Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Windshield Wiper Transformed Into Thor’s Hammer
An artist in East Yorkshire, England quite cleverly transformed the rear windshield wiper of his friend’s car into a motorized kinetic form of Mjölnir. He…
Textile Artist Creates a Highly Symbolic Traditional Azerbaijani Rug That Looks Like It’s Melting
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sapar Contemporary (@saparcontemporary) on Sep 3, 2020 at 8:14am PDT Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed, who previously…
Archie McPhee Introduces New Candy Canes That Are Flavored Like Shiitake Mushroom, Pho and Ketchup
The fabulous online novelty retailer Archie McPhee has added three new flavors to their wonderful line of unusually flavored candy canes. The first is a…
Detailed Macro Footage of a Perfectly Camouflaged Debris-Carrying Insect Larva
While at Parc National d’Andasibe Mantadia in Madagascar, wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) captured detailed macro footage of individual insect larvae that had a coat…
How to Make a Spooky DIY Halloween Candy Slide That Keeps Six Feet Between You and Trick-or-Treaters
Propmakers Jaimie and Jay of Wicked Makers, both of whom are big fans of Halloween, shared how to make a wonderfully spooky candy slide that…
An Amusing Chicken Enrichment Exercise Wheel Made of Hanging Cucumbers and Corn That Rotate in a Circle
Alison McNeice of the Featherheads Bird Rescue in Hobart, Tasmania, created an amusing chicken enrichment exercise wheel. This merry-go-round of sorts featured hanging cucumbers and…
How the Nebulous Concept of Time Became Impossibly Distorted During the Worldwide Pandemic
In a brilliant report for Vox, filmmaker Sindha Agha takes a look at the incredibly nebulous concept of time as it existed in the past…
Turtle Gives Alligator an Underwater High Five As They Pass Each Other in a Florida Lake
@craftylittlebitch Harold gets high fives from all his friends. #highfive #florida #wildlife #movebish #nature #turtle #gator #alligator #animalsofttiktok ? High Five – Blake Rules &…
Raccoon Sits Like a Human and Eat Grapes From a Jar
A rather peckish pet raccoon named BuriBuri sat upright like a human in the corner of the couch and rubbed his little paws happily when…
A Uniquely Delicate Electric Guitar Built Out of a 50 Pound Block of Pink Himalayan Salt
Burl, the creative luthier of Burls Art who’s known for his incredibly unusual musical creations, used a giant 50 pound block of pink Himalayan salt…