Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Refined Ant With Expensive Taste Attempts to Steal a Loose Diamond From a Wholesaler’s Desk
A rather refined ant with expensive taste casually grabbed a loose diamond to steal from a wholesaler's desk.
Michigan Man Starts an Amish Version of Uber With an On-Call Horse and Buggy Ride Sharing Service
An Amish man in Colon, Michigan named Timothy Hochstedler decided to get in on the ride sharing bandwagon with his own interpretation of companies like…
A Unique Cover of the White Stripes Song ‘Seven Nation Army’ Played Through Electronic Barbie Dolls
The incredibly creative Wackids, who usually play with toy instruments, played a truly unique cover of the White Stripes song “Seven Nation Army” on electronic
Talented Harpejji Player Performs a Somber Cover of the Iconic Queen Song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
French musician Mathieu Terrade performed a flawlessly somber cover of the iconic Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody” on a Harpejji G16. We previously wrote about this…
TEDx Presenter Hypnotizes the Audience to Test Whether or Not the Power of Suggestion Works
While speaking at TEDxQueensSU, hypnotist and filmmaker Albert Nerenberg offered an amusing presentation that tested whether or not the highly controversial subject of hypnotism is…
Amazing Timelapse of an Incredibly Steep Downhill Ride on a Cable Train From High in the Swiss Alps
Swiss photographer Raphaël Sandoz captured an incredible timelapse of the gorgeous downhill ride on Gelmer Funicular, a cable-traction train that begins high up in the…
Skilled DIY Craftsman Shares How to Make a Beautiful Micro Chess Set Out of Brass and Wood
DIY craftsman Levsha shared a video showing his step-by-step process for building a beautiful micro sized chess set out of shiny brass and precious wood.…
A Magician’s Tricks Are Repeatedly Spoiled by a Silent Humorless Friend Who Reveals His Secrets
While magician Ah Gan demonstrated a series of tricks on video, his rather humorless friend repeatedly revealed the secrets behind said tricks in complete silence,…
Brilliantly Imaginative Short Films That Explain the Internal Mechanisms Inside Complex Machines
Motion and graphic designer Florent Porta has created “Les Machines Impossibles“, a series of five short films that brilliantly imagine what goes on with the…
The Clever Ways in Which Solitary Octopuses Use Their Bodies To Communicate With Each Other
In an aquatic episode of The New York Times series ScienceTake from 2015, host James Gorman shares some very interesting information using research from David…