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While visiting the Aurora Borealis Observatory (previously) in Senja, Norway, travel photographer Mads Nordsveen captured an absolutely gorgeous photo of an albino reindeer whose white fur and icy antlers made the animal almost blend seamlessly into the snowy environment. Met this white little reindeer in northern Norway. He almost disappeared into the snow! In 2016,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stunning Albino Reindeer Blends Into the Snow first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A big, fuzzy, plushie dog named Tuby Tapas seemingly loves to prepare all sorts of yummy food for his beloved humans Samoa Jodha and family. In reality, Tuby is strategically positioned in front of prepared meals to make it look like he’s cooking, but the effect is quite humorous and realistic nonetheless. I’m a Brooklyn...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Big Plushie Dog Prepares Yummy Meals for His Human first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Bird and the Whale” is a touching stop-motion animated short by the Irish animation company Paper Panther, written and directed by Carol Freeman, that tells the story of a young whale who got separated from his pod who hasn’t yet found his voice. In his travels, the whale encounters a caged songbird, the only...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Caged Songbird Helps an Abandoned Young Whale Find His Own Voice in a Touching Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Munich design group Kurzgesagt offers a simple antidote to dissatisfaction – putting forth positive feelings in the form of gratitude. Gratitude helps to refocus the brain towards the good things you have. Experiencing gratitude is not that simple, nor does one size fit all. The ability to feel gratitude depends on genetic traits, personality, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Gratitude Acts as an Antidote to Dissatisfaction first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the spirit of the holiday season, the mysterious Banksy stenciled a couple of white reindeer directly next to a bench in Birmingham, England, so it appeared like they were attached. The reindeer look like they’re ready to take flight and bring both the bench and Ryan, the sleeping man along for the ride. While...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Banksy Installs Two Stenciled Reindeer Next to a Birmingham Bench to Raise Homelessness Awareness first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Prolific video editor Bill McClintock (previously) has created a wonderfully creepy Christmas mashup that combines the sweet Mariah Carey carol “All I Want for Christmas” with the heavy metal Marilyn Manson raspy vocals from “The Beautiful People”. When finished, McClintock was very please with his work. I’m gonna have my 6th graders perform it just...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Creepy Mashup Combining Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ With Marilyn Manson’s ‘Beautiful People’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In “Skywatch”, the short but brilliant proof of concept film by Colin Levy (previously) that took six years to make, a pair of geeky friends played by Uriah Shelton (13 Reasons Why) and Zach Callison (The Goldbergs) have a bit of harmless fun hacking a home delivery drone service with items that customers may not...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Teenagers Hack Home Delivery Drones Leading to a Dangerous Breach of Contract in ‘Skywatch’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the incredible animated short “Flurry” by the very talented visual artist Mike Pelletier (previously), a group of brightly colored bodies made out of clay repeatedly pile together and painfully separate in a strange bacchanalic dance. The slapping soundtrack by Dylan Galletly serves to further extend this fascinating concept. Related Laughing Squid PostsStill Life, Foods...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Animated Clay Bodies Repeatedly Pile Upon Each Other Then Painfully Separate in a Strange Dance first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the in 1977 animated short “Bead Game” by Ishu Patel, re-released by the National Film Board of Canada, brightly colored beads take on the shape of classic adversaries in games of power. Every scenario shows the inevitability of both victory and loss, each growing larger until the stakes grow so high that it’s hard...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Themes of Aggression Are Explored Through Animated Adversaries Made From Beads in a 1977 Short Film first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A seemingly young reindeer sidled up to a plate glass window at the Aurora Borealis Observatory in Senja, Norway and proceeded to ram the window with his antlers. The reindeer had been knocking at the window for a little bit before a loud noise sent him scampering away into the snow. Reindeer in our living...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Reindeer Tries to Break Through a Glass Window first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Idea”, an incredibly minimalistic but amusing animation by Blue Zoo Animation Studios rather brilliantly visualizes the frustrations that come with brainstorming by committee. An individual starts off with a single idea. This idea goes through several iterations as it gets bounced around from group to group, leaving the originator tied up in knots, scratching...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Frustrations of the Brainstorming Process Brilliantly Visualized in an Amusing Minimalistic Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jeweler Micah Adams creates absolutely brilliant artwork with coins he collects from all over the world. Using a jewelry saw, Adams painstakingly cuts the coin to isolate the designs he wants and then arranges it as lively collages, clever miniatures, and interesting jewelry. He also cuts coins in half to create surreal, if not amusing,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Brilliant Artwork Made Out of Designs Cut From Coins first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little Octopus Vulgaris named Cliff who lives at Octolab (previously) was respectively presented with a number of colored cloths so his caretakers could see how he responded. Cliff immediately reacted to the orange cloth. Cliff seemed okay with the red, purple and blue cloth and was a little reticent with the black cloth, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How a Common Octopus Reacts to Different Colors first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, we wrote about UK street artist My Dog Sighs, who paints lovely art on crushed cans found on the street. In the seven years since the artist has become far more popular, undertaking and showing a number of incredible art pieces that range from murals to free-standing art, yet he always comes back...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Detailed Portraits Painted Onto Tops of Discarded Cans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

