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San Francisco company Hawkeye Labs has created a brilliant app that allows users to fully control their Face ID enabled iOS device with their eyes, allowing those with neurological and motor impairments to fully access the web. This means selecting, scrolling and searching online – all completely hands free. Hawkeye Access lets you use eye...The post Hawkeye, A Brilliant App That Allows Users to Browse the Internet on an iOS Device Using Only Their Eyes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

?????????????????#papercraft#packingart pic.twitter.com/l8Wx38MXt0 — ?? (@02ESyRaez4VhR2l) October 16, 2018 A very talented Japanese kirie crafter named Haruki, quite skillfully fashioned a very dapper paper version of the Pringles mustachioed mascot “Julius Pringles” out of an empty can of the brand’s sour cream and onion flavored stackable potato chips. I worked on the empty box of the...The post Japanese Paper Crafter Creates a Dapper Mustachioed Pringles Mascot Out of an Empty Can of Pringles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stella, the wonderfully silly yellow lab in Maine who loves jumping into a pile of freshly raked leaves, hilariously ran for the newest freshly raked autumn leaf pile the moment she was let out of the back of her human’s car and dived right on in. Stella’s home! I can’t wait for my girl to...The post Stella the Silly Yellow Lab Dives Into a Pile of Freshly Raked Leaves As Soon as She’s Let Out of the Car appeared first on Laughing Squid.

This week on “I love you” saw a ladies put pennies in her gas stank. I love you pic.twitter.com/Sikekr10cf — Carlos HaHa Davis (@HaHaDavis) October 21, 2018 While at a gas station, Carlos “HaHa” Davis and a fellow comedian saw that a woman was paying for her fuel with pennies. Without hesitation Davis walked over...The post Comedians Offer to Pay a Woman’s Gasoline Bill When They Find Out That She’s Trying to Pay in Pennies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Flippist Custom Cartoons (@theflippistflipbooks) on Sep 26, 2018 at 10:06am PDT The Flippist shares his prescription for the only medicine he needs. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Adorable Hand-Drawn Marriage Proposal Flip Book That Conceals an Engagement RingA Hand Drawn Flipbook Animation of Olympian Simone Biles’...The post The Only Medicine I Need appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Skyaboo spotted this hilarious chalkboard drawing outside their local coffee shop based on the famous phase by Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride. The drawing was inspired on this comic by Wayno. Related Laughing Squid PostsHello My Name Is Inigo MontoyaMandy Patinkin Reprises Famous Line from ‘Princess Bride’ With Driver During In-Car InterviewActor Benedict Cumberbatch...The post My Name Is Idaho Montoya, You Peeled My Father appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For International Guitar Night 2018, a quartet of incredibly talented musicians from different countries came together to perform an incredible acoustic version of the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck”. Featured in this group is Luca Stricagnoli (previously) from Italy, fretless guitar player Cenk Erdogan (previously) from Turkey, swing guitarist Antoine Boyer and flamenco guitarist Samuelito, both from...The post International Quartet of Talented Guitarists Perform an Incredible Acoustic Cover of AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In October 2017, we wrote about the upcoming heat sensitive editions of the iconic Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, which can only be only be made readable by applying fire to the pages. Publisher Super Terrain is now offering an opportunity to pre-order one of one hundred and fifty signed and numbered editions. We are...The post A Unique Heat Sensitive Edition of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ That Can Only Be Read by Applying Fire to the Pages appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist and Deadhead Knut Masco has very cleverly mashed together different dance scenes from classic U.S. television series such as The Honeymooners, The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Love Lucy and The Munsters with the music of the Grateful Dead. The effect is very amusing, particularly in black-and-white. Thanks David Klass! Related...The post Clever Mashups of Dance Scenes From Classic Television Shows Set to the Music of the Grateful Dead appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a detailed analysis, the knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the classic Blue Öyster Cult song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper“. He explains that while supernatural and horror themes are present, the song is actually a love song, that the lyrics are about transcending death together after life is over. Much of this...The post