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A brilliantly illustrated episode of After Skool features a talk given by author, botanist and psychedelic drug advocate Terence McKenna in 1998, during which he spoke about the acceleration of time. McKenna had formulated his own sense of time through fractals and the I Ching, topics included in his remarkable speech. Towards the end of...The post Terence McKenna’s Remarkable 1998 Talk About Time Acceleration Told Through Whiteboard Animation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A really beautiful orange tabby cat appropriately named Outlander has found a safe and comfortable home in the chicken coop after the alpha male cat at the White House on the Hill farm in Easton, Missouri banished him for good. Outlander is a happy cat who doesn’t mind bunking with the chickens, in fact the...The post An Orange Tabby Cat Lives in a Chicken Coop After Being Banished by the Alpha Male of the Farm Clowder appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a methodical episode of the BuzzFeed series Professionals React, biophysicist James Bodecker of the Dornsife School at the University of Southern California scientifically analyzes several different plotlines from Rick and Morty. Among those subjects Boedicker addresses are multiverses, wormholes, the Big Bang theory and carbon-based life forms. Boedicker also mentions that he’s a big...The post Biophysicist Scientifically Analyzes ‘Rick and Morty’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The wonderfully talented performer Jonathan Coulton has thoroughly embraced his 1970s with his new album Some Guys. On this tribute album, Coulton recreates some of the most iconic soft rock songs that came out at that time, covering each song as it was played in its original form. Coulton explains that with current events being...The post Jonathan Coulton Recreates Sensitive Soft Rock Hits From the 1970s on His New Album ‘Some Guys’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lithuanian filmmaker and musician Saulius of Backward Picnic, who’s currently studying music in the U.K., has created a series of fascinating videos that show him talking backwards while narrating his performance of reverse footage stunts as if they were occuring in real time. Using this method, Saulius reveals the secret to relaxation, demonstrates how to...The post Man Talks Backwards While Filming to Narrate His Performance of Reverse Footage Stunts in Real Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Z6 by Robugtix is an adorable 3D printed foldable six-legged robot that keeps itself in tip top shape with a very lively aerobics routine set to a catchy 1980s soundtrack. In all seriousness, the Z6 is an extremely agile robot that can get into tight spots and report back to base with its built-...The post A 3D Printed Foldable Six-Legged Robot Keeps in Tip Top Shape With a Lively Aerobics Routine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wildlife photographer Julia Sundukova and a couple of friends visited the Upside Down House in Moscow where everything about and within the house is indeed, upside down. Being the talented photographer that she is, Sundukova captured this tipsy-turvy adventure on high definition video during a crisp, clear, snowy night. Moscow photographer Julia Sundukova, 32, visited...The post A House in Moscow Where Everything Is Upside Down appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When a person stares at a picture such as the one above for 10-20 seconds, the image starts to disappear. This is due to a fascinating optical illusion known as Troxler’s Fading. This illusion is associated with visual adaptation. When a person’s eyes are focused on a specific stimuli, the rest of the image in...The post Images That Begin to Disappear After Staring at Them For 10-20 Seconds Due to a Fascinating Optical Illusion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Londonist Editor-at-Large Matt Brown, with the help of many friends, has created “Fake Britain” (larger version), a map of England, Scotland and Wales that plots over 720 names of fictional cities, towns and villages used in films, books, poems and television series. Prints of the map are available through More T Vicar. Take a look...The post A Clever Map of Great Britain That Plots Fictional Locations From Film, Television and Literature appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Here’s the full performance of nerdcore pioneer MC Frontalot, aka “The World’s 579th Greatest Rapper”, performing at MAGFest 2019, a “Music And