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On a lovely day at Town Moor Park in the north eastern English town of Newcastle, music stuent Mark Insley sat on a bench and began playing his melodeon to a herd of cows who were apparently wandering around the park. Upon hearing the dulcet tones of the instrument, the cows stopped and gathered around...The post Music Student on a Park Bench Sweetly Serenades a Herd of Wandering Cows With His Accordion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a tart episode of the unsolved mystery series Nothing Is Revealed, host Alex Gartner embarked on a search for the rather mysterious commenter who has been propagating and praising Captain Kutchie’s Key Lime Pie online for the past seven years. Gartner first posited that the commenter was of an advanced age, due to the...The post The Search for the Mysterious Commenter Behind the Online Praise for Captain Kutchie’s Key Lime Pie appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a remastered clip from the iconic film The Song Remains the Same, the members of Led Zeppelin perform a jaw-dropping version of “Dazed and Confused” in front of a 1973 Madison Square Garden audience. What’s most notable about this footage is not only that Jimmy Page played his guitar with a cello bow, but...The post Jaw Dropping Remastered Footage of Led Zeppelin Performing of ‘Dazed and Confused’ Live in 1973 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The amazing Vegetable Orchestra whose biodegradable instruments are wholly created out of produce, are currently “krautfunding” in order to put out their fourth album – The Green Album. For this new album, the band has created new instruments and done much of the recording, but they need further assistance in other areas of production. After...The post The Orchestra Who Plays Instruments Made From Vegetables Is ‘Krautfunding’ for Their New Album appeared first on Laughing Squid.

BBC Earth has partnered with OceanX Media to provide a beautifully soothing ten hour loop of open ocean footage that features undersea creatures of all types of species, shape and sizes. Be wowed by the brilliant hues of our blue planet and the incredible animals that live there with this 10 hour loop. This wonderful...The post An Incredibly Soothing Ten Hour Oceanscape Featuring Amazing Creatures of the Sea appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a quieting animation, the gently insightful School of Life explains the vital importance of knowing how to calm and soothe ourselves in a crisis, much in the way were were soothed as infants or in the same manner in which we would soothe another person who may be experiencing a crisis. Soothing is one...The post The Vital Importance of Knowing How to Self-Soothe In the Same Manner of Soothing Someone Else appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Tim Hwang, who has come up with a number of very good, outward thinking ideas, has launched “The Trade Journal Cooperative“, a quarterly subscription of niche trade publications, which are accompanied by “a newsletter from our Editorial Board that provides a wealth of insightful commentary, historical analysis, and various amusing tidbits from our explorations”. Our...The post The Trade Journal Cooperative, A Quarterly Subscription of Curated Niche Industry Publications appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Pokémon Company shared exciting news in Tokyo that they will be releasing the first Pokémon role-playing games for Nintendo Switch, titled Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! Both titles, created by GAME FREAK, will be able to connect to the mobile Pokémon Go game to enhance the fun. Pokémon: Let’s Go,...The post Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee RPG Games Coming to Nintendo Switch in November 2018 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When a rather vocal and indignant French Bulldog in Austin, Texas named Walter was left waiting in the car while his human engaged in conversation, yelled out the window at at the top of his lungs because he was feeling left out. Hilariously, Walter sounded less angry and more like an opera singer due to...The post An Indignant Dog Left Waiting In the Car Yells at the Top of His Lungs In Beautiful Operatic Voice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the past we’ve written about the Kendama, a Japanese wooden ball and string toy that takes a great deal of skill and practice to successfully operate. Luckily for those who want to learn, the Laughing Squid Store is featuring a fantastic deal on a 2-Pack of the Duncan Groove Kendama. While you can’t pick...The post Duncan Groove Kendama Two Pack Featuring Kendama Ball & String Toys Combined With a Yo-Yo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bethesda Game Studios has released a cryptic teaser trailer for Fallout 76, the newest addition to their ongoing post-apocalyptic Fallout video game series. The trailer begins in a simple suburban home with a comforting, monophonic cover of the John Denver song “Country Roads” playing in