Why Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ Is Really a Love Song Despite Its Obsession With Death appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Eemie (aka Gollop) the cheeky Emu who stole a bag of popcorn while helping her humans unload groceries from the car, enjoyed a refreshing sit upon the backyard garden sprinkler during a warm day in Mount Compass, South Australia. Afterwards, Eemie took a nice cool drink from that same sprinkler before enjoying another sit. Eemie...The post Sun Seeking Emu Takes a Nice Refreshing Sit Upon the Backyard Sprinkler on a Warm South Australian Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the gorgeous short film “Earthrise” by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, the three astronauts from the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders share their vivid impressions of seeing the Earth in color from space. This mission was the very first to travel beyond the Earth’s lower orbit, offering a beautiful view of...The post Astronauts From the Apollo 8 Mission Share Their Vivid Impressions of Seeing the Earth in Color From Space appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While exploring off the Davidson Seamount in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus captured the rare sight of an adorably spooky Dumbo octopus. This type of cephalopod is named for the classic Disney character due to their mantle fins, which look like big, floppy ears. Despite being...The post An Adorably Spooky ‘Big Eared’ Dumbo Octopus Puts on a Fearsome Show for the ROV Hercules Camera appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Researchers Matthew Estrada, David L. Christensen, Mark R. Cutkosky from Stanford University and Stefano Mintchev and Dario Floreano from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne have discovered a way to coordinate the movements of tiny drones that work together perform tasks with items at least 40 times their size, such as a heavy door. These...The post Tiny Drones Work Together to Open a Heavy Door appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a wonderfully illustrated animation, artist and filmmaker Colin Levy shared the story of finding his grandfather’s long kept memory book. Byron Levy, like his grandson, was a talented artist who documented everything through drawing. The memory book contained a number of illustrations plus historical anecdotes and random thoughts that occurred throughout Byron’s life. In...The post A Grateful Grandson Learns a Great Deal About His Grandfather After Finding His Long Kept Memory Book appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A class of smiling kindergartners at Hickerson Elementary School in Tullahoma, Tennessee sang the traditional birthday song while also communicating the song into sign language in order to wish the school’s beloved custodian Mr. James a happy 60th birthday. James, who is deaf, was completely surprised by this lovely and heartwarming gesture. Our Kindergarten classes...The post Smiling Kindergarteners Sing Happy Birthday in Sign Language to the School’s Beloved Deaf Custodian appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Chris Cultrera shot footage of a flailing inflatable tube man with the word “Sale” vertically printed on it and seamlessly matched it up with the AWOLNATION song “Sail”. Total perfection! via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsAttaboy’s YArt Sale PhotosI’m an Expert Haggler at Garage Sales, A Short Film About a Determined CheapskateThe Second Annual Forbidden...The post Sale! appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, William Plessinger, an enthusiastic Star Wars fan, constructed a 17 foot All-Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) Imperial Walker that he placed the front yard of his Columbus, Ohio home during Halloween. In the year that passed, Plessinger made some improvements and put it out again in his front yard for Halloween 2018. Plessinger spoke...The post A Star Wars Fan in Columbus, Ohio Builds a 17 Foot AT-AT Imperial Walker in His Front Yard For Halloween appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Writers Michael Witwer and Kyle Newman have authored Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana: A Visual History, a wonderful collection of the art associated with the iconic role-playing game. Included within this rich volume of history is original art from modules, rulebooks, characters and locations. An illustrated guide to the history and evolution of the...The post A Wonderful Collection of Dungeons and Dragons Art That Provides a Visual History of the Iconic Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A noble German Shepherd named Thorin very gently sniffed out a bevy of baby quails who were chirping away while crawling around on a comfy shag rug. After meeting these little birds, Thorin sat down and stood guard over them, remaining completely affable even when they climbed