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redditor Abrikozenmosterd posted a somewhat dizzying, vivid visual illusion that encourages the human mind to perceive dots of the exact same color as four different hues when placed against a multi-colored striped background. This is known as a Munker Illusion, which, according to optical illusion expert Michael Bach, leads the brain to organize information according...The post A Vivid Visual Illusion That Makes Dots of the Same Color Appear Different Against a Striped Background appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stop-motion animator Kevin Parry of LAIKA (The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings), who has demonstrated numerous ways one can sit on a chair, enter a room and walk, continued with that same theme about driving. Sitting behind the wheel of his (stationery) car, Parry acted out the distinct personalities of 75 different types of...The post An Amusing Enactment of 75 Distinctly Different Driving Personalities Commonly Found on the Road appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a symphonious report from Vox, renowned conductor James Gaffigan explained the important role that the conductor plays during an orchestral performance. Pointing out the different styles of historically notable conductors, Gaffigan demonstrated what each hand does to help guide the musicians through the piece. I’ve always found it strange to hold a baton and...The post Conductor James Gaffigan Explains Exactly What He Does During an Orchestra Performance appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In late May 2018, we wrote about the fabulous new Matt Groening animated Netflix series Disenchantment that features a rather cynical Princess and her court of jaded cohorts. The story starts off with the princess public refusal to marry, her former betrothed impaling himself upon the Iron Throne and her pressing need to flee after...The post A Runaway Princess Bride Turns to a Life of Hard Drinking Misadventure in Trailer for ‘Disenchantment’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable shiba inu named Kevin became entranced with the lighted screensaver logo and amusingly tried to chase after it as it floated back and forth across the screen. According to his human, Kevin loves anything illuminated. My dog, Kevin, loves chasing anything that has a light source to it ever since I got him...The post An Entranced Dog Amusingly Attempts to Chase After an Illuminated Television Screensaver Logo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During San Diego Comic-Con, director M. Night Shyamalan premiered the trailer for his latest film, Glass, the third and final installment of the Eastrail 177 Trilogy in which the superhuman characters of the 2000 film Unbreakable and the 2016 film Split are once again merged together. Housed together in a psychiatric facility, David Dunn (Bruce...The post The Super Humans of ‘Split’ and ‘Unbreakable’ Reunite in M. Night Shyamalan’s Horror Film ‘Glass’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The trailer for the ninth season of the runaway hit show The Walking Dead, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, shows the survivors of several communities coming together to rebuild a safe place for them to live safely and in peace. Yet despite this cooperative spirit, as foreshadowed in the season eight finale, the enduring...The post The Long Held Bond Between Alexandria Survivors Starts to Fray in the Season 9 ‘Walking Dead’ Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Music writer Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays, took a look at the distinctive guitar style of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, specifically focusing on his brilliant talent and physical ability to deconstruct chords into delicious bite sized pieces. In doing so, Hendrix created beautifully embellished melodic themes that continually kept the momentum of the...The post How Jimi Hendrix Brilliantly Deconstructed Chords to Create Distinctive Embellished Melodic Themes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2009, musician Jake Shimabukuro performed a heartbreakingly beautiful ukulele cover of the iconic song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by The Beatles (written by George Harrison), for an appreciative audience attending the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival taking place at the Four Seasons Hualalai. Shimabukuro is known for his wonderful ukulele arrangements of classic rock...The post A Heartbreakingly Beautiful Ukulele Cover of The Beatles Song ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, we wrote about San Francisco artist Michael Gillette who created a beautiful set of officially licensed James Bond book covers for the celebration of the Ian Fleming Centenary. More recently, Gillette has created a stunning series of “Shape Shifting Dogs“, detailed prints of anthropomorphic canines modeled after inspirational people and deities that were...The post Amazing Graphite Prints of Anthropomorphic Dogs That Embody the Spirit