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.
Musician Replaces the Wooden Hammers on His Piano With Real Metal Hammers From the Hardware Store
Swedish musician Mattias Krantz wanted to see what his piano would sound like when he replaced the hammers on his piano with real hammers.
Restored Colorized Footage of Denmark in 1902
Restoring Old Stuff restored vintage footage of Sankt Clemens Bro (Aarhus), Denmark from 1902 into high definition image resolution, using special software to add color…
A Disconcerting Webcam Shaped Like a Human Eye
Interaction designer and researcher Marc Teyssier (previously) of the Resilient Futures group at the De Vinci Innovation Center in Courbevoie, France has designed the “Eyecam”,…
Wayward Young Bear Who Wanders Into a Home Is Quickly Chased Out by Two Tiny Terriers
When a wayward young bear decided to enter the Pasadena, California home of Deedee Mueller through an open door in the kitchen, a pair of…
Marvel Characters That Are Based on Real People
Joshua Sutton of the comics and game channel Panels to Pixels put together an incredibly interesting and informative video that explains how 15 different Marvel…
Converting a 3D Printer Into a Sandwich Making Robot
Mechanical Engineer Yuto Kuroki and an engineering team from Meiji University in Tokyo have converted a working 3D printer into a nifty sandwich making robot…
An Amusing Yet Informative Song About Locating the Squarest Country in the World
Comedians Jay Foreman (previously) and Mark Cooper-Jones of Map Men performed a rather amusing and quite informative song that helped them answer a viewer’s question…
‘What Drives Us’, A Documentary by Dave Grohl About Rock Bands Whose Earliest Tours Were Made by Van
What Drives Us is a feature length documentary about rock bands that started out touring by van, directed by Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters…
Remarkable Timelapse of Mushroom Growth in 30 Days
Photographer Jens of Another Perspective (previously) captured the remarkable process of growing mushrooms from tiny spores into beautiful capped giants over the course of 30…
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs a Coherent Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
The very talented musicians of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (previously) performed a coherent cover of the iconic Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.…