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Musicians John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants (previously) sat down with Adam Reader, aka Professor of Rock, to talk about how their 1989 hit song “Birdhouse in Your Soul” came to be so popular. You know amongst the songs that we’ve done I think there’s something...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post They Might Be Giants Share the Story Behind Their Iconic 1989 Hit Song ‘Birdhouse in Your Soul’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nate Bonham and Calli Gade of The King of Random wanted to see how human mouths compared to other animals in terms of cleanliness. Nate provided a mouth swab, as did Garrett the brother-in-law, Henry the chicken, Nox the dog, Dodger the dog, and Gus the Cat. After the swabs...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Using a Petri Dish to Compare the Cleanliness of Human Mouths to Two Dogs, a Cat and a Chicken first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Quentin Lee, the principal at Childersburg High School in Alabama did an amusing parody of the classic MC Hammer song “U Can’t Touch This” that specifically addressed very important COVID-19 safety information. Lee rapped about issues such as wearing masks, washing hands, sanitizing surfaces, and keeping six feet apart....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Alabama School Principal Raps an Amusing COVID-19 Safety Parody of MC Hammer’s ‘U Can’t Touch This’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LEGO creator Daniel Metcalf submitted a LEGO Ideas design for “The Princess Bride: The Guilder Frontier”. The project contains 1,000 pieces and the story features a cast of Vizzini, Inigo Montoya, Fezzik, The Man in Black, Princess Buttercup and, an R.O.U.S (rodent of unusual size). Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post LEGO Recreation of Scenes From ‘The Princess Bride’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A sign outside the La Jolla Fencing Academy very cleverly reads “Fencing: The Perfect COVID-19 Sport”. The sensible reasons are that masks, gloves, and a distance of six feet are required at all times within the sport. The bonus of fencing over real life is that you can stab the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fencing: The Perfect COVID-19 Sport first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The professional street dancers of Komozawa Isolation have created a live-action video game in which a man wakes up in Shibuya, Tokyo and finds that he needs to look for clues in the empty city streets. In a night in Shibuya, “HAYAKEN” sees a suspicious man in black and starts...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Imitates Style of a Third-Person Video Game While Searching For Clues in the Empty Streets of Tokyo first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very cheerful umbrella cockatoo named Sydney who was being boarded at the Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey, showed off his very smooth dance moves during his social time with the Avian and Exotics staff. With his crest raised high, Sydney bounced up and down, did a few...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Cheerful Umbrella Cockatoo Shows Off His Smooth Moves While Dancing With the Veterinary Staff first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The teenage Williams twins, aka TwinsthenewTrend, of Gary, Indiana amusingly review classic rock songs after hearing them for the first time. One such song that really blew them away was the iconic Phil Collins anthem “In the Air Tonight”. The song starts off quietly with strong, assertive lyrics that greatly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Teenage Twins Are Blown Away by the Phil Collins Song ‘In the Air Tonight’ While Listening to It For the First Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Toysmith has created the Bag O’ Beach Bones Playset, a sand mold kit that imprints a life-sized, anatomically correct human skeleton in the sand or snow. The idea behind this mold is to encourage kids to go outside, have fun, and learn while playing. No beach adventure is complete without...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Life-Sized Human Skeleton Sand Mold Kit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll Magazine is a feature length documentary that captures the humble beginnings of the iconic publication that started in 1969 in Detroit, their meteoric rise throughout the music industry and its ultimate demise. Furthering the loss were the tragic deaths publisher Barry Kramer and wunderkind...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Meteoric Rise and Fall of CREEM Magazine Captured in a Rock Star Studded Documentary first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a clip from the PBS/BBC series Spy in the Wild 2 – The North narrated by David Tennant, a robot spy macaque joins a troop of fellow primates as they bathe in the mountainous Japanese hot springs. This spy is completely submergable and waterproof, which allows it to observe...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Submergible Robot Spy Monkey Observes the Spa Grooming Rituals of Snow Monkeys From Underwater first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very smart and talented Spectacled Amazon parrot named Binx is up for anything proposed to her by her devoted human Nycole. Binx’s accomplishments have thus far included painting, playing darts, fetching, spinning on command, bowling, skating, fist-bumping, high-fiving, waving, and shaking hands. Hi I’m Binx the Spectacled Amazon Parrot,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Amazon Parrot Who Paints, Plays Darts, Fetches and Fist Bumps With Her Devoted Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderful Monterey Bay Aquarium has put together an incredibly relaxing video of bigfin reef squid, aka glitter squid, calmly floating in the bright blue water of the “Tentacles Exhibit”. This zen scene is further enhanced by an instrumental LoFi hip hop soundtrack. Relax, focus and flow with bigfin reef...