Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Three Friends Challenge Each Other to Find Strangers Who Look Exactly Like Them
Three friends named Harry, Niamh and Terence have challenged each other to find strangers who look exactly like them for a project they are calling…
Magician Confuses Drive-Thru Employees by Making the Fast Food That They Handed Him Vanish From His Bag
Magician Rahat Hussein (previously) recently confused drive-thru employees by making the fast food that he received from them instantly disappear from his bag. They claim…
Artists Use Rapid Manufacturing Techniques to Make Plastic Lenses That Hilariously Distort Human Faces
In their whimsical project Smaller & Upside Down, artists Robb Godshaw and Max Hawkins have created custom lenses that cartoonishly distort human faces. The duo…
Skaters Perform Impressive Tricks While Riding Skateboards Without Wheels
The skating masters of MAJER crew demonstrate that it is indeed possible, if very difficult, to ride a skateboard without wheels (the skateboards are rolling…
Pacer, An Early Hyperlapse Film That Depicts Montreal in Frenetic Time-Lapses (1995)
The 1995 short film “Pacer” by Guy Roland depicts Montreal through a series of frenetic time-lapses. The film is an early example of hyperlapse, a…
Color-Changing Pfeffer’s Flamboyant Cuttlefish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California
Pfeffer’s flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) show off their vibrant color-change camouflage and pugnacious attitudes in this short video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. In addition…
A Mesmerizing Visualization of Seagull Flight Paths Recorded on the Coast of Northern California
The flight paths of seagulls are visualized through some clever digital cloning in this mesmerizing video by OM3N1R. The video was shot near Point Arena…
A Red-Hot Nickel Ball Turns a Candy Jawbreaker Into a Gurgling Mess
Carsandwater turns a candy jawbreaker into a gurgling mess thanks to a red-hot nickel ball (previously). In the video, it seems like the person performing…
An Astonishingly Detailed Cut-Paper Sculpture of an ‘E. Coli’ Bacterium
Cut Microbe is an astonishingly detailed cut-paper sculpture of an E. coli bacterium by artist Rogan Brown, who spent four months crafting the 44-inch-long sculpture.…
The 2015 Record Store Day, An International Celebration of Independent Record Stores
The 2015 Record Store Day, an international celebration of independent record stores, takes place Saturday, April 18. Participating stores will be offering a plethora of…