Laughing Squid January 01, 2025
How Rankin Bass Outsourced Their 'Animagic' Characters to a Largely Overlooked Japanese Studio
Swamp Jawn explained how the Rankin Bass characters from "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer" were outsourced to a studio in Japan.
laughingsquid.com/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer-animagic-characters
Demanding Dog Eats Food Using His Human Hands
A demanding pit bull sat at the table and ate a bowl of ramen and other foods using hands that his hidden human provided.
laughingsquid.com/dog-eats-using-human-hands
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut's Prescient 1988 Letter to People 100 Years in the Future
Benedict Cumberbatch used a general American accent to read "Ladies and Gentlemen of A.D. 2088", a prescient 1988 letter by Kurt Vonnegut.
laughingsquid.com/benedict-cumberbatch-reads-kurt-vonnegut-1988-letter
What Would Happen If a Pool Was Put on the Moon
Randall Munroe of xkcd and Henry Reich of MinutePhysics explain what would happen if a pool was put on the moon.
laughingsquid.com/pool-on-moon
