Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Group Sends a Bottle Rocket Zooming Under the Surface of a Frozen Lake With Pleasing Results
Patrick Kienzler uploaded a video back in December that features a group of folks looking on as what appears to be a young man lights…
Toc, A Beautifully Crafted Record Player That Spins the Vinyl Vertically
Toc is a beautifully crafted record player designed by Roy Harpaz that spins the vinyl vertically rather than the more traditional flat horizontal operation. The…
‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ Retold as an 8-Bit Animated Video Game
CineFix has released a new episode of 8-Bit Cinema that retells the 2004 romantic sci-fi comedy-drama film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as an…
A Miniature ‘Back To The Future’ Hoverboard That Hovers Back and Forth Over a Magnetic Base
ThinkGeek has released an awesome miniature hoverboard, like the one seen in Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III.…
A Time-Lapse Video of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ Over the Years
Billy Chasen has created an endearing time-lapse video that splices together talking head shots of the host of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart over…
Helmets Designed to Look Like Shaved Human Heads
Dubai artist Jyo John Mulloor creates an interesting series of custom-made helmet designs that look like shaved human heads. All my life I have always…
Disney Villain Maleficent Takes on Daenerys Targaryen From ‘Game of Thrones’ in a ‘Princess Rap Battle’
“All in black with those horns? You look like a burnt goat.” – Daenerys In the latest episode of Princess Rap Battle by Whitney Avalon,…
A Detailed Explanation of the Difference Between Certain Kinds of Fruits and Vegetables
SciShow host Hank Green explains the difference between certain kinds of fruits and vegetables in a recent episode. Topics covered include why tomatoes are fruits,…
‘Mona’, A Functional Sculpture Made From 259 Recycled Computer Mice and the Bones of an Old Chair
Brazilian product designer Ana Carolina Lima Santos has created “Mona“, a functional sculpture made from 259 recycled computer mice glued onto the bones of an…
‘Two More Eggs’, A Series of Odd Animated Shorts by the Creators of ‘Homestar Runner’
Dooble: Dooblie Doo Two More Eggs is a series of animated shorts by The Brothers Chaps, creators of the immensely popular web series Homestar Runner.…