Laughing Squid

In a really heartwarming Super Bowl ad for the Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller, a group of inspiring kids with underdeveloped or missing limbs talk about their love for video games, particularly when they’re playing with their friends. While standard controller presented a few challenges for them, several were able to find limited work-around solutions. With...The post Young Gamers Share How the Xbox Adaptive Controller Helps Them Play Their Best in Microsoft Super Bowl Ad first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yarn artist Liisa Hietanen has embarked on a really ambitious project of knitting and crocheting sculptures of her fellow Kyläläiset (villagers) in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. One such sculpture is an absolutely amazing life-size replication of one such villager named Raija. Hietanen captured every detail of Raija’s clothing, her expression and her little dog to near perfection....The post Talented Yarn Artist Crochets, Knits and Embroiders a Life-Size Sculpture of a Local Woman Walking Her Dog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an insightful video essay about the upcoming film Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix, host Jared Bauer of Wisecrack opines on the need for The Joker, a highly intelligent D.C. Comics supervillain, to have an origin story and whether or not that story should be told. Bauer further explains that the character was specifically written to...The post Why The Joker’s Origin Story Doesn’t Need to Be Told first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Japanese artist Teiji Hayama who lives and works in Switzerland, creates original oil paintings that are inspired by vintage celebrity photos. In these portraits, Hayama deliberately paints drooping eyes, frowning mouths, tilting heads and hanger-like bodies that have trouble standing upright, as if the weight of the world is too much to bear. Hayama says...The post Vintage Celebrity Portraits With Droopy Eyes and Frowning Mouths Representing Social Media Fatigue first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Justin McFarland, a licensed drone operator in Utah has captured absolutely stunning footage that reveals the luminous colors of the Great Salt Lake from overhead. According to McFarland, these different shades become visible depending on the levels of salinity in the lake. The Colorful Great Salt Lake; Red, Blue, Green and Pink, the different colors...The post Stunning Drone Footage That Reveals the Luminous Colors of Utah’s Great Salt Lake From Overhead first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British novelty confectionery Smith and Sinclair have created a line of cocktail gummies that come in a variety of yummy flavors. The “Night In” collection features Berry Daiquiri with Mixed Pepper Sugar, Gin and Tonic with Lemon Sugar, Mocha Espresso Martini with Coffee Sugar and a Mandarin Aperol Spritz with Orange Sugar. The gummies are...The post Cocktail Gummies, Alcohol You Can Chew first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In his new series for The Back Focus, host Brandon Hardesty (previously) takes a look at Warwick Davis, an actor who was born with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare and often deadly form of dwarfism, and grew up to act in some of the most popular film franchises. Being a little person, Davis was perfectly...The post A Look at the Extensive Career of Actor Warwick Davis first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Smile Network has put together an amusing compilation of famous celebrities becoming absolutely starstruck upon meeting or interacting with other celebrities whom they’ve admired from afar. Some of these heartwarming interactions include Jennifer Lawrence completely flabbergasted that Jack Nicholson spoke to her, Emilia Clarke shyly asking Matt LeBlanc to ask her how she’s doing,...The post Celebrities Freaking Out Over Meeting Other Celebrities first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a canid report for Verge Science from September 2018, writer/producer William Poor talks about a 60 year old experiment by Dmitri Belyayev, a Russian zoologist who sought to create domesticated fox companions by using selective behavior traits in breeding. A number of the descended results of this experiment wound up on a ranch near...The post The World’s First Genetically Domesticated Foxes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

SeaTube is a wonderful YouTube channel that showcases mesmerizing timelapse videos set to calming music that show giant cargo ships as they arrive into and depart from seaports around the world. Included in this series is an afternoon departure from Port Elizabeth, an arrival at the Port of Oakland, a departure from Rotterdam, Netherlands, an...The post A Series of Mesmerizing Timelapses Showing Cargo Ships Moving In and Out of Ports Around the World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of his ongoing series about geographical trivia, Sam from Half as Interesting takes a look at the furthest distance a “regular person” can travel without having to show a passport. For French citizens, a trip from Urepel in Southwestern France to the French collectivity island of Vao clocks in at an incredible 17,500...The post The Furthest You Can Travel Without a Passport first appeared on Laughing Squid.

