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.
Simone Giertz Builds a Thoughtful Office Chair to Accommodate Herself and Her ‘Needy’ Dog Scraps
Not wanting to taxidermize herself into a bed for her beloved dog Scraps, self-proclaimed “queen of shitty robots” and engineer Simone Giertz, instead decided to…
Two Determined Dachshunds Dig Out the Giant Container Ship That Was Blocking the Suez Canal
Always wanting to be helpful, Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund (previously) and little brother Oakley put their little paws in the dirt and went to work…
An Excellent Mashup of ‘L.A. Woman’ by The Doors With the Iron Maiden Anthem ‘2 Minutes to Midnight’
Video editor Bill McClintock (previously) has put together an excellent pairing of The Doors song “L.A. Woman” with the Iron Maiden anthem “2 Minutes to…
A Delectable Stop Motion Animation Showing the Preparation of a LEGO Layered Chocolate Cake
Animator Tomosteen has created a very enticing stop motion video that shows the preparation involved in making a delectable LEGO layered chocolate cake. As previous…
Car Wheel Made Out of 100 20mm Bolts
One of the automotive engineers of Garage 54 made a wheel out of 100 20mm bolts that were welded to the rim.
How the Aptly Named Springtail Hexapod Can Flip Itself Backwards Remarkably Fast and High
Dr. Adrian Smith of Ant Lab and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences captured high definition, slow motion footage showing how the aptly named Springtail…
Setting the World’s Largest Ice Carousel in Motion
Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of Beyond the Press worked with Janne Käpylehto to create the world’s largest ice carousel cut into a frozen…
Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Goes For a Walk on a Leash Along the East River at Brooklyn’s Domino Park
View this post on Instagram A post shared by WhatIsNewYork (@whatisnewyork) In the hilarious vein of “only in New York”, a couple walked under the…
An Amusing History Explaining How People Sometimes Show Up as a Kitten on Video Chats
A rather amusing short New Yorker documentary explains how attorney Rod Ponton accidentally joined an online Texas court proceeding with a kitten Zoom filter in…
‘Rick and Morty’ Bring the Whole Family Along on Their Fantastic Adventures in Season Five of the Series
Adult Swim has announced that Rick and Morty will be returning on Sunday, June 20, 2021 with a trailer for the fifth season of the…