Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Cat Video Clapperboard, A Film Slate for Directing Cat Videos
The folks over at Archie McPhee have made the Cat Video Clapperboard, the perfect slate for filming your next cat video. It’s available to purchase…
Retro-Style Travel Posters Based on Mythical Beasts, Series Two
Los Angeles graphic artist and web designer Fernando Reza (aka “Fro Reza“) is back with series two of his retro-style travel posters featuring mythical beasts…
The ‘I Am Spartacus!’ Scene Recreated in Real Life in a Starbucks by Improv Everywhere
For the ninth mission in their ongoing “Movies in Real Life” series, Improv Everywhere recreated the “I am Spartacus!” scene from Stanley Kubrik’s Spartacus in…
Vsauce3 Shares Six Awesome Facts About the PlayStation Video Game Console in Stop Motion
In his new stop motion video, Jake Roper (aka “Vsauce3“) shares six awesome facts about the PlayStation video game console while taking it apart. We…
Tail Lights, Colorful LED Light Strips for Horses’ Tails
Tail Lights are colorful LED light strips that can be attached to a horse’s tail for visibility at night or in inclement weather. The project,…
Star Wars Cereal TIE Fighter Built Using Two Crispix, Two Cheerios, & Some Frosting
Artist Brock Davis has built a Star Wars “Cereal TIE Fighter” using two Crispix for the hexagonal wings, two Cheerios for the hull, and “a…
X-Ray Illustrations Showing the Skeletons of Famous Cartoon, Comic, & Video Game Characters
“Miley Cyrus Twerking on Beetlejuice X-ray” French illustrator Chris Panda has created a series of x-ray illustrations that reveal the skeletons of famous cartoon, comic,…
A Compilation Video of Cats Giving High Fives
Cats give their owners -- and occasionally other cats -- high-fives in this great compilation video. High five!
Supercut of People Refusing to Negotiate With Terrorists in Movies
Travis Greenwood and Brett Roberts have created a supercut for Slacktory of people refusing to negotiate with terrorists in movies.
Star Wars Death Star Wall Tiles
Artist Victor Brown and Tom Spina Designs worked together to create 14 individually-sculputed Star Wars Death Star wall tiles for a client’s science fiction-themed home…