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In a transportive episode of the video series Off the Cuf, host Harris Dirnberger pays a visit to Iowa 80 Truck Stop, the largest truck stop in the world. This amazing place not only tends to the basic needs of those driving big rigs, but also features a trucking museum...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Visiting the World’s Largest Truck Stop in Walcott, Iowa first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Cwalina and Rebecca Flowers, two very creative people who live in Charlottesville, Virginia, have created a novel bird feeder that looks like a library. This wonderful “Bird Library” features a main desk along with shelves of tiny, custom painted books. There is a constant livestream of the feeder and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Livestream of Wonderful Library Themed Bird Feeder first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger BLACKHAND very patiently printed out 1,400 different images from a music video, carefully cut each and every piece of paper and then sorted them in a particular order. The result is an amazing 24-frame stop-motion animation of a tiny dancer on a tiny stage. To create a 24-frame stop...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Stop-Motion Animation of a Dance Video Made From 1,400 Hand Cut Pieces of Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French-Canadian filmmaker Frédérick Tremblay has created a powerfully meta environment in the stop-motion animated short “Dolls Don’t Cry”. The subjects of the film are an emotionally distant couple working on a stop-motion animation. The man makes films by day and the woman creates and fixes the sets by night. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Very Meta Stop-Motion Film About an Emotionally Distant Couple Working on a Stop-Motion Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team captured an absolutely magnificent satellite photo of the northwestern coast of Madagascar where the saline waters of the Mozambique Channel join with the freshwater running through the Betsiboka River to make Bombetoka Bay. This amazing water composition appears from space as a giant purple octopus...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Magnificent Satellite Photo of Bombetoka Bay in Madagascar That Looks Like a Giant Octopus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A tiny monkey adorably took a running start and climbed onto the great horns of a goat. The incredibly patient animal just stood in place while the nimble primate performed all sorts of gymnastic moves. via Karen MarceloFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Monkey Does Gymnastics on the Horns of a Goat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Danielle Baskin, a designer in San Francisco who previously created a line of unique N95 respiratory masks that worked with facial recognition software and along with other “trendy dystopian items”. Since that time, Baskin has updated this line to include a protective cotton face mask that is machine-washable. These masks...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Masks Custom Printed With Your Own Face first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The folks behind the Cardboard Movie Co. have remade the iconic 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien with a very small budget and lots of recycled cardboard. Propmaster Enrique Piñeros expertly fashioned an incredible Xenomorph and Facehugger out of cardboard and there was lots and lots of fake blood. Were you...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fantastic Low Budget Cardboard Remake of ‘Alien’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really stylish canary named Barry Birb sports a unique feathery coif that is incredibly reminiscent of the styles worn by members of the The Beatles during the early 1960s. Barry is a sweet bird who likes to sit inside rainbows, snuggle with his human, and help share relevant messages...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stylish Canary With a Groovy Beatlesque Bowl Cut first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Faith C. creates absolutely amazing 3D sculptures of animals and fictional creatures out of cleverly folded strips of paper. Each piece is adorably realistic and very detailed on both the front and the back. Related PostsBrilliantly Lifelike Sculptures Created From CardboardA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing 3D Origami Paper Animal Sculptures first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When outdoor travel writer and photographer Erin Sullivan found herself having to stay indoors, she used what she had at hand to create an ingenious photo series entitled “Our Great Indoors”. Using what was in her refrigerator, Sullivan took a stroll through “Mushroom Gardens”, a refreshing dip in the waters...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Grounded Travel Photographer Creates Tiny Outdoor Scenes in Her Home Using Items From Her Refrigerator first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather aggressive red-wing blackbird has evidently made a home at the Liberty Village condominium complex in Toronto, Canada. The territorial bird repeatedly attacks anyone who passes on the sidewalk in front. The bird was given the very appropriate nickname of “Dive Bomber Dave”. via Justin Jenkins Related PostsA Look...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Territorial Red-Wing Blackbird Repeatedly Dive Bombs People Who Walk Past a Toronto Condo Complex first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Stray is an amazing, long-awaited video game, in which you play a lost and lonely cat wearing a backpack who navigates a bustling futuristic city to solve an ancient mystery in order to find the way home. In this city, humans have gone extinct and robots have taken their place....