the backround and a general sense of normalcy about the...The post Fallout 76, Bethesda Cryptically Teases Next Chapter of Their Post-Apocalyptic Video Game Series appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the day before Mother’s Day in 2015, Adriana Aviles, the four year old daughter of Major League Baseball player Mike Aviles, was diagnosed with leukemia. After intense treatment, which included a bone marrow transplant, little Addy is now considered to be cancer-free. Three years later on Mother’s Day 2018, a healthy seven year old...The post A Tearful Seven Year Old Girl Joyously Meets the Man Who Donated Bone Marrow That Saved Her Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While driving along the very busy Long Island Expressway on May 18, 2018, New York City Councilman Francisco Moya, who represents District 21 in Queens, came across the sight of a frightened cat who was stranded on the median. The compassionate Moya pulled over to the shoulder of the road, began talking calmly to the...The post Compassionate City Councilman Rescues Stranded Cat From a Median on the Long Island Expressway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Merchoid is featuring officially licensed Star Wars Millennium Falcon and TIE Fighter picnic blankets for families and friends to enjoy at a park or a galaxy far, far away. via Geekologie Star Wars Themed Desks and Beds for KidsMiniature Remote-Controlled ‘Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon, TIE Fighter, and X-Wing FighterRemote-Controlled Quadcopter Drone That Looks Like the...The post Millennium Falcon and TIE Fighter Picnic Blankets appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Toronto, Ontario art director Scott Park has created Eighty², featuring awesome illustrations of 80 characters from 57 popular 1980s movies. Prints are available to purchase from the Hero Complex Gallery. images via Scott Park Illustration submitted via Laughing Squid Tips ‘Hall of Heroes’, Illustrations of 80 Famous Female Characters From Films and TelevisionIllustrations of 63...The post Eighty², Awesome Illustrations of 80 Characters From 57 Popular 1980s Movies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Solo in Carbonite” is a clever handcrafted Star Wars parody, created by Toronto conceptual photographer Justin Poulsen, where a Red SOLO Cup (Han Solo) is shown being lifted out of a carbon-freezing chamber. photos via Justin Poulsen submitted via Laughing Squid Tips The Star Wars Carbon Freeze Me Experience at Walt Disney WorldVideo & Images...The post A Red SOLO Cup is Lifted Out of a Carbon-Freezing Chamber in a Hilarious Star Wars Parody appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Portland, Oregon stop-motion animator Kevin Parry of LAIKA (The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings) demonstrates 50 different ways to enter a room. Parry previously showed off 50 different ways to sit in a chair and 100 different types of walks on a treadmill. 50 Different Ways of Sitting on a ChairIncredible Optical Illusions Performed...The post 50 Different Ways to Enter a Room appeared first on Laughing Squid.

How to DAD creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand has returned to point out some of the funny differences between England and New Zealand. New Zealand Father Points Out Amusing Differences Between the USA and New ZealandNew Zealand Father Points Out Even More Differences Between Australia and New ZealandNew Zealand Father Explains the Amusing...The post New Zealand Father Points Out the Differences Between England and New Zealand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While drowsing outside atop a fence on a beautiful spring day, Simon’s Cat was rudely interrupted by a pesky crow who landed on the same spot. The very vocal bird took delight in trying to torment the feline by tripping him, tickling him and even trying to fly away with him, but nothing worked. After...The post A Pesky Crow Tries to Torment a Sleepy Simon’s Cat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Scary Pockets, a Los Angeles/San Francisco band that features Patreon co-founder Jack Conte on keyboards, performed a wonderfully funked up cover of the the 1988 Guns N’Roses hit song “The post Scary Pockets Perform a Funked Up Cover of the Classic Guns N’ Roses Song ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by FabbricaPelletterieMilano (@fpm_milano) on May 25, 2018 at 9:18am PDT Designer Marc Sadler has created a really clever suitcase that quickly transforms into a fully functioning stovetop cook station. This well-designed piece is part of his greater “Bank collection” for Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano, which also includes a suitcase that turns into an...The post A Very Cleverly Designed Suitcase That Quickly Transforms Into a Fully Functioning Mini Kitchen appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing analysis of the many Star Wars films,Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of Screenprism took a look at how the repeated theme of losing hands, symbolizes