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The wonderful Mariachi Entertainment System (previously) of San Antonio, Texas performed a spicy cover version of the classic A-ha song “Take on Me” with all the fiery splendor of the guitars and horns, along with a remarkable singer who easily hits the high notes without any trouble. This is gonna happen later. pic.twitter.com/X5ihXNPGWk — MES...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Spicy Mariachi Cover of the A-ha Song ‘Take on Me’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mark Hamill is less than thrilled about the new LEGO Luke Skywalker’s Hand and Lightsaber. Someone tell me this isn't a real #StarWars toy. PLEASE. ?#LegoOfMyHand #WorstToyEVER pic.twitter.com/oVI59qsHxh — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 7, 2019 … "from a certain point of view." — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 8, 2019 Related Laughing Squid PostsMark Hamill Hops...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post LEGO Luke Skywalker’s Hand and Lightsaber first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mechanical engineer turned VFX expert Wren Weichman of Corridor Digital visually explains the relative size of Star Wars planets and spaceships by spatially comparing them to more familiar locations. We never get to see any Star Wars spaceships in any sort of physical context because they’re always next to like planets or in outer space...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Determining the Size of Star Wars Planets and Spaceships Against Locations on Planet Earth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In anticipation of the April 14th premiere of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, the employees of the British office supply company Viking, with the help of paper artist Andy Singleton, built an incredible 13 meter (43 foot) freestanding fire-breathing paper dragon to live in their office. The dragon took ten days...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stationery Supply Employees Build a Giant ‘Game of Thrones’ Fire Breathing Paper Dragon for Their Office first appeared on Laughing Squid.

After purchasing a somewhat dilapidated vintage coffee grinder on eBay, Swiss craftsman My Mechanics went about quietly restoring it. He pulled apart the entire assembly and scrubbed each piece clean of the ancient coffee grime. He then began putting all back together until the grinder was a bright, shiny working version of itself. A few...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Dilapidated Vintage Coffee Grinder Is Quietly Restored Into a Bright Shiny Working Version of Itself first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Composer Matt Morton shared with TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) what it was like writing the score for the highly anticipated documentary Apollo 11, particularly since director Todd Douglas Miller used only archival footage to tell the story. In that same vein, Morton decided to only use instruments available at the time of the 1969...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Apollo 11’ Composer Talks About Writing the Score Using Only Instruments Available at Time of the Launch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tom Hanks “T.Hanks” you for throwing away your trash at Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Related Laughing Squid PostsT.Hanks, Tom Hanks Thank You CardsFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post T.Hanks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Cut paper artist Lobulo Design created four wonderfully quirky paper masks in celebration of the 2018 Grec Festival of Barcelona. These colorful pieces, like the other work that comes out of this one-man studio, is highly creative, joyful and thoughtful all at once. Under the idea of “new species” we created the 4 main images...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Quirky Colorful Cut Paper Masks by Lobulo Design first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jonas Olsen, a 26 year old craftsman who lives on the island of Senja in Northern Norway, challenged himself at the behest of his fans to carve an intricate dragon head out of wood. Though the task was difficult and went through a few iterations, the end product turned out beautifully, as shown in a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Norwegian Craftsman Answers a Fan Challenge to Carve an Intricate Dragon Head Out of Wood first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While visiting Knaresborough Castle in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England in 2017, birdwatching nature photographer Claire Connor encountered at the entrance a vocal pied crow. The raven-like bird was a bit camera shy at first, but soon recovered and said “Are You Alright?” to the inquisitive photographer. Unlike another talking bird, this one did not have...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Vocal Pied Crow Says ‘Are You Alright?’ to a Visitor at the Knaresborough Castle in North Yorkshire, UK first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When your subway car gets turned into the rainforest cafe. Welcome to NYC. pic.twitter.com/8CG9lTYjW9 — em [16] (@e_munson) April 8, 2019 New York City is the kind of place where anything can happen at any time and now we actually have the technology to prove the event actually occurred. Earlier this year in March, a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Subway Operator Holds the Doors While a Small Forest of Tall Plants Are Loaded Onto the Train first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pawel Zadrozniak, who is also known as “Silent”, has programmed his Floppotron, an electronic orchestra made up of sixty-four floppy drives, eight hard disks and two scanners to play the theme from Game of Thrones. Remastered after almost 3 years. Game of Thrones Theme. The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones premieres on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Game of Thrones Theme Played on an Orchestra of 64 Floppy Drives, 8 Hard Drives and 2 Scanners first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner” by Andrew Saladino of Royal Ocean Society is a mouthwatering supercut of animated characters of different styles preparing their daily meals and enjoying the fruits of their (or somebody else’s) labor. What’s remarkable is that several of the animated meals look as scrumptious as the real thing. Had some time in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mouthwatering Supercut of Animated Characters Preparing and Enjoying Scrumptious Looking Meals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Shortly after the passing of the great Stan Lee on November 12 2018, the musicians of the incredibly talented Mariachi Entertainment System of San Antonio, Texas performed a beautiful cover of the theme song from the film The Avengers. After the song finished, the whole group drank a toast to Stan the man. Avengers Main...