Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Talented Musician Performs an Incredible Funk Solo on a Gorgeous Custom-Made Fretless Baritone Guitar
Sean Angus Watson, an artist and guitar teacher in Oregon, performed a really incredible funk solo on a fretless baritone six-string guitar that was custom-made…
Beautiful Footage of a 60 Mile Solo Trek Through the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in Northernmost Iceland
Kraig Adams, an American filmmaker and self-described minimalist, shared absolutely incredible footage of his 60 mile solo trek through the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in northernmost…
How Pam Beesly’s Nice Girl Next Door Captured the Hearts of Jim Halpert and Viewers of ‘The Office’
In an insightful video essay regarding the popular series The Office, hosts Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take take a look at the…
The Complex History of Cannibalism
In a rather unappetizing Ted-Ed lesson, written by biology professor Bill Schutt and directed by Diego Huacuja, narrator Addison Anderson talks about the complex history…
Black Cat Loves Being Brushed With a Vacuum Cleaner
A thoroughly relaxed, black cat in Istanbul, Turkey quite happily lay still on the floor as his human ran the vacuum cleaner over his fur.…
A Hilarious 1980s VHS Documentary Parody That Offers Proof That the Earth Is Shaped Like a Pyramid
Jo Luijten of Squirrel Monkey has created a hilarious parody of a 1980s VHS documentary. The subject of this “mockumentary” is the oft-disputed shape of…
A Transparent Banded Piglet Squid With a Big Snout
While exploring the waters off Palmyra Atoll, the expedition crew on the E/V Nautilus spotted a mysterious transparent creature with a big head, a big…
Chinese Construction Worker Performs Incredibly Intricate Tricks With With His Giant Excavating Machine
A Chinese construction worker Lao Pang performs incredibly intricate tricks and demonstrations of skill with his gigantic excavator. Some of these tricks include slicing a…
An Inside Look at the Wondrous Sights and Sounds That Took Place Over 24 Hours at Burning Man 2018
With the Burning Man 2019 coming up next month, San Francisco filmmaker Mark Day has just released his annual recap video that relives 24 hours…
Raindrop Cannibal Devours Other Raindrops in Its Path
Toby Tripp has created “Raindrop Cannibal”, a wonderfully clever clip in which an animated raindrop voraciously devours all the other raindrops in its path. This…