Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Awesome Science Tricks Using Static Electricity
Brusspup presents some awesome science tricks using static electricity, including how to make a plate hover in the air.
Supercut of the 10 Films in the Running for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars This Year
Art of the Film has created a supercut video featuring the shortlist of 10 films that are in the running for Best Visual Effects at…
A Very Clever Parrot Uses His Own Discarded Feather to Scratch the Back of His Head
A yellow-headed Amazon parrot named Poncho gratefully accepted one of his own discarded feathers from his human and promptly used it to scratch a hard-to-reach…
Dark Night, A Haunting Film About Six Strangers Whose Lives Tragically Collide at a Movie Theater
The haunting Tim Sutton film Dark Night follows a single day in the lives of six different strangers whose lives tragically collide at a movie…
Mimus, A Giant Industrial Robot That Senses, Reacts and Imitates the Movements of Nearby Humans
In 2015 we wrote about Autodesk Pier 9 researcher Madeline “The Robot Whisperer” Gannon, the amazing engineer who developed the Quipt gesture-based software, which allowed…
Pregnant Woman Wears an Electronic Chewbacca Mask While in Labor at the Hospital
Katie Stricker Curtis wore an electronic Chewbacca mask made famous by “Chewbacca Mom” while in labor at the hospital before giving birth to her daughter…
How Friendship With Others Allows an Individual to Become Friends With Oneself
The School of Life very insightfully addresses the purpose of friendship, noting in outline form the generally desired outcomes, the uncertainty of casual acquaintance and…
A Supercut of Almost All of Jim Halpert’s Faces and Reactions to the Camera in ‘The Office’
Here’s a supercut of almost all of Jim Halpert‘s faces and reactions to the camera through nine seasons of The Office.
The Four Seasons as Seen Through a Microscope
“Seasons in a Small World” by Beauty of Science views the four seasons through a microscope and sets the footage to The Blue Danube. The…
Leave Me Alone Sweater, A Cozy Cowl-Neck That Can Be Pulled Over One’s Head and Zipped Up
Inspired by Becky Stern‘s very clever Compubody Sock, engineer and maker Ruth Grace Wong generously shared instructions to recreate her very unique statement piece, the…