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Using amazing footage from the late, great insect photographer Andreas Kay (previously) who sadly passed away in October, the very entertaining Ze Frank examines the interesting fashion choices of the tiny leafhopper, treehopper and planthopper insects for his zoologically themed True Facts series. These hoppers are part of the Auchenorrhyncha family which is related to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Hilarious True Facts About the Incredibly Fashion Forward Cutter Insects Who Are Masters of Disguise first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sculptor Steven Richter quite skillfully and amusingly built an incredibly accurately accurate model of the Wicked Witch of the West from the classic children’s tale The Wizard of Oz out of a combination of colored crayons. After getting all the details right, Richter quite ceremoniously melted her down, just like the “I’m melting” scene in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Melting a Wicked Witch of the West Made of Crayons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artistic photographer Mariyan Atanasov has quite cleverly visually disembodied the tall buildings of Sofia, Bulgaria making the pieces appear from the sky. As they fall back into place in a very systematic and organized manner as if it were a giant game of Tetris played with skyscrapers. Urban exploration of abstract shapes of tetris in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Falling Disembodied Sections of Buildings in Bulgaria Are Methodically Rearranged as a Game of Urban Tetris first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The MezmoTop is a beautifully heavy, precision spinning top with a swirling design that, when in motion, mimics the delicate fall of raindrops into a body of water. This artisanal kinetic spinner was conceived by Kristoph Krisjans (previously) who specializes in high-end desk accessories. Combined with the precision machined desktop stand mezmoTopâ„¢ makes a timeless...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Precision Spinning Top With Mesmerizing Kinetic Motion That Mimics the Fall of Raindrops Into Water first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Computer scientist Neal Argarwal has created an incredible, interactive visualization showing how the various objects measure up to each other in terms of relative size. The larger sized objects appear as the viewer hits the arrow keys or uses the trackpad. With the right arrow, objects become greater and greater in size, while the left...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Interactive Visualization of the Scale of Objects in Space first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Rubik’s Cube is an elaborate puzzle that can often confound minds both large and small. For those who’d like a bit more ease of use with the same colorful feel, the Boob Cube is just the ticket. This very simplified version of the original puzzle has only has two pieces to move and requires...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Boob Cube, A Simplified Two Piece Rubik’s Cube first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Andreas Kay, who recently passed away, captured amazing slow footage of a beautifully flat-footed tortoise beetle as the cassidoid prepared to take flight into the green underbrush of the Amazon Forest in Ecuador. The beetle first righted each leg in a short dance before springing aloft into the humid jungle air. Tortoise beetles, Cassidinae...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Slow Motion Footage of a Tortoise Beetle Taking Flight Into the Ecuadorian Amazon Forest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very creative Burl of Burl’s Art, who has previously created an amazing assortment of unusual guitars made from unusual materials, was determined to try his hand at making a bright red guitar out of 800 sheets of paper. This build was a bit more difficult than his usual projects due to the fragile nature...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Building an Electric Guitar Out of 800 Pieces of Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alaina Gassler, a really industrious eighth-grader who lives in West Grove, Pennsylvania, created an ingenious system that essentially eliminates the treacherous blind spots that plague every driver on the road. Gassler’s system was built with a webcam, a 3D printed part and an LED screen that would create projections that gives the driver complete information...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Industrious 8th Grader Develops an Ingenious Projection System That Eliminates Driver Blind Spots first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Arnold, the very intelligent octopus at Octolab, was given another puzzle to solve. A transparent plastic wall with adjustable slots was put between him and his beloved barrel. Arnold had to squeeze through these slots, which grew increasingly smaller, in order to reach the other side of the wall with his barrel. We’re constantly being...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Octopus Squeezes Through Increasingly Smaller Slots in Plastic Wall Separating Him From His Beloved Barrel first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Street artist Jason Revok creates amazing geometric building murals around the world. While painting one such mural in Detroit, Jesse Cory from 1xRun captured Revok as he used a device with 12 spray paint cans to create a 100 foot mural painting multiple colors all at the same time. Related Laughing Squid PostsStreet Artist Paints...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Artist Paints Waves of Different Colors at the Same Time Using a Multiple Spray Paint Can Device first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Halloween, a very creative Michel Devon created wonderfully spooky Rice Krispies Treats that look just like bloody raw hamburger patties. No meat is involved in making the treats, rather the bloody color was made out of corn syrup, cocoa powder and green food dye, which was used to color the marshmallow mix...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Bloody Raw Hamburger Rice Krispies Treats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, we wrote about Anelida, the incredibly compassionate human belonging to Santi the angora cat and Walter the golden retriever, who rescued a meowing cat with an injured foot. Just two years later, Anelida was approached by another limping cat who needed assistance. After a day or two, the cat led Anelida to her...