Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
An Amusing Dichotomy of Highly Formal Historical Portraits Painted Onto Flattened Aluminum Cans
While living in South Carolina in 2004, artist Kim Alsbrooks decided to paint formal historical portraits onto flattened soda and beer cans for a project…
Eerily Beautiful Sculptures That Realistically Portray the Eyes From Real and Imagined Animals
Reptile Eye Italian architect Stefano Prina departed from his studied profession to create an incredible line of eerily beautiful “Monster Eyes”, sculptures crafted from acrylic…
A Brilliantly Edited Time-Lapse Music Video That Uses Cassette Tapes, Floppy Disks, and an Old Walkman
Award-winning Australian animator Jonathan Chong of Dropbear Digital has created a brilliantly animated time-lapse music video for the song “Quack Fat” by Melbourne-based DJ Opiuo.…
First-Person GoPro Footage of a Baseball Fan Catching a Line Drive Foul Ball With His Bare Hand
Baseball fan Micah Graves captured amazing first-person footage of himself catching a line drive foul ball with his bare hand during a Biloxi Shuckers game…
Curious Desert Fox Sneaks Out of Its Den to Steal a Phone
While trying to capture footage of a desert fox leaving its den, Karim Al Shammari instead caught the big-eared fox peeking out of its den…
Why Colors Fade After Long Exposure to Sunlight
Host Hank Green explains why things fade after being left in sunlight in a recent episode of SciShow. Photodegradation is the culprit, thanks to the…
How to Cut a Mango Into a Flower Shape
A vendor demonstrates how to cut a mango into a flower by inserting a wood skewer into the base and making small cuts while rotating…
HACKberry, An Open-Source, 3D-Printed Electric Hand
HACKberry is an open source, 3D-printed electric hand created by the Japanese company exiii. The company has also made code for software and data on…
The Feline Duo of Cole & Marmalade Demonstrate How Different Cats Enjoy Human Hugs Differently
In honor of “Hug Your Cat Day” on June 4, 2015, kitties Cole & Marmalade demonstrated with their human Chris how different cats enjoy/tolerate human…
An Incredibly Detailed 3D Printed Sculpture of a Giant Squid Attacking a Submarine
Designer Bin Li recently demonstrated his prowess with a MakerBot Replicator Z18 when he created an incredibly detailed sculpture of a giant squid attacking a…