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Video Game Where You Play a Stray Cat Navigating a Futuristic Robot City in Order to Find Way Your Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Self-described “bird nut” Spencer Staley who evidently loves hummingbirds, ingeniously took a bright red hard hat and attached seven full-sized feeders using sturdy wire. Staley put the helmet on his head and stood very still. It didn’t take long for the birds to find him. Like others who have made...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Ingenious Hard Hat With Seven Full Sized Hummingbird Feeders Attached With Sturdy Wire first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Scott and Gabriel of Sandy Leaf Farm in Oxfordshire, England have put together a wonderful DIY kit to make five batches of gin that glows in the dark. The ingredients that both infuse the gin and make it glow under a blacklight are all completely natural. With this kit you’ll...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Handy Infusion Kit That Makes Gin Glow in the Dark first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Danny Lyons of Trash Metal Fabrications builds wonderfully clever wood-burning stoves and barbecues in the shape of pop culture characters and nostalgic items. Each hand-welded item is made completely out of recycled materials. Bespoke Patio heaters, BBQs and furniture created from recycled material submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Related PostsA...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Pop Culture Wood-Burning Stoves and Barbecues Made Out of Recycled Materials first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an incredibly powerful music video for an updated version of the very prescient 1970 Yusuf / Cat Stevens song “Where Do the Children Play” directed by Chris Hopewell (previously), two boys named Timmy and Grady and a doggedly persistent feline named Mooncat witness the utter destruction of their world...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Yusuf/Cat Stevens Releases Updated Version of ‘Where Do the Children Play’ With a Powerful Animated Video first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While at the Sasso Art Residency, filmmaker William Crook created “Stickmatch”, a wonderful stop-motion animated short of a wooden stick that becomese as a match and several autumn leaves act as the flame. Fellow filmmaker Antonia Meile provided the sound. via Colossal Related PostsA Dinosaur Invades a Wooden Mannequin’s Home...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Autumn Leaves Become the Flames For a Stick Acting As a Match in a Wonderful Stop-Motion Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited with legendary television and film composer Michael A. Levine to talk about one of the most iconic pieces he’s ever written – the infamous KitKat jingle. Levine explains that the song was originally a “throwaway piece”. It would, however, eventually become one of the most famous...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kit Kat Jingle Composer Talks About the Song’s Origins first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a procyonid episode of SciShow, host Olivia Gordon explains the real reason that raccoons dunk their food in water. Let’s just say that cleanliness is not particularly high on a raccoon’s list. Raccoons are famous for “washing” their food, but this behavior, called dousing, isn’t really about cleanliness. …but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Real Reason Raccoons Dip Their Food in Water first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a historical episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott (previously) explained the history of The Icknield Way, the oldest known road in Britain. It consists of various footpaths that run continuously through southeast England and have been open to the public for hundreds of years. Yet...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How a Crowdfunding Project Is Trying to Save the Footpaths of the Oldest Road in Britain first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ryan Powell of Ryan’s Cinematics, who previously integrated blooper footage from Star Trek: The Next Generation into the original scenes, has created another supercut from the same series, but through a different lens. Instead of using outtakes, he edited together footage showing every time a character said “some kind of…”...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Supercut of Characters From ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Using the Phrase ‘Some Kind Of…’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alex Dodson of Burned by Design has again added to his incredible Star Wars inspired collection with amazing TIE Fighter and X-Wing candlesticks. Like his other work, Dodson hand cuts and welds each piece himself. The battle-ready candlesticks are perfectly content to stay at home with warming tealight candles to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hand-Welded TIE Fighter and X-Wing Candlesticks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brian Ignaut, a talented engineer who previously designed unfolding solar arrays for SpaceX, has designed an absolutely ingenious kinetic chess set that is based upon a specific origami folding pattern that allows for easy transport and portability. The walnut chessboard folds out flat to reveal magnetic playing pieces, which easily...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Ingenious Kinetic Chess Set Based on the Folding Principles of Origami for Easy Portability first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We previously wrote about Hot 8 Brass Band from New Orleans performing a truly badass marching band version of the Joy Division song “Love Will Tear Us Apart” in 2018. The band reprised the song with a jazz twist to it in order to raise money for the Jazz Foundation...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hot 8 Brass Band Performs a Jazz Cover of ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ to Raise Money for Musicians first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented Becky Sánchez of VioDance performed an absolutely gorgeous medley showing how the Star Trek theme has evolved over the years with every series of the franchise. She begins with the original 1966 series and moves chronologically down the line, concluding with the theme from Picard in 2020....