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Injured Cat Seeking Help Leads Compassionate Human to Her Litter of Tiny Kittens Hidden in the Bushes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), artist Raymundo Medina of the Jaén Cartonería collective created a giant skeleton sculpture that appears to be bursting out of the pavement in a street located in the Santa Cecilia neighborhood of Tláhuac in Mexico City. via My Modern Met Related Laughing Squid PostsDia de...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Giant Skeleton Emerges From the Pavement of a Street in Mexico City During Día de Muertos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Maestro by Illogic Studios and Bloom Pictures is a lush, short film about beautifully animated woodland creatures putting aside creature differences, to perform together a gorgeous, revolutionary operatic aria under a full moon. At the helm is a confident squirrel who masterfully conducts the different animals to perform their parts on cue. When the performance...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautifully Animated Woodland Creatures Perform a Gorgeous Bellini Opera Aria Under a Full Moon first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Parry (previously), a stop-motion animator for LAIKA in Portland, Oregon, has compiled the act of slicing of several different multi-colored marble cakes into an enticing timelapse with a real sweet tooth. It’s CAKE. This took a lot longer to animate than I ever could have imagined. I put so much work into this stop-motion...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stop-Motion Animation of Marble Cakes Being Sliced first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Saturday Night Live came up with a Duolingo parody that helps awkward people easily communicated with kids. Similar to their other translation products, “Duolingo for Talking to Children” offers short, easy, real-world lessons that can be easily accessed via a smartphone app when needed. It’s never too late to learn how to talk to kids...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Duolingo Translation App for Talking to Children first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While putting away his laundry, Australian comedian Christian Hull quite humorously gushed on and on about his brand new and extremely handy portable T-Shirt folding device. Hull was absolutely thrilled with the ease of the device, the perfect lines of the fold and the easy stackability of the finished shirts. I’ve never been so excited...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Australian Man Humorously Shares the Absolute Joy He Feels While Using His New T-Shirt Folding Device first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While out shopping for cat litter, one of the amazing humans of Flatbush Cats, a non-profit feral rescue program in central Brooklyn, instead came home with an incredibly lethargic but very genial stray cat whom they named Winston. Winston had a rough time of it, he was filthy, coated with fleas, had several scratches on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Filthy NYC Street Cat Gets a New Lease on Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While trick-or-treating on Halloween, a generous young boy noticed that the candy bowl on a porch was empty, so he decided to donate some of his own candy he had collected during the evening. The entire event was captured on a Nest Camera at the home of Leslie Hodges and Kevin Hodges. Caught this on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Generous Boy Notices Halloween Candy Bowl on Porch is Empty So He Donates Some of His Own Candy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable black dog who was riding shotgun in his human’s car timidly ducked his little head whenever his human passed underneath a bridge. Luckily, the dog’s human was very understanding and attentive to his dog’s needs with reassuring pats on the back. This cute dog ducks his head under every bridge. via Geekologie Related...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Shotgun Riding Dog Ducks His Head Whenever He and His Human Pass Under Bridges in Their Car first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After a well-deserved few shots in celebration of Halloween, the talented musicians of Mariachi Entertainment System (previously) performed a wonderfully spooky cover of the theme song from the 1988 film Beetlejuice, originally penned by Danny Elfman. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Festive Mariachi Style Cover of the ‘Star Wolf’ Theme Song From Star Fox 64Talented Mariachi...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Mariachi Entertainment System Performs a Spooky Cover of the ‘Beetlejuice’ Theme Song by Danny Elfman first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Graphic artist Ali Cetin, aka shroomco, has created a playful line of dystopian renderings showing what future Earthlings may look like after the planet has been reduced to a radioactive wasteland and rule of law becomes all but non-existent. Needs of humanity has changed with the advancements in technology. We started to want more, house,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Playful Dystopian Digital Renderings of What Future Earthlings Might Look Like If Left to Our Own Devices first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pixar IRL is a new Disney+ original series that takes characters from Pixar films and brings them to life on the streets of New York City. Laughing Squid friend Charlie Todd of the comedy collective Improv Everywhere (previously) helped develop the show, which starts streaming on November 12, 2019. You had to be there—good thing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Pixar Characters Come to Life on the Streets of New York City in the Disney+ Original Series ‘Pixar IRL’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In their final installment of their “Thursdays in October” mashups, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet took compiled 50 music videos from 1983 and remixed them into a three-minute danceable mashup that just wants to have fun. Madonna also makes her debut appearance in this year. Featuring: Billy Joel, Bonnie Tyler, Corey...