Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Science That Goes Into Making the Plant-Based Impossible Burger Taste Just Like Meat
We’re big fans of Impossible Foods and have previously posted a great deal about the Impossible Burger, specifically what’s in the burger, the premiere of…
An Attachable Digital Suitcase Tag That Lets Airline Passengers Check In Their Luggage From Anywhere
The BAGTAG is a digital suitcase tag that works in with an airline's smartphone app to allow passengers to check in their luggage from anywhere.
Man Follows a Random Lemon Rolling Down a Hilly Street in San Diego For About a Quarter Mile
After walking home after his run, San Diego resident Mike Sakasegawa discovered a random lemon rolling down the same hilly street. He followed the wandering…
An Older One-Eyed Dog Flawlessly Performs a New Trick Despite Several False Starts From Her Human
A wonderfully rotund 13 year old one-eyed beagle named Ellie flawlessly performed a new trick that her human Wes Hess taught to her. As a…
Conan ‘Helps’ His Assistant Buy a New Car
Conan O’Brien hilariously “helps” his assistant Sona Movsesian buy a new car to replace her crappy old 2007 VW Jetta.
How Peggy Olson of Mad Man Went From New Girl to Become a Newer, Shinier Version of Don Draper
As part of their ongoing analysis of the well-defined, flawed characters of Mad Men, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of ScreenPrism took a look at…
A Succulent Citrus Juicer Shaped Like a Cactus
DOIY Design is currently featuring an adorably succulent ceramic citrus juicer that’s shaped like a little prickly cactus sitting inside its own pot. The pot…
Beautifully Ornate Carpet Designs Painted Onto City Streets, Sidewalks, Plazas and Passageways
A post shared by Ali (@arthur_louis_ignore) on Jul 2, 2017 at 9:37am PDT French street artist Arthur-Louis Ignoré, who goes by the more familiar Ali,…
The Prada Body Bag, A Most Elegant Way to Make a Final Impression of Wealth That Lasts Forever
The sketch comedy group The Kloons have created a clever commercial parody for a brilliant, but (hopefully) fictional one-of-a-kind luxury item, the Prada Body Bag.…
A Disturbingly Surreal Animated Short That Visually Illustrates the Soul Melting Feeling of Indigestion
Cyriak Harris, the clever mind behind many creative films, has created “Indigestion“, a disturbingly surreal animated short that features multitudes of anthropomorphic creatures that line…