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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.

Snactiv is a handy set of chopsticks that connect to your fingers to keep them clean when snacking. Snactiv is a multi-tasking snacking tool of the future that keeps your hands clean and your focus on the things that matter. The Snactiv was developed by Innoobi, a team of designers,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Chopsticks Snacking Tool That Attaches to Your Fingers to Keep Them Clean While Doing Other Things first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Marvel has put out a beautiful message to inspire unity using the powerful words of late, greatly missed Stan Lee. Lee’s speech was taken from his own unifying message in 2017. I love being with people, it’s the most incredible thing in the world, that world may change and evolve,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Inspiring Marvel Message of Unity Using Stan Lee’s Words That Previews Upcoming Movies and TV Shows first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alex Damon and Mollie Damon of Star Wars Explained organized the timeline of the Star Wars canon, using every item of reference they could find to explain this fascinating history in an hour-long video. This is the entire history of the Star Wars canon as of May 3, 2021. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Complete Star Wars Canon Timeline Explained first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ponte 516 Arouca (@ponte_516arouca) Pointe 516, the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened up high above the River Paiva in Arouca, Portugal. The bridge stretches for an incredible 516 meters (1,693 feet) across at an elevation of 175 meters (574...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Opens Up High Above the River Paiva in Arouca, Portugal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Drone pilot Jay Christensen of Rally Studios in Minneapolis, who previously flew his drone through the Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater, sent his flying robot around the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota and captured absolutely phenomenal footage. The drone followed a group of rollerbladers playing hockey in the halls...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Phenomenal Drone Footage Flying Through the Mall of America That Pays Tribute to ‘The Mighty Ducks’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Frederic van Strydonck (@fvanstry) Filmmaker Frederic van Strydonck used a smartphone rig to attach his camera to a brush marker pen and took off, drawing voluptuous swirling designs on a piece of paper. The soundtrack of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue added...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Drawing With a Brush Pen That Has a Camera Attached first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A clip from the PBS special Sharks of Hawaii takes a look at the Hawaiian garden eel. These native creatures are incredibly shy, remaining inside their benthic water burrows for their entire lives. They only to pop their heads out for food when the sun rises and then beat a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Shark Evading Habits of Shy Hawaiian Garden Eels first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful rescued cat named Luna lay across her human’s arms and snuggled up to his face so that he could use his beard to pet her little head. Luna enjoyed the yummy back and forth motion of the scratchy hairs, even turning her head so that he could reach...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Gives His Cat Head Scratches Using His Beard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@messingwithreality get the f*ck out of my house.. ##magician ##magic ##davidblaine ##xyzbca ##foryoupage ##harrisonford ? original sound – messingwithreality In a clip from the ABC special Real or Magic, actor Harrison Ford quite obligingly participated in a card trick performed by magician David Blaine. Blaine asked Ford to think of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Harrison Ford Hilariously Responds to an Incredible Card Trick Performed by David Blaine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Morty and Florian (@aussie_morty) An incredibly astute Australian shepherd named Morty happily played a couple of competitive games of Connect Four and Jenga with his beloved humans and held his own quite well. Morty’s humans are very attentive to Morty, training...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Astute Australian Shepherd Plays Competitive Connect Four and Jenga Games With His Beloved Humans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Korean artist Dakd Jung has created a whimsical lighted speaker with an embedded ferrofluid display at the front that reacts and responds to music. Much like a lava lamp, the semi-solid ferrofluid forms uneven little blobs within the liquid that react and seem to follow both vibration and sound. Surprisingly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Whimsical Lighted Bluetooth Speaker With an Embedded Ferrofluid Display That Dances to the Beat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Fabric of You” by Josephine Lohoar Self is a beautiful, heartbreaking stop motion animation about a young anthropomorphic mouse named Michael who works anonymously as a tailor in a small shop. When a customer named Isaac comes in for a new suit, he seeks out Michael’s opinion and compliments...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Fabric of You’, A Heartbreaking Stop Motion Film About a Young Mouse Grieving the Loss of a Lover first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Art vlogger James Payne of Great Art Explained offered up a fascinating compiled essay that interprets the meaning behind “The Garden of Earthly Delights”, the iconic triptyk by Hieronymus Bosch. Payne explains that Bosch was not trying to express an awareness of sexual freedom or fantasy, nor was it an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fascinating Interpretation of the Meaning Behind ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ by Hieronymus Bosch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Percussionist and clown Fuman of Musica Loco performed an impressive routine by playing a single drum then bouncing his sticks onto a larger drum kit a few inches away and then catching them, all without missing a single beat. He also did a bit of juggling before tossing his sticks....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Coordinated Percussionist Juggles and Bounces His Sticks Off Another Drum Kit Without Missing a Beat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Multilingual comedian Loïc Suberville, who previously translated an absurd English sentence into French so that every word sounded the same, amusingly personified the French language and then proceeded to shame that person for the grammatical rules within. Of course, French rightly took English to task as well. Related PostsThe Complex...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Humorous Argument About the Illogical Grammar Rules in Both the French and English Languages first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pet food company IAMS has launched NOSEiD, a cleverly designed app that uses a dog’s unique nose print to help alert, identify and reunite lost dogs with their beloved humans. This nose print is as unique to each canine as a fingerprint is to a human. The app scans the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever App That Uses Dogs’ Unique ‘Nose Print’ to Identify and Reunite Lost Canines With Their Humans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Joy Chapman of Surrey, British Columbia is a country singer who has broken the Guinness World Record for the “lowest vocal note reached by a female” with the performance of a C1, which registered at 33.57 Hz. The note was held for several seconds. Chapman explained that she has hypermobility...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Canadian Vocalist Sets the Guinness World Record for the Lowest Vocal Note Ever Reached by a Female first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Dungeon & Dragons themed podcast Dark Dice announced the incredible news that the great Jeff Goldblum will be joining their second season. Goldblum will be playing an elven sorcerer named Balmur who is embarking on a search for his daughter’s locket. Jeff will be joining us in Chapter 1B,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Jeff Goldblum Joins Second Season of the Dungeons & Dragons Podcast ‘Dark Dice’ as an Elven Sorcerer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Luna Lee, who plays playing popular songs on her traditional Korean Gayageum, performed a beautiful cover of the heartbreaking classic George Michael song “Careless Whisper”. According to Lee, the song was “built” for her instrument. Because this is so perfect for Gayageum sound I think. I really enjoyed it...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Cover of the George Michael Song ‘Careless Whisper’ Played on a Traditional Korean Gayageum first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MANAMI SASAKI / sasamana (@sasamana1204) With the popularity of toast increasing worldwide, Japanese food artist Manami Sasaki has taken to creating incredible, edible pieces of art using this particular medium. While some of her pieces mimic that of great artists, much...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Edible Shoe That’s Made Out of Bread first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French musician Grégoire Blanc (previously) showcased 10 different scenarios in which a musical saw could be creatively played with the help of synthesizers, effects pedals, the wonderful instruments themselves, as created by Alexis Faucomprez, and of course Blanc’s immense talent. The results are a bit unpredictable, but we managed to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Showcases Ten Different Creative Ways That a Musical Saw Can Be Played Using Pedals and Effects first appeared on Laughing Squid.