Laughing Squid Blog Posts - 2018-05-21

Art, Culture and Technology Can't see images? [Click here...](.hibbzYNQqz1Iz49TBTdpHSOnnGYTJJ6kQzPrOOxZaoI) [Laughing Squid](.LzXsEGN0zYhgZtH7Gf29aQVwbT53VE1axJGKl2ZLKJQ) [Laughing Squid](.zZeVSdeX6KLp3L9awuiBsUK3IdsxSqT-1eN8q17hLnI) [Laughing Squid Hosting](.wSXt6OTESya5eGUeIwvSLds91fKCo-hTAal5m3UPIlM) is now offering [Managed WordPress](.zZfOlFci3V_3454fyJvFc4EiZLDiWRDiaLvo_1wJv-o) hosting. [We Spoke Out, A Powerful Compilation of Classic Comics About the Atrocities of the Holocaust](.VljDkz7lQwqnXGVDc6_d6ITuK-oNfIZZ-U7pJPraTkI) .Z6tkOWTEdq6jIjEJU3oYiXnUeiKtTqekhaev2kJeeFo We Spoke Out is a brilliant and powerful compilation of classic superhero comic books from a range of popular publishers that specifically address the atrocities of the Holocaust. This moving book is a collaboration between legendary illustrator Neal Adams, Wyman Institute director Rafael Medoff, and comics historian Craig Yoe, all of whom feel that that this horrific chapter in history can never be forgotten. This unique coffee table book contains classic comic book stories about the ... [Read Blog Post](.L49RjyXV4Ed1g3yWGt7jr6zOiFdV0ljkpm-rV6PsumU) [Fearless Base Jumper Leaps From the World’s Highest Waterfall in Venezuela](.hHRGpT4tQr4V52pG0ZX6FrBpBj5bihqOPlD0xgmaOB0) .e-UsoJ9WpZgw-gOmghlIepkuniB3GngmNUy3cmuEohw Deland, Florida skydiving instructor and base jumper Carlos Pedro Briceño went all in back in 2015 as he fearlessly leaped from the Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world’s highest waterfall. BASE Jumper Leaps Off the KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur and Lands in a Rooftop Swimming PoolBASE Jumping Off of the Burj Dubai, The World’s Tallest BuildingBase Jumper Leaps From Paraglider to Rope Swing and Parachutes to the Ground in the Swiss AlpsThe post Fearless Base Jumper Leaps From the World’s ... [Read Blog Post](.E6o9kBtIi_3tNHj-9kPTnSVf5Ld6aDlpWRIGj1SV6_g) [14-Year-Old Performs Amazing Pool Trick Shots](.SvVzmLFhG7QMPgUtULbR_bAKamGb5pspL0VnAL23ToE) .vgdADKtv3bzgp5m6By1g9x9ez_4rOtCA8YUEuPjfP8E Artistic 14-year-old pool player, Jaden Dupree, has been practicing and fine turning his trick shot skills for the past two years. He demonstrates his skills by curving a difficult jump shot and making insane bank shots. Dupree has an impressive collection of how to videos available to view on his YouTube channel. A post shared by Jaden Dupree (@dupree_trickshots) on May 6, 2018 at 11:12am PDT A Compilation Video of Creative Pool Trick Shots Performed by Steve ... [Read Blog Post](.-fEkRFicY5WIeV1oasx3944FmxGrgy_pVFv2s6cFksc) [Creator Turns Negative Online Comments Into Thoughtfully Productive Real Life Conversations](.TXQqZ6hcFOSPaUuk3NKC9siloyZNMGFb2Aj5iZsLx9g) .-KZ-1ypO9nL_Li5x8qWtxxDLG2Pp-WNZlxqcVGXGp18 Writer, performer, and video maker Dylan Marron stood before a Vancouver TED audience to talk about some of his socially-themed YouTube projects, his inspiration for these projects and the hateful comments that inevitably followed. While Marron is quite able to take this kind of the vitriol in stride, he decided that accepting it wasn’t enough. In a quest to find out who was on the other end of these nasty comments, Marron reached out where he could. He then created the podcast ... [Read Blog Post](.sgbVrD1So8PPg9yhGAi3WAp6hfQDM0J6-_9NLnxgDJ4) [Daredevil Climbs 460 Foot Mast Capturing Breathtaking POV Footage of the Area Below](.8Rs7QGVfzk4wFI0kAvbzqHIwccR4KI1_ndKVkx_0SQg) .GChUeVjJozfLkhLgI8_bWOek2WUqFfkTBu2jUwpD3-s A daredevil from Sweden, who goes by the name “Freesolo,” climbed a 460-foot mast in Karlskrona and captured breathtaking POV footage of both his ascension and the surrounding area below. Motorcyclist’s GoPro Camera Captures His Plunge Over a 250-Foot Cliff in CaliforniaDaredevil Performs an Amazing Nine Front Flips While BASE Jumping Off a TowerMountain Biker Geoff Gulevich’s Insane Downhill Canyon Run Filmed on a GoPro CameraThe post Daredevil Climbs 460 Foot Mast Capturing ... [Read Blog Post](.NoeawhHCotvBj3A3ywE4jZatPFqqyGf3EZHxiGXnJ4g) [Mother Duck and Her Eleven Tiny Ducklings Sensibly Use the Crosswalk to Safely Cross the Street](.RjcmyNXNmSp-B1MI5FlBBT7JuT7l9yuKmmNFiNGnygA) .