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“The Hill Bombers of San Franciso” by Wendi Jonassen for The New Yorker is a fascinating short film in which the skateboarders of San Francisco talk about the feeling they get when “bombing” the famous hills of their city. The skaters open up about their respective love of risk, the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post San Francisco Skateboarders Open Up About Bombing the Famous Hills of Their Beloved City first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The silent host from The Q Channel (previously) shared a really simple way to create a homemade flipbook animation using a smartphone, paper, pencil and pen. He first found a video he liked, measured tracing paper down to size and copied the different frames to completion. How to make a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Create a Homemade Flipbook Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pro BMX riders Scotty Cranmer, Matty Cranmer and Vinny Mannino worked with an engineer to create an incredible “Pogo Bike” that allows them to do all sorts of tricks, such as bouncing as high as they like, without worrying about hitting the ground too hard. The look is unusual, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post BMX Riders Build a Custom Pogo Bike That Lets Them Bounce as High as They Like first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Stuart Wiggins of The China Traveller, who has been living and working in China since 2007, decided that he wanted to visit the village of Atulie’er, which sits on a mountainside in Sichuan’s Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Visiting sounds easier than it actually is to do. The residents of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Attempts to Climb an Incredibly Steep Steel Ladder 2,600 Feet Up a Mountainside in Sichuan, China first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Tail Company is a startup company that creates lifelike animatronic animal tails for those who like to wear one for whatever reason they choose. Their most updated version is miTail, a newer tail that has more digital and non-digital features than their previous versions. We are proudly called The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post miTail, A Bluetooth Enabled Animatronic Animal Tail first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kelvin the Menga Man (previously) amazingly broke his own world record of 1,002 stacked blocks by balancing an incredible 1,512 Jenga blocks onto a single vertical block. And this is it. Oh nothing much just broke the world record for stacking over 1,500 pieces of Jenga on 1. @Hasbro @Jenga...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Stacks an Amazing 1,512 Jenga Blocks Onto One Vertical Jenga Block Breaking His Own World Record first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Legendary Scottish singer Donovan performed his new acoustic single “I Am the Shaman” at the Los Angeles studios of iconic director David Lynch. Lynch captured this somewhat surreal performance in stark black and white footage, allowing Donovan to vocalize the hypnotic message he was sending through the lyrics of his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Donovan Performs New His Single ‘I Am the Shaman’ in a Starkly Surreal Music Video Directed by David Lynch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an incredibly expressive short film by Kevin McGloughlin (previously) in partnership with the Jacob Jonas Dance Company and Films.Dance, a single dancer who has taken many different corporeal forms, finds her respective bodies giving out on her. Several of the dancer’s forms try and some even succeed in fighting...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Single Dancer in Many Forms Fights Succumbing to the ‘Weakness of the Flesh’ in a Short Expressive Film first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Peter Bence, the very talented barefoot pianist, performed an bewitching piano arrangement of “Hedwig’s Theme” and “Harry’s Wondrous World” from the Harry Potter film series. Truly magical. Harry Potter and the Impossible Piano Medley. Dark magic involved. Listen with caution! Related PostsPostmodern Jukebox Performs Jazz Variations of ‘Hedwig’s Theme’ From...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Bewitching Piano Performance of ‘Hedwig’s Theme’ and ‘Harry’s Wondrous World’ From ‘Harry Potter’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The UFO Sightings Map is a highly informative, interactive map that plots information about the numerous UFO sightings across the United States throughout the years. Drawing from data collected from data scientist Hakeem Frank, the map includes a “Time Widget” that allows for chronological customization. Additionally, users can tap into...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Historic Map of UFO Sightings in the United States first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brian David Gilbert and Karen Han performed “We Like Watching Birds”, a wonderfully whimsical a cappella song about the joys of watching birds. The pair were clad in stereotypical birding garb singing in rhymes about different bird species and what they do. There are so many types of birds and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Whimsical Song About the Joy of Watching Birds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nashville musician David DeVaul quite adorably showed his infant son Waylon, who was strapped onto his front, how to make a proper cup of coffee. DeVaul explained the specific process as he went along, letting his son know the importance of each step. The routine of coffee helps the new...