Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Funky Acoustic Cover of the Eminem Song ‘The Real Slim Shady’ Played on a Custom Triple Neck Guitar
An animated Luca Stricagnoli, who previously played a hauntingly beautiful cover of the U2 song “With or Without You” on his custom namesake triple neck…
How Trees Talk to Each Other
In a lofty TED-Ed lesson written by forestry experts Suzanne Simmard and Camille Defrenne and animated by Avi Ofer, narrator Bethany Cutmore-Scott explains how trees…
Opening 60 Year Old Canned Water Rations
The ever-gregarious Taras Kul, aka the “Crazy Russian Hacker” (previously), set six cans of 60 year old water rations on the table in front of…
A Hungry Herd of Goats Effectively Consumes a San Francisco Backyard Over the Course of Six Days
trophygeek posted wonderful sped-up footage showing a herd of hungry goats that consumed an overgrown lawn in San Francisco over the course of six days.
Finlandia Hymn Played on Four Electric Toothbrushes
The Finnish engineer of the Device Orchestra brilliantly programmed four electric toothbrushes to play the most famous song of his country “Finlandia Hymn”. This buzzing…
Musician Plays His Guitar With an Air Compressor to Replicate the Sounds of Various Wind Instruments
Italian musician David Lap, who previously played a walking bass line with his toes and played his guitar with his hands literally on fire, put…
Adorable Chinchilla Chomps Away at a Yummy Treat While Lying Comfortably Atop His Human’s Purse
An adorable pet chinchilla in Tokyo, Japan happily chomped away at a yummy treat while lying comfortably supine atop of his human’s purse. Evidently, this…
Crow Looks Like a Tiny Gorilla Upon First Glance
?????????????????? pic.twitter.com/fDlOGiumD6 — LIWJATAN (@keita_simpson) June 20, 2019 LIWJATAN captured the bizarre sight of what looked like a tiny gorilla sitting upon the steps of…
Pianist Performs ‘Happy Birthday’ in Different Musical Styles With Increasing Levels of Complexity
Wired presents pianist and composer Nahre Sol performing the classic “Happy Birthday” song in a variety of different styles, each one more complex than the…
An Amusingly Deepfaked Mike Tyson Plays All Parts in the Opening Credits of the 90s Sitcom ‘Family Matters’
Dr. Fakenstein amusingly re-mixed the opening credits of the popular 1990s ABC sitcom Family Matters with a deepfaked Mike Tyson