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The video doorbell at Army veteran David A. Coen‘s Kansas home captured really amusing footage of a skittish fawn quickly jumping over the family dog named Jade without breaking a stride. The little deer approached the door and then retreated just as quickly, running around the dog on the way back. Evidently, the fawn had...The post A Quick Brown Deer Jumps Over the Family Dog first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Lim Hem Swee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has created “Moody Animals” a very clever series of illustrations that show different animals (both real and fictional) lying prostrate on the floor with very punny titles describing how they feel. Swee stated that he really enjoys making people smile with his art. Mission accomplished. I would...The post Illustrated Animals Lie Flat on the Floor With Clever Puns Describing Their Varying Moods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While filming in Iceland, hosts Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys posed in front of an erupting Strokkur Geyser while a photographer with whom they were working captured the moment on a thermal camera. The resulting footage revealed the varying levels of the intense heat that was released from the Earth...The post Colorful Thermal Footage Capturing the Intense Heat of an Erupting Geyser in Iceland first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Matt Baker of Useful Charts has designed a wonderful high resolution wall chart (larger) that explains the how each letter of the alphabet developed over various periods within thousands of years. The chart shows how modern English language evolved from the ancient Proto-Sinaitic script of biblical times to the Phoenician alphabet to the Archaic Greek...The post The Evolution of the Alphabet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

America’s favorite ketchup presents America’s favorite caviar. Reply with #HeinzKetchupCaviar and #Sweeps for the chance to get your hands on one of 150 jars this Valen-HEINZ day. No purchase necessary. Rules linked in bio. pic.twitter.com/aa8NNebVk1 — Heinz Ketchup (@HeinzKetchup_US) January 24, 2019 Heinz made an announcement on Twitter about their Valentine’s Day program where participants...The post Heinz Ketchup Caviar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Feng E, a young busking musician from Taiwan, effortlessly rocked out a brilliant cover of the classic Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in his home studio. Several months earlier, Feng E appeared on the Ellen Show, where he told the jovial host (through an interpreter) when and how he learned how to play the...The post Taiwanese Boy Rocks Out an Incredible Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ on a Ukulele first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1969, the D.C. band The Winstons put out an LP with a funky rendition of the traditional gospel song “Amen Brother” that featured a 4 bar, six second drum solo performed by the great G.C. Coleman. Great Big Story explains how this solo, known as the “Amen Break”, became the most sampled loop in...The post The History of the Legendary ‘Amen Break’, The Most Sampled Loop in Music History first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an amusing sketch for the Magic TV show Le Plus grand cabaret du monde, performer Jordi Bertran who was playing guitar and kazoo, took very insistent musical direction from a tiny man made out of foam. The foam puppet was preparing to do a high dive into a bowl of water. Unfortunately, he not...The post A Tiny Man Made Out of Foam Directs Musician to Provide the Perfect Soundtrack to His High Diving Act first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorably lumbering boxer named Jimmy tried to fit his big body onto a tiny chair made for a small child. Despite not being able to fit his entire self into the chair, Jimmy was very happy just to lay his head down, while the rest of him spilled out onto the floor. Jimmy the...The post A Big Dog Tries to Fit Himself Onto a Tiny Chair first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Kenny Sing of Turn Studio in San Francisco, creates beautiful pieces of pottery with wonderful geometric patterns of his own design that he either embeds right into the piece or sticks on top of an original piece. These designs turn into animated zoetropes when place upon a spinning potters wheel. As wheel moves, the...The post Geometric Patterns on Ceramic Plates Turn Into Zoetropes When Placed Upon a Spinning Pottery Wheel first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (“PBTF”) has created the “Imaginary Friend Society”, a wonderful series of animated films with a colorful cast of charachters that speak to children who have been diagnosed with cancer and help them deal with the issues that arise with it. Each animation features a different subject such as “Finding Out...The post Imaginary Friend Society, A Wonderful Series of Animations to Help Kids Deal With a Cancer Diagnosis first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Planetary Scientist Dr. James O’Donoghue of NASA Goddard created a fascinating animation that shows the speed of light in real-time traveling between the Earth, moon and Mars. The planetary objects and distances represented to scale. Like his other animations, O’Donoghue used data and imagery from NASA as his source This is the distance between Earth,...The post Fascinating Animation Showing the Speed of Light in Real-Time Traveling Between the Earth, Moon and Mars first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Cheddar takes a