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The Monterey Bay Aquarium (previously) has announced that although the aquarium itself is closed to visitors, the live video streams of their resident animals are still operating. While it’s not the same as an actual in-person visit, in this time of quarantine and social distancing due to Coronavirus, it’s a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Live Video Streams From the Monterey Bay Aquarium first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The fabulously quirky food expert and self-proclaimed Thyme Lord Alton Brown (previously) quite amusingly shared why soap is infinitely better at staving off germs and viruses than hand sanitizer while demonstrating his 30 second handwashing process. Brown explains that the soap creates amphiphilic emulsifications that washes it all away. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Alton Brown Explains Why Soap Is Better Than Hand Sanitizer During an Amusing Handwashing Tutorial first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artists Danielle Baskin and Max Hawkins of Dialup, have created QuarantineChat, a voice-chat service that seeks to help people continue to have social interactions despite quarantines and cancellations due to the threat of Coronavirus. We simulate the magic of having a surprise conversation with someone—something that is becoming increasingly rare...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post QuarantineChat, An Encrypted Phone Service That Connects Quarantined People With Each Other first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“how’s self quarantine going?” pic.twitter.com/6dzU8UjoeZ — iqra (@iqraanabi) March 15, 2020 A very clever cat played Tic Tac Toe with a human who had self-quarantined due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Despite some excellent strategy employed, the competitive cat didn’t win. It’s worth noting that cats aren’t always the most gracious...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Competitive Cat Plays a Mean Game of Tic Tac Toe With Their Self-Quarantined Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the wake of the extreme shortage of hand sanitizer due to the spread of Coronavirus, the Shine Distillery and Grill in Portland, Oregon has very cleverly created their own 80% hand sanitizer with an alcohol byproduct and put it into 2.7-ounce bottles that they’ve made available for free for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Portland Distillery Creates Their Own Hand Sanitizer to Give Out to Help Stop Spread of Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Inspired by people creating their own songs to wash their hands for the proper amount of time in order to avoid infection as suggested by the World Health Organization, voice-over artist Shelby Young decided to do a pitch-perfect impersonation of Princess Leia’s hologram speech from Star Wars Episode IV: A...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Princess Leia Recites Her Holographic Plea to Obi-Wan Kenobi to Promote Proper Hand Washing Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very jolly Arnold Schwarzenegger enlisted Whiskey the mini-horse and Lulu the mini-donkey to help him send an adorable message about the importance of staying at home during the outbreak of Coronavirus. The former California Governator particularly stressed the need for people above the age of 65 to follow this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Arnold Schwarzenegger Records Adorable Message With His Horse and Donkey About Staying at Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

From a friend in Spain: “So, there was a call on social media today in Spain to go out to balconies and windows at 22:00 to give a huge ovation to thank and support hospital workers. It’s 22:05 and I can hear the roar from the other side of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Quarantined Citizens in Spain and Portugal Give Healthcare Workers Huge Collective Round of Applause first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The prodigious Hong Kong harmonica quartet Perfect Fourth, performed an absolutely incredible cover of the iconic instrumental classic “Take Five” by jazz great Dave Brubeck (previously). The group covers a number of classical, jazz and popular tunes from a great many different eras. The Perfect Fourth Harmonica Quartet aims at...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Harmonica Quartet Performs an Incredible Cover of the Jazz Classic ‘Take Five’ by Dave Brubeck first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While on lockdown due to the ravaging effects of Coronavirus, the quarantined people of Siena, Italy opened their windows and stood on their windows so that they could sing the folk song “Canto della Verbena” (“Song of Siena”) as one to the empty streets. The singing allowed people to once...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Quarantined Italian Neighbors Sing Together From Their Windows During the Coronavirus Lockdown first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Street food vlogger Yummyboy captured up-close footage of a Korean tornado omelette being prepared at Eggthumb in Seoul, South Korea . This visually incredible dish is made of scrambled eggs that are twisted and turned with chopsticks so as to resemble the cyclonic force for which it was named. Price...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Creating a Famous Korean Tornado Omelette first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese chef Oiri of Oiri Kitchen used his amazing knife skills to slice bread, cucumbers, tomatoes, and meat to impossibly thin widths to create what he considers to be “probably the thinnest sandwich in the world”. Oiri sliced the vegetables so thinly that they were nearly transparent. Here are some...