upon him. It appears that Thorin is quite...The post An Affable German Shepherd Gently Watches Over a Bevy of Baby Quails Crawling Around on a Shag Rug appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elizardbirth (@elizabeth_sagan) on Aug 31, 2018 at 9:19am PDT Artist Elizabeth Sagan has found a unique niche in which to express herself. Sagan creates wonderfully elaborate, imaginative and even whimsical scenes with a giant library of colorful books, which are stacked, fanned and/or arranged around different...The post Artist Creates Wonderfully Elaborate Imaginative Scenes Using a Giant Library of Colorful Books appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During a 2013 performance, members of the very talented Angel City Chorale amazingly created the sound of a thunderstorm with their fingertips as prelude to a beautiful multi-part cover of the Toto classic “Africa”. This concert took place a bit before “Africa” was declared the internet’s favorite song. The group was formed in 1993 and...The post Chorale Members Create a Thunderstorm With Their Fingertips As Prelude to a Beautiful Cover of ‘Africa’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Páraic McGloughlin has created a psychedelic music video using for the Max Cooper song “Platonic” in which a timelapse of a freeway runs freely while a translucent overlay reacts with varying shapes to the beat, cadence and rhythm of the music. I tried to incorporate and inject a feeling of possibility, the unknown, hidden...The post A Psychedelic Video That Reacts to the Changing Beat of the Music From Max Cooper’s Song ‘Platonic’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vector by Anki Home Robotics is a friendly little robot that can do a great many things. Vector can give a fist bump, act as a timer, give the weather, look up anything on the internet and is very, very happy to see you when you get home. Vector has also been specifically coded to...The post Vector, A Friendly Little Robot That’s Specifically Coded to Use Its Wonderfully Helpful Powers For Good Not Evil appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a lexemic episode of “Things You Might Not Know” taken on location at the British Museum, host Tom Scott explains how the medieval Irish language of Ogham used notches carved into stones in order to communicate. While the notches did the main communication, the spaces in between also played a significant role. When it...The post An Old Irish Script Based Upon Carved Stone Notches and Spaces That Presented a Big Unicode Problem appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The researchers of the NASA program “Operation IceBridge“, the longest running aerial surveyor of polar ice, captured absolutely stunning photos of two different icebergs with relatively straight edges and corners forming rectangles, a shape rarely found in this environment. These and other tabular-shaped bergs broke off from the Larsen C Ice Shelf which sits in...The post Researchers for NASA’s ‘Operation IceBridge’ Discover Rare Rectangular Shaped Icebergs in Antarctica appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a subterranean episode of the Fast Company series You Have to See This, host Mark Wilson rides the the number 6 subway line several times to catch a glimpse of the little known, defunct City Hall Loop station, the very first subway station in existence. Unfortunately, the station was taken out of commission in...The post Taking the 6 Line Into the Secret NYC City Hall Loop Subway Station That Was Closed in December 1945 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Auralnauts, who are very funny and quite prodigious video makers, got into the Halloween spirit with ongoing, play-by-play commentary for a fictional fight taking place between A Nightmare on Elm Street‘s Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13th‘s Jason Voorhees. Needless to say, it doesn’t end pretty. Does a mindless immortal killing machine have bad...The post Hilarious Play-by-Play Commentary On a Fictional Fight Between Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very talented LEGO designer Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks built a Vortex LEGO Candy Launcher. This brilliant machine, like his previous Halloween machines, was created to assist him with tossing out sweets to kids. Allemann built this whirling, whimsical machine out of the LEGO 17101 BOOST Creative Toolbox. This candy machine spins up little...The post A Whimsical LEGO Vortex Halloween Candy Launcher appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers ??? (@maniacpumpkins) on Oct 9, 2018 at 12:23pm PDT The very aptly named Maniac Pumpkin Carvers in Brooklyn, New York create incredibly intricate and highly realistic portraits into orange gourds all year round. The company also offers custom carving, branding, live carving events...The post Incredibly Intricate Portraits Carved Into Pumpkins appeared first on Laughing Squid.

