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A viscid episode of KQED Deep Look takes a look at the old saying “like water off a duck’s back” and proceeds to explain exactly the physiological reasons why this adage is quite literally accurate. They go over the difference between down and feathers, how their feathers make ducks, geese,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Reason Why Water Rolls Off a Duck’s Back first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swedish artist and craftsman Love Hulten (previously) has created a beautiful tribute to musician Martin Molin and Wintergatan with MMXS, a miniature version of Molin’s incredible Marble Machine X. The difference between the two, other than size, is that Hulten’s miniature version runs on a motor to drive the gears...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Miniature Marble Music Machine Made In Tribute to the Original Hand-Cranked Version by Wintergatan first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British photographer Craig Gibson traveled to Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia to attend Mulletfest, an annual event that celebrates the once chic hairstyle “that’s all about business at the front, party at the back”. While at the fest, Gibson captured incredible shots of the participants and their elaborate coiffures. From these...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Photos From the Australian Mulletfest 2020 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly imaginative group known as AnonyMouse, who previously fashioned an incredibly detailed, wonderfully mouse-sized version of an Italian café called “Il Topolino” (Mickey Mouse), determined that the mice of Sweden required food for their little ears as well as their little tummies. So they constructed “Ricotta Records” a tiny,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post AnonyMouse Artists Create an Incredibly Detailed Tiny Record Shop With Music for Mice in Lund, Sweden first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After a long day of playing in the forest while their juvenile counterparts were at Orangutan Jungle School, an active congress of orphaned baby orangutans at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation in Indonesia adorably piled themselves into wheelbarrows in order to catch a ride back to the nursery where they’d...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rescued Baby Orangutans Pile Into Wheelbarrows to Catch a Ride Back Home to the Nursery first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Seb Skelly (previously) and the members of the Stretchy Legs Big Band performed a beautiful cover of the song Skyfall that also contained every other James Bond theme. Skelly, who composed the arrangement, showed up at the end to explain that there were at 25 other themes to count,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Virtual Performance of Almost Every James Bond Theme Inside a Beautifully Arranged Cover of ‘Skyfall’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Right after the great Brent Spiner (Commander Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation) concluded a slightly awkward Zoom interview about his roles in Picard and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels with Kristen of “Fan News”, he literally broke out into song. Spiner crooned and crowed about how he’s finally...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brent Spiner Breaks Out Into Song About His Recent Acting Success After a Reassuring Online Interview first appeared on Laughing Squid.

At some point one summer, Brian Stanley decided to cut a hole in the fence surrounding his house so that his dogs Burger and Ripley would be able to see outside. More recently, Stanley had some time on his hands due to the shutdown, so he and his son began...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Father and Son Paint Art and Pop Culture Images Around the Fence Cutout Where Their Dogs Peek Out first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online retailer Brave New Look is selling a wonderful protective, reusable face mask covered in colorful octopus tentacles. The mask itself is made of soft breathable cotton and has a pocket on the inside to insert a PM 2.5 filter. The 2.5 refers to the 2.5 micron measurement (and smaller)...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Face Mask Covered in Colorful Octopus Tentacles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Black & White & Weird All Over is an upcoming hardcover book by 1984 Publishing about ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic featuring previously unreleased photos taken by Yankovic’s longtime drummer Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz. Since the two met in 1980, Schwartz has taken more than 20,000 behind the scenes, black and white images...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Black & White & Weird All Over’, A Hardcover Book of Lost ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Photos From 1983 to 1986 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brach’s Candy has released “Turkey Dinner Candy Corn”, a mix of candy corn that tastes like cranberry sauce, ginger-glazed carrots, green beans, roasted turkey, stuffing and sweet potato pie. Like Violet Beauregarde’s multi-course chewing gum in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, these sugar kernels capture all the flavors of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brach’s Candy Captures a Full Thanksgiving Feast in Their Sweet and Savory Turkey Dinner Candy Corn first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tech video producer Marques Brownlee (previously) of MXBHD traveled to Boston in order to spend some time with Spot, the robot dog created by Boston Robotics that is now available for $74,500.00. Well-armed with the concern about robots taking over the world as demonstrated in the Black Mirror episode “Metalhead”,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Spot On Review of the Boston Dynamics Robot Dog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kaitlyn Daughtry told an amusing story to her beloved pet pit bulls Huxley and Mila that contained several of their favorite words including “grandma”, “outside”, “toys”, “walk”, and “dog park”. Like Hazel the Australian shepherd, the two dogs reacted with adorable inquisitiveness as indicated by their raised ears and tilting...