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A group of rather ravenous capybaras who live at the Nagasaki Bio Park in Japan hilariously devoured a giant Jack-o’-lantern that their caretakers had thoughtfully carved for them in honor of Halloween. Unlike the previous pumpkin, the giant rodents had a head start getting through the gourd’s thick skin. It’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Capybaras Hungrily Devour Halloween Jack-O’-Lantern first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Peter Maier of Visit Austria captured gorgeous timelapse footage of a sudden cloudburst that rained down from overhead while moving across Lake Millstatt in Carinthia, Austria. Storm cell discharges over the Millstättersee via Boing Boing Related PostsStorm Chaser Captures a Gorgeous Timelapse of a Colorful Storm Moving Over the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Timelapse Footage of a Sudden Cloudburst Moving Across an Austrian Lake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While at Maker Faire Tokyo 2020, a member of Electronicos Fantasticos, the creative band known for playing highly inventive musical instruments, demonstrated how to scratch a cool rhythm using their unique barcode scanners. Scratching with Barcode Scanner Related PostsAn Amazing Musical Instrument Made Out of a Bar Code Reader Hooked...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scratching With Barcode Scanners first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Against The Wall Christmas Tree by Hammacher Schlemmer (previously) is a self-descriptive, clever halved faux fir that works very well for those who want to fully celebrate the holiday with all the bells and whistles but find themselves with limited space. Available only from Hammacher Schlemmer, this is the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Half Christmas Tree That Leans Against a Wall first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The remarkably talented Alexandr Misko (previously) performed a voice and guitar medley of classic songs by Eminem. The Russian musician nailed the vocals as he played guitar, using his distinct percussive acoustic tapping technique to accompany the complicated rhythm of the lyrics. “Eminem Medley” – 3 classic Eminem songs performed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Medley of Classic Eminem Songs Performed on Vocals and Percussive Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

I don’t know what I did to deserve world class Jazz outside my door during a fucking pandemic but I certainly appreciate every fucking second of it. Big surprise at :25 pic.twitter.com/sRprdnsCrU — Furrythug (@furrythug) October 7, 2020 While guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Boy on a Pogo Stick Adds Extra Percussion to a Jazz Trio Performing on a Brooklyn Sidewalk first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Despite the effect that the pandemic is having on Halloween 2020, Tom BetGeorge of Magical Light Shows has decorated his home on 15 Phillips Court in Tracy, California with tens of thousands of interactive lights that respond to music, as he has done in previous years. This year features a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Halloween Light Show With a Spooky Pumpkin Singing the Metallica Song ‘Enter Sandman’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Maci Currin, a teenager in Cedar Park, Texas, broke the world record for longest legs (female) that had been previously held by Russian model Ekaterina Lisina. Currin, who stands at an impressive 6’10”, has legs that measure over a yard each. She also set the record for the longest legs...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Texas Teenager Breaks the Guinness World Record for the Female With the Longest Legs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While building a piece of furniture, Scottish broadcaster Andrew Cotter (previously) gently castigated his dogs Olive and Mabel for not helping around the house enough. Cotter tried to make his dogs feel guilty about how well they live in order to inspire them to assist him with a piece of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scottish Broadcaster Uses Guilt to Persuade His Two Dogs to Help Him Build a Piece of DIY Furniture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedian Julie Nolke (previously), who back in April 2020 attempted to explain the near future to the January 2020 version of herself and then again in June 2020, came back from further into the dumpster fire of the 2020 year thus far. This time it was her completely cynical October...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Comedian Cynically Explains the State of the World in October 2020 to a Disbelieving June Version of Herself first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Polish musician MaroMaro performs amazing covers of classic rock and rap songs on Stylophone. The Stylophone is a miniature analog keyboard that is played with a stylus. The instrument was invented in 1968 and then made a comeback in 2007 with continuous production since. Maro quite skillfully manipulates the stylus...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rock and Rap Songs Skillfully Performed on Stylophone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by @accidentallywesanderson on Aug 19, 2020 at 10:20am PDT Wally Koval, the man behind the popular Accidentally Wes Anderson Instagram account that features real-life locations that look like they’re made in the distinct style of Wes Anderson specifically for his films, has...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Accidentally Wes Anderson’, A Book of Real Locations That Look Like They’re Made Specifically for His Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly realistic Freddie Mercury marionette strutted around in his signature yellow jacket and white pants while serenading “I Want to Break Free” to a fascinated crowd in Madrid. This mini-Mercury was created and operated by Diana Romero and Andrés Maturana of Periplo Marionetas. In addition to Freddie, Romero and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Freddie Mercury Marionette Serenades Crowd in Madrid first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Homophones Weakly by Bruce Worden is a wonderful blog that offers simple, minimalistic diagrams that visualize and help explain the definitive differences between homophones, words that sound alike but have different meanings and/or spellings. Some may also be spelled the same but have a different pronunciation. Either way, the diagrams...