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Sculptor Steven Richter, who quite skillfully built a model of the Wicked Witch of the West out of crayons that he melted down to wax, created an incredibly realistic bust of the late, great Stan Lee (previously) while capturing smallest of details. Lee’s iconic mustache was perfectly groomed, his head of gray hair perfectly in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Sculptor Creates an Incredibly Realistic Bust of the Late Great Stan Lee in a Four Minute Timelapse first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animation channel Bebop has created an enticing stop-motion animation showing all the preparations involved in making a homemade pizza. The onions were chopped, the pepperoni was sliced and placed upon the red-sauced dough before being covered with a good dollop of cheese. While the preparations looked real, each of the yummy ingredients was made from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stop-Motion Animation of a LEGO Pizza Being Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ben, of PressTube who has shredded a great many unusual items, hit proverbial ASMR gold by putting a 50 meter roll of bubble wrap through a high speed industrial shredder. The results satisfying to watch and even more wonderful to hear. What happens when you put 50 meter of BUBBLE WRAP in a FAST SHREDDER...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Incredibly Satisfying Sound of a Giant Roll of Bubble Wrap Winding Through an Industrial Shredder first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a neighborly effort to help rescued dogs find their forever homes, The Fargo Brewing Company in Fargo, North Dakota repackaged a batch of their beloved Fargo Original Lager with labels that feature the wonderful faces of unique, adoptable canines who are having a bit of difficulty getting adopted. This special run is called the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Fargo Brewing Company Puts Photos of Adoptable Dogs on Their Cans to Help Them Find Forever Homes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The aptly named Potter the Pomsky who is part Husky and part Pomeranian, happily rode around the living room on his “Muggle Broom” Roomba while dressed as his namesake Harry Potter. The addition of “Hedwig’s Theme” from the film’s soundtrack was a great addition to the scene, though Potter didn’t appear too enthusiastic about the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Dog Rides a Roomba Dressed as Harry Potter first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the rising popularity of the very timely and rather glib “OK Boomer” meme about being out of touch, talk show host Conan O’Brien, was subjected to a grueling inquisition by three multigenerational panelists made up of a Milennial (Andy Richter), and members of Generation X and Generation Z to determine if he were a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Conan O’Brien Is Subjected to a Grueling Inquisition to Determine Whether or Not He’s Actually Boomer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Speech-Language pathologist Christina Hunger who works a great deal with children, has developed an ingenious way to teach her dog Stella, an adorable Catahoula/Blue Heeler mix, to communicate with her. Hunger feels that animals have quite a bit to say to their humans, but don’t really have a way to do so. With this in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Speech-Language Pathologist Teaches Her Dog to Communicate Through a Custom Button Talking Board first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Lauri Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel created a special crushing attachment to fit a standard Pringles can. He proceeded to crush a number of soda cans to see how many would fit as many as possible inside said potato chip container. The answer is 120. You won’t believe How Many Soda Cans Can You...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Filling an Empty Pringles Can With as Many Soda Cans as Possible That Were Crushed by a Hydraulic Press first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Puzzlemaker Creezy has created an incredibly intricate Rube Goldberg chain reaction machine that has one simple rule: to follow the blue ball all the way through to the end. There are lots of moving parts and an incredible amount of distraction, but so long as that sphere is rolling, then the object remains clear. This...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Intricate Rube Goldberg Chain Reaction Machine With the Sole Purpose of Following a Blue Ball first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, Brazilian video editor Caio Rossi of R3DUX Studios created a brilliant mashup featuring relevant scenes from The Simpsons with the iconic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb”. The resulting video is both powerful and depressing at the same time, especially with the Portuguese subtitles. In 2018, Rossi created even more Pink Floyd mashups, this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliant Mashup of The Simpsons With the Iconic Pink Floyd Song ‘Comfortably Numb’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pennsylvania textile artist Boots has created a really fun and clever line of coordinating t-shirts that featuring nutrition labels for the typical items of a Thanksgiving (or Christmas) dinner. This includes the requisite turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and string beans amongst many other goodies. These fun matching food shirts are great for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Thanksgiving Dinner Nutrition Label T-Shirts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ukranian Rubik’s Cube expert Evgeny Bondarenko decided that he wanted to share his favorite activity with those who are blind. Bondarenko quite expertly peeled off the iconic stickers from the cube and painstakingly filled in the blank squares with unique designs he created using a 3D printing pen. Each design is completely tactile, allowing the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Uses 3D Printing Pen to Painstakingly Create an Accessible Rubik’s Cube For Blind People first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While sailing on the ship Avontuur with the environmentally conscious cargo company Timbercoast, cook Lasse Scharz did his very best to ensure the crew’s meal would by healthy, nutritious