Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Rise and Fall of Anakin Skywalker
Tom Fisher has compiled scenes from the Star Wars films to give us a look at the epic rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. We…
Crazy Russian Hacker Makes a Farting Swamp Volcano by Dropping Dry Ice Into Slime
Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” created a farting swamp volcano in his laboratory by dropping dry ice into slime. The slime temporarily traps the…
Cooperative Shiba Inu Engages in a Handshake Height Measurement Contest With Her Human
A sweet Shiba Inu named Koharu is like most dogs and can always be bribed with treats. Such was the case in which her human…
Before Pinterest
Before Pinterest by John Atkinson on Wrong Hands
Filmmaker Sets Olympic Tennis in Interesting Scenes Thanks to the Field’s Green Background
The Olympic tennis final being played on a giant green screen. Filmmaker Graham Hughes took advantage of the bright green background around the tennis courts…
A Well Spoken Redneck Goes Over a Cliff in a Car Held Together by Duct Tape in Hilarious FiberFix Ad
In a hilarious ad for FiberFix, the “strong as steel” tape that had been successfully funded through Shark Tank, a rather well-spoken, mustachioed character with…
The Very Real and Potentially Dangerous Consequences of Peeing in the Pool
The American Chemical Society series Reactions broke down the very real and potentially dangerous consequences of peeing in the pool. Urine reacts to chlorine and…
The Harpejji, A Unique Stringed Instrument That Is Played by Tapping the Strings Instead of Strumming
In 2007, musician, experimental instrument maker and Marcodi Musical Products founder Tim Meeks, created the Harpejji, a really cool stringed, amplified instrument that employs the…
KickStick, A Portable Motorized Staff Designed to Power a Rider on a Skateboard Up To 30 MPH
KickStick is a motorised staff designed by Rise Robotics that can power a rider on a skateboard up to 30 mph. The staff folds up…
Innocent Porcelain Vases Suffer Varying Forms of Abuse in Satirical Sculpture Series
“Abuse” by French Canadian artist Laurent Craste is a satirically humorous sculpture series that features innocent porcelain vases, his familiar medium, that have suffered greatly…