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Movie blogger Pedro Cinemaxunga put together a really informative compilation of early silent films that shows and explains in great detail how special effects were achieved for those particular scenes. Long before CGI and green screens, all effects had to be done through very creative illusory camera tricks and custom...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Special Effects Were Made in Silent Films Using Creative Illusory Camera Tricks and Custom Sets first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pasi Rajamäki of Magnet Tricks took advantage of the frigid winter in Finland to capture the beautiful sight of soap bubbles crystallizing atop a levitating electromagnet. As ice formed on the surface, the bubbles began to spin, making the entire setup look like a rotating glass globe of the world....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Footage of Soap Bubbles Crystallizing on Top of a Levitating Electromagnet in Frigid Finland Weather first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“System Error” by filmmaker Matt Vesely is a touching story about a lonely service robot named George who acts as a cashier at a dystopian convenience store. As George is ringing up groceries, a man named Sid (David Quirk) strikes up a conversation. George is unable to respond as his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Convenience Store Service Robot Encounters a Fatal System Error When It Tries to Make a Friend first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician rhythmiker shared a simple, inexpensive way to make an acoustic guitar sound a bit like a banjo. This nifty trick uses only a balloon and a little hot air. Add some flavour to your acoustic routine by placing a balloon inside your guitar! Attention: the strings must not touch...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Sound Like a Banjo first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little black cat named Mitzi who lives with Loz Lomas quite adorably and perhaps aptly, performed an inadvertent measure of a horror movie soundtrack while innocently stepping on the keyboard of her human’s synthesizer. Mitzi the cat plays some seriously frightening horror movie music with her paws! via Kraftfuttermischmerk...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Black Cat Inadvertently Plays Horror Movie Soundtrack While Stepping on Synthesizer Keyboard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Engineer Korey Kiepert of The Gravity Group sat down with Wired to talk about the design of eight different types of roller coasters that are currently in use. Kiepert explained the similarities and differences between the coaster types, the kinds of effects that are designed into each ride, the individual...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Engineer Explains 8 Different Types of Roller Coasters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During the 1997 televised special An Audience With Elton John, actor Richard E.Grant raised his hand during the Q & A section and asked if Elton John could write a song using the words from his oven instruction manual that he brought along with him. John agreed to do so,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Elton John Improvises an Amusing Song About Actor Richard E. Grant’s Oven Instruction Manual first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedians Jay Foreman (previously) and Mark Cooper-Jones of Map Men take a humorous look at the history of Antartica, who actually discovered it, the questionable ownership of the land and the ongoing environmental concerns, all while acknowledging that it’s all just really a jumbled mess. Antarctica is the continent you...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Humorous Look at the Jumbled History of Antarctica first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Designer Fabio Novembre has created for Capellini, a marvelous sofa that appears to be completetly off-kilter at first glance. Upon closer inspection, however, the couch seats quite evenly due to the strategic use of wedge-shaped seat cushions. Novembre named this sofa “Adaptation”, stating that the need to adapt is necessary...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Marvelous Optical Illusion Sofa That Appears to Be Off-Kilter at First Glance first appeared on Laughing Squid.

