Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Drowsy Cat Falls Asleep with Tiny Frog on His Head
Shiro, a very drowsy cat who’s one of shironekoshiro’s adorable feline crew, readily falls asleep despite the tiny frog that’s hanging out on his head.
A Touching Animated Tribute to Studio Ghibli by Fox’s Animation Domination High-Def
Fox’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has released a touching animated tribute that celebrates the work of acclaimed Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli in response to…
GoPro Video of Red Bull Pilot Hannes Arch Flying Over the Austrian Alps in a Small Plane
Pilot Hannes Arch of the Red Bull Air Force attached a GoPro to a small prop plane and took it for a spin above the…
Artist Uses a Robotic Printer to Create a Life-Size Naked Self-Portrait Drawn Using His Own Blood
“Ghost In The Machine” is a video by Brooklyn-based artist Ted Lawson focusing on his use of a CNC printer to create a life-size naked…
Pixelated ‘Star Wars’ Scenes Created Using Microsoft Paintbrush on Windows 3.1 in the Late 1990s
Battle of Endor Star Wars Painbrush is a Tumblr blog by brothers Robert and James Dastoli of Dastoli Digital featuring a series of their pixelated…
A Search Dog’s Sense of Smell Is Tested as It Tries to Find a Canister of Pork Meat Buried 23 Feet Deep in a Lake
Naturalist and BBC broadcaster Chris Packham recently traveled to Northern Ireland to witness a search dog (Fern) get its sense of smell put to the…
Cat and Toddler Go Wild Chasing a Laser Pointer Dot
YouTube user abbadontaud uploaded a video that shows a cat chasing the red dot of a laser pointer when suddenly a toddler joins in and starts gleefully chasing…
Openmix, A Tiny Portable Audio Mixer That Lets Users Mix Two Smartphones Like Turntables
Openmix is a clever and tiny minimalist audio mixer that lets users mix and switch between two audio sources such as smartphones or tablets. The…
Kids React to Trying Vegemite for the First Time
“It tastes like someone tried to make food and failed horribly.” The Fine Brothers recently challenged a group of children to try vegemite for the first time…
‘Ideas Are Scary’, A General Electric Ad About Innovation Featuring a Furry Monster
“Ideas are Scary” is a new ad by General Electric about the importance and difficulty of innovation that features a furry creature attempting to fit…