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.
A Perpetual Bubble Wrap Popping Toy
The Bandai Toy Company in Japan has created a portable bubble wrap popping toy that can be used over and over again.
How to Make Just About Every Shape of Bread
Runner & Stone head baker Peter Endriss partnered with Epicurious to offer a comprehensive tutorial in shaping a variety of breads.
Mesmerizing ASMR Footage of a Tortoise Eating Fruit and Vegetables With Noisy Enthusiasm
The ASMR Animal channel shared mesmerizing footage of a tortoise enjoying individual pieces of fruits and vegetables with noisy enthusiasm.
Pianist Plays a Lively Soundtrack to Footage of the ‘Apparently Kid’ at the 2014 Wayne County Fair
Talented pianist Brandon Ethridge quite hilariously provided a very lively soundtrack to the infamous "Apparently Kid" from 2014.
RoBeetle, The World’s Lightest Crawling Robot
Néstor O. Pérez-Arancibia of WSU created the "Robeetle", a tiny four-legged robot that runs on liquid fuel through catalytic combustion.
Slow Motion Macro Footage of a Cat’s Tongue in Action
Beyond the Press used a high-speed macro camera to capture what the tongues of their Abyssinian cats in look like while in use.
Remarkably Realistic Sculptures Made of Chocolate
Chef Amaury Guichon of the Pastry Academy in Las Vegas creates absolutely gorgeous chocolate sculptures that are remarkably realistic.
A Colorful Animated Short About the Inevitable Isolation That Comes With Digital Addiction
"Blip" by Hannah Sun is a colorful animation about the growing issue of digital addiction and the inevitable result of increasing isolation.
Marvel and Star Wars Sound Effects Machines
Paladone has released sound effects machines that play some of the most iconic sounds and voices of Marvel and Star Wars.
‘Fiber-Rich’ Crocheted Cakes, Cookies, and Pasta
Yarn artist Normalynn Ablao of Copacetic Crocheter creates wonderful "fiber-rich" foods out of yarn that look good enough to eat.