Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Forklift Lifting Another Forklift Into a Trailer
One forklift lifts a second forklift into a trailer in this remarkable display of cooperation amongst forklifts. via The Presurfer
A Comic Featuring the Kinds of Posts That Are Unlikely to Be Made on Social Media
Richard Stevens of Diesel Sweeties has created an amusing comic that features the kinds of posts that are unlikely to be made on social media.…
More Dutch Master Paintings Recreated as Photographic Specimen Art by Michael Mapes
Back in January we posted about a fantastic art series in which artist Michael Mapes recreated Dutch master paintings as mixed media specimen artworks. Mapes…
Filmmaker Casey Neistat and Son Visit Tropical Islands Resort, A German Water Park Housed in a Massive Airship Hangar
Filmmaker Casey Neistat and his son Owen visited the Tropical Islands Resort in his latest video, a tropical-themed indoor water park housed in a massive…
A Series of Fascinating Facts About Dogs
Mental Floss host John Green explores the lives of canines in “41 Facts About Dogs”. For example, Green notes that the golden retriever from Full…
‘World War B’, A Stop-Motion Animated LEGO Parody of the Zombie Film ‘World War Z’ by ‘Robot Chicken’
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show Robot Chicken has created a fantastic stop-motion animated LEGO parody of the 2013 disaster zombie film World War Z. via…
A Mechanical 3D Printer That Uses No Computers or Motors
Visual arts and design student Daniël de Bruin has created a mechanical 3D printer that uses no computers or motors. The printer functions by using…
Giant Dead Parrot Sculpture Installed in London to Mark the ‘Monty Python Live (mostly)’ Farewell Show
To celebrate the upcoming television broadcast of the “Monty Python Live (mostly)” farewell show, UKTV channel Gold installed a giant dead parrot sculpture (of the…
The Animated Cast of ‘Adventure Time’ Illustrated as Popular Movie, Television Show, and Video Game Characters
Artists Joe Hogan and Mike Vasquez have teamed up to create awesome illustrations of the animated Adventure Time cast as popular movie, television show, and…
‘Motion Silhouette’, A Clever Pop-Up Book That Lets the Reader Interact With the Story by Casting Shadows
“Motion Silhouette” is a clever pop-up book in which the reader can interact with the story by casting shadows using the book’s pop-up cut paper…