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Minimalist Diagrams of Homophones, Words That May Sound Alike But Have Different Meanings and Spellings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Adrian Smith of Ant Lab, who is also a scientist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, explained how jumping plant lice, known as psyllid, may look like typical garden pests but they have a remarkable ability not seen in any other insects. When faced with having to make...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Jumping Plant Lice That Can Flip Their Bodies In the Air at a Remarkably Fast Rate When Startled first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Two Songs Our Sanctuary (@twosongssanctuary) on Oct 4, 2020 at 7:45pm PDT A rescued wombat named Maxi who lives at Two Songs Sanctuary in Port Lincoln, South Australia was given an adorable light blue teddy bear. Maxi immediately took a moment...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rescued Wombat Gleefully Plays With His New Toys first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the second installment of their 2020 reboot of “Thursday Mashups in October” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet created a “Top of the World” dance remix of 60 songs that’s “Alwayz Into Somethin” while “Finally” “Learning to Fly”. Featuring: 2 Unlimited, A Tribe Called Quest,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A ‘Top of the World’ Remix of 60 Hit Songs From 1991 That’s ‘Alwayz Into Somethin’ While ‘Learning to Fly’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Macaulay 'Instagram' Culkin (@culkamania) on Oct 7, 2020 at 11:48am PDT The very funny Macaulay Culkin shared a rather meta photo of himself wearing a mask that had the image of his younger self as Kevin McCallister from the 1990 film...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Macaulay Culkin Wears a Very Meta Mask of Kevin McCallister Screaming in the 1990 Film ‘Home Alone’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pies Are Awesome (@thepieous) on Oct 1, 2020 at 11:24am PDT Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome (previously) has been creating wonderfully intricate Halloween monster pies that range from really spooky monsters to familiar monsters from childhood, including the beloved...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Intricate Halloween Monster Pies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dorothy (@dorothy_uk) on Sep 24, 2020 at 5:45am PDT Dorothy (previously) the British print shop who previously released a detailed illustrated cutaway print that imagines various iconic concerts and scenarios occurring inside the facade of a classic Vox AC30 amplifier, has...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cleverly Illustrated Prints Featuring Cutaway Views of Classic Items With Interiors Documenting Their History first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Awkward” by San Francisco filmmaker Nata Metlukh is a humorous award-winning animated short that about the discomforting anxiety that rises up within socially awkward moments that happen throughout the day, each told as a single vignette. A day full of socially awkward moments. Here’s the trailer for the film. View...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Array of Socially Awkward Moments Captured in a Humorous Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When Late Night With David Letterman was in Los Angeles in 1985, bandleader Paul Schaffer reached out to legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen to see if he would sit in with the band. Schaeffer was evidently successful because on May 16, 1985, Van Halen was there with his famous red-striped...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Footage of Eddie Van Halen Jamming With the ‘Late Night With David Letterman’ Band in 1985 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram Good morning! This is 102-year-old CTU retiree Bea Lumpkin casting her vote-by-mail ballot. If Bea can do it, anyone can do it. Vote! A post shared by Chicago Teachers Union (@ctulocal1) on Oct 1, 2020 at 6:07am PDT Bea Lumpkin, a smiling 102 year old...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 102 Year Old Retired Teacher Wears a Pink PPE Suit Made by Her Grandson to Cast Her Mail-In Ballot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Matthew Highton used his time stuck at home to make an amusing series of classic television show intros that are completely recreated with stock footage. Each intro is matched as closely as possible while maintaining the feel of the original. Included in this series are the shows Happy Days,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Classic Television Intros Recreated With Stock Footage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A wild sulfur-crested cockatoo named Popeye, who previously solved a 3D printed, laser cut puzzle for the reward of sunflower seeds, returned to the fence of his newly-adopted human Angus Deveson of Maker’s Muse for a bit more fun and games. Deveson took the advice of several commenters and built...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Wild Cockatoo Returns to Solve More Puzzles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a touching episode of the series Real Wild, host Liz Bonnin (previously) visited with Ronan and Emma Lally on their small farm in Ireland. The Lally’s shared the amazing story about their cat Della, who adopted a trio of ducklings right after they hatched. When the ducklings went missing,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Adopts Newly Hatched Ducklings After Giving Birth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt, created a slightly disconcerting easy-listening cover of the iconic Judas Priest song “Electric Eye”. This smoothly jazzed-up “Yacht Rock” version completely removed the menacing tone of the original and made it almost goofy. Like Rehfeldt’s other mashups, this was an original arrangement. This is an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Slightly Disconcerting Easy Listening ‘Yacht Rock’ Cover of the Iconic Judas Priest Song ‘Electric Eye’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vinnie's Pizzeria (@vinniesbrooklyn) on Sep 29, 2020 at 2:51pm PDT Vinnie’s Pizzeria, a legendary pizza joint in Williamsburg, Brooklyn known for their unusual pizza creations, quite humorously put the option of having “Comforting Words” delivered (along with a pizza) for the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn Delivers Comforting Words of Positive Reinforcement for the Very Small Fee of $1 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Missed Connections: ‘Was that your limb? – w4m'” by Patrick Dias is a very clever animated short voiced by Tiana Asperjan that brings to life an unusual ad that had been posted to Craigslist about a man who left his prosthetic arm behind while rushing to the train. Dias expanded...