Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Twitter Adds Group Private Messaging and Direct Video Capture and Editing
As promised, Twitter has begun rolling out new features for 2015, starting with private group chat and the ability to capture, edit, and share videos…
Yuki-Taro, An Adorable Self-Guided Robotic Snowplow That Turns Snow Into Compact Bricks
Yuki-Taro is an adorable robotic snowplow created by Japan’s Research and Development, Inc. (RDI) that uses built-in camera eyes and GPS to guide itself around…
Artist Hilariously Augments Thrift Store Paintings With Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Characters
Artist Mike Wellins augments thrift store paintings with sci-fi, fantasy, and horror characters, often with hilariously twisted results. The augmented paintings, as well as prints,…
Striking Sculptural Headdresses Made of Flowers and Other Natural Materials
Japanese artist Takaya arranges flowers, vegetables, and other natural materials into striking sculptural headdresses. Takaya worked in the culinary industry before transitioning in 2004 to…
Lively Baby Nigerian Dwarf Goat Headbutts a Very Gentle Fluffy White Dog Who Doesn’t Seem to Mind
A tiny baby black Nigerian Dwarf goat named Peppa Lass headbutts, climbs on, and generally acts annoying towards a very tolerant Komondor dog named Duchess,…
Lowpoly Bot, A Twitter Bot That Turns Photos Into Beautifully Abstract Polygonal Images
Artist Mario Klingemann has created Lowpoly Bot, a Twitter bot that automatically converts photos into polygonal images that are often quite beautiful. Be sure to…
’20 Reasons You Shouldn’t Work At BuzzFeed’, A Clever Animation Poking Fun at BuzzFeed’s Obsession With Lists
Fusion has created “20 Reasons You Shouldn’t Work At BuzzFeed,” a clever animation poking fun at BuzzFeed‘s distinctive obsession for making lists and what happens…
‘Everything But the News’ Plays Catch With Three Different Food Delivery Drivers
“Hungry? There’s an app for that.” Everything But the News host Steve Goldbloom orders food from three different app-based delivery services–SpoonRocket, Sprig, and Caviar–after Noah…
Fantastically Surreal Computer Animations by Jonathan Monaghan
Artist Jonathan Monaghan creates experimental animations that venture beyond the surreal to a world in which goats with rainbow eyes fly out of airborne baroque…
Puddles Puddles Pity Party Performs Australian Bush Ballad ‘Waltzing Matilda’ for Australia Day
To celebrate Australia Day, Puddles the Sad Clown of Puddles Pity Party released his moving rendition of the bush ballad song “Waltzing Matilda.” The National Library of…