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Pit Bulls React With Adorable Inquisitiveness When Their Human Tells a Story Using Their Favorite Words first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Canadian-Afghan artist Bashir Sultani (previously) creates clever, almost geometrical images out of perfectly arranged pencils. Much of Sultani’s work features the metal eraser section of the pencils, but he also incorporates pencils of different colors to create further texture and depth within the piece. via Moss and Fog Related PostsGorgeous...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Images Made Out of Perfectly Arranged Pencils first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ludwig Göransson, the award-winning composer of The Mandalorian shared with Variety magazine his creative process he used to capture the sound of Star Wars while still creating a soundtrack for the series that was unique to his own style. Ludwig Göransson, Academy Award-winning composer, walks viewers through his creative process...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Composer of ‘The Mandalorian’ Music Recounts How He Uniquely Captured the Sound of ‘Star Wars’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The elaborate music video for the catchy Bronson song “Keep Moving” directed by StyleWar starts off with seemingly boring corporate stock footage but quickly and literally goes sideways. Chairs, tables, and employees are tossed from side to side, general workplace chaos ensues, everyone runs for the exits, crowds pile up...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Boring Corporate Stock Footage Goes Sideways in the Music Video for the Bronson Song ‘Keep Moving’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pop culture toy and collectibles company Entertainment Earth (previously) has created a wonderfully comforting night light in the form of an adorable dumpster fire. This sweetly smiling, flaming garbage can is not only a perfect analogy for 2020, but a little glowing friend who watches over you. Nothing will comfort...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Dumpster Fire Night Light first appeared on Laughing Squid.

???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/Utp9zG7PaS — ???? (@leather_Riv) August 13, 2020 A little duck, who was apparently temporarily rescued by humans, took off like a shot into the water when said humans released the juvenile Anatidae back into the wild. The person who posted the video stated that the petite waterfowl was “a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Duck Hilariously Takes Off Like a Shot Into the Water While Being Released Back Into the Wild first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Proud New Yorker Julian Boilen has put together a wonderful interactive map that displays photographs of every building within the five boroughs of New York City that were taken between the years 1939 and 1941 by the Works Progress Administration and the New York City Tax Department. The physical photo...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderful Interactive Map Featuring Photos of Every Building in New York City Taken Between 1939-1941 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderful Monterey Bay Aquarium, who previously put together an incredibly relaxing two hour video of glitter squid calmly floating to an instrumental LoFi hip hop soundtrack, has given the same two hour treatment to their live stream of meditative, slow moving jellyfish. The mindfulness only the brainless can provide....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Meditative Two Hour Video of Jellyfish Floating in the Water to an Instrumental LoFi Hip Hop Soundtrack first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Maru (previously), the infamouslyFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Maru the Cat Does an Adorable Headstand While Sitting Inside a Clear Plastic Container first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The folks at Five Boroughs Brewing Co. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn have created “Thank You”, a special double dry-hopped Double IPA that expresses heartfelt gratitude to the tireless service workers who have kept New York City up and running throughout this global health crisis. Each can within the four-pack pays...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Dry-Hopped Double IPA by Five Boroughs Brewing Co. That Pays Heartfelt Tribute to NYC Service Workers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A young man on a bicycle who appeared to deliberately crash into a set of blue trash cans, unwittingly replicated the iconic Phil Collins drum solo from the newly popular 1981 song “In the Air Tonight”. I can feel the dumpster on my face tonightttttt awwhh loordddd. via Born In...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Young Bicyclist Unwittingly Replicates Iconic Drum Solo From ‘In the Air Tonight’ While Crashing Into Trash Cans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chicago designer Nick Rougeux has painstakingly organized the incredible collection of vintage British & Exotic Mineralogy illustrations (1802-1817) by British naturalist James Sowerby into a beautiful interactive display that’s completely arranged by color. All 2,242 illustrations from James Sowerby’s compendium of knowledge about mineralogy in Great Britain and beyond, drawn...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Interactive Color Sorted Display of British & Exotic Mineralogy Illustrations (1802–1817) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the “Birds With Arms” meme, online retailer ExportCommodity has 3D printed tiny baby arms that are attached together by a thin wire to put over a tolerant chicken who doesn’t mind being in on the joke. The arms come in two different styles – regular and super...