look at the history of the microphone, specifically addressing how it was able to transform vocals from almost unheard to prominently nuanced when it was introduced during the golden age of crooning. Performers such as Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Bing Crosby were among the first to use the microphone as an...The post How the Introduction of the Microphone Captured Vocal Depth and Nuance That Otherwise Went Unnoticed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The premiere episode of the eighth season of Hot Ones featured celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who agreed to be on the show at the behest of his family. Predictably, upon first bite, Ramsay immediately critiqued how the wings were prepared. Host Sean Evans laughed it off and launched into a hilarious series of questions about...The post A Very Forthright Gordon Ramsay Struggles to Eat Increasingly Spicy Hot Wings While Talking About Food first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Inspired by how well their cover of Toto‘s “Africa” was received, the members of Weezer decided to drop an entire album of cover songs called the Teal Album. The songs they covered are “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears, “Take on Me” by a-ha, “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King,...The post Weezer Drops Surprise Album of Popular Cover Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As they’ve done in past years, movie theater chain Cineplex has put together a wonderful montage of celebrated scenes from films, actors and director nominated for an Academy Award in 2019. This year includes The Favourite, BlackKklansman, Roma, Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Star Is Born and Vice Awards season is moving full speed ahead....The post A Wonderful Montage of 2019 Oscar Nominated Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Amazon has launched a test run of Scout, their in-house developed, autonomous package delivery vehicle that’s about the size of a rolling water cooler. Residents Snohomish County, Washington will be the first customers to meet Scout, along with plenty of back-up just in case. The Scout moves at a walking pace and is designed to...The post Amazon Scout, An Autonomous Package Delivery Vehicle the Size of a Rolling Drink Cooler first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The documentary “Kraftwerk Live – Rockpalast -1970” takes a look at the newly formed German band Kraftwerk as they made their television debut on the legendary Rockpalast broadcast in 1970. The trio, made up of Ralf Hütter, Klaus Dinger and Florian Schneider, appeared to very passionate about their music, although it left much of the...The post 1970 Television Debut of Kraftwerk first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Justin Miller of 3DForgeShop has created a line of detailed, medieval style spiral dice towers. The towers are 3D printed, enclosed with plastic from recycled bottles and add a sense of thematic elegance to role playing games. The files to make this at home are available for free, but for those without time or a...The post 3D Printed Medieval Style Spiral Dice Towers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, the legendary drummer who worked with such artists as James Brown, The Beatles, Aretha Franklin and King Curtis, quite jovially shared how to play the iconic “Purdie Shuffle” – a funky half-time shuffle that became his trademark sound. He goes through it step by step, counting out the beats easily, all while...The post Legendary Drummer Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie Shows How to Perform the Iconic Shuffle Named After Him first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While performing a live show at Boyd’s of Bedford in Bedford, England, an old timey, banjolele-playing Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. performed an expressive original song that succinctly expresses how he feels about anyone and everything around him. I’ve no more fucks to give, My fuck fuse has just blown, I’ve been hunting for my fucks...The post Old Timey Singer Has No More F***s To Give first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Meowbox is a wonderful subscription service that delivers a box of really fun toys and really yummy treats for cats at home on a monthly basis. Each month has a theme and as such, the treats and toys are tailored around that month’s theme and often include cat toys that were made specifically for Meowbox...The post Meowbox, A Monthly Subscription Service For Cats That Features a Box of Fun Toys and Yummy Treats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Weather chasing photographer Jason Weingart captured absolutely stunning shot after shot of the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse on January 20, 2019, as it rose over a barn emblazoned with the iconic lone star logo in Texas Hill Country. Weingart then arranged the photos into a single composite photo that traced the path of the...The post A Stunning Composite Photo of the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse Rising Over a Barn in Texas Hill Country first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Professional makeup artist Luca Luce creates amazing 3D optical illusions in a variety of styles using makeup. His most striking, however are the sharp lines of his cubic series. While much of his artistry is performed for TV Mediaset Sky, fashion and theater however, Luce also uses his own face, head and hands to demonstrate...The post Amazing 3D Optical Illusions Created Using Makeup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu who’s known for creating brilliant mashups with clever wordplay titles, has combined The Blues Brothers with Men in Black and other science fiction films to create an original plot for his short film “MIB: Men In Blues”. The Blues Brothers are back… as Men In Black! Agent J of the MIB...The post MIB: Men In Blues, An Original Film Made From a Mashup of ‘The Blues Brothers’ With ‘Men in Black’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

