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Artist and student Jamie Green created a pair of surprisingly elegant fungi costumes. The first costume is that of a Macrolepiota Procera or parasol mushroom worn by artist Alyssa Russell, which he plans to use as one “small section” of his “very large mushroom thesis”. This series will be featured in my thesis “More Than...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Surprisingly Elegant Parasol Mushroom and Red Cage Fungus Costumes Created for Artist’s Mushroom Thesis first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an instructive video, Brett McKay of The Art of Manliness (previously) demonstrates how to whistle with your fingers. McKay explains each step thoroughly until he finally reveals his own method for emitting a commandingly loud whistle with his fingers in his mouth. With your fingers in your mouth, keeping the tip of your tongue...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Emit a Commanding Whistle With Your Fingers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In Norway there exists a unique water sport entitled DØD Diving or Death Diving. With this sport daring divers leap from rather intimidating heights in the most freestyle manner possible, so long as an X is formed with the diver’s body along the way. The sport is both clumsy and fascinating at the same time....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Hilarious Narration of the 2019 Women’s Death Diving World Championship at Frognerbadet in Oslo, Norway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a manicured Ted Ed lesson written by Matthew Borths and animated by Nabil Buris, narrator Addison Anderson explains the difference between nails and claws. He further goes into which animals evolved to have nails instead of claws and how each form of hardened keratin serves a unique purpose for each animal. The primary difference...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Difference Between Claws and Nails first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the fourth season of Rick and Morty underway Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take quite deftly compare the animated series with the classic 1985 film Back to the Future. They meticulously note how the stories align themselves in a number of uncanny ways, particularly in regard to generations, family and time travel....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Animated Series ‘Rick and Morty’ Is a More Extreme Version of the 1985 Film ‘Back to the Future’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Tommy Lee Depp (previously) performed a truly mesmerizing cover of the classic Simon and Garfunkel song “The Sound of Silence” on a bass guitar with bright green strings. Depp not only captured the distinct melody of the song, but added in gorgeous hammer-on harmonics to enhance the rich sound of the instrument. Related Laughing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing Cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ Performed on a Bass Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Animation channel Bebop, who previous made a yummy pizza out of LEGO bricks, created an amusing stop-motion animation showing everything involved with frying a rubber chicken. The cook first prepared the chicken by making it come to “life” through clay. Once the chicken was fully formed, its legs and heads were cut off and the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stop-Motion Animation of Frying a Rubber Chicken first appeared on Laughing Squid.

New Age Pet created an ingenious Murphy-style bed for dogs that folds out of a neatly disguised cabinet. This handy bed comes in two sizes, large and jumbo and in two colors, espresso and antique white. The Eco FLEX Abigail murphy bed is the perfect place for your pet to rest. This comfortable bed includes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Handy Fold-Out Murphy Bed For Dogs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Fred has created a very clever set of “Pick-Its” cocktail picks, each doubling as tiny protest signs for these turbulent times. Included in the set are slogans such as “Make Cocktails, Not War!”, “Liquor for the People!”, “Garnish Drinks Not Wages”, “Equal Pours for All” and other astute phrases specifically related to alcohol. Make America...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Cocktail Picks That Double as Tiny Protest Signs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

screenshot via Yes Theory After researching the least visited country in the world, Thomas Brag of Yes Theory booked himself a ticket to visit the tiny atoll nation of Tuvalu, which is situated in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawai’i and Australia. At first Brag was unsure about what to expect, but after 24 hours...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Visiting Tuvalu, The World’s Least Travelled Country first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While in New Zealand, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert sat down with director Peter Jackson in his private Wellington studio to pitch a Lord of the Rings saga sequel in which Colbert plays Aragorn‘s lesser known, but “more rugged” twin brother Darrylgorn. Jackson almost immediately said no, but Colbert wouldn’t take that for an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stephen Colbert Plays Aragorn’s Lesser Known Twin Brother Darrylgorn in a ‘Lord of the Rings’ Sequel’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a truly enlightening animated video essay, the ever-insightful CGP Grey explains how all of the many indigenous North American tribes of people were given the confusing and singular label of “Indian” by outsiders. He also elucidates how this word came to be embraced by the very people the word described and how the term...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Native North Americans Were Called ‘Indians’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During a team interview about an upcoming match with Bath, British rugby player Joe Marler of The Harlequins talked about “getting back on the horse”. In the middle of this staid analogy, Marler hilariously began doing an impression of what the horse might say in a “slightly Irish” accent. Joe Marler began answering a question...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Rugby Player Does Hilarious Impression of a Slightly Irish Horse During Interview About His Next Match first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the past we’ve written about various animals playing dead for a variety of reasons, especially when a finger gun is “fired”. This includes a black and white tabby cat, a german shepherd puppy and even chickens and goats, so it’s not surprising that a clever green parrot obediently hit the ground when his human...