Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
John Cleese Explains Why the Truly Stupid Lack the Capacity to Realize How Stupid They Are
John Cleese, best known for his work with the comedy group Monty Python, explains the idea that truly stupid people lack the capacity to realize…
Musician Plays a Complex Finger-Picking Song on a Guitar With Three Necks
Classical guitarist Estaban Antonio demonstrates some complex finger work on an “impossible” three-necked acoustic guitar with 17 strings built by English luthier Kif Wood. via…
Special Effects Video of ‘Action Movie Kid’ Receiving and Almost Being Trampled by a Real Hippopotamus on Christmas
Dreamworks animator and father Daniel Hashimoto has created a new special effects video for his ongoing Action Movie Kid series that shows his three-year-old son…
The Boxtrolls Stop-Motion Characters Comment on Free Will While Being Animated in a Time-Lapse
In a scene taken from the end credits of the Laika stop-motion animated film The Boxtrolls, two characters offer a meta-commentary on free will while…
Playful Kitten Discovers the Wonders of Chasing His Tail Outside in the Falling Snow
In February 2014, a very playful kitten named Coyote simultaneously discovered the wonders of chasing his tail and of the snow falling outside, which led…
Mental Floss Explains What Dirt and Soil Are Made of and the Difference Between the Two
Host Craig Benzine answers the viewer-submitted question “What is dirt made out of?” in a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions. Benzine explains the…
Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Martin Scorsese’s Crime Film ‘Goodfellas’ That You May Not Have Known
To celebrate the crime drama film A Most Violent Year coming to theaters this week, CineFix has released a video where they highlight seven behind-the-scenes…
‘The Timefreezers’, Bullet Time Video of People Messing Around on Stage in an Empty Theater
“The Timefreezers” is a short video by UK production company The Pixelist that captures bullet time video of a trio of people messing around on…
First-Person Video of a Skier Speeding Down an Extremely Steep Slope
17-year-old Canadian skier Dylan Runner has posted an impressive first-person video of a “gnarly” run down an extremely steep slope that appears for a moment…
Musician Andrew Huang Performs Hit Songs From 2014 With Items Found Around the House
Talented musician Andrew Huang (previously) recently performed a collection of hit songs from 2014 with items that he found around the house. Huang uses objects…