Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Chef Gordon Ramsay Amusingly Critiques Drive Through Orders at Fast Food Restaurants
While driving to Wales, the amusingly irascible chef Gordon Ramsay made a stop at a fast-food restaurant where he questioned the drive-through staff about the…
How the Hijacked Pan Am Flight 103 Trial Temporarily Turned Part of the Netherlands Into Scotland
Sam Denby from Half as Interesting, in his distinctively manic manner, explains a unique situation in which the hijacked flight of Pan Am 103 from…
An Exquisitely Engineered LEGO Bridge Factory
The very talented people behind The Brick Wall (previously) have built a bridge building factory using only LEGO parts. Each exquisitely engineered piece moves individual…
An Electrifying Cover of the Daft Punk Hit ‘Get Lucky’ Performed on a Quartet of Musical Tesla Coils
Engineer Fabricio H. Franzoli, who previously used a trio of hand-built Tesla Coil to perform a rather fitting cover of the classic Daft Punk song…
Building Words in the Complicated Language of Ithkuil
Sam Denby from Half as Interesting, in his distinctively frantic manner, did his very best to explain the grammatical contents of the experimental constructed language…
Clever Spiky Vests for Small Dogs and Cats That Discourage Attacks by Coyotes and Other Predators
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CoyoteVest™ | Pet Body Armor (@coyotevestco) CoyoteVest Body Armor is a very clever line of spiky…
Cat Interrupts News Report to Stare Intensely at a Fly
A rather determined and beautiful long-haired cat very quietly interrupted a live CBS News report to stare intensely at a fly on the wall. The…
A View of What Juggling Looks Like From Above
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Glenn (@taylor_tries) Taylor Tries, a talented juggler, captured amazing footage of herself from above as…
A Magnificent Cover of Ennio Morricone’s ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ Performed on Classical Guitar
Soren Boedker Madsen performed a cover of the Ennio Morricone instrumental "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" on classical guitar.
An Engaging Acoustic Cover of the Classic Neil Young Song ‘My My, Hey Hey, (Out of the Blue)’ on Harp Guitar
Jamie Dupuis, a remarkably talented musician who performs absolutely wonderful cover versions of classic rock songs with his harp guitar, sat at the edge of…