via Clitdickler Atyorcervix Related Laughing Squid PostsHow to Make Colonel Sanders a DemonKFC Replaces Darrell Hammond With Norm MacDonald as Its New ‘Real’ Colonel SandersKFC’s Bizarre Virtual Reality Training Game Teaches Employees How to Fry ChickenThe post Colonel Sanders and His Three Droogs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Art House Politics breaks down the political alignments of Mario Kart characters and then follows-up with the political alignments of Super Smash Bros characters. Related Laughing Squid PostsStar Kart, An Awesome 3D Animated Mashup of Star Wars and Mario KartKart, Movie Trailer Mashup of Mario Kart Video Game & The Film Drive101 Video Game Characters...The post The Political Alignments of Mario Kart Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A photographer from Warren Photographic Ltd documented the growth of their silver tabby Maine Coon kitten named Freya over the course of 10 months. The photographer then distilled this footage into a brilliant 26 second timelapse that shows Freya growing from a tiny newborn kitten to a gorgeous long haired cat. Timelapse of silver tabby...The post A Tiny Kitten Grows Into a Beautiful Long Haired Cat In a 26 Second Timelapse Taken Over 10 Months first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Las Vegas artist Abbie Paulhus has created a wonderfully alphabet illustrated with the distinctly eccentric and unique characters from the films of director Wes Anderson. These abc’s start off with A for Agatha and culminates with Z for Zero Moustafa, both from The Grand Budapest Hotel. Paulhus has also created illustrated alphabets for television shows,...The post An Illustrated Alphabet Told Through the Distinctly Eccentric Characters From Wes Anderson Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek has created a French press that looks like a cylindrical version TARDIS belonging to Doctor Who. While the Doctor would probably prefer tea over coffee, fans from all over the world will appreciate this clever Time Lord design. We were so happy when this Doctor Who TARDIS Coffee Press materialized at our warehouse. A...The post A Clever Cylindrical Doctor Who TARDIS French Press first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Gabrielle Reilly aka deadanimemom quite ingeniously to created a pair of attractive and utilitarian dangling earrings out of her Apple AirPods so that she wouldn’t lose them. These “Airings” come in two different styles and are available for purchase through custom order. Airings are available for pre-order after they sell out. Please give 2-3...The post Woman Ingeniously Turns Her AirPods Into Earrings In Order to Keep From Losing Them first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the wonderful behind-the-scenes series Creating Saturday Night Live, crew member Wally Feresten speaks first hand to the show’s long history with cue cards. Feresten explains that while cue cards were necessary in the show’s first few years, the tradition has carried on through to this day. So much that Feresten has become an ad...The post Saturday Night Live’s Long History With Cue Cards first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, traf captured beautiful footage of a plane making very smooth landing on a snowy landing strip in Maniitsoq, Greenland. The footage was taken from inside the flight cabin, thus offering a true firsthand look at the frozen ground. via Jason Laskodi Related Laughing Squid PostsStunning Footage of the Northern Lights Captured at 35,000...The post Beautiful Footage of Plane Making Smooth Landing in Greenland Taken From Inside the Flight Cabin first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Closeness Lines Over Time” by Olivia de Recat via FlowingData Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Amazing Supercut of Bruce Springsteen Singing ‘Thunder Road’ Line by Line Over 41 YearsAn Analysis of the Placement of Daily Double Clues in ‘Jeopardy!’ Over the Course of 31 Seasonspsychylustro, 7 Colorful Outdoor Installations Along Rail Lines in PhiladelphiaThe post Closeness Lines Over Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Luke Maynard, who is a dedicated fan of the band Queen, collected and created a series of Internet memes that literally interpret the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody. After he posted these images on social media, his friend Luke helped him organize and get the the proper licensing needed to make a proper “Bo-Meme-Ean Rhapsody”...The post A Literal Interpretation of the Lyrics to Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Told Through Internet Memes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On January 28, 1978, the Electric Light Orchestra released their iconic A-Side song “Mr. Blue Sky” from their seventh album Out of the Blue. 41 years later, band co-founder Jeff Lynne announced that in celebration of the anniversary, a brilliantly animated video had been created to illustrate the song. Celebrating 41 years today since we...The post A Brilliant Animated Video Celebrating 41 Years of the Iconic Electric Light Orchestra Song ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really creepy video by VillianGuy shows the lovely Jennifer Lawrence, clad in a long red dress and diamond collar, giving a post Golden Globe Awards Show interview about the Real Housewives series on Bravo while wearing actor Steve Buscemi‘s unique features. This was accomplished using incredibly seamless deepfake technology, which is plain spooky in...The post Jennifer Lawrence Answers Questions While Wearing Steve Buscemi’s Face in a Creepy Deepfake Video first appeared on Laughing Squid.

