Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Pioneering Godmother of Rock Whose Sublime Guitar Skills Influenced Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry
Music essayist Noah LeFevre of Polyphonic takes a look at the music career of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a child prodigy who began performing in Gospel…
Engineer Creates a Novel Cellphone With a Rotary Dial
Space engineer Justine Haupt at Brookhaven National Laboratory has created an incredibly novel cellphone that uses a rotary dial.
A Stop-Motion Animation That Neatly Displays All the Parts Inside of Discarded Household Electronics
Project tinkerer dina Amin has created “What’s Inside”, a stop-motion animation in which discarded household electronics are disassembled and then reassembled in an orderly fashion.…
The Overwhelming Crush of the Daily Commute Out of NYC’s Penn Station Captured in a Short Video Essay
Filmmaker Scott Lazer has created “Commute”, a thoroughly immersive video essay about the overwhelming daily crush of humanity anxiously waiting for their trains at New…
Actor Aaron Paul and His Wife Lauren Give a Tour of Their Serene Rustic Riverside Idaho Cabin
Actor Aaron Paul (previously) and his beautiful wife Lauren opened the doors to Architectural Digest and invited them in to tour their beautiful, serene riverside…
Flying Spaghetti Monster Pasta Serving Spoons
We previously wrote about the whimsically designed Flying Spaghetti Monster Colander, inspired by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Since that time, OTOTO created a perfect accoutrement…
Affectionate Cats Compete To Sit on a Human’s Lap
Cat enthusiast kandounekodouga captured adorable footage of group of calico cats, who upon seeing him, made a beeline for his seated lap.
The World’s Largest Aerial Firework Lights Up the Sky
During the annual Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival in Colorado, the aptly named Steamboat Fireworks shattered the extremely difficult previous Guinness World Record for the “largest…
Woman’s Hair and Sunglasses Looks Like Alf
The combination of the hair and sunglasses of this woman looking down in this photo makes it appear that lovable cat eating alien Alf is…
Caffeine-Deprived Christmas Island Red Crab Tries to Sneak Away With a Stolen Coffee Cup
Christmas Island resident Carla captured amusing footage of a wayward Christmas Island red crab who evidently needed a caffeine fix. The little crustacean, who held…