Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Art of Card Dealing Captured in Stop-Motion
Using artful stop-motion animation, video editor Omozoc (previously) created a wonderful video showing a talented card dealer exhibiting the tricks of the trade. Each deck…
A Performance on a Unique Baroque Contrabassoon
Musician David Chatterton of The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, who previously demonstrated the sound of a giant contrabassoon used by Beethoven that was…
An Ingenious Mashup of 50 Hit Songs From 1980
Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet, who ingeniously mixed 50 different samples from 50 top hits of 1979 into a seamless matchup,…
Aaron Paul Recaps All of ‘Breaking Bad’ In 2.5 Minutes
Science bitch! While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the Breaking Bad movie El Camino (now streaming on Netflix), actor Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman)…
Parrotlet Rides Tiny Skateboard Down Tiny Ramp
An adorable blue parrotlet named Charlie (previously) spent a bit of time with his human Karen to learn how to ride a tiny skateboard down…
Iconic Characters Sculpted Into Halloween Hay Bales
For the past ten years, Jean Marie Smith has created wonderful giant hay bale sculptures during the Halloween season for the Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve…
How ‘Driver San Francisco’ Best Exemplifies What a Second Person Video Game Might Look Like
In a highly informative video essay, gaming vlogger Nick Robinson denotes the difference between first person perspective games and third person perspective games before launching…
Cozy Hand Knitted Beer Mug Socks With Handles
Serbian yarn artist Vicky Djokic knits and crochets a wonderful array of novelty items that she sells through her Etsy shop VikysKnitNCrochet . One such…
The Amazing Agility of the World’s Smallest Monkey
An adorable clip from the PBS Nature series Undercover in the Jungle takes a look at the pygmy marmoset aka the world’s smallest monkey. These…
Visayan Warty Pigs Unexpectedly Utilize a Piece of Wood as a Tool to Build a Nest for Their Offspring
A group of critically endangered, extremely rare Visayan warty pigs at the Ménagerie Zoo in Paris were witnessed unexpectedly utilizing a piece of wood as…