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Filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović of Sun Chaser Pictures have created a stunning timelapse of the brilliant night skies over Wet Mountain Valley in the south-central part of Colorado. The altitude of this area is just a hair under 1½ miles, which offers a head start into the stars...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stunning Timelapse of Night Skies Over Wet Mountain Valley in South Central Colorado at 7,888 Foot Altitude first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by KRUTIK THAKUR (@krutikkkkkkk) Indian photographer Krutik Thakur shoots gorgeous silhouetted photos where he seamlessly incorporates the setting sun as an integral part of the distinct narrative that he chooses to convey. The effect is both humorous and magnificent at the same...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Silhouetted Photos That Seamlessly Incorporate the Setting Sun as Part of the Story Being Told first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedian Claire McFadden wrote and performed a really campy parody of “Influencer” apartment tours that are posted on social media for the world to see. McFadden really captures the seemingly unrelenting narcissistic need to overshare details of their personal lives with a great deal of provocative deadpan humor. Thanks for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Campy Parody of ‘Influencer’ Apartment Tours first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Irish television host Gay Byrne of The Late Late Show conducted a collective interview in 1983 with four young people who identified with a certain group. The first person Byrne spoke with considered himself a Punk. The second person considered herself a Goth, the third person chose to identify himself...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Irish Television Host Interviews a Punk, Two Goths, and a Mod on ‘The Late Late Show With Gay Byrne’ in 1983 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

THREAD: Lots of us learned classical music from watching old cartoons, so I’m going to identify the pieces that frequently popped up. One of the most recognizable is Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2,” performed by those great piano virtuosos Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry. pic.twitter.com/SmyKbMpw3e — Vincent Alexander...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Kids Learned Classical Music From Old Cartoons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little black cat named Shorty of the feline duo Shorty and Cody sat inside her beloved cardboard box and made adorable revving noises that made her sound like a stalling engine trying to start while her beloved human Rob played a bit of peek-a-boo with her. Shorty usually does...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Black Cat Sounds Like a Stalling Engine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of their newly relaunched Thursday music series for the month of March 2021, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet have compiled 60 songs into a 3½ minute dance tune that’s “here to remind you” of the pivotal year of 1995. Samples of more than 60...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Three and a Half Minute Compilation of 60 Songs That’s Here to Remind You of the Year 1995 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Former Disney actor and biologist Natália Cará of Biologando Pelo Mundo came across a rather affectionate rescued capybara who wanted nothing more than to interact with someone who would provide yummy scratches. Cará happily obliged, mostly concentrating on the neck and head areas. This rescued capybara decided to approach me...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rescued Capybara Really Enjoys a Good Scratch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MnDOT (@mndot) The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MDOT) put a call to citizens in their state to submit ideas for naming eight snowplows from their 2021 fleet. MDOT received over 122,000 suggestions and has since announced the eight winners from the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Minnesota Department of Transportation Selects the Winners of Their 2021 Name a Snowplow Contest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by scadarts (@scadarts) Photoshop editor scadarts has created a wonderful series that features different pop culture characters in formal military dress portraits. Included in this series are such characters as Han Solo (Star Wars), Thanos (Avengers), Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ahsoka Tano (The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Military Portraits Featuring Pop Culture Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Russian musician Gamazda performs wonderfully expressive covers of hard rock and heavy metal songs on piano. Each song she plays is played with the same intensity as the original yet her creative clothing and varied ways of playing the instrument add a bit of fun to her performances. Piano cover...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Expressive Piano Covers of Hard Rock Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The always amusing Dustin Ballard ofFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Mashup of the Lyrics to ‘We Will Rock You’ by Queen Set to a Swinging Dixieland Band first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Charlie Engelman of the educational video channel World by Charlie shows how to make a homemade bagpipe using a latex glove and a couple of straws. I made a homemade musical instrument… bagpipes! All you need are a few craft materials to make this instrument DIY. Homemade instrument ideas are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make a Bagpipe Using Latex Gloves and Straws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rosebud AI has developed Tokkingheads, an interactive site where users can animate photos using artificial intelligence. The user can either upload their own photo or choose a template avatar. The user then moves to the second step where they can either upload their own video choose a pre-selected animation. