Laughing Squid Blog Posts - 2018-05-31

Art, Culture and Technology Can't see images? [Click here...](.3WMzCWe8jy8_24wvviMiXA88h1bbp5apPgISBCbzFnM) [Laughing Squid](.NYsyDoXtI1g-dzp6EGNXaFJui4mKiU6eT9_u1PJYtd4) [Laughing Squid](.lbla9CibgrdTrZcIMA3FMIEOBYa54tMxNYjp8N0O6hY) [Laughing Squid Hosting](.w8-Dp9wHo_SGerfPeyHUPlSZ_dUAcR5laOr97puC1vI) is now offering [Managed WordPress](.d3PcgdfsLkgWP2yJ_vnS-NzxhZGVHmqO0ub00qUpS-Q) hosting. [A Rescued Raccoon Tentatively Attempts to Play With a Prickly Hedgehog in His Human’s Backyard](.-L_llIVkpPhCX2TxBC95WNa4Lv24PPh7cKUBCQ7w2tM) .pTij3DMEHTCyEOCU3EFhOGeleixHnHoo_FMe5twZAKY A rescued raccoon named Tito noticed that there was another creature in his human’s backyard and needed to check it out. Tito first sniffed at the animal and then tentatively reached out with his paw, but quickly drew it back when he felt the sharp quills of a prickly hedgehog named Theo. This exercise of sniffing and reaching went on for a bit of time but eventually Theo relented and even began playing with Tito for a bit. The Raccoon doesn’t know what to think about the hedgehog! He ... [Read Blog Post](.acyBkOt53Tmk2rLOxKqZuhXLno5mhSIEx_eB9eNbKjQ) [The Scooby Doo Project, A Blair Witch Project Parody That Aired on Cartoon Network in 1999](.Mn5G-Y8LYo1ieDneR_oK4Lv3HN4aSLuIXAF19keJs8w) .FeP4IuHY6L0FNQzkMtazyxXBdxYtvsuuQFc1JpT2TrI The Scooby Doo Project was a live action animated comedy short that aired during and after Cartoon Network‘s Halloween Scooby-Doo marathon in 1999. The Blair Witch Project parody was released shortly after director Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick’s found footage film hit theaters. The Scooby gang get lost in the woods while trying the solve the mystery of a mysterious creature lurking within the forest. via reddit A Lively Ska Cover of the ‘Scooby Doo, Where Are You!’ Theme Performed In ... [Read Blog Post](.JegLTbMWj1_-gb87yeQIF2mDASvgHw78ihTmjTm4-f4) [‘Fail Whale’ Designer Yiying Lu Explains How She Designed and Certified the Official Dumpling Emoji](.Jub688IRLwC3O1i2WNLahHUknTiTvITJRhg2SNODuS4) .ABVulpAyU78Kd9_jLD-dPx-ilhUOFYB5mQpRdglE684 Yiying Lu, the talented designer behind the famous piece “Lifting A Dreamer” aka “Twitter Fail Whale”, who was just named one of the Most Creative People in Business 2018 and is a very good friend of Laughing Squid, gave an amusing talk to a San Francisco Ignite audience about how she went about creating the official dumpling emoji. The affable designer spoke about how she got the idea for the emoji, the process by which she needed to get the emoji officially certified through The Unicode ... [Read Blog Post](.wf89m46LUFVNydduZ16qAv8W7KcaVawUvPKTo_6LLkw) [A Look at How Furrion’s Giant 15-Foot Tall, 8,000 Pound Prosthesis Mech Suit Works](.Ze5VMkwb-VfNO1OmCN5DtuqSP6WpuiLs0bp41qB5ITI) .ZzWi1BeV5985Z0kh6ZmOVkeTpaRuitz_uVzdfge1IPA Tested editor Norman Chan met up with Jonathan Tippett, the founder of Furrion and creator of the Prosthesis mech. Chan got the low down on how the 15-foot tall, 8,000 pound mech suit works. This 8000 pound mech is directly controlled by Jonathan using his arms and legs, without any stabilizing gimbals or gyros. Jonathan explains how he has to essentially relearn to crawl in the Prosthesis, and we see and hear this massive machine lumber across a parking lot. Prosthesis Exoskeleton, A ... [Read Blog Post](.dEphIHSZHZo_Onie_eBVp6QeIFytjPenjliZqUs_Gww) [A United States Map Showing Each State’s Top Google Searched Word for Correct Spelling in 2018](._4JsMidkSZXG699RC8hgauGAZTL9pUytnD_D5WGPfCY) .L5MrNtfhv_r9FNj-9a35L644OK8K-TY8ykYPooJG9xs In honor of the Official Spelling Bee 2018 finals, Google Trends posted a colorful map of the United States that plotted the single, most popular word in each state that was most searched via Google for its proper spelling from May 2017 to May 2018. Like previous iterations of the map, it also included