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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

“Footsteps” by Jeremy Benning is a fascinating short film that takes a look inside Footsteps Studios, a small post-production house in rural Ontario with artists who specialize in developing sound effects for films. The film looks at the work that respected and award-winning Foley artists such as Goro Kayama, Sandra...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Inside Look at How Foley Artists Create Movie Sounds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nomadic traveler Nikki Delventhal shares what it’s like to live out of her Prius while she’s traveling across the United States with her faithful rescue dog Camper by her side. Delventhal explains that she’s always had an adventurous spirit and having a copilot like Camper is an absolute dream come...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Nomadic Woman Shares What It’s Like to Live Out of Her Car With Her Dog While Traveling Across the US first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@mancypodcast ##stitch with @annaxjames had to answer this one ##phonetics ##linguistics ##accent ##dialect ##voiceactor ##californiashift ##poppunk ##blink182 ? Coffee Music – Cafe Music BGM channel RJ Walker of the Mancy Podcast answered a listener’s question regarding how accents in the United States have changed since the 1990s. Walker explained that...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How California Sport and Music Subcultures of the 1990s Changed How Vowels Are Pronounced in the US first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a nautical episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott (previously) visits the west coast of Scotland to see the Skye Ferry in action. This ferry is the very last turntable ferry in the world, but as Scott learns, the clever design behind it benefits both passengers...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Clever Design of the World’s Last Turntable Ferry first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Maybe Master Yoda was the real 5th Beatle… We also would accept: "All you need, love is…"#Yodisms pic.twitter.com/dvJLjQtZSb — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) June 10, 2021 Related PostsGlove and Boots Perform a Trippy Cover of the Iconic Beatles Song ‘All You Need Is Love’Yoda Loves E.T.Make Something People Love: Lessons From...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Love Is All You Need first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Father’s Day, the ever-funny Ryan Reynolds introduced a refreshing cocktail of his own design that he charmingly named “The Vasectomy”. The tall drink contains ice, 1 ounce cranberry juice, 3 ounces tonic, a dash of lemon juice and a good helping of his bespoke Aviation Gin (actually...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ryan Reynolds Shows How to Mix a Special Father’s Day Cocktail That He Calls ‘The Vasectomy’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Creezy, who previously created an incredibly intricate Rube Goldberg chain reaction machine that followed a blue ball, found inspiration with Mark Rober and took his puzzle-making skills outside to feed the squirrels that populated his backyard. As it turns out, there were more than squirrels back there. I built a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Intricate Rube Goldberg Chain Reaction Machine That Feeds Squirrels and Other Small Backyard Critters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LEGO builder Wes Talbott has created an amazing old school LEGO typewriter in a very traditional vintage color of mint green. This build features working keys, a moveable carriage, a margin slide, and the ability to take a letter. This is the very first LEGO build that uses a fabric...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Old School LEGO Typewriter in Vintage Mint Green With Working Keys, Moveable Carriage and Ink Spools first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A herd of 15 wild elephants decided to take a much-needed nap on a comfy clearing inside a local forest outside Kunming City, the capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The tired pachyderms are on a 500 mile trek across China, however severe rainstorms and swollen rivers have impeded their...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Herd of Wild Elephants Take a Well Deserved Nap After Trekking 500 Miles Across Southwest China first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animator and felt artist Andrea Love, who previously created a brilliant stop-motion animation that showed her making a full breakfast made out of wool, prepared an ice cold pitcher of lemonade, also made out of wool. Love cut the lemons, added ice cubes, honey, and water. She then stirred it...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Preparation of a Cold Pitcher of Wool Lemonade Captured in a Refreshing Stop-Motion Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bucky Barnes of Bonsai Releaf shared a wonderfully mesmerizing video in which he painstakingly designed, pruned, carved, and sculpted a small Japanese larch into a beautiful Bonsai tree using his specialized tools and skills. The project, while depicted in 22 minutes, took place over the course of a single year....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing Footage of a Larch Bonsai Tree Being Pruned and Sculpted Over the Course of a Year first appeared on Laughing Squid.