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.
Man Keeps Promise to His 4th Grade Self to Move Childhood Tree to His Own House Twenty Years Later
When Chris of letsdig18 moved into his own house, he brought along with him an oak tree from his parent’s house. When Chris was in…
Tiny Ducklings Adorably Run Across Floating Lily Pads
A woman named Rameesah captured absolutely adorable footage of tiny ducklings as they ran full force across a pond of floating lily pads. The cutest,…
Lone Figure Seamlessly Evolves Into Different Iterations of Itself in the Experimental Short ‘Transfiguration’
“Transfiguration” is an experimental CGI animated short by Matt Pyke and Chris Perry of Universal Everything (previously) that features a lone figure endlessly walking while…
A Little Boat Floats Among Jumping Fish in a Wonderful Hand-Cranked Wooden Kinetic Wave Sculpture
Artist Ross McSweeney created a wonderful kinetic wooden sculpture that features a little boat floating upon a bumpy sea.
British Aerospace Mechanic Turns Jet Engine Housing From a 1967 VC10 Into an Ingenious Camper Trailer
British aerospace mechanic Steve Jones transformed a jet engine housing from a Vickers VC10 into a custom camper trailer for his family.
How to Use a Tape Measure to Determine Age
In 2009 vlogger John Linneman, aka Hey Scuba, shared a neat tape measure trick that he learned while “working at the shipyards”. Linneman explained how…
An Incredible Double Fret Tapping Performance of the ‘Turkish March’ by Mozart on Acoustic Guitar
Musician Luca Stricagnoli, who plays gorgeous acoustic versions of popular songs, tried his hand at classical music with an absolutely incredible double fret tapping performance…
Popping Popcorn in Ultra Slow Motion
Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion (previously) captured the very simple process of a corn kernel expanding into popcorn in ultra-slow motion at increasing speeds…
Remembering Iconic Disney Voice Actress Verna Felton
Tim Nydell of Saturday Morning Rewind (previously) paid wonderful tribute to legendary voice actress Verna Felton (1890-1966), whose distinctive timbre was featured in such classic…
Penguins at Newquay Zoo Happily Chase Bubbles From a Donated Bubble Machine While Zoo is Closed
While the Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, England was closed to the public, the resident penguins were left without the stimulation of visitors that they looked…