Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How to Build an Auto Nerf Blaster Firing System That Shoots Darts With the Press of a Button
British inventor Colin Furze created a video where he demonstrates how to make an auto Nerf blaster firing system that shoots foam darts from your…
A Demanding Cat Repeatedly Rings a Bell to Have His Dinner Served by a Willing Waiter
Pusic, the funny cat who warmly greets his human at the door, very elegantly rang a bell in order to peruse a menu of yummy…
Finnish Artist Turns Fallen Aspen Trees Into Giant Colored Pencil Sculptures
Helsinki, Finland artist Jonna Pohjalainen attended an Environmental Art workshop at the Pedvale Open Air Museum in 2006 and carved a collection of local fallen…
The Electric State, Narrative Art Book About a Girl & Her Robot Traveling West In an Alternate 1990s USA
The Electric State is a new narrative art book, created by sci-fi artist Simon Stålenhag, about a girl and her robot in the 1990s traveling…
A Colorful Compilation of Over 50 Graceful Peacock Spiders Dancing to the Disco Classic ‘Stayin’ Alive’
Over 50 graceful peacock spiders dance and preen to the iconic disco song “Stayin’ Alive” by The Bee Gees in a colorful compilation created from…
A Giant Weather Balloon Inflated With a Leaf Blower Explodes in Slow Motion
Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel inflated a giant weather balloon, given to them by Sent Into Space,…
The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail Is Releasing a Series of Eight New Collectible Star Wars Stamps
To celebrate Star Wars: The Last Jedi blasting its way into theaters on December 14th, 2017, The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail will be releasing a…
A Territorial Simon’s Cat Attempts to Shoo Away Simon’s Kitten From His New Scratch Post
After getting in a nice luxurious scratch on his new post, a rather contented Simon’s Cat turned territorial when Simon’s kitten came out to play.…
Nervous Reporter Reluctantly Picks Up a Brown Brain Shaped Blob From a Vancouver Lagoon
Martha Perkins, editor-in-chief of the Vancouver Courier in British Columbia, very tentatively stepped into the Lost Lagoon of Stanley Park, poked her hands in the…
How the Musical Structure of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Comfortably Numb’ Works to Further the Narrative
Music theorist and musician 12tone analyzed the iconic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb” and explained how functional harmony was employed to tell the song’s story.…