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by Lori Dorn on (#5KD2Y)
Visual effects designer Clinton Jones (previously) put out a CG challenge out to 3D animators to create their best render from a simple animated scene that he created. He received 2,400 responses to his call and compiled the top 100 into a seamless montage. Over the last month, I challenged...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 2,400 Digital Artists Were Challenged to Create Unique 3D Renders From the Same Animated Scene first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KD0H)
Star Trek fan Spock Pointy Ears Vulcan compiled a couple of amusing compilaitons during which Captain Jean-Luc Picard performs his eponymous “Picard Maneuver”, a move where he tugs his shirt, but imagines what it look if like Picard’s communicator badge popped off each time he did it. via Boing Boing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post What If Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s Communicator Badge Popped Off Each Time He Did His Shirt Tug first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KD0J)
Summer of Soul is a powerful documentary that celebrates the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969. This festival, which occurred during the same summer as Woodstock, received far less attention and much of the footage in the film has not been made public until now. Icons such as Stevie Wonder, Sly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Summer of Soul’, A Powerful Debut Film by Questlove Celebrating the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969 first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KCT5)
A beautiful giant 11 year old sulcata tortoise named George Bailey who lives at an exotic animal reserve in Knoxville, Tennessee, took his very first steps with a custom wheelchair that was made just for him by Walkin’ Pets. The crew adapted their Walkin’ Scooter product with a harness to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Giant Sulcata Tortoise With Underdeveloped Back Legs Takes His Very First Steps Using a Custom Wheelchair first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KCT6)
A very sly black cat named Esme who lives in Beaverton, Oregon with her human Kate Felmet, has a fondness for bringing home various gloves, masks, and other small items that she steals from neighboring garages. Concerned about the missing items, Felton posted a clever sign outing Esme as the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Oregon Woman Posts Sign That Her Cat is a Thief and Invites Her Neighbors to Retrieve Their Stolen Items first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KBHT)
The MTV Vault released inside footage of candid interviews with famous rock stars attending the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in New York City. Among the performers interviewed were David Lee Roth, Joey Ramone, Rick James, Beastie Boys, Van Halen (with Sammy Hagar), and Run-D.M.C. The 1985 VMAs After...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Candid Interviews With Rock Stars at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards Afterparty in New York City first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KBHV)
Two rat curious pet otters named Kotaro and Hana (previously) were invited into the kitchen to watch their devoted human pop some popcorn with an automatic popcorn maker. The otters were completely entranced at first. Yet, when the kernels started exploding, the lutrine pair became utterly baffled and made a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Pair of Curious Pet Otters Are Utterly Baffled by Their Human’s Popcorn Popper As It Pops Popcorn first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KBFM)
An adorable adoptable dog wasn’t entirely sure what to do when she saw her overhead mirrored reflection while sitting under a reflective glass desk belonging to an employee of the Chatsworth, Georgia shelter where she was residing. While most animals are made somewhat curious or angry by their respective reflections,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Reflection Makes Dog Question Her Reality first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KBFN)
The mechanics at Life OD, who previously made a functioning spare tire for a car out of numerous rolls of duct tape, quite hilariously modified a car to be completely powered by a tandem bicycle. This unusual vehicle grabbed the attention of not only onlookers but the police as well....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mechanics Hilariously Modify a Small Car to Be Completely Powered by a Tandem Bicycle first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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Musician Says Goodbye to His Beloved Dog With a Beautiful Acoustic Cover of ‘What a Wonderful World’
by Lori Dorn on (#5KB0K)
Upon sharing the news that his beloved drum-playing dog Maple had sadly passed away in her sleep, multi-instrumentalist AcousticTrench (previously) shared a beautifully melancholic, previously recorded video of him playing a wistful cover of the Louis Armstrong song “What a Wonderful World” with a smiling Maple resting her beautiful head...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Says Goodbye to His Beloved Dog With a Beautiful Acoustic Cover of ‘What a Wonderful World’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KAXK)
While performing at Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2021, the Foo Fighters invited surprise guest comedian Dave Chapelle onstage to perform the lead vocals on a respectable cover of the iconic Radiohead song “Creep” in front of a packed New York City audience. This was the first full capacity...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dave Chappelle Joins the Foo Fighters Onstage at Madison Square Garden to Perform Radiohead’s Creep first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5KARD)
New Age Media shared a rather fascinating video showing how glass bottles are made. The process starts with molten streams of liquid glass that are then shaped in molds, polished, tested, and prepared as they cool down while moving down the assembly line. Enjoy a very satisfying clip of machines...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Making Glass Bottles on an Assembly Line first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K80K)
