Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
High Speed Camera Captures a Blue African Finch Performing a Lightning Quick Courtship Tap Dance
High speed footage shot by Nao Ota of Hokkaido University captured the incredible sight of a blue-capped cordon-bleu performing a lightning-quick courtship tap dance that…
Two ‘Wizard Cops’ Patrol the Streets and Bust Suspicious Wiccans in an Amusing Live-Action Special Effects Video
Filmmakers Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski of Corridor Digital recently teamed up with Andrew McMurry of AndrewMFilms to created “Wizard Cops,” an amusing live-action special…
Tech Tats, A New Biowearable Technology In the Form of Temporary Circuit Board Tattoos
Tech Tats are a new category of biowearable technology in the form of temporary circuit board tattoos that are applied directly to the skin. Designer…
Distant Planet Terrified It Might Be Able To Someday Support Human Life
The Onion nails it in this article from early 2014: “Distant Planet Terrified It Might Be Able To Someday Support Human Life” The 5.2-billion-year-old celestial…
Cute Ceramic Animals That Drink From Straws When the Plants on Their Backs Get Thirsty
The Chuppon Self Watering Animal Planter is an adorable set of ceramic animals that sip through a straw whenever the plants in their respective backpacks…
Blue Origin Makes History by Landing Its Reusable ‘New Shepherd’ Rocket After Reaching Space
The private spaceflight company Blue Origin has made history by landing a reusable New Shepherd rocket after if flew to space, reaching an altitude of 329,839…
A Giant Color Changing Death Star Mood Light
ThinkGeek has released a Giant Death Star Mood Light that changes color via remote control and is built for both indoor and outdoor use. The…
Will It Blend? Eradicates Jar Jar Binks in a Blender
On a special Star Wars edition of Will It Blend?, Blendtec founder Tom Dickson blends up the much loathed Jar Jar Binks by pushing the…
Simple Tips on How to Win a Game of Tic-Tac-Toe
Dave Hax shares some simple strategies and tips on how to win a game of Tic-Tac-Toe.
90-Year Old WW II Veteran Tearfully Reads Aloud a Letter He Sent in 1945 to the Love of His Life
In early 2015, Bill Moore, a 90-year old veteran of World War II in the Denver, Colorado area, tearfully read aloud a letter that he’d…