Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

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

One Turtle Knocks Others Off Log

Woman Amusingly Narrates How One Turtle’s Attempt to Climb Onto a Log Knocked Other Turtles Off

June 2, 2022

603010 Color Theory in Films

Why Filmmakers Use the 60-30-10 Color Rule

June 2, 2022

Inner Workings of Piano Periscope Lens

Filming Inside of a Piano With a Periscope Lens

June 2, 2022

NFT Graffiti Wall Masnah

Austrian Filmmaker Visits Street Artist Masnah at His Famous NFT Wall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

June 1, 2022

Gallium Blender

The Slow Mo Guys Create a Reflective Vortex Using Liquid Gallium Metal Inside a Blender

June 1, 2022

The Glutton Muppet Ed Sullivan Show 1971

A Ravenous Glutton Muppet Stuffs His Face With Food on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ in 1971

June 1, 2022