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British needle artist Victoria Rose Richards creates incredible embroidery that captures the beauty of the Devon countryside where she lives. Not only does Richards recreate colorful vistas that propel the viewer forward, but also aerial views that reveal the geometric patterns of the land. Richards stated that she took up embroidery as a way to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Embroidery of Landscapes and Vistas first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Cyriak Harris, the creative mind behind many disconcerting films, has created “Circle World”, a surreal circular journey that starts with teddy bears that multiply faster than rabbits and create a city in which cars and replicating cats move around and around until they reach the country. In the country, odd sheep with spidery leg bones...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Teddy Bears, Cats and Sheep Multiply In a Surreal Animation of a World That Is Eternally Creating Itself first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really amusing Saturday Night Live parody ad for Macys Department Store focuses on the reality of winter clothes for children and the effect such clothing has on the parents. Sweaters and flannels that are too hot and itchy, rompers that can’t be undone in time and difficult tiny boots that cause marital dysfunction, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Saturday Night Live Parody Ad For Macy’s Featuring the Reality of Children’s Winter Clothing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A craftsman for The Q science channel quite skillfully built a walking bicycle that employs the same mechanical design pioneered by Theo Jansen (previously) for his incredible Strandbeests, a series of wind-powered kinetic sculptures. The craftsman carefully designed, cut and welded the piece that would replace the back wheel of a black bicycle. …I want...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Walking Bicycle That Uses the Mechanical Design of Theo Jansen’s Kinetic Wind-Powered Strandbeest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While trimming trees on from the side of his house in Kaiapoi, New Zealand, craftsman Andrew Taylor decided to use the dead branches to create a “stick library” for his dog Bella and the other dogs who frequent the park where they go. Taylor lovingly engraved the box he built to hold the smoothed, rounded...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Craftsman Builds a Stick Library for Dogs at the Park first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a holiday-themed episode of Glove and Boots, the hilarious duo of Mario and Fafa the Groundhog have a lot of fun making their human Zach Glass open all sorts of silly presents so that they can do product testing, assessments, and reviews. These “gifts” included a toy drone that works by tossing it in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Mario and Fafa of ‘Glove and Boots’ Make Their Human Open Silly Presents So They Can Do Product Reviews first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2013, we wrote about the Christmas Tinner by GAME, an entire holiday dinner layered inside a can for those gamers who don’t want to take a break from playing, even to celebrate the holiday. In 2019, the company introduced both a vegetarian and vegan option for gamers who don’t eat meat. The ‘Christmas Tinner’...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Entire Holiday Dinners Layered In Cans For Vegetarian, Vegan and Carnivore Gamers Who Can’t Stop Playing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1964 14 British children, who represented a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds in England during that era, were carefully chosen to be the subject of the long-running Up documentary series by filmmaker Michael Apted. The first film was made when the children were 7 years old, followed by a new film every seven years...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post British Children Filmed Every 7 Years Since 1964 Turn 63 in ’63 Up’, The 9th and Final Film of the ‘Up’ Series first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Seth, a self-described “Dude With Sign” can usually be found standing on a SoHo corner in New York City holding up a handmade cardboard protest sign featuring a logical declaration that may or not seem relevant at the time. Despite the seemingly non sequitur, non-contextual nature of his messages, Seth always seems to capture what...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Dude With Sign’ Holds Up Random Protest Signs With Declarations That May Not Seem Relevant at the Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a scientifically-sound holiday episode of Science Insider, animated by Andrea Schmitz, narrator Shira Polan explains what would physically happen to Santa Claus and his reindeer if they really delivered presents around the world as the story goes. Needless to say, it’s not pretty. If Santa really delivered presents on Christmas Eve, he’d need to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post What Would Physically Happen to Santa and His Reindeer If They Delivered Presents In One Night first appeared on Laughing Squid.

