Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Winter Olympic Athletes’ Bodies Have Changed Over the Years Since the First Winter Olympics in 1924
AsapSCIENCE takes a look at how winter olympic athletes have changed over the years since the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
‘Conan’ Makes Fun of 2014 Winter Olympics Toilets in Sochi
A new sketch from Conan called “Sochi’s Strangest Toilets” pokes fun at the silly construction of some of the bathroom stalls at the 2014 Winter…
Beautiful Bottle Opener In the Shape of A Cuttlefish
Bathsheba Sculpture has crafted a beautiful bottle opener in the shape of a cuttlefish. The Opener comes in a variety of colors and materials (although…
How the “Useless” Fish Pokémon Magikarp Could Actually Kill You by Vsauce3
In his latest video, Jake Roper (a.k.a. “Vsauce3“) explains how Magikarp — the seemingly “useless” fish Pokémon — could actually kill you. Previously, we wrote…
Minibar, An App Offering On-Demand Delivery of Wine and Liquor In New York City in Less Than 60 Minutes
Minibar is a new iOS app that allows New Yorkers to order wine or spirits to be delivered their door in 60 minutes or less.…
Every NFL Team’s Football Helmet Reimagined With a ‘Star Wars’ Theme
American WEST. Coruscant, Vaders. Mexico City illustrator John Raya used his creative skills to reimagine every NFL team’s football helmet with an awesome Star Wars…
Stilly, An App That Creates GIFs With the Click of a Button
Bathroom Stilly is an app that creates short four-frame animated GIFs using the camera with the push of a button. GIF files made with Stilly…
Walking City, A Walking Video Sculpture That Evolves Over Time
Media art/design studio Universal Everything created “Walking City”, an evolving video sculpture that constantly shifts between various architecture materials and designs while retaining the original…
Arthur Rankin Jr. (1924-2014), Creative Force Behind “Animagic” Stop-Motion Television Animation
Arthur Rankin Jr., an illustrious director, producer and writer of stop motion films, died at age 89 on January 30, 2014 at his Bermuda Home.
Side-by-Side Comparison of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and the Original 1966 ‘Batman’ Movie
To show how far we have come in the film industry, Khalid Shahin created a side-by-side comparison video in 2012 of The Dark Knight Rises…