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post 50 Hit Songs From 1983 Remixed Into a Danceable Three Minute Mashup That Just Wants to Have Fun first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of Halloween 2019, the legendary industrial metal band Ministry, led by a timeless Al Jourgensen, released a brilliant acoustic version of their classic 1984 anthem “(Every Day Is) Halloween”. The video was shot beautifully by photographer Thaddeus Bridwell in a moody black and white to capture the self-questioning nature of the song. Oh,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Ministry Performs a Brilliant Acoustic Version of Their Song ‘(Every Day Is) Halloween’ for Halloween 2019 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The ever-insightful CGP Grey (previously) discovered via research by Tomment Section, a very interesting fact regarding which planet is closest to Earth. While many linear charts put Venus as our closest neighbor, it’s actually Mercury that is the “mostest closest” to our inhabited planet due to its small orbit. In fact, this very orbit also...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Mercury Is the Mostest Closest Planet to Earth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Mighty Carver is a really clever electric carving knife made in the shape of a miniature chainsaw. The knife is fully reciprocating and serrated so as to easily cut through just about anything that needs slicing. The electric carving knife you’ve always wanted is now here. Mighty Carver is the perfect gift for the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Miniature Electric Chainsaw Carving Knife first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of both Halloween and the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, a really creative set of parents dressed their two kids up in NASA themed costumes. Younger daughter Elle was dressed up like an astronaut complete with a yellow-screened helmet and American flag. Older daughter Charlie was dressed as a detailed lunar...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Astronaut and Lunar Lander Kids’ Halloween Costumes Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A cautious cat was not happy when his human put on the cat ears were part of her Halloween costume. The normally friendly cat slunk down low as if position for attack. As soon as his human took the ears off, the cat returned to his usual affectionate demeanor. I was dressed up as a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Freaks Out When His Human Puts on Cat Ears first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In his series Coffee Doodles, artist David Jardine makes up wonderfully surreal but entertaining stories about the characters he creates out of coffee stains on a piece of paper. As Jardine approaches each coffee stain, he states what it the stain looks like to him and states the reason why he’s drawing it that way....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Artists Makes Up Entertaining Stories About Characters He Creates From Coffee Stains on a Piece of Paper first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016 animator Lee Hardcastle created Rick and Morty: The Non-Canonical Adventures for Adult Swim, featuring claymation recreations of classic movie scenes set in the world of Rick and Morty. Hardcastle is back with an all-new Rick and Morty: The Non-Canonical Halloween Adventures, which recreates even more iconic film scenes in claymation, all within the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Iconic Movie Scenes Recreated in Claymation That Take Place Within the Twisted World of ‘Rick and Morty’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Russian artist Anna Yastrezhembovskaya creates incredibly realistic bats and other adorable animals out of wool. Per Yastrezhembovskaya, wool is her favorite material with which to make her “wool toys with Siberian soul”. Wool is a very gentle and cozy material for me. When I sort the fibers between my fingers, when I shape them with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amazingly Realistic Baby Bats Made Out of Wool first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Architects Chris Prosser and Ian Flood have taken their design skills and their love for chess form Skyline Chess, beautiful sets with pieces represented by landmark buildings within iconic skylines from around the world. Their current offerings are London, New York City, Dubai, Paris and San Francisco. If one desires, the skylines can play against...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Chess Sets Based on Iconic City Skylines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Language company Busuu sent an expert in the German language around the streets of London to ask the locals to try their hand at properly pronouncing rather long and difficult words. Included in this list were such words as eichhörnchen (squirrel), brötchen (bread roll), mehrwertsteuer (value added tax), rechtschreibung (spelling), and Streichholzschächtelchen (little box of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Londoners Try to Properly Pronounce German Words first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just in time for Halloween, music meme creator William Maranci has remixed “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails with the “Ghostbusters” theme song by Ray Parker Jr. to create “Closebusters”. Related Laughing Squid PostsPostmodern Jukebox and Kenton Chen Perform a Funk Cover of the Nine Inch Nails Classic ‘Closer’Burning Bright (Field on Fire) by Nine Inch...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Closebusters, Closer by Nine Inch Nails Remixed With the Ghostbusters Theme Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a little cat with very big eyes named Togepi sat on the carpet in front of the television while a horror film (most likely Psycho) was playing and offered up an incredibly intense visceral and physical reaction to whatever was happening on the small screen. This was not the first time this kitty...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Kitten Reacts Intensely While Watching Horror Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A lively dog named Juno, who usually hides away when her housemate Tilly comes out for a nightly constitutional, instead invited the tiny Hermann’s tortoise to play with her. Juno repeatedly tossed an apple-shaped toy at Tilly and then ran a short distance away as if she believed the tortoise would throw the toy back....