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Pet photographer Elke Vogelsang (previously) created an amusing series of dog portraits that captures the very silly side of their personalities. Vogelsang strategically used toys, costumes, a snuggly blanket or towel, and even their own bodies to reveal the inevitable inner clown within every dog. via Colossal Related Laughing Squid...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Portraits That Reveal the Silly Side of Dogs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little stray gray kitten, now named Dymka, who was rescued in Novosibirsk, Siberia was completely frostbitten and brought to the local veterinarian for medical care. The doctor took a look at the frostbitten cat and knew he had to amputate all four of her legs, her tail, and even...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stray Cat Who Lost All Four Legs and Her Tail to Frostbite Walks Again With 3D Printed Titanium Paws first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Shrewd Awakening”, by graphic designers Peter Tomaszewicz (previously) and Christiana Perdiou, is a hyper surreal animated short that shows common consumer products playfully engaging with items of food and with nature itself. The tone of the short is playful and whimsical while interpretation is left very much open to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Common Consumer Products Playfully Engage With Food and Nature in a Hyper Surreal 3D Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

At the beginning 2018, Survival Research Laboratories (previously) ventured eastward from California for their massive gallery show “Inconsiderate Fantasies of Negative Acceleration: Characterized by Sacrifices of a Non-Consensual Nature” at Marlborough Contemporary in New York City. Filmmaker Steve Bage captured all aspects of the show in a wonderfully comprehensive documentary....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Comprehensive Documentary About the Survival Research Labs 2018 New York City Gallery Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British artist Thomas Duke seamlessly inserts photographs of recognizable characters from films and television shows into their respective real-life locations around the world. In doing so, Duke ensures that the perspective, scope, and angles match the specific scenes that he seeks to recreate. Duke stated that this project brought together...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographs of Characters From Film and TV Seamlessly Inserted Into Their Real Life Locations first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Graphic designer Amber Share has created “Subpar Parks”, a wonderfully snarky series that illustrates real one star reviews that were posted online about the iconically beautiful National Parks in the United States. The illustrations feature each bad review in Share’s very descriptive hand-lettering. When I discovered that there were 1-star...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderfully Snarky Illustrated Series of Real One Star Reviews For National Parks in the United States first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely beautiful, domesticated red fox named Alice stubbornly whined for more head scratches, belly rubs and all over attention from her human Ivan, who gave her as much as he could while standing outside in the snow. It seems that Alice is a little love bug who always wants...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Domesticated Red Fox Stubbornly Whines for More Head and Belly Scratches From Her Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2018, we posted about comedian (and former Laughing Squid blogger) Glen Tickle and his project to raise funds for his original comedy show about the unexpected and tragic death of his younger brother Mark entitled Good Grief: A Comedy About Loss and Being Bad at It. Tickle successfully raised...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Comedian Glen Tickle’s Show About Grief In Memory of His Brother Is Available to Stream on Amazon Prime first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When it comes to Coronavirus, dogs now have a chance to turn the tables. drawing by Alice Madsen Related Laughing Squid PostsAttaboy’s 2nd Annual YArt SaleA Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Sushi Set With Warp-Trail ChopsticksSocial Network Message AutoresponderOm Malik’s Heart to Heart Fundraiser for UCSF Cardiology DepartmentThe Breeds, Personalities, Temperaments...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post It’s For Your Own Good first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Sillvi has cleverly reimagined the wide variety of fast food mascots as comic book supervillains who don’t really seem to care whether you eat their food or not. Thanks Chip Beale! Related Laughing Squid PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of the Last Companies Still Producing Audio...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fast Food Mascots Reimagined as Supervillains first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Bill McClintock (previously) has put together a truly badass mashup that combines the iconic James Brown classic “Super Bad” with the Motörhead songs “Overkill” and “Ace of Spades”. James Brown and Lemmy – together at last. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Fitting Tribute Mashup Combining Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Badass Mashup Combining ‘Super Bad’ by James Brown With ‘Overkill’ and ‘Ace of Spades’ by Motörhead first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Indonesia over United States Joseph Pisenti of RealLifeLore (previously) explains visually and verbally how some countries are much larger than have been portrayed on maps due to the perspective of those who make the maps. Pisenti uses graphic overlays to show, for example, the incredibly long span of Indonesia, Japan,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Countries That Are Far Larger Than Portrayed on Maps first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Clair Luvcat, the rather accommodating human belonging to the seven beautiful felines of CreamHeroes, knew that her cats really liked plastic containers, so she went ahead and build her own version of a “capsule hotel” for kitties. The feline crew seemed to really enjoy themselves inside the jars and really...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Accommodating Human Builds a ‘Cat Capsule Hotel’ Out of Plastic Jars for Her Seven Beloved Felines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, legendary magicians Penn and Teller stopped by the Google offices in New York City for an hour-long interview with Google Creative Lab operations producer Cliff Lungaretti while promoting their eponymous limited-run Broadway show. During the interview, a surprisingly verbose Teller shared the specific reason why he always remains...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Magician Teller Shares Why He Remains Silent Onstage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During their massive European Stadium tour, the Neue Deutsche Härte (NDH) industrial band Rammstein shared an amazing timelapse that captured 65 hours of a highly complex stadium stage set up at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion in Dresden. The band is now touring North America, performing throughout Canada and the United States. via...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Timelapse of the Complex 65 Hour Set Up for a Rammstein Stadium Show in Dresden first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Grant Imahara (previously), a Robot builder, modelmaker, and former TV host on Mythbusters created an incredible 3D printed animatronic version of the wildly popular Baby Yoda character, aka “The Child”, from the Disney+ series The Mandolorian (previously). Imhara enlisted the assistance of propmaker SaltiestHime and costumer Lindsay Hamilton to ensure...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Former ‘Mythbusters’ Host Grant Imahara Builds an Animatronic Baby Yoda to Visit Children’s Hospitals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

