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No Reading Allowed: The WORST Read-Aloud Book Ever by authors Raj Haldar (rapper Lushlife) and Chris Carpenter is a really clever book that takes a humorous look at homophones, homonyms and the use of punctuation in each situation. Like their previous book P Is for Pterodactyl, this book further expands...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘No Reading Allowed’, A Clever Book That Looks at Homophones and Homonyms in a Humorous Way first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) created a fascinating visualization that compared the size of cities around the world. Montoya used urban area data from Demographia to order the cities by size. Welcome to this video that shows the sizes of some cities by Urban area, not just...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Visualization Comparing the Size of Cities Worldwide first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scientists at the Leiden Institute of Physics in The Netherlands studied natural catalytically propelled colloidal microswimmers (microcosms that move in liquid). They noticed that these tiny swimmers were mostly spherical in nature and wanted to find out if other shapes would also work the same way, particularly since microswimmers could...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scientists 3D Print Microscopic Star Trek USS Voyager and Other Objects That Move on Their Own in Liquid first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While he was part of the regular cast of the classic public television series The Electric Company, the great Morgan Freeman played a number of distinctive characters who entertained while educating. This included a singing vampire named Vincent and a smooth talking radio, Jimi Hendrix styled deejay named Mel Mounds...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Morgan Freeman Plays a Smooth Talking Disc Jockey on a Classic 1971 Episode of ‘The Electric Company’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tesla & Tycho (@teslatheminiaussie) on Oct 7, 2018 at 1:07pm PDT The very clever little miniature Australian shepherd named Tesla, who previously rolled up like a burrito in a tortilla blanket, is also a very athletic pup and enjoys being workout...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Active Dog Happily Works Out With Her Beloved Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the hilarious short film “Brentwood” about the ongoing (fictional) feud between the great Brent Spiner (Lt. Commander Data) and the equally great LeVar Burton (Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge). The two both worked together on Star Trek: The Next Generation but after that things were never the same. Spiner...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brent Spiner Pledges to Change His Ways While Trying to Outdo LeVar Burton in the Short Film ‘Brentwood’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Merkins (previously) with guest vocalist Alvi Robinson of The L.A. Maybe and The Star Wars Guy, hilariously dressed up a various characters from The Mandalorian and performed a pitch-perfect Baby Yoda parody of the song “Sweet Child O’ Mine” entitled “Green Child O’ Mine”. The Child was perfect as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mandalorian Characters Perform ‘Green Child O’ Mine’, A Hilarious Baby Yoda Parody of ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Powell's Books (@powellsbooks) on Oct 29, 2020 at 4:02pm PDT The legendary Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon has created a wonderful limited-edition, unisex fragrance that has the smell of old books with hints of other earthy scents. This bespoke scent evokes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon Creates a Bespoke Unisex Fragrance That Smells Like Old Books first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yasuhiro Suzuki (@mabataki_suzuki) on Oct 28, 2020 at 9:59am PDT Japanese artist Yasuhiro Suzuki has created a zipper fastener ship that travels down the Sumida River in Tokyo. The ship symbolizes the unzipping the river between the Azumabashi and Sakurabashi bridges....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Japanese Artist Creates Zipper Shaped Ship That Unzips the Middle of the Sumida River in Tokyo first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Infinity Song, a band of talented siblings in New York City, performed a wonderfully soothing cover of the iconic Fleetwood Mac song “Dreams”. The mellow beauty of the harmonizing voices and the steady beat of the bass offers a much needed sense of relaxation in these trying times. DREAMS A...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Talented Band of Siblings Performs a Wonderfully Soothing Cover of the Fleetwood Mac Song ‘Dreams’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nilanshi Patel, an 18 year old in Gujarat, India has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a teenager after setting the record twice before. Nilanshi has not had a haircut since she was six years old and in November 2020, her beautiful locks measured an incredible...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 18 Year Old Indian Girl Breaks Own Two-Time Guinness World Record For Longest Hair on a Teenager first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Einstein the Texan Talking Parrot, who previously asked the neighborhood squirrels to talk to him, hilariously called himself a chicken and made chicken noises from different rooms in his home. Einstein the Talking Texan Parrot loves to imitate different animals. Listen as he says the word chicken, then makes the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Silly Parrot Thinks That He’s a Chicken first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Austrian aerial pioneer Peter Salzmann worked with BMW Designworks to develop an amazing wingsuit that is powered by an attached electric jet pack. This remarkable feat of technology took months of hard work and a great deal of experimentation, but once those hurdles were jumped, Salzmann and team took to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Aerial Pioneer Partners With BMW to Develop an Incredible Wingsuit Powered by an Electric Jet Pack first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a look at how science fiction helped to shape the distinct sound of legendary musician Jimi Hendrix. Lefevre notes how Hendrix used these extraterrestrial themes in both lyrics and music. Being that this was the peak of an incredibly tumultuous time in US...