Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The First-Ever Experiment Simultaneously Photographing Light as Both a Particle and a Wave
Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne led by Fabrizio Carbone have for the first time ever photographed light simultaneously behaving as both a particle and…
Persistent Baby Elephant Repeatedly Tries to Climb Over a Stubborn Log Until He Gets It Right
A baby elephant at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, plays happily around the reserve, swinging his trunk and adorably trying to conquer…
A Meandering Walkway Suspended High Above the Central Courtyard of a Building
In an effort to spice up a dreary courtyard in the center of a building in Gliwice, Poland, architecture firm Zalewski Architecture Group has designed…
How Two-Way Mirrors Work
In the latest episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions, host Craig Benzine explains some facts about two-way mirrors that you may not have…
A Tribute to ‘The Sound of Music’ in the Style of a 1990s Video Game
Mashable has created a very silly “8-bit tribute” by transforming the 1965 film The Sound of Music into a series of clunky 1990s video game…
Simple Shaving Tips and Techniques to Ensure a Close and Proper Shave
Household Hacker (previously) shared eight simple shaving tips and techniques that will help ensure a close and proper shave. They mention that using a gentle…
BBC America Releases the Second Official Trailer to Usher in the Third Season of ‘Orphan Black’
BBC America has released the second official teaser trailer to usher in the third season of the remarkable television series Orphan Black and stars Tatiana…
Surreal Japanese Commercial Puts an English-Speaking Adult in a Young Boy’s Mouth
A surreal commercial for an English language school in Japan shows the face of an English-speaking adult coming out of the mouth of a young…
A Haunting Video Montage of Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s Last Three Films
CutPrintFilm (previously) has created a haunting montage that includes clips from the last three films that actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman made before his untimely death…
A Comic Illustrating the Creative Process and How to Take It One Step Further
“The Creative Processor,” the latest from Grant Snider of Incidental Comics (previously), illustrates his own creative process and how to take it one step further.…