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.
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…
Comedian Shows What Golf Would Be Like If People Played When They Were in a Rush
Comedian Daniel LaBelle (previously) and a friend quite hilariously played a round of “speed golf”, a game in which every player is in a rush.…
Gregarious Deer Befriends a Playful Golden Retriever
A deer entered a backyard and was greeted by the resident dog resulting in the unlikely pair playfully chasing each other around the yard.
A Marvelous Classical Musical Mashup Featuring 70 Different Songs by 70 Different Composers
Musician Grant Woolard composed a brilliant classical music mashup in 2016 that featured 57 Popular Songs by 33 Composers, followed by part II in 2017…
A Wondrous Portal Installation That Connects People From Two Different European Cities 375 Miles Apart
Benediktas Gylys created Portal, circular high-tech installation that lets people in Vilnius, Lithuania to talk to those in Lublin, Poland.
Pet Duck Born With Deformed Leg Gets an Amazing Safety Orange 3D Printed Replacement Prosthetic Leg
In a clip from "The Wizard of Paws", an adorable duck received a safety orange 3D printed replacement prosthetic for his missing left leg.
Sir Patrick Stewart Hilariously Reimagined As Color Coordinating Vacuum Cleaners
Sir Patrick Stewart as vacuum cleaners. A thread. pic.twitter.com/o0nkYjoLxQ — Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) June 7, 2021 Comedy writer Amanda has quite hilariously reimagined the great Sir…