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Travel vlogger Sam Chiu took a flight from Lisbon, Portugal to the autonomous region of Madeira where the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Funchal sits on a foreland that juts out into the ocean and is known for its extremely short runway, which is surrounded by both high mountains and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Landing on One of the World’s Most Challenging Airport Runways in Funchal, Madeira first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While preparing for their first show since March 2020, the musicians of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (previously) played an acoustic cover of the 1976 hit “Car Wash” from the movie of the same name. This particular number was provided as a soundtrack to a compilation of footage and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Perform ‘Car Wash’ to Photo Compilation of Previous Tours first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With plenty of time before Halloween hits this October, The Home Depot is selling a giant 12-foot rotten pumpkin head skeleton that features posable vine-covered limbs and, like its predecessor, really creepy, animated LCD blue eyes that follow a person’s movements around the yard. The skeleton’s chest is lit with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Terrifying Giant 12 Foot Pumpkin Head Skeleton With a Fiery Chest and Realistic Animated LCD Eyes 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 each planet and demonstrated the gravitational pull of each planet, followed up with another fascinating animation that visualizes the velocities required by rockets to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Animation of the Velocities Required For Rockets to Escape the Gravitational Pull of Solar System Bodies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ecological artist The Butterfly Babe (Sarah Folts) shared remarkable footage of a mother scorpion with her babies on her back glowing in bright blue and purple under ultraviolet light. This fluorescent feature is due to specific proteins in scorpion exoskeletons, although the reason for its evolutionary usage is not entirely...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scorpion Mother With Babies on Her Back Glowing Fluorescent Blues and Purples Under Ultraviolet Light first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Funny Videos Compilation has put together two separate but equally amusing compilations of rather insistent cats and dogs interrupting people while they are working. The specific locations vary, but many instances do occur while their human is participating in a video chat from home. via Miss Cellania Related PostsAn Amusing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Compilations of Insistent Cats and Dogs Interrupting People While They Are Working first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We're at an obstacle course. Nephew thought this was a slide. The "yay!" after a painfully slow, *30-second* slide killed me. pic.twitter.com/DSNqPYbrw1 — Kelly Bauer (@BauerJournalism) July 18, 2021 While at an obstacle course, the nephew of Chicago journalist Kelly Bauer mistakenly identified a ramp for a playground slide and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Boy Slowly ‘Slides’ Himself Down an Obstacle Course Ramp That He Mistook for a Playground Slide first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Business Insider traveled to Cairo to meet with Saied Hussain, an Egyptian craftsman who has been making colored cement tiles for the past 50 years according to the traditional method taught to him by his father. Hussain painstakingly mixes pigment into cement and then pours the colors into pattern stencils...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Egyptian Craftsman Who Keeps the Tradition of Hand Mixed Cement Tiles Alive For Future Generations first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Duck Foot Brewing Company (@duckfootbeer) Duck Foot Brewing in San Diego has created “Stout Mask Replica”, a 6.5% ABV American stout that pays tribute to the classic Captain Beefheart albumFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stout Mask Replica, An American Stout Celebrating the Classic Captain Beefheart Album ‘Trout Mask Replica’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese photographer Disc Yuri On used a Panasonic video camera from 1999 to capture the rather startling sight of a giant hot air balloon in the shape of a head that was trying to float high above Yoyogi Park in Tokyo but was hampered by the wind. When a siren...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Giant Head Hot Air Balloon Floats Over a Tokyo Park first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jon Diáz, a student track star at New York University, took up the challenge by BuzzFeed to outrun the New York City subway system. For this race, Diáz, who was wearing a body camera, rode the train to the Chambers Street stop along the 2-3 train, climbed up to the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post NYU Track Star Outruns the New York City Subway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While finishing his first solo cross country flight on May 22, 2021, student pilot and motivational speaker Brian Parsley found himself in the scary position of losing complete power on his single-engine Cessna 150 while high up in the sky. Rather than panicking, Parsley calmly contacted the tower below who...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Student Pilot Who Loses Power on a Single Engine Plane Calmly Figures Out How to Safely Land first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Charlie Todd and the NYC comedy collective Improv Everywhere (previously) collaborated with the Museum of the City of New York to create a wonderful interactive mission for unsuspecting pedestrians near the Grand Army Plaza in Central Park. Whomever stood upon a yellow circle that clearly stated “Stand Here For Dance...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Improv Everywhere Throws 100 Person Dance Party for NYC Pedestrians Who Stand on a ‘Dance Party’ Decal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While exploring the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa, the ROV SuBastian (previously) of the Schmidt Ocean Institute ship Falkor captured absolutely remarkable footage of the incredibly diverse array of deep-sea life that live in and around the coral reefs, a vast ecosystem of the deep...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rare Footage of a Glass Octopus and Other Life Within Deep Sea Coral Reefs Captured by ROV SuBastian first appeared on Laughing Squid.

