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The short film “Bucolic” by Emilie Grange and Thomas Blanchard creates a whimsical environment for playful inks to dance in and around colorful flowers as if to evoke their coordinating natural hues. The flowers remain still while the inks vivaciously swirl around as if they are being emitted by the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Playful Inks Dance Around Colorful Flowers to Evoke Their Natural Hues in a Whimsical Short Film first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Nicolas Bras of Musiques de Nulle Part (previously) showed how to make a Vietnamese dan k’ni, single string wooden instrument that connects to the mouth with a piece of twine and a plastic disc. This talking instrument is played with a violin bow. Bras had previously made two others,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Build a Vietnamese Dan K’ni, A Wooden Bowed Single String Instrument That Connects to the Mouth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating piece for Movie Insider, narrator Abby Tang explains how Marvel movies are started years ahead of filming by partnering The Third Floor, renowned visualization studio in Hollywood. The tool, known as Previs, allows the director to map out action scenes in the virtual world before any actors...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Marvel Uses a Visualization Tool to Map Out Their Movies Years Before the Actors Get Involved first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Fascinated with the origins of clips used in the title sequence from the classic 2000s television show Malcolm in the Middle, Kid Leaves Stoop noticed one such clip had no apparent source information behind it. Thus began the investigation into the mysterious skier who leaped off a mountain while on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Investigating the Mystery Behind the Burning Skier Footage From the ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Opening first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British vlogger Half Asleep Chris (previously) took a financial tour around the globe in order to knowledgeably declare which countries have the “world’s coolest banknotes”, as voted upon by his viewers. Criteria included shape, design, color, history, innovation, and creativity. Banknotes are pocket-sized works of art teeming with color, creativity,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The World’s Most Innovative Banknotes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a cloaking episode of his nature series True Facts, the very deadpan Ze Frank offers his distinctive view about how camouflage works inside the very busy and crowded rainforest where everyone looks like prey to those who may be a predator. Frank used footage from David Weiller, Thomas Marent,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post True Facts About Animals Using Camouflage in a Very Crowded Rainforest Where Everyone Looks Like Prey first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very drowsy dog named Dolly did her very best to stay awake while sitting upright next to her beloved human. Each time the big dog nodded off, she started leaning over as if she were going to fall. Luckily, Dolly was able to wake herself up with a slight...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Drowsy Dog Attempts to Fight Off Falling Asleep first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Kilobyte’s Gambit by Matt Round of the entertainment site VoleWTF is an online computer Chess game that features pixel art from different scenes of the runaway Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit. The game itself is very minimal as it operates with only 1024 bytes of JavaScript, though some of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Retro ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Pixel Art Computer Chess Game That Uses Only One Kilobyte of JavaScript first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Stroke” features an animated stroke of a pen that intuitively reacts, responds, and even dances a bit to the ethereal soundtrack by the band Ill Considered that audibly surrounds the stroke. The animation by artistic filmmaker Vincent de Boer was made as an improvised response to hearing the music...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hand-Drawn Animated Pen Stroke Intuitively Reacts and Responds to Music in an Improvised Manner first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King, who previously summed how Scandinavian crime dramas end and the way Film Noir movies finish, quite amusingly poked fun at the formulaic manner in which Spaghetti Westerns were filmed. Beckett-King seemed to have borrowed heavily from the classic Sergio Leone film For a Few Dollars More,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Comedian Pokes Fun at the Formulaic Manner In Which Spaghetti Westerns Were Filmed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Geography expert GeoWizard impressively attempted to set a record for naming the most locations around the world where photos were taken on Google Street View, as per the rules of the geography trivia game GeoGuessr. Some fantastic rounds in both games here as I eek my way towards that leader...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Geography Expert Attempts to Set GeoGuessr Record for Naming Most Locations Where Photos Were Taken first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Street artist Banksy essentially mashed together a rather profound audio clip of the late greatly missed art instructor Bob Ross with a behind-the-scenes look as he created a powerful statement piece on the outside wall of a decommissioned British prison in Reading, England. Entitled “The Great Escape”, the piece features...