Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Super-Strong Neodymium Magnets Crushing a Series of Objects in Slow Motion
A pair of super-strong neodymium magnets are used to crush a series of objects like an iPhone, a juice box, and an apple in a…
Intense 5 Minute Pikachu Dance Lesson for Pokémon-Themed ‘Pikachu Outbreak!’ Event
The Pokémon Company will be hosting another giant Pikachu Outbreak! event in Yokohama, Japan this August where numerous people, dressed as the yellow video game…
A Terrific Supercut of the Best Jon Stewart Moments Over the Past 16 Years as Host of ‘The Daily Show’
Fast Company has put together a really terrific supercut of 16 years worth of Jon Stewart’s best moments on The Daily Show, of which are…
Creative Man Builds an Incredible Cat Feeding Machine That Requires His Cat to Hunt for His Dinner
Ben Millam built a cat feeding machine that requires his cat to hunt for RFID-tagged balls placed strategically around the house.
The ThyssenKrupp Test Tower, A Tall Thin Concrete Tower Built for Testing New Elevator Designs
The ThyssenKrupp test tower in Rottweil, Germany is a 246 meter concrete tower built by the ThyssenKrupp elevator company to test their new Multi magnetic levitation…
Metal Artist Modifies an LED Lightsaber Allowing It to Unleash a Wider Range of Custom Sounds and Colors
Waterford, Michigan-based metal artist Todd Johnson (a.k.a. “Darth Alice“) of Darth Alice Sabers did an impressive job of upgrading and modifying a Redeemer LED Lightsaber…
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson From ‘Broad City’ Fight it out on ‘Lip Sync Battle’
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, stars and creators of the Comedy Central series Broad City, fight it out in an episode of the Spike series Lip Sync…
6-Month Old Labrador Retriever Puppy Attempts to Fill Her Plastic Kiddie Pool With the Water Hose
A 6-month old yellow Lab puppy named Maddie attempted to fill up a blue plastic kiddie pool with the running water hose that was in…
Isaiah Mustafa and Terry Crews Do Battle Over Scents in the Latest Old Spice Deodorant Commercial
“And So It Begins” is the latest in the long-running series of over-the-top Old Spice commercials. The spot sees the return of former Old Spice spokesman…
Handmade Millennium Falcon Snack Tray Perfect for Smuggling Some Chips, Dip, and Veggies
Nacogdoches, Texas-based Deric Peveto of Wood By Hand has created a beautiful Millennium Falcon snack tray out of exotic woods that’s just right for smuggling…