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Science Fiction Influenced Jimi Hendrix’s Music first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by GIMNASIOS Y MUEBLES PARA GATOS (@catlife.co) on Sep 7, 2020 at 6:32pm PDT Colombian designers CatLife creates really cleverly designed home furniture that works as well for humans as it does for the resident cat(s). Each piece is crafted with strategically...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Home Furniture Cleverly Designed With Strategic Hiding Places for Playful Cats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. Dot (@drdots) on Oct 25, 2020 at 2:43pm PDT When Welsh artist Simon O’Rourke heard that the tallest tree in Wales had been severely damaged by a storm, he volunteered to turn what remained into a piece of art. Armed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Transforms Wales’ Tallest Tree Into a Giant Hand Reaching Into the Sky After Severe Storm Damage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wily team of outdoor cats who fiercely protected their human‘s property from various invaders at different times, were finally invited indoors to a really neat room that was constructed just for them. We prepared a very special room in our house for our outdoor cats and this was their...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Group of Outdoor Cats Are Invited Inside For the First Time Into a Thoughtful Room Constructed Just for Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scott Hodges, a UPS driver in Newberg, Oregon, is an animal lover who enjoys capturing adorable photos of resident dogs as they come to visit him on his truck. Hodges runs a group entitled “My life as an Unlimited Puppy Snacks driver in Newberg, OR”, and like other UPS drivers,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post UPS Driver Shares Cute Photos and Funny Stories About Dogs Who Visit Him on His Rural Oregon Route first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brian Cox (previously), the host of the BBC series Forces of Nature, traveled to a dam in Antrona Valley Natural Park in Italy. It is at this spot that wild alpine ibex (mountain goats) are often seen scaling the near-vertical walls of the dam in order to reach the deposits...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ibex (Mountain Goats) Climb Near-Vertical Wall of a Dam in Italy to Reach Nutritious Mineral Salts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

illustration by James McKay Scientist Linda Ivany, a Professor of Evolutionary Paleoecology and Paleoclimate at Syracuse University in upstate New York, and her team studied the remains of a now-extinct Diplomoceras maximum, a fascinating ammonoid. This pre-historic cephalopod-like creature lived about 68 million years ago. The animal was probably most...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Prehistoric Squid-Like Creature With a Paper Clip Shaped Shell Had a Remarkable Lifespan of 200 Years first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully chilled out orange tabby cat named Tìtaiga who lives with Shiro Neko, sat upright like a human on a leopard-spotted gaming chair in order to enjoy the warmth that was being emitted by a space heater. The sheer comfort of the heat and the chair led to a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Chilled Out Cat Sits Upright Like a Human in a Comfy Chair While Enjoying the Warmth of a Space Heater first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tanis Gray (@tanisknits) on Aug 24, 2020 at 4:05am PDT Star Wars: Knitting the Galaxy by Virginia yarn artist Tanis Gray is a beautiful hardcover book that features 25 Star Wars knitting patterns and instructions to go with them. Gray was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Knitting the Galaxy’, An Official Star Wars Instructional Pattern Book Inspired by the Entire Film Saga first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented “band kid” Nathaniel Semsen of the Lyon Bros quite seamlessly performed parts of all 46 songs from the Hamilton soundtrack in less than five minutes. Semsen played each instrument and sang in a lovely voice when needed. Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Soprano Sax, Clarinet, Oboe,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Talented ‘Band Kid’ Performs All 46 ‘Hamilton’ Songs on 10 Different Instruments in Less Than Five Minutes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wolfspaw Woodworks built an amazing “Cryptic Auto-Calendar”. This kinetic calendar uses three increasingly larger rotating rings to show the date, month and day of the week in a rather cryptic font, hence the name. Wolfspaw stated that he was inspired by both a Cryptic Calendar by cfb70 and an Automated...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Automated Kinetic Calendar That Uses a Cryptic Font to Show the Date, Month and Day of Week first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video restorer Lind Had has remastered the 1896 film “New York, Broadway” by French director Alexandre Promio into a colorized 4K high definition version that runs at 60 frames per second. Had achieved this updated look through neural network learning, which smoothed out the rough edges of the original. Had...