of Inspirational Beings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather odiferous episode, ACS Reactions takes a look at the manner in which washed-rind cheeses are made, noting specifically the briny, gaseous chemical reaction that takes place to make the smell of these cheeses so particularly intolerable. The washing and aging process attracts a certain bacteria that breaks down the proteins and release...The post The Briny, Gaseous Chemical Reactions That Make Stinky Cheese So Intolerably Odiferous appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a specious episode of the Funny or Die segment “Cooking With Jeff Goldblum”, the laid back actor sauntered through his favorite Ralph’s grocery store, commenting on the origins of different produce, spouting non-sequitors and breaking out into song whenever the mood struck. Once home, Goldblum welcomed surprise guest Bryce Dallas Howard into his kitchen...The post Jeff Goldblum Breaks Out Into Song While Buying Groceries for a Meal With Bryce Dallas Howard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida demonstrated the fascinating process of making strawberry shaped candy drops on a refurbished victorian era machine that was used in Alaska during the 1800’s. The Klondike gold rush national historical park sent us a machine to restore for them a while back. This...The post Making Strawberry Shaped Candy Drops With a Restored 19th Century Victorian Era Candy Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During San Diego Comic-Con, the cast and creator of the now iconic series Breaking Bad joined Conan O’Brien onstage for a live panel interview. Amongst the topics discussed were the host’s comedic history with Bob Odenkirk, a hindsight change that Vince Gilligan would have made to the plot and his consideration of killing off Walt...The post The Cast of ‘Breaking Bad’ Discuss the Series in a Live Panel With Conan at San Diego Comic-Com appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the trailer for the highly anticipated fourth season of the sublime Vince Gilligan series Better Call Saul, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, a number of familiar characters from Breaking Bad in their early days (re)introduced into the show. At the same time, a grieving Jimmy McGill quickly sheds his naive affability and begins...The post Jimmy McGill Begins His Transformation Into Saul Goodman in Season 4 Trailer for ‘Better Call Saul’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the trailer for the upcoming 11th series of Doctor Who, a nascent 13th iteration of the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) wakes up, organizes her thoughts and assembles her new team of traveling companions. The new team. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/uypilYX8Gv — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) July 19, 2018 A few moments from the new series ? #DoctorWho...The post A Nascent 13th Doctor Who Assembles Her New Team of Traveling Companions in Series 11 Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While strolling along a Torquay beach in Victoria, Australia, a couple of humans were happily surprised by a playful border collie who began chasing their shadows in a hilarious attempt to capture them. One of the humans was quite amused by this comical canine and began actively encouraging the chase. Border collie ran up to...The post A Playful Dog Hilariously Chases a Strolling Human Shadow Along a Victoria, Australia Beach appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John Atkinson (Wrong Hands) imagines three possible postmodern remakes of classic movies. Homemade Remake of the 1966 ‘Batman’ TV Series IntroHomemade Remake of the ‘RoboCop’ (2014) TrailerHomemade Remake of the Classic ‘Superman Saves Lois’ Scene in the 1978 Flick ‘Superman: The Movie’The post Postmodern Remakes of Classic Movies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese materials artist Wakuneco creates stunningly realistic recreations of cat heads crafted out of needle-felted wool, an intricate, painstakingly detailed process that she has generously shared in several YouTube videos A post shared by ??????????? (@wakuneco) on Mar 16, 2018 at 5:33am PDT A post shared by ??????????? (@wakuneco) on May 16, 2018 at 9:28am...The post Stunningly Realistic Cats Crafted Out of Felted Wool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Boat designer Kurt Hughes moved from sea to space with a brilliantly designed tiny home created in the spitting image of a NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander that sits on the banks of the Columbia River in Washington state. The project took several years to complete and it came very close to catching fire, but...The post A Brilliantly Designed Lunar Lander Tiny Home appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Syracuse University Library’s Department of Preservation and Conservation (SULPreservation) offers a simple, silent tutorial showing how to salvage books that have been damaged by water or other soft liquids. It all comes down to the clever use of paper towels, a fan and a