Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
An Artificial Tornado Rips the Roof Off of a Small Model House Inside a High-Tech Wind Chamber
New Scientist captured video of an artificially generated tornado tearing the roof off of a small model of a house inside a hexagonal wind chamber…
‘Saturday Night Live’ Airs Its Big 40th Anniversary Special With Former Cast Members, Hosts, and Musical Guests
NBC aired the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special on February 15, 2015. The event featured former cast members, hosts, and musical acts who brought back…
An Explanation for Why Knees Jerk When Struck With a Doctor’s Reflex Hammer and Various Other Tendon Tricks
At-Bristol (previously) hosts Beth Cotterell and Heather Nichol explain why patients kick when their knees are whacked with those little rubber reflex hammers. The pair…
An Impressive Cello Cover of Guns N’ Roses’ Song ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ by 2CELLOS
2CELLOS (previously) members Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser performed an impressive cello cover of the 1987 hard rock song “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns…
A Kitchen Employee Deals Plates Like Playing Cards Before Rinsing Dishes With Remarkable Speed
Indianapolis-based chef Pablo Lopez Ramos posted video of a coworker’s remarkable technique for rinsing a rack full of dishes at the same time, rapidly dealing…
A Speechless Version of President Obama’s Speech During the Farewell Tribute to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
Mario Wienerroither (previously) of the DIGITALOFEN audiobakery recently stripped all of the talking out of President Barack Obama‘s speech during the farewell tribute to Secretary…
Nissan Showcases a LEAF Electric Car With Paint That Glows in the Dark for Eight to 10 Hours After Sundown
Nissan in Europe is showcasing a new paint job on its LEAF car that absorbs UV energy to glow in the dark for eight to…
An Inside Look at Confectioners Crafting Handmade Hard Candy With Custom Design Centers
Stereokroma, a Nova Scotian production house, has created “How to Make Handmade Candy”, a wonderful 9-minute video showing confectioners behind-the-scenes at La Confiserie Candy Labs…
An Incredible Demonstration Positing That Time Travel Is Possible Under Particular Circumstances
Brian Cox, the popular BBC Science presenter who’s also a physicist at the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and confirmed…
Gary Owens (1934-2015), Radio and TV Announcer With an Amazing Voice and Terrific Deadpan Delivery
Gary Owens, the enormously talented announcer who lent his golden baritone and his deadpan delivery to hundreds of radio programs and such television shows as…