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SOLCION, a Japanese company that focuses on new projects, has introduced the Hedgehog carry house, an incredibly adorable tiny tent kit that is made specifically for transporting one’s beloved pet hedgehog safely around town. This tent, which is made of heavy-duty cotton canvas and interior polypropylene inserts, assembles easily and zips close. It also has...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorably Tiny Tent Kit for Transporting a Pet Hedgehog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kate Yoshida of MinuteEarth rather astutely asks “Where does one ocean end and another begin?”. While this question appears to have a simple answer, the reality is that all the world’s waterways are connected to each other. There are no borders within the water itself, rather the names were human constructs given to different oceans...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Where Does One Ocean End and Another Begin? first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of The Office, author Robb Pearlman, illustrator Melanie Demmer and publisher Little, Brown Young Readers have released “The Office: A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary”, a wonderful tale that brings all the regular characters together again, but at a younger age. Michael Scott is still the inept, but well-intentioned...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Office’ Cast Reunites as Their Younger Selves in the Children’s Book ‘A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) compared the enormity of fictional buildings from television shows, films and video games with each other and with such iconic landmarks as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. This video shows some fictional buildings/structures (Movies, series, video games …)....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Comparing the Size of Fictional Buildings From Film, Television and Video Games With Famous Landmarks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Carnage-Boy seamlessly combined the GGI visuals from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace with the very realistic dialogue from the Edgar Wright film Baby Driver for an extraterrestrial mashup that’s out of this world. What if Edgar Wright directed the Phantom Menace ?” A question that I constantly hear asked by… people… in my...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Extraterrestrial Mashup Combining ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Visuals With ‘Baby Driver’ Dialogue first appeared on Laughing Squid.

bigchunguslolfunny took on the daunting task of creating a color-coded interactive map that names each and every neighborhood within the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island – the five boroughs of New York City. While the artist and others involved were confident in the job they did, they were more than happy to make...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Colorful Interactive Map That Shows Every Neighborhood Within New York City’s Five Boroughs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic happily announced that NECA Toys will be releasing a Chia Pet in his classic likeness. It is scheduled for release in June 2020 and is now available for pre-order. This is 100% an actual real thing that totally exists. Is your life really complete without one? (Available from NECA this summer) While...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hilarious ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Chia Pet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Biologists in London very carefully sent barn owls flying through a cloud of hydrogen soap bubbles in order to learn more about their unique flight patterns. They discovered that owls don’t only use their wings to control motion, but their tail feathers as well. The illuminating set of vortices left behind in the bubbles revealed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Hydrogen Bubbles Reveal Owl’s Unique Flight Pattern first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a departure from his hilariously insightful videos regarding the animal kingdom, the very candid Ze Frank turns his documentarian eye to another anthropomorphized creature – human creativity. Frank analyzes this particular ability as if it were an animal in the wild, posing a series of questions about it as a test for the viewer...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Anthropomorphizing Creativity to Determine Humanity first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Arizona hot rod shop Roadkill Customs has created an easy to install line of 7″ inch clear headlight covers that are in the shape of a 3D skull that project forward from the headlight itself, emitting a rather spooky shadow. Easy to install – It’s as easy as changing your headlight. Easy to follow instructions...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Projecting Skull Headlight Covers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Nico Bellamy has combined the visuals from the classic Pixar film Toy Story with the dialogue from the dystopian HBO series Westworld. This odd combination results in a rather disturbing, but simply ingenious mashup of the two entitled “Toyworld”. ‘Toyworld Trailer (Westworld/Toy Story Mashup)’ is a non-profit project intended for entertainment purposes only. No...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Ingeniously Disturbing Mashup Combining Visuals From ‘Toy Story’ With Dialogue From ‘Westworld’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Volunteers and staff at the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is creating drawings of animals belonging to their many clients in a wonderful effort to raise money to care for their resident shelter animals. Clients are asked to donate $15 to the shelter along with a photo of their pet, and in return they receive a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wisconsin Human Society Staff Creates Drawings of Client’s Pets to Raise Money for Their Shelter Animals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really cute duck named Ben Afquack in Minnesota performed a respectably rhythmic beat while his bearded human was holding him upright over a snare drum, almost as if he was doing a little tap dance. Little Ben had no problem performing for said human. Of course, others have remixed Ben’s original video with some...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Duck Plays a Rhythmic Percussive Beat on the Drum With His Feet While His Human Holds Him Upright first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Director Kevin Smith publicly shared the news that he was appointed the Creative Ambassador at Vancouver Film School, his old Alma Mater. Smith celebrate this achievement by posting his 1992 application to the school online. Smith never graduated, but he did meet his Clerks partners Scott Mosier and David Klein during his short tenure. Happy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Kevin Smith Celebrates Creative Ambassador Role at Vancouver Film School by Posting His 1992 Application first appeared on Laughing Squid.

