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In the 2020 reboot of their “Thursday Mashups in October” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet created an “Unbelievable” dance remix of 60 hit songs from 1990. Featuring: 2 In A Room, A Tribe Called Quest, AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Bad Religion, Bell Biv DeVoe, Billy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An ‘Unbelievable’ Remix of 60 Hit Songs From 1990 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A woodworker from The Q (previously) shows how to build a chair that employs tensegrity structure principles to support the weight of a seated human. The floating structural compression allows both the wood and rope to act as if they have the same structural composition and rigidity. And it looks...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Chair That Uses Floating Structural Compression to Hold a Person’s Seated Weight first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Hardware engineer Adam Woodworth, maker of creative flying machines, transformed a tiny drone into a miniature version of The Child’s (Baby Yoda) floating hover pod as seen in The Mandalorian. Woodworth used a variety of parts and a great deal of skill to create this incredible 1″ replication that works...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderful Miniature Flying Baby Yoda Hover Pod first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dog trainer Fumi Higaki and a clever cat named Ebisu demonstrated how the Do As I Do method of behavioral training not only works on canines, but on felines too. When Higaki performed a particular action, she then waited for Ebisu to mimic that action. Once the process was completed,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Cat Remarkably Mimics Human Behavior first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lauren Ko (she/her) (@lokokitchen) on Mar 12, 2020 at 10:28am PDT Lauren Ko, the very talented baker who gives her deliciously intricate desserts wonderfully punny names has released Pieometry, a cleverly written recipe book that helps aspiring bakers to learn how...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Pieometry’, A Clever Recipe Book by the Baker Who Gives Her Pies and Tarts Humorously Punny Names first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Star Trek TNG B-Sides is a clever fan edited series that recontextualizes the secondary subplot that arise within episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation to make them the primary focus. The result is an entertaining series of 15-minute videos that effectively look at things in a different way than...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Fan Edited ‘B-Sides’ Series That Focuses on Secondary Subplots in Episodes of ‘Star Trek: TNG’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Misshapen Brand has created a hilarious piñata shaped just like the Coronavirus. This amusing replica can hold up to five pounds of candy within. Since so many of us need to take our frustrations out in a constructive manner, what better way is there than to beat up the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Humorously Satisfying Coronavirus Shaped Piñata first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jacob Harrell of Great Big Story visited with Dario Fontanella at his German gelato shop Eis Fontanella Eismanufaktur Mannheim. Fontanella is the inventor of Spaghettieis, a novelty that consists of vanilla gelato sent through a press to create individual strands that look just like spaghetti. The illusion is finished off...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ice Cream That Looks Like Spaghetti With Sauce first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Award-winning German acrobatic Viola Brand performed an absolutely incredible ballet routine with a bright white bicycle and the help of a low-hanging chandelier inside a grand room at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. Brand gracefully twirled, pirouetted, and rode the bicycle in various positions in perfect synch with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Performs Graceful Ballet Routine With a Bicycle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A teeny tiny 8 week old Australian cattle dog named Darla quite confidently grabbed the lead for a beautiful mustang named Doc Holliday and took him for a short walk around the pen. According to their human, Doc is a very patient soul despite a difficult upbringing. Darla just does...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Teeny Tiny Shepherd Puppy Takes a Very Patient Rescued Horse for a Short Walk Around the Pen first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Aerobatic pilot Chuck Aaron attached a GoPro to the rotor head assembly on his MBB Bo 105 helicopter in order to capture what the blade would look like during each rotation in slow motion. Aaron shot the footage at 240 fps and slow it down to a hypnotic 30 fps...