Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Cleverly-Designed Chair That Looks Like It Is Fading Into the Background
Saint Petersburg-based designer Daria Pavlova has created foggy chair, a wooden dining chair with a distinctive paint scheme that causes the very top and bottom…
Potluck Video Explains What Spelt Is, Its Relation to Modern Wheat, and How It Can Be Used In Place of Wheat
Potluck Video spoke with Beth George, the founder of Spelt Right Foods to learn more about the ancient grain spelt, its relation to traditional wheat,…
‘Dji. Death Fails’, An Amusing 3D Animation About an Unconscious Man Who Repeatedly Foils the Grim Reaper
Dji. Death Fails is an amusing and multi-award winning 3D animated short film by director Dmitri Voloshin and the Moldovan studio simpals that tells the…
The People You Always Run Into When You Come Home For the Holidays
In this strangely ominous video, ClickHole runs through “the eight people you always run into” when you go back to your hometown during the holidays.
Megatron Unleashes a Hilarious Nonstop Rant at a Woman Taking a Selfie at Universal Studios Hollywood
In this hilarious video recently uploaded by Alexandra Trew, Transformers villain Megatron unleashes a blistering rant at Trew after she poses next to him for…
‘Origami at the Museum’, Instructional Videos in the Art of Origami by the American Museum of Natural History
In honor of their Origami Holiday Tree, the renowned American Museum of Natural History in New York City is currently offering instructional “how-to” videos in…
‘Minecraft’ Creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson Buys a Swanky Beverly Hills Megamansion for $70 Million
Markus “Notch” Persson, creator of the immensely popular video game Minecraft, has purchased a swanky Beverly Hills megamansion for a cool $70 million. According to…
Bob Dylan Holds Private Concert For Superfan Frederik Wikingsson on the Swedish Film Series ‘Experiment Alone’
Frederik Wikingsson of the Swedish series Experiment Ensam (“Experiment Alone”) wondered what it would be like to experience a Bob Dylan concert alone in the…
An Action Figure Depicting Saul Goodman, The Criminal Lawyer From ‘Breaking Bad’ & Spinoff Series ‘Better Call Saul’
New York City-based Mezco Toyz has created a 6″ action figure depicting fictional criminal lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) from the television drama series Breaking…
‘The Imitation Game’ Screenwriter Graham Moore and Director Morten Tyldum Appear on SciShow to Discuss Alan Turing
Screenwriter Graham Moore and director Morten Tyldum from the film The Imitation Game appeared on a recent episode of SciShow. In the episode, the pair answer host Hank Green‘s…