Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Heavily Modified Turntable Plays a Mechanical Techno Song
In “Mechanical Techno: Ghost in the Machine Music” artist and musician Graham Dunning created a heavily modified turntable that plays a mechanical techno song by triggering…
A Captive Circus Mountain Lion Chained to a Pickup Truck Is Rescued and Released Into the Amazon Rainforest in Peru
A beautiful but horribly neglected mountain lion in Peru named Mufasa, who spent most of his life performing as a circus animal when he wasn’t…
14-Year-Old Breaks the World Record for Solving a 3×3 Rubik’s Cube in a Shocking 4.9 Seconds
14-year-old Lucas Etter appears to have broken the world record for solving a 3×3 Rubik’s cube in a shocking 4.9 seconds at the River Hill Fall 2015…
Neil deGrasse Tyson Chooses Between the Millennium Falcon and the USS Enterprise
On a recent episode of the National Geographic series StarTalk, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson answers a fan’s burning question by choosing between the iconic Millennium…
‘My Box of Bullsh*t Came!’, A Comedy Sketch by CollegeHumor About Subscription Box Services
“My Box of Bullshi*t Came!” is a comedy sketch by CollegeHumor about subscription box services starring Mike Trapp and Patrick Cassels. Trapp unboxes an unimpressive collection…
‘Unseen Art’, Open Source Project That Uses 3D Printing To Recreate Classic Works of Art For the Visually Impaired
“Unseen Art” is a wonderful open source project that recreates classic works of art through 3D printing in order for people who are visually impaired…
‘This Book Is a Camera’, A Pop-Up Book That Opens Up to Reveal a Working Camera
This Book Is a Camera is a pop-up book designed by artist Kelli Anderson that opens up to reveal a working camera. The simple construction works…
A Beautiful Supercut Tribute to the Past 20 Years of Pixar’s Animated Films
Kees van Dijkhuizen jr. has created "Pixar: 20 Years," a beautiful supercut tribute to the past 20 years of animated films created by Pixar.
Peter Jackson Wonders Aloud to His Daughter About Directing an Episode of ‘Doctor Who’
Director Peter Jackson announced that he would be directing an episode of Doctor Who through a very clever sketch in which he wonders aloud to…
The Gregory Brothers Perform a Sad Cover of ‘Jingle Bells’ Just by Changing the Key of the Jolly Christmas Song
The Brooklyn-based band, The Gregory Brothers, recently performed a sad cover of “Jingle Bells” by simply changing the musical key of the jolly Christmas song.…