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Relaxing Two Hour Video of Glitter Squid Floating in the Water to an Instrumental LoFi Hip Hop Soundtrack first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Hacker Patrick of Patrick’s World demonstrated his new “Bockwurstklavier”, a set of ten Bockwurst sausages that were hooked up to a computer to sound just like the keys of a piano. (translated) This is just a quick test of my brand new Bockwurst piano. via Born in Space Related PostsMusician...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post German Hacker Turns Sausages Into a Working Piano first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable racoon named Piper who was rescued by Sarah Thyme and Mitchell Thyme of the now-missing Tito the Raccoon, learned how to make beautiful handprint art with her little paws. Piper is an up and coming artist who loves to paint. This particular painting is one of Piper’s first!...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Piper the Rescued Raccoon Learns How to Make Beautiful Handprint Art With Her Teeny Tiny Paws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable deaf ferret named Thera was heading down the stairs after a single pink ball that her human threw down to chase. When she was halfway down, her human then completely surprised her with a cascade of colorful pit balls following after her. At first, Thera had no...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Deaf Ferret Is Surprised By a Cascade of Colorful Pit Balls Following After Her Down the Stairs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ellen Sheidlin, a photographer and artist in Saint Petersburg, Russia, who puts herself into the middle of wonderfully surreal scenes that she creates from her own imagination. She has become part of a built-in brick bookcase while reading a book, gotten a hug from her shadow, become part of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Places Herself Into Surreal Photographic Scenes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While stuck at home, artist and animator Warren Wright created an incredible stop-motion animated series of vintage Barbie Dolls recreating iconic scenes from films, television, and music videos. In one example, the dolls reenact the models in the music video for “Freedom! 90” by George Michael. George Michael + 90’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stop Motion Animated Barbie Dolls Recreate Iconic Scenes From Film, Television and Music Videos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Sew Beautifulx creates absolutely gorgeous, colorful hoop embroidered landscape scenes look as beautiful as the real thing. The artist depicts beautiful sunsets, flowing waterfalls, big, billowy clouds, flowering fields, and towering trees gleaming the sunlight with thread alone. Embroidery Artist …Specialises in hand stitched wall hangings …UK based A...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Hoop Embroidered Landscape Scenes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brazillian filmmaker Chico Jofilsan of 2 Many Hands created the beautifully illustrated animated short film “In My Particular Case”. The film features filmmaker who ponders aloud what kind of film he should make, setting the stage for a philosophically meta message about making decisions. How to choose an idea among...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Filmmaker Ponders Aloud What Kind of Film He Should Make in a Philosophically Meta Animated Short Film first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Paul Redshaw, an engineer, and car restorer, created an adult-sized, street-legal hot rod version of a classic children’s Little Tikes Cozy Coupe. Redshaw stated that he had dreamed of doing this for years, although the actual project only took two months. Paul Renshaw, from Rugby, Warks, refused to let go...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Car Restorer Creates an Adult-Sized Street-Legal Hot Rod Version of a Children’s Little Tikes Cozy Coupe first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very bouncy tabby cat named Linnet very helpfully leaped up to the front door mail slot to retrieve the package that was coming through. Once the package was safely between her teeth, she immediately climbed the stairs to put the package away. May I present to you, ENTHUSIASTIC POST-CAT,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Helpful Tabby Cat Leaps Up To Retrieve a Package Coming Through the Front Door Mail Slot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Martyn Stroud, a talented trombonist and brass instrument teacher at Wight Music Tuition on the Isle of Wight, dressed in a yellow t-shirt with strips of black gaffer tape running horizontally across the middle. He then sat down in his garden and performed a rather buzzy but respectable cover of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Trombonist Plays a Cover of ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ on a Garden Watering Can While Dressed Like a Bee first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of the “Got Milk” TikTok Challenge, Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky of USA Swimming swam across a competition-size pool with a delicious glass of chocolate milk balanced on her head. Katie’s freestyle stroke was so smooth that she didn’t spill a single drop. Ledecky rightfully toasted to her...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky Swims Across Pool Without Spilling the Chocolate Milk on Her Head first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yarn shop Olives and Bananas in Thunder Bay, Ontario, who previously created tiny carrots made from needle felted wool hanging from hoop embroidered greens, stuck to their culinary theme with a magnificent crocheted burger with all the fixings that were piled high between two crochet buns. This yummy, high fiber...