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As part of his Cane to Candy series, artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida, shared a wonderfully nostalgic timelapse showing how biscuits, butter and cane syrup were made in the late 1880s. The process was demonstrated by a woman named Judy who was dressed in period clothing and used...The post How to Make Biscuits and Butter From the Late 1880s Using Period Appropriate Equipment appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A man playing his trombone while riding on a the back of a scooter hilariously makes it sound much faster as they come around a curved street in a small German town. Back in 2015 we posted about a similar trombone prankster on a scooter. via reddit Trombone Powered ScooterMan Takes DIY Panoramic Camera on...The post A Man Plays His Trombone While Riding on the Back of a Scooter to Make It Sound Much Faster appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Missoula viewer Jess Hanson captured this image of his cat reacting to a bear in the Grant Creek area! pic.twitter.com/GTKSM04Tw3 — Laurel Staples (@LaurelNBCMT) July 4, 2018 News anchor Laurel Staples of NBC Montana posted a funny photo from viewer Jess Hanson, which showed his watchful orange tabby up on his hind legs ready to...The post A Watchful Cat Stands on His Hind Legs to Confront a Wayward Bear Through a Sliding Glass Door appeared first on Laughing Squid.

CollegeHumor has created a painfully accurate parody of every wedding toast ever given at a wedding. I’ve never been funny before, but I’m gonna go ahead and try it right now, on the most important day of your life! A Parody of Every Oscars Award Show EverA Generic Parody of Every Commercial EverA Parody of...The post A Parody of Every Wedding Toast Ever Given appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Back in 2015, Domino’s Pizza employee Rene DeGuia made three pizzas in an amazing 39.7 seconds while preparing for the World’s Fastest Pizza Maker competition. via reddit A Unique Slice of Pizza That’s Surrounded by Crust on All Three SidesThe New York Pizza Project, Documenting New York City’s Pizza Shops in Photos and InterviewsA Star...The post Making Three Pizzas in 39.7 Seconds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

COOPH (Cooperative of Photography) provides some creative ideas on how to shoot incredible high-speed photos using a smartphone, including the use of high shutter speeds and slow motion videos. How a Pelican’s Unique Self-Preserving Anatomy Allows For a Safe Dive Into Water at High SpeedsAstounding High Speed Photos of Bullets Cutting Through Droplets of WaterHigh-Speed...The post Creative Ideas on How to Shoot Incredible High-Speed Photos Using a Smartphone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Hi-Fructose Magazine (@hifructosemag) on Jun 11, 2018 at 12:27pm PDT Volume 48 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine has been announced and will feature artwork by talented contemporary artists from all over the globe, including work by ceramic artist Katherine Morling as well as works by Troy Brooks, Aylin Zaptçioglu,...The post A Preview of the Stunning Artwork Featured in Volume 48 of Hi-Fructose Magazine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ronobir Lahiri is a talented musician in Los Angeles who performs beautiful covers versions of both popular and classic rock songs on his sitar. Included in his repertoire is “Imagine” by John Lennon, “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson and “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi, just to name a...The post Talented Sitar Player Performs Beautiful Cover Versions of Popular and Classic Rock Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a short but fascinating video from the Monterey Aquarium, aquarist Candace Reid-Rose explained by which mechanism octopuses are able to breathe. As if on cue, the cooperating cephalopod sitting next to her demonstrated the use of its siphon, which takes in water, gathers oxygen and flushes out any remaining waste as well. How does...The post How an Octopus Breathes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1980, Japanese television host Jun’ichi Yaoi was making a documentary about the paranormal, which included the sublime Stanley Kubrick film The Shining, when he had the opportunity to speak with the legendary director by phone. During the conversation, Jun’ichi asked the burning question that everyone then and since then wanted to know, what was...The post Stanley Kubrick Explains the Ending of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in a Lost 1980 Interview appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on a JetBlue flight to their Massachusetts home from Florida, Michele Burt noticed that her three year old French bulldog Darcy was having trouble breathing while in her crate. Upon discovering that Darcy’s lips and tongue were turning blue due to hypoxia, Burt removed Darcy from her crate and put the dog on her...The post Quick Thinking JetBlue Flight Attendants Revive a Hypoxic Dog in Distress With an Oxygen Mask appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Explore Network has set up an amazing live stream that shows hungry brown bears hunting for salmon as they swim upstream at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park in Alaska. Every summer, the brown bears of Katmai flock to Brooks Falls to hunt the sockeye salmon fighting their way upstream to spawn. Watch salmon...The post An Amazing Live Stream of Brown Bears Hunting for Salmon in Alaska’s Katmai National Park appeared first on Laughing Squid.

