Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Hand-Drawn Animations by Jake Fried
Sick Leave, 2012 Boston-based artist Jake Fried has created an incredible series of hand-drawn animations with only the use of ink, white-out and an insane…
Punk Rocker Dish Brush Makes Cleaning Dishes a Soapy Mosh Pit
The Punk Rocker Dish Brush from Perpetual Kid makes the chore of cleaning your dishes an all out exhilarating mosh pit in the soap. The…
A Beautiful Timelapse Video of Dubai – City on the Move
Photographer Geoff Tompkinson captured his trip to Dubai within the beautiful 3-minute timelapse video Dubai - City on the Move.
Fifth Grade Students Predict the Internet’s Future in a 1995 PSA
In this PSA from 1995, fifth graders from Montana’s Ray Bjork Elementary School answer the question, ‘Why should I be on the Internet?’ with some…
Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young Singing Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
From his Blow Your Pants Off album, Late Night host Jimmy Fallon performs as Neil Young singing the TV theme song for ‘The Fresh…
Gorgeous & Whimsical Antique Spoon Jewelry by Anomali
image via Michelle Oberholzer of itswhatiminto Cape Town, South Africa-based jewelry designers Marlette Strauss and Moniek van Zyl of Anomali create tiny and whimsical scenes…
Artist ‘Borrows’ a Bag of Cumin, Counts Every Seed & Returns it
Back in 2009, Vienna-based artist Ovidiu Anton “borrowed” a 100 gram package of cumin from a store, counted every seed, marked the package with the…
The Mending Project, An Artist Sewing Under Many Hanging Scissors
Artist Beili Liu calmly sewed pieces of fabric together while sitting under hundreds of precariously suspended scissors in the performance piece “The Mending Project”. Viewers…
Drench, Wellington Rubber Rain Boots by Dr. Martens
Drench is a line of vulcanized rubber Wellington-style rain boots by Dr. Martens that are styled to look like their classic high-top boot. These ‘wellies’…
Slim, A Super Thin Wallet for Minimalists
Slim is an ultra thin elastic wallet for the minimalist who mainly carries cards (video). The wallet is normally 0.12 inches thick but can expand…