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A zooming episode of the Free Documentary series Exceptional Engineering takes a look at the BMW plant in Berlin-Spandau that make their legendary motorcycles. The documentary focuses on the creation of an amazing BMW S1000RR superbike, as well as BMW’s precise engineering, the extensive test driving and the pride in which every vehicle is made....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Tour of the BMW Motorcycle Plant in Berlin-Spandau first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the short, suspenseful film “Exit Strategy”, director Travis Bible tells the enigmatic story of Shane and Matt, two estranged brothers who meet for the first time in four years. Math whiz Shane is aware of an upcoming catastrophe that involves his brother and does everything in his power to prevent the tragedy from occurring...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Worried Man Puts Himself and His Brother Into a Time Loop to Prevent a Future Catastrophe in ‘Exit Strategy’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Bright Side takes a look at the various ways the human voice reveals a number of distinct traits about the speaker. Included in this non-comprehensive list include sociability, trustworthiness, height, professionalism, sexuality, health, kindness, leadership, success, truthfulness and creativity. Have you ever stepped back and wondered what your voice sounds like to other people?...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post What the Human Voice Reveals About the Speaker first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet have ingeniously mixed 50 different samples from 50 top hits from 1979 and condensed them into a brilliant three minute mashup. This amazing mix captures the recognizable features of each song while seamlessly connecting them together. ABBA, AC/DC, Anita Ward, Billy Joel, Blondie, Boomtown Rats, The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliant Mashup of 50 Songs From 1979 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2015 artist Joe Reginella of Toxic Teddies created an incredible Jaws-themed crib for his nephew and then in 2016 placed a heartfelt mysterious memorial statue on the shores of Staten Island to the survivors of a fictional in 196 attack of a ferry by a giant octopus. Now Reginella, in partnership with the Ed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Parody Memorial for Those Who Disappeared When Ed Koch Unleashed Wolves in NYC to Prevent Graffiti first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an adorable stop motion animation by Terry Ibele and voiced by Davey Swatpaz, a round little wizard bemoans the fact that he only knows spells that turn everything around him into ducks. No matter what iteration he uttered, a yellow duckling appeared in its place. After the third spell, the wizard just gave up...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Stop-Motion Animation About a Silly Wizard Who Only Knows Spells That Turn Things Into Ducks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While recording a set for Loudwire in 2016, Black Label Society founder and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde performed a badass cover of the classic Black Sabbath song “N.I.B.” on a classic pink Hello Kitty toy guitar, accompanied by a few heavy metal animated kitties. Wylde stated that he had a specific reason for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Former Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist Zakk Wilde Rocks Black Sabbath’s N.I.B. on a Pink ‘Hello Kitty’ Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Alex Chinneck has remarkably tied three different classic red British post boxes in knots across the country of England. The first was tied in Margate, Kent and will remain in place for the Margate NOW festival through January 12th, 2020. The second was tied outside Tinsley Meadows Primary Academy in Tinsley, Sheffield and the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Ties Three Classic British Post Boxes in Knots first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mood pic.twitter.com/Sqv29hvHkY — Poorly Drawn Animals (@PoorlyDraws) October 1, 2019 Poorly Drawn Animals is an amusing Twitter account that posts simplistic illustrations of animals based on submitted photos. Some of them are more minimalist than others, but each one has a uniquely adorable aspect to them. Cuteee pic.twitter.com/I6IUGbLO6R — Poorly Drawn Animals (@PoorlyDraws) October 2,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Simplistic Animal Illustrations Based on Photos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a seemingly prescient whiteboard animation from 2012, Dr. Robert Cialdini and Steve Martin explain the science of effective persuasion. In doing so, they illuminate upon six principles that provide for practical change without compromising on cost or ethics. Researchers have been studying the factors that influence us to say yes to the request of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Science Behind Effective Persuasion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2014, artist Lucy Sparrow created The Cornershop, a pop-up store that stocked felt replicas of items that are typically found in an English grocery store. Since that time Sparrow has installed a pop-up shops at the Standard Hotel Highline in New York City (2017) and at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles (2018). Sparrow...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Lucy’s on 6th, A Pop-Up Delicatessen by Lucy Sparrow at Rockefeller Center Featuring Felted Gourmet Foods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bright Side takes a look at why airlines tend to avoid flying over the Pacific Ocean on trips from the west coast of the United States to locations in Asia. While safety is a real concern, the actual reasons have more to do with the extra distance to travel due to the curvature of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Planes Avoid Flying Over the Pacific Ocean first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Kerri Pajutee creates incredibly beautiful, real-looking animal sculptures that are to 1:12 to actual size. Pajutee’s remarkable attention to detail imbues each of her miniatures with distinct personality and feeling, particularly when the animal appears to be in motion, with another animal or if something else is happening, such as a haircut. While Pajutee...