Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Have a Nice Day, A Synchronized Robotic Dance Video by World Order
In “Have a Nice Day,” Japanese performer Genki Sudo and his group World Order perform their signature synchronized robotic dancing in front of crowds of…
Jello Presidents, Gelatin Portraits of U.S. Presidents
During the lead up to the 2012 presidential election, photographer Henry Hargreaves created portraits of U.S. presidents out of red, white, and blue gelatin for…
A Series of Filters That Would Make Facebook Both Easier to Use and More Invasive
“I hate everyone I know.” “Facebook Fatigue” is a short video from the comedians at Comediva that proposes a series of filters for Facebook that…
Graph TV, A Web Tool That Creates Fascinating Graphs Based on the Ratings of Television Show Episodes
Justified Programmer Kevin Wu has created Web TV, a web tool that produces fascinating graphs based on the IMDb, or Internet Movie Database, ratings of…
Stunning Camera Drone Video of Ice Caves in Alaska
A DJI Phantom drone explores ice caves in the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska in this stunning video by Firefight Films. The video, part of a…
Crazy Furniture, A Hilarious Computer Animation of a Classroom Being Subjected to Bizarre Physics
Classroom furniture is subjected to impossible physics in a series of oddly hilarious vignettes in the computer animation “Crazy Furniture” by film production studio immortal-arts.…
Star Wars Pillow Cushion Covers with Polygon Style Character Illustrations
The Retro Inc has created an awesome collection of pillow cushion covers that each have a polygon style illustration of a famed Star Wars character.…
No Bystanders, A Powerful Anti-Bullying Campaign Narrated By Sir Ian McKellen
Sir Ian McKellen narrates this incredibly powerful campaign for Stonewall UK, an organization whose campaign,”No Bystanders” encourages people take a stand against bullying and abuse.…
Iconic History, A Google Chrome Extension That Visualizes Web Browser History Using Favicons
Iconic History is an web browser extension for Google Chrome by programmer Shan Huang that visualizes browser history with a series of favicons — the…
The Color Palettes Used in Wes Anderson Films
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson Palettes visualizes the many wonderful color schemes that Wes Anderson uses in his films. In each post, they take…