Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
‘Kaboom’, A Documentary Short About a Married Couple Who Create Pyrotechnic Displays for Airshows
“Kaboom” is a documentary short by The New York Times that explores the lives of Rich and Dee Gibson, the couple behind Rich’s Incredible Pyro,…
Ice-T Voices Children’s Cartoons With Profanity-Laden New Dialogue on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ice-T recorded new profanity-laden voice tracks for children’s cartoons like Scooby Doo, G.I. Joe, and Dora the Explorer.…
Photographer Turns Office Workers Into Superheroes and Poses Them on Edge of 1,000-Foot-Tall Building
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Von Wong (@vonwong) Photographer Benjamin Von Wong (previously) transformed office workers at SmugMug into popular comic…
An Animated Short Narrated by Bill Gates About the Possibility of Eradicating Many Infectious Diseases by 2030
After discussing the future role of genetically modified organisms in the global economy, tech mogul turned philanthropist Bill Gates has returned to The Verge for…
‘Shrinkage’, A Comic Book About Aliens Who Invade the Brain of the President of the United States
Shrinkage is a forthcoming comic book by Conan and Daily Show writer Rob Kutner and X-Men illustrator John Lucas that follows nanoscale alien invaders as…
Filmmakers Destroy Drones in Service of Capturing Unseen Angles From the Inside of an Active Volcano
San Francisco-based tech employee turned adventurer/filmmaker Sam Cossman told National Geographic how his team lost multiple DJI drones as it worked to capture footage from…
A Video Compilation Featuring Some of the Greatest Outtakes in Television History
World Wide Interweb (previously) has created a video compilation featuring some of the greatest outtakes in television history. The popular television shows include Seinfeld, Full…
Adorable Baby Girl Enthusiastically Mimics ‘Riverdance’-Like Step Dancing Moves in Her Jumper
An adorable baby girl named Kali Jazz enthusiastically mimics Riverdance-like step dancing moves in her jumper. Jazz happily kicks and bounces in the “Kali of the…
A Man Films Himself as Rescuers Use the Jaws of Life to Extract Him From a Car After a Crash
Sheet metal worker Andrew MacDonald pulled out his phone and began filming himself as a rescue crew employed the Jaws of Life to extract him…
Banksy Creates Street Art Among the Ruins in War-Torn Gaza
Street artist Banksy (previously) traveled through a series of hidden tunnels, making his way to the fenced-off Gaza region of Palestine, to leave his mark…