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A group of scientists studying the Geldingardalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland decided to prepare sausages and toast matching buns using the lava that was running downhill. The volcano, which erupted on March 19, 2021 after 6,000 years of being dormant, was small and considered safe to approach with caution. Scientists...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cooking Hot Dogs on Lava From the Iceland Volcano first appeared on Laughing Squid.

XTRAP performed “Piano Fingers”, an amazingly synchronized finger tutting routine that kept pace with a highly danceable piano soundtrack. The group added to the illusion of disembodied digits by wearing neon green gloves that essentially glowed in the dark. (translated) Original Tutting Art by XTRAP … Finger illusion … via...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Glow in the Dark Synchronized Finger Tutting first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Elena Plaxina of Simpatico Gufo is selling a downloadable crochet pattern that can be used to make an adorable amigurumi octopus. The project is recommended for those at an intermediate level and the pattern is complemented by photos of each stage. With the help of the original description of crochet,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Amigurumi Octopus Crochet Pattern first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The supervillians of the DC Comics/Hannah Barbera animation Legion of Doom each rap a verse the explicit Wu-Tang Clan song Uzi (Pinky Ring) in a mashup by Adam Schleichkorn who may be better known as “Mylo the Cat”. Starring in order of appearance Sinestro as U-God, The Riddler as Raekwon,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Animated Supervillains of DC’s ‘Legion of Doom’ Rap the Wu-Tang Clan Song ‘Uzi (Pinky Ring)’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Joshua Rudder of the linguistic channel NativLang has created a highly informative animation that looks at the wide variety of languages spoken within the continent of Africa. To make understanding a bit easier, Rudder goes back to the origins of each language to find the common family from which they...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Origins of African Languages first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a dialectical episode of The Language Files (previously) written by Gretchen McCulloch of Lingthusiasm, host Tom Scott explains why William Shakespeare could never have been French, as some proclaim, due to his prolific use of iambic pentameter. Scott explains that this particular rhythm to words, known as lexical stress...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Shakespeare’s Prolific Use of Iambic Pentameter Shows That He Was English and Not French first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The aptly named EverywhereMax very cleverly coordinated video of his travels to all 92 of the locations (plus more) named in the iconic Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been Everywhere” to the song itself. This amazing trip took more than three years to complete I’ve been in all the 92 places...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Documents His Travels to All 92 Locations Named in the Johnny Cash Song ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Melodica Bros performed a truly mournful cover of the otherwise cheerful anthem “Y.M.C.A” by the Village People turning it into a sad ballad. This version features a change from major to minor, a slower tempo, and a quiet performance that included an acoustic guitar and a double bass. Our...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Sad Cover of the Village People Song ‘Y.M.C.A.’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brooklyn Social Club (@brooklynsocialclubnyc) Brothers Damien Bielak and Dominic Bielak of Brooklyn Social Club have taken photographs from their childhood in Williamsburg, Brooklyn during the 1990s and compiled them into a nostalgic book entitledFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘I Can Be Pretty Too’, A Book of Photos Taken While Growing Up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn During the 1990s first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The host of The Q Channel (previously) shared a helpful video tutorial that shows how to forge a shiny, decorative wasp out of nuts and bolts. While the process was a bit involved, each step was made very clear for anyone who wants to take on this project. Have you...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Forge a Shiny Wasp Out of Nuts and Bolts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Old-timey musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., who previously had No More F***s to give, crooned an amusing song of his own entitled “I Don’t Want Kids” while accompanying himself on an acoustic ukulele. I know children can be fun And yours I’m very fond of it is true The advantage...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Old Timey Musician Sings About Not Wanting Kids first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by BugzUk (@bugz_uk) Online bug breeder BugzUK captured wonderful footage of a male target mantis doing a rather decorative defensive dance. The identifying circles on the wings make the insect appear much larger than he actually is. This illusion comes in handy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Male Target Mantis Performs a Decorative Defensive Dance to Make Himself Look Larger Than He Is first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alvaro Gracia Montoya of of MetaBallStudios (previously) compared the size of fictional planets from film, television, books and video games to that of New York City, Earth, the Earth’s moon, other planets in our solar system, and even to the sun itself. The fictional planets shown to scale to see...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 3D Animated Size Comparison of Fictional Planets From Film, Television, Books and Video Games first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a report for Insider, video producer Abby Narishkin explains exactly how the 3.2 million tons of trash generated by New York City is processed. The video starts off with trash workers who collect and box the trash in giant receptacles. The boxes of trash are then loaded onto barges...