a castration of sorts. When an opponent loses a hand, the opponent loses the ability to fight back. In essence, this type of deliberate amputation...The post The Disarming Masculine Symbolism Behind the Repeated Hand Amputations in Star Wars Films appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ripley, a domesticated and really affectionate toucan who purrs when she’s happy, tapped out a respectably solid beat as she fastidiously cleaned her enormous beak in a metal bowl. How a Toucan Cleans it’s MASSIVE Beak!! (Dunk-scratch-dunk-scratch Basically Toucan Beat Boxing)…A toucans way of cleaning its bill is…. Odd, to say the least. An Affectionate...The post A Fastidious Toucan Taps Out a Solid Beat During a Thorough Cleaning of Her Enormous Beak appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen, whom we know to be a fabulous cook, prepared special handmade birthday presents of floral infused oils and homemade lip balm for his wife Rachel. Under the discerning eyes of his two beloved longhaired orange and white cats Haku and Nagi, Jun explained that this was the first time he...The post Appreciative Husband Creates Handmade Presents for His Wife Under the Discerning Eyes of His Cats appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by disenchantment (@disenchantment) on May 23, 2018 at 8:06am PDT After countless seasons of The Simpsons on Fox, legendary cartoonist Matt Groening has created a new animated series for Netflix. The series, entitled Disenchantment features a cynical princess with a high tolerance for alcohol and her two companions, an elf and a...The post Disenchantment, Matt Groening’s New Netflix Series About a Cynical Princess and Her Jaded Cohorts appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Four year old Austin Perine is a truly impressive and unstoppable force of nature. Not only is he a champion wrestler and a Presidential hopeful, but once a week Austin (aka President Austin) puts on a cape and turns into a superhero in order give back to his Birmingham, Alabama community. Perine spends his allowance...The post Four Year Old Superhero Uses His Allowance to Help Feed the Homeless in Birmingham, Alabama appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Giovanni DeGarimore, the proprietor of Giovanni’s Fish Market in Morro Bay, California purchased a 70 pound octopus, whom he named Fred, with the sole purpose of releasing the beautiful cephalopod back into the wild. DeGarimore, who is also an avid diver, had made the decision not to sell octopus products after a he’d played a...The post California Fish Market Owner Purchases a 70 Pound Octopus So He Can Release It Back Into the Wild appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While making a point to a fellow feline, a black cat casually employed a back paw to deflect an innocently incoming Roomba to keep it from interrupting the heated discussion taking place at the time. via arbiv2lo Cat Wearing a Shark Costume Entertains Baby Also Dressed as a Shark by Riding a Roomba Vacuum in...The post A Black Cat Casually Employs a Back Paw to Deflect an Incoming Roomba During a Heated Discussion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by StreetMarkings (@streetmarkings) on Apr 5, 2018 at 1:00pm PDT StreetMarkings is an Instagram account featuring photos of wonderfully strange street markings found all over London. A post shared by StreetMarkings (@streetmarkings) on Apr 24, 2018 at 6:14am PDT A post shared by StreetMarkings (@streetmarkings) on Mar 16, 2018 at 10:43am PDT...The post Wonderfully Strange Street Markings in London appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Looking for Something is an animated short film, created by London animation director César Pelizer and produced by weareseventeen, about a curious man searching high and low for the meaning of life. A surreal journey of a man wondering about the meaning of life and looking for answers within his own consciousness while snoozing at...The post Looking for Something, An Animated Short About a Man Searching for the Meaning of Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by ManiPhotography (@maniphotography91) on Apr 15, 2018 at 5:16pm PDT Toronto photographer and videographer Mani created a collection of surreal digital manipulated photos where giant animals roam the Earth with tiny humans. His entire series of photos are available to view on Instagram and Facebook. A post shared by ManiPhotography (@maniphotography91) on...The post Surreal Digitally Manipulated Photos Featuring Giant Animals Roaming the Earth With Tiny Humans appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stu Maschwitz of Red Giant has created Tank, a short film inspired by video games from the 1980s that use wireframe vector graphics, just like Battlezone. The short follows a team of pilots who try to save their world from a weapon of mass destruction. Putting aside current 3D modeling techniques, Stu looked to the...The post Tank, A Short Film Inspired by Video Games From the 1980s That Use Wireframe Vector Graphics appeared first on Laughing Squid.

