Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Whale Fall, Lovely Puppetry & Papercuts Illustrate Whale Decomposition
The short film titled Whale Fall (after life of a whale) illustrates how a whale decomposes (surprisingly, the entire ecological process takes 50-75 years) using…
The Adventures of Tintin, Wonderful Fan-Made Animated Title Sequence
James Curran of SlimJim Studios has created a really wonderful, though unofficial, animated title sequence for the upcoming movie, The Adventures of Tintin. The entire…
Hotel Worker Uses a Marching Band To Tell Boss He’s Quitting His Job
Upset with the horrendous working conditions at the Providence, RI hotel where he worked, Joey tendered his resignation by telling his boss in person that…
A Wonderful Collection of Classic 1950s & 1960s Television Commercials
A wonderful collection of classic 1950s & 1960s television commercials. via How to be a Retronaut
Fifteen People You’ll See At Every Video Game/Comic/Nerd Convention
Fifteen People You’ll See At Every Video Game/Comic/Nerd Convention by Dorkly via Geeks are Sexy
Tegels, A Brilliant Animation of Street Tiles
“Tegels” is an astonishingly clever animation of photos of street tiles by Dutch artist Johan Rijpma. We previously wrote about his delightful adhesive tape time-lapse…
Talking Dead, A Live Post Show Discussion of The Walking Dead Hosted by Chris Hardwick
Talking Dead is an after-show discussion hosted by Chris Hardwick that airs live after each week’s episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Talking Dead debuts…
Wonderfully Deformed Tricycle and Desk Sculptures by Sergio Garcia
Artist Sergio Garcia creates delightfully deformed sculptures of children’s tricycles and school desks. We previously wrote about his looped tricycle sculpture: “Its Not Always Easy…
The Walken Dead, A Zombie Virus That Causes People To Quote Christopher Walken
POYKPAC presents “The Walken Dead”, the story of a zombie virus that causes people to quote Christopher Walken.
Sony HD Experiment Commercial Full of Bubbles, Foam and a Poodle
French film production company PLEIX created this 2007 commercial, HD Experiment, to promote HD cameras from Sony. It features bubbles, balloons, foam, a flashy sports…