Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Why the Singular Nature of String Theory Cannot Overcome the Limitations of Its Own Design
In a sinewy episode of their incredibly insightful and fascinating animations, the ever-philosophical design house Kurzgesagt explains the history of string theory, the possible uses…
Drone Racer Expertly Pilots His Quadcopter Through an Extremely Difficult Obstacle Course
Drone racer Paul Nurkkala (a.k.a. “NURK FPV“) shows off his insane skills while expertly piloting his FPV quadcopter drone through his extremely difficult obstacle course…
Shooting a Magnetic Cannonball Through Electromagnetic Induced Force Fields in Copper
Ben Cusick (previously), aka NightHawkInLight, took a look at how magnets react to copper. After his findings and his audiences curiosity, he then attempted to…
An Impressively Intelligent German Shepherd Learns How to Read In Order to Follow Written Commands
An impressively intelligent German shepherd named Rambo, who’s learning how to read with the help of his human Lily, deftly demonstrated his comprehension by correctly…
A Man Building a Wall Sets Up a Row of Stone Slabs That Fall Into Place Like Dominoes
A man, who was in the process of building a wall for a client, used the double domino effect to make a row of stone…
Movies Featuring Soundtracks Using Songs That Literally Reference Random Lines in a Scene
Mehdi (a.k.a. “DrMachakil“) has created a hilarious video where classic and modern films feature soundtracks using songs that literally reference random lines in a scene.…
A Half Naked Matador Battles a Zombie to Prove His Worth at a Survivor Camp
Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer of Corridor Digital have created “Come Get Some!,” a new live-action short about a half naked matador (Jake Watson) who…
Surprising Stories About Sesame Street
On a wonderful episode of the Mental Floss series, Scatterbrained, hosts John Green, Amanda Suk, Becca Scott, Elliott Morgan, and Dani Fernandez jump into the…
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…