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How 3.2 Million Tons of NYC Trash Is Processed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While taking some time off at home, a dismayed homeowner discovered that deliveries were being stolen from her front porch. The homeowner and her husband reviewed footage from their video doorbell to discover that the thief was of the four legged variety – a massive white dog who held the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Four Legged Porch Pirate Captured on Video Doorbell Footage Stealing Neighbor’s Delivery first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After Winter Storm Xylia pummeled the great state of Colorado, Loveland resident Laura Sturges posted adorable footage of an affectionate young elk wandering over to the wire fence and giving her puppy Winston a great big kiss. Winston responded in kind, wagging his tail and happily sniffing the wild creature....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Affectionate Young Elk Exchanges Kisses With a Fuzzy Great Pyrenees Puppy Through a Wire Fence first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The newly named Geldingardalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland began erupting on March 19, 2021 after being dormant 6,000 years. It’s the first active volcano in the area in 800 years. Photographer Bjorn Steinbekk captured stunning footage of the fiery display while flying his drone overhead. Icelandic national broadcasting servcie RÚV...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stunning Drone and Livestream Footage of a Volcano Erupting in Iceland After Being Dormant 6,000 Years first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glass Symphony (@glasssymphony) Lampwork artist Nikita Drachuk of Glass Symphony creates gorgeous but slightly creepy handblown spiders of various species. Each delicate arachnid is so stunningly realistic that it seems likely that at least one of them will strike. These and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Handblown Glass Spiders first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Disney history channel Park Ride History examines the history of the Monsanto House of the Future at Tomorrowland. This unique dwelling, which was built in 1957, was made completely of plastic. This included the exterior of the home, the furniture, and dishware. The house additionally featured such modern conveniences...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Disney’s Durable Plastic ‘Monsanto House of the Future’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LEGO innovator Teun de Wijs created a wonderfully clever automaton of a man taking a bath. The kinetic sculpture, which comes to life with the turn of a wheel, features pipes that feed colorful running water into a bathtub where a figure sits and uses a brush to rhythmically scrub...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever LEGO Automaton of a Man Taking a Bath first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (previously) has quite cheekily reimagined Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective of Agatha Christie lore, as a frustrated roommate who calls a house meeting in order to investigate the mysterious case of the missing milk. Agatha Christie’s great Belgian detective has called a house meeting. Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hercule Poirot Calls a House Meeting to Investigate the Mystery of the Missing Milk in an Agatha Christie Parody first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderful band They Might Be Giants (previously) are releasing a BOOK, a beautiful hardcover book featuring beautiful color photographs alongside their original song lyrics. Designer Paul Sahre has used the distinctive typeface “concrete poetry” to express the unique timbre of the band’s songs. There’s also a bit of a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hardcover Book of Photos and Original Lyrics by They Might Be Giants Set in the Typeface ‘Concrete Poetry’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn creative hardware prototyping agency BREAKFAST (previously) has created an an interactive kinetic flip-disc installation that reflects time and weather conditions at the Empire State Building in New York City using an AI script. This remarkable piece is also a mirror of sorts, reflecting the viewer’s image within the context...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Remarkable Interactive AI Flip-Disc Display Visualizing the Time and Weather at the Empire State Building first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online retailer Fred is selling a wonderfully quirky desktop pencil holder made in the image of a satisfying dumpster fire. The flames are made of orange and yellow notecards and the bin itself is sectioned to hold paper clips on one side and pens/pencils on the other. Fred’s hilarious dumpster-fire...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Quirky Desktop Dumpster Fire Pencil Holder first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda (previously) shared a heartwarming video of a man giving a very thirsty baby squirrel a long drink from his bottle of water. The man then tentatively reached out and gave the squirrel a reassuring stroke. In response, the tiny Sciuridae scurried up the man’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Helps Baby Squirrel Drink From His Water Bottle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rochester, New York artist Dave Pollot sat down with 60 Second Docs to talk about how he became inspired to add pop culture characters and objects to old paintings that he finds at thrift stores. Pollot explained that he wants to update paintings while still respecting their original integrity. It...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Explains His Motivation for Adding Pop Culture Characters and Objects to Old Thrift Store Paintings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hanaco Hanasakura ???? (@hanacotoba_jp) Designer Hanaco Hanasakura creates wonderfully dramatic, incredibly fashion-forward ballgowns using various types of flowers and their petals. (translated) I draw a picture that revives withered and scattered flowers. Also, flower language. Hanasakura translates many of her floral...