Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Memory Chip Coffee Table With an Illuminated Infinity Screen
reddit user DarrenDK created a wonderfully nerdy coffee table based on a UV erasable EPROM memory chip. In place of the chip’s quartz window, the…
Rescue Worker Hops Quickly Around on Quicksand to Make It Ripple and Bounce
Staff of the Bay Search & Rescue captured fascinating footage in 2009 of the surreal rippling effect of walking on quicksand at Morcambe Bay in…
‘Best of Web 7’, A Supercut of Some of the Biggest and Most Incredible Viral Videos of 2014
“Best of Web 7” is the latest in a series of supercuts by Luc Bergeron, who also goes by Zapatou, that combines some of the…
‘Margaret’, An Album and Book Inspired by the Abandoned Scrapbook of Poet Margaret Rucker
Margaret is a multimedia project based around the life and writings of an enigmatic poet–Margaret Rucker–who died decades before the project was ever conceived. Born…
Sir Ian McKellen Teaches Cookie Monster the Word ‘Resist’ Using Examples From ‘X-Men’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’
In a recent clip from Sesame Street, Sir Ian McKellen teaches Cookie Monster the meaning of the word “resist” using examples from his roles as Magneto…
Two Women Attempt to Create Shots That Taste Like Girl Scout Cookies Using Flavored Vodkas, Syrups, and Liqueurs
Laura and Andrea from Mashable Watercooler make a noble attempt to create shots with the unique and delicious flavors of Girl Scout cookies, which are…
The Classic Holiday Film ‘A Christmas Story’ Retold as an 8-Bit Animated Video Game
CineFix has released a new episode of 8-Bit Cinema (previously) that retells the classic 1983 holiday film A Christmas Story as an 8-bit animated video…
Mr. Incredibeard Forms His Amazing Beard Into a Snowman, a Christmas Tree, a Comic Book Supervillain, and an Octopus
Isaiah Webb (a.k.a. “Incredibeard“) has been busy since we last wrote about his facial hair shenanigans, forming his amazing beard into a festive snowman, a…
‘PBS Game/Show’ Explores Why People Continue to Play the ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Video Game Franchise
PBS Game/Show (previously) host Jamin Warren explores why people still play the Super Smash Bros. video game franchise in the series’ latest episode. Warren specifically…
Wasabi Candy Canes From Archie McPhee Give Christmas a Spicy Kick
Archie McPhee, the store featuring all things fun and weird, has released wasabi candy canes to make Christmas a little spicier this year. The green-and-white…