Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How to Build Zombie Defense Weapons Out of Household Items
On a recent episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Vinny Logozio attended the Midsummer Scream Halloween festival in Long Beach, California…
How Certain Words In English That Don’t Seem to Be Related Actually Come From the Same Source
In their wonderfully informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually give examples of words that…
Olek Covers a Finnish House With Pink Yarn to Symbolize Those Forced to Flee Their Homes
A photo posted by olek (@oleknyc) on Aug 25, 2016 at 7:47am PDT In order to bring attention to the more than 21 million people…
Tested Checks Out Artist Doug Stewart’s Techniques for Weathering Cosplay Costumes
Tested editor Norman Chan and Frank Ippolito recently met up with movie effects artist Doug Stewart to learn more about his incredible techniques for weathering…
Yoga Joes, Classic Plastic Green Army Men Toys in Yoga Poses
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, San Francisco art director Dan Abramson has released his collection of classic green army men toys that are in yoga…
A Heartbreaking Story About an Arkansas Town That Buried Their Pre-Integration Black School
In the animated StoryCorps essay School’s Out, the Reverend James L. Seawood shared a heartbreaking story about the day the pre-integration school that his mother…
A Man Reveals a Frightening Number of Spiders in His Yard Using a Clever Flashlight Technique
UsefulWidget revealed a frightening number of spiders in his yard using a flashlight technique that reflects the light in a spider’s eyes.
Multi-Color Lighted Turntable Featuring Built-In LEDs That Glow Beneath the Vinyl Record
ION Audio has created a multi-color lighted turntable that features built-in LED lights that glow beneath the vinyl record and a USB port for converting…
A Tour of Thames Town, A Fake British Ghost Town Built in Shanghai, China
Tom Scott introduced guest presenter Collin Rocka from the Collin Sphere Travel Vlog, who filled in for Scott with a video tour of Thames Town,…
Persistent Bagpiper Drowns Out the Homophobic Rhetoric of a Megaphone-Wielding Preacher
Lately, it seems that people have been resorting to wonderfully creative means to stamp out hate speech in a non-violent manner. The FDNY used sirens…