Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Daredevil Nick Macomber Makes Historic First Jetpack Flight in China at an Event in Beijing
Daredevil Nick Macomber was the first man to pilot a jetpack in China by flying his hydrogen peroxide-powered jetpack by Go Fast at a recent event…
Wonderfully Decorated Baked Goods Crafted With a Wickedly Clever Sense of Humor
Alien Macaron Mi Tulip of Lou Lou P’s Delights in Leeds, West Yorkshire UK crafts wonderful baked goods and sweet edibles that reflect a wickedly…
Poor Little Pluto
BennuBird imagines this is how Pluto must have felt as the New Horizons space probe made its flyby. Kind of makes you feel sad for…
Obvious Plant Adds a Series of Funny but Unhelpful Shopping Tips to the Shelves of a Grocery Store
Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently placed a series of funny but ultimately not very helpful shopping tips around a grocery store. The tips give shoppers…
The First Full Trailer For the Second Season of ‘Fargo’ Promises Violence, Courtesy, Humor and Lots of Snow
F/X Networks has released “Right From Wrong” the first full trailer for the second season of Fargo, which promises violence, duplicity, secrecy, courtesy, humor and…
Man at Arms: Reforged Builds the Hattori Hanzo Katana Samurai Sword Used by Black Mamba in ‘Kill Bill’
On the latest episode of “Man at Arms: Reforged”, Matt and Kerry Stagmer of Baltimore Knife and Sword build the Hattori Hanzo katana samurai sword…
A Look at Television Crossover Episodes, Where Two or More Shows Exist in the Same Fictional Universe
Episode 3 of “Vulture’s Secret History of Television” takes a look at television crossover episodes, where two or more shows exist in the same fictional…
Actor Dustin Hoffman Talks About Fame, Sense of Self and Staying in Character During a Rare 1971 Animated Interview
The most recent episode of the animated video series “Blank on Blank” features a young Dustin Hoffman talking about “famosity”, having a sense of oneself…
A Series of Beautiful Embroidered Zoetropes Animated Using Turntables
Artist Elliot Schultz created a series of beautiful embroidered zoetropes as his graduating project from Australian National University. Schultz animated the embroidered discs by placing them on…
Stephen Colbert and Neil deGrasse Tyson Discuss the New Horizons Mission, Debate Pluto’s Status, and Eat Ice Cream
In a recent online video by The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert and guest Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss the New Horizons mission that recently flew by…