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In 1972, Apollo 16 commander John Young captured footage of astronaut Charlie Duke (previously) testing out the electrically powered lunar rover by driving over the hills and craters of the moon’s surface. This footage, affectionately known as “The Apollo 16 LRV Grand Prix”, was visually and audibly stabilized by NASA...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorized Footage of Apollo 16 Lunar Rover Grand Prix first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Actor Kevin James has hilariously taken on a new character with the launch of his YouTube channel. He plays a soundman who is coincidentally present during crucial scenes of iconic films. In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, he finds out that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father. Sound Guy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kevin James Embeds Himself as a Sound Guy Into a Crucial Scene From ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tired of singing the same old songs while washing your hands for 20 seconds? We asked @musicjoeyoung to write a new one! Listen for some important reminders ? pic.twitter.com/Nl86GlGzoM — WNYC ? (@WNYC) March 3, 2020 With the importance of COVID-19 and other virus avoidance growing with each passing day,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Catchy Banjo Song About the Importance of Washing Hands and Covering Sneezes to Avoid Infection first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cakes (previously) in Austin, Texas shared how to make a beautiful slice of edible pink birthday cake that looks like it was made out of LEGO. Sideserf stated that she wanted to replicate the slice of LEGO cake that artist Chris McVeigh created. A cool case...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cake That Looks Like It Was Made With LEGO Inspired by a Cake That Was Actually Made With LEGO first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Canis Goofus – USA, 1932 Prague 3D illustrator Filip Hodas, aka hoodass (previously), has created “Cartoon Fossils”, a brilliant series of highly detailed 3D illustrations that show the anatomically correct skulls of famous cartoon characters as labeled scientific specimens. I always enjoyed creating skulls. I decided to combine my skull...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Detailed 3D Illustrations of Anatomically Correct Cartoon Character Skulls Labeled as Scientific Specimens first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While woodworking luthier Adam Zawalich was casting a beautiful walnut guitar, he decided that he would also capture the mold in silicone in order to create a separate version of the same guitar but in concrete. Zawalich shared the entire process of building both guitars in a fascinating timelapse. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Building a Custom Concrete Electric Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly talented six year old girl named Miumiu, who lives in Beijing, China, performed an absolutely flawless bossa nova cover of the classic Frank Sinatra (and Kaye Ballard) song “Fly Me to the Moon” on classical guitar while singing sweetly in a soft soprano voice. Thank you for your...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Talented Six Year Old Girl Performs a Flawless Bossa Nova Cover of ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ on Classical Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nick Bertke, aka Pogo, created a super-catchy dance remix using the dialogue from the 1993 Robin Williams film Mrs Doubtfire. Beats and tunes made from the sounds of Mrs. Doubtfire. Enjoy! While not the intent, the remix makes it again so clear that the world lost so much talent when...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Super Catchy Remix of Dialogue From ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just Pizza & Wing Co. in Amherst, New York taped informational flyers about adoptable dogs onto their takeout and delivery boxes in order to raise awareness around the number of homeless animals in the community. The restaurant partnered with the Niagara SPCA to get the word out about adorable pups...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Upstate New York Pizzeria Includes Informational Flyers About Adoptable Dogs on Their Pizza Delivery Boxes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British business finance and lending research publisher BusinessFinancing UK has put together a thoroughly researched map that shows the oldest companies that are still in business within each country around the world. To survive in the big bad world of business, you need staying power. We wanted to know which...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Map of the Oldest Companies in Almost Every Country Around the World That Are Still in Business first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese artist jagarikin has created an incredible optical illusion that makes it look like two three-dimensional boxes are rotating in place. The boxes, which are colored blue and outlined in various shades of gray, appear to spin while the background flashes from white to black. Finally, the illusion of moving...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible Optical Illusion That Makes Two Blue Boxes Appear to Rotate When the Background Changes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While diving in the waters off Lady Elliot Island at the tip of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, underwater photographer Kristian Laine captured absolutely stunning stills of a rose-colored manta ray swimming by. Laine told Fstoppers that he thought there was a problem with his lens at first. I was looking...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographer Captures Stunning Photos of the World’s Only Pink Manta Off of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We previously wrote about footage of Paris from 1896 to 1900 by the Lumiére company that Guy Jones (previously) skillfully restored with appropriate ambient sound. More recently, video editor Denis Shiryaev (previously) restored the footage further with 4K high definition image resolution at 60 frames per second, used neural networks...