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Helicopter Blade Hypnotically Rotating in Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A pair of cats adorably licked their way to a heart made from cat food. The two pretty tabbies, one longhaired and one shorthaired, stayed about even in their progress for most of the way, though the shorthaired feline sped up to capture the heart first. Their human very cleverly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Two Cats Adorably Lick Their Way to a Cat Food Heart first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by CarteiroAmigoDosAnimais (@carteiroamigodosanimais) on Jun 25, 2020 at 5:32am PDT Brazilian postal worker Angelo Cristiano Da Silva Antunes loves posing for selfies with the neighborhood cats and dogs who live along his daily route. Antunes, who is an advocate for homeless and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brazilian Postal Worker Happily Poses for Adorable Selfies With Cats and Dogs Who Live Along His Route first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very curious octopus, who lives at Octolab (previously), very carefully inspected the unfamiliar intricacies of an acoustic guitar that was put into the tank. The clever cephalopod began a succinct investigation at the tuning pegs, then moved onto the curved body before attempting to climb into the soundhole. Unfortunately,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Curious Octopus Investigates an Acoustic Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A brightly colored parrot named Chick E Poo who lives in Woodinville, Washington loves to sing opera. While this in itself isn’t unusual, pretty Chick E Poo performs original arias in a gorgeous operatic voice. Chick-E-Poo can say many things and loves to ‘meow,’ but nothing makes her happy like...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Parrot Loves to Sings Opera first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vending Heads (@vendingheads) on Sep 24, 2020 at 8:45pm PDT Derlin Newey is a beloved 89 year old man in Roy, Utah who delivers pizzas to supplement his Social Security income, greeting customers at the door with the phrase “Hello, are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beloved 89 Year Old Pizza Delivery Man in Utah Is Surprised With a $12,000 Tip Funded by His Customers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the confusing start to the 2020 school year, the ever-funny Ryan Reynolds introduced a “Homeschool Edition” of his bespoke Aviation Gin. This large 1.75 liter contains enough fluid to help parents navigate overwhelming decisions that parents around the United States are having to make regarding their children’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ryan Reynolds Introduces Aviation Gin ‘Home School Edition’ to Help Parents Navigate the 2020 School Year first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During the worldwide shutdown, German music rental company GateToHell put together the world’s largest drum kit at the Turock club in Essen, Germany. They documented the setup of this gargantuan kit in an amazing timelapse that shows how each of the numerous parts fit together. Timelape of setting up the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Timelapse of the World’s Largest Drum Kit Being Set Up first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British music producer State Azure skillfully remixed the newly re-popular song “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins into an ambient, ethereal cover that was completely recorded directly onto a digital audio workstation (DAW). Second ambient reinvention with this classic Phil Collins track. …Recorded direct to DAW. via Kraftfuttermischwerk Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Ambient Cover of Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ??????? (@shiba_charmy) on Sep 17, 2020 at 8:32pm PDT An adorably beloved Shiba Inu dog named Charmy enjoys a wonderful life where she gets to relax in a wide variety of beds, each with a different theme that blends very well...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beloved Shiba Inu Enjoys an Adorable Array of Food Themed Beds While Dressed in Cute Costumes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Louis GIBIARD™ (@_vladinsk) on Jun 6, 2020 at 11:45am PDT Artist Louis Gibiard created an incredibly detailed drawing using only a ballpoint pen. The combination of the blue ink against the white of the paper is reminiscent of traditional porcelain art...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredibly Detailed Blue Ballpoint Pen Drawing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Franki The Bully (@frankithebully) on Sep 23, 2020 at 4:17am PDT A little bulldog named Franki sat at the edge of the sofa in his Brooklyn apartment and growled at a much bigger dog on the television show he and his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Bulldog Growls at a Big Dog Howling on Television first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the onset of autumn, Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It (previously) created a seasonally appropriate mashup that mixes the lyrics of Coolio’s “Gangsta Paradise” with the distinctive oompahs of a Babavarian March during Oktoberfest. Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio as a Bavarian March. Happy Oktoberfest? Related PostsA Stunning Acoustic...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Coolio’s ‘Gangsta Paradise’ Remixed as a Traditional Bavarian Oompah March During Oktoberfest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While stuck at his Trussville, Alabama home due to quarantine, photographer Ron Burkett very creatively took a powerwasher to his driveway and “sculpted” out a gorgeous wildlife mural that featured elks, wolves, rolling hills and giant trees. When he was finished, Burkett captured amazing overhead stills with his trusty drone....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographer Uses a Pressure Washer to Create a Gorgeous Wildlife Mural On His Alabama Driveway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Virginia social worker Paul Scardino set the colorful Guinness World Record for owning the largest collection of Funko Pop! figurines. Scardino’s collection boasts over 5,000 different figurines. Scardino, who started his collection in 2017, was surprised and thrilled to find out that he’d set this record. I received an email...