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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.

In 2012, an artisan candy maker at Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida hand rolled a giant eight pound candy cane for a then 69 year old Indian elephant named Shirley who lives at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia. As he worked, the candy maker explained to an audience of inquisitive children that sugar cane and...The post Artisan Candy Maker Hand Rolls a Giant Eight Pound Candy Cane for an Elderly Elephant Named Shirley appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician Eddy Chen, one half of the Australian musical/comedy duo TwoSet Violins, performed a very amusing multi-track cover of the iconic wedding favorite “Pachelbel’s Canon” as arranged for the dulcet timbre of a rubber chicken. Pachelbel’s Canon in C(hicken) Here’s a more traditional arrangement for strings. via Neatorama A Talented Chicken Named Patrick Plucks Out...The post An Amusing Multi-Track Classical Arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon Using a Rubber Chicken appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Netflix has released a teaser for Stranger Things season three featuring a wonderfully retro promo for The Starcourt Mall, coming to Hawkins, Indiana in 1985. Starcourt Mall will be one of the finest shopping facilities in America and beyond with options for the entire family. Including The Gap, Waldenbooks, Sam Goody, Claire’s and more! Don’t...The post Stranger Things Season Three Teaser Features a Wonderful 1980s Style Promo for The Starcourt Mall appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While climbing up the steps of Manitou Incline near Colorado Springs, hiker Jair Padilla noticed that a tiny chipmunk was reaching out towards his bottle of water. Realizing that the chipmunk was probably very thirsty, Padilla generously put the bottle forward so that the little creature could drink as much as needed. What he didn’t...The post A Thirsty Chipmunk Drinks Like a Human From a Generously Offered Bottle of Water appeared first on Laughing Squid.

via Sad and Useless Photos of Cute and Fluffy Hamster ButtsWhat Your Style of Beer Says About YouA Clever Anti-Theft Feature That Stops People From Stealing Rolls Royce Hood OrnamentsThe post Millennial Anti-Theft Device appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 1983, a parody album entitled The Rhino Brothers Present The World’s Worst Records featured disgusting, yet very funny cover of the classic country music song “I Love” by Tom T. Hall. Called “I Like“, artist Heathen Dan substituted some rather racy lyrics into the otherwise wholesome song. I like smokin’ me some grass Gettin’...The post A Disgusting Parody of the Lighthearted Classic 1973 Country Music Song ‘I Love’ by Tom T. Hall appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kal Spelletich, an incredibly talented artist, who is a pioneer of the San Francisco machine art scene, and very good friend of Laughing Squid, found out that he is being evicted from the San Francisco warehouse he has rented for over 25 years. It was in this warehouse that Kal built his incredible interactive robots,...The post San Francisco Artist Evicted From His Warehouse Is Raising Funds for a Place to Relocate His Robots appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Solveig (@solveigvivan) on Jul 8, 2016 at 8:48am PDT Finish needle artist Noora Schroderus has created an amusing series in which she provides world leaders whose portraits grace bank notes with elaborately fabulous hairstyles that are embroidered right onto the bill. Embroidery on banknotes from all over the world. A post...The post Artist Adorns Bank Notes Portraits From Around the World With Fabulous Embroidered Hairstyles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Rotating Towards Light Tianqi Sun, the founder of the Chinese robotics company Vincross has transformed one of its signature creations, the HEXA, into a very smart six-legged robot flowerpot. The robot interacts with the its environment to efficiently meet the needs of the onboard plant. If the plant needs light, it can move itself over...The post A Six-Legged Robot Flowerpot That Interacts With Its Environment to Meet the Needs of the Onboard Plant appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Keisuke Teshima from Kyoto, Japan demonstrated the known as “hitofude-ryu”, or the painting of colorful dragons with a single brush stroke. These paintings, which go back to the Edo period, are drawn with the dragon’s head facing upwards, a sign of good luck within Japanese culture. These stunning images show the breath taking work...The post Artist Paints Gorgeous Traditional Good Luck Dragons With Just a Single Stroke of His Brush appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A surprisingly fast moving African spurred tortoise named Moses amusingly chased his human Jimbo Creppel around the backyard as he methodically went back and forth across the grass with a lawn mower. According to Creppal’s kid, Moses likes to catch up with the mower and ride for a bit. “My father, Jimbo Creppel, cutting the...The post A Surprisingly Quick Moving Tortoise Chases His Lawn Mowing Human Around the Yard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The ever-gregarious Taras Kul aka “Crazy Russian Hacker who has created wonderful videos in the past, tested out a pre-fab Enclosed Pet Spa on his three beautiful huskies. After a relatively simple setup (albeit with a few missing pieces), Kul first began with Luke, a gorgeous white dog who can get very dirty very quickly....The post The Crazy Russian Hacker Tries an Enclosed Home Dog Spa on His Beautiful Huskies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A willful and rather mischievous German shepherd named Koby was having such a good time carrying a stick in his mouth with his human Daniel Brown‘s GoPro camera attached, that he refused to give it back. In fact, when Brown tried to cut off Koby’s path, the dog picked up a bit of speed and...The post Mischievous Dog Skillfully Evades His Human’s Attempts to Retrieve the GoPro in His Possession appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Professor Phil Butler and Professor Anthony Butler, a brilliant father and son team who founded Mars Bioimaging Ltd. in Christchurch, New Zealand have created, in collaboration with CERN, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute and the University of Notre Dame, the Small Bore Spectral Scanner, an amazing CT scanner that produces full...The post The World’s First Human Body Scanner That Can Produce Highly Detailed Full Color 3D X-Ray Images appeared first on Laughing Squid.

