Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Eye Piece, A Short Video Featuring a Disturbingly Realistic Eyeball Made Using Computer Graphics
Australian artist and animator Chris Jones has created “Eye Piece”, a short video featuring a mindbogglingly realistic eyeball with surrounding facial tissues using the software…
Frank Gehry’s Unique Design For the Largest Building in Berlin Features Rotating Stacks of Twisted Cubes
The Hines real estate firm recently announced that renown architect Frank Gehry will design a 300-unit residential tower that the company will be building in…
3D Printed Sculpture of an Aged Popeye the Sailor Man by Rick Baker
Award-winning special effects makeup artist Rick Baker recently created a 3D printed sculpture of an aged Popeye the Sailor Man on a MakerBot Replicator 2…
Nuzzles, Whimsical Foam Noodle Nests That Provide Warmth in Winter
NUZZLES is a warming hut concept that consists of foam noodles sprouting from a heated aluminum base. Much like fur, the foam noodles (actually pool…
Cube, A Surreal Video Featuring Classic Video Game Graphics
Created by Jamez “Hamst3r” Gillman, “Cube” is a short video about video game graphics as explored through, well, cubes of varying color, size, and texture.…
Angry Parking Ticket Recipients Walk Away With a Big Smile, After Realizing Their Ticket is a Cheerful Note and Cash
YouTube prankster Sam Pepper recently dressed up as a parking enforcement officer and handed out tickets to people who were sitting in or near their…
Realistic Swimming Pool Themed Bedding
Holland-based Snurk (“Snore”) Bedding has designed a surprisingly realistic swimming pool themed line of bedclothes simply named “Pool“. For this pool you don’t have to…
Clever Crow Solves Complicated Eight-Part Puzzle
A very clever crow nicknamed “007” successfully navigates his way through a complicated eight-part puzzle much to the amazement of “Inside the Animal Mind” host…
The 2013 Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Gravity’ Retold in 60 Seconds of Animated Silliness
Animator and illustrator Leigh Lahav has created an animated video that retells the 2013 sci-fi thriller Gravity in 60 seconds of animated silliness. This is…
Gorgeous Colorful Watercolor Tattoos by Sasha Unisex
St. Petersburg, Russia-based tattoo artist Sasha Unisex makes amazingly colorful tattoos by first painting a watercolor of the design before inking them on patrons. Her…