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Magnificent Crocheted Burger With All the Fixings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Transdisciplinary artist Dmitry Morozov has created RBS-20(cm), an inventive Arduino powered synthesizer that plucks a metal ruler to generate pitch variations of sound. These variations are driven by a motor that sends the ruler up and down a slide. Keys on the front can also be used to change the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Inventive Automated Synthesizer That Plucks a Metal Ruler to Generate Variations of Sound first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brazilian artist Solange Nunes hand embroidered an absolutely stunning, anatomically correct human heart onto a delicate leaf. Nunes created this piece with the beautiful message “Que tu corazón aprenda a estar tranquil…” (“May your heart be calm”). Here’s some of Nunes’ other incredible leaf embroideries, many of which carry an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stunning Anatomically Correct Human Heart Embroidered by Hand Onto a Delicate Leaf first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Duncan Robson (previously) created “Star Turns”, a dizzyingly brilliant compilation of GIFs that show celebrities turning their heads back and forth using only film and television posters. Compilation of gifs made between December 2019 and June 2020. Song Kang-ho / 31 posters pic.twitter.com/MHF7UYDDQz — Star?Turns [cw: strobing] (@starturnz)...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Star Turns, A Dizzying GIF Compilation of Celebrities Turning Their Heads Using Images From Film Posters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chicago engineer Matt Mikka of Warped Perception (previously) responded to viewer’s request to mount a GoPro inside his tire as he drove around his neighborhood. Mikka happily acquiesced and went for a drive with the camera filming a “tire’s eye” ride. One of the main reasons I came to YouTube...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A GoPro Mounted Inside a Tire Captures What Happens While a Car Is Being Driven at Different Speeds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Creative Technologists Lucas Ochoa and Gautam Bose of Google Creative Lab conducted a yummy experiment with an AI sorting machine that separated the marshmallows parts of Lucky Charms cereal from the cereal itself. This fun experiment was also a demonstration of how Google’s Teachable Machine paired with the Coral USB...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Extracting Lucky Charms Marshmallows From the Cereal With an AI Machine Taught to Sort Objects first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Baking hobbyist Katrina of sugardevotion makes absolutely adorable macarons that she hand decorates to create pop culture icons. Included in this list are characters from Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Disney and Pixar films, Pokémon, Pusheen, Totoro and characters from the video game “Animal Crossing”. love all things cute, creative and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Hand Decorated Pop Culture Macarons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Zen Work Pod by office specialists Autonomous is a well appointed backyard office space that sits independently from a residence, providing a dedicated private space away from household distractions, yet close enough to still work from home. It comes furnished with strategic and necessary storage, an Autonomous SmartDesk 2,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Zen Work Pod, A Backyard Home Office That Provides a Private Space While Working From Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2014 Emily Groves, Jakub Pollág and Paula Arntzen, and Jackie Ford, students at the Royal College of Art in London, created “Mew”, an interactive sound object covered with fur that responds when it is approached with purring, then when stroked with caterwauling meows and to roughness with hisses. As...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Interactive Sound Object That Purrs, Meows and Hisses first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While puttering around at home, musician Lucas Brar decided to film himself holding his guitar in some of the stereotypical, albeit amusing, positions. Brar also performed a number of different songs while striking these poses, thus making all of them appear to be valid. 16 ways to hold a guitar....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Demonstrates 16 Ways to Hold a Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Simulate has released Nuggs 2.0, a more advanced version of their plant-based chicken nuggets. This new version is lower in sodium, higher in fiber, and tastes more like real chicken than ever before. Our new release is the most advanced chicken nugget simulation yet. NUGGS 2.0 is equipped with texture...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Nuggs 2.0, Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mechanical Engineer Ian Davis of Acme Works Fab brilliantly built himself fully mechanical prosthetic fingers to replace the four missing on his left hand. Davis is left hand dominant, so was really important for him to regain the use of that hand. Luckily he had the skills and the motivation...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Engineer Builds His Own Mechanical Prosthetic Fingers to Replace the Four Missing From His Left Hand first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On a 1996 episode of Sesame Street, a distressed Count von Count was having a bit of trouble corralling a naughty number one. The quarrelous integer insisted upon hiding amongst the other numbers, making it difficult for The Count to count. Luckily, Sir Patrick Stewart was nearby, having just performed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Patrick Stewart Helps The Count Get Number One Back to Its Proper Place on 1996 Episode of ‘Sesame Street’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Designer Yusuke Kadoi, who works at the Japanese accessories manufacturer Tsuchiya Kaban created a wonderfully whimsical, beautifully crafted leather bag that was specifically constructed to fit a single round watermelon for easy toting of the fruit. This bag was created for the company’s “Fun of Carrying” project and for the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautifully Crafted Whimsical Leather Bag Made Specifically for Carrying a Single Round Watermelon first appeared on Laughing Squid.