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Making the World’s Thinnest Sandwich first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animation channel Bebop, who previous made a LEGO Fried Egg Sandwich, yummy LEGO pizza and fried a rubber chicken, has added another LEGO meal to their culinary series. This stop-motion animation features morning coffee and cheesy waffles being prepared and enjoyed. This is a new concept waffle with chocolate and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Eye Opening Stop-Motion Animation of LEGO Coffee and Cheesy Waffles Being Prepared and Enjoyed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese scientists at Euphrates working in partnership with the National Institute for Materials Science formulated an incredibly clear type of glass that virtually disappears underwater. To the Scientists of the Future #07–Invisible Glass- To demonstrate the clarity of the glass, they created an underwater Rube Goldberg Machine, which was made...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing ‘Invisible Glass’ Rube Goldberg Machine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful little golden retriever named Rae is known for her unique look. An accident at birth left baby Rae with only one ear. As her skull grew larger, the remaining ear moved to the top of her adorable little head, leaving her looking like a furry unicorn. This unusual...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Golden Retriever With Only One Ear That Sits on the Top of Her Head Like a Unicorn Horn first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The impact of Coronavirus has had a major effect on this year’s Coachella lineup. via Consequence of Sound Related Laughing Squid PostsUpdated Lineup For 2012 Coachella2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CaliforniaCoachella 2011S.S. Coachella, A Music Festival At Sea Aboard The Celebrity Silhouette2010 Coachella Valley Music &...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Updated Coachella Lineup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@gloriagaynor It only takes :20 seconds to “SURVIVE!”??? ##iWillSurviveChallenge ##fyp ##coronavirus ##handwashing ? I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor In an effort to share proper handwashing tips to avoid Coronavirus infection, iconic diva Gloria Gaynor stood in front of the bathroom sink and sang to her empowering 1978 hit “I...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gloria Gaynor Washes Her Hands to Her 1978 Hit ‘I Will Survive’ to Help Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The 3DBotMaker Diecast Racing League conducts incredibly realistic races of diecast cars that includes “fans in the stands” and professional-sounding commentators who narrate the action on the track. The group was started by Adriel Johnson who fell in love with the sport when he bought his son his first Hot...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Realistic Diecast Car Races With Professional Sounding Commentators Who Narrate the Action on the Track first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the increasing spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) around the world, mathematician Grant Sanderson of 3Blue1Brown very handily explained the correlation between exponential and logistic growth in regard to epidemics. Sanderson explains that this process goes from one day to the next, multiplying every 24 hours by a constant, such as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Explaining Exponential Growth and Epidemics first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Fantasy” is a hopeful short film by Finnish director Teemu Niki that tells the story of a teenager who lives in the countryside and whose meals repeatedly consist of potatoes. Tired of these repetitive meals, the teen begins collecting bottles to raise money for a pizza like the one he...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Country Boy Goes a Long Way to Bring Pizza Home to His Potato Eating Family in the Short Film ‘Fantasy’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a rather fascinating clip from the BBC Earth series Natural Curiosities, host Sir David Attenborough explains about a unique ability belonging to both the oogpister and the bombardier beetle. These badass beetles can spray toxic acid from their rear ends to thwart any approaching enemy. Oogpisters are able to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Badass Bombardier Beetles Who Spray Toxic Acid From Their Rear Ends to Thwart Their Enemies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Documentarian Steve Thomas (previously), who describes himself as having “a passion for the ration”, discovered an incredible set of vacuum-sealed US Army emergency survival food ration from 1906. Thomas explains the history of each tin box as he examines it. Although he had a bit of difficulty opening the first...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Unboxing a Well-Preserved, Vacuum-Sealed US Army Emergency Survival Food Ration From 1906 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Two very chatty pet otters named Kotaro and Hana took turns jumping up into the bed in order to have an individual combing session with their human. The otters both started off chirping away, but kept nodding off with the relaxing motion of the comb. via Boing Boing Related Laughing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Chatty Otters Repeatedly Nod Off During a Good Individual Combing Session With Their Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Lawrence Scheele, an “aspiring underwater photographer and marine biologist” who previously captured incredible photos of the amazing sea creatures of New South Wales, Australia, found himself witnessing an incredible event during low tide on Manly Beach in Sydney. A rather large octopus who seemed to be unhappy with current surroundings...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Large Octopus Climbs Out of Shallow Rock Pool in Low Tide to Walk Across Land In Search of Deeper Water first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@hunnyhigh A tiny kitten named Helen climbed into a potted plant and promptly fell asleep on her back. The little feline was stretched out with her front paws astride her adorable body, prompting her human Hanieh to exclaim “Who sleeps like that?”. So many viewers of the video expressed concern...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kitten Soundly Sleeps on Her Back in a Potted Plant first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While at the Marojejy National Park in Madagascar, wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) captured mesmerizing footage of a giant fire millipede crawling up a branch with its 160 red legs moving in stunning locomotion. Millipedes have 2 pairs of legs for each one of their body segments and this one...