Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Vat19 Answers Burning Questions About Their Water-Absorbing Spitball Orbs
Vat19 answered burning questions about their Spitballs, water-absorbing orbs that grow up to 200 times their original size. The answers involve demonstrations of the Spitballs…
The Many Ways In Which Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens Is Simply a Remix of the Original Film
In the latest installment of his wonderful “Everything Is a Remix” series, filmmaker Kirby Ferguson takes a detailed look at Star Wars VII: The Force…
A Tour of the MAD Magazine Offices With Editor-In-Chief John Ficarra
In a fantastic video by producer Jessica Leibowitz of Gothamist, we get a special tour of the MAD Magazine offices with longtime editor-in-chief John Ficarra.…
An Unusually Friendly Ocelot Kitten Comes Out to Play With a Surprised Nature Series Host
In a lighthearted episode of Brave Wilderness, host Coyote Peterson went out at night into the Costa Rican rainforest to search for snakes and other…
Star Wars and Game of Thrones Collide With an Epic Lightsaber Battle at the Tower of Joy
EricThePooh has created brilliant mashup of Star Wars and season 6 episode 3 of Game of Thrones, titled “Oathbreaker,” that turns a massive sword fight…
Netflix Launches Fast.com, A Free Tool for Users to Check Their Internet Speed
Netflix has launched Fast.com, a free and ad-free tool that allows users to check their current internet speed on computers and mobile devices. Today we…
South Florida Craft Brewery Creates Amazing Edible Six-Pack Holder Rings That Nourish Sea Creatures
In an effort to address the ongoing problem of plastic six-pack rings polluting the oceans and harming local wildlife, the Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach,…
Debunking a Man’s Claims to Have Superhuman Ability to Pass Electric Current Through His Body
ElectroBOOM host Mehdi Sadaghdar debunks the claims of a man named Raj Mohan Nair that he has a superhuman ability to pass high levels of electric…
How to Make Nectar Drop Candies Using a 19th Century Fruit Drop Roller
The artisan candy makers at Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida used a 19th century fruit drop roller to demonstrate how to make a tasty batch…
Why Parking in a City Can Be Extremely Frustrating
The Fat Awesome sketch “Parking in the City SUCKS” points out just how frustrating it can be to try to park on the street in…