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dad Teaches Infant Son How to Properly Make Coffee first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic analyzes the iconic 1971 Pink Floyd song “Echoes”, naming it the band’s first masterpiece. The song was based upon “Two Planets”, a beautiful poem by philosopher Muhammad Iqbal that looked to the skies for salvation. Roger Waters took the idea and rewrote it with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Analyzing the Pink Floyd Masterpiece ‘Echoes’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D animator Jared Owen (previously) virtually demonstrated how a pinsetter machine works during a 10-pin game of bowling. Owen vocally explained the features of the machine as his animation offered a behind-the-scenes reconstruction showing how the mechanism works. 3D animation of how a Bowling Pinsetter Machine works. Let’s go behind...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Colorful 3D Animation That Shows How a Bowling Pinsetter Machine Works From Behind the Scenes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King (previously) quite cleverly reimagined the iconic TV detective Lieutenant Columbo as a primary character in an anime series. Beckett-King stated that this project took a great deal of time and effort, but it was for his wife. My wife, she loves anime. This one is really...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Legendary Detective ‘Columbo’ Reimagined As Anime first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Reddit (@reddit) Eoford created a photorealistic image of Lincoln as if he lived in the present day. Like the updates to previous presidents by Magdalena Vissagio, Eoford used available technology to make Lincoln modern. I made the Lincoln one...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photorealistic Images of What Abraham Lincoln and Other Historical Figures Might Look Like in Present Day first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Hudson Valley videographer Tyler Wilcha, who purchased a home in Fishkill, New York, shared an amusing video that shows the only way he can open a certain drawer in his kitchen. Wilcha jokes that the drawer requires three-factor authentication as he has to open the oven, switch on the oven...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Videographer Amusingly Demonstrates How His Kitchen Drawer Requires Three-Factor Authentication first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Lauri Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel (previously) quite amusingly turned multiple bags of M&Ms and Skittles into incredibly sweet, sugar bomb donuts with the use of their hydraulic press. The first try, using M&Ms, yielded a crumbly, somewhat successful donut. The chewiness of the Skittles, however, provided the perfect...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Making Donuts Out of Candy Using a Hydraulic Press first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While performing at Global Citizen’s Vax Live:The Concert to Reunite the World, the Foo Fighters invited vocal legend Brian Johnson of AC/DC to join them onstage to perform “Back in Black”. Simply awesome. Foo Fighters perform “Back in Black” with special guest Brian Johnson of AC/DC at VAX LIVE: The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Foo Fighters Invite Vocalist Brian Johnson of AC/DC Onstage to Perform ‘Back in Black’ at ‘Vax Live’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While underwater cameraman Ben Burville of North Sea Pelagics was studying the behaviors of grey seals, one of his subjects approached him and offered a paw in friendship. Burville immediately responded with his hand and the two happily sat quietly together in harmony. Soon after, the gregarious seal then attempted...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Research Diver Holds Hands With a Gregarious Seal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In his role as Magnavox spokesman, the late, greatly missed Leonard Nimoy was introduced to the Magnavox Magnavision VH-8000 LaserDisc Player in 1981 by a white rock that blinked and beeped as a means of communication. This commercial featured a mustachioed Nimoy dressed all in white, a Star Trek inspired...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Leonard Nimoy Is Introduced to the Magnavision LaserDisc Player by a Blinking, Bleeping Rock in 1981 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The legendary San Francisco Bay Area band Negativland performed a wonderful NPR Tiny Desk Concert from their respective homes. The band released their 14th studio album The World Will Decide in October 2020, much of which takes aim at the effect technology has on society. Despite this powerful premise, however,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Negativland Performs Remote NPR Tiny Desk Concert first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@belleryanooo52 #dog #foryou #fyp #lovedog #cutedog is that explosive enough? ? Rasputin (7″ Version) – Boney M. An incredibly nimble Belgian Malinois named belleryanooo52 took a flying leap and effortlessly jumped across a canal. The talented pooch completed also this very same task while wearing a pair of wings. @belleryanooo52...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Nimble Dog Effortlessly Jumps Across a Canal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Smith (@nickdotsmith) Comedian Nick Smith quite amusingly imagined what his conversations are going to be like for the next three now that multiple COVID-19 vaccines have arrived. Like Julie Nolke, Smith played both sides of the conversation. Every conversation for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Comedian Acts Out What Typical Conversations Will Probably Be Like for the Next Three Months first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“A Dog’s Tale” is a touching short film by Anthill Films for bicycle company Shimano about a retired trail dog named Raven who reflects on a life well lived. While sitting calmly in her driveway, Raven “narrates” what it was like running with her beloved humans as they biked up...