Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Jimmy Kimmel and Alison Brie Seductively Read Other People’s Craigslist Missed Connections
On a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, host Jimmy Kimmel and special guest Alison Brie seductively read other people’s missed connections from Craigslist. The…
A Pop-Up Greeting Card That Uses a Smartphone as a Video Projector
Auditoire has created a concept pop-up greeting card that uses a smartphone as a video projector. In “Carte de Voeux 2014,” Auditoire projects lights and…
Ohio Man Buried Riding His Harley-Davidson Motorcyle
photo by Jonathan Quilter/Columbus Dispatch 84-year old Billy Standley of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, who recently died of lung cancer, was buried riding atop his 1967 Harley-Davidson…
Terrifying Helmet Cam Video of an Unconscious Skydiver Being Rescued in Mid-Air by Fellow Jumpers
Shortly after leaping out of an airplane during a group skydiving jump in England, veteran skydiver James Lee collided with a fellow jumper and was…
Wut, A Homescreen Chat App That Sends Silent Push Notifications
Wut is a home screen chat app that sends silent push notifications to notify users of messages. The app uses Facebook friend information to connect…
A Soda Can Imploding in Super Slow Motion
In his latest video, Grant Thompson (aka “The King of Random”) places an empty soda can in a basin of ice water and records the…
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Photographs Probe LADEE as They Zoom Past Each Other
On January 15th, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) passed within nine kilometers of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) and managed to snap…
Why People Use Online Pizza Delivery Status Trackers
Doghouse Diaries takes a look at why people use online pizza delivery status trackers.
Nasty Icons, A Collection of 50 Very Rude Vector Icons
Designer Vincent le Moign of Webalys has created Nasty Icons, a collection of 50 very rude vector icons that can be used as illustrations, logos,…
Big-Belly Seahorse Babies Born at the Georgia Aquarium Are Smaller Than the End of a Pencil
The big-belly seahorses, also known as Hippocampus abdominalis, at the Georgia Aquarium recently had babies, or fry. For comparison, the small fry pictured is even…