By way of creatively addressing the need to wear a face coverings in public, the talented craftsman behind PiratesLeatherworks has hand-stitched a replica Facehugger from the film Alien as a protective mask to do the job. While the idea itself is has been seen in different iterations before, this highly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredibly Detailed Hand-Stitched Leather ‘Alien’ Facehugger Protective Face Mask first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly limber mob of bighorn sheep in Montana effortlessly scrambled up the walls of a steep mountainside in the town of Wolf Creek, Montana. Bighorn sheep climbing a mountainside in Montana. Related PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of the Last Companies Still Producing Audio CassettesVideo of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Limber Mob of Bighorn Sheep Effortlessly Scramble Up a Steep Mountainside in Montana first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Fake Disney Facts explains why every Star Wars film has the wrong title, revealing what the actual title should be. Related PostsA Look at the Meaning of the New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Movie Title and Who the Jedi Might BeDisney Announces That the Title of the Next ‘Star...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Every Star Wars Film Has the Wrong Title first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Cinematic musician Samuel Kim has taken some of the most legendary music from Star Wars films and series and remixed them as if they were being played on medieval instruments. Included in Kim’s playlist are the iconic “The Imperial Suite” and “The Imperial March”. Check out my Medieval Style of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Medieval Style Remixes of Star Wars Music first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We previously wrote about “Weird Al” Yankovic creating an incredible Polka version of the Hamilton soundtrack. A few days after that debut, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Weird Al” appeared together on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and lip-synched the polka version. Pretty soon, the whole touring cast was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Meta Parody of the Song ‘Alexander Hamilton’ With ‘Alfred Matthew Yankovic’ as the Title Character first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yarn shop Olives and Bananas in Thunder Bay, Ontario created tiny carrots made from needle felted wool hanging from hoop embroidered greens, deliciously melding together two crafts together. Needle felted carrots with embroidered greens. There are so many delicious ways to combine these two fibre arts. via KnitHacker Related PostsA...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Needle Felted Wool Carrots Hanging From Hoop Embroidered Greens Cleverly Combines Two Crafts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Otterbox partnered with Amazon to create an adorable Baby Yoda (The Child) stand for the third generation of the Amazon Echo Dot. This durable stand features The Mandolorian character’s distinctive pointy green ears and bespoke robe and is custom fit to keep Alexa in place. OtterBox Den Series featuring The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorable Baby Yoda Stand for the Amazon Echo Dot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Christopher Dens of Dens Dental in Baxter, Minnesota, went water skiing at nearby Hartley Lake while wearing stilts that stood at an amazing 11 feet tall. Dens stood upright for at least 30 seconds and set an unofficial world record while doing so. The record was set at 11′...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Minnesota Dentist Sets Unofficial World Record for the Tallest Stilts Worn While Water Skiing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A pair of absolutely beautiful but rather lazy wolves named Zephyr and Alawa who live at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, NY, began howling loudly upon hearing another wolf elsewhere. This continued for over two minutes as they relaxed lying down on the ground. When it was all...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Pair of Lazy Gray Wolves Howl While Lying Down first appeared on Laughing Squid.

JR Gordon of Lyons, Colorado, who attached tiny plastic feeders to his eyeglasses in order to attract hummingbirds, has come up with other very clever wearable devices that allow the birds to feed while he watches closely without making a move. The birds happily flocked to Gordon’s face to feed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorado Man Creates Wearable Hummingbird Feeders to Attract the Tiny Birds For an Up Close View first appeared on Laughing Squid.

To celebrate one billion seconds of his life on March 1, 2020, artist and designer Daniel de Bruin (previously) built an incredible gear-driven machine that visualizes 10100 or the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. This mind-bending number is known as Googol, which was discovered by mathematician Edward Kasner (and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Machine Driven by Gears That Visualizes the Number Googol (Ten to the 100th Power) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Puddles Pity Party, the incredible velvet-voiced clown (and fellow Rain Dog) performed a simply heartbreaking cover of the classic Tom Waits song “San Diego Serenade”. As stated, Puddles didn’t vary much from the brilliant original, but his beautiful voice and striking presence added a certain pronounced earnesty that isn’t necessarily...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Puddles Pity Party Sings a Simply Heartbreaking Cover of the Classic Tom Waits Song ‘San Diego Serenade’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.