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Animated Short Inspired by an Unusual Real Life ‘Missed Connections’ Ad Posted on Craigslist first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Italian ice cream fanatic Dmitri Panciera broke his own record with Guinness World Records when he placed a remarkable 125 scoops onto a single cone and then balanced it for ten seconds. This record was set live during a television special about setting records. Dimitri Panciera (Italy) looks to reclaim...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Italian Man Breaks Own Record for the Most Ice Cream Scoops Balanced on a Single Cone for Ten Seconds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ariana Piknjac? (@arianaflute) on Sep 4, 2020 at 6:45am PDT Sisters Ariana Piknjac and Ella Piknjac performed an incredibly animated cover of the iconic theme song from The Simpsons on flute and piano, respectively. Ariana chose this song because it brought...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musical Sisters Perform an Animated Cover of the Theme From ‘The Simpsons’ on Flute and Piano first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scientists at the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory brilliantly used sonification techniques to convert captured images into auditory life. This amazing process allowing viewers to listen to the Milky Way and other fascinating extraterrestrial objects in outer space. A new project using sonification turns astronomical images from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post NASA’s Chandra’s X-Ray Observatory Uses Sonification to Convert Stunning Images of the Milky Way to Sound first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very affectionate capybaras who live at the Nagasaki Bio Park in Japan, adorably lined up for a good round of yummy scratches from their caretaker. The zoo was closed to the public for quite a while due to the pandemic, so these friendly little sweethearts were happy to grab...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Affectionate Capybaras Line Up for a Good Scratching Session With Their Caretaker at a Nagasaki Petting Zoo first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very determined, and hungry cat hilariously figured out how to build an alarm clock for her sleeping humans. Whenever it’s time for her to be fed, the clever kitty knocks their landline phone off of its hook. The resulting beeping usually wakes them up. If the first time doesn’t...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hungry Cat Repeatedly Wakes Her Sleeping Humans by Knocking Their Landline Phone Off the Hook first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely regal basset hound named Murphy confidently picked up his bowl in his mouth and walked over to the living room. From there, Murphy deftly leaped onto the sofa and spread himself across the soft brown corduroy without spilling a single morsel. He then proceeded to enjoy his dinner...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dog Carries His Bowl to Sofa So He Can Eat in Comfort first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very melodic cockatiel named Yoki of Skylend’s Friendly Flock has a lovely operatic voice that he used to practice his vocal scales up and down while sitting on the edge of a chair as he was preening. The clever bird appeared to be incrementally increasing the pitch of his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cockatiel Practices His Opera Scales in a Lovely Voice first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Joaquim Campa has remastered, colorized and “deOldified” the iconic 1897 black and white silent film Louis Lumière entitledFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Enhanced Colorized Remaster of the Iconic 1897 Louis Lumière Film ‘Bataille de Nege’ (‘Snowball Fight’) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@kensingtonroyal) on Oct 3, 2020 at 5:59am PDT Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, the royal children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge more familiarly known as William and Kate, adorably took turns posing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Royal Children of William and Kate Ask Sir David Attenborough Wildlife Questions on Instagram first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French mechanical student Simon Robert created a wonderfully sleek, 3D printed Saturn V Rocket Planter with strategically placed lights at the bottom that are meant to mimic the rocket’s exhaust plume. Robert shared how to build this inventive planter on Instructables. Robert had previously created a Saturn V lamp with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Saturn V Rocket Planter With Lighted Exhaust Plume first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sideserf Cake Studio (@sideserfcakes) on Sep 28, 2020 at 8:51am PDT Natalie Sideserf, the very talented cake artist and co-owner of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas explained in a helpful, step-by-step tutorial video, how to make a “realistic” Dungeons &...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A ‘Realistic’ Dungeons & Dragons Beholder Cake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by min_zumi ???, ??? (@min_zumi) on Sep 25, 2020 at 4:56pm PDT Ink artist Min Zumi of Authentic Ink in Sydney, Australia creates incredibly intricate, highly detailed tattoos that look just like retro embroidered patches. Like others who ink similarly, each tattoo...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Intricately Inked Retro Embroidered Patch Tattoos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French musician MEZERG, who previously created a playable keyboard out of watermelon slices, performed on a truly intoxicating upright piano that mixes up lovely cocktails whenever certain keys are struck. This uniquely piquant instrument was built by Voël Martin of “La Volière aux Pianos”. Related PostsDotan Negrin Is Bringing An...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Intoxicating Upright Piano That Mixes Cocktails first appeared on Laughing Squid.

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.