iRobot has announced the release of the Terra, an outdoor version of their Roomba vacuum cleaner. This hands-free connected robot mows the lawn using the same Imprint Smart Mapping technology employed by their indoor versions. The system learns the pattern of the lawn and navigates a straight line while avoiding objects such as lawn decorations....The post The iRobot Terra, A Roomba That Mows the Lawn first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorably mischievous gray tabby cat sat on the side of the sink and repeatedly reached into an open cabinet for the easily accessible hand towels on the first shelf. The defiant feline then grabbed one towel at a time just to watch each one fall to the floor. Related Laughing Squid PostsTenacious Tabby Cat...The post Mischievous Gray Cat Pulls Individual Hand Towels Off the Shelf Just to Toss Them on the Floor One at a Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Performance artist and sculptor David Henry Brown Jr, who hilariously refers to himself as a “negative influencer”, has created “Resemblage”, a surreal series of self-portraits created by his character David Henry Nobody Jr that don’t reveal his face in any way. Instead, the artist finds really creative ways to specifically hide his face in a...The post Surreal Self-Portraits by David Henry Nobody Jr first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019, bassist extraordinaire, vocal genius and rock legend Geddy Lee of Rush sat down with host Shelli Sonstein of Q104.3 New York’s Sonstein Sunday to talk about his own family’s harrowing experience with the Holocaust. Lee’s parents Manya and Morris were born and raised in Starachowice, Poland and knew each...The post Geddy Lee of Rush Talks About His Family’s Harrowing History With the Holocaust first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jared Grey, an author and self-described Tinker Gnome, decided to combine his love for science fiction with the inconvenience of sleep apnea with a CPAP Facehugger that he fashioned out of an Alien life-size foam Facehugger replica and his CPAP mask. Gray describes the entire process step-by-step on his site. What’s interesting about this is...The post Man Turns His CPAP Mask Into an Alien Facehugger first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a lofty video essay for Cheddar, producer Patrick Jones explains why airplane food leaves a little something to be desired. He starts off with the history of food service on flights, beginning with the brown bag lunches of the early days of flight. The next few stages were more about accommodating opulence and wealth,...The post How Altitude and Noise Affect Taste of Airplane Food first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the wonderful short film “One Man’s Trash” by brothers Alex and Aaron Craig, artist Peter Kokis of Brooklyn Robotworks talks about his passion for creating elaborate exoskeletal robot costumes completely out of recycled and unwanted materials at the kitchen table. Once a robot exoskeleton is completed, Kokis puts on the costume and goes out...The post Amazing Exoskeletal Robot Costumes Made Entirely From Recycled Materials at a Kitchen Table in Brooklyn first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A mustachioed mom needs a little help with her iPad in this highly relatable sketch by Gus Johnson. Related Laughing Squid PostsEtch A Sketch iPad CaseiPad Telephoto Lens by PhotojojoSquare Stand, An iPad Payment Register With a Built-In Card ReaderThe post Helping Mom Use the iPad first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When the Ukrainian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes came across a vintage broken piano, they decided to transform it into a unique and completely analog hybrid of 20 different instruments that are each connected and controlled by the piano keys. The band prominently featured this wonderful instrument in the music video for their song “Houston”. The...The post A Broken Vintage Piano Turned Into a Unique Analog Hybrid of 20 Instruments Connected to the Piano Keys first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the NASA Apollo 11 moon mission in 1969, director Todd Douglas Miller worked with 11 hours of previously unseen, super high quality footage along with thousands of hours of audio to create a gorgeously detailed, full-length documentary that chronicles the exciting events of this historic launch that put...The post New Documentary on the 1969 NASA Apollo 11 Moon Mission Features Incredible Previously Unseen Footage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Volvo Australia, in partnership with the Sydney Institute of Marine Science and Reef Design Lab (previously), have introduced the “Living Seawall”, 50 ingeniously designed 3D tiles made from recycled plastic that mimic the natural mangrove root structure that makes up the seawall of Sydney Harbour. The tiles were attached to the existing seawall near Kirribilli,...The post Ingenious Pollution Fighting, Life Attracting 3D Printed Tiles That Reinforce the Seawall in Sydney Harbour first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a decoctive episode of the BBC series Inside The Factory, host Cherry Healey consults food scientist Dr. Stuart Farrimond to learn how to prepare a proper cuppa when using a tea bag. He advises her to first ditch the styrofoam cup and replace it with a red mug, as the color red psychologically makes...The post How to Prepare a Proper Cuppa Using a Tea Bag first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Bill McClintock has created a brilliant mashup that combines the classic Queen song “We Will Rock You” with a wide range of musical styles. This includes pop (Sly Fox – “Let’s Go All the Way”), funk (The Temptations – “Shakey Ground”), rock (Metallica – “Sad But True”) and a little more pop (The...The post A Mashup of Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ Combined With a Wide Musical Array of Rock, Pop, Soul and Funk first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While on vacation at Yellowstone Park in 2017, blogger Kerry Countryman of Coffee With Us 3 captured the winter keeper Jeff Henry clearing seven feet of snow