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Parrot Plays Dead When Human Pretends to Shoot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Professional cyclist Mark Matthews strapped on his GoPro and took a two-wheeled trip into the woods on Vancouver Island during a very foggy day. While leaves had already fallen off of the trees, the ground was covered in lush greenery, which really popped against the dreamy visual of the fog. Mark Matthews goes flying down...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Bicyclist Captures Thrilling GoPro Footage While Riding Through a Foggy Vancouver Island Forest first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story, in partnership with the German National Tourist Board, visited the lush, green city of Spreewald in the German state of Brandenburg to learn more about their famous specialty gherkins that have been made for more than 150 years after a resident discovered how to pickle the many cucumbers growing in the area....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Visiting a German Town Famous for Their Gherkins first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Inspired by The Mandalorian, the small screen Star Wars series on Disney+ , internet songsmith Parry Gripp (previously) has written a very catchy tune about viewers’ favorite character “Baby Yoda” and his little flying pod. The superb artwork was supplied by Nathan Mazur (who’s scared of bees). Baby Yoda Baby Yoda Floating in a pod...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Parry Gripp Captures the Spirit of ‘The Mandalorian’ With Catchy Song About ‘Baby Yoda Floating In a Pod’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the success of David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway, the prolific singer songwriting David Byrne and the barefoot cast of the show performed a lively version of the Talking Heads song “Road to Nowhere” while appearing on The Tonight Show. During the performance, the members of The Roots joined in with the joyful march...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post David Byrne and the Barefoot Cast of ‘American Utopia’ Perform a Joyful Version of ‘Road to Nowhere’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the release of the Fred Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, musician Clint Robinson of Barely Mob Studios performed a rather memorable death metal cover of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, the iconic opening theme song to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Robinson donned a red sweater and sneakers, while modern...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Mister Rogers Fan Performs a Death Metal Cover of the Iconic Theme Song ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wunderkind Elon Musk unveiled the latest from the Tesla line, the futuristic Cybertruck. This incredibly modern vehicle is made of “bulletproof” stainless steel, armored glass, and can go up to 500 miles on a single charge. The vehicle seats six people, has a towing capacity of up 14,000 pounds, and converts easily into a hard-shell...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Elon Musk Unveils Futuristic Tesla Cybertruck Partially Based on ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ Lotus Esprit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2018, Italian photographers Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini captured the unexpected beauty of exotic chickens in a beautiful photo book. The two have again partnered in another photo book entitled Chickens in Love, which focuses on the beautiful diversity that exists within the concept of love. CHICKEN IN LOVE is a brand new photographic...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Book That Captures the Diversity of Love as Told Through Photos of Exotic Chicken Couples first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In April 2019, a very outgoing and friendly Beluga whale named Hvaldimir, who was wearing a harness, followed a sailboat into the northern Norway port town of Hammerfest where he made himself known immediately. The harness he was wearing was in Russian, so those who interacted with him jokingly called him a Russian spy. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Hvaldimir the Friendly Beluga Whale, Thought to Be a Russian Spy, Finds New Home in Northernmost Norway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a dazzling display at an air show at the T-Motor headquarters in Nanchang City, China, 800 LED equipped drones took off into the sky to form a variety of different coordinated shapes. This included a propellor plane, a helicopter, a fighter jet, and a magnificent giant passenger airplane. Air travel is extremely important in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post 800 LED Equipped Drones Fly in the Shape of a Giant Airplane and Other Aircraft in Nanchang City, China first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2018 we wrote about very clever empty gift boxes printed with items of questionable taste while hiding the real presents inside. For 2019 the company, Prank-O, has released a whole new set of these prank packs, including Hide-a-Poo, Kids’Ankle Anchors, a four-gallon Liquor Vest, Toilet Tunes, Baby Shield and Birthie Stick. Like the previous...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Prank Gift Boxes Printed With Items of Questionable Taste That Hide the Real Gift Inside first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, sculptor Steven Richter (previously) shared how to make a 3D “hand turkey” sculpture in an entertaining three minute timelapse. Timelapse sculpting a 3D version of a classic Thanksgiving craft; the Hand Turkey. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Amazing Hyperlapse Featuring Many of the Magnificent Art Installations at Burning Man 2016A Mesmerizing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Timelapse of a 3D Hand Turkey Sculpture Being Made first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The 2019 World Beard and Moustache Championships (previously) took place on November 8th and 9th at 350 Brewery’s Insanity Factory in Tinley Park, Illinois. The showcased facial hair was nothing less than spectacular, as documented by Las Vegas photographer Greg Anderson. 2019 National Beard and Moustache Championships Presented by Remington Beard Boss. 2019 NBMC will...