Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Knife Holder
The Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Knife Holder by The Fowndry will “give your regular old kitchenware a rebellious kick in the vegetables.” Their chrome-effect plastic…
A Horrifically Altered Animatronic Zombie Teddy Bear Plays a Terrifying Game of ‘Peek-A-Boo’
Ipswich, England artist Phillip Blackman, the creator of UndeadTeds, has made his 700th horrifically altered zombie teddy bear that plays a terrifying game of peek-a-boo.…
Yo, An Incredibly Simple Messaging App for Sending ‘Yo’ Push Notifications to People
Yo is an incredibly simple messaging app by Or Arbel that sends a “Yo” push notification to contacts. That’s it. The app does nothing beyond…
Fight!, A Quirky Stop-Motion Animated Short About Two Woolen Puppet Wrestlers Who Beat Up Each Other
Marc James Roels and Emma De Swaef have created “Fight!”, a quirky stop-motion animated short about two woolen puppet wrestlers who beat up each other.…
‘Why Knot?’ A Kinetic Sculpture That Ties and Unties a Necktie in 350 Steps
“Why Knot?” is a kinetic sculpture that uses an array of gears, arms, and motors to continuously tie and untie a necktie. The entire process…
Alton Brown Dramatically Demonstrates the Safest Way to Slice a Mango
Offbeat food expert Alton Brown dramatically demonstrates the safest way to slice a mango, thus mitigating any need for medical intervention while performing this task.…
A Compilation Video of Animals Dancing to the 1987 Song ‘Push It’ by Salt-n-Pepa
Las Vegas video editor Robert Jones has created a compilation video for Tastefully Offensive that features animals dancing to the 1987 song “Push It” by…
A Series of Fascinating Facts About Weird Museums and Their Contents
Mental Floss host John Green discusses a number of weird museums and their contents in “29 Weird Museums”. For example, Green notes that Kansas actually…
The History of Bromance, A Spot-On Spoof of Jimmy Fallon’s and Justin Timberlake’s ‘The History of Rap’
Eric Moneypenny and Ross Marquand perform spot-on impressions of Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake in “The History of Bromance“, a spoof of “The History of…
Roadtrip Mixtape, A Web App That Creates a Spotify Playlist Featuring Artists From Areas Along Your Journey
Roadtrip Mixtape is a clever app by Echo Nest developer Paul Lamere that generates a Spotify playlist of local artists to listen to while you’re…