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Gorgeous Violin Medley Showing How the ‘Star Trek’ Theme Has Evolved From 1966 Through 2020 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Doc Pop, an artist, musician, performer and good friend of Laughing Squid edited together classic clips of Legion of Doom cartoons that show the supervillians attempting to conduct their business through video chat in order to maintain social distancing guidelines. This humorous video was made to accompany Doc Pop’s original...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Supervillains Attempt to Use Video Chat to Plan Their Evil Schemes in Doc Pop’s Song ‘The Legion of Zoom’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Johannes Grenzfurthner, founder of the Austrian art and technology group monochrom (previously) and longtime friend of Laughing Squid, is featured in a short film by Hadas Emma Kedar where he tells a rather elaborate, but incredible story involving one of monochrom’s earlier projects. In 2002, the group was invited to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How a Nonexistent Austrian Artist Conducted a Quiet Political Protest at the São Paulo Biennial in 2002 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

OwlKitty, the beautiful black cat who previously stood loyally by Walter White in a Breaking Bad parody, inserted herself into the opening sequence of The Office. This playful kitty happily perched upon Michael’s shoulders, sat upon the photocopier, annoyed an already annoyed Dwight, added up some numbers, tangled up in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Playful Black Cat Interacts With All the Characters In the Opening Sequence of ‘The Office’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Moonpie Starbox is an adorable little dachshund who is also a very talented percussionist who strikes a rhythmic beat with her happily swinging tail against the trash can. Moonpie makes drum beat sound with her tail hitting the trashcan. She’s also very happy using her front paws on a more...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Funny Little Dachshund With a Great Sense of Rhythm Plays Drums With Her Tail on the Trash Can first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During the evenings, Armin Küpper likes to play his saxophone into a giant piece of pipeline pipe near his home. The echo from playing directly into the pipe allows him to accompany himself in perfect pitch. (translated) This sound on the tube, in this loneliness always gives me the feeling:...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Saxophonist Cleverly Plays Into Giant Piece of Pipeline to Accompany Himself With an Echo in Perfect Pitch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

DJ Cummerbund (previously) has seamlessly stitched together “Weird Betty”, a fantastic mashup that combines the classic Ram Jam song “Black Betty” withFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fantastic Mashup of the Classic Ram Jam Song ‘Black Betty’ With a Variety of Songs and Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bardcore band Hildegard von Blingin’ performed a wonderfully melodic cover of the Foster the People song “Pumped Up Kicks” in a traditional medieval style as arranged by Cornelius Link. The lyrics were also modified to fit the era of the music. All ye bully-rooks with your buskin boots (All the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Melodic Medieval Cover of ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Israeli tattoo artist Eden Kozokaro, who’s known as Kozo Tattoo, creates brightly colored, highly detailed tattoos that feature characters and images from popular culture. While many tattoos remain true to the original, several tattoos quite cleverly mash together different sources of entertainment. One excellent example is Kozo’s combination of Rick...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorfully Detailed Pop Culture Tattoos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alex Dodson of Burned by Design (previously) has added a new piece to his incredible Star Wars inspired collection with a wonderfully detailed Millennium Falcon fire pit. While it’s not “the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy”, it does ignite pretty quickly. New to our Star Wars collection, we...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Wonderfully Detailed Millennium Falcon Fire Pit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Like his fellow bird-lover in Colorado, a man Santa Monica, California fashioned a clever hat to attract hummingbirds. The hat has three bright red plastic ramekins, each with a flower in the center that allows only the tiniest of beaks to poke through. The birds happily chirped as they fed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post California Man Attaches Tiny Bright Red Hummingbird Feeders to His Hat to Spend Time With the Birds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of World Environment Day 2020, the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall, in partnership with Ted-Ed, narrates a poem beautifully animated Avi Ofer which points out the ways in which the Earth healed while humanity stayed safe inside. Now, as regular daily life returns around the world, Goodall encourages us...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Animated Poem Featuring Dr. Jane Goodall Talking About Rebuilding the Earth as We Return to Daily Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful Goldendoodle quite confidently crossed the street while walking in an upright position. As soon as she and her human Maille Dolan hit the corner, the curly-haired dog went up onto her hind legs, crossed her front legs across her chest and wiggled her way across. Casually crossing the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dog Confidently Walks Upright While Crossing Street first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online retailer Alohazing is selling incredibly detailed, anatomically correct Bigfoot hoodies. The full-color design is very realistic, fade-resistant, and appears throughout the garment. The item comes in both zippered and unzippered form. The Hoodie made of lightweight and breathable insulating material against cold and wind, with synthetic fibers that have...