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Retired Trail Dog Reflects on a Life Well Lived first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The IBM Hursley Museum in Hampshire, England has captured slow motion footage showing how a classic IBM Selectric typewriter and its iconic typeball element (“golf ball”) function. Slow motion of IBM Selectric in operation showing how the golf ball spins around to select the correct letter to hit the page....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post IBM Selectric Typewriter Golf Ball Filmed in Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Canadian chemistry buff NileRed (previously) decided to revisit an old project from 2018 in which he tried to turn a piece wood transparent. The results weren’t quite as successful as he’d hoped. With renewed hope, he began the process over again. A few years ago I tried making transparent wood...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Chemistry Buff Makes a Transparent Piece Wood first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jane and Dan of Texas Backyard Wildlife, who previously shared footage of a mother fox moving her four pups into an underground den in their Austin yard, captured the amusing sight of a brave little black-crested titmouse plucking individual hairs from a sleeping fox in order to make a warm...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brave Titmouse Bird Plucks Hair From a Sleeping Fox first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The auto enthusiasts at Garage 54 (previously) took an old white Lada Riva sedan, found a matching model and proceeded to weld the two into a single doublewide vehicle. Once the two cars were conjoined, it was time for a drive around the town of Novosibirsk, Russia. The doublewide got...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Welding Two Identical Cars Into a Doublewide Vehicle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very vocal and naughty husky named Rex, who snuck upstairs when no one was looking, quite stubbornly stood at the top of the carpeted steps and refused to come down despite the escalating commands, cajoles, and pleas from his slightly frustrated but amused human Sophie Ewan. She finally got...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Vocal Husky Stubbornly Refuses to Come Downstairs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

BBC Earth has compiled clips from a number of different shows throughout the years in order to showcase some of the most remarkable behavior displayed by birds out in the wild. Included in the compilation are the circular kleptomania of satin bowerbirds in Eastern Australia, the strategic patience shown by...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Compilation of Birds Displaying Remarkable Behavior first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jamie Dupuis, a remarkably talented musician who performs absolutely gorgeous cover versions of classic rock songs with his harp guitar, was feeling a bit thoughtful while performing an acoustic cover of the classic Black Sabbath song “Paranoid”. According to Dupuis, his approach to song now is quite different than he...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Performs Thoughtful Acoustic Cover of the Classic Black Sabbath Song ‘Paranoid’ on Harp Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Q engineer (previously) who likes to fiddle around with bicycle tires, decided instead, to replace the frame of his bicycle with heavy chains. He welded the links together so that they would become solid. He then cut out a small and attached the chains as the bicycle frame. He...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Engineer Replaces Bicycle Frame With Welded Chains first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pennsylvania physical science teacher Bruce Yeany (previously) explained the basic steps of ax throwing through a demonstration. His lesson plan included safety gear and rules, determining one’s throwing arm, the size of the ax, the correct distance necessary away from the target, and the stance necessary for hitting the target....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Science Teacher Explains the Basics of Ax Throwing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlie Todd (@charlietodd) Art in Ad Places is a collective of artists who replace advertisements, primarily in unused phone booths, with fresh artwork and PSAs in various New York City neighborhoods. The collective works with local, national, and international guest artists....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Art Collective Replaces Decaying Phone Booth Advertisements With Artwork and PSAs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wildlife conservation filmmakers Richard Sidey (previously) and Aliscia Young compiled absolutely delightful footage of enormous elephant seals in Antarctica and on South Georgia Island. The earless, large-nosed mammals happily rolled around on the beach, took naps, argued a bit with one another, and even did a bit of exercise to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Delightful Footage of Enormous Elephant Seals on the Beaches of Antarctica and South Georgia Island first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Drone pilot Jay Christensen of Rally Studios in Minneapolis who flew his drone through a bowling alley and through the Mall of America, traveled to Los Angeles in order to send his flying robot through the iconic Mel’s Drive-In on Sunset Boulevard. Christensen’s drone captured the nostalgia of the restaurant,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Nostalgic Drone Flight Through the Iconic Mel’s Drive-In on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