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredibly Realistic Miniature Animal Sculptures first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a clip from the upcoming PBS documentary Octopus: Making Contact (previously), newly hatched octopuses, squid and cuttlefish explore their respective new worlds outside the sacs that formed them. Each cephalopod engages their hard-wired instincts to search for shelter and food using shape-shifting techniques, though some are more successful at it than others. These are...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post What Life Looks Like to Baby Cephalopods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In advance of the release of the highly anticipated World War I epic 1917, director Sam Mendes along with the talented cast and crew share the incredible adventure and challenges of presenting the story of a feature-length movie in one continuous shot. Additionally, the story takes place completely outdoors, so they were completely dependent on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Director Sam Mendes Is Presenting His Epic World War I Film ‘1917’ As One Continuous Exterior Shot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Dad, who offers funny takes on modern parenting, has created an absolutely brilliant parody of the trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller Joker. Like the titular character of the film, the main character of this parody likes to make people laugh with silly “dad jokes”. Despite being repeatedly being beaten for his predilection, the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Bullied Man Who Likes to Tell ‘Dad Jokes’ Turns His Frown Upside Down in a Brilliant Parody of ‘Joker’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a mysterious TED-Ed lesson animated by Artrake Studios, riddler Alex Gendler invites viewers to to take on the role as a highly trained spy learn the location of a competitor’s secret sauce. A separate party of thieves who are also seeking the location of the sauce, kidnaps the chef and asks him a series...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Solving the Riddle of the Secret Sauce first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dutch artist Spenser Little creates amazing bent wire sculptural portraits that he installs outside windows, attached to utility poles, bridges, and other surprising places. Each is made using one continuous piece of wire and has a story attached. Little has put his wonderful portraits all over the world to be discovered at random. Some works...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Continuous Bent Wire Portraits Installed Around the World in Interesting Outdoor Places first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Physicists Paul Krapivsky of Boston University and Sidney Redner of the Santa Fe Institute conducted an interesting experiment. They analyzed three different parking strategies – meek, prudent and optimistic – in order to determine which is most likely to be successful. The meek strategy is to park wherever a spot presents itself, the prudent strategy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Analyzing Three Different Parking Strategies to Determine Which Is Most Likely to Be Successful first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an illuminating episode of the colorful whiteboard animation series After Skool (previously), guest host Trace Dominguez explain the cognitive bias at the heart of the Dunning–Kruger effect leads people to believe that they are far superior to others in terms of skill, knowledge and/or ability than they actually are. The effect essentially renders an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Cognitive Bias Leads People to Believe That They Are Far Superior to Others Than They Actually Are first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The thing about eating potato chips is that you can’t eat just one. Unfortunately much of the grease and/or colored flavoring from those yummy snacks remains on your fingers and subsequently wiped on clothes, napkins or any other convenient absorbent material. Steinbert Solutions has addressed this very issue with “Chip Fingers”, very clever protective finger...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Protective Finger Covers For Eating Messy Snacks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We’re in Burlington, Vermont and of course we had to stop by to visit The World’s Tallest File Cabinet. This wonderful sculpture is 38 feet high and was created by local architect Bren Alvarez in 2002. The lower section of the tower is covered with stickers, so we had to leave our mark as well....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The World’s Tallest File Cabinet in Burlington, Vermont first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An alarmed, but safely sheltered baby barn owl palpably jumped back in fear upon hearing a clap of thunder for the very first time. This owl was born in an elm stump nest near the studio of artist Robert Fuller, who rescued their mother in 2018. This barn owl chick has never heard thunder before....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Sheltered Baby Barn Owl Jumps Back in Fear After Hearing Thunder for the Very First Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2008, the World Wildlife Fund ran a clever, award-winning campaign that used photo pixelation to represent how many animals remain within a species. Each pixel represented a single animal. The clearer the image was read, the closer the animal was to extinction. More recently photo editor JJSmooth44 updated this powerful series with more critically...