ClawBoss, a school bus driver in western New Jersey helpfully explained the purpose of the distinct black lines that are found on the side of yellow-orange school buses in the United States. Essentially, these rails are for the safety and protection of the bus and its occupants. Not only do...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New Jersey School Bus Driver Explains the Purpose of the Three Black Lines on the Side of the Yellow Buses first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The staff of the Monterey Bay Aquarium (previously) in partnership with the Hartnell College Choir, performed “Aquarium Things”, a fun parody of “My Favorite Things” from the 1965 film Sound of Music with all the lyrics pertaining to the fish and aquatic animals who live there. Join us in this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Joyful Parody of ‘My Favorite Things’ Dedicated to the Fish and Animals of the Monterey Bay Aquarium first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by johnny angelillo (@johnnyfoto) COVID Day of Remembrance, a moving tribute to the 30,258 New Yorkers who died from COVID-19, took place on March 14, 2021. This date marked the tragic anniversary of the first New York City death due to this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Images of New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19 Projected Onto the Brooklyn Bridge in a Moving Tribute first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Meow Mix, who previously released an EDM remix of their iconic jingle in 2014, slowed things down a bit with country stars Hearts and Paws singing an acoustic duet of the very same jingle. Meow Mix is always on the prowl for today’s freshest feline musicians. That’s why we’re bringing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Remixed Covers of the Classic Meow Mix Jingle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Spanish musician Xavier Lozano quite amazingly took a street barricade and began playing a beautiful tune on it as if it were a flute. Filmmaker Marcel Barrena of Mediterráneo Película captured this remarkable sight. Buscant nous sons per a @MediterraFilm.Buscando nuevos sonidos para MEDITERRÁNEO.Amb @ArnauBataller i, alucina vecina, amb @xavibufa...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Plays Street Barricade As If It Were a Flute first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King stepped away from his film parody videos to quite humorously make Winston Churchill recite the lyrics of some of the most famous Queen songs. The former British Prime Minister (1940-1945 and 1951-1955) quite straightforwardly read aloud such songs as “We Are the Champions”, “Flash”, and “Bicycle...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Winston Churchill Recites the Lyrics From Queen Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While lazing around the bedroom, a noisy pair of Siberian Husky siblings named Kaiser and Kira engaged themselves in a spontaneous howling contest. Kira started and Kaiser jumped right in after her. Spontaneous howling. Kaiser and Kira started howling and tries to outdo each other. This adorable event took place...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Siberian Husky Siblings Engage in a Howling Contest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Parry, a stop-motion animator who works at LAIKA in Portland, Oregon, laid upon the wood floor of his studio and filmed himself as if he were jumping on top of a trampoline in stop-motion. Parry performed all sorts of bouncy tricks that made the illusion particularly real. Stop-Motion Trampoline...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Lying on Floor Creates a Stop-Motion Trampoline first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very timid rescued pit bull named Odin tried to fit his adorably large body into a tiny cat bed because the resident feline was making herself at home in Odin’s actual bed and Odin was too afraid to kick her out. While Odin managed to squeeze into the incredibly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Timid Pit Bull Too Scared to Kick Kitten Out of His Dog Bed Tries to Squeeze Into the Kitten’s Tiny Cat Bed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yarn artist Ka Trin created thoroughly detailed patterns to make two different cuddly, amigurumi crocheted peacock spiders, Maratus personatus and Maratus speciosus. Peacock spiders are famous for their fancy dance moves. If you always wanted a cuddly version of a peacock spider you‘re in luck!Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cuddly Crocheted Amigurumi Peacock Spiders first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Using footage from the Gilmore Box channel, RwDt09 has created an informative compilation of title intros from 32 lesser known television shows from the 1950s. RwDt09 has listed the titles of the shows included in this compilation. Norby, Professional Father, Ethel and Albert, Joe and Mabel, Lucy Desi Show, So...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Compilation of Intros to Lesser Known 1950s TV Shows first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the second episode of his materials tutorial video series The Secret Life of Components, host Tim Hukin (previously) shares how to use Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in various projects. He begins with their history, explains the difference between different types of LEDs and shows how to mount LED strips....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Helpful LED Lighting Tutorial by Tim Hunkin first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by “CRUDEOIL 2.0”?? (@crudeoil2.0) Italian artist CRUDEOIL 2.0 has reimagined some of the most iconic paintings of the Old Masters into the modern world. Each work of art is completely reinterpreted with the ubiquitous context of social media and technology as the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Classic Old Masters Paintings Reimagined in the Modern Context of Social Media and Technology first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic explains the circumstances that caused The Clash to use a photo of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his favorite Fender while backstage at The Palladium in New York City. A well-behaved crowd that was being further held back by bouncers was the source of Simonon’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ Album Got Its Artwork first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Upon learning of the unexpected breakup of Daft Punk on February 21, 2021, Polish musician MaroMaro (previously) took to his Stylophone and performed an electronic tribute to the band with a compilation of ten of their most well-known and beloved songs. So… As soon as the news of Daft Punk...