French filmmaker Mathieu Stern, whose incredible work we’ve previously posted, shares how he created a unique but very temporary camera lens out of 10,000 year old glacial ice found upon the black sands of Diamond Beach in the South Region of Iceland. Stern prepared for this project with a 3D printed lens case and a...The post Photographer Creates a Unique Temporary Camera Lens Out of Glacial Ice From Iceland’s Diamond Beach appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a nostalgic video essay, Vox producer Coleman Lowndes revisits the awesome technology of the Saturn V rocket and Apollo 11 spacecraft, which took the very first astronauts to the moon. Lowndes particularly notes how the enormous rocket separated into segments, each detaching itself after accomplishing the specific task for which the section was made....The post The Incredible Technology Behind the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission That Took the First Astronauts to the Moon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a equipoised animation, Munich design house Kurzgesagt explains, in their consistently highly informative manner, the concept of beauty and what makes humans perceive something as beautiful, even if they can’t necessarily define it upon sight. The perception of beauty is often associated with the recognition of symmetrical shapes, patterns and features. Once the human...The post Why the Symmetry of Beauty Makes Humans So Happy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tracy, California music teacher Tom BetGeorge and the team at Magical Light Shows decorated BetGeorg’s house with tens of thousands LED lights to put on his annual spooktacular Halloween show. The theme for Halloween 2018 is the “Best of Michael Jackson” and features a keyboard that plays real notes. Still some of the best music...The post An Extremely Elaborate Home Halloween Light Show Synchronized to a Medley of Michael Jackson Songs appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Photographer and waterfall enthusiast Abhinandan Kavale captured intense footage of a gorgeous cascade at the geothermal Kavalshet Point in Amboli, Maharashtra. The fall was wasn’t falling as much as it was blowing upwards due to the intense winds that often blow through the valley. Just as a waterfalls can fail to fall during high winds,...The post A Beautiful Waterfall Flows Upwards in Reverse Due to High Winds in the Amboli Valley of Maharashtra, India appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Gabrielle Walker of BBC Earth Lab captured a gorgeous timelapse footage of a glacier as it moved downhill, flowing like a river through a frozen valley. Dr. Walker also explained how glaciers are able to move, what forms they take and what exactly keeps them moving. It’s the phenomenal weight of this enormous ice...The post A Gorgeous Timelapse of a Powerful Glacier Flowing Downhill Like a River Through a Frozen Valley appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the premiere episode of Wired Masterminds, the former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez sat down with the publication to talk about how the agency uses various forms and levels of disguise including clothing,wigs, prosthetics and facial hair to protect the anonymity of their agents and the people with whom they are meeting. In...The post Former CIA Chief of Disguise Shares How the Agency Protects Its Agents With Various Levels of Disguise appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very creative father (and uncle) who goes by the name Griddlock Cosplay built an absolutely brilliant Mechwarrior costume that requires both a child and an adult in order to make it work. There is a fully functioning fan and Arduino controlled LED lights to make the costume more realistic. The front of the costume...The post Cosplaying Father Builds a Brilliant MechWarrior Costume That Requires an Adult and Child to Operate appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Quick thinking deputies of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department lured a rather large pig who was “the size of a mini horse”, back to his pen with a trail of Poppin Jalapeños Doritos from a snack-sized bag taken from another deputy’s lunch. The porcine escapee was evidently a repeat offender, as several of the...The post Sheriff’s Deputies Lure Escaped Pig the Size of a Small Horse Back Home by Leaving a Trail of Doritos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vanity Fair has put together a really fun, well-researched video map of New York City that shows exactly where each event occurred within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Each location is plotted in its respective neighborhood with a film clip showing what took place at the time. Also