from the Canyon Village General store in an extremely efficient manner. The man first divided the snow into refrigerator size towers and then carted the towers over to...The post Park Worker Clears Seven Feet of Snow by Dividing the Drifts Into Refrigerator Size Towers to Cart Away first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A little girl in Belgorod, Russia cruised down a snow covered path on a quick moving sled that her father enhanced for her. He fitted the metal sled with a pair of leaf blowers on each side, which added some power, but not too much as it would make it unsafe. A Dad built his...The post A Little Girl Cruises Down a Snow Covered Path on a Sled That Her Father Fitted With Dual Leaf Blowers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, in partnership with Goodby Silverstein & Partners of San Francisco, is getting ready to unveil “Dalí Lives”, a fantastic AI replication of Salvador Dalí that uses deepfake learning (and a similarly built actor) to recreate the surrealist artist’s voice, manner, facial structure and words. The museum has put...The post Surrealist Artist Salvador Dalí Comes Back to Life Through AI on the 30th Anniversary of His Death first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brighton, England freelance animator Nick Murray Willis has created a series of hilarious animations to go along with the excited commentary from NFL football games. via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsBad British Commentary of the 2013 Alabama vs. Notre Dame NFL Championship GameA Groovy ABC Television Promo for the Debut of NFL Monday Night...The post NFL Football Commentary Hilariously Animated first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yarn artist Kate Jenkins, who makes elaborate crocheted artwork, has created a brilliant subaquatic series featuring various types of seafood including lobster, sardines, shrimp, clams and oysters, squid. Some of the pieces, such as the escaping lobster, were made to benefit the National Lobster Hatchery, while others were made for the fun of it or...The post A Brilliant Series of Crocheted Seafood by Kate Jenkins first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cakes in Austin, Texas shared how to make a beautiful cake decorated with impressionist style tulip made out of colorful buttercream. Channeling her “inner Bob Ross“, Sideserf spoke about color wheels, proper tools and painting techniques. I channeled my inner Bob Ross and tried my hand at palette knife painting with...The post How to Decorate a Cake With Impressionist Style Tulips first appeared on Laughing Squid.

New York City vlogger Jon Barr invited fellow YouTubers Red Romina, Mason Summers, Jacob Carlson and Tal (The Travelling Clatt) to join him on a tour of the hidden (and inexpensive) treasures of Times Square. Using a map from Atlas Obscura, the group located ceramic murals by Tony Buonagurio on the walls in near the...The post A Tour of Low Cost Hidden Treasures in Times Square first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Two very determined dung beetles battled each other over a prized ball of animal feces, which was captured by National Geographic Wild at the Djuma Game Reserve in South Africa. Each scarab fiercely fought valiantly for the rolling treasure by trying to knock the other off balance to expose their vulnerable wings for attack. In...The post A Pair of Determined Dung Beetles Relentlessly Battle Each Other Over a Prized Ball of Animal Poop first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While promoting the latest season of his CBS series Man With a Plan, the wonderful Matt LeBlanc, who will always be known our hearts as the charming, childlike Joey Tribbiani, shared with The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon on, exactly which props he stole from the set after the Friends ended and why. You know...The post Matt LeBlanc Tells Jimmy Fallon About the Props He Stole From the ‘Friends’ Set After the Series Ended first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an amusing skit on Saturday Night Live, a pair of Scottish air traffic control agents responded an American plane’s distress call for landing assistance. The agents, brilliantly played by the incredible Kate McKinnon and native Scot James McAvoy, tried to communicate effectively with the person who took over the plane’s controls due to the...The post Scottish Air Traffic Controllers With Thick Accents Hilariously Try to Guide a Plane to Safe Landing on SNL first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The “yes” did sound kind of angry, wouldn’t you agree? via redditThe post Overthinking, Anxiety and Paranoia in a Text Exchange first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mitsuru Nikaido has created an absolutely brilliant Mecha Coelacanth, a living fossil fish, which is reimagined as fully adapted to address a much harsher future environment. The distant future, the environment of the earth was harsh. A highly developed AI has created a Mecha adapted to its natural environment. The Mecha was designed with reference...The post A Brilliant LEGO Mecha Coelacanth (Living Fossil Fish) That Has Adapted to a Harsher Future Environment first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ross Marquand, now a regular on the AMC series The Walking Dead and a very funny impressionist, performed a series of his best for a very appreciative Chicago in-studio audience on Windy City Live. Marquand was given a mundane situation for each of his characters to address such as Matthew McConaughey ordering chicken or Sir...The post Ross Marquand Performs Impressions of Very Famous People Doing Very Mundane Things first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sublue Tech has created the WhiteShark Mix, a lightweight, portable water scooter that works anywhere in deep water or a backyard pool. The design is simple and straightforward sporting ergonomic handles, dual propellers, easy to use controls and long battery life. Glide through the water with the Sublue WhiteShark Mix Underwater Scooter. Using two motors...The post A Fun Portable Battery Powered Underwater Scooter first appeared on Laughing Squid.