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 Wonderfully Detailed Millennium Falcon Fire Pit
Alex Dodson of Burned by Design (previously) has added a new piece to his incredible Star Wars inspired collection with a wonderfully detailed Millennium Falcon…
California Man Wears a Hat With Tiny Bright Red Hummingbird Feeders to Spend Time With the Birds
Like his fellow bird-lover in Colorado, a man Santa Monica, California documented himself wearing a clever hummingbird feeder hat. The hat has three bright red…
An Animated Poem Featuring Dr. Jane Goodall Talking About Rebuilding the Earth as We Return to Daily Life
In honor of World Environment Day 2020, the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall, in partnership with Ted-Ed, narrates a poem beautifully animated Avi Ofer which points…
Dog Confidently Walks Upright While Crossing Street
A beautiful Goldendoodle quite confidently crossed the street while walking in an upright position. As soon as she and her human Maille Dolan hit the…
Realistic Bigfoot Hoodies
Online retailer Alohazing is selling incredibly detailed, anatomically correct Bigfoot hoodies. The full-color design is very realistic, fade-resistant, and appears throughout the garment. The item…
An Industrial Mechanized Version of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ Performed Solely in the Note of C
Uberphawx (previously) created a rather industrial version the iconic Joy Division song “Love Will Tear Us Apart” using only the C note of the scale.…
Wild Cockatoo Cleverly Solves a 3D Printed Puzzle
Angus Deveson of Maker’s Muse in Sydney, Australia decided to conduct an experiment with the wild sulfur-crested cockatoos in his neighborhood. One particular older cockatoo…
An Amazing Array of Hand-Cranked Miniature Automatons Made From Popsicle Sticks and Paper
For each day of the “Makevember Challenge’ in November 2017, artist Federico Tobon of wolfCat Workshop created adorable hand-cranked miniature automatatons out of popsicle sticks…
A Handy Robotic Third Arm That Can Gently Pick Apples and Punch Its Way Through Walls
Createk Engineering Lab, in partnership with Université de Sherbrooke and Exonetik, have created a robotic third arm that comes in handy when there are tasks…
A Nifty Automatic All-in-One Golf Club That Adjusts to Take on the Features of All Traditional Golf Irons
Shane of Stuff Made Here engineered a really nifty automatic golf club that can take on the features of any iron needed at the time.…