Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Shaquille O’Neal Prepares Some of His Favorite Holiday Recipes in an Easy Bake Oven
Shaquille O’Neal stars in a video for Mashable where he prepares some of his favorite holiday recipes using an Easy Bake Oven. After baking bread…
Beautiful Outdoor Murals of Weeds by Mona Caron
Artist Mona Caron (previously) has been honoring an unlikely subject in a beautiful series of outdoor murals—dandelions, stinging nettles, and other weeds. Caron has created…
Stunning Craftsmanship in Antique Locks, Tools, and Doorknockers
Iron lock made by Paolo Acquadro in 1854 Cesati&Cesati printed three beautiful books featuring photos of masterful examples of antique everyday metal items, specifically locks,…
The Kinematics Dress, A Flowing 3D-Printed Dress Made of 2,279 Rigid Nylon Panels
The Kinematics Dress is a flowing 3D-printed dress that is made of 2,279 interconnected triangular panels of rigid nylon. Amazingly, the dress is printed as…
A Fascinating History of Inflatable Dancing Tube Men by the Radio Show and Podcast ‘99% Invisible’
A recent episode of the radio show and podcast 99% Invisible gives a fascinating history of the inflatable dancing tube men commonly used as attention-getting advertisements. The figures…
How to Make an ‘Animated’ Loading Message Window Greeting Card
Instructables contributor goldlego of Creations by Cal created a clever greeting card that looks like an old loading window with animation when the card is…
‘Entire Screen of One Game’, A Video Game Composed of Infinitely Regressing Screens
Entire Screen of One Game is a browser-based video game by Tom Murphy VII that is composed of infinitely regressing screens. Players control blocks–which are…
New ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Blooper Reel Has Actors Forgetting Lines and Accidentally Walking Off the Movie Set
Marvel has released a new blooper reel from Guardians of the Galaxy that has actors forgetting their lines and accidentally walking off the movie set…
Remote-Controlled Car Fitted With a GoPro Camera Captures Fast Moving English Bulldog in the Throes of Pursuit
In 2013, a very fit Thunder the Texas Bulldog chased after a remote-controlled car cleverly fitted with a GoPro Hero 2 camera, which captured the…
‘Mad Max: The Force Awakens’, A Mashup of Movie Trailers for ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ & ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Marca Blanca (previously) has created “Mad Max: The Force Awakens“, an explosive mashup of the newly released movie trailers for Mad Max: Fury Road and…