Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
How California Sport and Music Subcultures of the 1990s Changed How Vowels Are Pronounced in the US
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The Clever Design of the World’s Last Turntable Ferry
In a nautical episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott (previously) visits the west coast of Scotland to see the Skye Ferry…
Ryan Reynolds Shows How to Mix a Special Father’s Day Cocktail That He Calls ‘The Vasectomy’
In honor of Father’s Day, the ever-funny Ryan Reynolds introduced a refreshing cocktail of his own design that he charmingly named “The Vasectomy”. The tall…
An Intricate Rube Goldberg Chain Reaction Machine That Feeds Squirrels and Other Small Backyard Critters
Creezy, who previously created an incredibly intricate Rube Goldberg chain reaction machine that followed a blue ball, found inspiration with Mark Rober and took his…
An Old School LEGO Typewriter
LEGO builder Wes Talbott has created an amazing old school LEGO typewriter in a very traditional vintage color of mint green. This build features working…
A Herd of Wild Elephants Take a Well Deserved Nap After Trekking 500 Kilometers Across Southwest China
A herd of 15 wild elephants decided to take a much-needed nap in a comfy clearing during their 500 kilometer trek across southwest China.
The Preparation of a Cold Pitcher of Wool Lemonade Captured in a Refreshing Stop-Motion Animation
Animator and felt artist Andrea Love, who previously created a brilliant stop-motion animation that showed her making a full breakfast made out of wool, prepared…
Mesmerizing Footage of a Larch Bonsai Tree Being Pruned and Sculpted Over the Course of a Year
Bucky Barnes of Bonsai Releaf shared a wonderfully mesmerizing video in which he painstakingly designed, pruned, carved, and sculpted a small Japanese larch into a…
Why Orange Peels Cause Balloons to Pop
James of The Action Lab (previously) squeezed a section of orange peel over a floating balloon, causing the balloon to instantly pop. Oranges contain limonene,…
A Wearable Robotic Third Eye That Alerts People to Look Up From Their Phones to Avoid Obstacles
Minwook Paeng, a South Korean industrial designer who is part of the Innovation Design Engineering program at Imperial College London, has created a wearable robotic…