Gaming Festival” in National Harbor, Maryland. MC Frontalot hates your blog (but I bet he still loves Laughing Squid). MC Frontalot’s latest album “New Split” is now available for pre-order. Supercomputer on the...The post MC Frontalot at MAGFest 2019 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram See how #transparent some parts of this #inkalily can be in this image. . . . #decorationideas deco #interior #decoration #homedecor #homestyling #design #creative #print #wallart #style #artoftheday A post shared by Lanuma-art (@lanumaart) on Jan 6, 2019 at 9:20am PST Artist Aleks Reba has created an absolutely gorgeous series...The post Gorgeous Portraits of Colorful X-Rayed Flowers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician Luca Stricagnoli, who often performs with his custom triple necked guitar, played a brilliant acoustic guitar cover of the Michael Jackson blockbuster “Thriller”. For this song, Stricagnoli did employ another neck, but it was attached to a second guitar that he was playing at the very same time. View this post on Instagram The...The post A Brilliant Acoustic Cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Simultaneously Played on Two Guitars by One Musician appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the first of January 2019, firefighters from Budapest were called out to the city of Pécs to help rescue a frightened dog from the middle of the frozen Lake Csunya. Two of the firemen very carefully crawled out onto the ice while holding onto an inflatable slide and safely reached the dog. The men...The post Hungarian Firefighters Use an Inflatable Slide to Rescue a Dog Who Was Stranded in Middle of a Frozen Lake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist and sculptor John T. Unger is embarking on a quest to make mosaic recreations of the 16th century engravings from the Tabulae Anatomicae by Bartolomeo Eustachi, the father of anatomical study. I chose Eustachi’s drawings because of their beauty and because their rich colors made them easier to interpret than black and white illustrations....The post Life Sized Mosaic Recreations of 16th Century Anatomical Engravings by Bartolomeo Eustachi appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a mythological Ted Ed lesson written by educator Scott A. Mellor and animated by Remus Buznea and Kyriaki Kyriakou, narrator Addison Anderson explains how Thor got his hammer and why it was so specific to him. As it turns out, the gift of hammer was the result of a trick that the mischievous Loki...The post How a Mean Prank by Loki That Went Terribly Awry Ultimately Led to Thor Obtaining His Iconic Hammer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A confused, wayward bear somehow wound up on the porch of a Florida home. After knocking over some Christmas soldiers guarding the house, the unexpected ursine visitor put a big nose up to the camera and rang the video doorbell. A dog then barked before a human voice came over the speaker and told the...The post Wayward Bear Rings Video Doorbell of Florida Home appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While performing for the Prince’s Trust Gala “We Are Most Amused and Amazed” at the London Palladium in October 2018, the extremely talented musical comedian Bill Bailey explained the difference between the major key (“like me, like me, like me”) and the minor key, demonstrating how much can change when the third note above the...The post Why the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ Sounds Eerily Like a Russian Ballad When Performed in a Minor Key appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Little Free Library ® (@littlefreelibrary) on Dec 26, 2018 at 3:16pm PST While artist Sharalee Armitage Howard and her family were clearing out their Coeur d’Alene, Idaho yard, they noticed that their 110 year old cottonwood tree had died. Rather than pulling out the whole thing...The post The Trunk of a Dead 110 Year Old Cottonwood Tree in Idaho Transformed Into a Little Free Library appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Hyundai announced at CES, their unique concept for “Elevate”, a multi-terrain “walking car” emergency vehicle that is mounted upon fully articulating legs that can creep, crawl, climb, walk and even drive as a standard car. The different driving modes assist and conform to the specific need at hand, whether it’s negotiating treacherous terrain, traversing stairs,...The post New Hyundai ‘Walking Car’ Concept Emergency Vehicle Uses Articulating ‘Legs’ to Traverse Rough Terrain appeared first on Laughing Squid.