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Bob Ross Narrates Banksy as He Paints a Powerful Piece Showing Oscar Wilde Escaping a British Prison first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by rugsoda (@rugsoda) Nella F of Rug Soda has created a clever “Flat Cat” stair runner rug that was directly inspired by the episode in which Tom the Cat (of Tom and Jerry) was flattened into the shape of the stairs. Pre-orders...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Flat Cat Stair Runner Rug Inspired by the ‘Tom and Jerry’ Episode When Tom Is Flattened on the Stairs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Fongs Pizza on Forest Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa is offering a unique breakfast pizza that features the popularl breakfast cereal Froot Loops as its primary ingredient. The fruity cereal is accompanied by a sour cream and cream cheese sauce, mozzarella cheese, and topped with Greek yogurt drizzle. While this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Iowa Pizzeria Debuts a Unique Breakfast Pizza That Features Froot Loops Cereal as the Primary Ingredient first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@samanthartsoe seriously never would I have expected to find this… and I documented all of it ##mystery ##fyp ##nyc ##secret ##foryou ##apartment ##storytime ? Mysterious – Andreas Scherren While looking for the source of incoming freezing air inside her New York City apartment, performer Samantha Hartsoe found a rather large...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Woman Discovers an Entire Empty Second Apartment Behind Her Bathroom Mirror first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by James Crombie (@inphojames) While out on Lough Ennell in County Westmeath, Ireland, photographers James Crombie and Colin Hogg of Inpho Sports Photography captured the exact moment when a murmuration of starlings formed the shape of a bird with outstretched wings soaring...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographers Capture a Magnificent Shot of a Graceful Starling Murmuration Forming the Shape of a Bird first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Emilia Benjamin of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (previously) demonstrated the rich, layered sound of a traditional 13-string Lirone. Benjamin also explained that where and how the instrument was invented, its history of accompanying vocalists, the string variations of different models, and the many names given to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Rich Layered Sound of a 13-String Italian Lirone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović of Sun Chaser Pictures have created a stunning timelapse of the brilliant night skies over Wet Mountain Valley in the south-central part of Colorado. The altitude of this area is just a hair under 1½ miles, which offers a head start into the stars...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stunning Timelapse of Night Skies Over Wet Mountain Valley in South Central Colorado at 7,888 Foot Altitude first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by KRUTIK THAKUR (@krutikkkkkkk) Indian photographer Krutik Thakur shoots gorgeous silhouetted photos where he seamlessly incorporates the setting sun as an integral part of the distinct narrative that he chooses to convey. The effect is both humorous and magnificent at the same...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Silhouetted Photos That Seamlessly Incorporate the Setting Sun as Part of the Story Being Told first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedian Claire McFadden wrote and performed a really campy parody of “Influencer” apartment tours that are posted on social media for the world to see. McFadden really captures the seemingly unrelenting narcissistic need to overshare details of their personal lives with a great deal of provocative deadpan humor. Thanks for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Campy Parody of ‘Influencer’ Apartment Tours first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Irish television host Gay Byrne of The Late Late Show conducted a collective interview in 1983 with four young people who identified with a certain group. The first person Byrne spoke with considered himself a Punk. The second person considered herself a Goth, the third person chose to identify himself...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Irish Television Host Interviews a Punk, Two Goths, and a Mod on ‘The Late Late Show With Gay Byrne’ in 1983 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

THREAD: Lots of us learned classical music from watching old cartoons, so I’m going to identify the pieces that frequently popped up. One of the most recognizable is Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2,” performed by those great piano virtuosos Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry. pic.twitter.com/SmyKbMpw3e — Vincent Alexander...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Kids Learned Classical Music From Old Cartoons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little black cat named Shorty of the feline duo Shorty and Cody sat inside her beloved cardboard box and made adorable revving noises that made her sound like a stalling engine trying to start while her beloved human Rob played a bit of peek-a-boo with her. Shorty usually does...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Black Cat Sounds Like a Stalling Engine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of their newly relaunched Thursday music series for the month of March 2021, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet have compiled 60 songs into a 3½ minute dance tune that’s “here to remind you” of the pivotal year of 1995. Samples of more than 60...