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Somber Photo Series Where Each Pixel Represents How Many Endangered Animals Are Left in the Species first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, waiting passenger Kevin Klauer DO, EJD captured absolutely chaotic footage of a catering cart that lost control on its way to an awaiting plane on the tarmac. As the cart spun wider and wider out out of control and closer and closer to the very expensive airplane, a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Quick Thinking Ramp Worker Stops Catering Cart That Was Spinning Wildly Out of Control at O’Hare Airport first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a really sweet stop-motion animation “Mogu & Perol” by Tsuneo Goda, a big pink monster named Mogu who loves cooking, tries to keep a spoiled little girl named Perol happy with food. Perol just showed up one day at Mogu’s home and appropriated his dinner, starting a cycle of unwittingly selfish acts on Perol’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Pink Monster Who Loves Cooking Tries to Keep Spoiled Little Girl Happy With Food in a Stop Motion Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In “Corporate Monster”, a really timely short film by Ruairi Robinson, which appears to be inspired by the 1988 John Carpenter film They Live, a disturbed man named Rob (Kett Turton) visits his doctor after losing his job. With a wink and a nod, the doctor gives him pills to take to help with his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Disturbed Man Sees Monsters After Taking Non-Regulated Depression Pills in ‘Corporate Monster’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Jonathan Robert has created a wonderfully surreal video for the song “Topographe” by the Montreal band Corridor. The video, which is a combination of live action and animation, shows a message being delivered ever upward until it all explodes in a psychedelic cloud of pink. First single from the next album of Corridor I...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Surreal Music Video for the Song ‘Topographe’ by Corridor That Combines Live Action and Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An engineer with The Q quite skillfully replaced his traditional bicycle wheels with a pair of hand-crafted spinners featuring six running shoes affixed to each axle through heavy duty spokes. I want to show you short instruction of making unique bicycle with running shoes instead of wheels! Related Laughing Squid PostsTruly Unique Bicycle ‘Training’ Wheels...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Replaces His Bicycle Wheels With Running Shoes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Since 2015, Whirlpool has installed heavily discounted commercial washers and dryers in 82 elementary schools across the United States in order to help address chronic absenteeism due to a lack of clean clothes. This program, entitled “Care Counts” provides caregivers with the means to launder children’s clothes so that they can attend class with the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Whirlpool Installs Washers and Dryers In Schools to Combat Chronic Absenteeism Due to Dirty Clothes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We’ve previously written about naughty macaque monkeys who steal all sorts of items from tourists. In 2016 BBC reporter Chris Packham sought to find out why they do this. In testing out a theory, Packham “allowed” a monkey to steal his iPhone. Packham then sought out the thieving primate in order to negotiate terms for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post BBC Host Barters With a Monkey Who Stole His iPhone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a follow up episode of their colorfully animated series about the ongoing war of ants, Munich design group Kurzgesagt takes a look at the quickly multiplying Argentine ant mega-colony. This particular petite variety of pismire has far more queens and propagates far more than other species, giving them tremendous strength in numbers. This worked...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Tiny Argentine Ants Use Tremendous Strength of Numbers to Overwhelm Other Colonies in Ongoing War first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Cartoons From Tomorrow is a new book published by Running Press featuring amusing single panel comics by the Futurism Cartoons team of Luke Kingma and Lou Patrick Mackay. Each cartoon cleverly predicts what our future may look like according to what’s happening in present day. Enter Futurism, the 16M-strong community and media company that is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cartoons From Tomorrow, A Book of Amusing Single Panel Comics About What Our Future Might Look Like first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Viscosity cocktail bar in Fortitude Valley, Queensland Australia serves up some gorgeous glowing cocktails that are essentially imbibable science experiments that take place inside a novelty glass. Each drink is made with liquids of different weights (or viscosities) so that interesting designs can be made on the spot. Science themed cocktail bar creating fantasy cocktails...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Glowing Cocktails That Are Drinkable Science Experiments Taking Place Inside Fun Novelty Glasses first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Julian Palmer of The Discarded Image examines how legendary director Stanley Kubrick used various closeup techniques in order to convey strong emotions that otherwise went unsaid in the scene. Kubrick is particularly known for a specific type of closeup that offers the audience a view inside the disturbed mind of particular characters. It’s the infamous...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Stanley Kubrick Utilized Close-Up Shots to Convey Specific Emotions That Otherwise Went Unsaid first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Gorkem remarkably performs along with all sorts of rock songs on a teeny tiny drum kit that’s perched upon his closed toilet seat. This miniature drum kit is matched perfectly to scale and includes all the pieces that are normally found in a regular sized kit. Sabian cymbals Remo drumheads Super micro handmade custom...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Plays Rock Songs on a Teeny Tiny Drum Kit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really adorable, but rather perplexed springer spaniel named Chester didn’t quite understand why the man seated in the middle of the woods didn’t want to play a game of fetch with him. In order to encourage the man to participate, Chester repeatedly brought to him a stick thinking that he would throw it, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Perplexed Dog Repeatedly Brings a Stick to a Wooden Statue of a Seated Man in the Hope of Playing Fetch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment travelled to London for Vogue to meet with the enigmatic, parka-wearing rock icon Liam Gallagher and ask him the now-traditional 73 questions. Amongst the topics broached at they strolled through Hampstead Heath were The Beatles, his favorite part about being a rock star, the latest Oasis resurgence, how he...