Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Bassist Derek Smalls of ‘Spinal Tap’ Embarks on a Solo Career With His New Album ‘Smalls Change’
Legendary bassist Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) of the fabled metal band Spinal Tap, has finally embarked upon a solo career with a new album entitled…
Star Wars Death Star Popcorn Maker
Uncanny Brands, formerly known as Pangea Brands, has created an officially licensed Death Star Popcorn Maker designed to look like the Empire‘s ultimate weapon from…
An Extremely Realistic 3D Painting of a Cat
A human in Vienna, Austria quite humorously painted a 3D tabby cat head. As it turns out, the head belonged their own beloved and a…
The Real Life Origins of Fortnite Dance Emotes
Daily Fortnite Moments has created a side-by-side comparison showing the real life origins of the hilarious variety of dance emotes available to players in the…
AlterEgo, A Wearable Device That Transmits Internal Speech Through Neuromuscular Facial Signals
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have created the AlterEgo, a remarkable wearable headset that can read and transcribe a person’s internal speech through neuromuscular…
Bald Eagle Dad Returns Quickly to His Kids After Flying Away From the Nest During a 5.3 Earthquake
When a 5.3 earthquake hit near Los Angeles on Thursday, April 5, 2018, a startled bald eagle father (A40) on Santa Cruz Island who was…
Ad Exec Becomes Sancho Panza in Terry Gilliam’s Long Awaited ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’
In the fantastic trailer for the long awaited Terry Gilliam film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, actor Adam Driver plays the role of Toby…
A Computer Chip Turns a Paralyzed Man Into a Revenge Seeking Warrior in the Trailer for ‘Upgrade’
Blumhouse Productions released an action-packed trailer for Upgrade, an upcoming sci-fi action horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The trailer follows a paralyzed…
What Some of the Scariest Horror Movies Look Like Without Special Effects
Looper gives us a look at what some of the scariest horror films look like without special effects. They feature unedited scenes from The Ring,…
The CEO of Tide Urges Kids to Stop Eating Tide Pods
Brennan Lee Mulligan gets into character as the CEO of Tide and urges kids to stop eating Tide laundry pods in a comedy sketch by…