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Laughing Squid Posts by Lori Dorn

A Lush Cover of ‘Safety Dance’ on Mountain Dulcimer

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

Safety Dance on Dulcimer

Musician Sam Edelston (previously) performed a truly surprising but rather lush cover of the 1983 Men Without Hats song “Safety Dance” on a tabletop mountain dulcimer. Edelston had just become familiar with the song and thought it was appropriate for current times even though the original song was actually written…

A Hypnotic Two Hour 4K Ambient Documentary That Tours the Spectacular Beauty of the Antarctic Peninsula

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

Ambient Antarctica

Wildlife conservation filmmaker Richard Sidey, who previously captured wonderful footage of giant walruses lolling around an Antarctic beach, and fellow filmmaker Aliscia Young, have created “Ambient Antarctica”, a hypnotic 2 hour film that showcases the spectacular beauty of the peninsula. Featured are the gorgeously varied landscape, the amazing array of…

How Links to Metal Chains Are Made

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

How metal chains are made

Engineering and Architecture (previously) shared an interesting clip that shows how links are formed and then connected to make a thick metal chain. It all starts out from a single piece of metal coil. Like knives, forks, and spoons, metal chains start out as an enormous metal coil, which is…

Plein Air Artist Creates Beautiful Landscape Paintings That Perfectly Match the Natural Environment

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

Richard Oliver Plein Air Landscape Portraits

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Richard Oliver (@richardjoliverpleinair) California artist Richard Oliver creates beautiful En Plein Air landscape paintings that perfectly match the surrounding natural environments that he chooses as his subjects. Oliver, who is the father of two beautiful boys with special needs, finds that…

How Spiders Use Atmospheric Static Electricity to Fly

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

How Spiders Fly

The University of Bristol created a wonderfully informative animation that explains how spiders use static electricity in the atmosphere to set themselves aloft. This process is known as ballooning and according to an experiment conducted by Erica L. Morley and Daniel Robert, it can only occur when the weather and…

How to Make Abstract Art Using a Light and Photocopier

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

Art With Photocopier and Light

Artist Thickey Forrest offered a simple tutorial on making abstract art using a simple light and a photocopier. Forrest just held the light above the glass of the copier and waved it around a bit. The resulting image was pretty amazing. So I have my photocopier hooked up to my…

A Humorous Animation That Brings to Life the Many Cats of Who Have Been Memes Throughout the Years

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

Strange Cats Animation

French artist Kévin Gemin of Kékéflipnote has created a wonderfully humorous animation that brings to life the very many cats who have been the subject of countless memes throughout the years. Included in this animation is the amazing Buff Cat, and others we’ve probably previously written about. Lots and lots…

A Confident Three Legged Dog in Colorado Walks Upright on His Hind Legs Like a Human

by Lori Dorn on April 15, 2021

Dog Walks Upright

View this post on Instagram A post shared by dexter.the_three_legged_dog ? (@dexterdogouray) An incredibly confident three-legged dog named Dexter who lives in Ouray, Colorado adorably walks upright whenever he needs to get from one place to another. Dexter is a 6 year old Brittany spaniel who was hit by a…

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