Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Evil Twin Ursula Represents the Person Phoebe Could Have Been But Wasn’t Due to Her ‘Friends’
As part of their fascinating series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on Friends, hosts Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of The Take…
A ‘Big Eared’ Deep Sea Octopus Inflates Its Body Like a Circus Tent to Warn the ROV Hercules to Back Off
While exploring off Southwest Baker Island in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, the ROV Hercules, launched from the E/V Nautilus (previously) captured the…
A Gorgeous Peacock Cake With Cupcake Tail Feathers
Douglassville, Pennsylvania bakery Malizzi Cakes & Pastries created an absolutely gorgeous peacock cake with the birds draping tail feathers spread out onto cupcakes trailing behind…
An Insecure Sensitive Monster Struggles to Get Along in a World Specifically Made for Humans
In the short film “Martha the Monster”, a congenial but insecure monster named Martha, a part-time actor who’s trying to make it in stand-up comedy,…
A Lightweight Portable Origami Folding Kayak
In 2014 we wrote about the Oru Kayak, a 12 foot kayak that folded up to fit into a 33 x 29-inch carrying case for…
Dog Gently Forces an Indecisive Toddler to Sit Down
After sitting down, a Labradoodle used their giant paw to gently force an indecisive toddler to sit down as well.
A Cafe in Tokyo That Is Whimsically Designed to Look Like the Two Dimensional Pages of a Coloring Book
A little cafe in Tokyo aptly named the 2D Cafe has been very whimsically designed to appear as if it’s a two-dimensional coloring book. This…
Amazing Timelapse Footage of a 30,000 Ton Bus Terminal Being Rotated 90 Degrees in Xiamen, China
In order to make way for a new high-speed rail, engineers in Xiamen, China figured out how to rotate an enormous bus terminal that weighs…
A Giant Circular Juice Machine That Turns Discarded Peels of Squeezed Oranges Into 3D Printed Juice Cups
Italian design firm Carlo Ratti, in partnership with energy company Eni, have created the wonderful “Feel the Peel” campaign. This environmentally conscious project features a…
‘Voodoo Child’ Played on Traditional Korean Gayageum
Korean musician Luna Lee, known for playing popular songs on her traditional Gayageum, performed an absolutely badass cover of the iconic Jimi Hendrix anthem “Voodoo…