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Spectacular Facial Hair From the 2019 Beard and Moustache Championships in Tinley Park, Illinois first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an absolutely fascinating, yet somewhat bawdy episode of the True Facts series, the hilariously deadpan Ze Frank (previously) explains everything about the intricate stinkhorn fungus (Phallaceae). The stinkhorn creates egg-like spores that emit a smelly gleba that attracts all sorts of insects. The insects gobble up the gleba and spread the spores wherever they...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Fascinating True Facts About Intricate Stinkhorn Fungi first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on the short-lived UK game show Last Chance Lottery in 1997, a leopard-suited Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden spun the song wheel, which landed on “Delilah” for £850. Dickinson grabbed the microphone and launched into the classic Tom Jones ballad with gusto. The house band responded in kind, creating an original heavy metal...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Bruce Dickinson Sings ‘Delilah’ by Tom Jones While Wearing a Leopard Suit on a Game Show in 1997 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the past we’ve posted about guitars being made of colored pencils, epoxy, Jawbreakers candy, paper, skateboards and even udon noodles. In that very same vein, craftsman Tim Sway has built a pretty badass electric guitar frame out of reclaimed nails. Sway had a collection of these nails just waiting to be put to use....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Badass Guitar Frame Made Out of Reclaimed Nails first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A short but informative video essay by Insider goes inside Vistaraku, a company in Hyderabad, India that makes biodegradable disposable plates and bowls out of leaves from the Palash Tree (Butea monosperma). The leaves have natural antiseptic qualities that make them a perfect food grade material. The company also employs local women from various nearby...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Making Biodegradable Plates and Bowls Out of Leaves first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Nature photographer and filmmaker Judy Lehmberg of Environmental Science Labs has captured the amazing sight of a resourceful red fox in Paradise Valley, Montana who was left as a single mother to care for her 13 babies alone after the father was killed by a car. The male fox was killed by a car (they...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Resourceful Red Fox Cares for Her 13 Babies Alone After Car Accident Turned Her Into a Single Mother first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yan Blanco, a freelance 3D artist in São Paulo, Brazil has quite cleverly transformed adorable pop culture icons into creepy, exhausted looking creatures who’ve seen the harder side of life. Peppa Pig has grown a double chin and a perpetual cigarette in her mouth, a mangy Bugs Bunny has yellow teeth, a floppy ear and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Creepy 3D Renderings of Pop Culture Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Previously we wrote about Japanese drumming prodigy Yoyoka Soma whose cover of the Led Zeppelin song “Good Times Bad Times” won effusive raise from the band’s legendary frontman Robert Plant. Since that time Yoyoka has been honing her craft with such classic rock songs as “Bulls on Parade” by Rage Against the Machine, “Can’t Stop”...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Ten Year Old Drummer Impressively Plays a Brilliant Cover of ‘Bulls on Parade’ by Rage Against the Machine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, nature photographer Terence J. Alison of Washington State captured absolutely incredible footage of determined Skokomish River salmon making their way across a flooded road in a race to spawn. Watch salmon battle through traffic on their way upstream to spawn. The sight of these competing salmon swimming across the pavement is something to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Determined Skokomish River Salmon Cross a Flooded Road While Racing Upstream to Spawn first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The creative dad behind CodeParade noticed that his toddler son, like so many others, loves to push buttons wherever they go, so he decided to build an interactive busy box that incorporates all his son loves about button pushing. He first started with a small wooden box, cut specific holes into the the top to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Creative Dad Builds an Interactive Electronic Busy Box From Scratch for His Button-Pushing Toddler Son first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While driving down a quiet road in Deggendorf, Bavaria, a young man named Alexander Oswald and his friends saw a river beaver cross the street. At first, Oswald passed right by, but then thought better of it. Oswald returned to the site and saw the beaver struggling to lug a long branch across the road....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Kind Man Helps a Beaver Carry Branch Across a Road first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2017 we wrote about Japanese artist Akie Nakatas and her amazing ability to draw realistic animals onto smooth stones. Since that time, Akie has done a great deal of custom work and exhibitions leading her to create even more of these incredible stone creatures. via My Modern Met Related Laughing Squid PostsJapanese Stone Artist...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Highly Detailed Animal Portraits Painted Onto Stones first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, we wrote about a delicious looking pancake plush toy by Heidi Kenney for Kidrobot. Since that time Kidrobot has expanded their mouth-watering collection of food plushies into a whole Yummy World. In this world lives enticing residents with cute names, such as Zoey and the Yumyumables, Charlie the Cherry Pie, Soft Serve Sally,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Yummy Food Plushies With Cute Names by Kidrobot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Actor Wil Wheaton (previously) and R. Stevens of Diesel Sweeties (previously) have joined forces together again to design a “Trek Side of the Moon” t-shirt. This brilliant design mashes together Star Trek (Wheaton played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation) with the iconic Pink Floyd album cover artwork from Dark Side of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Trek Side of the Moon’ T-Shirt first appeared on Laughing Squid.