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing Footage of a Giant Fire Millipede in Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Electrical engineer Tobias Kuhn of Electron Dust, who previously used four microphones to keep a PID controlled ping pong ball bouncing on a plate machine, updated his experiment with the Octo-Bouncer. This Arduino controlled flatbed ball juggling robot uses a microcontroller and stepper motors to ensure that ball always stays...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Arduino Based Ball Juggling Robot That Bounces and Balances Ping Pong Balls With Great Control first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pet photographer Elke Vogelsang (previously) created an amusing series of dog portraits that captures the very silly side of their personalities. Vogelsang strategically used toys, costumes, a snuggly blanket or towel, and even their own bodies to reveal the inevitable inner clown within every dog. via Colossal Related Laughing Squid...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Portraits That Reveal the Silly Side of Dogs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little stray gray kitten, now named Dymka, who was rescued in Novosibirsk, Siberia was completely frostbitten and brought to the local veterinarian for medical care. The doctor took a look at the frostbitten cat and knew he had to amputate all four of her legs, her tail, and even...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stray Cat Who Lost All Four Legs and Her Tail to Frostbite Walks Again With 3D Printed Titanium Paws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Shrewd Awakening”, by graphic designers Peter Tomaszewicz (previously) and Christiana Perdiou, is a hyper surreal animated short that shows common consumer products playfully engaging with items of food and with nature itself. The tone of the short is playful and whimsical while interpretation is left very much open to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Common Consumer Products Playfully Engage With Food and Nature in a Hyper Surreal 3D Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

At the beginning 2018, Survival Research Laboratories (previously) ventured eastward from California for their massive gallery show “Inconsiderate Fantasies of Negative Acceleration: Characterized by Sacrifices of a Non-Consensual Nature” at Marlborough Contemporary in New York City. Filmmaker Steve Bage captured all aspects of the show in a wonderfully comprehensive documentary....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Comprehensive Documentary About the Survival Research Labs 2018 New York City Gallery Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British artist Thomas Duke seamlessly inserts photographs of recognizable characters from films and television shows into their respective real-life locations around the world. In doing so, Duke ensures that the perspective, scope, and angles match the specific scenes that he seeks to recreate. Duke stated that this project brought together...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographs of Characters From Film and TV Seamlessly Inserted Into Their Real Life Locations first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Graphic designer Amber Share has created “Subpar Parks”, a wonderfully snarky series that illustrates real one star reviews that were posted online about the iconically beautiful National Parks in the United States. The illustrations feature each bad review in Share’s very descriptive hand-lettering. When I discovered that there were 1-star...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderfully Snarky Illustrated Series of Real One Star Reviews For National Parks in the United States first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely beautiful, domesticated red fox named Alice stubbornly whined for more head scratches, belly rubs and all over attention from her human Ivan, who gave her as much as he could while standing outside in the snow. It seems that Alice is a little love bug who always wants...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Domesticated Red Fox Stubbornly Whines for More Head and Belly Scratches From Her Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2018, we posted about comedian (and former Laughing Squid blogger) Glen Tickle and his project to raise funds for his original comedy show about the unexpected and tragic death of his younger brother Mark entitled Good Grief: A Comedy About Loss and Being Bad at It. Tickle successfully raised...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Comedian Glen Tickle’s Show About Grief In Memory of His Brother Is Available to Stream on Amazon Prime first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When it comes to Coronavirus, dogs now have a chance to turn the tables. drawing by Alice Madsen Related Laughing Squid PostsAttaboy’s 2nd Annual YArt SaleA Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Sushi Set With Warp-Trail ChopsticksSocial Network Message AutoresponderOm Malik’s Heart to Heart Fundraiser for UCSF Cardiology DepartmentThe Breeds, Personalities, Temperaments...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post It’s For Your Own Good first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Sillvi has cleverly reimagined the wide variety of fast food mascots as comic book supervillains who don’t really seem to care whether you eat their food or not. Thanks Chip Beale! Related Laughing Squid PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of the Last Companies Still Producing Audio...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fast Food Mascots Reimagined as Supervillains first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Bill McClintock (previously) has put together a truly badass mashup that combines the iconic James Brown classic “Super Bad” with the Motörhead songs “Overkill” and “Ace of Spades”. James Brown and Lemmy – together at last. