Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Starfish-Like Microbots Could Be Used to Perform Colon Biopsies and Other Procedures
Doctors could soon be deploying starfish-like microbots to perform colon biopsies and other procedures. The “microgrippers” were developed by scientists at Johns Hopkins University, and they…
Tiny Hamster Nibbles on Green Ooze That Turns Him Into a Giant Monster Who Levels an Entire City
A tiny hamster turns into a giant mutated monster who levels an entire city after nibbling on a bit of green ooze that had spilled…
Remote-Controlled Quadcopter Drone That Looks Like an Incom T-70 X-Wing Fighter From ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Grenoble, France-based Olivier C (previously) has created an awesome remote-controlled quadcopter drone that looks like an Incom T-70 X-Wing fighter from the upcoming film Star…
Talented Maine Coon Cat Skillfully Performs Seven Different Tricks in Just One Minute
A beautiful and talented Maine Coon mix named Charlie performs seven different tricks in a little over a minute’s time. Charlie’s human, who adopted the…
Striiv Fusion, A Sleek Minimalist Activity Tracker
The Striiv Fusion is an activity and sleep tracker with a minimalist touchscreen design that keeps track of the user’s personal stats. The Striiv Fusion…
Amusing Images Showing How the Plot of a Movie Can Change When ‘-ing’ Is Added to the Title
Imgur user Youmissyou1 has created a collection of images showing how the entire plot of a movie can change when “-ing” is added to the…
Man Creates What He Calls the ‘World’s Largest Functioning Whoopee Cushion’ Using an Air Mattress
Onur Armagan has created what he calls the “world’s largest functioning whoopee cushion” which he built by combining a traditional whoopee cushion and an over-inflated…
A Compilation of Amusing CNN News Bloopers From the Past 35 Years
To celebrate their 35th anniversary, CNN has created a compilation video featuring all sorts of amusing news bloopers from the 24-hour cable news channel’s video…
A Sweet Time-Lapse Video Condenses a Woman’s Pregnancy Into 90 Seconds
A woman and her husband have created a baby and a time-lapse video that condensed the pregnancy into 90 seconds by taking a photo a…
Some of the Greatest Laser Gun Battles in Movies
WatchMojo (previously) has created a video that features their top ten laser gun battles featured in movies. They take a looks at the battle of…