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Tiny 3D Printed Baby Arms for Chickens That Bring the ‘Birds With Arms’ Meme to Real Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Das Kraftfuttermischwerk took footage of resting bats, flipped it upside downand set it to an eerie soundtrack of the Molchat Doma song “Ship (Boris Rizhiy)” [translated], making the whole thing look and sound like a Goth club full of awkwardly dancing vampires. via Nag on the Lake Related PostsAwkwardly Dancing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Vampires Awkwardly Dancing at a Goth Club first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Industrial designer Lydia Cambron used the iconic final scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey to create “2020: an isolation odyssey”, a brilliant shot-for-shot remake that reflects the context of life in 2020. 2020: an isolation odyssey is a reenactment of the iconic finale of 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brilliant Remake of the Iconic ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Finale Told in Context of the 2020 Quarantine Isolation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pam Onnen, a resident of Hastings, Minnesota, set the Guinness World Record for the most words spelled backwards in one minute. Onnen spelled a remarkable 56 words in reverse as they were being called to her at an incredible speed while she stood alone at a microphone. Onnen told Guinness...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Minnesota Woman Sets the Guinness World Record for Most Words Spelled Backwards in One Minute first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While at home during a sweltering New York City summer, Lauren Blumenthal shared a story with her beloved toy Australian Shepherd Hazel that contained many words with which the dog was very familiar. Hazel, who dropped the ball that was in her mouth upon the word “squirrel”, responded to her...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dog Reacts With Adorable Inquisitiveness When Her Human Tells a Story About a Squirrel With a Treat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Saksham Agarwal of the educational channel SKM Tutorials (previously) shared how to use cardboard, popsicle sticks, a glue gun and just a bit of measuring and cutting to create a beautiful globe that rotates a full 360°. The templates used in this project are available to download for free. Today...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Building a Globe Out of Cardboard and Popsicle Sticks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scientist Dan Munro partnered with filmmaker Jin Angdoo to create a short but adorable animation that visualizes how a string of amino acids come together in order to sequence a protein. A short film made with a scientist Dan Munro about Protein Sequence during Imagine Science Films Festival in NY....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Animation Visualizing How Amino Acids Build Protein first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nathan Cox is a British comedian and artist who creates really impressive optical illusions using just pen, paper, and a ruler to sketch out a deliberately blurry image. Cox then runs a black lined, semi-transparent sheet over the top of the sketch to make whatever he’s drawn appear to move....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Impressive Optical Illusions Sketched Out by Hand first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Art director and photographer Tatsuya Tanaka, who has been creating the online series of Miniature Calendar with of dioramas made out of common household items since 2011, has created a series of humorous dioramic scenes that perfectly capture the solitary, socially-distant daily life of 2020. The latest physical calendar is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Humorous Calendar Capturing Daily Life in 2020 Through Dioramas Made From Household Items first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Adventure photographer Tomasz Furmanek captured absolutely stunning slow-motion footage of several kayak rides along the beautiful fjords of Western Norway. Using the HyperSmooth stabilization function on his GoPro 7, Furmanek captured every detail along the way. Compilation of GoPro 7 black clips from the fjords and coast of western Norway....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kayaking Along Beautiful Norwegian Fjords Captured in Stunning HyperSmooth Slow Motion Footage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French experimental musician Maël Isaac is a talented harpist and vocalist who performs absolutely beautiful covers of classic rock and popular songs. His musical repertoire includes “Starman” by David Bowie, “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin, “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple, “Eye in the Sky” by The Alan...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Covers of Classic Rock Songs Played on Harp first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French musician Mathieu Terrade, who previously performed a somber cover of the iconic song “Bohemian Rhapsody” on a beautiful Harpejji G16, partnered with talented percussionist Tom Drevet to perform a spot-on cover of “Walking on the Moon” by The Police. Terrade beautifully tapped out both the bass and guitar parts,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Flawless Instrumental Cover of The Police Song ‘Walking on the Moon’ Played on Harpejji and Drums first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Cupa Joe Mug by online retailer Barbuzzo, is a clever coffee mug that’s shaped like a miniature version of a classic glass coffee pot. The oversized mug has the same measurement markings as standard coffee pots and holds 20 ounces of hot or cold liquid. This miniature version of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Coffee Mug Shaped Like a Glass Coffee Pot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