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorized Footage of Paris Between 1896 to 1900 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Judy Prince captured amusing footage of her husband Dean as he ate a plate of spaghetti. Dean, who wielded a fork in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other, efficiently cut of hanging strands off pasta before putting them into his mouth. After a few forkfuls, Dean...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Efficiently Uses Scissors to Eat Spaghetti first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, voice actor Paul Rugg hilariously shared his favorite way to relax. He just sat down in a comfy chair with his faithful chihuahua Lucky in his arms. Lucky, however, didn’t seem to understand the idea of relaxation and continuously bit and growled at his human. Paul Rugg Relaxes By Petting His Dog, Lucky...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Voice Actor Paul Rugg Suggests Petting a Dog to Relax first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Southern California company Cilek Kids Room offers some wonderfully imaginative furniture for worldwide purchase. Among these pieces is a really cleverly designed desk that pops out of the mouth a comically big-mouthed shark with rolling blue eyes and large illuminated teeth. Cilek Pirate Shark Desk is the perfect desk for adventurous pirates. It is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Cleverly Designed Shark Desk for Kids first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1973, a smitten Shawn McKenna gave his girlfriend Debra his gold class ring to wear as a symbol of his devotion. Unfortunately, the ring was too big and when she went to wash her hands at a Portland, Maine department store, she took it off and walked away without it. She went back to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Husband’s Class Ring Lost in Maine in 1973 Is Found in Finland 47 Years Later and Returned to His Widow first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober (previously) partnered up with Scott Gaunson , Brett Stanford and Derek Herron of How Ridiculous to design an incredibly strong, incredibly large and incredibly heavy trampoline. The surface was made out of Kevlar, which was held onto the steel frame with 144 garage door springs, all of which weighed in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dropping a Car and Boat Onto 2-Ton Kevlar Trampoline With 144 Garage Door Springs From 150 Feet Above first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With increasing concerns about COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and its spread around the globe, now is a good time to check out this instructive video by World Health Organization (WHO) that shows how to properly and thoroughly wash hands so as to limit exposure to infection in such public places as subways, schools and anywhere else...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Properly Wash Hands to Avoid Virus Infection first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The talented pianist Lord Vinheteiro (previously) stared straight into the camera and performed a beautiful upright piano composition that encompassed iconic cartoon themes from 1928 through to the present day. In doing so, he showed how this specific music genre evolved over the past 92 years. The evolution of cartoon music from 1928 to the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Evolution of Cartoon Music From 1928 to Present Day first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The ever-insightful CGP Grey (previously) takes a look at those iconic tumbleweeds that often signify a deserted town in fictional narratives. This trope is not too far from the truth as Grey explains, as these tumbles are incredibly devastating whatever they touch. Tumbleweeds can mow down neighborhoods, trap vehicles and set farms afire. If that’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Devastating Effect of Troublesome Tumbleweeds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Our cat has become SUPER clingy now that we both work from home. We had to improvise… from r/aww When bubobaby and her husband began working from home, their calico cat Ziggy found herself much more needing of human attention than ever. The caring humans came up with the very clever idea of creating a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Caring Humans Create Fake Lap for Their Insecure Cat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger Spaghetti Road, who makes videos about anything he thinks “is interesting”, wanted to expand upon his international flag collection. He decided to contact every country’s embassy to see if they would send him their flag for free. Since there was no database available, he built one himself. So clearly there is only one easy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Curious Man Contacts Every Country’s Embassy to See If They Would Send Him Their Flag For Free first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Eric Drass of Shardcore converted the NIH-released DNA sequence of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) into musical notes and then recorded what the composition sounded like. The full song is over two hours long, but Drass created a minute-long sample that represents very well. Ever wondered what a virus sounds like?