Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The UHTTR-1, A Robot Specifically Designed to Play Table Tennis
Industrial mechanic Ulf Hoffmann has created the UHTTR-1, a robot specifically designed to play table tennis with the help of a mounted camera. Development on…
Young People Talk About How They Felt When They First Came Out of the Closet
If I could tell my closeted self something from my out self, I would say, don’t wait until someone drives you to do it that…
Pandito, A Cotton Knit Panda Ski Mask for Men and Women
Artist Spencer Hansen of Blamo Toys and Heathen Clothing has created the Pandito, a cotton knit panda ski mask for both men and women. It…
Three Year Old Donates Her Long Locks To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer
Emily James is a beautiful 3-year old girl who very graciously allowed her filmmaker mom to document the process of her getting a hair cut…
GoPro Video of Two Acrobats Performing a Synchronized Aerial Ring Routine
Acrobats Raphaël Schulé and Thomas Hubener perform a synchronized aerial ring routine in this GoPro video recorded by Hubener. via Colossal
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Recreates the Hilarious ‘David After Dentist’ Video From Memory
Jimmy Kimmel recently released footage of Joseph Gordon-Levitt doing an incredible job of recreating the hilarious “David After Dentist” video from memory. Previously, we wrote…
Museum Hack Is Now Offering Non-Traditional Tours of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City
Back in 2013 we wrote about Museum Hack, a tour group founded by Nick Gray that provides non-traditional, “un-highlight” tours of the Metropolitan Museum of…
The Making of the One World Trade Center 360-Degree Photo Panorama
As part of TIME’s interactive article on One World Trade Center in New York City, the magazine partnered with GigaPan to create a 360-degree photo…
A Black and White Man Confuse People by Switching Places After Asking Them to Watch Their Dog
Prankster Jack Vale (Caucasian) and actor Greg Davis Jr. (African American) recently confused a lot of random people by switching places after asking them to…
A Beautiful Handcrafted Orrery, A Mechanical Model of the Solar System
Designer Ken Condal created a beautiful handcrafted orrery, a mechanical model of the Solar System, from “brass, aluminum, acrylic, corian and exotic woods” with the…