Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Votes Are Counted in the United States
In a timely video essay, Vox producer Liz Scheltens explains how votes are counted in the over 3,000 counties that make up the entirety of…
An Adorable 3D Baby Yoda Head Ceramic Mug
With the premiere of the second season of The Mandalorian, online retailer Firebox (previously) is selling an absolutely adorable 3D ceramic mug that shaped just…
A Stunning Deliberately Blurry Replica of a Vincent Van Gogh ‘Self Portrait’ Made From Colored Blocks
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Timur Zagirov (@zagirovart) on Mar 11, 2020 at 6:30am PDT Russian artist Timur Zagirov created an…
How Musician Gregory Alan Isakov Writes a Song
Jonathan Hiller of Throughline created a beautiful visual video essay studying the way in which musician Gregory Alan Isakov writes a song. The song Hiller…
Animated Tetris With Fuzzy Softbody Stacking Pieces
In his ongoing quest to create the perfect softbody game of Tetris, German computer animator Chris of C4D4U has released his 19th iteration of the…
World Jump Rope Champion Teaches Cool Rope Tricks
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tori Boggs WorldJumpRopeChamp (@snorib) on Aug 23, 2020 at 7:39am PDT World Jump Rope champion Tori…
Human Persistently Tickles Squirrel to Make Him Laugh
A very silly human persistently tickled the fuzzy belly of a rescued baby pet squirrel named Rocky, just to hear him laugh out loud.
Clever Magpie Trades Bottle Caps for Treats
Inventor Hans Forsberg created a wonderfully efficient machine that encourages wild birds to trade in found bottle caps for treats. Forsberg has taken the time…
A Lifelike ‘Mutant Toad’ Cake From ‘Love and Monsters’
Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cakes showed how to make a cake in the image of a rather ugly "Mutant Toad" from the film "Love and Monsters".
A Reflective Electric Guitar Built With Infinity Mirrors
Burl, the creative luthier of Burls Art appeared to be feeling rather reflective and decided to build an incredibly sleek Infinity Mirror Guitar. Like his…