BBC has released a teaser trailer for Doctor Who Series 11, which will feature the debut of the Thirteenth Doctor, the first female Doctor, who is played by Jodie Whittaker. Series 11 will begin in the fall of 2018. Doctor Who Series 10 Teaser TrailerA Defiant Doctor Wants to Kiss His Enemies to Death in...The post Teaser Trailer For Doctor Who Series 11 Which Will Feature the First Doctor Played By a Woman appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Scott Bradlee has recorded a delightful ragtime piano cover of “Buddy Holly” by Weezer. Bradleee’s cover of the song is available on iTunes and his new book Outside the Jukebox was just released last month. Scott Bradlee Performs a Ragtime Piano Medley of the Super Mario Bros. Theme SongA LEGO Mindstorms Robot Plays an Impressive...The post Ragtime Piano Cover of ‘Buddy Holly’ by Weezer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Here’s my unedited interview with Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey from July 1996 as we were setting up for the pre Burning Man event at SOMAR (now SOMArts) in San Francisco. Larry talks about the origins of Burning Man, Burning Man’s relationship with the media and why he chose the theme of Hell (Dante’s Inferno,...The post 1996 Interview With Burning Man Co-Founder Larry Harvey at SOMAR in San Francisco appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Walter Geoffrey the French bulldog who made quite a name for himself when he indignantly yelled at his human in a strangely amazing operatic tenor voice. Since that time, Walter’s voice has been set to a concerto in A♭Minor and now into really high energy cover of the Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston song “I Will Always...The post The Operatic Wailing of a French Bulldog Remixed Into a Danceable Cover of ‘I Will Always Love You’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

German computer animator C4D4U has been on a fun mission to create the perfect soft-body Tetris Game. After eight different iterations over the course of six months, it looks like he may have come close with his eighth attempt using gelatin-like tetrominos. Many wanted more Tetris videos. Here is now my eighth version of Softbody...The post A Fun Animated Tetris Game That Uses Soft-Body Gelatin-Like Geometric Tetromino Game Pieces appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Raku Inoue ?? ?? ?TYO????MTL? (@reikan_creations) on May 16, 2018 at 4:55pm PDT In 2017, we wrote about Montreal artist Raku Inoue of Reikan Apparel and his wonderful insect arrangements made out of flower petals, leaves and stems. Since that time, Inoue has created an equally beautiful, detailed series that feature...The post Beautiful Animal and Insect Sculptures Created From Natural Colorful Flora appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Compartes Chocolatier (@compartes) on May 29, 2018 at 7:21pm PDT Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés has put a unique spin on the incredibly popular food trend of avocado toast with a limited edition chocolate bar. The bar embraces the distinct flavors of the creamy, crunchy dish with white chocolate, pieces of ripe...The post A Limited Edition Avocado Toast Chocolate Bar appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dave Freeman uploaded a wonderfully nostalgic hour long compilation of 1980s video game commercials from the Video Game Commercial Archive that was released on DVD in 2007. via Boing Boing Bored Game, A Parody Commercial for a Fake Mashup Board Game From the 1980 and 1990sTank, A Short Film Inspired by Video Games From the...The post One Hour of 1980s Video Game Commercials appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at waiting at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport en route to her home in Massachusetts, dog trainer Amber Aquart began showing signs of an oncoming anxiety attack. These symptoms, which include a change in respiration, body temperature and body language, alerted her sleeping support dog Oakley, who immediately leaped to his feet and comforted her...The post A Concerned Support Dog Immediately Responds to His Beloved Human’s Oncoming Panic Attack appeared first on Laughing Squid.