While doing laundry, musician KestrelTapes noticed that his washing machine had an audible signal jingle that was rather catchy, so he remixed that jingle into a very dancable rave song. I turned my washing machine into a rave. via Digg Related PostsA Percussive Old Washing Machine Drums Out a Funky...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Remixes the Jingle of His Washing Machine Signal Into a Catchy Rave Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K80M)
Kevin Parry (previously), a stop motion animator who works at LAIKA in Portland, Oregon, created an tasty stop motion animation that reveals the natural patterns inside of tropical fruits. Parry had previously done the same to more common fruits and vegetables, but more recently, shortened the video up a bit...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Tasty Stop Motion Animation Showing the Hidden Natural Patterns Inside of Tropical Fruits first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K80N)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steph@Home (@charminglittlefox) Jewelry artistFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Bee Themed Honeycomb Jewelry That Gives the Illusion of Dripping Honey first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K80P)
A wonderfully creepy short by filmmaker Greg Murphy features a man who finds a bit of crumpled videotape footage on the sidewalk. Curious to learn what the footage contains, he painstakingly reassembles the tape into a VHS cassette and slides it into his VCR. After a few moments of visual...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Trippy Video of a Man Who Painstakingly Restores Videotape Footage That He Found on the Sidewalk first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K7XP)
Budget blogger Lisa Dawn very thriftily showed how to eat well on only $10 a week by doing her grocery shopping at a Dollar Tree store. How low do you think you could go with your grocery budget? What if you only had $10 to feed yourself for the whole...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Eat For $10 a Week Shopping at a Dollar Tree first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K7VD)
In a nimble clip from the Smithsonian Channel series Amazing Dogs, host Patrick Aryee traveled to the United Arab Emirates in order to get a good look at the Saluki, an ancient Arabian breed of desert dog that can run fast enough to catch a gazelle or keep pace with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Saluki, A Nimble Arabian Desert Dog That Runs Fast Enough to Catch a Gazelle or a Vehicle Going 60 MPH first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K6PS)
Rarely seen 1976 16mm footage from the Star Wars Archive shows actors Kenny Baker who played R2-D2 and Anthony Daniels who played C-3PO trying out their new costumes at Elstree Studios, while others were testing out unfinished droids for the film. It’s March 1976 at Elstree Studios, UK and the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rare 1976 16mm Footage of Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels Trying Out Their R2-D2 and C-3PO Costumes first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K6KJ)
During an interview 1973, Alfred Hitchcock shared how he viewed the concept of “suspense”, particularly when compared to that of “shock”. The great director stated that the “audience is spectator” in certain horror films because everything is put forward all at once. Hitchcock explained that he preferred to only suggest...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Great Alfred Hitchcock Explains the Difference Between ‘Shock’ and ‘Suspense’ in a 1973 Interview first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K6KK)
Performer RamsesThePigeon quite amusingly beat out the rhythm of the iconic a-ha song “Take on Me” by strategically hitting himself in various parts of his own face. When you have a song stuck in your head, you just need to beat it out. Ramses recorded each track individually and remixed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Amusingly Performs a-ha’s ‘Take on Me’ by Strategically Hitting Himself in the Face first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K6KM)
Leah Bolden of the wonderful home improvement blog See Jane Drill shared the two little known tools that are hiding in plain sight on electrical outlets used in the United States and Canada. Both tools can be used before installing the outlet into the wall. Leah of See Jane Drill...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Two Little Known Tools That Are Hiding in Plain Sight on Electrical Outlets Used in the US and Canada first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K6FW)
A classic documentary from the 1980s goes behind the scenes of how laugh tracks were added to television shows. As it turns out, the laugh track was developed by sound engineer Carroll Pratt, who helped develop the “laff box” with fellow sound engineer Charley Douglass in the late 1950s. By...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Man Behind the TV Laugh Tracks of the 1980s first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K6FX)
Wheeling Heritage Media went inside the Ziegenfelder Company in Wheeling, West Virginia to find out how the company makes their legendary twin popsicles. Brice Mills, the company’s vice president of operations, narrated each step of the process as it went from silo to freezer. Since 1861, Ziegenfelder has been bringing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Ziegenfelder Twin Popsicles Are Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K5CG)
The humorous and talented musician Seth Everman stared at the camera and performed the now-iconic Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in a wide variety of musical genres and styles, all generated by his highly sophisticated synthesizer. nirvana’s “smells like teen spirit” but played on my synth. Hey guys, in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Staring Musician Plays the Nirvana Song ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in Different Musical Styles on Synthesizer first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K5CH)
The architectural blog The B1M (previously) takes a look at the SCAN-MED corridor, which is a superhighway that starts in Finland and ends in Malta. Unfortunately, the trip presents a huge challenge getting over and through the Alps causes bottlenecks and turn-arounds. In order to confront this issue, the European...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Digging a Massive Tunnel Through The Alps to More Easily Connect Scandinavia With the Mediterranean first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K59N)