book press of some sort. This video is part of...The post How to Salvage Water Damaged Books appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Writer/comedian Kevin Maher took a very humorous but very real look at the gender disparity in how “wig reveals” are portrayed in films and television shows. A man wearing wig (toupee) has traditionally been portrayed as undeservedly powerful, hiding a terrible secret and eventually suffering some form of humiliation by a person with lesser power....The post The Gender Disparity In How ‘Wig Reveals’ Have Been Traditionally Portrayed in Film and Television appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, the very talented Sarah Silverman posted an amazing video of she and the equally talented Jeff Goldblum performing a brilliant jazz duet of the 1927 Al Jolson song “Me and My Shadow” while Goldblum tickled the ivories beautifully. The morning Jeff Goldblum came over and we sang at my piano. via reddit Impressionist...The post Sarah Silverman and Jeff Goldblum Perform a Brilliant Jazz Duet of ‘Me and My Shadow’ on Piano appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a combustible episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott flew above the forests of British Columbia in a helicopter piloted by Bradley Friesen, human to the adorable, highflying bulldog named Bentley, to explain why it’s better to let some wildfires burn, rather than trying to extinguish them completely. Dr. Lori Daniels,...The post The Ecological Benefits of Letting Wildfires Burn appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by dragqueenstoryhour (@dragqueenstoryhour) on Jul 13, 2018 at 7:39am PDT Drag Queen Story Hour is wonderful project that combines the magical world of dressing up and reading stories with an incredible message of acceptance and tolerance. Conceived in San Francisco by Michelle Tea of RADAR Productions, Drag Queen Story Hour events also...The post Drag Queen Story Hour, Pop Up Events That Share the Magic of Stories With a Message of Acceptance appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the tradition of documenting the unboxing of a new piece of technology, online celebrities Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) and Justine Ezarik (iJustine) giddily unboxed an 18 year old Apple iBook G3 that was still factory sealed from the year 2000. Once they got it open, they marveled over the color, the design and the hand...The post MKBHD and iJustine Giddily Unbox an 18 Year Old Factory Sealed Apple iBook G3 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a special clip from CONAN at San Diego Comic-Con, a frustrated Batman suddenly realizes that the DC Universe is too drab and boring, especially as he watches the Avengers crew from Marvel whooping it up and having a good time in the cafeteria. In an desperate attempt to fulfill his newest mission, Batman tries...The post A Frustrated Batman Tries to Leave DC Comics In Order to Get a Seat at the Marvel Avengers Table appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek has created a lightweight 1-2 season mummy-style sleeping bag based on the infamous “Pickle Rick” from Rick and Morty. It also works as a great full-body costume. Pickle Rick: Uh, here’s something that’s never happened before: I’m a pickle. I’m Pickle Rick! Morty: Are you going to, I mean, you know, is this the...The post Rick and Morty ‘Pickle Rick’ Sleeping Bag appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a Star Trek: The Original Series phaser-controlled mood light, modeled after the rocks seen in the 1966 episode “The Enemy Within”. The rock has two modes, Survival (which “heats” the rock) and Atmosphere (which turns it into a light show). It’s a rock-shaped shell with an LED inside that comes with an...The post Star Trek TOS Phaser-Controlled Rock Mood Light appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Consumer Time Capsule has unearthed a Crystal Pepsi employee training video that was made for the national launch of the product in 1992. Here’s the Crystal Pepsi launch commercial that premiered on January 31, 1993 during Super Bowl XXVII, featuring the Van Halen song “Right Now”. Pepsi Announces the Return of Crystal Pepsi With a...The post Crystal Pepsi Employee Training Video (1992) appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2014, we wrote about Godfrey “Doc” Daniels and his Kickstarter campaign to raise money to write a book about about the Mojave Phone Booth, a phone booth that once existed an isolated stretch of California desert and became Internet-famous in the late 1990s. Unfortunately, despite its fame, the phone booth was removed in May...The post Adventures With the Mojave Phone Booth, A Tale of an Isolated Phone Booth’s Rise and Fall Due to Fame appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the Netflix series Dark Tourist, New Zealand filmmaker David Farrier of the film Tickled is on a quest to seek out the macabre rituals, destinations and meetings that take place in every part of the world in order to learn more about the people who participate in them. From nuclear tourism in