Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Special Effects Were Made in Silent Films Using Creative Illusory Camera Tricks and Custom Sets
Pedro Cinemaxunga created a compilation of early silent films that explains how special effects were achieved for those particular scenes.
Beautiful Footage of Soap Bubbles Crystallizing on Top of a Levitating Electromagnet in Frigid Finland Weather
Pasi Rajamäki of Magnet Tricks took advantage of the frigid winter in Finland to capture the beautiful sight of soap bubbles crystallizing atop a levitating…
A Convenience Store Service Robot Encounters a Fatal System Error When It Tries to Make a Friend
“System Error” by filmmaker Matt Vesely is a touching story about a lonely service robot named George who acts as a cashier at a dystopian…
How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Sound Like a Banjo
Musician rhythmiker shared a simple, inexpensive way to make an acoustic guitar sound a bit like a banjo. This nifty trick uses only a balloon…
Black Cat Inadvertently Plays Horror Movie Soundtrack While Stepping on Synthesizer Keyboard
A black cat named Mitzi performed an inadvertent measure of a horror movie soundtrack while innocently stepping on a synthesizer keyboard.
Engineer Explains 8 Different Types of Roller Coasters
Engineer Korey Kiepert of The Gravity Group sat down with Wired to talk about the design of eight different types of roller coasters that are…
Elton John Improvises an Amusing Song About Actor Richard E. Grant’s Oven Instruction Manual
During the 1997 televised special An Audience With Elton John, actor Richard E.Grant raised his hand during the Q & A section and asked if…
A Humorous Look at the Jumbled History of Antarctica
Comedians Jay Foreman (previously) and Mark Cooper-Jones of Map Men take a humorous look at the history of Antartica, who actually discovered it, the questionable…
A Marvelous Optical Illusion Sofa That Appears to Be Off-Kilter at First Glance
Designer Fabio Novembre has created for Capellini, a marvelous sofa that appears to be completetly off-kilter at first glance. Upon closer inspection, however, the couch…
New Jersey School Bus Driver Explains the Purpose of the Three Black Lines on the Side of the Yellow Buses
School bus driver ClawBoss explained the purpose of the black lines that are found on the side of school buses in the United States.