Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Funny Pregnancy Timelapse Shows What Happens When a Woman Eats Watermelon Seeds
David Spittle shares a funny timelapse of his wife’s pregnancy to show what happens when a woman eats watermelon seeds. My wife’s pregnancy with our…
Making a Foam ‘Aliens’ P-5000 Work Loader Suit for Ripley the Boston Terrier Puppy
While at DesignerCon 2016 in Pasadena, Bill Doran of Punished Props joined forces with Tested movie effect artist Frank Ippolito to make a foam Aliens…
Ray Kroc Grows McDonald’s From a Burger Joint Into an Empire in a New Trailer for ‘The Founder’
Ray Kroc grows McDonald’s from a burger joint into an empire in a new trailer for The Founder starring Michael Keaton. The film tells the…
Hydropower Jetovators Turned Into Speeder Bikes for a Real-Life, Wet and Wild Star Wars Battle
Filmmaker Devin Graham (a.k.a. “Devin Super Tramp“) teamed up with the folks at Jetovator to turn their incredible hydropower jet bikes into speeder bikes. Devin…
A 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail Complete With Feathers Found Preserved in Cretaceous Amber
A 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail complete with feathers has been found preserved in cretaceous amber, the first discovery of its kind. The remarkable tail was found…
Eccentric Inventor Colin Furze Builds a Gigantic Star Wars AT-ACT Walker Clubhouse
Eccentric British inventor Colin Furze teamed up with eBay UK to create a gigantic Star Wars AT-ACT walker clubhouse for his back yard that stands…
Peter Parker Navigates His New Identity & Faces the Vulture in the First Spider-Man: Homecoming Trailer
Jimmy Kimmel Live! shared the first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the upcoming second reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise directed by Jon Watts. The trailer…
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Is Now Available in a Jumbo Sized Double Spigot Box For Easy Sharing
A photo posted by Fireball Whisky (@fireballwhisky) on Oct 16, 2016 at 1:06pm PDT The very popular Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is following in the footsteps…
Wintergatan Pianist Beautifully Recreates the Song Played on Their Ingenious Marble Music Machine
We previously wrote about the incredible Wintergatan Marble Machine by the band Wintergatan, an ingenious hand-cranked instrument that uses 2,000 marbles to play an original…
John Glenn (1921-2016), Pioneering Aviator, Iconic Astronaut and Ohio Senator
Senator John Glen, the highly honored, pioneering aviator, iconic astronaut and politician sadly passed away on December 8, 2016 after being hospitalized at the James…