NASA explains the existence of exoplanets in a wonderfully colorful animation. Exoplanets, which are planets outside our own solar system, have been recently the subject of space exploration with the advent of modern technology. So far, NASA has learned that there are a wide variety of exoplanets with an even...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Colorful NASA Animation That Explains Exoplanets first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Electronicos Fantasticos, the highly creative band fronted by electronic artist Ei Wada, known for their their highly inventive musical devices, attached a scanner to a skateboard and played their incredible electronic barcode signal instrument in a rolling fashion. DAY 1 of the experiment which we attached a barcode scanner to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musicians Attach a Scanner to a Skateboard to Read Amplified Musical Barcode Signals While Skateboarding first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michael Matzkeit (@in_love_with_drinks) Mixologist Michael Matzkeit shared a fun recipe to make a Master Yoda cocktail. All you need is 25ml of gin, 25ml of Chartreuse liqueur, 25ml of maraschino liqueur, 25ml of lime juice, and maraschino cherries and lime wedges...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make a Tasty Master Yoda Cocktail first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese plastics company SYUTO has created a wonderful, highly realistic sushi model kit. The kit comes with 366 pieces. Included in these pieces are individual grains of rice. The kits come in different flavors – tuna or salmon – and will take about an hour to assemble. Each grain and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Highly Realistic Plastic Sushi Model Kit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Prolific rapper Mac Lethal, who previously performed an impossibly fast tongue twister rap using every letter of the alphabet in 2014, did a second pass at the same in 2020 with updated references. The entire rap, which took 77 takes, was performed in less than three minutes. I annihilate the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mac Lethal Performs an Insanely Fast Tongue Twister Rap That Features Every Letter of the Alphabet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jane and Dan of Texas Backyard Wildlife have created a wonderful video channel that features all sorts of wildlife that crosses into their Austin yard. In May of 2020, their cameras captured a dedicated mother fox moving her four precious month old pups in the middle of the night into...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mother Fox Moves Her Four Pups to the Safety of an Underground Den in an Austin, Texas Backyard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Designer Brian Yung has created “Can I Binge”, a truly handy online tool that calculates exactly how long it would take to binge a television show that that is either current or has already run its course. Can I Binge? helps you figure out how long it’ll take to binge...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Handy Online Tool That Calculates Exactly How Long It Would Take to Binge a Television Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Architectural blog The B1M, who previously explored the very controversial subject of height amongst the tallest skyscrapers in the world, took the measurement of world buildings one step further with a fascinating video regarding the true scale of these buildings. To better appreciate the immense scale of these structures we’ve...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The True Scale of the World’s Tallest Buildings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Stormchasing filmmaker Mike Olbinski (previously) has put together a gorgeous compilation timelapse of stormcloud footage that he previously captured rolling across the US plains in black and white 4K and 8K footage. The scenes in this film have appeared before, and I cannot wait to get out and get some...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Black and White High Definition Compilation Timelapse of Storm Clouds Rolling Across the Plains first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly astute and adept Australian shepherd named Rush confidently circled around two separate circular sets of traffic cones on his skateboard, performing a near “figure eight” after a couple of tries. According to Rush’s human Marco Spadaccini, Rush was very hesitant to ride a skateboard at first. …he has...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Astute Australian Shepherd Performs a Figure Eight Around Traffic Cones While Riding a Skateboard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The musical pair of Tania Mazur and Sergii Shamrai, collectively known as the B&B Project, performed a beautiful cover of the iconic Eagles song “Hotel California” on a traditional Ukrainian bandura and button accordion, respectively. Hotel California | Bandura and Button Accordion Cover via The Awesomer Related PostsHeart Wrenching Covers...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Cover of the Iconic Eagles’ Song ‘Hotel California’ on Ukrainian Bandura and Button Accordion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When Maiken Woll Eide asked her toddler son to say “Mama”, he responded in a deep, semi-demonic voice. Father Julian Brophy thought it was hilarious. Awww, he finally learned how to say mama. ? pic.twitter.com/ICOO2iyeSA — Julian Brophy (@brophy) May 2, 2021 Related PostsVocal Dog Says ‘Mama’ Before Human Toddler...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Toddler Says ‘Mama’ in a Deep Demonic Voice first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the tragically late Prince joined fellow musicians Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne of ELO, Dhani Harrison, and others onstage to play a star-studded version of fellow inductee George Harrison‘s iconic song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. Petty and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Prince Shreds Superb Solo on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ in 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Director’s Cut first appeared on Laughing Squid.