Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Great Big Great Dane Tries to Fit Himself Into a Tiny Little Bed
A great big harlequin Great Dane adorably circles a tiny little dog bed in the hopes that he can actually fit in well enough to…
Organic Ice Cream Bars and Pints Being Packed on an Assembly Line in an Oregon Plant
Oregon Ice Cream CIO Alden Gleason posted some mesmerizing video of the assembly line in Eugene, Oregon that packages Julie’s Organic Ice Cream bars and…
A Stop-Motion Animated Adventure About a Paper Cutout Man Coming to Life & Performing Parkour Stunts in His Room
Las Vegas-based filmmaker Ryan Higa (previously) has created “The Ultimate Parkour!,” a fun stop-motion animated adventure about a paper cutout version of Higa coming to…
First-Person Video Documenting the Creation of Complex Hand-Carved Candles
Vimeo user URCF has created head-mounted, first-person video documenting the involved process that goes into creating an intricate hand-carved candle. via The Presurfer
SciShow Explains the Science Behind Radiocarbon Dating and How It Is Used to Determine the Age of Dead Objects
SciShow host Michael Aranda explains the science behind radiocarbon dating and how it is used to determine the age of dead objects.
Natural Skateboarding, A Skateboard Deck Made Out of Coarse Tree Bark
Natural Skateboarding is a fully rideable skateboard deck designed by French artist Christophe “Mr. Plant” Guinet that is made of unrefined tree bark. The otherwise…
Art of the Title Shares Some of the Best Film, Television, and Video Game Title Sequences of 2014
Design site Art of the Title has compiled a year-end list of its top ten title sequences of 2014, pulling from the worlds of television,…
Skiplagged, A Travel Site That Games the Airfare Multi-Stop Flight System for Better Prices
Skiplagged is a site founded by New York-based entrepreneur Aktarer Zaman that promises travelers deeply discounted flight prices by gaming the traditional flight connection system.…
A Breakdown of Industrial Light & Magic’s Visual Effects Work in Marvel’s Film ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic has released a video detailing the stunning visual effects work that they put into the Marvel superhero film…
Nebraskan Dad Illustrates the Adorably Funny Things His Three-Year-Old Daughter Says
Omaha, Nebraska-based illustrator and father Martin Bruckner‘s three-year-old daughter Harper Grace has some insightful observations and an adorable way of describing things. Bruckner drew colorful…