Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Caltrans Plans to Responsibly Remove the Trusses of the Old San Francisco Bay Bridge
When the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was replaced in 2013, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) needed a plan to responsibly…
German Hip Hop Band Fettes Brot Performs Along With a Band Playing Old Computer Equipment
On a recent appearance on the television show Neo Magazin Royale, the German hip hop band Fettes Brot performed their 1996 hit song “Jein” along…
The Interesting Story Behind the Famous Japanese Island That Houses Thousands of Feral Bunnies
Great Big Story paid a visit to the famous “Okunoshima Rabbit Island” in Japan to learn why so many feral bunnies have made the beautiful,…
The First Half of the Sixth Season of The Walking Dead Recapped in Less Than Five Minutes
In advance of the mid-season premiere on February 14, 2016, Paul Gulyas of the mobile television trivia game SHOWoff, has comprehensively recapped of the first…
Flapit, A Physical Counter That Displays a Company’s Social Media Followers & Ratings Across Multiple Platforms
Flapit is a physical counter that displays a company’s social media followers and ratings across multiple platforms. The device connects to popular sites like Facebook,…
Musician Plays the Brass Section of John Williams’ Star Wars Theme Song on Guitar by Himself
In December of 2015, we wrote about musician Cooper Carter and how he played all 31 parts of composer John Williams‘ classic Star Wars theme…
10,000 Dominoes Arranged as a Working Computer Circuit Capable of Performing Basic Addition
In 2014 mathematician and comedian Matt Parker led a team that arranged 10,000 dominoes into a working computer circuit capable of performing basic addition. The…
A Bewitching Tunnel Book Animation That Serves as the Prologue for ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’
The prologue for the highly-anticipated upcoming film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies tells a bewitching tale through hand-crafted tunnel book animation and gorgeous narration by…
A Breakdown of Industrial Light & Magic’s Amazing Visual Effects Work on Tomorrowland
Industrial Light & Magic has shared a breakdown of the amazing visual effects work that their global team contributed to Brad Bird‘s 2015 science-fiction mystery…
The Westhamster Hamster Show
Mashable Watercooler presents The Westhamster Hamster Show The Westhamster Show is here to celebrate the best of the most lovely creatures around: hamsters. Prepare yourself…