STEM integrated student club HawkWorks featured Three DRSSTCs (Dual Resonant Solid State Tesla Coils) playing a Star Wars medley at last month’s Maker Faire Kansas City 2018. The static is due to the large coils striking objects and creating large amounts of EM interference. This causes the camera microphone to have a large amount of...The post Three Giant Tesla Coils Play a Star Wars Medley appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tara Strong, the incredibly talented voice actor who has vocally starred in such classic television cartoons as Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and The Fairly OddParents, welcomed Great Big Story into her studio to show how she does what she does during a recording session. Strong shared how she got...The post The Creative Cartoon Voices of Tara Strong appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While an adorably stubborn boxer pup named Nacho Cilantro was running errands with his human, he decided that he preferred to ride in the rear facing infant car seat, the one that’s usually reserved for his human brother. Upon seeing that Nacho had claimed the seat as his own, his human Jillian Harris tried to...The post Stubborn Dog Hilariously Refuses to Vacate a Rear Facing Infant Car Seat He Erroneously Thinks Is His appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Barnaby Dixon, the highly creative puppeteer behind MANU the incredible performing warrior finger puppet and a rather playful Raptor puppet, has debuted yet another wonderful creation – a furry, four-legged creature that glows in the dark. Dabchick Helps Barnaby Dixon Make a Glow-In-the-Dark Puffer Ball Puppet With a Pair of Dancing LegsA Lively Glowing Bug...The post Barnaby Dixon Debuts an Adorable Furry ‘Four-Legged’, Big Nosed Puppet That Glows in the Dark appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism evaluated the performance of Michael Scott, the bumbling manager of The Office. They took in to account his unfiltered speech, fun loving nature and his people pleasing childlike behavior while noting that these attributes sound ineffective, they actually inspired the employees to manage themselves in an efficient, professional...The post How Michael Scott’s Bumbling Style of Management in ‘The Office’ Made Him an Effective Leader appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, A couple purchased a Feisty Pet from ThinkGeek that looked very much like their little white Pomeranian dog named Dao Hui. After testing out the bear’s functionality, the couple filmed a hilarious video in which it appears that Dao Hui was directly mimicking exactly how the Feisty Pet bared its teeth when squeezed....The post A Little White Dog Hilariously Mimics a Feisty Teddy Bear That Bares Its Teeth When Squeezed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A ten minute compilation featuring some of the best of moments of Jim Halpert on The Office. Dwight Schrute Meets an Asian Version of Jim Halpert on The OfficeAll of Jim’s Brilliant Pranks on Dwight on The OfficeTripp and Tyler Perform a Rap Song About the Challenges of Working From HomeThe post The Best of Jim Halpert on ‘The Office’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Spanish engineer Ivan Miranda has created a brilliant, self-propelled, 3D printed, programmable robot that is able to rapidly write letters and phrases onto sand through negative imprinting. I finally did a test of the sand drawing robot, it worked beautifully. First time. via Hackaday, The Awesomer Skryf, A Robot That Writes Temporary Words Using SandA...The post A Brilliant Self-Propelled 3D Printed Robot That Rapidly Writes Letters and Phrases Onto Sand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Andrew Greenbaum (@andrew_greenbum) on Jul 3, 2018 at 1:33pm PDT Designer Andrew Greenbaum has created the Pom Pom Float, an inflatable pink lidded pool float that can double as a coffin for a stylish death at sea, should the need arise. The idea came to Greenbaum and friend Ian Felton several...The post A Hilarious Inflatable Pink Coffin Pool Float appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Manuel Villegas (@manevigas) on Jul 2, 2018 at 8:07pm PDT While running a marathon, athlete Manuel Villegas captured an absolutely adorable sight of a little boy earnestly holding a sign that said “Tap Here To Power Up” with Super Mario Bros. mushroom. To encourage them further, the boy held out the...The post Boy Holds a Super Mario