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A transparent episode of the KQED series “Deep Look” examines the stunning clarity of the glasswing butterfly, their ability to become invisible in any situation and a natural anti-reflective feature that have interested scientists. Ever wanted to be invisible? The elusive glasswing butterfly knows just how to do it. Its...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Stunning Clarity of the Elusive Glasswing Butterfly first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2018 we wrote about former aeronautical engineer José Naranja who quit his job to travel the world. While doing so, he kept beautifully detailed sketchbooks that documented his time in each city, despite never having drawn artistically before. Since that time, Naranja has published another volume of sketches entitled...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Former Aeronautical Engineer Fills Notebooks With Detailed Sketches of His Ongoing World Travels first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A man in Lyons, Colorado very cleverly attached tiny plastic feeders to his eyeglasses in order to attract hummingbirds. The birds happily chirped as they fed on sugar water while flapping their delicate wings. The man stood very still while getting a close-up view of everything. Related PostsA Little Hummingbird...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorado Man Attaches Tiny Hummingbird Feeders to His Glasses For a Close Up View of the Birds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

US Air Force Airmen Sonny Doby built a wonderfully comfortable secret hideout lounge for his two dogs under the stairs of his Charleston, South Carolina home. The project didn’t take long to build and pups Maverick and Olly were very pleased. He said the project took about a week to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Builds a Comfy Secret Hideout Lounge for His Two Dogs Under the Stairs of His Charleston Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a tidal episode Amazing Places, host Tom Scott explains why a seemingly innocent stretch of water is so incredibly deadly. Known as The Strid, this body of water is actually a very narrow part of the River Wharfe in Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire. The river is made up of rapids...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Seemingly Innocent Stretch of River With a Violent Undercurrent That’s Deadly to Anyone Who Falls In first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable rescue dog named Frito (because he smells “like a corn chip”) was walking with his human when they passed under a tree. Without missing a beat, Frito bounced his little self really high several times in order to reach the low hanging branches that looked like the sticks...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Bouncy Dog Realizes That Sticks Comes From Trees first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“An Ode to Arezzo” is a flow motion timelapse by photographer Rob Whitworth (previously) that captures the absolute beauty of the annual Giostra del Saracino (Saracen Joust) festival that takes place in the ancient Tuscan town of Arrezzo, Italy. The little Tuscan town of Arezzo is everything the world wants...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Beauty of the Saracen Joust in the Tuscan Town of Arezzo, Italy Captured in a Flow Motion Timelapse first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Luca Stricagnoli, who plays gorgeous acoustic versions of popular songs, gave a rather badass and intricate performance of the classic Led Zeppelin song “Whole Lotta Love”. Stricagnoli played each instrumental part and even changed the tuning on his guitar as he walked evenly down an underground passage for the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Intricately Badass Cover of ‘Whole Lotta Love’ by Led Zeppelin on Acoustic Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Italian artist Pietro Cataudella (previously) creates amazing illustrations that he very cleverly uses to alter the context of real-life architecture featured in photos. Such examples include Musée Rodin, Egyptian Pyramids, Fontana Di Trevi-Roma, La Cattedrale di Siviglia and Marzamemi, Sicilia, Italy. The goal of CityLiveSketch is to show the beauties...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Inserts His Sketchbook Drawings Into Photos to Cleverly Alter the Context of Real Life Architecture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Engineer James Cochrane, aka bd594, has created “The Conflicted Candle”, an amaing ingenious automated contraption that repeatedly lights a candle then extinguishes the flame approximately 12 seconds later. To Light, or Not to Light, that is the question Cochrane based the design on his previous contraption, “The World’s First Useless...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Automated Contraption That Repeatedly Lights a Candle Then Extinguishes the Flame first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A startled family in Ottowa South, Ontario, Canada woke to find a wayward full-grown moose swimming in their backyard pool. The pool had been covered up with plastic, but it collapsed under the immense weight of the alcine visitor. According to homeowner Paul Koch, the moose was at first surprised...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Startled Family Awakes to Find a Moose In Their Pool first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A regal Borzoi (Russian Wolfhound) named Eris who lives in Richmond, Virginia sports an extremely long nose that clocks in at 12.5 inches. According to her human Lily Kabourian, Eris may look untouchably elegant on the outside but she’s actually an adorable goof who loves to “strongly snuggle”, roam around...