Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Détour, Lost Tricycle Takes an Indirect Route Home in a Michel Gondry Film Shot Entirely on an iPhone
In the short, wonderfully surreal Michel Gondry film “Détour“, a little pink tricycle belonging to a little girl going on holiday, falls off the back…
Origami Squid and Octopus Sculptures That Pop Up When Dropped and a Wolf That Pulls Its Mask Off
Paper artist Haruki Nakamura designed a flat origami surprised squid and octopus that pop up when dropped on a hard surface. He also made an…
Strikingly Intricate Sculptures Made Out of Recycled Keys, Copper Coins, and Rings
Australian artist Michael Moerkerk (a.k.a. “Moerkey“) creates incredibly intricate sculptures out of recycled keys, copper coins, and rings. Michael’s beautiful works of art are available…
A Realistic Human Skull Pancake
The talented folks at TigerTomato created a super realistic looking human skull pancake.
Stop-Motion Animated Short About a LEGO Minifig Crossing a Dangerously Busy Street for a Soda
Filmmaker Michael Hickox has created “Lego Street Crossing,” a stop-motion animated short of a thirsty LEGO minifig attempting to cross a dangerously busy street for…
16 Teams of Marbles Compete on a Hubelino Marble Run With 9 Funnels at the 2017 MarbleLympics
Jelle’s Marble Runs created a video where 16 teams of marbles compete on a Hubelino Marble Run with nine funnels at the 2017 MarbleLympics.
Powerful Horn-Based Trio Too Many Zooz Entertain Commuters on a Manhattan Bound L Subway Train
Too Many Zooz, the amazing, powerful horn-based trio with a very big sound, dressed up in bright pink and entertained the commuters waiting for the…
How the Rolling Shutter Effect Works in Cameras
Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day is back with a new enlightening video where he explains and demontrates how the rolling shutter effect works…
Colorblind Man in Iowa Is Moved to Tears When He Sees Color for the Very First Time in His Life
When the family of a colorblind man named Jake learned about the amazing EnChroma color revealing glasses, they purchased a pair, traveled to where he…
A Portia Jumping Spider Strategically Leaps Through the Jungle to Catch Its Prey
In a fascinating clip from the BBC Earth series The Hunt, Sir David Attenborough explains how the clever Portia jumping spider uses it’s three super…