Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Fantastic Animal Sculptures Made out of Welded Flatware
Artist Gary Hovey cuts and welds stainless steel flatware into fantastic animal sculptures. Hovey began making flatware sculptures back in 2004. He is supplied with…
How a Stenotype Machine Works
Stenographer Jean Rohrer explains how a stenotype machine works. Stenotypes features a special keyboard with just a fraction of the keys found in a typical…
My Kid and Me, Casey Neistat’s Charming Short Film About Traveling to Machu Picchu with His Son
In the charming short documentary “My Kid and Me,” filmmaker Casey Neistat explores his relationship with his teenaged son Owen through the lens of a…
The Science of Spiciness Explained
Educator Rose Eveleth explains what makes certain foods spicy, how the body reacts to that spice and why certain people enjoy the burn of spicy…
Memory Wound, A Memorial for the 2011 Utøya Massacre That Will Cut Through a Headland in Norway
“Memory Wound” is a visually striking memorial to the victims of the Utøya island massacre (part of the 2011 Norway terrorist attacks) that takes the…
‘Portlandia’ Clip Suggests Earning Cash by Renting Out Everything, Anything, and Anyone
No toothpaste. All right. Bryce Shivers, played by Fred Armisen, and Lisa Eversman, played by Carrie Brownstein, explain the benefits of renting out anything and…
Red Rum, An Illustration by Josh Ellingson That Envisions a Switcharoo on Frisch’s Iconic Big Boy Mascot
“Red Rum” is an illustration by San Francisco artist Josh Ellingson that “envisions a switcheroo” on Frisch’s iconic Big Boy mascot. Prints are available to…
Two Chinese Red Pandas Play In the Snow At The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Two gorgeous Chinese red pandas happily play with one another in the snow at The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. According to Thane Maynard, the…
The Train Scene From the Film ‘Skyfall’ Recreated in the Video Game ‘Grand Theft Auto V’
Brass Ballas, a group that creates movie reenactments inside the video game Grand Theft Auto V from developers Rockstar Games, have worked their magic on…
British Man Films Himself Doing a Number of Stereotypically Canadian Things in Canada
British writer James O’Malley filmed himself doing a variety of traditional Canadian things in Canada and mashed the clips together into “What I did in…