South Korean artist Lee Kang Bin paints wonderful recreations of iconic paintings and illustrations from popular culture onto latte foam at the C Through, the coffee shop he owns. Prior to owning the cafe, Lee was in the military where he worked in the kitchen. Before opening his own coffee...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post South Korean Coffee Artist Recreates Iconic Paintings and Pop Illustrations on Latte Foam first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D artist RAYCLAY has created an absolutely beautiful and highly realistic dioramic sculpture of a freediver swimming with a giant manta ray. Both the diver and the ray were 3D printed, then further refined with light-curing putty before being painted. Once both figures were in place, the artist encased them...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Realistic 3D Printed Diorama of a Freediver Swimming With a Manta Ray Inside a Resin Sea first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Twin brothers Nick and Steve Tidball of Vollebak, in partnership with the Wallpaper* Re-Made Project, have created the “Garbage Watch”, a unique, colorful industrial wearable timepiece that is made completely out of recycled parts from discarded electronic equipment. So our Garbage Watch started with a very simple idea. What if...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Unique Watch Made From Recycled Electronics first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sandi Harding, the “manager of the last BLOCKBUSTER store on the planet” in Bend, Oregon has listed the location on Airbnb for a once in a lifetime chance to have the run of the entire store for an end-of-summer movie marathon sleepover featuring “new” video releases from the 1990s. Starting...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The World’s Last Blockbuster Location Is Available To Book on Airbnb For a 1990s Movie Marathon Sleepover first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The folks at Nerdist cleverly remixed the crime documentary show Unsolved Mysteries (which was recently rebooted on Netflix) together with the classic 1988 animated live-action murder mystery Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. The result is a very amusing parody mashup that uses footage from the original film along with clips that...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Investigates ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’ in a Clever Nerdist Parody Mashup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vanguard Industries has created MOFLIN, an adorably fuzzy AI robotic pet that is programmed to develop a distinct personality and to evolve emotionally over time according to the interactions it has with humans and its environment. It also responds to touch with sounds and movement. In other words, it behaves...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post MOFLIN, An Adorable AI Robotic Pet That Uses Human Interaction to Emotionally Evolve Like a Real Animal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swiss filmmaker Dirk Koy (previously) teamed up with the Swiss duo Boris Blank and Dieter Meier of Yello to create a wonderfully surreal music video for their new three minute single “Out of Sight”. The two members of the band, who are most widely known for the song “Oh Yeah”,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Members of Yello Are Stretched Like Taffy in a Surreal Video for Their 2020 Single ‘Out of Sight’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When his travel plans fell through due to safety concerns, Steve Price of Sprice Machines (previously) instead consoled himself by building an amazing chain-reaction Rube Goldberg machine with a clear vacation theme, 2020 style. The machine incorporated such items as a beach ball, tennis rackets, himself in a lounge chair,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Vacation Themed Rube Goldberg Machine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Pittsburgh horn-based trio Big Blitz quite seamlessly incorporated the sound of a car alarm into a badass instrumental piece. This song was their humorous response to the “Car Alarm” challenge by Too Many Zooz (previously). Our full-length video response to Too Many Zooz’s Car Alarm Challenge. Recorded live in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Pittsburgh Horn Trio Seamlessly Incorporates Car Alarm Into Badass Instrumental Inspired by Too Many Zoos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

California Poytechnic Institute student Evan LaLanne was severely injured in December 2016 after falling 30 feet down from Bishop Peak in San Luis Obispo, California. LaLanne underwent surgery and received regular physical therapy, but the accident left him without the use of his legs. Since his recovery, Lalanne embraced his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Paralyzed Athlete Shreds Central California Hills on Wheelchair Skateboard After Devastating 2016 Accident first appeared on Laughing Squid.

My uncle’s dog carries a 30-pound weight everywhere he goes pic.twitter.com/P9DMlsrnWt — “yes i” (@portugi_bruja) August 9, 2020 A wonderfully confident Rottweiler named Bonzo adorably carries around a 30-pound weight wherever he goes. The big dog easily carries the barbell in his gums like a bone. According to Yesenia, the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Big Dog Carries a 30 Pound Weight Wherever He Goes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Amy Herman decided it would be beneficial to act the same age as her two year old daughter Gracie for a few minutes a day and documents the interactions. The idea behind doing this to ensure Gracie would still have a chance to engage in important social interactions during this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Two Year Old Girl Reacts to Her Mom Acting Like a Two Year Old Girl first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully gregarious goose named Lucy Lou gleefully greeted her beloved human Joby when he came home. The man lovingly yelled “Daddy’s Home!” and the affectionate Anser honked loudly in joyful response. According to Lucy’s other human Jamie, this adorable call and response routine happens daily. Welcome to Lucy’s World!...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Gregarious Pet Goose Gleefully Greets Her Human Whenever He Returns and Yells ‘Daddy’s Home’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.