Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Bicycle-Powered Tree House Elevator
Ethan Schlussler recently built a bicycle-powered elevator to access a 30-foot-high tree house he is building in Northern Idaho. To ascend, Schlussler sits on the…
Mom Reluctantly Allows Her 4-Year Old to Finish Her Drawings & Ends Up With a Brilliant Series
Mr Beever Illustrator, graphic artist, and mom Mica Angela Hendricks writes on her blog that she didn’t set out to share her brand new sketchbook…
Dashcam Records a Car Nearly Being Crushed by a Huge Boulder in a Landslide in Taiwan
Last week a car traveling along a rainswept road in Taiwan was struck by a landslide and nearly crushed by a massive boulder in this…
How to Open a Bottle of Beer With a Frisbee
Two guys demonstrate how to open a bottle of beer using a carefully thrown Frisbee at full speed and a second time in slow motion…
Bill Watterson’s ‘Advice on Life’ Speech Illustrated in Comic Form
Zen Pencils has created an inspirational comic based on a famous graduation speech given by Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson at Kenyon College in…
Mustache Facts
Mustache Facts on Doghouse Diaries
Cats Go For a Ride on a Swiffer
One of Geert-Jan Smits’ Main Coons goes for a ride on a Swiffer and is then joined by his other cat. via Tastefully Offensive
Photos of Women Above Urinals Reacting To Men Using the Bathroom
The men’s restroom at Your Father’s Moustache in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has a series of photos of woman strategically placed above the urinals who appear…
World Joyland, A Video Game-Themed Amusement Park in China
World Joyland is an amusement park located in China unofficially designed after Blizzard video games like World of Warcraft and Starcraft. According to the park’s…
Atlas, Paintings on Maps by Fernando Vicente
In the painting series “Atlas,” Spanish artist Fernando Vicente uses maps as canvases for his incredible illustration work. The illustrations—of people and animals—follow the contours…