, 1989 to May 14, 1998). This remix was created to celebrate of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The ‘Seinfeld’ Theme Remixed With a Hit Song From Each of the Nine Years the Show Was on the Air first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (previously) quite amusingly reenacted what American crime shows look like when the stories are “ripped from the headlines” and “the names are changed to protect the innocent”. A seriously true crime story. …tell me your pseudonyms & aliases. Mine is an anagram: ‘King Abelard Caketits’. Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post British Comedian Reenacts a Typical US Crime Drama Where Names Are Changed to Protect the Innocent first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Felt artist Andrea Love (previously) made a wonderfully detailed stop motion animation of a pool break. Love took a tiny felt pool cue in hand and made a strong break shot, scattering the felt balls around the table. Though some came close, none of the balls made it into any...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stop Motion Break Shot on a Tiny Felt Pool Table first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mr. Hacker, who previously made a paper disc for his angle grinder, used a similar tactic for his drill. He tightly rolled up a piece of paper, secured it with a bit of transparent tape, and attached it to his drill. This paper bit took a bit more time than...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Attempting to Drill Into Various Objects Using Drill Bit Made Out of Tightly Rolled Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sarah New? (@sarahnewsfx) Special effects makeup artist Sarah New quite amazingly performed both the male and female parts of a duet from the film In the Heights in character with the strategic use of choreography, makeup and colored lights. New explained...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Switching Between the Male and Female Parts of an ‘In the Heights’ Duet Using Makeup and Colored Lights first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), took spectacular timelapse footage of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough as they went on a spacewalk outside the exterior of the International Space Station “Alpha” in order to install a new solar array....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Spectacular Timelapses of Astronauts Going on a Spacewalk Outside of the International Space Station first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the need for public payphones growing lower by day, fact-finder Tom Scott (previously) traveled to a small town in England to learn the “shocking” news that their iconic red telephone boxes were instead going to house life-saving heart defibrillators. The defibrillators, which are provided and maintained by Community Heartbeat,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Small English Towns Are Turning Their Iconic Red Telephone Boxes Into Public Heart Defibrillators first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very creative homeowner in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, amusingly attached one half of a car onto their front gate so that it would roll back and forth as the gate opened and closed. Perhaps with this clever addition, the homeowner wanted it to look like...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Half of a Car Creatively Attached to Front Gate of Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.