German designer Sören Lachnit has created really clever circular calendars that use the color yellow to visualize the possible annual hours of sunshine within certain latitudes both north and south of the Equator. The calendar, which is available as a printable PDF, displays these hours on a concentric scale. The circular calendar visualizes the possible...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever 2020 Circular Calendars That Visualize the Possible Annual Hours of Sunshine In Specific Latitudes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The AirFly Pro by Twelve South is a handy transmitter for Apple products that allows those who use wireless headphones to connect to in-flight video, gym screens and other places where wireless may not work and only a headphone jack is available. The Airfly Pro also can connect two pairs of headphones and even acts...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post AirFly Pro, A Convenient Wireless Headphone Transmitter That Plugs Directly Into Headphone Jacks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In his ongoing quest to create the perfect soft-body game of Tetris, German computer animator Chris of C4D4U has released his 16th iteration of the game. While no major changes have been made, Chris stated that he made the gelatin-like tetromino pieces look more realistic through advanced rendering. Nothing new but I’m trying to improve...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Animated Game of Gummy Tetris first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a lofty episode of the Architectural Digest series Open Door, actor David Harbour of Stranger Things offered a very low-key but highly informative tour of his fully renovated New York City apartment. Today we take you to New York, NY to visit the home of “Stranger Things” star David Harbour. In the heart of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post David Harbour of ‘Stranger Things’ Gives a Low Key Tour Inside His Fully Renovated Loft in New York City first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited five different countries around the world to learn more about the regional coffee culture, specifically how the caffeinated beverage is prepared. If there is one thing people everywhere love, it just might be coffee—more than 2 billion cups are consumed on this planet every single day. In this installment of “Around...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Coffee Is Prepared Around the World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Previously wrote about spectacular stained glass octopus chandeliers crafted by artisan Parker Mason of Mason Creations in Portland, Oregon. Mason also created magnificent two-way mountable Squid Lights. They measure about 24″ long from top of head to bottom of tentacles and the lighting in the tentacles and head turns on together. They can be either...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Magnificent Stained Glass Squid and Jellyfish Lamps first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Prop replica company Hollywood Collectibles Group has created a highly realistic life-size wall sculpture of the Alien Queen as seen battling Ellen Ripley during an iconic scene from the second film Aliens. We are proud to announce our Officially Licensed Life-Size Alien Queen Wall Sculpture! This stunning life-size wall display pays homage to the terrifying...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Highly Realistic, Life-Size Wall Sculpture of The Alien Queen From the Iconic Ripley Battle Scene in ‘Aliens’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician César Silva performed a beautiful cover of the iconic Jaco Pastorius composition “Portrait of Tracy” on classical guitar. This gorgeous piece, written for Pastorius’s wife, was originally played bass using natural harmonics throughout the song, translated easily to Silva’s composition for his Óscar Cardoso guitar. Here’s the original version by the late, great Jaco...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Classical Guitar Cover of the Iconic Jaco Pastorius Bass Composition ‘Portrait of Tracy’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented illustrator Andrew Rae (previously) has created a hilarious series entitled “Phone Buddies” in which imaginative illustrations burst directly out of cell phones to envelop the person staring at their screen. Rae’s friend Ruskin Kyle captured the original photos of people looking at thier devices. Rae told My Modern Met that he first...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Imaginative Illustrations Burst Out of Cell Phones to Envelop the Oblivious Person Staring at Their Screen first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While staying in the mountains of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border, traveller Adam Armstrong captured amusing footage of a curious bear opening the door to Armstrong’s unlocked minivan in the driveway. Once the door was open, the bear climb right into the back seat. The bear remained inside for a bit, but then left...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Curious Bear Opens Minivan Door and Climbs Right In first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Arnold, the incredibly intelligent octopus at Octolab who cleared obstacles from his favorite barrel, squeezed through increasing smaller slots in a transparent wall and even performed a combination of both tasks, had his memory tested over the course of 15 days. The test involved a transparent divider with four tubes on the other side. A...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Testing an Octopus’ Memory Over a Period of 15 Days first appeared on Laughing Squid.