Bros. ‘Tap to Here Power Up’ Sign During a Marathon to Encourage Runners appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In June 2018, we wrote about a frustrated Scottish woman who had quite the time trying to get the voice assistant Alexa to understand what she was saying. In March 2018, Scottish CNET editor Mark Serrels tried out three different popular voice assistants including Siri, Alexa and Google to see which one would understand his...The post Scottish Editor Tests Siri, Alexa and Google Voice Assistant to See Which Understands His Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York City filmmaker, artist and animator Wahyu Ichwandardi aka Pinot, is working on an absolutely incredible recreation of the highly expressive dance that Donald Glover performed in the Childish Gambino music video “This Is America” using a 1990 Macintosh SE computer with MacPaint and MacroMind software. Pinot is keeping people up to date on...The post A Pixelated Recreation of Donald Glover Dancing in ‘This Is America’ Video Made With a 1990 Mac SE appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While out with their family on a sightseeing trip to Knaresborough Castle in North Yorkshire, UK, Lisa and Mark Brooks were surprised to come across a talking crow who asked several times “Y’alright love?” in a strong Yorkshire accent. The crow continued on, stating “I’m alright, I’m alright, I’m alright” over and again. The 34-second...The post Talking Crow Asks People Passing By on Street ‘Y’alright Love?’ in a Strong Yorkshire Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Jackson Pilz (@jacksonpilz) on Jul 6, 2018 at 1:45am PDT Australian skateboard pro Jackson Pilz recently pulled off an incredibly cool “impossible” skateboard flip, a trick that was originally developed by skateboarding legend Rodney Mullen. via Digg Jumpy the ‘Badass’ Dog Flips, Jumps, and SkateboardsBraille Skateboarding Performs Tricks on a Skateboard...The post An Incredibly Cool ‘Impossible’ Skateboard Flip appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While Polish historian/political scientist Jerzy Targalski was conducting an interview with the Dutch news program Niewsurr, his big orange tabby cat Lisio tentatively climbed up on his human’s side and then settled onto his shoulders where he stayed for awhile. The Polish historian & political scientist Jerzy Targalski remained completely unruffled during our interview when...The post Polish Historian Calmly Conducts a TV Interview While an Orange Cat Climbs on His Shoulders appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jo Luijten (aka Squirrel Monkey) imagines what eBay would have been like if it had existed in 1988. You Suck at Photoshop, Hilarious Tutorials by Donnie Hoyle1988 Apple //c Unboxing PhotosScooby Doo Meets The Breakfast ClubThe post What eBay Would Have Been Like in 1988 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Just ahead of a earthquake that took place on June 18, 2018 in Wakayama, Wakayama in the Kansai region of Japan, a number of the sleeping adopatable cats who live at the CAT Café CATchy suddenly went on full alert, aimlessly scattering their furry selves all over the café in search of another place to...The post The Resident Felines of a Japanese Cat Café Scatter Around the Room When an Earthquake Hits appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q shows how to make Batman’s bat-shaped boomerang (“Batarang”) out of plywood. A Student Makes a Real-Life Version of Batman’s Armored Batsuit Out of Kevlar, Kydex Plating, & Impact-Resistant FoamAlfred Points Out to Batman All of the Problems With Having Real Bats Flying Around the Batcave in an Animated ShortHow to Make a Real...The post How to Make Batman’s Bat-Shaped Boomerang appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (“CSAIL) has figured out how to use deep learning intelligence to automatically isolate individual instruments from a piece of music videos. Called PixelPlayer, this smart system is self-regulated in its ability to identify the sounds of over 20 different instruments, although it can have difficulty differentiating different...The post A Deep Learning Intelligent System That Isolates Individual Instruments From Music Videos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While watching Fourth of July fireworks at S and C Farms in Scotts Hill, Tennessee, attendee Angela Tharp captured incredible footage of the very moment in which a sparkling firework