Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Petting Charts for Cats and Dogs
Please consult these handy charts when petting a cat or dog.
Unique Little Animals Make Beautiful Music as They Interact With Nature in the Animated Short ‘Island’
In the animated short “Island” by Max Moertl, an assortment of unique little animals interact with one another and with the nature around them to…
How the Use of Atonal Harmonies Help Make the Classic Jethro Tull Song ‘Aqualung’ So Powerful
The amusingly doodling, rapidly talking and extremely knowledgeable music theorist 12Tone musically breaks down one of his favorite songs – “Aqualung” by Jethro Tull. In…
Tom Waits’ Ongoing War With Advertising Agencies
Simon Whistler, host of the series Today I Found Out recounts the ongoing war that musician Tom Waits has with advertising agencies who insist upon…
Hypnotic Waves of Coffee With Cream Evoke a Calming Sense of Comfort in the Short Film ‘My Delicious Coffee’
Thomas Blanchard, an incredibly imaginative color artist, has created “My Delicious Coffee. This incredibly soothing video features waves of coffee and cream washing past the…
Italian Knife Vendor Cuts Produce Into Transparent, Paper Thin Slices With a Super Sharp Japanese Knife
Italian knife vendor Giacomo Giovannitti filmed himself expertly slicing fruits and vegetables with astoundingly transparent, paper thin results. While this type of prep work takes…
How an Icy Rain Is Causing Saturn’s Rings to Disappear
Dr. James O’Donoghue, the Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard who created the brilliant animation visualizing the speed and angle at which the eight largest planets…
A Brief Narrated History of Legendary New York City Photo Video Store B&H Which Was Founded in 1973
In 1973, Blimie and Herman Schreiber opened a small photography store in TriBeCa (Warren Street), Manhattan, which they named B&H (their first initials). As the…
United States Immigration From 1830-2015 Beautifully Visualized as Color Coded Rings on a Growing Tree
Data designer Pedro M. Cruz (previously) created an absolutely inspiring, award-winning animation from raw data that visualizes immigration to the United States from 1830 –…