Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Blowing Up an Antique Television With Explosive Detonating Cord in Slow Motion
Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel teamed up with Neverthink to capture slow motion footage of an antique…
A Father and Daughter Share a Heart Melting Moment in a BBC One Animated Christmas Short
The Supporting Act is a wonderful 2017 short animated Christmas film, created by the talented folks at BBC One, about a young girl who works…
Tiny Kitten Scales a Wall In Pursuit of a Feathery Toy
While in quick pursuit of a feathery fishing rod toy, a tiny kitten came around an entryway corner, slipped a bit on the shiny tile…
A Festive YouTube Ornament That Displays Classic Christmas Commercials From the 1990s
Maker and builder Sean Hodgins created an brilliant Christmas ornament that taps into YouTube and displays a festive loop of classic Christmas commercials from the…
A Festive Gina Rodriguez Answers 73 Questions While Twirling Around Her Los Angeles Home
A very festive Gina Rodriguez invited Joe Sabia of Condé Nast Entertainment into her Los Angeles home to answer 73 random questions for Vogue. Twirling…
Mark Wahlberg Gives a Quick Lesson on the Slang He Used and Heard While Growing Up in Boston
Boston native Mark Wahlberg, who was once known as rapper “Marky Mark“, sat down with Vanity Fair to define a series of slang terms and…
An Out of This World Backyard UFO Chicken Coop
Brett Wilson and Ellen DeAngelis of BackYard Chickens built an out of this world UFO chicken coop spaceship from two old aluminum satellite dishes that…
Unsuspecting New Yorkers Scared by Alien Popping Out of Newspaper Dispenser to Promote The X-Files
A creepy alien popped out of a newspaper dispenser and scared unsuspecting pedestrians in New York City in an elaborate staged prank. The stunt was…
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves
Bright stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview.…
Simon’s Cat Logic Explains the Reason Why Some Cats Are So Attracted to Catnip
In a loopy episode of “Simon’s Cat Logic” entitled “What do cats want for Christmas?“, animator Simon Toland and animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow explain why…