Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Puppet News Visits New York Comic Con
The Daily’s puppet news team paid a visit to New York Comic Con this weekend.
Halloween Skull Truffles With Walnut Brains
For Halloween gifts, designer Marc Brownlow handcrafted beautiful Skull Truffles, each made with white chocolate skulls and pink-covered walnut-filled brains. The elaborate project has been…
Physics for Dogs, A Crash Course in Catching Cats, Frisbees, and Cars
Physics for Dogs is a handy textbook that teaches dogs the fundamentals of physics, using examples dogs can understand: chasing the mailman, pooping, and playing…
Midget Circus Thrills Paris, 1949 Newsreel of a Parisian Flea Circus
Video and film archivist company British Pathé has once again dug up a gem with this 1949 newsreel of a real-life flea circus titled Midget…
Floating Orchestra, An iPhone-Controlled Ball Levitating Musical Instrument
“Floating Orchestra” by UK-based Poietic Studio is a musical instrument that levitates 19 balls on jets of air–each ball represents an instrument, with instrument volume…
Casey Neistat Tests iPhone Virtual Assistant Siri vs. Human Assistant
Casey Neistat tests the virtual assistant Siri on his iPhone against his real-life personal assistant Thurman to help with his “girlfriend situation”.
Insects Filmed in Extreme Close Up with Macro Lens
“STOP STAMPING ON US!” by Stuart Sinclair is a short video of insects shot in extreme close up using a macro lens. Sinclair captured the…
Horn Bike, An Unpowered Amplifier and Bike Mount for iPhone
Horn Bike is a simple unpowered audio amplifying horn attachment and bike mount for iPhone that increases the phone’s speaker volume by 13 dB (see…
Baby Squid by Nemo Gould
Baby Squid, a wonderful new sculpture by Nemo Gould. This is a follow-up to Nemo’s beautiful Giant Squid sculpture.
CCTV/Creative Control, A Giant Eye Projected Over Brooklyn
“CCTV/Creative Control” by Marcos Zotes is a video projection of a giant eye projected on the underside of a 10 story high water tower in…