We here at Laughing Squid have always been fans of the amazing plant-based Impossible Burger, which cooks, smells and tastes just like meat. This week a CES 2019, Impossible Foods announced the Impossible Burger 2.0, which a healthier and even tastier version of their original burger. In fact, both CNET and Engadget given this new...The post Impossible Burger 2.0, A Healthier, Juicier Plant Based Burger That Cooks and Tastes Even More Like Meat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Harrington (@nothinghappenedtoday) on Mar 14, 2017 at 5:59pm PDT Obi-Wan Kenobi on Laundry Day by Ed Harrington Related Laughing Squid PostsBreaking: Darth Vader Announces That Obi-Wan Kenobi Is DeadR2-D2 Sadly Recalls Old Memories After Obi-Wan Kenobi Fails to Remember Him on TatooineObi-Wan Kenobi Ends Star...The post Obi-Wan Kenobi on Laundry Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable little yellow-headed parrot bopped in perfect rhythm to the video of the late great Freddie Mercury singing the Queen classic “Another One Bites the Dust” playing on video behind him. The little bird also found his feet with the song “I Like to Move It” from Madagascar Two: Escape to Africa. Related...The post Yellow-Headed Parrot Dances in Perfect Rhythm to ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ and ‘I Like to Move It’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sideshow Bob, the brilliant but homicidal character from The Simpsons perfectly captures Zach de la Rocha‘s anger as he performs the Rage Against the Machine song “Bullet In the Head” in a befitting mashup by Adam Schleichkorn, who may be better known as “Mylo the Cat”. This, like many other of his mashups, first started...The post Sideshow Bob Channels Zach de la Rocha in a Rage Against the Machine Mashup With ‘The Simpsons’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters from the classic TV sitcom series Friends, hosts Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take (formerly ScreenPrism) take a look at Gunther, the soft spoken, bleached blonde barista who mostly stayed in the background throughout the series, yet had the...The post How Gunther’s Fear of Leaving His Comfort Zone Impedes His Ability to Have Relationships With ‘Friends’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While he’s out strolling through his neighborhood or at a cafe, a man named Matt, who makes his living as a voice actor, enjoys chatting it up with the random cats he meets on the street. Sometimes he will meet new cats, though some are a bit reticent, even when he offers up a treat....The post A Velvet Voiced Man Walks Around His Neighborhood Petting Random Cats He Meets on the Street appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Redditor Rockmann1 built the body of a Fender Stratocaster style guitar, out of 1200 colored pencils. He first glued the pencils together, cut the guitar frame from those glued pencils with a wood stencil, refined it, sanded it, covered it in a protective coating, slid in the electronics, strung the strings and then played his...The post An Amazing Playable Fender Stratocaster Style Electric Guitar Hand Crafted Out of 1200 Colored Pencils appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Pudding (@pudding.cool) on Dec 5, 2018 at 8:24am PST Human Terrain by Matt Daniels of The Pudding is an incredible 3D visualization of global population that incorporates satellite data gathered by the Global Human Settlement Layer in order to look a densely populated areas such...The post Human Terrain, 3D Data Visualizations That Measure Global Density as Detailed Population Mountains appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Domino expert FlippyCat demonstrates different vertical arrangements of dominoes such as pyramids and squares. In most cases, all the dominoes quite satisfyingly fall except for in one trick in which he clear tiles frame remained standing, while only the multi-colored tiles fell to the ground. FlippyCat based this trick on a tower originally developed by...The post A Satisfying Demonstration of Vertically Arranged Domino Pyramids and Squares Toppling to the Ground appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Swiss Filmmaker Fabio Friedli has created “In a Nutshell”, a truly remarkable stop motion animation of 3,000 images that seeks to capture the enormity of the world – its nature, its elements, its inventions and its concerns – all through a series of vignettes that address each cycle of life. From a seed to war,...The post A Brilliant Stop Motion Animation That Attempts to Capture the Enormity of the World ‘In a Nutshell’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Terna Collection by Kichler is a very cleverly designed line of pendant ceiling fans with short curved blades that revolve around the light fixture itself. The shape of the fans is somewhat reminiscent of a cuttlefish mantle margin, which waves as the cephalopod glides through the water. These fans ares also good for those...The post Cleverly Designed Ceiling Fans With Short Curved Blades That Are Ideal For Use in Tight Spaces appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tesla has put together a fascinating timelapse showing how their Model 3 electric sedan is put together, shot from the perspective of the car on the assembly line. Each step of the assembly line is captured as the hollow frame is specifically filled out with its distinctive interior in a very methodical manner. Related Laughing...The post Fascinating Timelapse of How a Tesla Model 3 Sedan Is Assembled From the Perspective of the Car on the Line appeared first on Laughing Squid.