British musician Dodie very cleverly and somewhat inconspicuously sang different lyrics from an original song over the course of 20 videos, thus hiding it in plain sight. When the clips of the lyrics were cut together, they formed “Unfolding Arms”, a song from her new EP entitled Human. According to Dodie, this was very difficult...The post Singer Hides Lyrics to a Song Within 20 Different Videos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Zeus, the wonderfully stubborn husky who whined about getting out of bed, who begged his human to run his bath and who to give up the front seat of the car, quite expectedly whined and howled when he was told to get in the back of the car. Zeus’ human wasn’t having any of it,...The post Stubborn Husky Whines About Sitting in Back of the Car first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker and visual artist Kevin McGloughlin created “Epoch”, a seamlessly dizzying visual representation of the various forms of life on earth, from both macro and micro points of view. The project was made entirely out of Google Earth images over the course of several months. Epoch is a visual representation of our connection to earth...The post Epoch, A Dizzying Visual Representation of Life on Earth Created Entirely From Images on Google Earth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a whimsical, yet somewhat symbolic photo series entitled “Air”, French photographer Daniel Forero positioned party balloons in precarious positions and under great weights. He then captured powerful images of the balloons before they popped, almost as if they refused to buckle under the weight of the world. via DesignTAXI Related Laughing Squid PostsIllustrator Embellishes...The post Precariously Placed Balloons Refuse to Buckle Under the Weight of the World in a Whimsical Photo Series first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After Skool (previously) explains the concept of time dilation through colorful whiteboard animation. Citing Albert Einstein‘s Theory of Special Relativity, the animation illustrates how time is not the same for everyone, but instead measured by its observers in relation to their understood points of reference. This theory was demonstrated with a pair of atomic clocks...The post A Colorfully Animated Explanation of Time Dilation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Swedish sculptor and filmmaker Alexander Unger (aka Guldies) has created “Distortion”, a brilliant stop motion animation made from 2500 still pictures of very creative forms made out of clay with an equally creative soundtrack to match. Like much of his previous work, the animation is wonderfully surreal and absolutely seamless in its execution. 2500 still...The post Surreal Clay Creatures Interact With Each Other in the Brilliant Stop Motion Animation ‘Distortion’ by Guldies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In her amusing quest to make healthy versions of popular junk foods, Senior Food Editor and pastry chef Claire Saffitz of the Bon Apétit series Gourmet Makes took on the challenge of Pringles potato chips. The taste, crunch and texture took a relatively short amount of time to achieve, but the distinctive paraboloid shape of...The post Pastry Chef Successfully Recreates the Crunch, Shape, Texture and Taste of Pringles Potato Chips first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wow, the boys in @TheNational have done it again. This cover is gorgeous. pic.twitter.com/FINXEcpSU8 — Bobby Lord (@mysweetlord) January 19, 2019 Cincinnati indie band The National performed a lush, somewhat ethereal version of the song “Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs”, which was written for and served as the closing theme for the Cheers spinoff show...The post A Lush Version of the ‘Frasier’ Theme Song ‘Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs’ Performed by The National first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The brilliantly animated short entitled “CUBED” by film student Enge Xue tells the story of a man with a Rubik’s Cube for a head and his daily quest to grab a cup of coffee everyday in his underwear to meet up other men exactly like him. He always ensures that his “face” is reflecting the...The post A Man With a Rubik’s Cube Head Faces Rejection From Others When His Tiles Don’t Match Theirs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of his series about Medieval food, Jason Kingsley OBE of Modern History TV and food historian Chris Carr explain and prepare meals that would be typical to different classes. Kingsley first addressed typical peasant fare. Kingsley and Carr also looked at a meal typical of the wealthy noble class. The dishes were of...The post How Wealthy Nobles Dined In the British Medieval Era first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A short National Geographic film documents the annual Northern Icelandic tradition of Göngur, the herding of native horses in autumn. During summer, the horses are given lots of mountainous space to roam free but once fall begins, the horses are called back home. A jovial ceremony accompanies the equine return as the town settles in...The post The Northern Icelandic Tradition of Herding Horses in Autumn After