Japan to...The post Filmmaker Seeks Out Macabre Rituals Taking Place All Over the World in New Netflix Series ‘Dark Tourist’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a lineal episode of Do Online Now Guys (D.O.N.G.), host Michael Stevens of VSauce sat down with a marker and white cardstock paper to verbally and visually explain the often confusing concept of cousin removal within a family tree. Essentially, the process looks at the number of generational levels each cousin has to travel...The post A Fascinating Explanation About the Confusing Concept of Cousin Removal Within Family Trees appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Berk Ilhan, an award winning designer in New York City, has created the “Smile Mirror“, a really wonderful emotionally smart mirror that will not turn on until it detects a smile on the face of the onlooker. A believer in positive positive psychology and inspired by the real-life Patch Adams, Ilhan believes a smile can...The post A Wonderful Emotionally Smart Mirror That Will Only Turn Itself On When It Detects a Smiling Face appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Maison Margiela (@maisonmargiela) on Jul 5, 2018 at 6:46am PDT During the Maison Margiela Autumn-Winter 2018 “Artisanal” Collection fashion show, Creative Director designer John Galliano seamlessly incorporated attachable smartphone and tablet cases into the featured items in the show. Referring to the current generation as “Neo-Digital Natives”, Galliano found a way...The post Attachable Smartphone Cases Transformed Into Haute Couture at a Maison Margiela Fashion Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

LEGO has announced that they will be releasing a new LEGO 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 reproduction kit in August 2018 (though LEGO VIP‘s can purchase earlier). Like other vehicle reproduction kits, this iconic set is part of the LEGO Creator Expert series and contains everything to recreate the iconic Goldfinger vehicle inside and...The post LEGO Unveils Their James Bond ‘Goldfinger’ Aston Martin DB5 Featuring a Working Ejector Seat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While returning ashore for more supplies on June 22, 2018, Alan Russell, a fisherman in Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, noticed a arctic fox who had become helplessly stranded on an isolated chunk of an iceberg, which had probably melted and broken off from the part of the berg closest to land. Russell and his...The post Newfoundland Fisherman Rescues a Helplessly Stranded Arctic Fox From an Isolated Iceberg appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, talented underwater photographer Emeric Benhalassa captured absolutely stunning footage of a translucent sea creature gliding through the waters of Puri Jati Reef in Northern Bali. This mysterious creature at times resembled a mouse in profile, most due to the triangular pink ear-like fins above the eyes. According Benhalassa, this might be an identifiable...The post Stunning Footage of a Mysterious Translucent Sea Creature Gliding Through the Waters of Northern Bali appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A spunky little nine year old Jack Russel terrier named Dally gracefully jumped upon the back of a very friendly miniature horse named Spanky at the simple request from horse trainer Francesca Carson, their beloved human. Once Dally was comfortably seated, Spanky trotted around the pen showcasing some jumping tricks, during which Dally held onto...The post Spunky Dog Gracefully Jumps on Back of Miniature Horse to Go For a Ride and Do Trick Jumps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by WeatherGoingWILD (@weathergoingwild) on Jul 17, 2018 at 4:32pm PDT Storm chaser Michael Koch of Weather Going Wild shot an incredible photo of lightning striking the spire of One World Trade Center during a recent storm in NYC. He also captured slow motion video of the strike. A post shared by WeatherGoingWILD...The post An Incredible Photo of Lightning Striking the Spire of One World Trade Center in New York City appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Jul 17, 2018 at 4:48pm PDT On a recent trip to Morningside Heights in Manhattan, I stopped by Tom’s Restaurant, which was used as the exterior of Monk’s Café, where many ridiculous conversations took place on Seinfeld. Tom’s Restaurant was also the inspiration for the 1987 Suzanne...The post Tom’s Restaurant, The Exterior of Seinfeld’s Monk’s Café & Inspiration For Suzanne Vega’s ‘Tom’s Diner’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Wizards of the Coast is publishing Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Outlined, a wonderful D&D coloring book featuring fantastic illustrations by Todd James (aka REAS). The Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Outlined coloring book features fantastical designs and shows off classic monsters from the game as seen through the eyes of world renowned artist, Todd James. Color...The post A Wonderful Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Book appeared first on Laughing Squid.

