Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Look at How Terrestrial Globes Were Made in 1955
British Pathé posted archival footage from 1955 that gives us a look at how a “famous North London firm of geographers” in London made terrestrial…
Ferocious Balloon Sculpture of a Monster From Where the Wild Things Are
The brilliant folks at Balloon Guy Entertainment has created a an wonderfully ferocious balloon sculpture of a monster from the children’s book, Where the Wild…
A 12-Year-Old Ventriloquist and Her Cute Mouse Sing The Jackson 5’s ‘Who’s Lovin’ You’ for Mel B
12-year-old ventriloquist Darci Lynne returned to America's Got Talent stage to amaze the judges and audience again.
How to Make a Portal Gun From the ‘Portal’ Video Game Series
On a web slinging episode of Odin Makes, host Odin Abbott demonstrates how to make a real life version of the Portal Gun, a popular…
Fighter Pilot Drinks Water While Doing Barrel Rolls in a High Flying Jet
Adventurous YouTuber and fighter pilot Linkerius created a great video last year where he demonstrated the effects of “Water vs Gravity” by pouring and drinking…
Beautiful Tentacled Jellyfish Sculptures Formed Out of Colorful Melted Glass
Italian sculptor Daniela Forti has created an absolutely gorgeous line of beautiful tentacled jellyfish sculptures made out of colorful dripped glass that’s been put through…
Devo Lounge Band Mongolounge Performing ‘Uncontrollable Urge’ in San Francisco
While visiting San Francisco last month, we happened to catch my friend Loid‘s wonderful band Mongolounge playing a set at the Bay View Boat Club.…
An Eager Dog Gleefully Bounds Out the Door to Get on the Bus for Doggie School
As the very moment his human alerted him, an eager doggie named Rudy ran through the house, down the stairs and gleefully bounded out the…
The Pioneering Musical Brilliance of the Iconic Beach Boys Song ‘Good Vibrations’
Polyphonic took a deep dive into the iconic Beach Boys song "Good Vibrations" and broke down the musical brilliance found in each section of the song.
Artist Recreates Costumes From Popular Films for Tiny Windows Displays
Manchester, England artist Jordan Bolton, who we have written about in the past, has done an incredible job of recreating costumes from popular films and…