Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
High Carbon Steel Utility Knives That Look Like Whales
Japanese blacksmith Toru Yamashito crafted a set of high carbon steel utility knives made to look like five different types of whales. A round humpback…
xkcd Identifies Some of the Unique Features Discovered on the Surface of Pluto
xkcd identified some of the unique features on the surface of Pluto when examining the new photo captured by the New Horizons flyby.
A Baby Koala Undergoes His Weekly Checkup While Next To a Plush Animal at the San Diego Zoo
An unnamed 9-month old baby koala kept company with a plush koala during his weekly weigh-in and routine checkup at the San Diego Zoo and…
Tireless Dog Gleefully Runs In the Opposite Direction Atop a Spinning Playground Carousel
A tireless little Corgi repeatedly and gleefully ran in the opposite direction atop a spinning playground carousel, leaping over and running through his human‘s legs,…
Trained Service Dog Efficiently Retrieves Stray Bats for the Charleston RiverDogs Baseball Team
A trained service dog named Titus acted as an efficient bat boy for the Charleston RiverDogs Minor League baseball team in South Carolina, retrieving the…
An Quick Explanation of What Causes Sunburns
SciShow host Hank Green provides a quick explanation of what causes sunburns.
‘I Am Invisible’ by They Might Be Giants
“I Am Invisible” by They Might Be Giants, the music video for week 28 of their Dial-A-Song Direct series.
A Catzooka That Shoots Out an Adorable Stream of Cats
Byron Gatt of Super Epic Cats has created a Catzooka that shoots out an adorable stream of cats.
Incredible Drone Footage of a Tornado Touching Down in Hutchinson, Kansas
Justin Watkins shot some incredible drone video of a tornado touching down in Hutchinson, Kansas. via Boing Boing
Chef Cooks Eggs, Bacon and Chocolate in a Pan Cut in Half to Demonstrate How Induction Cooking Works
To demonstrate how induction cooking works, a chef cooks eggs and bacon in a pan that’s been cut in half and placed on an induction cooktop.