… The world is teetering on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Converting the COVID-19 DNA Sequence Into Music first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Home2 Suites in D’Iberville has partnered with the Humane Society of South Mississippi to provide fostering duties of adoptable dogs until they find a home of their very own. By keeping the dogs in the lobby, these adorable pups get the visibility they need to win over the hearts of those who can’t resist the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mississippi Hotel Partners With Local Humane Society to Provide Lobby Foster Care for Adoptable Dogs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the continuing success of David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway, the prolific singer songwriting David Byrne and the cast of the show performed an incredible barefoot version of the Talking Heads song “Once in a Liftime” on Saturday Night Live. Byrne began the song with the same “drunken monkey” style movements as in the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post David Byrne and the Barefoot Cast of ‘American Utopia’ Perform ‘Once in a Lifetime’ on Saturday Night Live first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a Saturday Night Live segment entitled “Airport Sushi”, a passenger (Pete Davidson) who was shopping at an airport market decided to buy pre-packaged sushi to eat before his flight. The cashier (John Mulaney) was shocked by this choice. Enter the resident pigeon (Kenan Thompson), who expressed his concern with a song. The maker of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Saturday Night Live Makes Fun of New York City’s LaGuardia Airport With a Medley of Broadway Parodies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Jake Shimabukuro (previously) performed a gorgeous, arpeggiated ukulele cover of the heartfelt Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here” while performing live at the Paste Magazine Studio in New York City. via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsTalented Hasidic Brothers Brilliantly Perform Classic Pink Floyd Songs on the Sidewalks of JerusalemSix-String Soldiers of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Gorgeous Arpeggiated Cover of the Heartfelt Pink Floyd Song ‘Wish You Were Here’ Performed on Ukulele first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag (previously), who creates breathtaking art that combines nostalgic imagery from the artist’s childhood in 1980s Sweden with hovercraft, dinosaurs, robots, and other sci-fi elements, has inspired a new Amazon Prime series Tales From the Loop. The series takes its title from a pair of books written by Stålenhag about “paintings from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Tales From the Loop’, A Wondrous Amazon Prime Series Based Upon the Artwork of Simon Stålenhag first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an amusing ad for Bush’s Beans, actor Brian Baumgartner, who played the character of Kevin Malone in the beloved mockumentary sitcom The Office, made gentle fun at the disastrous but memorable scene in which Kevin spilled his famous chili all over the office floor after lovingly preparing it for days. While Baumgartner is not...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brian Baumgartner From ‘The Office’ Spills the Beans About Kevin’s Iconic Chili in Amusing Bush’s Beans Ad first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Lukas Wunder has created an amusing performance of an animal orchestra by editing together footage from such musical pets as the drum playing duck, the howling husky who won’t get out of bed, the enormous cat with a sing-songy voice, a horse who plays recorder, a rhythmic cockatiel and a couple of dogs...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musical Pets Perform Together As an Animal Orchestra first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Garren Lazar has put together a truly brilliant, yet slightly disturbing mashup video series that combines the innocence of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang with the highly cerebral, emotive vibe of Pink Floyd. Lazar cleverly cuts the “Peanuts” videos so that they match what’s happening in the song. In 2016, Lazar tackled the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliantly Disturbing Mashup Series That Combines Charlie Brown and The Peanuts Gang With Pink Floyd first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wildlife photographer Robert Bush Sr. has captured footage the amazing array of wild animals who cross over and under a log bridge that sits above a stream in the Pennsylvania wilderness. The video, taken year-round, shows bears, deer, bobcats, grouse, beavers and many other wildlife crossing the bridge, or swimming underneath in their natural habitats....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Pennsylvania Photographer Captures Footage of an Amazing Array of Wild Animals Crossing a Log Bridge first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bushbaby’s first strawberry An absolutely adorable big-eyed bush baby (Galago) jumped down from a hiding place to investigate the big red juicy strawberry that was being offered by a human hand. The tiny curious primate examined the fruit from every different angle, even turning upside down to view the underside with intense clarity. @saintsleazy cleverly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Curious Bush Baby Comes Out of Hiding to Investigate a Juicy Strawberry Being Offered by Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of National Toast Day in the UK, British television channel Dave created a chart that shows the proper shade of toast. Related Laughing Squid PostsHue, A Smart Toaster That Toasts Bread to the Desired ColorA Clever Japanese Toilet Paper Holder That Lets You to Quickly Change Rolls Using Only One HandConstitutions of Classic...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Chart Showing the Proper Shade of Toast first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderful folks at the Scottish brewery and pub chain BrewDog (previously) have added the truly pawesome worldwide perk of Paw-ternity Leave aka paid Puppy Parental Leave to their already excellent employee benefits package. This benefit is one of the first of its kind offered in the United States Yes, having dogs in our offices...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post BrewDog Adds a Week of Paid Puppy Parental Leave to Their Already Pawesome Employee Benefit Packages first appeared on Laughing Squid.

via Sad and Useless Related Laughing Squid PostsCats Wearing Silly Head-Through-A-Hole Cardboard CostumesHilarious Photos of Cats Wearing Tights by MeowtfitWhat Iconic Artists and Famous Artist’s Subjects From the Past Might Look Like in Modern SettingsAdorable Lion Manes for Cats and DogsKattenstoet, A Cat Parade Held Every Three Years in Ypres, BelgiumPhotos of Cute and Fluffy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Worship in the Modern Age first appeared on Laughing Squid.