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Virginia Social Worker Sets Guinness World Record for the Largest Collection of Funko Pop! Figurines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Johan Carlsberg performed a pretty badass medieval bardcor cover of the iconic AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” on the mandola and accordion. While the accordion wasn’t around until the 19th century, Carlsberg makes it work. Accordion in the Middle Ages??? Yes. This is my medieval version of AC/DC via The Awesomer...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Performs Badass Medieval Cover of the AC/DC Song ‘Thunderstruck’ on Mandola and Accordion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful giant panda sat down on the ground and loudly chomped on a big juicy carrot that was given to him. The massive Ailuropod held the treat in both paws and enjoyed it as much he possibly could. Carrots aren’t the only crunchy foods that pandas like to chomp....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Giant Panda Loudly Chomps on a Yummy Carrot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Michigan woodworker Matt Thompson of Thompson Woodworks who builds wonderfully useful unexpected items, used a zip line and pulley contraption to create a safe, socially distant way to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. I used a cable and some pulleys to create a zipline. I used a fishing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Zip Line That Safely Hands Out Halloween Candy to Trick or Treaters in a Socially Distant Way first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited the offices of Nestlé Japan to learn more about the country’s incredible fascination with Kit Kat bars that are available in over 400 flavors. They spoke with classically trained pastry chef Yasumasa Takagi, the incredible mind behind some of the most creative flavors. Takagi explained how...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Pastry Chef Behind Some of the Most Creative Flavors of Kit Kat Bars in Japan first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mother The Mountain Farm (@motherthemountain) on Sep 19, 2020 at 5:02pm PDT A teeny-tiny duckling at Mother The Mountain Farm in the Bundjalung Nation of NSW, Australia adorably fell asleep after a nasturtium flower sun hat was placed on her head...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Duckling Falls Asleep While Wearing a Flower Hat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable Indian ringneck parrot named Milo amusingly imitated a squeaky toy whenever his human put her fingers around his little head and gently touched his feathers. JMilo is a special kind of toy. Watch what happens when you squeeze his head! Milo’s human stated that the bird enjoys...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ringneck Parrot Adorably Imitates a Squeaky Toy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LEGO has announced their Star Wars “The Child” LEGO Set that contains all the parts for building the hopelessly adorable Baby Yoda character from The Mandolorian. Introducing, the cutest co-pilot in the galaxy…The LEGO® Star Wars™ The Child construction set is inspired by the small-in-size but powerful-in-charisma character, the Child...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hopelessly Adorable Baby Yoda LEGO Set first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather skittish baby male goat was wandering his human’s workshop in Turbotville, Pennsylvania when he encountered his reflection in the mirror. The hircine youngster appeared to believe that there was another male in the vicinity and circled the mirror to see where he was. With a full head of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Skittish Baby Goat Battles Himself in the Mirror first appeared on Laughing Squid.

For the fifth year in a row, the very talented musician, writer and comedian Demi Adejuyigbe celebrated the 21st of September by creatively doing joyous dance to the Earth, Wind and Fire songFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Celebrating the 21st of September With a Creatively Joyous Dance to Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘September’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online costume retailer Fenbo has created an absolutely adorable Baby Yoda costume for infants. The five-piece costume is hand-knit of crochet cotton and includes a hat, robe, belt, gloves, and shoes. The hand-made baby knitted clothes Yoda clothing set realizes a more vivid and lovely appearance, making your baby look...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Hand-Knit Baby Yoda Costume for Infants first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an amusing ad campaign for Uber Eats, beloved actors Mark Hamill and Sir Patrick Stewart engage each other in seemingly contentious battles in regard to what they should order for dinner. In the first ad, the two men are out for blood with a bat and a paddle before...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mark Hamill and Sir Patrick Stewart Battle Over What to Order For Dinner in Amusing Series of Uber Eats Ads first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Disney+ series WandaVision brings the deceased Marvel character Vision (Paul Bettany) back to life and married to his lady love Scarlet Witch aka Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) where they attempt to live out a quiet mid-century suburban life very similar to the one portrayed in The Dick Van Dyke...