Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Brooklyn Bridge Bicyclist Warns Pedestrians to Clear the Bike Lane by Singing the Star Wars Theme Song
On New Year’s Day, a genial but determined bicyclist attempted to clear pedestrians from the bike land on the Brooklyn Bridge. Rather than pushing his…
Disney Research Demonstrates How to Catch a Real Ball While in a Virtual Reality Environment
While attending the 2017 IEEE Virtual Reality conference in Los Angeles, Disney Research senior research scientist Günter Niemeyer and lab associate Matthew Pan demonstrated how…
Selena Gomez Answers 73 Random Questions While Walking Around Her Airy Los Angeles Home
Singer, actor and model Selena Gomez honestly answered 73 random questions by Joe Sabia for Vogue while walking around her airy Los Angeles home. The…
Artist Uses Solid and Dotted Circles of Salt to Create a Confusing Trap for a Self-Driving Car
Jame Bridle, an artist, writer, journalist and publisher living in Greece, performed a clever experiment that confused a self-driving car, causing it to trap itself…
Batman Helps Montreal Citizens Dig Cars Out of the Snow and Carry Groceries After Winter Storm
Former early childhood educators Julien Bauby and Mehdi Bennai Smires, owners of the MJ Animaction event agency, came to the rescue after a huge winter…
Hi Stranger, An Intimate, Oddly Soothing Yet Somewhat Uncomfortable Claymation Video
“Hi Stranger”, an intimate, oddly soothing yet somewhat uncomfortable claymation video written, directed, and animated by Kirsten Lepore.
Kate McKinnon Transforms From Jeff Sessions to Shud the Mermaid During a Four Minute Break
A rare behind-the-scenes video from the March 11th episode of Saturday Night Live shows how the very talented Kate McKinnon is amazingly transformed by the…
Super Mario Bros. Piranha Plant Hand Puppet
ThinkGeek is featuring an officially licensed Super Mario Bros. themed puppet that will turn your hand into one of the many carnivorous piranha plants from…
Artist Creates Extremely Disturbing Portrait Collages Out of Random Imagery and Body Parts
A post shared by @phillip.kremer on Apr 23, 2016 at 9:20pm PDT Houston artist Phillip Kremer used his keen digital manipulation skills to create an…
The Essential Electronics Toolkit by iFixit, A Wallet Friendly Kit for Fixing Your Gadgets
The Essential Electronics Toolkit by iFixit is a wallet friendly kit designed to “tackle just about every precision job on your to-do list.” It’s one…