It looks like she’s thinking of taking out the bishop in a couple of moves. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Woman Pulls Off an Epic Jenga Move by Quickly Hitting Out the Bottom Brick Without Knocking Over the TowerNubian Goat Kid Mimics Human’s Dance MovesComedian Wanders Out Into New York City Traffic to Ask Drivers Why...The post Watch Out, The Queen Can Move in Any Direction appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Harrington (@nothinghappenedtoday) on May 21, 2016 at 7:05pm PDT AT-AT Cone of Shame by Ed Harrington Related Laughing Squid Posts‘TIMEOUT’, A Brilliant Photo Series That Captures the Rightful Angst of Dogs Relegated to the ‘Cone of Shame’Kitten Attacks the Tail of a Very Patient Cat...The post AT-AT Cone of Shame appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Please consult these handy charts when petting a cat or dog. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsCurious Cat Pushed Into Bathtub by Rude DogThe Amazing Bond That Exists Between Rottweiler Dogs and Their Feline CompanionsDog and Cat Teach Their Offspring to Descend Stairs In Very Different WaysThe post Petting Charts for Cats and Dogs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the animated short “Island” by Max Moertl, an assortment of unique little animals interact with one another and with the nature around them to create beautiful music of their own. Composer David Kamp (previously) provided the sound design. On a small island a bunch of exotic creatures run across each other. View this post...The post Unique Little Animals Make Beautiful Music as They Interact With Nature in the Animated Short ‘Island’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The amusingly doodling, rapidly talking and extremely knowledgeable music theorist 12Tone musically breaks down one of his favorite songs – “Aqualung” by Jethro Tull. In doing so, 12Tone points out how the use of atonality, specifically atonal harmonies, makes the song as powerful as it is . ..we’re looking at one of my favorite songs...The post How the Use of Atonal Harmonies Help Make the Classic Jethro Tull Song ‘Aqualung’ So Powerful appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Doors of London (@thedoorsofldn) on Mar 18, 2018 at 9:13am PDT Photographer Bella Foxwell, who describes herself as “door obsessive”, has created The Doors of London, a charming Instagram photo series that captures the simple yet creative elegance of front doors throughout London and (sometimes)...The post A Charming Photo Series Capturing the Simple Elegance of Brightly Colored Front Doors in London appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Simon Whistler, host of the series Today I Found Out recounts the ongoing war that musician Tom Waits has with advertising agencies who insist upon using his songs, his likeness and especially his incredibly distinctive voice despite his continual refusal. At one point, Frito-Lay used a sound-a-like to perform a jingle set to Waits’ Small...The post Tom Waits’ Ongoing War With Advertising Agencies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

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Thomas Blanchard, an incredibly imaginative color artist created “Oooh !! My Delicious Coffee”. This incredibly soothing video features waves of coffee and cream washing past the camera lens in varying, equally hypnotic stages. Blanchard mixed together used paint, oil and coffee in order to achieve this comforting effect. The soundtrack by Alexis Dehimi adds to...The post Hypnotic Waves of Coffee With Cream Evoke a Calming Sense of Comfort in ‘Oooh !! My Delicious Coffee’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Italian knife vendor Giacomo Giovannitti filmed himself expertly slicing fruits and vegetables with astoundingly transparent, paper thin results. While this type of prep work takes an immense amount of skill, the super sharp Japanese knife he employed definitely helped the process along quite well. Giacomo Giovannitti, from Bologna, has worked with Japanese knives for over...The post Italian Knife Vendor Cuts Produce Into Transparent, Paper Thin Slices With a Super Sharp Tool of His Trade appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dr. James O’Donoghue, the Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard who created the brilliant animation visualizing the