News Be Funny has created a hilarious compilation featuring some of the best news bloopers of 2019. Related Laughing Squid PostsCompilation of the Best News Bloopers From February 2014Compilation of the Best News Bloopers From April 2014Compilation of the Best News Bloopers From May 2014Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Best News Bloopers of 2019 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the adorable face of Baby Yoda taking the world by storm, the culinary talented Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin of Pies Are Awesome (previously) joined in on The Mandalorian fun with her brilliantly designed “RaspBaby Yoda” pie. The big-eared child is ready for the holidays with an adorable Santa hat and a nice warm cup of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Jolly Holiday Themed Baby Yoda Raspberry Pie first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Frukstereo, a hard cider maker in Mälmo, Sweden, has created a line of imbibable products with clever labels that are based upon iconic album covers. Included in this creative series is “Yellow Cidermarine” (“Yellow Submarine”), “The Rise and Fall of Cider Stardust and the Honey from Mars” (“The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Cider Labels Based on Iconic Album Covers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Subway Creatures, the fascinating Instagram account that documents all the weird and wonderful things that happen on the trains of New York City, has partnered with freelance Brooklyn artist David Regone to create a really incredible illustrated print documenting many of these “only in New York” moments. Included in this poster are several things we’ve...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Illustrated Print That Captures the Weird and Wonderful Creatures of the New York City Subway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Michael Clark of MCFilmArt very cleverly dubbed in music during the scene in The Mandalorian when Baby Yoda started tinkering with the panel buttons on Mando’s ship. While the Morricone classic “Fistful of Dollars” was (very appropriately) playing in the background, the child pressed the green button and out came “Get Low” by Lil...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Baby Yoda Adorably Drops the Beat While Playing With Buttons on the Panel of The Mandolorian’s Ship first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We’ve previously written about the problems some people have had in making their automated personal assistants, such as Amazon Echo’s Alexa and Google Voice, understand them due to their thick Scottish burrs, so it should come as no surprise that these same intelligent assistants have difficulty understanding the strong regional accents that exist within the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazon Echo That Can Understand and Respond to an Eastern Kentucky Accent first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Two very clever cosplayers paid tribute to the 1985 music video for the Dire Straits song “Money for Nothing” by brilliantly dressing as the two manufacturing workers whose complaints made up the lyrics. Now look at them yo-yo’s That’s the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain’t workin’, that’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Brilliant Cosplay of the CGI Animated Characters From the 1985 Dire Straits Music Video ‘Money For Nothing’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of the annual Home For The Holidays benefit, the great Cyndi Lauper joined former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins onstage at the The Novo in Los Angeles for a very timely and passionate duet of the song “Rise Above” from the 1981 album Damaged. The proceeds from the benefit, which includes this performance,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Henry Rollins and Cyndi Lauper Perform a Timely Duet of the Black Flag Protest Song ‘Rise Above’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016 we wrote about Neal Patrick Harris replying to 73 questions inside his beautifully eclectic, renovated brownstone in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. In 2019, Harris and his partner David Burtka welcomed the Architectural Digest series Open Door (previously) inside to showcase their wonderful home full of holiday decorations by Balsam Hill. Each room...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Give a Home Tour of Their Beautiful Holiday-Themed Harlem Brownstone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Four adorable little puppies at an airport were set down on a moving walkway to seemingly get some exercise. The pups began a brisk stroll to the very appropriate Bee Gees song “Stayin’ Alive” from the 1975 disco film Saturday Night Fever. Along the way, one pup or another trailed behind while another vyed for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Four Puppies Stroll to ‘Stayin’ Alive’ on Moving Walkway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Basque artist Aratz of 3D Pen Lab has created an absolutely adorable figurine of the incredibly popular character Baby Yoda, aka “The Child”, from The Mandolorian using just his 3D printing pen and a few tools to capture all the details and make the filament feel smooth to the touch. My name is Aratz, I...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Making a Baby Yoda Figurine Using a 3D Printing Pen first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a colorful episode of the BBC series The Way I See It, the incredibly talentedFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Steve Martin Describes How He Looks at Abstract Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A hilariously indecisive long-haired cat named Marfa was minding her own business when her well-meaning human stealthily came up upon her and stuck out her fingers. Marfa hissed at the sudden interruption of kitty contemplation then noisily licked at the fingers with a “nom-nom” sound. Once done, however, Marfa began hissing again. A woman named...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Indecisive Cat Hisses at Her Human’s Outstretch Hand, Noisily Licks the Fingers and Hisses Again first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Humvee13 shared an amusing photo of a detailed and posable Marvel Magneto action figure that very cleverly also holds onto paperclips with magnetic discs held in his outstretched hands. I do spend a lot of my working day gingerly handing Magneto paperclips, or vice versa. This action figure, which was created by sculptor Katsuhisa Yamaguchi...