Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Brilliant Stop Motion Animation That Attempts to Capture the Enormity of the World ‘In a Nutshell’
Swiss Filmmaker Fabio Friedli has created “In a Nutshell”, a truly remarkable stop motion animation of 3,000 images that seeks to capture the enormity of…
Cleverly Designed Ceiling Fans With Short Curved Blades That Are Ideal For Use in Tight Spaces
The Terna Collection by Kichler is a very cleverly designed line of pendant ceiling fans with short curved blades that revolve around the light fixture…
Timelapse of How a Tesla Model 3 Sedan Is Assembled
Tesla has put together a fascinating timelapse showing how their Model 3 electric sedan is put together, shot from the perspective of the car on…
Watch Out, The Queen Can Move in Any Direction
It looks like she’s thinking of taking out the bishop in a couple of moves.
AT-AT Cone of Shame
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Harrington (@nothinghappenedtoday) on May 21, 2016 at 7:05pm PDT AT-AT Cone of Shame by Ed…
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…