For his fashion show at the London College of Fashion, design student Harikrishnan has created an avant-garde line of colorfully striped and solid trousers, which consist of up to 30 individual latex panels and inflate into impossible highly voluminous proportions. Topping these fabulously genie style trousers are shirts and shorts made from beads. According to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Genie Style Colorfully Striped and Solid Latex Pants That Inflate Into Impossible Leg Proportions first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jif peanut butter very cleverly partnered with the folks at Giphy to make their opinion known in regard to the ongoing argument about whether or not the acronym GIF (Graphic Interface Format) is pronounced with a soft g or a hard g. By temporarily renaming their popular product with a “G’ rather than its iconic...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Jif Peanut Butter Partners With Giphy to Settle the Debate About Proper Way to Pronounce the Word ‘GIF’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very handsome gray British shorthair kitty named Mr. Bobby Cat sat back and lounged upright with his feet up and his tail down, inside his comfy chair while he watched a classic animated Tom and Jerry Christmas movie. Cat watching Tom and Jerry Mr. Bobby Cat seems to be of the feline mindset “If...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Handsome Gray Cat Lounges Upright Inside His Comfy Chair to Watch a ‘Tom and Jerry’ Christmas Movie first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles musician and producer Andy Rehfeldt (previously) created a marvelous mashup video that combines the lovely vocals froms the ABBA song “Take a Chance on Me” with the badass music behind the Black Sabbath song “Into the Void”. Rehfeldt cleverly noted for this particular track that “You Can’t Spell Black Sabbath Without ABBA”. Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Marvelous Mashup of Black Sabbath and ABBA first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little dog named Nuts sports a giant beard that appears bigger than the size of his head. This adorable, four year old mini Brussels chocolate griffon lives in Moscow with his loving human Tatiana Kovalenok. While the breed is famous for their little beards, this little Chewbacca lookalike turns heads wherever he goes due...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Little Dog With a Great Big Beard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), filmmakers Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson created a fun animated short entitled “Max’s Journey to the Moon”. The film tells the story of an adventurous pancake boy who conquers bullies, surfs like a pro and travels into space on his way to a pancake moon. The film utilized...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Adventurous Pancake Boy Travels to the Moon in a Fun Animated Short for Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A tiny baby Atlantic white-spotted octopus, who was welcomed to his new home at Octolab (previously) and given the name Joey, showed his very affectionate side to the people working there. One human even reached in to stroked the velvety skin of his little mantle and Joey responded in a manner reminiscent of a cat....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Tiny Baby Atlantic White-Spotted Octopus Enjoys a Little Affection From a Caring Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A big, beautiful cat named Winston found himself rather fascinated by the sight of his little footprints upon the surface of an undressed memory foam mattress. Winston’s human Mike Bowers was rather amused by Winton’s interest. Winston wizzing out. Bowers evidently lives with very amusing cats. Lola, another cat in Bowers’ care, got stuck in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Is Fascinated With His Footprints in Memory Foam first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little boy came across a strip of bubble wrap mailing material on the floor of the living room and decided that using his head was proper way to to pop bubble wrap. A concerned bystander wondered aloud where he got the idea to do this. Who taught you to do that? Thanks Chip Beale!...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Boy Shows How to Properly Pop Bubble Wrap first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We previously wrote about footage of New York City in 1911 taken by a Swedish film crew from Svenska Biografteatern that Guy Jones (previously) skillfully restored with appropriate ambient sound. More recently, video editor Denis Shiryaev (previously) restored the footage further with 4K high definition image resolution at 60 frames per second, used neural networks...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorized Footage of Daily New York City Life in 1911 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Actor Bryan Cranston (previously) quite amusingly reenacted a couple of key scenes from the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film The Shining in a very clever ad campaign for Mountain Dew Zero Sugar. There’s nothing scary about quenching your thirst forever and ever. Mountain Dew Zero Sugar is as good as the original, maybe even better? In...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Bryan Cranston Reenacts Scenes From ‘The Shining’ In Clever Ad Campaign for Mountain Dew Zero Sugar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Take (previously) takes a historical look at the romantic fallacy of the “nice guy character and how audience bias has flipped against this particular trope. Hosts Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough examine the physical, psychological and sociological aspects of these romantic but insecure characters who tend to erase the woman of their desire from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Romantic Fallacy of the ‘Nice Guy’ Trope Explained first appeared on Laughing Squid.