speed and angle at which the eight largest planets revolve, has created another fascinating animation to accompany interesting news about Saturn. Per an informative paper written by O’Donoghue and other team members, the rings around Saturn are disappearing due...The post How an Icy Rain Is Causing Saturn’s Rings to Disappear appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1973, Blimie and Herman Schreiber opened a small photography store in TriBeCa (Warren Street), Manhattan, which they named B&H (their first initials). As the company grew, the couple changed locations and moved to Chelsea (on 7th Avenue and 17th Street). In 1997, having further outgrown their space, the company moved to its current location...The post A Brief Narrated History of Legendary New York City Photo Video Store B&H Which Was Founded in 1973 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Data designer Pedro M. Cruz (previously) created an absolutely inspiring, award-winning animation from raw data that visualizes immigration to the United States from 1830 – 2015 as rings seen on a cross-slice of a growing tree. Every 100 immigrants from a single country are represented by dashes that form together and add to the growing...The post United States Immigration From 1830-2015 Beautifully Visualized as Color Coded Rings on a Growing Tree appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram – AquaCat – Let's go fishing! #aquaman #dc #superhero #cat #catsofinstagram #movie #justiceleague #fanart #fajarekas A post shared by Fajareka Setiawan (@fajarekas) on Dec 17, 2018 at 3:59am PST Indonesian artist Fajareka Setiawan of Polar Engine Studio has created a brilliantly illustrated series in which superheroes are cleverly depicted as...The post Superheroes Cleverly Depicted as Illustrated Cats appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Finnish musician Toni Patanen and ocarina maker performed a multi-track cover of the Toto classic “Africa” aka the “the internet’s favorite song”. What made Patanen’s cover so unique is that he played the song on instruments made entirely out of squash and sweet potatoes. The irony of playing “Africa” with food is incredible. Patanen also...The post Musician Performs Unique Cover of ‘Africa’ by Toto on Instruments Made Out of Squash and Sweet Potatoes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the National Institute of Allied Arts, Zimbabwe‘s 2017 “Vocal and Instrumental Eisteddfod”, a group of student from Hillcrest College performed a brilliantly choreographed marimba routine that combined the sound of the instrument interspersed with voice and dancing, all perfectly executed. It’s no wonder that these students won the event’s Marimba Challenge Cup that year....The post Zimbabwean Students Win for Their Performance of a Brilliantly Choreographed Marimba Dance Routine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Beneath the Ink by Minnesota filmmaker Cy Dodson of Triumph Pictures is an incredible portrait of Billy Joe White, a Zanesville, Ohio tattoo artist who has made it his mission to help make the world a better place with ink. Citing his concern about the horrific events that occurred in Charlottesville during 2017 and inspired...The post Ohio Tattoo Artist Wants to Make the World a Better Place by Turning Hateful Tattoos Into Beautiful Ink appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In two different Netflix featurettes connected to Bandersnatch, the incredibly popular interactive episode of Black Mirror, series creator Charlie Brooker, Netflix VP of Product Todd Yellin and various members of the acting and production team all talk about how big a challenge it was for all involved to create and keep track of each portion...The post Charlie Brooker Talks About the Challenge of Creating the Interactive Black Mirror Episode ‘Bandersnatch’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In answering a family challenge requiring all Christmas gifts to be homemade, Utah designer Christopher Patty created a really cool wooden jukebox that reads and plays music from printed cards for his dad. While the exterior appears very analog, there was some simple, but clever engineering that went inside. This year my family decided that...The post A Handmade Analog Style Wooden Jukebox That Reads Playable Music From Printed Magnetic Cards appeared first on Laughing Squid.