Momentix Toys has created the Momentix MotionKit, a wonderfully creative assortment of colorful wooden pieces, some with moving parts, that let you build custom “Rube Goldberg” style chain reaction machines. The parts are interchangeable and work well with items from the outside. Momentix helps people of all ages practice dynamic,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Momentix MotionKit Lets You Build Your Own Custom Rube Goldberg Style Chain Reaction Machines first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K59P)
In an impish Ted-Ed lesson written by Brian Pavlac and animated by Reza Riahi and Mehdi Shiri, narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott explains how the devil went from a relatively minor player in the Old Testament to a starring role of evil embodiment in the New Testament. The later versions of Satan...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Devil Went From Minor Player to Starring Role first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K566)
The incredibly imaginative music video for the excellent Ankur Sabharwal song “Better Man” pays a wonderful tribute to the films of early 20th Century cinema. According to director Mrinal Bahukhandi, both the 1902 film “Le Voyage Dans la Lune” (“A Trip to the Moon”) by Georges Méliès and the work...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Imaginative Music Video Shot on 35mm Film at 8 Frames Per Second That Pays Tribute to Early Cinema first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K52Q)
At the corner of Bedford Ave and Quincy Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn sits an incredible 38-foot mural created in 2018 that pays eternal tribute to native son Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G.. The mural marks the exact location of his legendary freestyle battle with Supreme in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mural Paying Tribute to Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.) as the ‘King of NY’ in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K3YE)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ben Denzer (@bdenzer) Designer Ben Denzer found inspiration with French luxury goods manufacturer Hermès and decided to remake their iconic bag “The Birkin” out of three different vegetables – asparagus, cabbage, and cucumber. Denzer also attempted a couple of fruit versions...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Iconic Hermès Birkin Bags Made Out of Vegetables first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K3VY)
In a mindful Ted-Ed lesson written by educator Sheila Marie Orfano and animated by Jeremiah Dickey and Gerta Xhelo, narrator Bethany Cutmore-Scott explains the psychological phenomenon of witnesses giving contradictory accounts to the very same event. This is known as the “Rashomon Effect”. Named after the 1950 Akira Kurosawa film...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Psychological Phenomenon Behind Witnesses Giving Contradictory Accounts of the Same Event first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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Animated Banknotes From Around the World Emerge From the Sand in a Fascinating Stop Motion Animation
by Lori Dorn on (#5K3VZ)
“Foreign Exchange” by Corrie Francis Parks is a fascinating stop motion animated short that features 50 different banknotes from around the world that are deconstructed so that their individual designs and markings become animated within their static surroundings. Each bill appears to emerge from grains of sand. The sand has...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Animated Banknotes From Around the World Emerge From the Sand in a Fascinating Stop Motion Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K3RJ)
Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains the very cool science behind developing rolls of photographic film. This has become a bit of a lost art due to the ubiquity of digital photos. There’s something different about film. It feels different. Like it’s not just the shutter click with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Cool Science Behind Developing Photographic Film first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K3MT)
New York City artist Zaq Landsberg has created “Reclining Liberty”, a wonderfully whimsical reinterpretation of the Statue of Liberty lying upon the grass of Morningside Park in Upper Manhattan. Landsberg’s 25 foot long statue, inspired by the popular image of “Reclining Buddha” throughout Asia, depicts the iconic patina bluish-green lady...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Reclining Liberty’, A Whimsical Reinterpretation of the Statue of Liberty Relaxing in a New York City Park first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K3E2)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by JR (@jr) The remarkable Ted Prize-winning French street artist and photographer JR employed his talent for socially relevant large scale installations to create a massive trompe-l’œil piece underneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This incredible anamorphic optical illusion appears to reveal...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Artist JR Reveals the Terrain Hidden Beneath the Eiffel Tower With a Massive Anamorphic Optical Illusion first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K2BC)
Pat Larson created a clever mechanism that automatically plugs in his Tesla car charger whenever he comes home. The device uses a linear actuator, a servo motor, an ultrasonic distance sensor, Raspberry Pi computers and a camera that employs machine learning so that the plug always reaches the port This...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Creates a Clever Mechanism That Automatically Charges His Tesla When He Comes Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K29D)
Comedian Trey Kennedy did a fun, exaggerated parody tour of a suburban house given a very proud owner who did the decorating herself. Kennedy, who was portraying a woman named Donna, share the inspiration behind her vision, focusing a great deal on pre-printed affirmations and signs that the owner felt...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Exaggerated Parody of a Woman Giving a Tour of the Design Choices She Made in Her Suburban Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.
