Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Octobasse, An Enormous String Instrument That Can Play Frequencies Lower Than Humans Can Hear
The octobasse (or octobass in English) is an enormous string instrument built in 1850 by French instrument maker Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume that is capable of creating…
School Campus Includes Helpful Lanes on a Staircase to Separate Walkers, Runners, and Texters
reddit user bakesnorlax snapped a picture of a staircase at their school campus featuring helpful lanes separating walkers, runners, and texters. Though bakesnorlax only refers…
A New Trailer Gives Clues About ‘True Detective’ Season Two and Features Tense Character Dialogue
Sometimes your worst self, is your best self. A new minute-long trailer gives some clues about season two of the HBO series True Detective. A major difference…
Cat-Loving Human Crafts a Homemade Whack-a-Mole Game to Entertain Her Playful Felines
A striped tabby and a little munchkin cat put a homemade whack-a-mole game to the test by whacking, tapping, sniffing, and jumping on top of…
An Inside Look at the Creation of Tracks for the Video Game ‘Rock Band 4’
A series of folks at developer Harmonix, starting with Audio QA Lead Dave Plante, walk through the process behind creating Rock Band 4 tracks for…
‘Eat Me’, A Short Film Created by Attaching a GoPro Camera to a Pair of Chopsticks on a Trip to Beijing
“Eat Me” is a short film by design student Anne-Sophie Bazard that was created by attaching a GoPro camera to a pair of chopsticks during…
Dad Compiles More Amazing Special Effects Videos Starring His Adventurous Son in Volume Three of ‘Action Movie Kid’
Dreamworks animator and father Daniel Hashimoto has compiled even more special effects videos starring his three-year-old son James in volume three of his ongoing Action…
‘Ultron Funk’, An ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Parody of the Song ‘Uptown Funk’ by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
“If you sexy shield bash it. If you freaky then blast it. And then you lightning flash it. Dance!” Angie Griffin and Chad Nikolaus of…
Meet, A New Feature for Easily Scheduling One-on-One Meetings With Contacts Using the Sunrise Calendar App
Meet is a new feature within the Sunrise calendar app from Microsoft that allows users to easily schedule one-on-one meetings with their contacts by bringing…
Incredibly Colorful Animated GIFs Featuring Magical Scenarios
Artist sparrows creates incredibly colorful animated GIFs that feature magical scenarios like pelicans playing board games and floating foods. More animated GIFs are available on…