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Talented Mariachi Players Pay Beautiful Tribute to Stan Lee With a Cover of ‘The Avengers’ Theme Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Marvel, international publisher Taschen has announced the release of The Stan Lee Story a gorgeous 624 page hardcover by legendary Marvel writer Roy Thomas who knew and loved the man. The book features full-color images of “Stan the Man” throughout his career and the comics that changed the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Stan Lee Story, A Gorgeous Hardcover Book on the Life, Career, and Legacy of the Marvel Comics Legend first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderfully fast-talking, speed-doodling music theorist 12Tone takes on his mother’s favorite song, the very challenging “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John, which is about seeing a live band. Throughout the song, John employs such musical techniques as modal interchange (borrowing notes from other keys), deceptive cadence (an irregular resolution from major to minor)...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Modal Interchange and Deceptive Cadence Keep Up the Momentum in Elton John’s ‘Bennie and the Jets’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

One of the amazing humans of Flatbush Cats, a non-profit feral rescue program in Brooklyn shared how he rescued a litter of kittens who were hiding behind a woodpile where some dangerous work was being performed. He and a team member expertly pulled each of these squalling furry babies out of their safe place, put...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Socialize a Spicy Feral Kitten From the Start first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer James Friedman has captured the truly celestial beauty that lives inside the colorful guts of a typical golf ball in his photo series “Interior Design”. Under a macro lens, the up-close images reveal a variety of colors, textures, shapes, and hues that are only visible once the ball is dissected. Friedman states that this...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Celestial Beauty of Colorful Golf Ball Guts first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Italian furniture design house Saporiti has created the ABC BookCase (previously), a novel laminated chipboard bookcase with customized modules reflecting letters or numbers by the arrangement of the interior shelves. This versatile system offers the opportunity to put a bit of personality in the design. The modules are freestanding or can be wall-mounted. Customizable and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Bookcase With Word Forming Letter Shelves first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Andy Saladino of the Royal Ocean Film Society who posts animated video essays about animation, turned to the other side of the animation equations with a history of the camera. This history is rather cynical in nature, however there is a bright spot along the way. inspired by a brilliantly forthright essay by Richard...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Forthright Animated History of the Camera first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bryce Langston of the wonderful series Living Big in a Tiny House visited with Lisa and Matt Hobbs, an industrious couple who met online, fell in love and built an incredibly sleek, ultra-modern tiny home in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. The property itself is incredibly secluded due to a brush fire...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredibly Sleek, Ultra Modern Tiny Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Fast Company producer Maxwell Mueller, a rare person who has never watched an episode of Game of Thrones, approached strangers wandering through Washington Square Park and asked them to describe the series in 15 seconds or less. Mueller also asked them to re-enact a scene from the series, what they expected for the finale season,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Random Strangers Explain ‘Game of Thrones’ in 15 Seconds to Someone Who Has Never Seen the Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Under the close supervision of his loving mother, 5 year old Carter Bruynell rode his scooter around a skatepark in South Brunswick, New Jersey on his birthday. Not too long afterward, a group of teenagers gathered in the park for a day of skating. All this commotion concerned made both Carter and his mom Kristen...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Kind Hearted Teenagers Teach a Young Autistic Boy in the Park How to Ride a Skateboard for His Birthday first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Novelty company Paladone, in partnership with Fender Guitars, has created a black mug with a detailed design of a 1965 Twin Reverb amplifier on the front. The mug is also wonderfully oversized in an unusual half-moon shape with a flat face for storing, not stacking. Very rock n’ roll. The Fender Amp Mug is an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Oversized Mug That Looks Like a Fender Amp first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A big orange cat who was wandering around the room somehow got woefully stuck in the elastic armhole of his human’s bra that was drying on the line. The poor kitty made several attempts to escape, but the elastic held strong, particularly around his back legs. His human finally stepped in to free her feline...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hapless Orange Cat Gets Woefully Stuck in the Elastic Armhole of His Human’s Hanging Bra first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A college professor named Yardley who lives in San Diego, California creates uniquely majestic faux flower crowns for dogs, cats, and even humans. Yardley named her company, Freya’s Floral Co., after her beautiful Australian shepherd who is often a bright-eyed model for Yardley’s original and custom designs. I received such positive feedback that I decided...