Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
‘Stop Telling People About Portland,’ A Film Asking Portlanders to Keep Their Mouths Shut About Oregon’s Hippest City
“Stop Telling People About Portland” is a short film written by Adam Mack that warns residents of Portland, Oregon against sharing how great their city…
‘New Moon’, A Giant Interactive Illuminated Moon Made of 5,500 Light Bulbs
In the interactive sculpture NEW MOON, a giant illuminated globe made of about 5,500 burnt-out light bulbs is suspended in mid-air. Viewers can alter the…
Incredible Footage of Oranges Being Exploded by Fireworks Filmed at 62,000 Frames Per Second
In the latest video by Slow Mo Lab (previously), Taras Kulakov, also known as the “Crazy Russian Hacker”, uses fireworks to explode oranges while filming it at 62,000 frames…
A Series of Scented Candles Inspired by Video Games Like ‘The Legend of Zelda’
Hyrulian Forest The British video game merchandise company Gametee has created a series of scented candles inspired by video games like The Legend of Zelda…
The True Origin of Commonly Used Symbols Like the Peace Sign and Bluetooth
BuzzFeedVideo explores the true origins of commonly used symbols. Included in the video are the origins of the symbols for peace, Bluetooth, power buttons, USB,…
A Handwritten Plot Outline J.K. Rowling Made While Writing ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
While writing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, author J.K. Rowling created a handwritten outline to help track plot points across the timeline…
Surreal Photos of the 2014 Burning Man Festival by Ari Fararooy
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ari Fararooy (@ari_fararooy) Photographer Ari Fararooy (previously) captured the otherworldly nature of the Burning Man festival…
‘SpaceDogGo!’, A Video Game Featuring an Adorable Dog Astronaut Who Wants to Collect Cosmic Gems
SpaceDogGo! is a video game by developer Butt Squad–composed of Christopher Price and his wife Lacey Micallef–that features an adorable dog astronaut who wants to…
’20 Kinds of Dipping Sauce’, A Surprisingly Catchy Song About a Variety of Chicken Nugget Condiments
When you’re eatin’ nuggets, don’t settle for less. If they don’t have 20, get crazy in this mess. “20 Kinds of Dipping Sauce” is a…
pplkpr, An App Designed to Track Physical and Emotional Reactions to Other People
pplkpr is an iOS app designed to help users track their physical and emotional reactions to meeting other people in the the real world, so…