VFX video editor Shutter Authority quite hilariously remixed footage of Australian gymnast Jiemba Sands doing an incredible backflip in high heels on concrete, giving the trick a rather different ending than the original. High-heels and backflips never end well. Here’s how the effect was made. Here’s Sands’ original flip without effects. Related Laughing Squid PostsAcrobatic...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Falls to Pieces After Doing a Backflip In High Heels first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With word of a Friends reunion now confirmed with the launch of HBO Max in May 2020, the very talented members of Postmodern Jukebox (previously) invited some of their greatest friends to perform the iconic series theme song “I’ll Be There For You” over the years in the very distinct musical styles from each decade...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The ‘Friends’ Theme Performed Through the Decades in Distinct Musical Styles From 1920s Through 1990s first appeared on Laughing Squid.

How you choose to bookmark the pages of the books you read can say a lot about you. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Cleverly Designed Bookmark That Unzips at Just the Right PageAlbatros, An Ingenious Automatic BookmarkCute and Playful Sticky Page Markers That Turn Books Into Miniature Scenes and LandscapesFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Bookmark Alignment Chart first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Programmer Peter Ranieri created These Lyrics Do Not Exist, an automatic lyric generator that uses artificial intelligence to write a complete song just by clicking on any of the available topics, genres, and moods. This website generates completely original lyrics for various topics, uses state of the art AI to generate an original chorus and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Interactive AI Lyric Generator That Writes Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After a day of running around at the beach and jumping into the water, a muddy Malamute named Phil attempted to hide in plain sight when his humans insisted upon a bath. The incredibly strong and stubborn dog became an immovable object as they tried to get him into the tub. Once that task was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Muddy Malamute Hides in Plain Sight at Bath Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In early 2019, North Canton Middle School custodian Chas Pyle discovered a purse that had been lost by a student in 1957 when a piece of metal trim between the student lockers and the wall detached and clattered to the floor. Pyle took his discovery to the administrative offices, where they discovered that it belonged...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Ohio School Janitor Finds Purse That Was Lost in 1957 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of Metaball Studios created a fascinating, if not slightly terrifying, animation that visually compares the size of exceptional asteroids within our solar system to the tall buildings and soaring skyscrapers of New York City. If any of these hit the Earth it would be devistating. These are the sizes of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Size of Asteroids Compared to New York City first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Ragtime Bandits of Hamburg, Germany performed “There and Back Again”, an original medley of songs from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack from the comfort of their own living room. The clever title of the medley refers to the title of a book written by Bilbo Baggins recounting his adventures, which would later become...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post German Ragtime Band Plays ‘Lord of the Rings’ Medley ‘There And Back Again’ From Their Living Room first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese artist Takehiro Kishimoto, who carves wonderfully intricate geometric patterns into a variety of fruits, vegetables and soaps, also carves elaborate looking flowers using the same practice of Mukimono. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of the Last Companies Still Producing Audio CassettesIllustrator Adds Humorous Doodles to Random People’s Instagram...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Elaborate Flowers Carved Into Fruits and Vegetables first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Orogonia” is an award-winning timelapse film by Spanish filmmaker Enrique Pacheco (previously) that takes a wondrous journey through the mountains of the European highlands while contemplating their long history. While the idea was conceived nearly three years ago, Pacheco documented this amazing footage of the Alps and the Italian Dolomites over the course of two...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wondrous Journey Through the Mountains of Europe first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Portuguese artist Sergio Odeith (previously) creates remarkable anamorphic murals that appear to jump out from the walls on which they are painted. Some even interact with their surroundings. Included in this batch is an iguana lurking overhead, yellow bird sitting on a wooden palette, a red-headed frog leaping from a corner, a giant kangaroo ready...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing 3D Animal Murals That Jump Off the Walls first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Drivers at the Angmering Raceway in West Sussex, UK, raced up ramps in battered cars in a contest to see who would be able to jump over the most cars in a line of other battered cars. Many of the drivers crashed halfway through, but one little blue car made it over the entire line....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Battered Cars Ramp Jump Over a Row of Junked Cars first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On Valentine’s Day 2019, director Mikey Hill released the “The Orchestra”, a poignant animation about a world in which everyone has a personal ensemble that is comprised of miniature versions of themselves. These musicians express how their person is feeling, their hopes, their dreams, and their disappointments. In the case of a lonely man named...