Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Hypnotic Tribute to Velcro Hook and Loop Technology
Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir of XK Studio (previously) created an absolutely gorgeous tribute to Velcro hook and loop technology. Sirbu and Vojir juxtaposed the…
Baby Beagles Form a Puppy Pinwheel as They Rotate Around a Shared Bowl While Eating Their Breakfast
A trio of baby beagles turned their breakfast into a puppy pinwheel as they rotated around a shared food bowl.
Considerate Cat ‘Helps’ Her Human With Gardening
A very considerate cat decided to accompany her beloved human out into the yard to help him with his gardening chores. She rode out comfortably…
Beautifully Detailed Hand-Illustrated Playing Card Decks That Feature a Printed Circuit Board Design
Playing card company Elephant is selling a beautifully detailed deck of hand-illustrated cards that feature a printed circuit board in a variety of designs, including…
How Wine Corks Are Made
Jamie Goode of Wine Anorak traveled to the Cork Supply Company in Portugal to see how these spongy wine stoppers are made. The multi-step process…
Woodturner Learns to Embrace His Own Imperfections Just Like the Pieces of Wood That He Shapes
In the short, first-person narrated film “Present Imperfect” by filmmaker Kyle Stebbins, woodturner Bill Karow opens up about how he learned to accept imperfections within…
Making Crystal Clear Ice Using Directional Freezing
The Modern Rogue invited mixologist Nick Fisher from Cocktail Chemistry (previously) to demonstrate his method for making crystal clear ice with regular tap water. The…
Gorgeous Footage of a Blanket Octopus Unfurling a Brilliant Butterfly Patterned Web While Swimming Away
Simon Buxton, the owner and operator of NAD Lembeh Resort captured absolutely gorgeous footage of a gray blanket octopus who unfurled a brilliant butterfly-patterned web…
Stand-Up Comic Tells an Amusing Story About What Happened After His Walter White T-Shirt Faded
Here’s a joke about a Walter White shirt I bought, and all the confusion that came along with it pic.twitter.com/QhX9HpkydB — Zak Toscani (@zaktoscani) February…
Jake Gyllenhaal Plays a Pretentiously Inept Music Teacher in ‘John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch’
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal showed off his quick wit and comedic timing skills as the colorful, rather pretentious and incredibly inept Mr. Music in the quirky…