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Colorized High Definition AI Remaster of the 1896 Alexandre Promio Film ‘New York, Broadway’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an arcade episode of The Slow Mo Guys, host Gavin Free wanted to understand how his “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” pinball game worked from both inside and out, so he removed the glass (to reduce glare) filmed himself playing a game with his Phantom Flex 4 macro...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Showing How a Pinball Machine Works in Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While trying to film a cute scene with her toddler nephew, a woman named Shannon was taken off guard when the little boy caught a glimpse of a dragonfly and asked if it was a baby helicopter. Shannon asked him to repeat what he said and he more firmly stated...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Toddler Adorably Asks If Dragonfly Is a Baby Helicopter first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable rescued baby raccoon, whom his human hilariously named Governor, decided to herd a cooperative tribe of goats at a Sarver, Pennsylvania farm. Governor took his role as shepherd very seriously, quietly imitating the moves that a herding dog would make. I rescued a baby raccoon that we...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Baby Raccoon Efficiently Herds a Tribe of Goats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a timely video essay, Vox producer Liz Scheltens explains how votes are counted in the over 3,000 counties that make up the entirety of the United States. Scheltens further states that ballot verification, processing, and counting takes a great deal of time, particularly in a year when more people...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Votes Are Counted in the United States first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the premiere of the second season of The Mandalorian, online retailer Firebox (previously) if selling an absolutely adorable 3D ceramic mug that shaped just like Baby Yoda‘s precious little head. The Child’s big eyes and big ears are prominently featured. Sip hot beverages from Baby Yoda’s welcoming cranium. Grab...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable 3D Baby Yoda Head Ceramic Mug first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Timur Zagirov (@zagirovart) on Mar 11, 2020 at 6:30am PDT Russian artist Timur Zagirov created an absolutely stunning, deliberately blurry replica of a self-portrait by legendarily troubled artist Vincent Van Gogh using 425 colorful wooden pine blocks of different sizes. Each...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stunning Deliberately Blurry Replica of a Vincent Van Gogh ‘Self Portrait’ Made From Colored Blocks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jonathan Hiller of Throughline created a beautiful visual video essay studying the way in which musician Gregory Alan Isakov writes a song. The song Hiller focuses on is “Master and a Hound”, noting how Isakov shrugs off conventional lyrical structure for a more poetic style. Until we look at the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Musician Gregory Alan Isakov Writes a Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In his ongoing quest to create the perfect softbody game of Tetris, German computer animator Chris of C4D4U has released his 19th iteration of the game. Rather than the gummy shapes of his previous games, this version features very soft looking, fuzzy animated tiles that appear snuggly enough to hug....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Animated Tetris With Fuzzy Softbody Stacking Pieces first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tori Boggs WorldJumpRopeChamp (@snorib) on Aug 23, 2020 at 7:39am PDT World Jump Rope champion Tori Boggs performs some truly mind-blowing tricks. Along with her multiple award-winning competition talent, Boggs also likes to teach others to perform some of her wonderfully...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post World Jump Rope Champion Teaches Cool Rope Tricks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very silly human persistently tickled the fuzzy belly of a rescued baby pet squirrel named Rocky, just to hear the Sciurus youngster laugh out loud. Rocky didn’t mind it at all and even went back for more. According to his human, Rocky needs a lot of attention at this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Human Persistently Tickles Squirrel to Make Him Laugh first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Inventor Hans Forsberg created a wonderfully efficient machine that encourages wild birds to trade in found bottle caps for treats. Forsberg has taken the time to train the birds to put the bottle caps into a receptacle on one side of the machine and then pick up a delicious morsel...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Magpie Trades Bottle Caps for Treats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A local commuter train in the suburban Rotterdam in The Netherlands was narrowly stopped from going completely off the rails at the De Akkers metro station and dropping 10 meters (32.8 feet) to the ground below by a conveniently placed “Whale Tail” art installation sculpture. The sculpture was created by...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Whale Tail Sculpture Conveniently Stops a Wayward Rotterdam Train From Going Completely off the Rails first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cakes in Austin, Texas showed how to make a cake in the image of a rather ugly “Mutant Toad” from the film Love and Monsters. Sideserf shares how to create the toad’s unique color as well all of its grotesque lumps, bumps and warts. The inside...