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Majestic Handmade Flower Crowns for Dogs and Cats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The upcoming documentary film Echo in the Canyon takes a look at Southern California’s Laurel Canyon during the seminal years of 1965-1967, a time and place where some of the most iconic American music of the time was created. Musician Jakob Dylan sat down with a number of the musicians who were an integral part...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Echo in the Canyon’, A Documentary That Explores the Iconic Laurel Canyon Music Scene of 1965-1967 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brice and Irina Bader of Wild Fennec are a nomadic couple who particularly enjoy off-road adventures. With this thought in mind, they decided to remodel their Land Rover Defender so that it would turn into a tiny home of sorts at the touch of a button. It takes approximately 43 seconds to make this transformation....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Nomadic Couple Can Turn Their Land Rover Defender Into a Tiny Home With Just the Press of a Button first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Inventor RongzhongLi of Petoi has created an absolutely adorable robotic kitten named Nybble. Nybble comes as a kit to assemble, was built on an open source platform, runs on an Arduino micro-controller that coordinates basic movements and has room for additional chips to enhance Nybble’s perception and decision-making. Nybble makes programming and robotics fun to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Nybble, An Adorable Open Source Robotic Kitten Kit first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Barrel Mover 5000 is a very cleverly designed truck attachment that allows workers to safely move traffic barrels from one side of the late to the other from the safety of the vehicle. It also saves time and money. These factors are particularly important for construction projects on busy roads and with alternating roadway...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Truck Attachment That Safely Moves Traffic Barrels From One Side of the Lane to the Other first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the Game of Thrones eighth and final season premiere just around the corner, Ryan Arey of Screencrush quite helpfully provides a summary recap of the first seven seasons of the series in an economical twelve minutes. Arey’s review is fairly comprehensive, though he admitted that purposely left out those characters who had died along...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The First Seven Seasons of ‘Game of Thrones’ Summarized in an Economical Twelve Minute Recap first appeared on Laughing Squid.

With the premiere of the highly anticipated Avengers: Endgame and the uncertainty of which superheroes actually survived the effects of Thanos‘ completed Infinity Gauntlet, Lithuanian video editor and MCU fan Tumas Šatūnas of Top Screen created a touching compilation tribute to the original six who started it all in the 2012 film The Avengers. They...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Touching Tribute to the Original Six Marvel ‘Avengers’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the brilliantly executed music video written and directed by Saman Kesh for the Hot Chip song “Hungry Child”, a constantly arguing couple named Phil (Martin Starr) and Kristi (Milana Vayntrub) find themselves subjected to an external, uncontrollable soundtrack that follows them wherever they go. The soundtrack plays on the street, in the car and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An External Soundtrack Stalks Unhappy Couple Until a Decision is Made in Hot Chip’s ‘Hungry Child’ Video first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Talented Dutch street artists Jan Is De Man and Deef Feed were given permission by the owner of an apartment building in Utrecht to create a large mural on the side. Upon arriving at the idea of turning the building into a giant bookcase, the artists asked the building’s residents to give them the title...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Artists Turn Utrecht Apartment Building Into a Giant Bookcase Featuring Residents’ Favorite Books first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A shepherd dog named Jack happily trotted up the path with a long stick in his mouth. Surprisingly, Jack couldn’t figure out how to fit that stick through the narrow passageway that led to his house, despite his repeated attempts and an alternate way around. Luckily, Jack’s human was nearby to offer him a literal...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Eager Dog Repeatedly Tries to Get His Long Stick Through a Narrow Passageway Without Success first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Graphic artist Todd Alcott has brilliantly reimagined classic rock and new wave songs as vintage pulp-fiction paperback books. Included in the songs he has adapted into this novel style are artists such as David Bowie (“Changes”), The Beatles (“Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”), The Clash (“I’m So Bored With the USA”), The Smiths (“Heaven...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Classic Rock and New Wave Songs Brilliantly Reimagined as Vintage Pulp Fiction Paperbacks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Andy M. Saladino of the Royal Ocean Film Society takes a look how illustrators animate unusual movement by first understanding the mechanics of real movement, particularly since the character’s gait is a big part the character’s personality. Saladino used a compilation of film and animated clips to illustrate this point. He also referred to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Animators First Study the Mechanics of Walking Before Illustrating a Character’s Identifying Gait first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Award-winning FPV (first person view) drone filmmaker Airblastr has captured absolutely stunning drone footage of the picturesque landscape within the canyons of the Moab, Utah. Take an epic ride through the landscapes of Moab, UT and watch out for the unforgiving nature of the desert. Things get really real. Related Laughing Squid PostsDrone Footage of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Stunning Drone Footage of the Picturesque Landscape Within the Canyons of Moab, Utah first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating essay for Vox, host Kimberly Mas explains the history of dinosaur reconstruction, the different processes that sometimes resulted in rather big mistakes and how modern technology allows paleontologists to more accurately fill in the missing bones than ever before. One example of such modern reconstruction is the baby T-Rex built by the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How Technology Helps Paleontologists to Accurately Fill in Missing Bones When Reconstructing Dinosaurs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Andy Zheng and a team of Princeton University engineers, in partnership with Google Brain Robotics have created the TossingBot, a pair of robotic arms that sit facing each other. One arm grasps and tosses various object while the other makes sure that each object is caught. The accuracy of this interaction increases as the robot...