iiAFX has cut together an amusing compilation of characters from television and movies reciting the iconic Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) declaration made throughout the entirety of the classic film The Princess Bride. While not everyone stuck exactly to script, the sentiment was still the same. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Compilation of Characters Saying ‘My Name is Inigo Montoya, You Killed My Father, Prepare to Die’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a contemplative whiteboard animation, Minute Physics explains the manner in which a mirror reflects the image in front of it. This video is about why words flip left & right (aka horizontally) in a mirror but not up & down (aka vertically). The answer has to do with specular reflection, mirrors being like windows...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Mirrors Don’t Actually Flip the Letters in a Word first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Team up with your nemisis this holiday seaon to wear these fantastic “Woman Yelling at a Cat” Ugly Christmas sweaters based on the popular meme. Here’s the Woman Yelling version and the Cat version. via Fat Kid Deals Related Laughing Squid PostsA Prize-Winning Ugly Christmas Sweater That Depicts a Full Fireplace Scene Including a Nutcracker...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Yelling at a Cat Meme Ugly Christmas Sweaters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Talented cabinet maker Keith Williams of Oddball Gallery, who previously turned plywood boards into gorgeous geodesic spheres, created a beautiful 19″ diameter geodesic sphere using a variety of knots from wood he’s collected over the years. Williams sees the knots as something much more profound than flaws. n the 27 years of my woodworking business,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Geodesic Sphere Made Out of Wood Knots first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Renowned Denver artist Thomas “Detour” Evans built a wonderfully colorful double harp that he made by hand and tested out with fellow artist Felix Fast4ward. My double harp is up and running!!! Felix Fast4ward is testing it for the upcoming exhibit. Detour premiered this beautiful instrument during the Red Bull Five Pointers Exhibit at the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Colorful Handmade Double Harp first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wood Trick is featuring a really beautiful Mayan Calendar mechanical puzzle. The kit includes 73 pop-out wood ply pieces that seamlessly fit together without tools nor glue and when put together correctly, can tell time through the year 2044, which hopefully will not be the end of the world. Be calm, our calendar will not...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Wooden Mayan Calendar Mechanical Puzzle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of World Environment Day 2018, artist Janardhan Havanje created a definitive statement sculpture on the sands of Malpe Beach in Mangalore, India. Using iron rods, Havanje created a sculpture of a fish that’s 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide and has a big, open mouth to “swallow” the plastic bottles that had...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Wide-Mouthed Fish Filled With Plastic Bottles Sits on the Beach to Remind Visitors About the Environment first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Czech Engineer Pavel Jirásek captured the sound of train horns coming in and out of Prague’s Hlavni Nadrazi (Main Railway station) and fashioned these recordings into a rather discordant but brilliant cover of the iconic wedding favorite instrumental “Pachebel’s Canon”. (translated) When you listen, you hear music on every corner. At the train station, this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Pachelbel’s Canon’ Performed on Train Horns first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Computer scientist Neal Argarwal, who previously created an interactive visualization of the scale of objects in space, turned his sights downward for “The Deep Sea”, a fascinating interactive dive into what lives at the bottom of the sea. Scrolling down sends the viewer deeper and deeper, revealing which creatures live at which depths. Introducing The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Fascinating Visual Deep Dive That Lets You Scroll Down to See What Lives at Various Depths of the Sea first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Hair Love” is a really touching and amusing animation by former NFL wide receiver Matthew Cherry that tells the story of an adorable little girl named Zuri, who wakes up early on a special day and wants to do her own hair. She and her cat watch an instructional video to get an idea of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post African-American Father Learns to Style His Daughter’s Hair in the Touching Animated Short ‘Hair Love’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Taiwanese artist Hank Cheng creates exquisitely detailed miniature dioramas that are featured in an incredible range of scenarios that address both the real and the surreal. In one vignette, a (relatively) giant Unicorn Gundam invades a scale replica of Cheng’s apartment while another features a home with a mossy roof and rusting car in front....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Exquisitely Detailed Miniature Dioramas first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Street artist Ceser87 from Gran Canaria, Spain creates amazing, hyper-realistic graffiti letters that spell out his name in a variety of different ways. In doing so, he incorporates a wide range of illustrative styles into his art. His name could be spelled out in roses, as a cartoon character, in shrink-wrap bags or in a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Creates Hyper-Realistic Graffiti of His Name first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Digital artist rek0de creates absolutely incredible 3D renderings that interrupt the flow of established urban architecture around the world. Items as human faces, balloons, eggs, lemons, and even cephalopods and sharks are seemingly inserted into a building’s facade, changing it (online) forever. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible 3D Digital Renderings Featuring Objects Inserted Into the Facades of Buildings first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician cubitsocks gave a rather ominous performance on a really creepy theremin made from a baby doll’s head. The baby’s head controls light input and frequency. It also provides a definitive stage presence for the performer. Photocell on the back of Baby’s head controls light input and frequency. Low light = low tone; high light...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Playing a Creepy Baby Head Theremin first appeared on Laughing Squid.