How to DAD creator Jordan Watson of Auckland, New Zealand is back to help everyone better understand New Zealand (kiwi) slang words and phrases. A Quick Lesson in the History of Cockney Rhyming Slang and How to Correctly Speak ItHow Potatoes Came to Be Called SpudsClueless Adults Try Their Best to Explain Popular Slang Words...The post A Guide To Understanding New Zealand Slang appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Disney released the official trailer for Christopher Robin, an upcoming live action adventure film directed by Marc Forster. The trailer features Winnie the Pooh and the gang traveling to the city to save an adult Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) by helping him rediscover the joys of life, family, and friends. Christopher Robin is set to...The post Winnie the Pooh and Friends Travel to the City to Help Christopher Robin Rediscover the Joys of Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A beautiful bull terrier named Frankie discovered that she had a tiny visitor who wandered into her human’s backyard. Frankie affably greeted the newborn fawn and quickly the two became friends, chasing each other around the yard and even snuggling a bit. Unfortunately for Frankie, the fawn’s mother wasn’t as thrilled with the arrangement. So...The post An Affable Bull Terrier Becomes Fast Friends With a Newborn Fawn Who Wandered Into Her Backyard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a very amusing BETC advertisement directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen for the French streaming channel Canal+, a young man named Lucas G. spun a fantastic yarn about a shootout, a chase through the woods, a ride down a waterfall on a log, which was then in line to be mechanically split and the accidental...The post A Man Tells a Fantastic Tale About How He Wound Up in Another Man’s Closet Without Any Clothes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2011, guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel performed an absolutely brilliant fingerstyle cover of the Mason Williams 1968 instrumental hit “Classical Gas“. Emmanuel had previously played this piece for an episode of the 2005 Seth MacFarlane cartoon American Dad. via reddit A Hauntingly Beautiful Classical Guitar Medley of the Stranger Things Season One SoundtrackA Highly Percussive...The post Tommy Emmanuel Performs a Brilliant Acoustic Fingerstyle Cover of the 1968 Song ‘Classical Gas’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician and artist Craig Colorusso who previously built a set of interactive musical sun boxes, has created Moon Phases, a singular, continuous piece of music that waxes and wanes with the phases of the moon. The piece mimics the phases of the moon by begining in silence with the New Moon and slowly getting more...The post A Sound Sculpture Designed to Play a Single Piece of Music That Waxes and Wanes With the Moon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Anna (@awesome_oso) on Apr 3, 2018 at 12:55pm PDT Moscow artist Anna (Oso Polar) has handmade a super cute and creepy collection of dolls based on all sorts of real and mythological creatures. Anna’s imaginative dolls are available to purchase from her Etsy shop. A post shared by Anna (@awesome_oso) on...The post A Collection of Handmade Cute And Creepy Dolls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Voice actor and father Joe Gaudet used Face Swap filter to turn his baby daughter into John C. Reilly and then proceeded to do an impression of the actor. Gaudet also turned her into Arnold Schwarzenegger. A post shared by Joe Gaudet (@iamjoegaudet) on May 25, 2018 at 8:20am PDT via reddit Ross Marquand Reads...The post Voice Actor Turns His Baby Daughter Into John C. Reilly Using Face Swap Then Does an Impression appeared first on Laughing Squid.