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Tokkingheads, An Interactive Website That Merges Pictures and Videos to Generate AI Animated Photos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A newly neutered dog named Riv who was outside for the first time in a week, saw the dreaded “cone of shame” that he’d had to wear on the patio table. He grabbed the device then proceeded to take out all of his (understandable) frustrations. Riv refused to let go...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Newly Neutered Dog Takes Out His Frustrations on the Dreaded ‘Cone of Shame’ He Had to Wear for a Week first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) While sitting for her COVID-19 vaccination, the absolutely priceless Dolly Parton quite amusingly sang an updated version of her iconic hit song “Jolene” to more closely fit the occasion. Vaccine, Vaccine, Vaccine I’m begging of you please don’t...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dolly Parton Sings an Updated ‘Jolene’ While Wearing the Perfect Top During Her COVID-19 Vaccination first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While performing live, the legendary Roy Clark played an absolutely incredible, lightning-fast cover of the classic Euday Bowman jazz instrumental “12th Street Rag” in the early 1960s. As with most of his performances, Clark added a bit of comedy to his music with facial expressions and guitar sounds. Roy Clark...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Great Roy Clark Performs a Lightning Fast Guitar Cover of the Classic Instrumental ’12th Street Rag’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented Australian musician Alan Gogoll, who previously played 1000 harmonics on his guitar in under 90 seconds, upped his game by a factor of 10 and performed a frankly unbelievable 10,000 harmonics in a little over 14 minutes. As with his previous demonstration, Gogoll stated that he did...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Performs an Unbelievable 10,000 Harmonics on His Guitar in a Little Over Fourteen Minutes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese multi-instrumentalist Ichika Nito demonstrated his talent on an incredible 14-string electric guitar by playing an original jazz arrangement. The instrument, which looks like a modern version of a Baroque lute, emits a beautifully rich sound that offers a wide variety of different tones due to the number of strings....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Electric Guitar With 14 Strings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Becky Stern (previously), a talented maker in Brooklyn, showed how to make simple, but very attractive embroidered Zodiac constellations with dark fabric and embroidery floss. Stern’s tutorial also showed how to add an LED light source to make the starry piece glow. Here’s an easy beginner embroidery project that celebrates...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make Embroidered LED Zodiac Constellations first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A concerned human who was getting “door open” alerts on his phone, realized that his beloved dog Sadie had exited out the side gate that he had accidentally left open. Rather than panic, he used the intercom feature video doorbell to tell her firmly to get back in the house....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Tells His Escaped Dog to Get Back in the House Using the Intercom Feature of His Video Doorbell first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Father and son David and Jeremiah Carter have worked together to create “Stick Libraries” at dog parks around their Saskatoon, Canada home for their dog Nala and other local canines. So far the duo has built a library at the Avalon Dog Park and at Chief White Cap Offleash Dog...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dad and Son Build Stick Libraries For Local Dog Parks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In anticipation of Saint Patrick’s Day 2021, the folks at Coldstone Creamery have partnered with Lucky Charms cereal to create a limited edition “Lucky Charms Ice Cream”. Cold Stone Creamery is delighted to partner with General Mills this month to bring the magic beyond the cereal bowl and introduce this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cold Stone Creamery Partners With ‘Lucky Charms’ For a Limited Edition Marshmallow Cereal Ice Cream first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MyHeritage (@myheritage_official) Online ancestry company My Heritage has partnered with D-ID to offer an incredible feature that animates personal photos from any time period that are uploaded to their “Deep Nostalgia” page. The feature uses AI learning technology to predict the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Remarkable ‘Deep Nostalgia’ AI Learning Technology That Can Animate Photographs From Any Time Period first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peter Szucsy (@peterszucsy) Artist Peter Szucsy of Steampunk Gallery has created a intricate line of Steampunk styled spiders that are made from antique watches. The watches, which were once gold in color, have taken on a dark patina that gives a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Intricate Steampunk Spiders Made From Old Watches first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shyle Silver Jewelry (@shylebyastha) Indian jewelry designer Shyle Silver Jewelry is featuring a highly detailed sterling silver Ketli Chai ring. This statement ring features a tea kettle with a working lid that appears to be pouring its contents into an attached...