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Fitting Tribute Mashup Combining Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Badass Mashup Combining ‘Super Bad’ by James Brown With ‘Overkill’ and ‘Ace of Spades’ by Motörhead first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Indonesia over United States Joseph Pisenti of RealLifeLore (previously) explains visually and verbally how some countries are much larger than have been portrayed on maps due to the perspective of those who make the maps. Pisenti uses graphic overlays to show, for example, the incredibly long span of Indonesia, Japan,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Countries That Are Far Larger Than Portrayed on Maps first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Clair Luvcat, the rather accommodating human belonging to the seven beautiful felines of CreamHeroes, knew that her cats really liked plastic containers, so she went ahead and build her own version of a “capsule hotel” for kitties. The feline crew seemed to really enjoy themselves inside the jars and really...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Accommodating Human Builds a ‘Cat Capsule Hotel’ Out of Plastic Jars for Her Seven Beloved Felines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, legendary magicians Penn and Teller stopped by the Google offices in New York City for an hour-long interview with Google Creative Lab operations producer Cliff Lungaretti while promoting their eponymous limited-run Broadway show. During the interview, a surprisingly verbose Teller shared the specific reason why he always remains...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Magician Teller Shares Why He Remains Silent Onstage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During their massive European Stadium tour, the Neue Deutsche Härte (NDH) industrial band Rammstein shared an amazing timelapse that captured 65 hours of a highly complex stadium stage set up at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion in Dresden. The band is now touring North America, performing throughout Canada and the United States. via...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Timelapse of the Complex 65 Hour Set Up for a Rammstein Stadium Show in Dresden first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Grant Imahara (previously), a Robot builder, modelmaker, and former TV host on Mythbusters created an incredible 3D printed animatronic version of the wildly popular Baby Yoda character, aka “The Child”, from the Disney+ series The Mandolorian (previously). Imhara enlisted the assistance of propmaker SaltiestHime and costumer Lindsay Hamilton to ensure...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Former ‘Mythbusters’ Host Grant Imahara Builds an Animatronic Baby Yoda to Visit Children’s Hospitals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

William Gibson, 17 year old developer in the UK, created “Wash Your Lyrics”, a very clever infographics generator that uses a searchable lyrics database to incorporate 20 seconds of song. By connecting a favorite song to the process, this ingenious tool can help people ensure people are washing their hands...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Infographics Generator That Integrates 20 Seconds of Song Lyrics for Proper Hand Washing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Jimmy Craig has created “They Can Talk”, a hilarious illustrated series that imagines what animals of every shape and size would be saying if humans could understand them. Craig has also published a book of the same name that captures 100 of these witty vignettes. Humor writer and artist...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Witty Illustrated Series That Imagines What Animals Would Say If Humans Could Understand Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Social marketeer Ritch Ames captured the sound of his neighbor’s lawn sprinkler playing the drum machine intro to the iconic New Order song “Blue Monday”. Ames combined the mechanical sound with a live performance of the song for a really clever mashup of the two. Captured in a neighbour’s garden...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Mashup of a Garden Sprinkler Playing the Drum Machine Intro to the New Order Song ‘Blue Monday’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kratu, the happy-go-lucky therapy dog from Romania who attempted to run the Crufts dog show agility course in 2019, once again stole the audience’s collective hearts during Crufts 2020. The rambunctious rescue hilariously ran amok on the agility course, going into the tunnel, taking an aimless lap around before heading...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kratu the Rambunctious Rescue Dog Hilariously Runs Amok During Agility Section of the Crufts Dog Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Researchers at the University of Auckland have discovered that the native New Zealand species of alpine parrot, known as Kea, has an incredible capacity for understanding probabilities and social cues. After performing several experiments that tested intelligence abilities, the researchers determined that the kea is not only one smart bird,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A New Zealand Parrot That Has an Incredible Capacity for Understanding Probabilities and Social Cues first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A perceptive judge at the Purina Farms dog show in Gray Summit, MO caught the sight of a little girl on the sidelines who had autism. She was wearing a bright pink dress and holding a plush stuffed puppy. The judge sauntered over to her and began examining the stuffed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Judge at a Dog Show Invites a Little Girl With Autism to Show Her Stuffed Puppy Like a Real Dog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

If you only learn one thing about #COVID19 today make it this: everyone's job is to help FLATTEN THE CURVE. With thanks to @XTOTL & @TheSpinoffTV for the awesome GIF. Please share far & wide. pic.twitter.com/O7xlBGAiZY — Dr Siouxsie Wiles (@SiouxsieW) March 8, 2020 Dr. Siouxsie Wiles, an Associate Professor...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Flatten the Curve, An Informational Graphic About the Importance of Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.