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Regal Borzoi Wolfhound With a Very Long Nose first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a clever campaign to promote their “UNTAMED” ride, the Dutch amusement park Walibi Holland strapped in 22 giant plush teddy bears into the cars and sent them on a wild rollercoaster ride. The bear hunt can begin! UNTAMED is filled with 22 huge bears. They have the ride of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 22 Giant Teddy Bears Ride on a Roller Coaster first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very clever and hungry white cat who was sitting outside a grocery store in Mexico adorably led a kind and compassionate school teacher named Tania Lizbeth Santos Coy Tovar inside to show her his favorite food. The cat was so friendly and so loveable that Santos Coy Tovar not...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Stray Cat Who Leads Compassionate Woman to His Favorite Food Inside Store Gets Adopted by Her first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, in partnership with SOMOS Care, Make the Road New York, and Greenpoint Innovations, has created a stunning 20,000 square foot land mural portrait that honors the hardworking healthcare workers of New York City. The mural, which was created next to the Queens Museum in Flushing, features the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Giant 20,000 Square Foot Land Mural Portrait at the Queens Museum Honoring NYC Healthcare Workers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Patrick Cabral (previously) has created an absolutely amazing line of exquisitely detailed beautiful cut paper sculptures of animals. The series includes an intricate octopus, a giant lion, a self-isolating tortoise, a pair of fighting cocks, a galloping pair of horses, a purring tiger, and a feathery fancy chicken. via...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Exquisitely Detailed Cut Paper Animal Sculptures first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Surveyors in Verona, Italy made the incredible discovery of a beautiful, incredibly well-preserved ancient Roman mosaic floor under the ground of a local vineyard. This discovery was made after several failed attempts to locate the ruins of the Roman Villa over the past hundred years. According to Comune di Negrar...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Well-Preserved Ancient Roman Mosaic Floor Is Discovered Underneath a Northern Italian Vineyard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Paul Jackson (previously), who describes himself as a full-time daydreamer and his work as “the weirder, the better” has created a wonderfully surreal illustrated series featuring “dissected” animals, humans and cartoon characters showing their unexpected inner workings. via My Modern Met Related PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Illustrations of Dissected Animals, Humans and Cartoon Characters Showing Their Unexpected Inner Workings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

San Francisco software engineer and freelance artist Eric Geusz, aka SpaceGoose (previously), creates amazing illustrations of elaborate spaceships that were each inspired by common items that he finds around his house. Guesz states that he started drawing at a young age. I have always had a huge passion for drawing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Elaborate Spaceship Art Inspired by Household Items first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Gaming vlogger Curious Reviewers has put together an amusing but very interesting three-part video series dedicated solely to reviewing video game bathrooms. The reviewer looks at the architecture of the bathroom, the quality of materials used, the placement of the toilet, the reflection in the mirror, the view, and whether...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Reviewing Bathrooms in Video Games first appeared on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate 40K followers on his YouTube channel, visual artist and designer Daniel de Bruin (previously) built a cleverly automated miniature marble machine with recycled parts that rotates a magnetic ball and drops it onto a curving steel wire track over and over again. A marble track the size of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Marvelous Mini Marble Machine That Automatically Sends a Magnetic Ball Over a Curving Steel Wire Track first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable little creamsicle cat named Indy came down the stairs and stopped in his tracks when he saw a treadmill in the room. The inquisitive feline first sniffed out the object and slowly made his way onto the machine. It took some time and a bit of training offered...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Inquisitive Little Cat Learns How to Walk a Treadmill first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Adrian Woodward of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (previously) offers a fascinating history behind the Hurdy Gurdy, a multifaceted instrument with a distinctive handle at the bottom that drives a wheel against a string. Woodward explains how the instrument was very popular in the 16th century, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Fascinating History Behind the Hurdy Gurdy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The MoMA Design Store is featuring a wonderful percussion set for children in the shape of a very yummy looking burger and fries made by Kiko and GG. The burger makes a clicking noise, while the fries click against each other for a good, safe, and sustainable rhythm section. Give...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Yummy Looking Burger and Fries Kid’s Percussion Set first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sophia Adalaine, an artist in Ann Arbor, Michigan created Taneko, a really adorable line of plush characters that were inspired by puns and wordplay. The primary plush is Taneko the Octopuss, a friendly hybrid cat that has the arms of an octopus. The creature’s and the company’s name comes from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Plush Characters Inspired by Wordplay first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chet Phillips (previously), a talented illustrator in Austin, Texas has created “Unnatural History”, a wonderful series of vintage scientific field study illustrations that feature fictional creatures and monsters that appear in movies, television, and literature. From the series “Unnatural History” that explores pop culture characters depicted as vintage biology illustration...