Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Traffic Circle Spins Like a Turntable From Overhead
Swiss filmmaker Dirk Koy has created “Attraction”, a dizzying short film that captures the traffic on a Basel, Switzerland roundabout from overhead. The circular motion…
An Incredibly Realistic Brown Work Boot Cake
The Cake Blog shared an amazing, masterfully edited video in which an unseen pastry chef skillfully rolls out fondant for a brown work boot cake.…
Wonderful Hand-Animated Paper Illustrations Featuring Levers That Make Eyes Roll and Tongues Loll
Artist E. Merlin Murray who describes himself as an “English-sounding Scotsman”, creates absolutely wonderful hand-animated paper illustrations that are specifically engineered to respond a certain…
A Fresh-Baked French Bread Plush Pillow
Novelty company Gecter has created a wonderfully realistic plush pillow that looks like a loaf of
Cat Butt and Dog Butt Irreverent Adult Coloring Books
Honey Badger Coloring has released “Catt Butt” and “Dog Butt”, two wonderfully irreverent, “off-color” coloring books for adults that focus on most oft-presented regions of…
Don’t Let Traffic Change You, A Simple Yet Brilliant Brazilian Ad Campaign to Discourage Road Rage
Brazilian ad agency Executiva Propaganda has created, for Detran/RN (the Rio Grande do Norte Traffic Department), a simple yet brilliant visual campaign to discourage drivers…
A Dark and Despairing Russian Art Film Interpretation of the Normally Cheerful Couch Gag From ‘The Simpsons’
Cartoonist Lenivko Kvadratjic of Lazy Square has interpreted the classic “Couch Gag” (previously) from the long-running animated series The Simpsons as a very dark, very…
A Traditional Hand-Knitted Icelandic Lopapeysa Sweater With a Pac-Man Pattern Circling the Yoke
In 2017, Doctor Popular (previously) and partner Christine Clarke created a very traditional Icelandic Lopapeysa (or Peysa) with a wonderful Pac-Man pattern circling the yoke.…
‘Toy Story 4’ Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear Toys That Fall Down When Told That ‘Someone’s Coming’
With the worldwide release of Toy Story 4, the Canadian company Thinkway Toys has created an official Disney/Pixar line of interactive toys from the film.…
Man Fondly Examines a Vintage Music Box From His Father’s Well-Used 1967 Ford Ice Cream Truck
In 2017, Don Williams took apart and examined a vintage music box from a 1967 Ford ice cream truck that belonged to his father. As…