Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Expert Woodworker Demonstrates How to Make a Cake Knife That Cuts Hexagonal Shapes
Expert woodworker and engineer Matthias Wandel demonstrates how to make a hexagon cake knife, an idea that was inspired by his wife who wondered aloud…
Mama Bear and Her Five Cubs Take Over a New Jersey Backyard Pool on a Very Hot Summer’s Day
The record-breaking heat wave recently sent a mama bear and her five cubs out of the woods and in search of a little relief, which…
Calgary Humane Society Advertises ‘Pre-Owned’ Cats in an Amusing ‘Used Car’ Style Adoption Campaign
The Calgary Humane Society has created an amusing campaign for their Cat-Tastic Summer Pawty adoption day on August 22nd in which older, adoptable cats are…
An Absurd and Hilarious Guide to Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy
Neil Cicierega has created an absurd and hilarious guide to Peter Jackson‘s The Lord of the Rings trilogy based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The…
Postmodern Jukebox Perform a Vintage Swing Cover of the Talking Heads’ Song ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’
Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox and singer Sara Niemietz recently performed a wonderful vintage 1940s swing cover of the Talking Heads‘ 1983 song “This…
A Match Head Bomb Made Up of 6,000 Match Heads Is Ignited and Filmed in Beautiful 2,500fps Slow Motion
In a recent video by The Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy ignite a match head bomb made up of approximately 6,000 match heads and…
Hyper Corgi Runs Back and Forth Across a Kiddie Pool Trying to Catch the Water Coming From the Hose
A hyper little corgi named Nero tried to cool himself off on a hot summer’s day by repeatedly running back and forth across a blue…
Patti Smith Sings ‘Aqua Teen Dream’, A Farewell Song for the Last Season Finale of ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’
Punk legend Patti Smith recently performed “Aqua Teen Dream,” a fantastic farewell song created for the very last season finale (they mean it this time)…
‘So You’ve Learned to Teleport’, An Instructional Video About the Potential Uses Superpowered Teleportation
“So You’ve Learned to Teleport” is an instructional and informational video by Tom Scott about the potential uses and abuses of superpowered teleportation. In the…
Studious Cat Spends So Much Time in Class That a California High School Gives Him a Student ID Card
A studious cat named Bubba has spent a lot of time roaming the halls, attending class and sleeping in the library of Leland High School…