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dramatic Ball Gowns Made From Flowers and Petals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather surreal 1997 ad for Pizza Hut featured Mikhail Gorbachev, then-leader of the Soviet Union, taking his granddaughter to dinner at a Pizza Hut in Moscow. The pair sits quietly in the corner while a father and son argue about Gorbachev’s leadership. The two angrily go back and forth...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 1997 Commercial Featuring Gorbachev Bringing People Together by Helping Pizza Hut Open in Russia first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oregon Dept. Fish and Wildlife (@myodfw) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shared a wonderful series of photos that were submitted to them by photographer Kendra Smith that show the presence of a very rare and beautiful leucistic raccoon. Although he...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful and Rare Leucistic Raccoon Who Has a Bright White Coat With a Dark Nose and Dark Paws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jen Lewin Studio (@jenlewinstudio) Brooklyn artist Jen Lewin has created “Reflect”, a colorful interactive light installation at Domino Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn set against a backdrop of the iconic Williamsburg Bridge and the East River. The installation features series of lighted...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Reflect’, An Immersive Installation Featuring Colorful Interactive Lighted Circles at Brooklyn’s Domino Park first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the third installment of their 2021 reboot of the “Thursday Mashups” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet remixed more than 60 hit songs from 1997 into a 3½ minute “Everlong” compilation that will “Hypnotize” those “Around the World” who are all sorts of “Party People”....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An ‘Everlong’ Compilation of More That 60 Songs From 1997 That Goes ‘Around the World’ for ‘Party People’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Breadwinner is a smart device that attaches to a Mason jar and monitors sourdough bread starter by learning how it grows. Inspired by Justin Lam and developed by Fred Benenson (previously) and Sarah Pavis, Breadwinner sports WiFi connectivity, infrared sensors to measure height, ambient temperature readings, and colony happiness data....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Breadwinner, A Device That Monitors Sourdough Starter Data and Sends Alert When Ready It’s Ready to Bake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A tired little cat who was sleeping sideways on the matching carpet emitted a number of adorably musical little snores that her human amplified with a tiny pink microphone. While this has certainly been done before, a snoring cat is always a wonderfully cute sight to behold. A sleeping cat...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Sleeping Cat Musically Snores Into a Pink Microphone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While taking part in the “For the Crew” fundraiser through the Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund, former Joy Division and New Order co-founder and bassist Peter Hook (previously) partnered with son Jack Bates along with guitarist Jeff Schroeder from The Smashing Pumpkins and drummer Shane Graham to perform a pitch-perfect, socially...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New Order’s Peter Hook, His Son Jack Bates, and Others Perform ‘Ceremony’ For a Good Cause first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mat Taylor of the gadget video channel Techmoan (previously) got his hands on a 50 year old Panasonic RC-6900, the world’s first talking alarm clock radio. Taylor took great delight in the unboxing process, examining the box and manual with great, detailed interest, before turning his attention to the clock...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Unboxing the World’s First Talking Alarm Clock Radio first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During a 1980 episode of The Merv Griffin Show in 1980, the members of DEVO found themselves in the middle of a rather awkward interview with the titular host about their instruments, their outfits, and their hometown of Akron, Ohio. This was a terrific group here, strange instruments though Jerry....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Merv Griffin Conducts Awkward Interview With Members of DEVO After a Performance of ‘Whip It’ in 1980 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animator Tomosteen has created a very enticing stop motion video that shows the preparation involved in making a personal size LEGO triple layer cheesecake. Each of the ingredients started off as real but turned into LEGO bricks as soon as they were manipulated. Tomosteen started off with the cracker crust...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Yummy Stop Motion Animation Showing the Preparation of a LEGO Triple Layer Cheesecake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Spicy Village” by Jia Li of HiLo is a moving short film about Spicy Village , a popular Chinese restaurant in New York City that has suffered a severe downturn in business due to the physical, societal and psychological consequences of COVID-19. For Chinatown restaurants like Wendy’s, the impact of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Moving Film About the Downturn in Business for a Popular NYC Chinese Restaurant Due to COVID-19 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When designer, visual artist and director Lucas Zanotto (previously) was given the opportunity to make a film about the furniture company Plank, he decided to set the different pieces up in various scenarios and made trick shots with a ping pong ball and a bright orange coffee cup (Beer Pong...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Filmmaker Performs Ping Pong Ball Trick Shots Into an Orange Mug in Unique Ad for Italian Furniture Company first appeared on Laughing Squid.

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.