DOIY is featuring a beautiful 500 piece puzzle shaped like a colorful beetle. It includes adhesive sheets to hold the pieces together for framing as a piece of art once the puzzle is completed. via swissmiss Marvelous DIY Paper Beetle Sculpture KitsTraditional Hand Crafted Wooden Puzzle Sculptures With a Brilliantly Modern Pixelated TwistRon English Mandala...The post A Beautiful Puzzle in the Shape of a Colorful Beetle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jeff Keeling created a fascinating compilation of all the bizarre commercials directed by David Lynch. Calvin Klein 1988 F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway DH Lawrence Asymmetrical Productions 1991 Georgia Coffee 1991 Mystery of G Cherry Pie Lost The Rescue Michael Jackson Dangerous Short Films Intro 1991 New York Dept of Sanitation 1991 We Care About...The post A Fascinating Compilation of All the Bizarre Commercials Directed by David Lynch appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Jorge Garza (@qetzaart) on Oct 12, 2017 at 4:45pm PDT Artist Jorge Garza aka QETZA creates absolutely amazing, stunningly detailed Aztec inspired illustrations that appear in sketches, comics, on t-shirts, hoodies and stickers; in black and white and in vivid color. Many of Garza’s designs are available for purchase on his...The post Incredibly Detailed Aztec Inspired Pop Culture Illustrations by Jorge Garza appeared first on Laughing Squid.

It’ll be just like Roseanne…without the racism. While promoting a Breaking Bad themed fundraising event through Omaze, actor Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) decided to show off the interior of the famous RV where the unlikely duo prepared their first batch of meth in the first few episodes of the series. Expecting the RV to be...The post Aaron Paul Unexpectedly Finds Bryan Cranston Living Inside the Famous ‘Breaking Bad’ RV appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a report for Vox, video producer Coleman Lowndes offers a brief but fascinating history of the early coded graphic language symbols, which have often been referred to as hobo graffiti and how it was used to communicate with others. Filmmaker Bill Daniel, who is expert on the subject as seen in his films “Who...The post A Fascinating Brief History of the Coded Graphic Language Symbols That Made Up Hobo Graffiti appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fearless Lives Forever The trailer for the long-awaited, highly anticipated Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody promises an incredible tale that traverses the both the highs and the lows of the legendary singer/songwriter’s life. The film goes into how Mercury (Rami Malek) first joined Queen, when he met his best friend Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton) the...The post ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Trailer Brilliantly Traverses the Highs and Lows of Freddie Mercury’s Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Concerned about the prevalence of motion sickness amongst Europeans during the summer traveling months, French carmaker Citroën, in collaboration with the startup company Boarding Ring, created Seetroën, a bizarre looking but incredibly helpful pair of glasses. These glasses essentially eliminate the effects of motion sickness using embedded colored liquid to create an artificial horizon in...The post Citroën France Introduces Seetroën, A Bizarre Pair of Glasses That Help to Eliminate Motion Sickness appeared first on Laughing Squid.

We’ve previously written about the amazingly creative people who perform very important job of interpreting and visualizing live music for the deaf and hearing impaired and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter and ASL teacher Lindsay Rothschild-Cross is no exception. As the band Lamb of God was performing during the Austin, Texas leg of the Slayer...The post Sign Language Interpreter Passionately Embodies the Vibe of a Live Heavy Metal Show in Austin, Texas appeared first on Laughing Squid.