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Three and a Half Minute Compilation of 60 Songs That’s Here to Remind You of the Year 1995 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Former Disney actor and biologist Natália Cará of Biologando Pelo Mundo came across a rather affectionate rescued capybara who wanted nothing more than to interact with someone who would provide yummy scratches. Cará happily obliged, mostly concentrating on the neck and head areas. This rescued capybara decided to approach me...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rescued Capybara Really Enjoys a Good Scratch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MnDOT (@mndot) The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MDOT) put a call to citizens in their state to submit ideas for naming eight snowplows from their 2021 fleet. MDOT received over 122,000 suggestions and has since announced the eight winners from the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Minnesota Department of Transportation Selects the Winners of Their 2021 Name a Snowplow Contest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by scadarts (@scadarts) Photoshop editor scadarts has created a wonderful series that features different pop culture characters in formal military dress portraits. Included in this series are such characters as Han Solo (Star Wars), Thanos (Avengers), Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ahsoka Tano (The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Military Portraits Featuring Pop Culture Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Russian musician Gamazda performs wonderfully expressive covers of hard rock and heavy metal songs on piano. Each song she plays is played with the same intensity as the original yet her creative clothing and varied ways of playing the instrument add a bit of fun to her performances. Piano cover...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Expressive Piano Covers of Hard Rock Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The always amusing Dustin Ballard ofFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Mashup of the Lyrics to ‘We Will Rock You’ by Queen Set to a Swinging Dixieland Band first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Charlie Engelman of the educational video channel World by Charlie shows how to make a homemade bagpipe using a latex glove and a couple of straws. I made a homemade musical instrument… bagpipes! All you need are a few craft materials to make this instrument DIY. Homemade instrument ideas are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make a Bagpipe Using Latex Gloves and Straws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rosebud AI has developed Tokkingheads, an interactive site where users can animate photos using artificial intelligence. The user can either upload their own photo or choose a template avatar. The user then moves to the second step where they can either upload their own video choose a pre-selected animation. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Tokkingheads, An Interactive Website That Merges Pictures and Videos to Generate AI Animated Photos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A newly neutered dog named Riv who was outside for the first time in a week, saw the dreaded “cone of shame” that he’d had to wear on the patio table. He grabbed the device then proceeded to take out all of his (understandable) frustrations. Riv refused to let go...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Newly Neutered Dog Takes Out His Frustrations on the Dreaded ‘Cone of Shame’ He Had to Wear for a Week first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) While sitting for her COVID-19 vaccination, the absolutely priceless Dolly Parton quite amusingly sang an updated version of her iconic hit song “Jolene” to more closely fit the occasion. Vaccine, Vaccine, Vaccine I’m begging of you please don’t...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dolly Parton Sings an Updated ‘Jolene’ While Wearing the Perfect Top During Her COVID-19 Vaccination first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While performing live, the legendary Roy Clark played an absolutely incredible, lightning-fast cover of the classic Euday Bowman jazz instrumental “12th Street Rag” in the early 1960s. As with most of his performances, Clark added a bit of comedy to his music with facial expressions and guitar sounds. Roy Clark...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Great Roy Clark Performs a Lightning Fast Guitar Cover of the Classic Instrumental ’12th Street Rag’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented Australian musician Alan Gogoll, who previously played 1000 harmonics on his guitar in under 90 seconds, upped his game by a factor of 10 and performed a frankly unbelievable 10,000 harmonics in a little over 14 minutes. As with his previous demonstration, Gogoll stated that he did...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Performs an Unbelievable 10,000 Harmonics on His Guitar in a Little Over Fourteen Minutes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese multi-instrumentalist Ichika Nito demonstrated his talent on an incredible 14-string electric guitar by playing an original jazz arrangement. The instrument, which looks like a modern version of a Baroque lute, emits a beautifully rich sound that offers a wide variety of different tones due to the number of strings....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Electric Guitar With 14 Strings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Becky Stern (previously), a talented maker in Brooklyn, showed how to make simple, but very attractive embroidered Zodiac constellations with dark fabric and embroidery floss. Stern’s tutorial also showed how to add an LED light source to make the starry piece glow. Here’s an easy beginner embroidery project that celebrates...