We’re big fans of Impossible Foods and have previously posted a great deal about the Impossible Burger, specifically what’s in the burger, the premiere of the burger, a side-by-side taste test, where to find it, how to best prepare it at home, but have never really looked at the science behind this revolutionary 100% plant-based...The post The Science That Goes Into Making the Plant-Based Impossible Burger Taste Just Like Meat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by BAGTAG (@bagtagcom) on May 1, 2018 at 1:00am PDT The BAGTAG is a truly ingenious attachable digital suitcase tag that works in combination with an airline’s smartphone app to allow passengers to check in their luggage from anywhere, at any time. Once at the airport, passengers drop off their bag off...The post An Attachable Digital Suitcase Tag That Lets Airline Passengers Check In Their Luggage From Anywhere appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After walking home after his run, San Diego resident Mike Sakasegawa discovered a random lemon rolling down the same hilly street. He followed the wandering lemon for about a quarter mile until it stopped, then parted ways. After awhile however, Sakasegawa felt bad for the lemon and decided to go back for it, take it...The post Man Follows a Random Lemon Rolling Down a Hilly Street in San Diego For About a Quarter Mile appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully rotund 13 year old one-eyed beagle named Ellie flawlessly performed a new trick that her human Wes Hess taught to her. As a yummy treat was waiting in her bowl, Ellie quickly responded to the verbal cues “ready” and “set” by sitting up on her hind legs in anticipation of the word hearing...The post An Older One-Eyed Dog Flawlessly Performs a New Trick Despite Several False Starts From Her Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Conan O’Brien hilariously “helps” his assistant Sona Movsesian buy a new car to replace her crappy old 2007 VW Jetta. Hey! I’m in this video! https://t.co/qEw7nTPXNx — Sona Movsesian (@sonamov) July 13, 2018 Conan O’Brien and His Assistant Sona Visit a Marketplace in Armenia and Try ‘Armenian Viagra’Conan O’Brien Drives a Car Packed With Explosives...The post Conan ‘Helps’ His Assistant Buy a New Car appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing analysis of the well-defined, flawed characters of Mad Men, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of ScreenPrism took a look at the hard-won success of Peggy Olson. They zone in on Peggy’s dogged determination, her intellect, dedication and her need to stand out from the crowd, at the risk of mockery...The post How Peggy Olson of Mad Man Went From New Girl to Become a Newer, Shinier Version of Don Draper appeared first on Laughing Squid.

DOIY Design is currently featuring an adorably succulent ceramic citrus juicer that’s shaped like a little prickly cactus sitting inside its own pot. The pot neatly acts as a pouring spout for the resulting juice. Ceramic manual juicer shaped as a cactus designed for a perfect squeezing of your citric fruits. Includes with a pouring...The post A Succulent Citrus Juicer Shaped Like a Cactus appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Ali (@arthur_louis_ignore) on Jul 2, 2017 at 9:37am PDT French street artist Arthur-Louis Ignoré, who goes by the more familiar Ali, lives in Rennes but travels to various cities around Europe, Scandinavia, the United States and Canada, to paint gorgeous designs onto the roads, sidewalks, passageways and plazas, making each surface...The post Beautifully Ornate Carpet Designs Painted Onto City Streets, Sidewalks, Plazas and Passageways appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The sketch comedy group The Kloons have created a clever commercial parody for a brilliant, but (hopefully) fictional one-of-a-kind luxury item – the Prada Body Bag. A most elegant way to make a final impression of wealth that will last forever. Prada Body Bag – It’s the last bag you’ll ever need. What will the...The post The Prada Body Bag, A Most Elegant Way to Make a Final Impression of Wealth That Lasts Forever appeared first on Laughing Squid.