Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
An Amazing Continuous LEGO Marble Run System That Automatically Returns Balls to the Start
The very talented designer Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks built an incredible continuous LEGO marble run system that features an elevator to automatically return the…
A Star Trek Redshirt in the Age of COVID-19
McCoy couldn’t convince him to wear a mask after Spock’s Tricorder detected a COVID-19 outbreak. We all know this will not end well for the…
A Magnificent 425 Million Image Timelapse That Documents the Activities of the Sun Over 10 Years
On the tenth anniversary of the Solar Dynamics Observatory being in space, the Goddard Flight Space Center of NASA shared an absolutely magnificent timelapse that…
Slow Motion Footage of Popping a Balloon Inside a Balloon Inside a Balloon Inside a Balloon
The King of Random nested balloons of different sizes inside of each other in order to see what popping them would look like in slow motion.
How the Use of a Green Screen Can Go Wrong
In a cloaking episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott and series animator William Marler amusingly demonstrate the many ways in which…
Chicken Bursts Out Into Humanlike Laughter Whenever Her Human Tickles Her Feathery Sides
A rescued chicken named Francis burst out into bubbly, anthropomorphic laughter whenever Backs tickled her feathery sides.
Whimsical Cartoon Style ‘Broken’ Furniture
New Zealand carpenter Henk Herhoeff builds fabulous pieces of whimsical furniture featuring crooked angles and broken lines that make them look as if they should…
A Robotic Spy Squid Is Destroyed During an Unexpected Encounter With a Couple of Potato Cod
A robotic spy squid looking to peer into the life of dolphins, finds itself being pursued by a couple of rather large potato cod.
A Clever Refrigerator Magnet Stop Motion Animation That Recreates a Super Mario Video Game Level
Phi Compile of the British micro game studio Phigames and his 4 year old son used refrigerator magnets to make a very clever stop motion…
Ohio Man Sweetly Serenades His Pet Donkey With a Timely Cover of ‘What the World Needs Now Is Love’
An Ohio man cradled his rescued mini-donkey Mr. Donker Donks in his arms while singing "What the World Needs Now Is Love".