Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Adrenaline Makes a Person Stronger and More Powerful in Stressful Situations
In “The Science of Adrenaline” by Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi explains through minimalist animation, how the adrenal gland sets into motion a series of…
Filmmakers Capture Footage From the Ground as Thousands of Bats Emerge From Bracken Cave
Documentary filmmaker Kelly Sweet and a team from National Geographic team lay on the floor at the entrance of the famous Bracken Caves in Comal…
A Combined Honest Trailer for the Eight 2016 Best Picture Oscar Nominees
Screen Junkies created a collective Honest Trailer for the eight 2016 Best Picture Oscar nominees. The trailer pokes fun at The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max:…
A Magical Visual Effects Breakdown of Disney’s Live-Action Cinderella Remake
The MPC creative studio has shared a magical visual effect breakdown of their work on Disney‘s 2015 live-action remake of the animated classic Cinderella. MPC’s…
A Growing Baby Elephant Adorably Disrupts the Home of the Generous Woman Who Took Her In
In an adorable preview for the BBC Earth Show Nature’s Miracle Orphans, a heartily growing rescued baby elephant named Moyo (mistakenly identified as male) is…
A Lovely Visual Narrative That Shows What It’s Really Like to Read Lips
The production company Little Moving Pictures created a lovely visual narrative that shows viewers what it’s really like to read lips. The narrative was inspired…
A Man Swaps Faces With Each Artist in a Disconcerting Lip-Synch of ‘We Are the World’
Rhett LeCompte performed a disconcerting lip-synched version of the 1985 supergroup song "We Are the World". Using face-swapping.
The RIF6 Cube, A Compact Projector Built for Portable Devices
The RIF6 Cube is a compact projector built for portable smart devices like phones and laptops that can display an image up to 120 inches on any wall.…
Fearless Man Balances a 16′ 100lb Ladder on His Chin Setting a RecordSetter World Record
The fearless Quincy Mack of Waterloo, Canada setting a RecordSetter world record for balancing a 16-foot ladder on his chin. The ladder weighs approximately 100…
How to Make Charcoal Using Only Primitive Tools and Technology
Primitive Technology demonstrated how to make charcoal using the “mound method” by encasing a large pile of wood in mud and then lighting it on fire.…