Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Astonishing Film of 5 Volunteers Standing Under an Aerial Nuclear Test
In 1957, 5 Air Force volunteers stood at ground zero of an atmospheric nuclear test in the Nevada desert. In this astonishing film, you can…
New York Park, Fun Film Imagines Luna Park Rides Extending to the Rest of New York City
In New York Park, Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films imagines the rides at Coney Island’s Luna Park extending to other New York City landmarks.…
Montage of the Many Instruments of Robot Repair
Music production company Robot Repair created this wonderful music video inventory of their incredibly extensive instrument collection—1980s Russian synthesizers, children’s toys, unusual folk instruments, and…
Interactive Electromagnetic Dot Matrix Display by Breakfast
Brooklyn interactive agency Breakfast created this amazing 23 foot wide dot matrix display out of 44,000 electromagnetic spinning disks (video). The display can depict black…
Stubbs, A Cat That Has Been Mayor of An Alaskan Town for 15 Years
In what started as a joke, Stubbs the Cat was elected mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska 15 years ago. In 1997, Stubbs won the election when…
Horror Bucket, A Personalized Zombie Head Popcorn Bucket
New York based advertisement agency Y&R really used their brains when creating the Horror Bucket, which is a personalized zombie headed popcorn bucket. The brilliant…
Open Air Library in a Belgian Vineyard by Massimo Bartolini
Italian artist Massimo Bartolini created this outdoor library in a vineyard in Ghent, Belgium. The shelves are stocked with books from local libraries—visitors can borrow…
Mr. Wizard’s a Dick
In this hilarious supercut video titled Mr. Wizard’s a Dick, Diane Bullock and Mike Schuster compiled out-of-context footage of Don Herbert (aka “Mr. Wizard”) “being…
Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D., The Nowhere Man From The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine
Last night I was at the Fabby Awards at the Fab offices in New York City while there I spotted this wonderful toy version of…
Paper Passion, A Perfume That Smells Like Books For Booklovers
Paper Passion is a perfume formulated to smell like books, meant to appeal to booklovers. It was created by high-profile perfume designer Geza Schoen, publisher…