William Gibson, 17 year old developer in the UK, created “Wash Your Lyrics”, a very clever infographics generator that uses a searchable lyrics database to incorporate 20 seconds of song. By connecting a favorite song to the process, this ingenious tool can help people ensure people are washing their hands...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Infographics Generator That Integrates 20 Seconds of Song Lyrics for Proper Hand Washing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Jimmy Craig has created “They Can Talk”, a hilarious illustrated series that imagines what animals of every shape and size would be saying if humans could understand them. Craig has also published a book of the same name that captures 100 of these witty vignettes. Humor writer and artist...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Witty Illustrated Series That Imagines What Animals Would Say If Humans Could Understand Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Social marketeer Ritch Ames captured the sound of his neighbor’s lawn sprinkler playing the drum machine intro to the iconic New Order song “Blue Monday”. Ames combined the mechanical sound with a live performance of the song for a really clever mashup of the two. Captured in a neighbour’s garden...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Mashup of a Garden Sprinkler Playing the Drum Machine Intro to the New Order Song ‘Blue Monday’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kratu, the happy-go-lucky therapy dog from Romania who attempted to run the Crufts dog show agility course in 2019, once again stole the audience’s collective hearts during Crufts 2020. The rambunctious rescue hilariously ran amok on the agility course, going into the tunnel, taking an aimless lap around before heading...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kratu the Rambunctious Rescue Dog Hilariously Runs Amok During Agility Section of the Crufts Dog Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Researchers at the University of Auckland have discovered that the native New Zealand species of alpine parrot, known as Kea, has an incredible capacity for understanding probabilities and social cues. After performing several experiments that tested intelligence abilities, the researchers determined that the kea is not only one smart bird,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A New Zealand Parrot That Has an Incredible Capacity for Understanding Probabilities and Social Cues first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A perceptive judge at the Purina Farms dog show in Gray Summit, MO caught the sight of a little girl on the sidelines who had autism. She was wearing a bright pink dress and holding a plush stuffed puppy. The judge sauntered over to her and began examining the stuffed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Judge at a Dog Show Invites a Little Girl With Autism to Show Her Stuffed Puppy Like a Real Dog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

If you only learn one thing about #COVID19 today make it this: everyone's job is to help FLATTEN THE CURVE. With thanks to @XTOTL & @TheSpinoffTV for the awesome GIF. Please share far & wide. pic.twitter.com/O7xlBGAiZY — Dr Siouxsie Wiles (@SiouxsieW) March 8, 2020 Dr. Siouxsie Wiles, an Associate Professor...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Flatten the Curve, An Informational Graphic About the Importance of Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger Slava of RailWay, a YouTube channel dedicated to trains and railways, has posted a wonderfully mesmerizing livestreamed ride through the Norwegian countryside. The camera was placed inside the front window of the engineer cab, so it’s front row viewing all the way. Live 24/7 Train Driver View. Train Cab...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mesmerizing Livestream of a Train Ride Through the Norwegian Countryside first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a highly informational video essay for Vox, producer Sam Ellis explains how and why COVID-19 and other pandemical viruses specifically originate in China. Scientists have postulated that Coronavirus was transmitted from a bat to a pangolin and then eaten by a human. These three unrelated species “met” at an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Horrific Treatment of Live Animals at a Wuhan Wildlife Market in China Led to Spread of Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

