Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Isolator, A Bizarre Helmet Invented in 1925 Used to Help Increase Focus and Concentration
The Isolator is a bizarre helmet invented in 1925 that was used to help increase focus and concentration by rendering the wearer deaf, piping them…
Halloween Highway 2, Art of Bleeding Ambulance Show in Los Angeles
The Art of Bleeding will present their “magic ambulance theater” show titled Halloween Highway 2, at the Steve Allen Theater on October 28, 29 and…
Oskar the Blind Cat Attacks Air Blowing Out of Hair Dryer
Oskar, a five month-old blind cat, attacks an invisible nemesis coming out of a hair dryer that only he can see.
Zombie Candy Corn
Return of Yellow #5 (Patient 1) Out Out Damned Corn (Patient 0) Artist Andrew Bell of the Creatures in my Head has brought one of…
The United States of GOOD Sandwiches
To celebrate their official Sandwich Week, GOOD asked their readers to suggest the perfect sandwich to represent each of the states. There are 51 sandwiches…
Salt + Magic Wand Shakers
Online retailer Perpetual Kid offers a magic-wand-shaped salt and pepper shaker set called Salt + Magic Shakers. Sometimes… don’t you just want to wave a…
Hobbyist Rocketeer Launches Rocket to 121,000 Feet
On September 20, rocket enthusiast Derek Deville and his team launched the 14 foot long Qu8k rocket from Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to an altitude…
Svintus, A Pink Pig Power Strip
The Svintus power strip is a design concept piece by the team at Art. Lebedev Studio in Moscow. They designed the power cord to look…
The True Origins of Pizza, Was Pizza Really Invented in Korea?
Korea’s Mr. Pizza restaurant chain(under the guise of film production company Gumshoe Pictures) has created a clever advertising short, titled The True Origins of Pizza,…
The Bug Circus Generator Powers Up a Smartphone
This advertisement for the Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm features a bevy of bugs generating power, via tiny circus equipment, to charge a smartphone. The…