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Detailed Sterling Silver Chai Tea Kettle and Cup Ring first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While headlining at the Sydney Opera House in 2012, the incredibly talented musicians of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (previously) performed an impressive and rather amusing cover of the iconic surf song “Misirlou” by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. On Tuesday 6th March 2012 The Ukulele Orchestra of Great...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Impressive Live Cover of the Dick Dale Surf Song ‘Misirlou’ by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tweed-wearing, banjolele-playing musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., who previously had No More F***s to give and played a completely fitting original song dedicated to the year 2020, performed an old-timey cover of the classic They Might Be Giants song “Birdhouse in Your Soul” while wearing a blue plaid waistcoat. As...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Old-Timey Banjolele Cover of the Classic They Might Be Giants Song ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?? ?? ? (@haruru125_art) Haruki Kudo, a 20 year old artist in Japan, creates incredibly photorealistic drawings of really cute cat faces using only colored pencils. Kudo first creates the outline of the feline’s head and then painstakingly captures every detail,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawings of Cat Faces first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An interesting clip from the Discovery series “How It’s Made” shows how aluminum cans are cut, shaped, and formed through an automated process that starts with a large, thin sheet of the metal itself. via The Awesomer Related PostsA Detailed Look at How Vehicle Headlights Are MadeHow to Make a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Aluminum Cans Are Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animator Cyriak Harris, whose many wonderfully odd projects we’ve written about, decided to celebrate his reaching two million subscribers on YouTube with an incredibly surreal “dance party” that brings together remixes of some of his most famous animations with his cat acting as the party DJ. Get ready for a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A 30 Minute Dance Party Featuring a Compilation of Cyriak’s Old School Animations With His Cat As the DJ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Twosongssanctuary (@twosongssanctuary) A truly affectionate kangaroo named Erik who lives at Two Songs Sanctuary (previously) in Port Lincoln, South Australia gave his human Linda Davies a giant hug that fully encompassed her entire body. The hug was so tight and loving...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Affectionate Kangaroo Gives His Human a Giant Hug first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Personal Whiskey & Water Decanter available at Uncommon Goods (previously) is a handy dual-chambered glass globe that pours the correct flavor-enhancing ratio of water to whiskey in a unique and convenient way. The decanter’s portable elegance also allows for a bit of modern style in there as well. This...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Personal Dual Chambered Whiskey & Water Decanter first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Retro gaming channel haikarate4 posted a nostalgic compilation of classic animated commercials from the 1960s for a variety of kids cereals. Included in this list are the origins of such modern idioms as “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs” and “Trix are for kids”, while the other ads for such cereals as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Compilation of 1960s Kids Cereal Commercials first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Clown Motel (@theclownmotelusa) The Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada is an aptly described place of temporary lodging that features a comical yet creepy clown theme in each of its 31 rooms. The motel is located directly next to the Old...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Creepy Clown Hotel That’s Located Right Next to a Ghostly Mining Cemetery in Tonopah, Nevada first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of digitizing more than 2 million books, the Internet Archive (previously) employee Eliza Zhang demonstrates the wonderful binding-saving manner in which these books are scanned, one page at a time. Zhang told co-worker Wendy Hanamura that she enjoys this work immensely. When I asked Eliza what she likes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Internet Archive Demonstrates How They Digitize Books in Their Collection One Page at a Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