MUST. NOT. TOUCH. FACE. pic.twitter.com/KBm0Y5RVNK — Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) March 7, 2020 With the unchecked spread of COVID-19 making its way across the world, a great many people are offering helpful tips about avoiding infection, such as washing your hands and not touching your face. With this advice in mind,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Desperately Tries to Avoid Touching His Face to Prevent Being Infected With Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ambidextrous lawyer and artist Colin Darke creates amazing portraits of people and animals by using both of his hands at the same time. Darke distinctly uses a different color in each hand, creating mirror images on each side simultaneously. Lawyer and artist Colin Darke, 42, from Detroit, Michigan, is not...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ambidextrous Artist Draws Colorful Portraits Using Both of His Hands at the Same Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir of XK Studio (previously) very cleverly imagined what types of virtual humanlike foods that androids of the future might want to eat in a very colorful, calorie-free, 100% organic, 0% food graphic animation. A research project by XK studio, serves the answer to an age...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Animation Imagining Virtual Foods Androids Might Eat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) hitting Asian countries hard, the Viet Nam Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health put out a catchy, animated pop song that features celebrity musicians Kuac Hung, Min and Erik singing about how to deal with Coronavirus, how to avoid getting the virus and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Catchy Animated Coronavirus Pop Song by the Viet Nam Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Actor Kevin James, who as of late has become somewhat of an absurdist filmmaker, engaged with actor Kim Coates (Tig on Sons of Anarchy) in a seemingly endless back and forth “you got something there” conversation of ongoing surreal events that suddenly came to an end with a quick and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kevin James Engages In a Surreal Continuous ‘You Got Something There’ Conversation With Actor Kim Coates first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Back to the Future stars Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly) and Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown) have reunited once again, this time for for a fundraising poker night benefitting Parkinson’s disease research through the Michael J. Fox Foundation. All in with Christopher Lloyd at Michael J. Fox Poker Night! Related Laughing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Back to the Future’ Stars Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox Reunite for Parkinson’s Research Poker Night first appeared on Laughing Squid.

images via Tomohiro Yasui Japanese modeling artist Tomohiro Yasui quite ingeniously transformed seven adorable yellow rubber duckies that he bought at a 100 yen shop and turned them a single, sinewy, and powerful billed superhero action figure. (translated) I made 7 puppets that I bought at a 100 yen shop,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Turning Rubber Duckies Into a Superhero Action Figure first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While an adorably silly faced tabby cat named Roscoe was lounging in the bathroom sink, he caught sight of his own reflection in two different mirrors at the same time. The visibly perplexed feline opened his eyes in wide surprise as his brain tried to figure out exactly what was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Lounging in a Sink is Visibly Perplexed When He Sees His Reflection in Two Mirrors at the Same Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen (previously), prepared a beautiful homemade traditional Japanese meal for his beloved felines Haku, Nagi and Poki. All of the dishes were prepared with cat-safe ingredients. I tried to make a traditional-style Japanese meal for my cats! It’s a set menu (miso soup, rice with furikake,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Skilled Chef Prepares a Beautiful Traditional Japanese Meal for His Anxiously Awaiting Cats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A pampered sulcata tortoise named Ethel who is “waited on hand and claw” by her adoring and very creative humans Kasey Cauliflower and Daniel Rodriguez. The trio lives in Sonoma, California and enjoys dressing up in coordinating outfits while going out for a walk, on an adventure or even just...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Pampered Sulcata Tortoise Is Dressed Up in Cute Little Outfits That Match Her Adoring Humans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When music industry expert Nick Halkes was at London’s Heathrow Airport, he noticed that the moving walkway at Terminal 3 sounded a lot like the distinctive intro to “How Soon Is Now”, the iconic song by The Smiths, and challenged someone to remix it in any way they thought appropriate....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brilliant Mashup of a Rhythmic Heathrow Airport Moving Walkway and The Smiths’ Song ‘How Soon Is Now?’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

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.