Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Giant Balloon Shaped Like an Elderly Man’s Head Is Flown Over Japanese City in Absurdist Art Project
photo by @nrsh0428 A giant balloon shaped like an elderly man’s head was flown over the city of Utsunomiya, Japan back in December in an…
A Collection of Videos Featuring the Captivating Phenomenon of Whales Spouting Rainbows
While on a whale-watching cruise in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2011, YouTube user rsean9000 captured video of the captivating phenomenon of a rainbow appearing when…
A Watchmaker Takes Apart a Rolex Submariner Watch and Puts It Back Together With Great Care
The timepiece sellers at Watchfinder have created a video of their head watchmaker Tony Williams taking apart and reassembling a Rolex Submariner watch with extreme…
‘Epic 2015’, A Short Film From 2005 That Offers a Series of Slightly Concerning Tech Predictions for the Year 2015
“Epic 2015” is a 2005 short film by Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson that offers a series of slightly concerning tech predictions for the year…
Man Records a Speech About the Nature of Passing Time One Word Per Day Over the Course of a Year
Ben Schmidt recorded a speech about the nature of passing time one word per day over the course of a year. Schmidt speaks about how an individual and the…
How Dreamworks’ Animated Film ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ Should Have Ended
The latest animated episode of How It Should Have Ended (previously) features an alternate ending Dreamworks‘ animated film How to Train Your Dragon 2. Character…
French Bulldog Puppy Performs a Bunch of Tricks That He Learned in Just Four Days
A tiny, 12-week old French bulldog puppy named Brody Brixton performs a bunch of brand new tricks that he learned in just four days with…
A Creative Science Teacher in Bangkok, Thailand Adds to Students’ Doodles in the Margins of Their Work
A creative science teacher in Bangkok, Thailand struck a deal with students that if they drew on a piece of work they handed in, the…
An Excited Dog Watches Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and Jumps for Joy When Rocket Raccoon Appears on Screen
San Jose, California-based Jeff Gliever has recently captured footage of an excited dog watching Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. When the furry character Rocket Raccoon…
Full-Page Scans of the 1981 Marvel Comics Calendar That Matches the Dates in 2015
Mark Anderson of Andertoons has posted full-pages scans of the 1981 calendar from Marvel Comics, featuring work by legendary creators like John Romita Jr. and…