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make Embroidered LED Zodiac Constellations first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A concerned human who was getting “door open” alerts on his phone, realized that his beloved dog Sadie had exited out the side gate that he had accidentally left open. Rather than panic, he used the intercom feature video doorbell to tell her firmly to get back in the house....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Tells His Escaped Dog to Get Back in the House Using the Intercom Feature of His Video Doorbell first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Father and son David and Jeremiah Carter have worked together to create “Stick Libraries” at dog parks around their Saskatoon, Canada home for their dog Nala and other local canines. So far the duo has built a library at the Avalon Dog Park and at Chief White Cap Offleash Dog...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dad and Son Build Stick Libraries For Local Dog Parks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In anticipation of Saint Patrick’s Day 2021, the folks at Coldstone Creamery have partnered with Lucky Charms cereal to create a limited edition “Lucky Charms Ice Cream”. Cold Stone Creamery is delighted to partner with General Mills this month to bring the magic beyond the cereal bowl and introduce this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cold Stone Creamery Partners With ‘Lucky Charms’ For a Limited Edition Marshmallow Cereal Ice Cream first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MyHeritage (@myheritage_official) Online ancestry company My Heritage has partnered with D-ID to offer an incredible feature that animates personal photos from any time period that are uploaded to their “Deep Nostalgia” page. The feature uses AI learning technology to predict the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Remarkable ‘Deep Nostalgia’ AI Learning Technology That Can Animate Photographs From Any Time Period first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peter Szucsy (@peterszucsy) Artist Peter Szucsy of Steampunk Gallery has created a intricate line of Steampunk styled spiders that are made from antique watches. The watches, which were once gold in color, have taken on a dark patina that gives a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Intricate Steampunk Spiders Made From Old Watches first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shyle Silver Jewelry (@shylebyastha) Indian jewelry designer Shyle Silver Jewelry is featuring a highly detailed sterling silver Ketli Chai ring. This statement ring features a tea kettle with a working lid that appears to be pouring its contents into an attached...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Detailed Sterling Silver Chai Tea Kettle and Cup Ring first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While headlining at the Sydney Opera House in 2012, the incredibly talented musicians of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (previously) performed an impressive and rather amusing cover of the iconic surf song “Misirlou” by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. On Tuesday 6th March 2012 The Ukulele Orchestra of Great...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Impressive Live Cover of the Dick Dale Surf Song ‘Misirlou’ by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tweed-wearing, banjolele-playing musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., who previously had No More F***s to give and played a completely fitting original song dedicated to the year 2020, performed an old-timey cover of the classic They Might Be Giants song “Birdhouse in Your Soul” while wearing a blue plaid waistcoat. As...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Old-Timey Banjolele Cover of the Classic They Might Be Giants Song ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?? ?? ? (@haruru125_art) Haruki Kudo, a 20 year old artist in Japan, creates incredibly photorealistic drawings of really cute cat faces using only colored pencils. Kudo first creates the outline of the feline’s head and then painstakingly captures every detail,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawings of Cat Faces first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An interesting clip from the Discovery series “How It’s Made” shows how aluminum cans are cut, shaped, and formed through an automated process that starts with a large, thin sheet of the metal itself. via The Awesomer Related PostsA Detailed Look at How Vehicle Headlights Are MadeHow to Make a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Aluminum Cans Are Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animator Cyriak Harris, whose many wonderfully odd projects we’ve written about, decided to celebrate his reaching two million subscribers on YouTube with an incredibly surreal “dance party” that brings together remixes of some of his most famous animations with his cat acting as the party DJ. Get ready for a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 30 Minute Dance Party Featuring a Compilation of Cyriak’s Old School Animations With His Cat As the DJ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Twosongssanctuary (@twosongssanctuary) A truly affectionate kangaroo named Erik who lives at Two Songs Sanctuary (previously) in Port Lincoln, South Australia gave his human Linda Davies a giant hug that fully encompassed her entire body. The hug was so tight and loving...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Affectionate Kangaroo Gives His Human a Giant Hug first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Personal Whiskey & Water Decanter available at Uncommon Goods (previously) is a handy dual-chambered glass globe that pours the correct flavor-enhancing ratio of water to whiskey in a unique and convenient way. The decanter’s portable elegance also allows for a bit of modern style in there as well. This...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Personal Dual Chambered Whiskey & Water Decanter first appeared on Laughing Squid.