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Lively Dog Invites a Tiny Tortoise to Play With Her first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating culinary video essay for Business Insider, producer Charlie Floyd Jr. explains why the international delicacy of truffles is so very rare and so very expensive. Luxury cousins of the mushroom, truffles are an indulgent food enjoyed across the world. But these fragrant fungi will cost you. In 2014, the world’s largest white...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Real Truffles Are So Rare and So Expensive first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Helpsters is a new, original Apple TV+ streaming series that features very colorful cast of monsters of all shapes and sizes who want to teach young kids how to code. Each Helpster has their own personality and method for tackling the work ahead in a fun and constructive way. Meet Cody and the Helpsters, a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Helpsters’, An Apple TV+ ‘Sesame Street’ Spinoff Series With Fuzzy Monsters Who Teach Kids to Code first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tommy Siegel wants to makes sure you have finished your Fall Fetish Checklist for this season. via Miss Cellania Related Laughing Squid PostsThom Browne Mixes Preppy, Punk & Fetish Styles In His Fall 2012 Menswear CollectionAn In-Depth Look at The World of ZentaiA Tribute to Foot Fetish in Quentin Tarantino FilmsFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Fall Fetish Checklist first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a didactic episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains why schools typically use a grading scale that begins at “A “and goes through “D”, but skips the “E” and goes straight to “F”. As it turns out, “F” stands for fail, nothing else. Rather than a failure on the part of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Grading Scales Go From A Through F But Skip E first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist JF LeMay performed life saving surgery on his own illustration of a man by carefully cutting into the body with an X-Acto knife. LeMay removed layer upon layer to reveal the deadly parasite with the man’s chest cavity. It was a messy “xenomorphectomy”, but successful nonetheless. “Xenomorph Extraction Video Tutorial” Here’s an updated version...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Xenomorph Extraction Surgery Performed on Illustration first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Green Pumpkin” by visual effects artists. Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma, is a wonderfully shot short film that captures the spooky spirit of Halloween – the magic of dressing up and the fun of trick-or-treating. While the poetic nature of the film offers a romantic view of the holiday, it also carries a warning...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Green Ruby Pumpkin’, A Spooky Halloween Film About Judging Others Too Quickly Based Upon Looks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating video essay for Quartz, film and television reporter Adam Epstein explains exactly why the the “Drone of Dread”, that a sustained, discordant, whining pitch from either end of the sound spectrum readily fills viewers of suspenseful films with anxiety, unrest and an altogether sense of impending doom. When you hear this sound...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why the Sustained Discordant Pitch of the ‘Drone of Dread’ Gives Viewers a Sense of Impending Doom first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The absolutely adorable family of cats who were previously bewildered by an invisible wall made out of plastic wrap were presented with a new challenge. Their mischievous human Kittisaurus set up a slightly complex maze out of water bottles through which each kitty had to pass in order to get to the other side of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Impatient Cats Attempt to Pass Through Maze of Water Bottles In Order to Get to the Other Side of the Hallway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Arnold the barrel-loving, puzzle-solving octopus who lives at Octolab, was presented with a mirror inside his tank. Arnold at first didn’t appear to know what was happening, but he stretched his magnificent body all the way out and went to investigate. Although Arnold saw another octopus, he couldn’t get to it, despite many tries to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Curious Octopus Investigates His Reflection in Mirror first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Motivational speaker and cosplayer Trace Wilson (previously), who was born without his right hand, demonstrates how he’s able to tie the laces on a brand new pair of shoes with the use his bionic arm. Wilson stated that he gets asked this question a lot, so he wanted to make a video to easily address...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Born Without a Right Hand Demonstrates How He Ties His Shoes Using His Bionic Arm first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A furry black cat whose goes by the stage name OwlKitty seamlessly joined the infamous Walter White for several key scenes in the now-iconic AMC series Breaking Bad, making it appear as if Mr. White had a very loyal cat who stuck by him no matter how terrible he became. A Breaking Bad Parody starring...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Loyal Black Cat Stands by Walter White Through It All in a Funny Feline-Centric Parody of ‘Breaking Bad’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Athlete, author and motivational speaker Josh Sundquist, who lost one of his legs to cancer when he was young, creates fabulous Halloween costumes that specifically address his missing limb. In the past, Sundquist has dressed up as an IHOP Restaurant sign, a foosball player, a one-legged lampshade, a half-eaten gingerbread man and a really clever...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post One Legged Motivational Speaker Josh Sundquist Dresses Up as the Pixar Lamp for Halloween 2019 first appeared on Laughing Squid.