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fictional Creatures From Movies, Television, and Literature Illustrated as Vintage Scientific Field Studies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a slightly psychedelic clip from the BBC Earth series Pets: Wild at Heart (previously), the elegant voice of David Tennant explains the science behind the effect catnip has on felines and their intense response. Just a few bites of this mind-altering plant and [the cat] falls under its alluring...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Science Behind the Effect Catnip Has on Cats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bulgarian artist Boryana Ilieva of Floorplan Croissant created watercolor illustrations that depict floor plans of houses that are used in movies and television shows. Using her architectural skills, Ilieva pays close attention to the details in the design and the decor of the set in order to “form a ghost...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Detailed Watercolor Illustrations of the Floor Plans of Houses Featured in Movies and TV Shows first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Kerilynn Wilson of The Wandering Beetle creates absolutely gorgeous, hand-painted paper butterflies and beetles. These insects are so incredibly realistic that each conveys a sense of a delicate sense of movement, appearing to have just landed or about to fly away. Wilson, who is an illustrator and author by...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Hand Painted Paper Butterflies and Beetles That Appear As If They Are About to Fly Away first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of their Thursday music series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet compiled 50 hit song music videos from 1988 and remixed them into a “Gigantic” three-minute mashup that’s “Fresh for ’88, you suckers”. Featuring: The Bangles, Big Daddy Kane, Billy Ocean, Bobby Brown, Boogie Down...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A ‘Gigantic’ Remix of 50 Hit Songs That’s ‘Fresh For ’88’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Marco Zagaria and Nicola Zagaria of Art Is Therapy, and Matteo Toriello of 3D Box of have created “Teti”, a line of architecturally inspired rings that feature the iconic skylines of New York City, London and Rome encased in resin. These striking rings come in silver, gold pewter, and rose...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Architecturally Inspired Rings Featuring Resin Encased Miniature Skylines of New York City, London and Rome first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Turkish game designer Hossein Diba has quite skillfully created incredibly realistic recreations of characters from The Simpsons. Included in this amazing series is a doughnut munching Homer, a towering blue-haired Marge, a jeering Mr. Burns, a big-eyed Lisa, and a brush-haired Bart. Diba stated that he uses his experience with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Realistic Recreations of ‘The Simpsons’ Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Uberphawx shared an incredibly disconcerting rendition of the iconic song “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles using only the E and F notes of the scale. This effect makes the song that much more despairing. via Boing Boing Related PostsThe Eleanor Rigby Segment of The Beatles’ Film Yellow Submarine Released as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Disconcerting Version of The Beatles Iconic Song ‘Eleanor Rigby’ Performed With Only E and F Notes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Burl, the creative luthier of Burls Art stepped back from his usual incredibly colorful creations to create a simple, yet elegant acoustic guitar out of carbon fiber cloth. Burl first formed a mold that would shape and hold the cloth in place. He then added a wooden frame and neck,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Acoustic Guitar Made Out of Carbon Fiber Cloth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer and filmmaker Richard Tilney-Bassett created a fascinating documentary that charts the use of cartography as a vehicle for political satire. The cartoonists and illustrators of the time used images of monstrous animals, creatures, and men that were shaped to a country’s borders in order to express how those in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Political Satire Was Expressed With Monstrous Animals, Creatures, and Men on Serio-Comic Maps first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While grounded from touring, British musician Trevor Newnham amusingly drew a face onto his bearded chin, covered up his eyes and nose before turning to his young children. The children were beside themselves with glee as they fed all sorts of goodies into the mouth of their silly father’s alter...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Draws a Face Onto His Bearded Chin to Amuse His Children Who Happily Fed Him Treats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While stuck at his home, artist Dr. Farvadin Daliri used his time to build a giant laughing kookaburra to act as the official mascot of the Townsville Cultural Festival, a three-day event that celebrates the cultural diversity of Australia. Before bringing it over to the festival, Daliri drove this marvelous...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Marvelous Giant Laughing Kookaburra Sculpture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dust-to-Digital posted a fascinating video in which a boy in a recording studio yelled into a paper cup that was connected to a spinning cardboard disc with a glass cup on top. Once the recording stopped, the engineer played the boy’s phrase back to him in perfect, although quiet, replication....