and in one piece by the time they were ready to eat. Employing his very experienced sea legs, Schwarz quite ably swayed to and fro with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Sailboat Cook Ably Sways To and Fro With the Motion of the Rough Seas While Preparing Food for the Crew first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Using amazing footage from the late, great insect photographer Andreas Kay (previously) who sadly passed away in October, the very entertaining Ze Frank examines the interesting fashion choices of the tiny leafhopper, treehopper and planthopper insects for his zoologically themed True Facts series. These hoppers are part of the Auchenorrhyncha family which is related to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Hilarious True Facts About the Incredibly Fashion Forward Cutter Insects Who Are Masters of Disguise first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sculptor Steven Richter quite skillfully and amusingly built an incredibly accurately accurate model of the Wicked Witch of the West from the classic children’s tale The Wizard of Oz out of a combination of colored crayons. After getting all the details right, Richter quite ceremoniously melted her down, just like the “I’m melting” scene in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Melting a Wicked Witch of the West Made of Crayons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artistic photographer Mariyan Atanasov has quite cleverly visually disembodied the tall buildings of Sofia, Bulgaria making the pieces appear from the sky. As they fall back into place in a very systematic and organized manner as if it were a giant game of Tetris played with skyscrapers. Urban exploration of abstract shapes of tetris in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Falling Disembodied Sections of Buildings in Bulgaria Are Methodically Rearranged as a Game of Urban Tetris first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The MezmoTop is a beautifully heavy, precision spinning top with a swirling design that, when in motion, mimics the delicate fall of raindrops into a body of water. This artisanal kinetic spinner was conceived by Kristoph Krisjans (previously) who specializes in high-end desk accessories. Combined with the precision machined desktop stand mezmoTopâ„¢ makes a timeless...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Precision Spinning Top With Mesmerizing Kinetic Motion That Mimics the Fall of Raindrops Into Water first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Computer scientist Neal Argarwal has created an incredible, interactive visualization showing how the various objects measure up to each other in terms of relative size. The larger sized objects appear as the viewer hits the arrow keys or uses the trackpad. With the right arrow, objects become greater and greater in size, while the left...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Interactive Visualization of the Scale of Objects in Space first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Rubik’s Cube is an elaborate puzzle that can often confound minds both large and small. For those who’d like a bit more ease of use with the same colorful feel, the Boob Cube is just the ticket. This very simplified version of the original puzzle has only has two pieces to move and requires...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Boob Cube, A Simplified Two Piece Rubik’s Cube first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Andreas Kay, who recently passed away, captured amazing slow footage of a beautifully flat-footed tortoise beetle as the cassidoid prepared to take flight into the green underbrush of the Amazon Forest in Ecuador. The beetle first righted each leg in a short dance before springing aloft into the humid jungle air. Tortoise beetles, Cassidinae...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Slow Motion Footage of a Tortoise Beetle Taking Flight Into the Ecuadorian Amazon Forest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very creative Burl of Burl’s Art, who has previously created an amazing assortment of unusual guitars made from unusual materials, was determined to try his hand at making a bright red guitar out of 800 sheets of paper. This build was a bit more difficult than his usual projects due to the fragile nature...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Building an Electric Guitar Out of 800 Pieces of Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alaina Gassler, a really industrious eighth-grader who lives in West Grove, Pennsylvania, created an ingenious system that essentially eliminates the treacherous blind spots that plague every driver on the road. Gassler’s system was built with a webcam, a 3D printed part and an LED screen that would create projections that gives the driver complete information...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Industrious 8th Grader Develops an Ingenious Projection System That Eliminates Driver Blind Spots first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Arnold, the very intelligent octopus at Octolab, was given another puzzle to solve. A transparent plastic wall with adjustable slots was put between him and his beloved barrel. Arnold had to squeeze through these slots, which grew increasingly smaller, in order to reach the other side of the wall with his barrel. We’re constantly being...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Octopus Squeezes Through Increasingly Smaller Slots in Plastic Wall Separating Him From His Beloved Barrel first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Street artist Jason Revok creates amazing geometric building murals around the world. While painting one such mural in Detroit, Jesse Cory from 1xRun captured Revok as he used a device with 12 spray paint cans to create a 100 foot mural painting multiple colors all at the same time. Related Laughing Squid PostsStreet Artist Paints...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Artist Paints Waves of Different Colors at the Same Time Using a Multiple Spray Paint Can Device first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Halloween, a very creative Michel Devon created wonderfully spooky Rice Krispies Treats that look just like bloody raw hamburger patties. No meat is involved in making the treats, rather the bloody color was made out of corn syrup, cocoa powder and green food dye, which was used to color the marshmallow mix...