-yAYJzvC4L3m-bO3ngoKVijekRV-Gjm6ag5EAQ_li-U A mother duck who found herself on a busy city street at Lancaster University in Lancashire, England, very sensibly led her tiny ducklings across the zebra striped crosswalk in order to safely get to the other side. Perhaps she was also trying to teach her brood a very important safety lesson. This crafty mother was not about to become a sitting duck for traffic, instead leading her 11 ducklings over a zebra crossing in front of stunned onlookers. The cute flock was spotted by accounting ... [Read Blog Post](.fBNwxxesmuGzrSksbwK4cKuSANidKJYe8xPHa8Ha4rA) [Violinist Performs a Beautiful Cover of ‘The Force Theme’ From Star Wars In a Tunnel](.uGtEwFcTbPXt756NgLOd7c7nFZhSsLsPbCi3dNjQWVg) .yPZnJBgp1Xu72cmAMi9mfDjIDkSu5cVkUo2r3jMcsvs Lake Forest, California violinist Danielle Robbins performed an absolutely beautiful cover of John Williams‘ “The Force Theme” from Star Wars in a tunnel. The footage was captured by Fallon Ferguson. A post shared by Danielle (@daniavocato) on May 18, 2018 at 11:39am PDT via reddit Oscar Isaac Performs an Acoustic Cover of Bill Murray’s Iconic Star Wars Theme Song From Saturday Night LiveA Trumpet Cover of ‘The Force Theme’ From Star Wars in a Stairwell With Amazing ReverbA ... [Read Blog Post](.tJn6dbxE5rXQk48uxOW19a8tveQ4IRzhYfn7ApU733k) [Blind Woman Using Special Glasses Sees Her Guide Dog For the First Time in Their Eight Years Together](.X7b_5-dhp3yEJu7YFII7AKuEib4mdkdH9hwZICPqDkA) .SiH4vf74BJvl_BzcL2JIlsSjhmm2RR_OhaxW6XwxTFY Mary Sedgwick, a former physician in Asheville, North Carolina who is legally blind, was remarkably able to see her beloved guide dog Lucy for the very first time since Lucy arrived in her life in 2010. Sedgwick had been diagnosed with bilateral optic neuritis, a “demyelinating inflammation of the optic nerve” that causes visual restriction and blindness, in 2004. After removing herself from the world for six years, Lucy came into her life and again gave her the freedom she had lost. ... [Read Blog Post](.zJluf5Q8qErvAxLWLZ79m1yyM7MXC7TzeJoZjkD2tIs) [How to Make a Blower and Charcoal Using Primitive Technology](.c-diI1zLet1LiQcpTjmIDCYlxebnNFgPlF7WMHfGuhU) .jVVFNWqK_NEmzjsuzwMnHbIIItNDCIpEEn6aj1glZpU Primitive Technology demonstrates how to make a blower and some charcoal from clay and poor quality wood. He built the blower, which features an impeller made from palm leaves, to help create higher temperatures and advance his material technology. I took Fan palm leaves and fashioned them into an impellor (about 25 cm in diameter) held in a split stick as a rotor. I then built a housing from clay (slightly more than 25 cm diameter with inlet and outlet openings about 8cm in diameter) and ... [Read Blog Post](.IzCG72duMabYDmnkNt4n2h1xfkLYT6E4rTeST21zBCE) [Gorgeous Anamorphic 3D Portraits and Murals That Seem to Reach Out From Their Respective Canvases](.d7xwvRe8Z1rPayYpfy-YlvFTSbsHdLwhpQZqcmuU6Q8) .-J0wnUPDtq0rWMmW2x-gwbdon07iphx2Hhb8c15Ro9w A post shared by peeta_ead (@peeta_ead) on Apr 24, 2018 at 9:52am PDT Italian artist Peeta aka Manuel Di Rita, creates absolutely gorgeous, colorful anamorphic oil paintings and giant building murals with such depth that each piece looks like it’s reaching out from its respective canvas. This unique style is the result of Peeta’s interest in the purposeful sense of illusion created with the combination of three-dimensional shapes with architectural lines. Metaphorically, I want to ... 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