Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Chef Demonstrates His Very Efficient Method Of Peeling Apples With a Power Drill
Dutch Chef Jasper van Ramshorst demonstrates his very efficient method of peeling the greatest amount of apples in the shortest amount of time using only…
‘Malaise’, A 3D Animated Space Thriller Short Film
Daniel Beaulieu’s Vancouver Film School final project, “Malaise,” features 3D animated love, loss, space horror and a hacksaw crammed into just under two minutes. The…
Supercut of Actors ‘Gearing Up’ for Battle in Movies
Supercut Videos has created a compilation video that shows actors “Gearing Up” for battle in movies. A full list of the films included can be…
‘Tattarrattat’, The Palindrome Song By Jonathan Mann
Song number 1,911 in musician Jonathan Mann‘s song-a-day project is called “Tattarrattat” and is a palindrome both lyrically and musically. A palindrome is a word…
Adventure Time, An Art Show Inspired by Cartoon Network’s Animated TV Series at Gallery1988 West in Los Angeles
artwork by Audrey Pongracz Gallery1988 and Cartoon Network have joined forces to present Adventure Time, a group art show featuring over 65 artist’s work that…
A Series of Fun Facts About Fun
Mental Floss host John Green offers a series of fun facts about fun in “27 Fun Facts About Fun”. For example, Green notes that the…
Animation Illustrating How Cats Communicate Their Feelings Through Body Language
Illustrator and graphic designer Cindy Suen combined her love for cats and her talent for animation to create this adorable infographic video and set of…
Google Maps Introduces the Pokémon Challenge, A Contest to Become an Official Pokémon Master at Google
Google Maps has introduced the Pokémon Challenge, a contest to become an official Pokémon Master at Google. The contest challenges users to collect a set…
Devastated Family Struggling To Cope After Losing All The Shows Recorded On Their DVR
The Onion has posted a heartbreaking video about a family left devastated after losing all the shows on their digital video recorder. Reeling in the…
Gas Can Face Sculptures by Gerd Rohling
German artist Gerd Rohling, who specializes in turning found objects into sculpture, has created a clever series of faces out of used gas cans. The…