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Bloody Raw Hamburger Rice Krispies Treats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, we wrote about Anelida, the incredibly compassionate human belonging to Santi the angora cat and Walter the golden retriever, who rescued a meowing cat with an injured foot. Just two years later, Anelida was approached by another limping cat who needed assistance. After a day or two, the cat led Anelida to her...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Injured Cat Seeking Help Leads Compassionate Human to Her Litter of Tiny Kittens Hidden in the Bushes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), artist Raymundo Medina of the Jaén Cartonería collective created a giant skeleton sculpture that appears to be bursting out of the pavement in a street located in the Santa Cecilia neighborhood of Tláhuac in Mexico City. via My Modern Met Related Laughing Squid PostsDia de...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Giant Skeleton Emerges From the Pavement of a Street in Mexico City During Día de Muertos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Maestro by Illogic Studios and Bloom Pictures is a lush, short film about beautifully animated woodland creatures putting aside creature differences, to perform together a gorgeous, revolutionary operatic aria under a full moon. At the helm is a confident squirrel who masterfully conducts the different animals to perform their parts on cue. When the performance...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautifully Animated Woodland Creatures Perform a Gorgeous Bellini Opera Aria Under a Full Moon first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Parry (previously), a stop-motion animator for LAIKA in Portland, Oregon, has compiled the act of slicing of several different multi-colored marble cakes into an enticing timelapse with a real sweet tooth. It’s CAKE. This took a lot longer to animate than I ever could have imagined. I put so much work into this stop-motion...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stop-Motion Animation of Marble Cakes Being Sliced first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Saturday Night Live came up with a Duolingo parody that helps awkward people easily communicated with kids. Similar to their other translation products, “Duolingo for Talking to Children” offers short, easy, real-world lessons that can be easily accessed via a smartphone app when needed. It’s never too late to learn how to talk to kids...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Duolingo Translation App for Talking to Children first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While putting away his laundry, Australian comedian Christian Hull quite humorously gushed on and on about his brand new and extremely handy portable T-Shirt folding device. Hull was absolutely thrilled with the ease of the device, the perfect lines of the fold and the easy stackability of the finished shirts. I’ve never been so excited...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Australian Man Humorously Shares the Absolute Joy He Feels While Using His New T-Shirt Folding Device first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While out shopping for cat litter, one of the amazing humans of Flatbush Cats, a non-profit feral rescue program in central Brooklyn, instead came home with an incredibly lethargic but very genial stray cat whom they named Winston. Winston had a rough time of it, he was filthy, coated with fleas, had several scratches on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Filthy NYC Street Cat Gets a New Lease on Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While trick-or-treating on Halloween, a generous young boy noticed that the candy bowl on a porch was empty, so he decided to donate some of his own candy he had collected during the evening. The entire event was captured on a Nest Camera at the home of Leslie Hodges and Kevin Hodges. Caught this on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Generous Boy Notices Halloween Candy Bowl on Porch is Empty So He Donates Some of His Own Candy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable black dog who was riding shotgun in his human’s car timidly ducked his little head whenever his human passed underneath a bridge. Luckily, the dog’s human was very understanding and attentive to his dog’s needs with reassuring pats on the back. This cute dog ducks his head under every bridge. via Geekologie Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Shotgun Riding Dog Ducks His Head Whenever He and His Human Pass Under Bridges in Their Car first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After a well-deserved few shots in celebration of Halloween, the talented musicians of Mariachi Entertainment System (previously) performed a wonderfully spooky cover of the theme song from the 1988 film Beetlejuice, originally penned by Danny Elfman. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Festive Mariachi Style Cover of the ‘Star Wolf’ Theme Song From Star Fox 64Talented Mariachi...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Mariachi Entertainment System Performs a Spooky Cover of the ‘Beetlejuice’ Theme Song by Danny Elfman first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Graphic artist Ali Cetin, aka shroomco, has created a playful line of dystopian renderings showing what future Earthlings may look like after the planet has been reduced to a radioactive wasteland and rule of law becomes all but non-existent. Needs of humanity has changed with the advancements in technology. We started to want more, house,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Playful Dystopian Digital Renderings of What Future Earthlings Might Look Like If Left to Our Own Devices first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pixar IRL is a new Disney+ original series that takes characters from Pixar films and brings them to life on the streets of New York City. Laughing Squid friend Charlie Todd of the comedy collective Improv Everywhere (previously) helped develop the show, which starts streaming on November 12, 2019. You had to be there—good thing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Pixar Characters Come to Life on the Streets of New York City in the Disney+ Original Series ‘Pixar IRL’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In their final installment of their “Thursdays in October” mashups, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet took compiled 50 music videos from 1983 and remixed them into a three-minute danceable mashup that just wants to have fun. Madonna also makes her debut appearance in this year. Featuring: Billy Joel, Bonnie Tyler, Corey...