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Magneto Action Figure That Holds Paperclips first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In addition to this blog, Laughing Squid has been providing web hosting services since 1998. Our focus is on Managed WordPress, a service highly optimized for hosting WordPress, with increased performance, scalability and security over our traditional hosting. With our Managed WordPress hosting, storage and bandwidth are both included, so you are only charged for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Managed WordPress Hosting Promo: Two Free Months first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After running away from the robot vacuum cleaner, an adorably vocal orange tabby named Gambino Bambino peeked out from around the corner. He then uttered a meow that sounded very much like he was saying “Well, Hi” in a thick southern drawl. Gambino. My southern gentleman. As it turns out, Gambino has a lot to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Vocal Tabby Cat Says ‘Well, Hi’ in a Southern Drawl first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While visiting the Aurora Borealis Observatory (previously) in Senja, Norway, travel photographer Mads Nordsveen captured an absolutely gorgeous photo of an albino reindeer whose white fur and icy antlers made the animal almost blend seamlessly into the snowy environment. Met this white little reindeer in northern Norway. He almost disappeared into the snow! In 2016,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stunning Albino Reindeer Blends Into the Snow first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A big, fuzzy, plushie dog named Tuby Tapas seemingly loves to prepare all sorts of yummy food for his beloved humans Samoa Jodha and family. In reality, Tuby is strategically positioned in front of prepared meals to make it look like he’s cooking, but the effect is quite humorous and realistic nonetheless. I’m a Brooklyn...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Big Plushie Dog Prepares Yummy Meals for His Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Bird and the Whale” is a touching stop-motion animated short by the Irish animation company Paper Panther, written and directed by Carol Freeman, that tells the story of a young whale who got separated from his pod who hasn’t yet found his voice. In his travels, the whale encounters a caged songbird, the only...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Caged Songbird Helps an Abandoned Young Whale Find His Own Voice in a Touching Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Munich design group Kurzgesagt offers a simple antidote to dissatisfaction – putting forth positive feelings in the form of gratitude. Gratitude helps to refocus the brain towards the good things you have. Experiencing gratitude is not that simple, nor does one size fit all. The ability to feel gratitude depends on genetic traits, personality, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Gratitude Acts as an Antidote to Dissatisfaction first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the spirit of the holiday season, the mysterious Banksy stenciled a couple of white reindeer directly next to a bench in Birmingham, England, so it appeared like they were attached. The reindeer look like they’re ready to take flight and bring both the bench and Ryan, the sleeping man along for the ride. While...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Banksy Installs Two Stenciled Reindeer Next to a Birmingham Bench to Raise Homelessness Awareness first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Prolific video editor Bill McClintock (previously) has created a wonderfully creepy Christmas mashup that combines the sweet Mariah Carey carol “All I Want for Christmas” with the heavy metal Marilyn Manson raspy vocals from “The Beautiful People”. When finished, McClintock was very please with his work. I’m gonna have my 6th graders perform it just...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Creepy Mashup Combining Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ With Marilyn Manson’s ‘Beautiful People’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In “Skywatch”, the short but brilliant proof of concept film by Colin Levy (previously) that took six years to make, a pair of geeky friends played by Uriah Shelton (13 Reasons Why) and Zach Callison (The Goldbergs) have a bit of harmless fun hacking a home delivery drone service with items that customers may not...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Teenagers Hack Home Delivery Drones Leading to a Dangerous Breach of Contract in ‘Skywatch’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the incredible animated short “Flurry” by the very talented visual artist Mike Pelletier (previously), a group of brightly colored bodies made out of clay repeatedly pile together and painfully separate in a strange bacchanalic dance. The slapping soundtrack by Dylan Galletly serves to further extend this fascinating concept. Related Laughing Squid PostsStill Life, Foods...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Animated Clay Bodies Repeatedly Pile Upon Each Other Then Painfully Separate in a Strange Dance first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the in 1977 animated short “Bead Game” by Ishu Patel, re-released by the National Film Board of Canada, brightly colored beads take on the shape of classic adversaries in games of power. Every scenario shows the inevitability of both victory and loss, each growing larger until the stakes grow so high that it’s hard...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Themes of Aggression Are Explored Through Animated Adversaries Made From Beads in a 1977 Short Film first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A seemingly young reindeer sidled up to a plate glass window at the Aurora Borealis Observatory in Senja, Norway and proceeded to ram the window with his antlers. The reindeer had been knocking at the window for a little bit before a loud noise sent him scampering away into the snow. Reindeer in our living...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Reindeer Tries to Break Through a Glass Window first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Idea”, an incredibly minimalistic but amusing animation by Blue Zoo Animation Studios rather brilliantly visualizes the frustrations that come with brainstorming by committee. An individual starts off with a single idea. This idea goes through several iterations as it gets bounced around from group to group, leaving the originator tied up in knots, scratching...