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by Lori Dorn on (#5K29E)
A very creative father who just wanted to make his infant son laugh pretended to have Jedi powers to move his son’s highchair back and forth. The dad also included some interesting sound effects as well. This father and son were playing during mealtime. The man pretended to possess superpowers...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Creative Father Pretends to Have Jedi Powers to Move His Infant Son’s Highchair Back and Forth first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5K26R)
Simone Biles, in extreme slow motion. pic.twitter.com/d43PPTg87O — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) June 5, 2021 During the first day of the 2021 US Gymnastics National Championships, the incredibly talented Simone Biles performed an amazing opening floor exercise, which Timothy Burke turned into an extreme slow motion video that fully showcased Biles’...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Extreme Slow Motion Video of Gymnast Simone Biles’ Incredible 2021 Championship Floor Routine first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5K256)
The one and only Bill Murray. #CubTogether pic.twitter.com/1hKbXWVG7n — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 11, 2021 Actor, Chicago native, and devoted Cubs fan Bill Murray led the crowd at Wrigley Field in a rousing rendition of the classic baseball song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Bill Murray Leads a Full Capacity Wrigley Field Crowd in a Rousing Rendition of ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5K22B)
Ben Ouaniche (previously) of Macro Room quite deftly captured himself seemingly bending time. Ouaniche utilized different slow motion techniques to insert himself into different situations at different times so as to affect the respective outcome. Bending time and space in slow motion One such timey-wimey action showed Ouaniche piercing through...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Filmmaker Uses a Series of Slow Motion Techniques to Insert Himself Into Various Situations at Different Times first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JYYT)
Nokirin quite amusingly took the very meme-worthy scene from the “Frame Toby” episode of The Office during which Michael Scott screams “No God, Please No!” at the sight of Toby Flenderson‘s return to the workplace and translated it into six different languages. Famous “The Office” Scene (S5E9) in 6 different...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Office’ Scene Featuring Michael’s Reaction to Toby Returning to Work Translated Into Different Languages first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JYVH)
Comedians Adrian Gray and Archie Henderson quite hilariously compiled the best selling songs of every decade, ranging from 14,000 BC through to current day. They presented each in backward chronological order, moving from such well-known acts with whom most of us are familiar. Also included in their list are some...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Best Selling Songs of Every Decade From the 2010s Through 14,000 BC in Backward Chronological Order first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JYVJ)
Burl, the incredibly creative luthier of Burl’s Art, built an incredible bass out of 2000 LEGO bricks in various shades of green, yellow, and black. The bricks were then laid out in a funky geometric pattern. I take a bunch of Lego bricks and build a bass guitar. View this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Funky Geometric Bass Made From 2000 LEGO Bricks first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JYVK)
Brooklyn kinetic artist Joseph Herscher (previously) of Joseph’s Machines quite ingeniously built an automatic pizza making machine that’s powered by a toy train running along a circular track. The machine spreads sauce, grates cheese and even slices pepperoni that’s ready to bake for a yummy treat. This machine uses a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Pizza Making Machine Powered by a Toy Train first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JYR9)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Zanuck Company (@zanuckco) The Brimley/Cocoon Line Calculator is an amusing interactive online calculator by Lindsey Smith, inspired by the Brimley/Cocoon Line Twitter account, that determines the date in which which the user will be exactly the same age as actor...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Online Calculator That Shows When You’ll Be the Same Age as Wilford Brimley When ‘Cocoon’ Was Released first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JYRA)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Little Island (@littleislandnyc) Little Island is a unique ‘floating park’ at Pier 55 on the west side of New York City along the Hudson River. The topography of the 2.4 acre park features rolling hills, lush greenery, a large amphitheater that...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Island, A Unique ‘Floating Park’ in New York City first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JXS7)
“Teeth” by Brooklyn filmmaker Alex Fischman Cardenas is a touching short about a renowned New York City subway dancer Ikeem “Teeth” Jones who offers his personal insight on how COVID-19 affected his beloved city, particularly how it brought the trains and thereby his work to a complete stop for over...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Renowned Subway Dancer Reflects on How COVID-19 Brought His Work in New York City to a Stop first appeared on Laughing Squid.
by Lori Dorn on (#5JXPR)
Video editor Luís Azevedo (previously) of Little White Lies takes a look at how the legendary Saul Bass pioneered the then-static art of movie title design in the 1960s. Azevedo explains how Bass brought the medium to animated life, albeit sometimes the title sequences were better than the films themselves...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Saul Bass Pioneered the Art of Movie Title Design first appeared on Laughing Squid.