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scarlet Witch and Vision Try to Live a Quiet Retro Suburban Life in the Disney+ Series ‘WandaVision’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ava Roth (@avarothart) on Sep 28, 2019 at 7:35pm PDT Canadian artist Ava Roth collaborates with working bees from live hives to create wonderfully unique honeycomb art. Each comb is embroidered with other elements such as beeswax, beads, tissue, twigs, horsehair,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Canadian Artist Collaborates With Working Bees to Create Unique Embroidered Honeycomb Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adrian Wilson (@plannedalism) on Sep 19, 2020 at 5:54pm PDT New Yorkers are known for their heartfelt subway tributes to legends who have died, and the late, greatly missed US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who tragically passed away on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Artist Alters 50th Street Subway Station Mosaic in a Heartfelt Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsberg first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A group of rather hungry capybaras who live at the Nagasaki Bio Park in Japan descended upon a giant pumpkin that their caretakers had given to them. The giant rodents attacked the gourd with great gusto, though it took a bit of time before they broke through the hard outer...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hungry Capybaras Eat a Giant Pumpkin first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly relaxed cat slept amongst the carefully raked ripples of the beautifully calming Zen garden at the Kuhonbutsu Joshinji Jodo Buddhist temple in the Setagaya City ward of Tokyo, Japan. The sandy area is normally off-limits to all but the garden staff, but the drowsy feline figured “if it...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Sleeping Cat Becomes One With Japanese Zen Garden first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable, toothless, droopy-tongued 13 year old rescued Pomeranian/Pug named Rocky hilariously danced around the room in a silly spider costume that his humans had ordered for him. According to said humans, Rocky doesn’t mind costumes but loves to put on a show. He’s a good sport when it comes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Little Rescue Dog Hilariously Dances Around the Living Room in a Silly Spider Costume first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animal lover Daniil Tyuterev was happily feeding treats to a beautiful black squirrel by hand when something occurred in the background that caused the rodent to go into full alert and freeze in place for several long moments. Tyuterev attempted to rouse the squirrel by putting more treat into the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Startled Squirrel Freezes in Place While Being Hand Fed Treats by a Friendly Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented Luca Stricagnoli (previously) performed a beautiful cover of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by The Beatles on an acoustic guitar that had an amazing attachable slide neck clipped on to the front. Per Stricanoli, this is a new invention that was built by Italian luthier Davide Serracini....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Cover of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ Performed on Acoustic Guitar With an Attachable Slide first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Polly Pockets were an inventive line of dolls whose entire existence was contained in a plastic case. In 1983 a father created the original Polly Pocket for his daughter using makeup powder compact to create a small house for a doll. As they grew in popularity, everything became larger, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fictional Homes Reimagined as Classic Polly Pockets first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vanyu Krastev (@vanyukrastev) on Aug 31, 2018 at 2:57am PDT Bulgarian artist Vanyu Krastev has made it very easy for people to see “faces in things” with his clever “Eyebombing” project”. Krastev attaches googly eyes to all sorts of random objects...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Eyebombing’ Bulgarian Artist ‘Humanizes’ Random Street Objects by Gluing Googly Eyes on to Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very creative people at Dorothy have released “Business as Usual” a wonderful set of calling cards for some rather recognizable cult film characters with jobs that are quite relevant to the plot. The range of titles and characters runs the gamut of film genres. From Coppola classics and Coen...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cold Calling Cards for Cult Film Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Douglas Yeo performed two beautiful classical pieces on an unusual wind instrument called The Serpent. As its name suggests, The Serpent is bent in a wiggling snake-like shape that helps to create a distinct tone. While this instrument looks like one of Leonard Solomon’s fantastical machines, it was actually...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Serpent, An Unusual Snake-Like Wind Instrument first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Firebox (previously) is featuring a very clever digital watch that’s worn as a ring. This time-telling ring is a replica of the style Casio wristwatches that were very popular before the advent of electronic items such as the Apple Watch. It comes in blue and red face colors with a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Digital Watch That Is Worn as a Ring first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher tells the story of Craig Foster, a diver who forged a profound friendship with a gentle octopus with whom he visited every day for a year. Foster followed the octopus around the South African kelp forest and documented the underwater world that he was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Diver Befriends an Octopus Who Teaches Him About Her Elusive Aquatic World in ‘My Octopus Teacher’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.