intersected with a bolt of lightning. Similar to the lightning strike in Norwood, Pennsylvania, the crowd was caught off guard by the sight. via Storyful...The post Incredible Footage of a Firework Intersecting With a Bolt of Lightning on the Fourth of July in Tennessee appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A surprisingly friendly wild chipmunk who has been nicknamed Van Gogh (VG) due to a notched ear, greedily stuffed his cheeks with peanuts that were being doled out by his adopted human. While VG did his best to walk away all that was offered, he had no choice but to leave a single peanut behind...The post A Greedy Little Chipmunk Leaves a Single Peanut Behind After Reaching Maximum Cheek Capacity appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Despite the fact that private fireworks are illegal in Los Angeles, the defiant city lights up everywhere on the Fourth of July, and 2018 was certainly no exception. Local newsrooms such as NBC and along with Los Angeles Times, deployed helicopters to fly over downtown Los Angeles and capture panoramic views of these brilliant displays....The post Amazing Panoramic Helicopter Footage of Legal and Illegal Fourth of July Fireworks Over Los Angeles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John K9, a professional dog trainer in Lakeland, Florida, skillfully issued performance commands to his loyal border collie Maker while shooting a selfie video on his phone. Maker dutifully followed along despite the fact that his human’s back was turned. Maker and John make quite a devoted team with one another. A post shared by...The post Clever Dog Dutifully Follows Commands Issued via a Selfie Video Being Shot by His Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very curious, adorably confused toddler walked up to a full length mirror at a clothing store and peered in. The child was startled to see that another toddler was simultaneously peering right back. The child then began searching in and around the mirror to see where the other child was hiding. A passing man...The post Confused Toddler Adorably Searches for the Other Toddler Peering Back From a Full Length Mirror appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jeb Corlis, a professional BASE jumper, wing suit flyer and photographer, took his 360° GoPro Fusion camera with him and held onto it tightly with a selfie stick while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The resulting footage after stabilization revealed a wonderfully kaleidoscopic, slightly dizzying, trippy adventure up and down the...The post Incredible 360° Stabilized Footage of a Wonderfully Trippy, Kaleidoscopic Roller Coaster Ride appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Donna Melchiorre captured incredible video of lightning striking during a 4th of July fireworks show in Norwood, Pennsylvania. The unusual occurrence startled a few of the spectators in the crowd. The Ultimate 4th of July Photo: Lightning and FireworksColorful Fireworks Shoot Across the Sky Against a Gorgeous Backdrop of Cloud LightningA Cute Puppy Dramatically Explains...The post Lightning Strikes During 4th of July Fireworks Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

German musician Tommy Lee Depp arranged and performed a colorful and stunning solo bass cover of the iconic Cranberries song “Zombie” as a lovely tribute to the late lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who sadly passed away in January 2018. …my solo bass arrangement of ‘Zombie’ by The CranberriesThis is my tribute to Dolores O’Riordan, hope...The post A Stunning Solo Bass Cover of the Cranberries Song ‘Zombie’ Performed in Memory of Dolores O’Riordan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Alexandr Misko, the remarkably talented Russian guitarist, performed a beautifully moving cover of the U2 song “With or Without You“. This and several other fingerstyle songs are from Misko’s 2016 album entitled “Beyond the Box“. This song is my favorite from U2 so I tried to stay true to the original and make it emotional...The post A Gorgeous Guitar Cover of ‘With or Without You’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Teal Drones CEO George Matus decided to celebrate his COO Billy McGuire‘s two year anniversary at the company by toilet papering McGuire’s front yard. Considering that Matus is the founder/CEO a drone company, it wasn’t surprising that the toilet papering was done with a custom drone that could reach heights no