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Lifelike ‘Mutant Toad’ Cake From ‘Love and Monsters’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Burl, the creative luthier of Burls Art appeared to be feeling rather reflective and decided to build an incredibly sleek Infinity Mirror Guitar. Like his other guitars, Burl first formed a mold that would give the initial shape. he then built a special frame that would hold the mirrors in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Reflective Electric Guitar Built With Infinity Mirrors first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bradley Montesi of Unsportsmanlike Content created an adorably spooky video about “reverse trick-or-treaters” that come to a boy’s front door. The filmmaker stated that he was inspired by a 2009 comic by Doc Pop, a talented artist, musician, performer, and very good friend of Laughing Squid. Back in 2013, the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Short Film About Reverse Trick-or-Treating With a Portable Door Inspired by a Doc Pop Comic first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dominic of ViralVideoLab (previously) silently demonstrated how to make a 9-volt battery walk like a human with the use of two small magnets. Attach the magnets on each side of the battery next to the terminals and place the battery terminal side down onto a steel plate. Once in place,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make a 9-Volt Battery Walk Like a Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Puddles Pity Party (previously), the honey-voiced clown, and fellow Rain Dog, performed a new wave cover of the Lorde song “Royals”, complete with his very own “keytar”. While Puddles challenged himself in a previous video to perform many different covers of the song, this specific version was performed in honor...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Puddles Pity Party Performs a New Wave Cover of the Lorde Song ‘Royals’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorably curious Shiba Inu named Yuki thoroughly investigated a new bed that her humans placed upon the floor for her. The cover of the bed was colorfully decorated like a bag of chips. It didn’t take long for Yuki to deem the bed acceptable. Being that she was tired,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Shiba Inu Adorably Sleeps in a Bag of Potato Chips Bed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When an irregularly shaped, five-story primary school from 1935 became too unwieldy for a downtown Shanghai construction project, the architects decided against tearing the classic building down. Instead, workers set the historic building upon 200 sturdy mechanical supports with robotic legs and literally walked it 65 meters to its new...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Historic Primary School Building ‘Walks’ Using Robotic Feet to New Location Outside the Shanghai City Center first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Josh Sundquist (@joshsundquist) on Oct 30, 2020 at 1:50pm PDT Each Halloween Josh Sundquist, comedian, author, and motivational speaker, who lost one of his legs to cancer when he was young, creates fabulous custom costumes that specifically highlight his missing limb....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post One Legged Motivational Speaker Dresses Up as Baby Groot From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ For Halloween first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Michael Tucker of Lessons From the Screenplay takes a deeper look into the 2009 stop-motion animated film Coraline. Tucker explains how the narrative of the plot borrows from classic fairy tales, grotesques, and ghost stories, each of which has a specific storytelling structure that begins with envy, involves a struggle,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Stop-Motion Animated Film ‘Coraline’ Borrows Narratives From Classic Fairy Tales and Ghost Stories first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the fourth episode of the brilliantly animated series Goreytelling, by photographer and filmmaker Christopher Seufert (previously), famed artist Edward Gorey talks about his experience designing a set and costumes for a summer theater production of Dracula. The artist explains that he didn’t consider it to be his best work...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Edward Gorey Talks About When He Designed Sets and Costumes for ‘Dracula’ in a Brilliantly Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the spirit of Halloween, filmmaker David Friedman of AARP had the opportunity to speak with legendary production designer Claude Paré about how the decade of the 1980s was so believably recreated for modern audiences in the 2017 reboot of the Stephen King film It. It is challenging to make...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the 1980s Were Recreated In the 2017 Film ‘It’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the music video for his song “Happy”, a disembodied digital head of the great Danny Elfman appeared against a black background with a sinister look. As he sang about the joys in life, his face (and subsequent body) underwent a series of creepy changes that became even darker with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Disembodied Digital Head of Danny Elfman Sings About Being ‘Happy’ in a Really Spooky Music Video first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Halloween, talented woodcarver and artist Bobby Duke (previously) created a humorous tutorial in which a spooky voice explains how to carve a simple but really scary face into a pumpkin. In this video I show you how to make a really simple but super scary pumpkin for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Humorously Spooky Tutorial Showing How to Carve a Simple But Super Scary Face Into a Pumpkin first appeared on Laughing Squid.