Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Blogger Translates Westerner’s Chinese Character Tattoos To Reveal Unintended Meanings
“Serious error; gross mistake” In the blog Hanzi Smatter, Chinese American blogger Tian Tang translates Western tattoos that are composed of Chinese characters, revealing their…
Comedian Hides Bizarre Notes in Hotel Rooms
Since 2006, London-based comedian David Bussell has been hiding bizarre notes in hotel rooms. The notes, which include complaints about the hotels and nonsensical rants,…
Peter Max’s Psychedelic, San Francisco-Inspired Poster for 2013 Outside Lands
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival has shared on Instagram a glimpse of their fantastic psychedelic, San Francisco-inspired 2013 poster which was designed by German-born…
Teenage Peter Capaldi Writes Letter Praising ‘Doctor Who’ Article (1974)
When he was just 15 years old living in Glasgow, Peter Capaldi penned Radio Times magazine in praise of an article they wrote in February…
Animation Imagines Peter Capaldi’s Future Foul-Mouthed Performance in ‘Doctor Who’
Leigh Lahav and Tom Trager have created a funny animated video that imagines what Peter Capaldi could be like as the Twelfth Doctor based on…
TITAN, A Seven-Foot-Tall Humanoid Paper Sculpture Covered in Comic Book Pages
French artist Thomas Voillaume has created TITAN, a seven-foot-tall stylized human sculpture made of paper and covered in comic book pages. Voillaume describes the sculpture…
Life-Size Reddit Alien Statue With Medieval Armor & Downvote Sword
The blog ThisIsWhyImBroke teamed up with Tom Spina Designs to a create a detailed life-size statue of the reddit alien complete with medieval-style armor and…
Ambucycle, Motorcycle Ambulance Brings Rescuer to the Scene in Minutes
The Ambucycle is a motorcycle loaded with life-saving first aid equipment that, due to its small size and nimble handling, can deliver a first responder…
Guy Front Flips on Flat Ground Using a Razor Scooter
On a razor scooter, Australian daredevil Kyall Dawson performs a front flip on flat ground. He says he’s one of three people in the world…
Waterproofing Electronics with Rust-Oleum NeverWet
Becky Stern and Phil Torrone of Adafruit Industries test out Rust-Oleum’s NeverWet superhydrophobic spray to see how well it works for making various gadgets —…