Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Shaolin Monk Pierces a Pane of Glass With a Needle in Slow Motion
For an accurate episode of their The Super Slow Show, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys captured super slow motion footage…
Google’s Search Team Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Google Searches
VP of search engineering Ben Gomes and product manager Chris Haire from Google’s search team sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched…
Tom Hanks Shows How to Properly Change the Ink Ribbon on a Hermes 3000 Typewriter
On an great episode of Vanity Fair‘s series, Secret Talent Theatre, Tom Hanks sits down to show everyone how to properly change the ink ribbon…
Talented Musician Performs ‘Prelude in C Minor’ by J.S. Bach on a Beautiful Renaissance Archlute
Musician David Tayler of the San Francisco ensemble Voices of Music performed an absolutely gorgeous version of Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 by Johann…
A Very Vocal Parrot With a Insatiable Sweet Tooth Continuously Screams for Ice Cream
A beautiful but very vocal double yellow headed Amazon parrot named Destiny learned how to say the phrase “ice cream” at some point and has…
Why the Elusive State of Happiness Is More Valuable When It Is Sought Than When It Is Simply Granted
In another brilliantly illustrated episode of After Skool, British philosopher Alan Watts, who previously explained that life should not be considered a journey because the…
A Humorous Look at the Typical Rituals and Habits of the Millennial Generation
In “The Nature of Millennials” by IFHT Films, Canadian nature broadcaster David Suzuki takes a humorous look at the typical habits of those who were…
The Reason Why Ships in World War I Were Painted in Brightly Colored Geometric Dazzle Camouflage
In a resplendent report for Vox, senior producer Phil Edwards recounted a very clever idea of painting warships with brightly colored geometric shapes put forward…
The Incredible Evolving Career of Actress Ann Dowd
In the 16th episode of his series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts takes a look at the award-winning career of Ann…
Dolce & Gabbana Send Drones Down the Catwalk to Model New Handbags During Milan Fashion Week
During Milan Fashion Week 2018, Italian designer house Dolce & Gabbana fully embraced the wonders of technology when they sent fashionable drones down (above) the…