Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Series of Little-Known Easter Eggs From Disney Pixar Films
Disney brings some little-known Easter eggs hidden in Pixar films into focus in a recent video. Clips in the collection are taken from films such…
Elegant Custom Science Fiction-Themed Jewelry Crafted With a Distinct Extraterrestrial Flair
The Spin Doctor – Doctor Who Artist Paul Michael Bierker has created a gorgeous line of jewelry with a distinct extraterrestrial flair. Borrowing inspiration from…
An Animated ‘Super Mario Brothers’ Short in Which Mario Is a Real Plumber Trapped in the Crazy Mushroom Kingdom
FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created a new animated short based on the Super Mario Bros. video game series where Mario is a real…
The SBU, An Electric Self-Balancing Unicycle by Focus Designs
The SBU is an electric self-balancing unicycle by Focus Designs that allows riders to propel themselves forward, steer, and stop simply by leaning. The latest…
A One-Man Band Cover of the Bob Marley and the Wailers Song ‘Three Little Birds’
Winnipeg, Manitoba-based guitarist Steve Onotera, also known as samuraiguitarist (previously), plays eight different instruments at once in a one-man band cover of the Bob Marley…
Whimsical Stainless Steel Narwhal Barbecue Skewers Are Now Available
Spike Your Summer BBQs with These Steel Unicorns of the Sea! In June 2013 we wrote about artist Melissa Dowell who was raising money through…
An Experiment in Crushing an Apple Frozen in Liquid Nitrogen
Carsandwater crushes a room-temperature apple with an 83.5-pound weight, then tries the process again on an apple frozen with liquid nitrogen in a fun experiment.…
A Dangerous Animated Short Imagining If the Stunts in the Action Film ‘Furious 7’ Were Realistic
The creatives at CollegeHumor have created a dangerous animated short imagining what it would have been like if stunts in the 2015 action film Furious…
An Entertaining Explanation of Expiration Dates Found on Food Labels
In a recent episode of How to Adult, host Emma Mills explains the difference between the expiration labels “Best By,” “Use By,” and “Sell By,”…
Chris Hardwick Tells Conan O’Brien About His Awkward ‘Prom Pose’ Celebrity Photo Trend on ‘Conan’
Comedian Chris Hardwick made a recent appearance on Conan during which he told Conan O’Brien about his habit of making awkward “prom poses” when taking…