South African minimalist furniture company Shift Perspective has created a beautiful, limited edition 100% wool rug that maps out a detailed grid view of New York City, its outer boroughs and even parts of New Jersey. Different piles texturally indicate streets, sidewalks, parks, and waterways, giving the rug a true three-dimensional look and feel. This...The post A Beautiful 3D Rug That Maps Out a Detailed Grid View of Manhattan and Surrounding Areas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

NYC filmmaker Tyler Fairbank has captured the absolute beauty of the landscape and the incredible sights of a Safari in Botswana in a gorgeous flow motion hyperlapse. This particular technique allows the photographer to capture specific motion in real time while the rest of the image is moving at a faster rate. From the Okavango...The post A Gorgeous 4K Flow Motion Timelapse That Captures The Incredible Sights of a Botswana Safari appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Long Beach designer Ben Huynh released his fifth edition of the 36 Days of Type project that “invites designers, illustrators, and visual artists to share their view on the letters and numbers from our alphabet.” Huynh’s colorfully mesmerizing video features 3D animated type in the form of office supplies, furniture, and gadgets grooving to the...The post Colorfully Mesmerizing 3D Animated Type in the Form of a Variety of Objects Grooving to Music appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Animals Got Problems (@animalsgotproblems) on Apr 6, 2018 at 8:16am PDT “Animals Got Problems” is a retro-style web comic, by artistic couple Jory John and Alyssa Machle John, featuring cute little animals saying some very depressing things. John and Alyssa’s entire series of comics — released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays...The post Animals Got Problems, A Web Comic Featuring Cute Animals Saying Some Very Depressing Things appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Steve Gould, a television, stage and video presenter of science, very succinctly explained the concept of the Flashed Face Distortion Effect aka the Alien Faces Illusion, a facial distortion illusion created with the fast-paced presentation of faces looking straight into the camera. For his presentation, Gould used side-by-side photos of well known YouTubers, about many...The post The Neural Science Behind the Alien Faces Optical Illusion Shown With Images of Famous YouTubers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Edwin Olding and the team at Grind Hard Plumbing Co modified a Barbie Power Wheels Ford Mustang by setting the chassis over a go-cart frame and installing a Honda CRF 230 dirt bike engine. Olding was able to get the tiny pink car up to 70 MPH. A post shared by Edwin Olding (@edwinseyes) on...The post A Modified Barbie Power Wheels Mustang Go Kart With a Real Engine That Goes 70 MPH appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Julie Nolke and Sam Larson of Feeling Peckish challenged Scottish YouTuber Mike Boyd to learn how to do a double footed hockey stop. Boyd accepted the challenge and, after 6 hours and 15 minutes of practice, was able to perform a proper hockey stop. A post shared by Mike Boyd (@mikeboydvideo) on May 15, 2018...The post Determined Man Quickly Learns How to Do a Double Footed Hockey Stop appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In “a clever Ted Ed Riddle” animated by Artrake Studio and narrated by Addison Anderson, math teacher and TED-Ed educator Daniel Finkel posed the question “Can you Solve the Wizard Standoff Riddle?”, which involves choosing the right wand to ensure victory for your magic school. You’ve been chosen as a champion to represent your wizarding...The post How to Solve the ‘The Wizard Standoff Riddle’ to Become the Hero of Your Magic School appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a drenching episode of the PBS Digital Studios series Eons, host Blake de Pastino explained why it rained for the two million years during the late Triassic Period, the first period of the Mesozoic Era. These rains, known as the Carnian Pluvial Event, happened as Pangea began to separate and caused complete extinction of...The post Why Rain Constantly Fell for Two Million Years During the Earth’s Late Triassic Period appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Coddies (@coddiesofficial) on Apr 30, 2018 at 8:30am PDT After a trip to a small island off Thailand, Jack Bennet decided that he wanted to disrupt the British summer footwear industry with a splash. With this in mind, Bennet founded Coddies, a company that makes unique casual slides in in the...The post Coddies Fish Flops, Unique Casual Summer Footwear In the Shape of Open Mouthed Fish appeared first on Laughing Squid.