German traveler Fabs976 of Cosmic Light Productions visited Shelby, Texas, a small town in Austin County known as “Little Germany” because a large number of people there grew up with German as their first language. While the accents and vernacular have become more anglicized over time, the young traveler had...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post German Traveler Visits a Small Town in Texas Where German Has Been the First Language for Generations first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ignite Glass Studios (@igniteglass) Josh DeWall of Ignite Glass Studios in Chicago, who previously built an absolutely gorgeous, hand-blown glass wine decanter in the shape of an octopus, shared an update to his creative cephalopodic design. When concerns were voiced about...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Updated Version of the Hand-Blown Glass Octopus Wine Decanter That’s Easier to Pour and Clean first appeared on Laughing Squid.

I Want My MTV Music Television In Stereo has put together a truly nostalgic 45 minute clip of unedited MTV footage from 1982, a time when the channel was dedicated solely to new music. Included in this clip are the dulcet vocal stylings of VJ Mark Goodman, the classic Duran...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 45 Nostalgic Minutes of Unedited 1982 MTV Footage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Sony Classics film Julia by Julie Cohen and Betsy West of RBG, is a fascinating documentary that tells the story of trailblazing chef and unexpected television cooking star Julia Child. The film takes a look at Child’s unique style, honesty, and appeal through archival footage, personal photos, and interviews...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Julia’, A Fascinating Documentary Detailing the Remarkable Career of Trailblazing Chef Julia Child first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a fractured episode of The Slow Mo Guys (previously), host Gavin Free recorded the sound of a utensil striking a glass and adjusted that sound to different frequencies. He then focused the sound with a bit of PVC pipe and used the sound to shatter the glass. He captured...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Using Sound to Shatter a Wine Glass in Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Guitarist André Antunes (previously) stepped slightly away from musically interpreting the rants of various US televangelists to instead add heavy metal accompaniment to Soviet vocalist Eduard Khil singing a wordless song in the Vokaliz tradition. This performance later became known as the Trololo Guy meme (previously) and which has been...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Talented Guitarist Adds a Heavy Metal Accompaniment to the Wordless ‘Trololo Guy’ Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on a 1978 episode of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, legendary astrophysicist Carl Sagan offered an informed, scientific critique of the new futuristic film now known as Star Wars IV: A New Hope. While Sagan stated that enjoyed the film, he did bring up concerns about how...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Carl Sagan Offers an Informed Scientific Critique of ‘Star Wars IV: A New Hope’ to Johnny Carson in 1978 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Brick Experiment Channel (previously) built three different LEGO robots to climb a flagpole and a tree. The three different types were gravity locking, rubber-band locking, and a circulating climber. While there was a bit of scientific trial and error at first, these amazing robots eventually did what they were...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Three LEGO Robots Climb a Flagpole and Tree first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kent Nishimura, an 18 year old Japanese guitar virtuoso who skillfully plays acoustic covers of popular songs, performed a beautifully expressive fingerstyle cover of the iconic Pink Floyd song “Time” from a composition he arranged himself. via The Awesomer Related PostsMusician Plays Each Role of the Multi-Track Pink Floyd Song...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Expressive Fingerstyle Cover of the Classic Pink Floyd Song ‘Time’ Performed on Acoustic Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

myNoise is an interactive site that can be used to generate customizable soundscapes. This remarkable technology, designed by Dr. Ir. Stéphane Pigeon, offers a wide variety of aural environments with color-coded sliders to adjust the tones and frequencies that allow the user to completely mask ambient noise without the use...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Customizable Noise Masking Soundscape Generator first appeared on Laughing Squid.

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.