ReefIDFifer used fascinating underwater footage to show how the aptly-named coconut octopus (previously) puts its namesake shell to use. Whether it serves as a mode of transportation, a nice cozy place to sleep or protection from predators, it appears that an octopus and an empty coconut shell make a good match together. The Coconut octopus...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Coconut Octopuses Use Their Namesake Shell first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Experimental music composer Pietro Grossi of Studio Di Fonologia Musicale Di Firenze performed a medley of Paganini concertos through the CPU of a General Electric GE-115 computer. While the concerto sounds like a video arcade from the mid-1980s, this performance took place in 1967 (13 years before the release of Pac-Man) and was pressed into...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A 1967 Paganini Concerto Played on GE-115 Computer Sounds Like Pac-Man 13 Years Before it Was Released first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The person behind the online video store Nostalgia Video transformed his basement into a perfect replica of a 1980s video store. The videos from his immense personal collection are all stacked neatly on display shelves and even feature movie-size boxes of candy on the endcaps. He explains why he decided to do this on his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Movie Fan Turns His Basement Into a Perfect Replica of a 1980s Video Store for His Giant Video Collection first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Illustrator Kim Smith (previously) has quite cleverly reimagined the plot from the iconic holiday film Home Alone as a classic illustrated storybook that can be read aloud to the entire family. The brightly colored book features detailed scenes from the original film that have been interpreted in Smith’s distinctive style. Charming illustrations created in classic...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Home Alone’ Reimagined as an Illustrated Storybook first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swedish sculptor and filmmaker Alexander Unger, aka Guldies, created brilliant stop-motion animation entitled “Utopia” made from 2500 still pictures of surreal shapes and forms made out of clay that constantly morph into other shapes and forms. Like his previous work, Unger created the figures himself. A Stop motion Animation consisting of 2500 still pictures, made...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliant Stop-Motion Animation of Surreal Morphing Clay Figures In Constant Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“UK Song Map” is a fascinating fascinating lithographic print by Dorothy (previously) that reimagines the streets of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland named after 1,400 geographically relevant song titles. Whether you’re a North Country Boy (The Charlatans) or a Southern Man (Neil Young), a West Country Girl (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) or...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Charming Vintage Style Map of the U.K. Made Up Entirely of 1,400 Geographically Relevant Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Woodworker Paul Jackman of Jackman Works (previously) quite humorously set about transforming dozens of wooden pallets from Carolina Shoe into 1,000 handmade pencils. Aware of the work in front of him, Jackman very calmly cut and recut the wood into smaller and smaller stacks, added in the pencil leads, glued top and bottom together before...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Woodworker Amusingly Transforms Dozens of Wooden Shoe Shipping Pallets Into 1,000 Handmade Pencils first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Timothy and Aurélia Sanders of Curious Charts (previously) have partnered with IMDb to create a colorful, interactive poster made up of mini-posters for the Top 100 Movies Bucket List as ranked by the IMDb community. The poster also comes with a highlighting pen to rate the film after its been watched. It was a designer’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Interactive IMDb Top 100 Movies Bucket List Poster first appeared on Laughing Squid.

