Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
ARCHIATRIC, A Beautiful Animation Depicting Mental Conditions and Behaviors as Architecture
Italian illustrator Frederico Bambina has created ARCHIATRIC, an absolutely stunning animation that depicts individual psychiatric, psychological and behavioral conditions as different forms of interior architecture…
The Lazy Origins of the Phrase ‘Couch Potato’
The phrase “couch potato” is used to mean a lazy person, and it was first coined in 1976 after it was used as an offhand…
Rhea the Naked Birdie, A Tiny Lovebird Who Lost All Her Feathers Keeps Warm in Hand Knitted Sweaters
A post shared by Rhea The Naked Birdie (@rhea_thenakedbirdie) on Jan 25, 2017 at 12:46pm PST A tiny little lovebird named Rhea, who lost all…
3,200 Color Changing Dominos Topple Over in a Series of Incredibly Fun Displays
Professional domino artist Lily Hevesh (a.k.a. “Hevesh5“) created an exciting new video where approximately 3,200 custom made color changing dominos topple over in a series…
Steve Irwin’s Look-Alike 13-Year Old Son Robert Introduces Jimmy Fallon to a Friendly Sloth
Robert Irwin, the 13-year old lookalike son of the late Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin brought his father’s same incredible energy and love of animals…
A.I. Duet, A Computer Neural Network That Can Play Piano Duets With Humans
Coder and musician Yotam Mann has developed A.I. Duet, a computer neural network that can play piano duets with humans. A.I. Duet is based on…
A Spider-Man Parody of a Heated Scene From the Film ‘Whiplash’ Created Using LEGO
Director and animator Austin Williams (a.k.a. “thebrickranger“) has made a Spider-Man parody of a heated scene from Whiplash, where Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) screams at a…
A Very Rare Encounter With a Subterranean Limbless Amphibian That Looks Like a Giant Earthworm
While seeking shelter during a storm in the Costa Rican rainforest, the soaked Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson and his crew came across the very…
Ice Cube Goes Undercover as ActuallyIceCube to Interact With Fans on Social Media
GQ had Ice Cube go undercover as ActuallyIceCube to interact with fans on social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, and even answer services like Quora…
Wooden Cutting Boards Shaped Like U.S. States
Bill Mowat and Amy Stringer-Mowat, the talented husband and wife team at AHeirloom in Brooklyn, has created a fantastic series of custom wooden cutting boards…