SOLCION, a Japanese company that focuses on new projects, has introduced the Hedgehog carry house, an incredibly adorable tiny tent kit that is made specifically for transporting one’s beloved pet hedgehog safely around town. This tent, which is made of heavy-duty cotton canvas and interior polypropylene inserts, assembles easily and zips close. It also has...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorably Tiny Tent Kit for Transporting a Pet Hedgehog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kate Yoshida of MinuteEarth rather astutely asks “Where does one ocean end and another begin?”. While this question appears to have a simple answer, the reality is that all the world’s waterways are connected to each other. There are no borders within the water itself, rather the names were human constructs given to different oceans...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Where Does One Ocean End and Another Begin? first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of The Office, author Robb Pearlman, illustrator Melanie Demmer and publisher Little, Brown Young Readers have released “The Office: A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary”, a wonderful tale that brings all the regular characters together again, but at a younger age. Michael Scott is still the inept, but well-intentioned...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Office’ Cast Reunites as Their Younger Selves in the Children’s Book ‘A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) compared the enormity of fictional buildings from television shows, films and video games with each other and with such iconic landmarks as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. This video shows some fictional buildings/structures (Movies, series, video games …)....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Comparing the Size of Fictional Buildings From Film, Television and Video Games With Famous Landmarks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Carnage-Boy seamlessly combined the GGI visuals from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace with the very realistic dialogue from the Edgar Wright film Baby Driver for an extraterrestrial mashup that’s out of this world. What if Edgar Wright directed the Phantom Menace ?” A question that I constantly hear asked by… people… in my...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Extraterrestrial Mashup Combining ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Visuals With ‘Baby Driver’ Dialogue first appeared on Laughing Squid.

bigchunguslolfunny took on the daunting task of creating a color-coded interactive map that names each and every neighborhood within the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island – the five boroughs of New York City. While the artist and others involved were confident in the job they did, they were more than happy to make...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Colorful Interactive Map That Shows Every Neighborhood Within New York City’s Five Boroughs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic happily announced that NECA Toys will be releasing a Chia Pet in his classic likeness. It is scheduled for release in June 2020 and is now available for pre-order. This is 100% an actual real thing that totally exists. Is your life really complete without one? (Available from NECA this summer) While...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hilarious ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Chia Pet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Biologists in London very carefully sent barn owls flying through a cloud of hydrogen soap bubbles in order to learn more about their unique flight patterns. They discovered that owls don’t only use their wings to control motion, but their tail feathers as well. The illuminating set of vortices left behind in the bubbles revealed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Hydrogen Bubbles Reveal Owl’s Unique Flight Pattern first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a departure from his hilariously insightful videos regarding the animal kingdom, the very candid Ze Frank turns his documentarian eye to another anthropomorphized creature – human creativity. Frank analyzes this particular ability as if it were an animal in the wild, posing a series of questions about it as a test for the viewer...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Anthropomorphizing Creativity to Determine Humanity first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Arizona hot rod shop Roadkill Customs has created an easy to install line of 7″ inch clear headlight covers that are in the shape of a 3D skull that project forward from the headlight itself, emitting a rather spooky shadow. Easy to install – It’s as easy as changing your headlight. Easy to follow instructions...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Projecting Skull Headlight Covers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Nico Bellamy has combined the visuals from the classic Pixar film Toy Story with the dialogue from the dystopian HBO series Westworld. This odd combination results in a rather disturbing, but simply ingenious mashup of the two entitled “Toyworld”. ‘Toyworld Trailer (Westworld/Toy Story Mashup)’ is a non-profit project intended for entertainment purposes only. No...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Ingeniously Disturbing Mashup Combining Visuals From ‘Toy Story’ With Dialogue From ‘Westworld’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Volunteers and staff at the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is creating drawings of animals belonging to their many clients in a wonderful effort to raise money to care for their resident shelter animals. Clients are asked to donate $15 to the shelter along with a photo of their pet, and in return they receive a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wisconsin Human Society Staff Creates Drawings of Client’s Pets to Raise Money for Their Shelter Animals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really cute duck named Ben Afquack in Minnesota performed a respectably rhythmic beat while his bearded human was holding him upright over a snare drum, almost as if he was doing a little tap dance. Little Ben had no problem performing for said human. Of course, others have remixed Ben’s original video with some...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Duck Plays a Rhythmic Percussive Beat on the Drum With His Feet While His Human Holds Him Upright first appeared on Laughing Squid.