Letting Them Roam Free in Summer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mac Sabbath, the fast food-themed Black Sabbath tribute band who performed for Ozzy Osbourne, hilariously parodied the classic song “Sweet Leaf” with their equally heavy metal ode to the hamburger entitled “Sweet Beef”. MAC SABBATH NEW VIDEO "SWEET BEEF" NOW!https://t.co/9AGies0WF9 — Mac Sabbath (@MacSabbath) October 22, 2018 Here’s a live version of the original Black...The post Mac Sabbath Hilariously Parodies the Black Sabbath Song ‘Sweet Leaf’ With Their Song ‘Sweet Beef’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1995, actor and director Jordan Peele took part in a nationwide consortium of student advocates who were seeking to make the United States a smoke-free country by the year 2000. In order to promote this ambitious quest, Peele along with fellow actors William Hernandez, Ola Creston and two others created a four minute public...The post A Young Jordan Peele Advocates Against Smoking in Unaired 1995 PSA for ‘Smoke Free Class of 2000’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Cuddle Clones in Lexington, Kentucky creates original plush toys in the image of beloved pets, also creates adorable plush slippers. Each pair is completely custom and hand made using photos submitted by their adoring humans. The company will happily create these wearable replicas of cats, dogs, birds, horses and even two different animals for each...The post Custom Slippers Created From Photos of Beloved Pets first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Ben Avlis creates very clever illustrations that pull out to show another side. When animated, these illustrations open and close mouths, explode heads and reveal hidden monsters. Prints and T-shirts are available through Avlis’ Etsy store. via Eyes on Cinema Related Laughing Squid PostsNew York Public Library Offers Access to Classic Tales Through Instagram...The post Cleverly Animated Pull Out Illustrations first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Falaah Nasser has created an absolutely stunning timelapse that tours around Oman. In making this, Nasser stated that wanted to share with others the beauty of the country. The timelapse encompasses over 15,000 photos of 64 locations taken over the course of two years. This a time lapse video that I have recently made....The post A Stunning 4K Timelapse Tour Around Oman first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, we wrote about “Toki”, an amazing 3D printed zoetrope by Japanese artist Akinori Goto. Since that time Goto has further explored how light interacts with movement. In “Rediscovery of Anima”, Goto takes a look at the more “primitive methods using sunlight”. At the same time as exploring how society might have interacted with...The post Creating the Illusion of Movement by ‘Primitive Means’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Canadian animal photographer Jess Bell has created a gorgeous photo series that features the playful side of agile dogs as they gleefully leap through pillowy clouds of brightly colored (non-toxic) powder. Bell stated that she was inspired by the work of equine photographer Andrea Zachrau. This photo and the rest of my coloured powder series...The post A Gorgeous Photo Series Featuring Agile Dogs Leaping Through Pillowy Clouds of Colored Powder first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In March 2018, Jason Kingsley OBE of Modern History TV invited food historian Chris Carr in the preparation of what would a typical meal prepared by peasants, farmers and innkeepers during the medieval times. The menu consisted of a barley/rye flour brown bread, salmon steaks with sorrel sauce and pottage (mushy) peas, all served with...The post Preparing a Typical Peasant Meal From Medieval Times first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Diver, conservationist and marine biologist Ocean Ramsey who seems to have quite an amazing way with sharks, whales and other large sea dwelling creatures, swam alongside an enormous female great white shark who was in into the waters of Oahu, Hawaii. Ramsey was doubly pleased to learn that not only was this the same shark...The post Diver Ocean Ramsey Swims With an Enormous Pregnant Great White Shark She Had Met Before first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Justin Lin of Rehab and Revive Physical Therapy in Tustin, California addressed the importance of kneecaps with a very basic model. Using two planks of perpendicularly joined planks of wood (knee), a small ball (kneecap) and a long piece of elastic (tendon), Dr. Lin demonstrated how the joint works both with the ball and...The post The Important Role Kneecaps Play in Active Mobility first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While a cat and chickens ran around behind him, musician Ösgur Baba performed a quietly gorgeous rendition of the classic Turkish folk song “Dertli Dolap” by poet and Sufi mystic Yunus Emre on a traditional cura, a three stringed instrument with a beautifully expressive high pitch. On the first year of Elif’in Hecesi; Özgür Baba...The post A Gorgeous Performance of the Traditional Turkish Folk Song ‘Dertli Dolap’ Played on a Cura first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In footage from the first season of the PBS series 3-2-1 Contact recorded at the Taylor County Coliseum in Abilene, Texas, the roadies on the 1979 KISS Dynasty Tour described what they needed to do in order to build the incredibly elaborate set and ensure the instruments were ready and in-tune. The the then larger-than-life...The post Roadies Describe How to Put on KISS Show in 1979 first appeared on Laughing Squid.