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post TossingBot, A Robotic Arm That Can Teach Itself to Grasp, Toss and Catch Random Items first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Czech linguist, data scientist, graphic designer, and musician Jakub Marian has created an amusingly informative map of Europe that phonetically spells out the name of each country’s capital city for easy pronunciation by English speakers. Marian further explains these pronunciations with a few satirical explanations. Moldova has become a full member of the Francophonie (even...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Map That Phonetically Spells Out the Names of European Capital Cities for Easy Pronunciation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An adorable three year old in a colorful dinosaur shirt quite knowledgeably explained to his mom the reason why these prehistoric creatures went extinct. According to this clever little boy, a dust cloud filled the air and blocked out the sun, which killed all the plants. The lack of plants killed the vegetarians and the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Toddler Cleverly Explains Dinosaur Extinction first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A fascinating video from Indepth Sound Design features legendary Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt deconstructing many of the classic audio effects that he created for the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. These sounds include the Lightsaber, hyperdrive, R2-D2, C-3PO, X-34 Landspeeder, Darth Vader, Tie Fighters and of course, The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Sound Designer Ben Burtt Deconstructs the Audio Effects Used in ‘Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Last Gasp has published The Book of Weirdo, an almost 300 page hardcover retrospective by Jon B. Cooke about the alternative comics scene in the United States during the 1980s and early 1990s. Much of the book tells the story of R. Crumb‘s Weirdo magazine, which anthologized the underground comics of the day from 1981-1990....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Book of Weirdo, A Hardcover Retrospective of the Alternative Comics Scene During the 1980s and 1990s first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1970, the great Elton John sat behind his piano and explained the structure of a new song he was working on with his musical partner Bernie Taupin. The song was written for Maxine Feibelman, the band’s seamstress who was responsible for Elton John’s distinctive costumes and was Taupin’s girlfriend at the time. After the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Elton John Walks Through a New Song That He and Bernie Taupin Wrote in 1970 Called ‘Tiny Dancer’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

SciShow Psych host Brit Garner explains the surprising similarities between depression and anxiety despite the fact that they feel vastly different from each other. Garner looks at the symptoms, the brain chemistry behind both conditions, how they can simultaneously exist, why medication, particularly SSRI‘s work well for both anxiety and depression and how the fight-flight-freeze...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Surprising Similarities Between Depression and Anxiety first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles street artist Plastic Jesus created “The Art of Noise”, a gorgeous cherry red Fender Stratocaster that has been partially melted into a puddle. The guitar is completely playable as quite ably demonstrated by Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. The bright red Fender Stratocaster appears to be melting into a puddle of its own...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Dave Navarro Solos on a Melted Cherry Red Fender Stratocaster Guitar by Street Artist Plastic Jesus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kath Holden of Delph Miniatures in Bradford, Yorkshire is a very talented miniaturist who pulls no punches when talking about her preference for making 1/12th scale items that reflect real life rather than the historical museum pieces that other artists make. Holden stated that her pieces evoke a feeling of familiarity, while the others look...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Miniaturist Explains Why She Prefers to Create Real Life Miniature Items Over Historical Museum Pieces first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Robot Chicken has jumped into the building anticipation over the premiere of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones with a hilarious animated spoof in which Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly engage in a conversation at The Wall. As they see a threat approaching, Samwell wonders aloud if White Walkers were approaching. Jon...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly Spot Approaching White Joggers While Working the Night’s Watch at the Wall first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Three years after he made the Louvre disappear into the facade of the Paris Museum, the remarkable award-winning French street artist and photographer JR created an equally stunning optical illusion centered around the I.M Pei designed Louvre Pyramid itself, in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Over 400 volunteers help the artist paste over 2,000 sheets...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Artist JR Uses 2,000 Sheets of Paper to Turn The Louvre Pyramid Into an Incredible Optical Illusion first appeared on Laughing Squid.