Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Little Lamb Goes Baa
A tiny little lamb has something to say and isn’t afraid to say it. Baa! Josh Ellingson made a scarier, slowed-down version of the lamb.…
Object Élevé, A Clever Multipurpose Staircase
Object Élevé is a clever, semi-suspended staircase that also serves as storage and work space. It uses a “samba stair” arrangement—alternating left and right steps—to…
The Oxford Comma, A Confounding Bit of Punctuation
This final comma at the end of a list placed directly before the main conjunction such as “and”, “or” or “nor” is called the serial…
21st Century Self-Portrait, A 3D-Printed Self-Portrait Mask by Joshua Harker
Artist Joshua Harker recently completed a 3D-printed sculptural portrait of himself entitled “21st Century Self-Portrait.” The sculpture is based on a 3D scan of his…
‘Spook Train’, A Stop-Motion Animation Horror Film Featuring Incredibly Gory Scenarios Made From Clay
Spook Train is a ridiculously gory stop-motion animation horror film, from director Lee Hardcastle of Missing Head .Ltd, about three kids that discover the remains…
Photorealistic Paintings by Joshua Suda
Artist Joshua Suda creates astonishingly photorealistic paintings that depict photographs, limbs extending from the canvas, and other flourishes to heighten the realism. Prints of his…
Things Rappers Do That Would Be Creepy If Other People Actually Did Them
“My name is now MC HateMail.” BuzzFeedVideo explores a number of things rappers do that would be creepy if other people actually did them. For…
Drummer Plays as Circle of Flame Around Him Responds to Every Single Beat
Drummer Tyler Williams of the rock/country group Beau Hodges Band plays as fifteen FirePixels and one AfterBurner, types of pyrotechnic rigs from company LiveSpark, fueled…
Old Guitar Transformed into Elaborate Dollhouse
Lorraine Robinson of Fairy Tale Miniatures transformed an old guitar into an elaborately detailed dollhouse. She explains how she created it in this 2013 blog…
A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Comic About Buying Video Games by Dorkly
Dorkly has created a comic, in the style of the classic Choose Your Own Adventure books, about the various ways in which to buy a…