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post 50 Hit Songs From 1983 Remixed Into a Danceable Three Minute Mashup That Just Wants to Have Fun first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of Halloween 2019, the legendary industrial metal band Ministry, led by a timeless Al Jourgensen, released a brilliant acoustic version of their classic 1984 anthem “(Every Day Is) Halloween”. The video was shot beautifully by photographer Thaddeus Bridwell in a moody black and white to capture the self-questioning nature of the song. Oh,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Ministry Performs a Brilliant Acoustic Version of Their Song ‘(Every Day Is) Halloween’ for Halloween 2019 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The ever-insightful CGP Grey (previously) discovered via research by Tomment Section, a very interesting fact regarding which planet is closest to Earth. While many linear charts put Venus as our closest neighbor, it’s actually Mercury that is the “mostest closest” to our inhabited planet due to its small orbit. In fact, this very orbit also...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Mercury Is the Mostest Closest Planet to Earth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Mighty Carver is a really clever electric carving knife made in the shape of a miniature chainsaw. The knife is fully reciprocating and serrated so as to easily cut through just about anything that needs slicing. The electric carving knife you’ve always wanted is now here. Mighty Carver is the perfect gift for the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Miniature Electric Chainsaw Carving Knife first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of both Halloween and the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, a really creative set of parents dressed their two kids up in NASA themed costumes. Younger daughter Elle was dressed up like an astronaut complete with a yellow-screened helmet and American flag. Older daughter Charlie was dressed as a detailed lunar...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Astronaut and Lunar Lander Kids’ Halloween Costumes Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A cautious cat was not happy when his human put on the cat ears were part of her Halloween costume. The normally friendly cat slunk down low as if position for attack. As soon as his human took the ears off, the cat returned to his usual affectionate demeanor. I was dressed up as a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Freaks Out When His Human Puts on Cat Ears first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In his series Coffee Doodles, artist David Jardine makes up wonderfully surreal but entertaining stories about the characters he creates out of coffee stains on a piece of paper. As Jardine approaches each coffee stain, he states what it the stain looks like to him and states the reason why he’s drawing it that way....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Artists Makes Up Entertaining Stories About Characters He Creates From Coffee Stains on a Piece of Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016 animator Lee Hardcastle created Rick and Morty: The Non-Canonical Adventures for Adult Swim, featuring claymation recreations of classic movie scenes set in the world of Rick and Morty. Hardcastle is back with an all-new Rick and Morty: The Non-Canonical Halloween Adventures, which recreates even more iconic film scenes in claymation, all within the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Iconic Movie Scenes Recreated in Claymation That Take Place Within the Twisted World of ‘Rick and Morty’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Russian artist Anna Yastrezhembovskaya creates incredibly realistic bats and other adorable animals out of wool. Per Yastrezhembovskaya, wool is her favorite material with which to make her “wool toys with Siberian soul”. Wool is a very gentle and cozy material for me. When I sort the fibers between my fingers, when I shape them with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazingly Realistic Baby Bats Made Out of Wool first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Architects Chris Prosser and Ian Flood have taken their design skills and their love for chess form Skyline Chess, beautiful sets with pieces represented by landmark buildings within iconic skylines from around the world. Their current offerings are London, New York City, Dubai, Paris and San Francisco. If one desires, the skylines can play against...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Chess Sets Based on Iconic City Skylines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Language company Busuu sent an expert in the German language around the streets of London to ask the locals to try their hand at properly pronouncing rather long and difficult words. Included in this list were such words as eichhörnchen (squirrel), brötchen (bread roll), mehrwertsteuer (value added tax), rechtschreibung (spelling), and Streichholzschächtelchen (little box of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Londoners Try to Properly Pronounce German Words first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just in time for Halloween, music meme creator William Maranci has remixed “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails with the “Ghostbusters” theme song by Ray Parker Jr. to create “Closebusters”. Related Laughing Squid PostsPostmodern Jukebox and Kenton Chen Perform a Funk Cover of the Nine Inch Nails Classic ‘Closer’Burning Bright (Field on Fire) by Nine Inch...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Closebusters, Closer by Nine Inch Nails Remixed With the Ghostbusters Theme Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a little cat with very big eyes named Togepi sat on the carpet in front of the television while a horror film (most likely Psycho) was playing and offered up an incredibly intense visceral and physical reaction to whatever was happening on the small screen. This was not the first time this kitty...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Kitten Reacts Intensely While Watching Horror Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.