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Ten Song Compilation of Daft Punk Songs Performed on Stylophone in Honor of the Band’s Sudden Breakup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the second installment of their 2021 reboot of the “Thursday Mashups” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet remixed 60 hit songs from 1996 into a single, catchy 3½ minute dance track that’s “Where It’s At” with “No Diggety” whether “Ready or Not”. Samples of more...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Compilation of 60 Hit Songs From 1996 That’s ‘Where It’s At’ With ‘No Diggety’ Whether ‘Ready or Not’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Filipe Miranda (@filipemiranda_design) Talented miniaturist Filipe Miranda creates wonderfully detailed, tiny replicas of classic board games, toys, and even a drinking game or two. Included in Miranda’s collection are Snakes and Ladders (Chutes and Ladders-US), Connect Four, Scrabble, Twister, Jenga, a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Talented Miniaturist Creates Tiny Detailed Replicas of Classic Board Games and Toys first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Lucca Lad and his girlfriend Laura performed a jaunty trumpet and clarinet cover of the iconic Cantina Band Song by Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes from Star Wars IV: A New Hope. This particular piece was Laura’s debut on Lucca’s channel. Thanks for watching my cover of Star...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musical Couple Performs a Jaunty Trumpet and Clarinet Duet Cover of the ‘Star Wars’ Cantina Band Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The LEGO Group put together a short, informative documentary that shows how their LEGO bricks are made. The documentary takes the viewer through the entire automated process, from granulated plastic all the way to retail packaging. Here’s our fantastic short documentary showing you exactly how our iconic LEGO bricks are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How LEGO Bricks Are Made From Start to Finish first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While filming at Tatama National Park in the rainforest of Colombia, wildlife photographers Thomas Marent and David Weiller (previously) shot vivid footage of a beautiful four-footed butterfly whose distinct markings formed the shape of the number 88. This number is considered to be one of good fortune in Chinese culture....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Vivid Footage of a Beautiful Butterfly With Distinct Wing Markings That Look Like the Good Luck Number 88 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicolas Heller (@newyorknico) Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way Filmmaker Nicolas Heller (previously) collaborated with clothing company Kith to create an absolutely beautiful tribute to Brooklyn native Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls). Heller and videographer Joseph Cavallini recruited artists, performers and employees...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Artists and Businesses Sing ‘Juicy’ in a Beautiful Tribute to Notorious B.I.G. by Nicolas Heller first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Butcher Billy (@thebutcherbilly) Brazilian designer Butcher Billy (previously) has transformed the distinct themes of each episode of WandaVision season one into wonderfully detailed, illustrated retro pop culture movie posters. WandaVision: The Complete Mashup Series. These illustrations and others are available for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Themes from Each Episode of ‘WandaVision’ Season One Transformed Into Retro Pop Culture Movie Posters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

ChopValue is a company in Vancouver, British Columbia company that turns used chopsticks into beautiful handmade wooden items for home or office. The company partners with local restaurants to pick up the used chopsticks, which are soaked in resin and baked at a high temperature to completely sanitize the wood....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Vancouver Company Turns Used Chopsticks Into Furniture, Tiles Shelves, and Other Wooden Items first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mat Taylor of the gadget video channel Techmoan (previously) explores the history of the transparent electroinic devices used in US Prisons. This includes cassette tapes, cassette players, radios, headphones and televisions, all contained in clear cases. This is a history video. It’s about *old* tech. It’s old tech from the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A History of Transparent Electronics Used in US Prisons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) visualized the space that bytes on the Internet would occupy if they were imagined to be 1mm³. For example, using this ratio, a 100 MB would be smaller than a typical soda can, while 1 PB (Petabyte) would be taller than the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Visualization of the Space That Bytes on the Internet Would Occupy in Comparison to Real World Objects first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Trent Shy, a talented stop-motion animator from Charleston, South Carolina who previously created two free-flowing claymation tributes green and blue characters from pop culture, put himself in the scene as a scientist and deftly created a claymation being onto his lab table. He started with the bones, then added internal...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Scientist Builds a Fully Functioning Man From the Bones Up in an Amusing Stop Motion Clay Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