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Frustrations of the Brainstorming Process Brilliantly Visualized in an Amusing Minimalistic Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jeweler Micah Adams creates absolutely brilliant artwork with coins he collects from all over the world. Using a jewelry saw, Adams painstakingly cuts the coin to isolate the designs he wants and then arranges it as lively collages, clever miniatures, and interesting jewelry. He also cuts coins in half to create surreal, if not amusing,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Brilliant Artwork Made Out of Designs Cut From Coins first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little Octopus Vulgaris named Cliff who lives at Octolab (previously) was respectively presented with a number of colored cloths so his caretakers could see how he responded. Cliff immediately reacted to the orange cloth. Cliff seemed okay with the red, purple and blue cloth and was a little reticent with the black cloth, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How a Common Octopus Reacts to Different Colors first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, we wrote about UK street artist My Dog Sighs, who paints lovely art on crushed cans found on the street. In the seven years since the artist has become far more popular, undertaking and showing a number of incredible art pieces that range from murals to free-standing art, yet he always comes back...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Detailed Portraits Painted Onto Tops of Discarded Cans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

iiAFX has cut together an amusing compilation of characters from television and movies reciting the iconic Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) declaration made throughout the entirety of the classic film The Princess Bride. While not everyone stuck exactly to script, the sentiment was still the same. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Compilation of Characters Saying ‘My Name is Inigo Montoya, You Killed My Father, Prepare to Die’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a contemplative whiteboard animation, Minute Physics explains the manner in which a mirror reflects the image in front of it. This video is about why words flip left & right (aka horizontally) in a mirror but not up & down (aka vertically). The answer has to do with specular reflection, mirrors being like windows...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Mirrors Don’t Actually Flip the Letters in a Word first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Team up with your nemisis this holiday seaon to wear these fantastic “Woman Yelling at a Cat” Ugly Christmas sweaters based on the popular meme. Here’s the Woman Yelling version and the Cat version. via Fat Kid Deals Related Laughing Squid PostsA Prize-Winning Ugly Christmas Sweater That Depicts a Full Fireplace Scene Including a Nutcracker...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Yelling at a Cat Meme Ugly Christmas Sweaters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Talented cabinet maker Keith Williams of Oddball Gallery, who previously turned plywood boards into gorgeous geodesic spheres, created a beautiful 19″ diameter geodesic sphere using a variety of knots from wood he’s collected over the years. Williams sees the knots as something much more profound than flaws. n the 27 years of my woodworking business,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Geodesic Sphere Made Out of Wood Knots first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Renowned Denver artist Thomas “Detour” Evans built a wonderfully colorful double harp that he made by hand and tested out with fellow artist Felix Fast4ward. My double harp is up and running!!! Felix Fast4ward is testing it for the upcoming exhibit. Detour premiered this beautiful instrument during the Red Bull Five Pointers Exhibit at the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Colorful Handmade Double Harp first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wood Trick is featuring a really beautiful Mayan Calendar mechanical puzzle. The kit includes 73 pop-out wood ply pieces that seamlessly fit together without tools nor glue and when put together correctly, can tell time through the year 2044, which hopefully will not be the end of the world. Be calm, our calendar will not...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Wooden Mayan Calendar Mechanical Puzzle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of World Environment Day 2018, artist Janardhan Havanje created a definitive statement sculpture on the sands of Malpe Beach in Mangalore, India. Using iron rods, Havanje created a sculpture of a fish that’s 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide and has a big, open mouth to “swallow” the plastic bottles that had...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wide-Mouthed Fish Filled With Plastic Bottles Sits on the Beach to Remind Visitors About the Environment first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Czech Engineer Pavel Jirásek captured the sound of train horns coming in and out of Prague’s Hlavni Nadrazi (Main Railway station) and fashioned these recordings into a rather discordant but brilliant cover of the iconic wedding favorite instrumental “Pachebel’s Canon”. (translated) When you listen, you hear music on every corner. At the train station, this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Pachelbel’s Canon’ Performed on Train Horns first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Computer scientist Neal Argarwal, who previously created an interactive visualization of the scale of objects in space, turned his sights downward for “The Deep Sea”, a fascinating interactive dive into what lives at the bottom of the sea. Scrolling down sends the viewer deeper and deeper, revealing which creatures live at which depths. Introducing The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Fascinating Visual Deep Dive That Lets You Scroll Down to See What Lives at Various Depths of the Sea first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Hair Love” is a really touching and amusing animation by former NFL wide receiver Matthew Cherry that tells the story of an adorable little girl named Zuri, who wakes up early on a special day and wants to do her own hair. She and her cat watch an instructional video to get an idea of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post African-American Father Learns to Style His Daughter’s Hair in the Touching Animated Short ‘Hair Love’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.