screenshot via “The Magic of Chess” “The Magic of Chess” by Jenny Schweitzer-Bell is a short insightful film in which young children at the 2019 Elementary Chess Championships in Nashville, open up about what the game of chess means to them. Each child offered charming, unencumbered insight far beyond their years, about the game. Filmed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Young Chess Players Offer Charming Insight Into the Game in the Short Film ‘The Magic of Chess’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dutch music vlogger Paul Davids welcomed fellow musician Adam Neely (previously) to the studio in order to do a side-by-side comparison of a True Temperament (TT) “squiggly fretted” neck on Strandberg Boden guitar with a custom, straight-fretted Fender Telecaster. They both found the TT neck to be light, easy to play and found the intonation...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Side-by-Side Comparison of a Squiggly Fretted True Temperament Guitar With a Custom Fender Telecaster first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a bubbly episode of Vox Almanac, correspondent Phil Edwards explores the stilted origins of animation and how the introduction of the rotoscope made movement appear more natural. The rotoscope, invented by Max Fleischer in 1915, gave animators the ability to trace directly over film footage. This, in turn, allowed them to translate the movements...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Rotoscope and Cab Calloway Changed the Way Animated Characters Move first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Linguists at the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) have spent the past ten years documenting the wide array of languages spoken within New York City and found that an amazing 637 languages and dialects are found within its five boroughs. With these remarkable results in hand, the organization created a beautiful map showing in which neighborhoods...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Map Showing the Wide Array of Languages Spoken Throughout the Five Boroughs of New York City first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animator and felt artist Andrea Love created a brilliant stop-motion animation that showed her preparing a full breakfast of eggs, coffee, and toast – all made out of wool. Love showed the eggs being cooked on a coil-burner stove that turned red when on and back to black when it was turned off, the coffee...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Preparation of Breakfast Items Made Out of Wool Captured in a Brilliant Stop-Motion Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1987 filmmaker Todd Graham overlaid the soundtrack from the iconic 1979 Francis Ford Coppola film Apocalypse Now with scenes from Winnie the Pooh cartoons to make the brilliant short film “Apocalypse Pooh”. In doing so, he created one of the earliest mashups ever. This odd combination shows how the playful mood of the innocent...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Digital Remastering of Todd Graham’s Brilliant 1987 Winnie the Pooh Mashup With ‘Apocalypse Now’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a report for Cheddar, video producer Mika Chance explains the concept of visual pollution, the age-old argument that takes place when new technology (electric lines, trolley cables, wind farms) requires a physical presence within the actual landscape, the history of blocking such technology on the local level and why some believe that visual pollution...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Cell Phone Towers Turned Into Fake Trees first appeared on Laughing Squid.

HipDict is a brilliant crowdsourced dictionary that invites users to submit their own words and/or phrases with their own definitions. Once the submission is accepted, the word and/or phrase definition becomes part of the dictionary and is elegantly posted to Instagram. The crowdsourced dictionary. Submit your definitions now! The responses range from the very clever...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Crowdsourced Dictionary With Very Clever Definitions first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While riding a New York City nostalgia train that was celebrating 115 years of the subway system, photographer Sandi Bachom met two teenagers who were fascinated with the routes of the buses and trains of the subways throughout the city. One of these boys who goes by the name LEGO MTA Subways had actually recreated...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post LEGO Model of a Classic MTA R42 M Subway Train first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Philadelphia artist Drew Leshko crafts incredibly detailed miniature models and facades that show the grittier side of transitional neighborhoods due to gentrification in his beloved city. Not only does Leshko recreate nostalgic storefronts, but also those items that adorn such businesses such as ice machines, wooden pallets, and garbage dumpsters. Each of these items is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredibly Detailed Miniature Models That Document the Grittier Side of Transitional Philadelphia Neighborhoods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Australian filmmaker Steven Newland created a magnificent smoke-breathing Godzilla Christmas tree. This “Treezilla” was complete with blinking red eyes, a fantastic roar, and a big mouth with pointy teeth. Newland accomplished this arboreal feat with several trees and fairly common household-ish items. The Godzilla Christmas Tree! Made out of 4x Christmas trees, 10m chicken wire,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Magnificent Smoke Breathing Godzilla Christmas Tree first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Russian artisan Arty of Elmarto has created a really yummy looking, multi-colored, glowing doughnut with sprinkles sign that’s made of unbreakable neon style LED tubes. The neon is mounted on a flexible silicone frame, making it able to withstand a bit more than the original version. The Donut sign is made from sections of multicolored...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Unbreakable LED Neon Doughnut Sign first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wizards of the Coast has teamed up with Adult Swim to bring together the legendary tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with the messy, narcissistic but ultimately well-meaning world of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith. The result is the appropriately named Dungeons and Dragons vs Rick and Morty boxed set. Needless to say, anyone playing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Iconic Role-Playing Game Dungeons & Dragons Meets the Narcissistic Genius of ‘Rick and Morty’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2014 we wrote about Thai cosplayer Anucha “Cha” Saengchart of Lowcostcosplay and the incredible pop culture costumes he creates from common household items. Since then Saengchart has continued his mission to ingeniously recreate characters from the everyday items he has around the house. Related Laughing Squid PostsProlific Cosplayer Magically Transforms Himself Into a Variety...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Ingenious Budget Cosplayer Uses Household Items to Create Pop Culture Costumes at Minimal Cost first appeared on Laughing Squid.