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Lonely Man Learns to Embrace His Discordant Personal Ensemble in the Poignant Animation ‘The Orchestra’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist David C. Roy creates wonderfully intricate wooden wind-up kinetic wall sculptures that each move with hypnotic grace and ease. I design and build kinetic sculptures because I enjoy the act of creation. Taking an abstract idea and turning it into a physical object that “works” is a thrilling experience. …Common elements in my work...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Hypnotic Wooden Kinetic Wall Sculptures first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Simon Whistler, host of Today I Found Out, explains the seemingly contradictive question of why we drive on parkways and park on driveways. The answer calls back to a time before cars existed. The original definition of a parking place referred to the place where trees and shrubbery were planted. When automobiles became popular, the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Environmental artist Artur Bordalo, aka Bordallo II, who builds amazing animal sculptures from found objects, has created several pieces that also give locational context. Included in this series is a trash shark in the ocean, trash crabs at the shore and a plastic refuse owl whose talons reach to the floor. I belong to a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Animals Sculptures Made Out of Trash first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The E/V Nautilus (previously) discovered an absolutely adorable, little flapjack octopus at the bottom of a shallow ocean floor during a 2016 mission. Unfortunately for the crew, the yellow cephalopod wasn’t all happy about the bright light of the Hercules rover and tried to hide inside its own tentacles. When that didn’t work, the tiny...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Little Flapjack Octopus Tries to Hide From the E/V Nautilus Inside Its Own Tentacles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Monty Python released a fascinating documentary about the early lives of John Cleese (previously), Eric Idle (previously), Graham Chapman (previously), Terry Jones (previously), Michael Palin (previously), and Terry Gilliam (previously) before they became the legendary comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus in May of 1969. Documentary discovering what life was like before the Flying Circus....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fascinating Documentary About the Members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus Before It Existed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The School of Life offers some very insightful advice about managing changing moods throughout the day and steps one can take to help minimize their impact upon life as a whole. They suggest reducing self-shaming practices, removing toxic relationships, honoring good friendships, paying attention to physical needs and realize that “this too shall pass”. We...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Minimize the Impact of Changing Moods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Every few years, the residents of the Dutch town ‘s-Hertogenbosch put on the Bosch Parade, a massive artistic show on multiple, progressive stages that float along the Dommel River. The work is inspired by the legendary works of Hieronymous Bosch and is wonderfully absurd, surreal and symbolic. The Bosch Parade is a worldwide unique art...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Bosch Parade, A Floating Artistic Performance in The Netherlands Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderfully surreal music video for the Salvatore Ganacci song “Boycycle”, directed by Vedran Rupic, features the performer as a naked Centaur-like creature who is half-man, half-motorcycle. He is found by a kind man who takes him in and raises him. This “boycycle” is beloved by his adopted father but is considered a freak to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Combination Man and Motorcycle Searches for Love in the Surreal Salvatore Ganacci Music Video ‘Boycycle’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Six stuntmen brilliantly paid tribute to the episodic Disney+ show The Mandolorian with an epic fight scene that utilized many of the moves showcased in the series, particularly the Bounty Hunter Guild fight scene. Director Micah Moore (previously) of Legend of Micah captured the stuntman and choreographer Ben Aycrigg (‘The Mandolorian’) expertly fighting determine bounty...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stuntmen Brilliantly Pay Tribute to the Epic Bounty Hunter Fight Scene From ‘The Mandalorian’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Dagmar Turner practiced her scales and performed simple tunes on her violin while undergoing an operation to remove a tumor from her brain at Kings College Hospital in London. Turner was very concerned about her ability to play after the surgery. A plan was made to assuage this concern. Turner was woken during the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Plays Her Violin During Brain Surgery first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Marlies van der Wel created a powerful animated music video for the song “Charlotte’s Daydream” by Pieter De Graaf. The animated short tells the story of a lone astronomer who discovers a black hole in the universe. After suiting up properly, the astronomer bravely jumps into the hole in so that she can see the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Astronomer Leaps Into a Black Hole to See Earth From a Different Perspective in an Animated Music Video first appeared on Laughing Squid.