Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

San Francisco Cliff House History

The Incendiary History of San Francisco’s Cliff House

June 6, 2022

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Tilt Shift

A Heartbreaking Aerial Tilt-Shift Timelapse of the Largely Abandoned Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine

June 3, 2022

Bartender Prepares Three Versions of the Classic Sazerac Cocktail From Three Different Time Periods

June 3, 2022

Giant Mechanical Elephant

Tom Scott Rides a Giant Mechanical Elephant at Les Machines de l’île in Nantes, France

June 3, 2022

httpsLEGO Mangle Rack Clock://youtu.be/GUdlSYC1cCE

A Beautifully Engineered LEGO Mangle Rack Clock

June 3, 2022

Archie McPhee Emergency Googly Eyes

A Portable Tin of Emergency Googly Eyes for Quick Personification of Inanimate Objects

June 3, 2022

Portrait of German Noblewoman With Fly on Head

Why a 15th Century Portrait of a German Noblewoman Depicts Her With a Fly on Her Head

June 3, 2022

Distilled Oreos

Fermenting and Distilling Oreos Into a Drinkable Spirit

June 2, 2022

Fire Murals

Artist Draws Murals With the Char of a Flaming Stick

June 2, 2022

Violin With Reverb Tank From Amplifier

Composer Builds Violin With a Broken Spring Reverb Tank From an Old Fender Amplifier

June 2, 2022