SnowBloom3d has created an absolutely adorable Baby Yoda toothpaste topper that fits onto any size tube. When the tube is put into use, little Grogu happily vomits as much toothpaste as desired right onto a waiting toothbrush. This is the Way… to fewer Cavities! Cute Baby Yoda toothpaste topper. Just...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable 3D Printed Baby Yoda Toothpaste Tube Topper That Vomits Toothpaste With a Simple Squeeze first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a fiery episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott examines why explosions in real life don’t look as big as the ones seen in Hollywood films. Scott consulted with a professional pyrotechnician who helped him set off explosions of each kind. Explosions on film are made...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Real Explosions Don’t Look Like Those in Movies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A stray dog with an injured foot wandered into the street level veterinary clinic Clinica Vet VIP in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil seeking assistance. The dog reached the doorway and then slowly made his way inside. Veterinarian Dr. Dayse Ferreira da Silva met the dog at the door and immediately...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stray Dog With Injured Paw Enters Brazilian Veterinary Clinic By Himself to Seek Medical Assistance first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Drone pilot Jay Christensen of Rally Studios in Minneapolis, flew his drone through the Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater capturing incredible FPV footage of both the inner and outer workings of the bowling alley. Rally Studios co-founder Anthony Jaska directed the fluid action. Rally drone pilot Jay Christensen rips through...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible Cinematic FPV Footage Shot by a Drone Flying Through an Active Bowling Alley first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ksenia Zimenko (@zimeksa) Artist Ksenia Zimenko creates highly realistic natural vignettes by skillfully combining embroidery with beadwork. Zimenko stated that she is inspired by the beauty of the natural landscapes in and around her native St. Petersburg, Russia. My main inspiration...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Nature Vignettes in Beaded Embroidery first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Jens of Another Perspective, who previously filmed what snowflakes look like while melting in reverse, turned his macro lens to something sweeter. Jens put M&Ms in water and filmed as the hard candy shells dissolved, creating colorful halos around the chocolate center. This effect is rather hypnotic and somewhat...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hypnotic Macro Footage of M&M’s Melting in Water first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dirk of The Metalist, who previously made a hand-shaped iron axe, took the head off an old hammer and fashioned it into a detailed iron fist that he reattached to the handle. With this newly restored hammer, Dirk can put his fist down at any time he likes. So after...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Metal Artist Restores an Old Hammer Into an Iron Fist first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Talented nature photographer Andreas Kay, captured wonderful footage of a tiny beetle with a shiny fuchsia exterior that looks like decorative foil in the Amazon Rainforest. The little insect also moved across a leaf covered in nutritious lichen with the steady determination of a lilliputian bull. This cute and colorful...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Tiny Beetle With a Shiny Foil-Like Fuchsia Exterior first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cassius King (@cassius.k1ng) Pennsylvania street artist Cassius King, who previously modified a Walgreens sign to say Al Green’s, created a humorous vignette out of a “slippery surface” sign that featured a person in the midst of falling down. Using stickers, King...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Sticker Art Superhero in a Cape Exits Phone Booth to Rescue the Falling Person in a Slippery Surface Sign first appeared on Laughing Squid.

ViralVideoLab (previously) showed how to make a simple but fascinating infinite water loop using only two matching garden watering cans with spouts and of course, water. For our experiment we used watering cans with a capacity of 1.3 liters. It is important not to fill the watering cans completely and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make an Infinite Loop With Two Watering Cans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Eric Thigpen has put together a wonderful compilation that features the very talented Doug Jones (previously) recounting his long career of playing fantastic masked creatures in both film and television. Jones speaks honestly about his beginnings as a mime, his mid-career in commercials, and his fateful meeting of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Actor Doug Jones Recounts His Career of Playing Fantastic Masked Creatures in Film and Television first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LEGO builder Ben Adler submitted a nostalgic LEGO Ideas design for a Winnie the Pooh themed LEGO set that has since been turned into an official LEGO set. Adler stated that he wanted to capture the magic of Pooh from his childhood and share it with his and other children....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Nostalgic Winnie the Pooh and Friends LEGO Set first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Stray is a touching documentary film by Elizabeth Lo that takes a look into homeless dogs who make their way in and around Turkish society. STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays – Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal – as they...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Stray’, A Touching Documentary That Follows Three Different Homeless Dogs In and Around Turkish Society first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Secret Life of Components is a new series that provides guidance about specific materials that are often used by makers and designers. The series hosted by artist Tim Hukin (previously). Hunkin, whose 1979 arcade game inspired The Disgusting Spectacle project by Tracy Feldstein and Don Bruce, offers excellent real...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Secret Life of Components’, A Helpful Tutorial Series Focusing on the Materials Used to Make Things first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Luke Clifford of Deep Make Designs has created Infinity Trax, a rather marvelous magnetic marble run that sticks onto metal surfaces such as whiteboards or refrigerators, which is sold as a kit. Each piece of the kit is made from laser-cut wood and features a wide variety of tricks that...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Marvelous Modular Magnetic Marble Run Made From Laser Cut Wood That Sticks Onto Metal Surfaces first appeared on Laughing Squid.