other TP’er could ever...The post Drone Company CEO Pranks COO By Using a Custom Drone to Toilet Paper His Front Yard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a really informative 2016 episode of the New York Times series ScienceTake, narrator James Gorman explained how carnivores of different species performed when a puzzle box was put in front of them. What was discovered is that more solitary animals with bigger brains such as bears and raccoons tended to solve the puzzles much...The post How Carnivores of Different Species Rank in Ability to Solve Puzzle Boxes Containing Favorite Treats appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an achromatic episode of The Action Lab. the resident scientist demonstrated the process by which to remove color from food, specifically a strawberry and a raspberry, by soaking them bleach for 24 hours. While the raspberry was completely destroyed, the strawberry survived and was bleached almost all the way through. He also shared the...The post How to Remove Color From Food appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An amusingly persistent dog attempted to capture a startled squirrel, who was just trying to come down from a tree. In doing so, the tenacious canine circled said tree over and again, but the squirrel seemed to anticipate each move ahead of time. As the pursuit continued, the dog made a couple of high jumps...The post Persistent Dog Circles Around a Tree Chasing a Startled Squirrel Who Keeps Trying to Escape appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Food artist and director David Ma, who started the yummy film series that features recipes prepared in the style of famous directors, created a wonderfully patriotic slow motion film of traditional Fourth of July food exploding on a table decorated with an Uncle Sam pink flamingo and various other thematic accoutrements and set to the...The post Slow Motion Explosions of Classic 4th of July Food Set to a Moving Rendition of ‘America the Beautiful’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger Casey Neistat, who’s known for tackling wonderfully unusual projects, decided to escape the heat and celebrate the July 4th Independence Day holiday by surfing the infamously questionable waters of New York City’s East River. Neistat and collaborator Dan Mace initially braved the waters on a surfboard, but after being told by police that they...The post Casey Neistat Surfs the Questionable Waters of New York City’s East River to Celebrate the Fourth of July appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of Independence Day 2018, American musician Cooper Carter, wearing patriotic clothing, performed 25 versions of the National Anthem on 25 different guitars that he mixed to play simultaneously for a “star spangled orchestra” of one. Jimi Hendrix would be proud. The National Anthem played on 25 electric guitars…Happy Birthday, America! An Incredible Toy...The post A 25 Electric Guitar Cover of the National Anthem appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While taking her two dogs out for a walk on a hot Arizona day, Anthem resident Paula Godwin accidentally angered a resident rattlesnake who lashed out at her with a venomous bite. Before the snake could reach her, however, her brave little golden retriever puppy named Todd jumped in front of her and heroically took...The post A Heroic Puppy Bravely Endures a Bite by an Angry Rattlesnake That Was Meant for His Beloved Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bryan Steacy dubbed in audio of Gilbert Gottfried reciting the inspirational speech that President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) gave in the 1996 sci-fi action film Independence Day. via reddit Can We Take a Joke? A Documentary Exploring the Intersection of Comedy, Free Speech, and OutrageTrailer For ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’, The Sequel to Sci-Fi Disaster...The post Gilbert Gottfried Recites the Inspirational Speech That Bill Pullman Gives in ‘Independence Day’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of The First Purge being released today, Screen Junkies has created an Honest Trailer for the first three films of The Purge Franchise. Blessed be our New Founding Fathers and America, a nation reborn. In a world of strife and corporate greed one movie series…… Honest Movie Trailers: Batman & Robin by Screen...The post A Honest Trailer For The Purge Franchise appeared first on Laughing Squid.