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Realistic Bigfoot Hoodies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Uberphawx (previously) created a rather industrial version the iconic Joy Division song “Love Will Tear Us Apart” using only the C note of the scale. The lack of musical color removes all the incredible emotion for which the song is known, leaving only a mechanized monotone in its place. Commenters...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Industrial Mechanized Version of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ Performed Solely in the Note of C first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Angus Deveson of Maker’s Muse in Sydney, Australia decided to conduct an experiment with the wild sulfur-crested cockatoos in his neighborhood. One particular older cockatoo named Popeye was the first to come around. Deveson first tested Popeye with a simple puzzle of treats hiding under an egg carton. Popeye passed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wild Cockatoo Cleverly Solves a 3D Printed Puzzle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

For each day of the “Makevember Challenge’ in November 2017, artist Federico Tobon of wolfCat Workshop created adorable hand-cranked miniature automatatons out of popsicle sticks and paper, posting each of these individually to social media. More recently, however, he combined footage of each into a six minute video. All the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amazing Array of Hand-Cranked Miniature Automatons Made From Popsicle Sticks and Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Createk Engineering Lab, in partnership with Université de Sherbrooke and Exonetik, have created a robotic third arm that comes in handy when there are tasks to be completed. The arm is supported by a strap mounted at the the user’s waist and is operated by a joystick operated by a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Handy Robotic Third Arm That Can Gently Pick Apples and Punch Its Way Through Walls first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Shane of Stuff Made Here engineered a really nifty automatic golf club that can take on the features of any iron needed at the time. The club also senses the angle of the shot, steadies the loft, and corrects the swing for distance. Shane shared how he designed the club....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Nifty Automatic All-in-One Golf Club That Adjusts to Take on the Features of All Traditional Golf Irons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a limber episode of the The Infographics Show (previously), the narrator explains how sitting in the wrong position for any amount of time can cause a wide variety of preventable health conditions, such as musculature and bone problems, body aches and pains, and pulmonary and circulatory diseases. He also...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Sitting in the Wrong Position for Any Length of Time Can Cause Serious Health Problems first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an extremely insightful essay, The Take takes a look at The Simpsons, positing whether or not the ageless character of Bart Simpson and his naughty boy slacker image continues to apply within the modern cultural context of the 21st century. When he first came onto the scene in the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Bart Simpson’s Naughty Boy Slacker Image Has Become Culturally Anachronistic in the 21st Century first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the late 1970s, artist Claude Reboul created “Le Mécanophone”, an incredible vintage truck that was transformed into kind of a giant calliope with 42 air horns that performs bombastic, circus-style songs. (translated) A perfectly destructive device and a concert of horns that must work wonders in traffic. Great …...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Vintage Truck Transformed Into a Giant Calliope With 42 Air Horns That Performs Bombastic Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese balloon artist Ryo Kajiyama creates amazing baloon sculptures of fine art and pop culture icons. In addition to this series, Kajiyama builds everyday items such as staplers, toilets, locks, musical instruments, and kitchenware. Related PostsIncredible Illustrations of Color Coded Pop Culture IconsAn Instrument for the Sonification of Everday ThingsA...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible Colorful Balloon Recreations of Art, Pop Culture Icons, Musical Instruments, and Everyday Items first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Angry Kitzia is a sweet and amiable tabby cat who always appears to be angry due to the permanent sneer on her little face. Kitzia also possesses a gorgeous pair of expressive green eyes that smooth out her enduring frown. Kitzia lives with her world-traveling photographer human Viktoriia Otdielnova in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Amiable Cat Who Always Appears to Be Angry first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Astrophotographer Bartosz Wojczynski used stabilized images of the Namibian night sky to capture the rotation of the Earth. He pointed his elaborate camera towards the south celestial pole and adjusted the exposure levels as needed. The entire filming process took over 23 hours and 56 minutes at one frame per...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazing Timelapse Video Using Stabilized Images of the Sky That Captures 24 Hours of the Earth’s Rotation first appeared on Laughing Squid.