Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Wayward Bear Accidentally Locked Inside a Minivan Smashes Driver’s Side Window to Make an Escape
An Asheville, North Carolina woman, who was visiting family in a wooded area, had accidentally left the door open on her minivan while bringing her…
Dedicated Groundsman Cuts His Grass Three Times Per Day to Create an Intricate Pattern on His Lawn
Keith Smith, a dedicated groundsman at the Edgbaston Golf Club in Birmingham, England, shares his process for creating award-winning intricate lawn patterns with his vintage…
How Destroyed Amplifiers With Bad Connections Led to Modern Advances in Distortion for the Electric Guitar
In short historical essay, the knowledgeable music writer Polyphonic took a look at how modern distortion-creating fuzz boxes and pedals for electric guitar originated from…
A Very Clever Robotic Rubik’s Cube That Solves Itself
DIY engineer Human Controller has built a very clever, fully robotic Rubik’s Cube that can easily solve itself in minutes, whether being held upright or…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Looks Just Like ‘Buddy Holly’ as He Fronts Weezer’s Music Video of the Toto Song ‘Africa’
Several months after Weezer premiered their version of the Toto classic ““Africa” aka “the internet’s favorite song” at the behest of a teenage fan with…
Jack Black Plays His Toy Sax-A-Boom With The Roots After an Elaborate Entrance on The Tonight Show
After making a rather dramatic entrance onto the stage of The Tonight Show, the very funny Jack Black spoke with host Jimmy Fallon about the…
An Eminem Interview About Words That Rhyme With Orange Remixed in the Style of the Talking Heads
A 60 Minutes interview with Eminem about words that rhyme with "orange" was remixed into a song in the style of the Talking Heads.
A Poetic Montage Featuring 100 Filmmakers Around the World Capturing Connections They See Around Them
Filmmaker Dan Mace has created “HUMANKIND (see the world in 4 minutes)”, a short but beautifully poetic montage, which features 100 filmmakers from all over…
Wonderfully Paradoxical Pastel Colored Skull Candles
Laura Jenkins of the Ember Candle Company in Glasgow, Scotland, has created a wonderful line of skull candles that come in a variety of soft…
Lucas the Spider Proudly Shows Off the Web He Spun
Lucas the Spider, the adorable animated arachnid by Joshua Slice, proudly shows off his newly spun web. Lucas is particularly proud because someone once told…