photo via Madame Tussauds New York As restaurants in New York City officially open to 35% indoor occupancy on Friday, February 26, 2021, the legendary Williamsburg, Brooklyn steakhouse Peter Luger has partnered with Madame Tussauds New York to help their patrons maintain proper indoor social distancing by filling their deliberately...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Peter Luger Steakhouse Fills Socially Distant Empty Seats With Wax Celebrities From Madame Tussauds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedienne Julie Nolke, who occasionally visits her past self from the present among other things, amusingly enacted out the incredibly frustrating part of sweeping in which the last few pieces of dirt can’t be gathered unless the dustpan is constantly moved backward. In a humorous exaggeration, Nolke herself backing up...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Frustrations of Sweeping Amusingly Exaggerated first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Graham Beck of the philately series “Exploring Stamps” takes a hard look at a rather ingenious plan enacted by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II that infiltrated the German postal service to further weaken the waning faith that the German people had under Nazi rule. This...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Postage Stamps Postage Played a Key Role in Covert OSS WWII Missions in ‘Operation Cornflakes’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A lively dog excitedly ran up the stairs of the porch and took an unexpected slide across the incredibly slippery surface. The surprised canine somehow then made a rather graceful exit through the open spaces in the wooden handrail. When it was all over, the dog came back to the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dog Makes Graceful Exit Through Wooden Handrail After an Unexpected Slide Across a Slippery Porch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Animals Without Necks :) (@nonecks) No Necks is a rather amusing Instagram account featuring oddly adorable, manipulated photos of animals who are missing their necks. A normally elongated giraffe is reduced to regular size without a neck, a sweet little donkey...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Oddly Adorable Photos of Animals Without Necks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Murat Y?ld?r?m (@muartive) Turkish digital artist Murat Yildirim has quite brilliantly reimagined six iconic works of art by great artists in digital 3D fur. These “Furry Artworks” include “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh, “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Digital Artist Reimagines Great Works of Art in Fur first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dirk of The Metalist very cleverly crafted an iron axe head that’s shaped just like a gloved hand. After cutting, shaping, and attaching the head to its handle, Dirk sharpened the outer edge closest to the pinkie. Whenever the axe is in use, it looks just like a karate master...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Metal Worker Creates a Clever Hand Shaped Iron Axe first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Suck UK (previously) has created a truly gnarly cardboard cat scratcher that looks just like a real skateboard. Just like their previously novelty cat products, the Cat Scratch Laptop and the Cat Scratch Turntable, this clever feline accoutrement allows your cat to participate in human activities without ruining the furniture....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Gnarly Skateboard Shaped Cardboard Cat Scratcher first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When a fire ripped through a shed in Medina, Ohio that was holding a number of turtles and several tortoises, quick-acting firefighters with the Medina Fire Department rushed to save as many of them as they were able. The department fitted tiny oxygen masks over each rescued turtle and tortoise’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Medina Ohio Fire Department Revives Turtles and Tortoises With Tiny Oxygen Masks After Shed Fire first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Eric Nakagawa, co-founder of the early and quite infamous image macro website I Can Has Cheezburger?, selected some of the original Lolcat meme art from his personal “I Can Has Cheezburger?” collection and put them up for auction as NFT art on OpenSea. Included in this collection are such classics...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Some of the Original ‘I Can Has Cheezburger?’ Lolcat Memes Are Now Available Through an NFT Art Auction first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Designers Honest Kevin and Jevgenija Jones of Moon Armada have created the BabyBot – Light Theremin, an incredibly clever LED integrated synthesizer that’s housed inside a rather unsettling baby doll. The doll features all sorts of knobs around its body that emits lights and sounds at random intervals. This synth...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Creepy Red Baby Doll LED Integrated Synthesizer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Neil Bromhall (previously) of the Oxford, England plant identification database Right Plants compiled a series of 4K timelapses showing the entire lifecycle of various iris flowers. Each flower gorgeously bloomed, flourished and then died away. Compilation of Iris flowers opening and dying time lapses. Bromhall previously captured the marvelous sight...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Compilation of 4K Timelapses Capturing Iris Flowers as They Go Through Their Full Lifecycle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brazilian pixel artist Mauri Helme (previously) has reimagined the entire opening sequence from the very first season of South Park in a crisp 3D voxel art Minecraft style animation. A voxel art tribute to South Park. Based on the original animation by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. submitted via Laughing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Minecraft Style Version of the ‘South Park’ Opening first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Naochika Sogabe of Healing Music for Spirit on Oud & Lute performed a lush arrangement of the Interstellar theme by Hans Zimmer performed on a beautiful Baroque lute. Naochika framed the entire performance to be a relaxing experience for both the ears and the eyes, noting how both the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Lush Baroque Lute Cover of the ‘Interstellar’ Theme first appeared on Laughing Squid.