Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Amazing Automatic Sushi Making Robots
The company Autec has created an amazing commercial robot that prepares sushi at an amazing 200 maki rolls per hour with just a touch of…
Witty Prankster Tries to Break as Many Ancient British Laws as Possible While in the Presence of Police
Prankster Oobah Butler hilariously tried to break as many seemingly ridiculous, ancient British laws while in the presence of police.
How Bad Coffee Became Popular in the United States
In a decoctive episode essay for Cheddar, producer Sylvie Borschel takes a look at the daily coffee habits of co-workers and asks “How “Bad” Coffee…
Classic Disney Films About Avoiding the Common Cold
In 1951, Walt Disney made a film entitled “How to Catch a Cold” in which an animated “common man” falls prey to the common cold,…
Shiny Brass Sticks That Give Support to Growing Plants
The online home store Poketo is selling a handy three-pack of curved brass sticks that help provide structure and support to nascent growing plants while…
Dutch Flowers Take Flight in a Buoyant Photo Series
Every Spring, Dutch farmers turn over their blooming flowers in order to strengthen the bulbs. This tradition happily provided photographer Claire Droppert with the opportunity…
A Tired Humanoid Finds Out That Things Can Always Get Worse in the Stark Digitally Animated Short ‘Freight’
Serbian filmmaker Sava Zivkovic has created “Freight”, a starkly beautiful digital animation about a gorgeously modeled humanoid who lives inside a mysterious cave and performs…
An Animated History of Domesticated Dogs
In an affable Ted Ed Lesson written by archeologist David Ian Howe and animated by Cabong Studios, narrator Addison Anderson explains the turbulent history of…
Hypnotic High Definition Footage of 100 Minutes on the A Train From Uptown Manhattan to a Queens Beach
Filmmaker Dj Hammers (previously) who enjoys capturing the subway trains in and around New York City captured hypnotic, high-definition footage of a 100 minute ride…
A Beautiful Stop-Motion Music Video for an Incredible String Quartet Cover of the Björk Song ‘Venus as a Boy’
In promotion of their soon-to-be-released Björk tribute album, the Vitamin String Quartet performed an incredible string interpretation of the Icelandic vocalist‘s classic song “Venus as…