how many and which states shared the same word. Are these America's most misspelled words? Check out the top 'how to spell' searches by state, just in time for the ... [Read Blog Post](.9clssy9xsrEDysFNd_GauFNdEoPpE-z8sF0ktWycYRk) [Spectacular Footage of Adults on Barbie Jeeps Crashing While Racing Downhill In the Rain](.45ARq4onGL1yYpoR41_JptiMvdjrZ8j76Aswos69dNA) .s_32vPFriMZgYIcb_Qf7rUDndf_nkC193iaZ6I1sWZE Rednecks With Paychecks captured spectacular footage of adults crashing plastic toy vehicles at their rainy 2018 Barbie Jeep Downhill event in St. Jo, Texas back in March. A rainstorm in the middle of our Barbie Jeep Downhill Race wasn’t going to stop the action! It only made the hill that much more brutal! A post shared by Rednecks With Paychecks (@redneckswithpaychecksoffroad) on May 5, 2018 at 5:05pm PDT A post shared by Rednecks With Paychecks ... [Read Blog Post](.PFJ5SkaFPM1Lps0BJ7kL6_iLhJPO3t2YKf2u8-3z84g) [F1 Race Car Hits 88 MPH and Travels Through Time During the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix](.S63qPn-mf9xOmxI6F0GabS6pM13pBpdLQghohIayG8M) .ipNJHfdUG0Ii-ccx1ErcXG4kyxVid42LwCj7wgleKAk Two Australians behind the BarryDennen12 YouTube channel created a fantastic Back to the Future themed video that features an F1 race car shooting out sparks, hitting well over 88 MPH, and traveling back in time during the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix. via Boing Boing Red Bull Racing F1 Car Drives 190 MPH Through The Lincoln TunnelRed Bull Racing’s American Vacation 2, A High Speed Tour of the New York Metro AreaThe Williams F1 Pit Crew Receives the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award With a Record ... [Read Blog Post](.1KpRaHiEHViKeAzngwTDxHypXBdmupBBcctfPy4JQV4) [British Filmmaker Unexpectedly Discovers That a Unfamiliar Cat Had Given Birth Under His Bed](.EJBo0K4_j5GKdbd7vD6TOhL8vMJRHkaTzl-l8-zAYhA) .BpvjqGAbPeaCeru_V4wFEwk1aIdoNvS2wn1bcL_4h5w On May 30, 2018, British filmmaker Paris Zarcilla went upstairs to his bedroom to grab a sweater and instead found that a beautiful black and white cat had given birth to adorable kittens right underneath his bed. Despite the fact that the cat wasn’t his, Zarcilla immediately fell in love with this lot of felines who crashed into his life. Zarcilla isn’t sure how the cat got under his bed, but was just so happy that they did. I suspect it’s a neighbour’s. I leave my back door open a lot. ... [Read Blog Post](.pJk0GCiVXKuaz16Kic7XiaiVHyitp9te0BRrwxxLKFA) [Toddler Throws a Tantrum When He Discovers He’s Unable to Sit Down on a Tiny Doll House Chair](.Q5MhfMCEobJ86oz7mbUd7UnFp9a_p_ta85QbRtwA5-4) .XD5EoFbTC_hJNEHdrTbRHl_8M9s9p98_1fYLEWpPxEM A mother named Mel captures the hilarious moment on film when her 19-month-old son, Frankie, started throwing a tantrum after not being able to sit down on a tiny doll house chair. Little Frankie Box just couldn’t understand what was happening when he tried to park his behind in a tiny wooden chair at home in Staffordshire. Despite mum Mel trying to explain to her 19-month-old son that he wouldn’t fit on the seat, he carries on trying to sit his cheeks down low enough. Even after it falls ... [Read Blog Post](.2WItC5-JXx08PlK2ks_iUiUnGZ8pmGGcHJEpkWDZzN4) [Making a Functioning Tire Out of Duct Tape](.sh71txeInoVmZTdIthxXNYZrM8pOaKyybgzN9kh352k) .amPokOt_PhRHXfPjX6ntSLnQyaEUeCzQaLz6GHC7xnA Orion Dajnowicz of Haggard Racing Co. and his friends made a functioning spare tire for a car out of numerous rolls of duct tape. They tested out the duct tape tire by performing a few burnouts. Dajnowicz and his crew also tried to make a tire out of rubber bands. via LikeCOOL, Gizmodo A Man Shows How Duct Taping a Person’s Mouth Shut Does Not WorkBagpipes Made Out of PVC and Duct TapeHow to Build a Simple Wave Machine With Duct Tape, Skewers, and Jelly BabiesThe post Making a ... 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