Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Exquisitely Detailed Wild Animal Masks Handcrafted From Hammered and Welded Steel
Turkish artist Selçuk Yilmaz has crafted exquisitely detailed wild animal masks made from hand-hammered and welded steel. Included in this line is a red fox,…
The Scalevo, An Electric Wheelchair Capable of Climbing or Descending Stairs With Tank-Like Treads
The Scalevo is an electric wheelchair capable of climbing or descending stairs with tank-like treads mounted beneath the chair’s two balanced wheels. The project is…
Beautiful Cracked Log Lamps Made From Imperfect Salvaged Wood That Can Also Be Used as Furniture
Artist Duncan Meerding has crafted a beautiful line of lamps that can be used as stools or tables from salvaged logs that were considered to…
First-Person GoPro Footage of a Norwegian Man Skiing Down a Glacier Reimagined as a Real World 8-Bit Video Game
Norwegian filmmaker Nikolai Schirmer recently took some awesome first-person GoPro footage that he captured while skiing down a glacier in Norway and reimagined it as…
Everyhere Logistics Reboots Fundraising Campaign to Organize Lost Horizon Night Market Events Across the U.S.
San Francisco-based artist Mark Krawczuk is the creator of the Lost Horizon Night Market, an ongoing event that features box trucks that contain unique interactive…
A Charming Short Documentary About Couples Who Play the Popular Video Game ‘League of Legends’ Together
“Love & League” is a charming short documentary by Riot Games about couples who play the popular video game League of Legends together. The documentary…
‘Metallica Goes To Punjab’, A Mournful Mashup of ‘The Four Horsemen’ With ‘Mundian To Bach Ke’ by Panjabi MC
“Metallica Goes To Punjab” is another seamless mashup by Wax Audio that features the mournful sound of “Mundian To Bach Ke” by Panjabi MC combined…
Chinese Air Purifier Company Projects Images of Crying Babies Onto Thick Factory-Emitted Smog
“Breathe Again” is a powerful ad campaign for the Chinese air purification company Xiao Zhu where images of crying babies were projected onto the thick,…
Photographer Poses a 3D Printed Miniature of Himself In Interesting Places With Unusual Characters
“Likeness” is an Instagram specific photo project by celebrity photographer Chris Buck, in which he poses a 3D-printed miniature version of himself that he had…
’10 Hours Of Walking In Kings Landing As A Woman’, A Clever Parody of ’10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman’
“10 Hours Of Walking In Kings Landing As A Woman” by Funny or Die is a clever parody of the popular statement video “10 Hours…