Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
‘Invisible Ocean: Plankton & Plastic’, A Short Documentary About a Microscopic Threat to Ocean Life
It was love at first when I saw these tintinnids through the microscope because of their resemblance to a champagne glass for a mermaid. “Invisible…
Projection-Mapped Animations Turn the Sydney Opera House Into a ‘Living Mural’ for the Vivid Sydney Event
A projection-mapped animation display created by design firm Universal Everything has turned the Sydney Opera House into a “living mural” for the Vivid Sydney event in…
‘Cat Lady Dance’, A Vibrant Dance Video Featuring a Cat Lady, a Milkman, and a Cat Puppet
“Cat Lady Dance” is a vibrant dance video directed by Scott Winn that features Amymarie Gaertner as a dancing cat lady, Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer as a…
An 8-Bit Animated Look at Just How Big the Video Game ‘Minecraft’ Is
A video by Wired's Data Attack looks at just how big the video game Minecraft is, particularly as a cultural phenomenon.
Obvious Plant Adds Hilarious Fake Descriptions for Ordinary Animals at Local Pet Store
Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant (previously) recently roamed around a local pet store and added new hilarious fake descriptions for ordinary animals. A regular old…
Nine Cats Playing in Twenty Cardboard Boxes
The very creative human behind 9 Cats arranged twenty cardboard boxes side-by-side in rows of five for her multiple playful felines who appear to thoroughly…
‘Flower House’, An Abandoned Detroit Home Filled Top to Bottom With Fresh Flowers
Lisa Waud of Pot & Box Floral Design purchased two abandoned Detroit area homes from a Hamtramck city auction and plans to fill them from…
100 Years of Beauty in India Shown Decade by Decade in a One-Minute Time-Lapse Video
In the seventh episode of their “100 Years of Hair and Makeup” series, Cut Video shares the visual history of the past 100 years of…
South African Man Performs Near-Perfect Impressions of Various Farm and Domestic Animals
While traveling through South Africa, videographer Chris Schofield encountered William Jafta, an amazing impressionist who performed for him near-perfect imitations of various farm and domestic…
‘Mad Max’ Video Game Trailers Drive Home the Reality of the Wasteland
The upcoming Mad Max video game, which is related though not entirely based on the recent Mad Max: Fury Road film, has released a couple…