included is information about where CGI was...The post A Lively Video Map of New York City Showing Exactly Where Each Marvel Cinematic Universe Event Occurred appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A fully costumed Steve Onotera, aka Samurai Guitarist, performed a brilliant cover of the Ozzy Osbourne song “Crazy Train” in style of a classic Spaghetti Western score. Onotero had previously played in this style with the Michael Jackson song “Billie Jean”. It’s 1880, a bandit stole your horse forcing you to ride the rail. You’re...The post A Brilliant Spaghetti Western Style Guitar Cover of the Iconic Ozzy Osbourne Song ‘Crazy Train’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While out one day in the Irish countryside, Martin Stanton captured footage of his favourite donkey, who’s name is Harriet, as she sweetly serenaded the humans who passed by in a gorgeous, operatic soprano voice. According what Stanton posted on the Facebook group Ireland From the Roadside, his Harriet never learned to vocalize properly. I...The post A Friendly Donkey Sweetly Serenades Humans Who Pass By In a Gorgeous Operatic Soprano Voice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A nostalgic Leonard Solomon, the incredibly creative instrument builder and musician, performed a wonderfully jovial cover of the classic Looking Glass song “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” on his majestic Bellowphone. The song was released in 1972 and is one of Solomon’s favorites. “Brandy, you’re a fine girl; what a good wife you would be.”...The post Leonard Solomon Plays a Jovial Cover of the Classic Looking Glass Song ‘Brandy’ on His Bellowphone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

She’s practically glowing! via Miss Cellania Related Laughing Squid PostsWho’s Your Favourite?, Adorable Baby Humorously Grilled by Her DadDogs vs CatsFreshly Washed BallerinasThe post Marie Curie Is Looking Radiant appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Five talented graduate students at the French animation school Ecole MoPA created a short powerful entitled “Hybrids” for their final project. This film imagines marine life adapting to ocean pollution, incorporating the items of trash into their physical beings and evolving into dangerously self-serving hybrids looking to rule the sea. When marine wildlife suffer the...The post Hybrids, A Powerful Animation About Marine Life Incorporating Ocean Pollution Into Their Bodies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dave Buchanan (@davebuchanan90) on Oct 17, 2018 at 9:50am PDT On October 5, 2018, Sotheby’s in London sold an original piece of Banksy artwork called “Girl With Balloon”, which fetched £1,042,000 ($1.4 million). The artwork instantly shredded itself and earned itself the new name “Love is...The post How to Make the Infamous Banksy Shredding Frame appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of the television and film analysis site ScreenPrism take an animated look at how the enchantment of banal, everyday, natural and deified objects in Disney films reflect the human condition in the real world. As they explain, these objects can offer hope, limit authoritarian tendencies and even act as a...The post How Enchanted Objects in Disney Films Offer Hope, Limit Evil and Reveal Truths That Cannot Be Seen appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As they’ve done for the past few years, the elephants of the Oregon Zoo celebrated the arrival of the autumn season by squishing an assortment of giant pumpkins, which had been set out by caretakers. The elegant pachyderms gleefully performed their job without hesitation, goring the stubborn gourds until they got to the yummy sweet...The post The Elephants at the Oregon Zoo Gleefully Squish Giant Pumpkins to Celebrate the Arrival of Autumn appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oregon Zoo (@oregonzoo) on Oct 18, 2018 at 12:15pm PDT During the annual checkups of their resident animals, the Oregon Zoo took x-rays of each and in doing so, realized how remarkable the resulting images looked. Wanting to share this unusual beauty with the world, they...The post Oddly Beautiful X-Ray Images of Animals Taken During Their Annual Checkups at the Oregon Zoo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Catherine Crowse has created a powerful music video that brilliantly uses colorful sets and anthropomorphic marionettes to narrate the lyrics of the beautiful Tom Rosenthal song “Asleep on the Train“. A music video for Tom Rosenthal’s new single, ‘Asleep on the Train’, from his latest album. The film follows our protagonist waiting for the...The post Anthropomorphic Marionettes Powerfully Narrate the Music Video for ‘Asleep on the Train’ by Tom Rosenthal appeared first on Laughing Squid.