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Rock Icon Liam Gallagher Answers 73 Questions While Strolling Through Hampstead Heath in London first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Henson Company in collaboration with Netflix, has released a really amusing blooper reel from the set of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (previously), the prequel series to the late Jim Henson‘s visionary 1982 film The Dark Crystal. The puppets quite hilariously flubbed their lines, missed their marks, looked the wrong way, sung under...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amusing Blooper Reel Featuring the Puppets of Jim Henson’s ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles‘ album Abbey Road, an absolutely beautiful new music video has been released to accompany the iconic George Harrison song “Here Comes the Sun”. The video uses a combination of animation, photos and live action to convey the message of hope that was needed then and very...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Music Video Released for ‘Here Comes the Sun’ Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘Abbey Road’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a hilarious episode from his flora and fauna-focused video series True Facts, narrator Ze Frank documents the daily habits of the Deinopis, a net-casting spider whose startling appearance has earned them the name ogre-faced spiders. Frank dwells on that fact for a bit before moving on to the way in which this fearsome arachnid...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post True Facts About the Ogre-Faced Net Casting Spider first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a really close look into the iconic song “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors. LeFevre examines front man Jim Morrison‘s obsession with the romantic concept of the hitchhiker wandering endlessly from town to town. This fascination combined with the eery keyboards and the jangly guitar, creates a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How The Doors Iconic Song ‘Riders on the Storm’ Is a Solemn Meditation on the Meaning of Existence first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an excellent film short by Will Welles, a confused robot wakes up alone in a big junkyard and determinedly sets off to find the desert ranch where his creator Devin lives. The robot is very happy to see Devin, but the feeling is not reciprocated. The robot tries to understand why he’s being rejected...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Determined Robot Walks Across the Desert in Search of His Creator After Waking Up Alone in a Big Junkyard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016 we posted about food artist and mother Laleh Mohmedi, a mum in Melbourne, Australia who was making adorable and healthy pop culture themed meals for her son Jacob. In the three years since, Mohmedi created a whole new batch of fantastic replications of characters from a number of popular movies and television shows,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mother Has Been Creating a Fantastic Series of Healthy Pop Culture Themed Meals For Her Son first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a modulated report for the Insider series “How It’s Made”, producer Connor Blake goes inside the famous Fender guitar facility in Corona, California to learn more about the brand. Blake spoke with EVP Operations Ed Magee to get a first hand view of what goes into creating such iconic guitars. Fender was founded in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Fender Makes Their Iconic Electric Guitars first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Novelty company Hamilyedi is selling an absolutely adorable dog muzzle that’s shaped like a duck’s beak. This muzzle easily slips on to a dog’s head and turns his/her handsome muzzle into a true duckface. The muzzle is made of silicon with a quick release latch, is available in three sizes (small, medium and large) and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Duck Beak Shaped Dog Muzzle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a very funny skit by the comedy trio Foil Arms and Hog, an Irish detective is recruited by a British counterpart to interrogate a suspect who only speaks Gaelic (Irish). Unfortunately, the detective only has a basic, rudimentary handle on the language but is afraid to admit so. Instead, he sends the interrogation awry...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Irish Detective Tries to Interrogate a Gaelic Speaking Suspect With Only Rudimentary Language Skills first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the highly informative series Conservation Stories by the The Museum of Modern Art, conservator Diana Hartman explains the step-by-step process she uses to repair holes in stretched canvases using the painting “Self-Portrait with Two Flowers in Her Raised Left Hand” by German artist Paula Modersohn-Becker. The delicate 1907 canvas was showing signs of wear...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Reweaving a Damaged Canvas on a 1907 Painting Using Surgical Sutures and Sturgeon Swim Bladders first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on The Tonight Show, the legendary Ringo Starr joined host Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to play a rousing rendition of “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles on toy instruments. A colorful animation was also used to further illustrate the theme of the song, as was done in the original version. Jimmy, @RingoStarrMusic &...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Ringo Starr Joins Jimmy Fallon and The Roots in a Rousing Toy Instrument Rendition of ‘Yellow Submarine’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Woodworker Chris Salomone of Four Eyes Furniture had an idea one day to put a couple of broken crayons to use in a table that he was making. He cut a rivet in the table, placed the crayons inside and then used a blow torch to melt them down. His first try was good. A...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Woodworker Carves a Colorful River of Melted Crayons Into a Handmade Wood Table first appeared on Laughing Squid.