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Recording an Audio Track Using a Paper Cup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The LEGO Tapas Factory is an amazing LEGO assembly line machine, created by The Brick Wall (previously), that automatically slices fresh loaves of bread and then tops each slice off with cheese, fruit, and meats. These tasty tapas are then delivered alongside a refreshing beer by a roving robot. It...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Automated LEGO Assembly Line That Builds Tasty Bite-Sized Tapas first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a vocal epsisode of The Language Files (previously), host Tom Scott explains what a schwa sounds like in the English language and how it is used more than any other vowel. “Schwa” is the most common vowel in English. Every English speaker uses it, all the time, but most...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The English Language Schwa Vowel Explained first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When their doggie daycare temporarily closed, an absolutely adorable pair of dachshunds named Chorizo and Cocoa filled their open days by accompanying their human Daniel Nava at work as a driver for FedEx. These little dogs excitedly make front door deliveries while dressed up in their company uniforms, raincoats, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post FedEx Driver Takes His Adorable Pair of Dressed Up Dachshunds With Him on His Delivery Route first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While the school Dr. H. Bavinckschool in Haarlem, The Netherlands was closed, primary school teacher Ingeborg Meinster-Van der Duin used the time off to knit tiny dolls of her beloved 23 students. Meinster-Van der Duin paid close attention to every detail, including hairstyles, clothing and freckles. When they were all...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dutch School Teacher Knits Tiny Dolls of Each of Her 23 Students Because She Missed Seeing Them Everyday first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Das Phone Hell” is a very clever film that addresses the concept of isolation. Actor/director/vintner Sam Neill finds that he needs to offer a heartfelt apology to his phone, as brilliantly voiced by actress Helena Bonham-Carter. It seems that Neill left his phone behind when he went out to the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Helena Bonham-Carter Voices Sam Neill’s Annoyed Forgotten Phone in a Clever Short Film About Isolation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Data Broz has put together a colorfully animated visual timeline that charts the most popular television shows between the years of 1951 and 2019 in chronological order by year. Texaco Star Theater was the most popular in 1951 and Big Bang Theory was the most popular in 2019. Shows such...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Timeline of the Most Popular TV Shows (1951-2019) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While attempting to develop a birdwatching habit while stuck at home, former NASA engineer and entertaining science vlogger Mark Rober (previously) hung several different “squirrel-proof” seed feeders in his “suburban backyard”. After putting the feeders to the test, however, however, Rober found that nothing can really keep out these very...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Former NASA Engineer Builds an Incredible Obstacle Course For the Squirrels That Are Stealing His Birdseed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather resourceful and handy grandfather in Maryland built a clever wooden roller coaster for his young grandson to ride in the backyard. While not quite finished, this clever and very fun ride uses gravity and a good push to make the car roll back and forth against the wooden...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Resourceful Grandfather Builds a Fun Wooden Roller Coaster for His Grandson to Ride in the Backyard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Designer Chris Wolston has created a set of wonderfully anthropomorphic wicker chairs that are full of human appendages and a unique sense of personality. Each chair is carefully woven with sustainable wicker grown in the Amazon and are part of Wolsten’s “Forbidden Fruit” collection which was first revealed at The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Anthropomorphic Wicker Chairs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

I have been putting dollhouse doors as outlet covers around my house Cristina F has very creatively covered the unattractive electrical outlets in her home with adorable dollhouse doors. Each outlet door is expertly framed, has a half-moon welcome mat sitting right in front with a key to the door...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Cleverly Uses Dollhouse Doors to Cover Electrical Outlets Around Her Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Kurt Hugo Schneider quite amusingly recreates popular songs with household appliances. In one case, Schneider performed the a-ha song “Take on Me” using the buttons of a washing machine. He also played “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd on the microwave, the Usher song “Yeah” with the oven doors and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post a-ha’s ‘Take on Me’ Performed on a Washing Machine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rob Kenney, a father of two grown children, runs the “Dad, How Do I?” channel, an incredibly helpful video series for which he offers practical advice for performing daily tasks. Kenney found that he wanted to use his experience as a father to advice to those out there are growing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Kind Father Who Grew Up Without a Dad Offers Practical Advice for Performing Daily Tasks first appeared on Laughing Squid.