Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Stuntmen Brilliantly Pay Tribute to the Epic Bounty Hunter Fight Scene From ‘The Mandalorian’
Six stuntmen brilliantly paid tribute to the episodic Disney+ show The Mandalorian with an epic fight scene that utilized many of the moves showcased in…
Woman Plays Her Violin During Brain Surgery
Musician Dagmar Turner practiced her scales and performed simple tunes on her violin while undergoing an operation to remove a tumor from her brain at…
Astronomer Leaps Into a Black Hole to See Earth From a Different Perspective in an Animated Music Video
Marlies van der Wel created a powerful animated music video for the song “Charlotte’s Daydream” by Pieter De Graaf. The animated short tells the story…
Historical Footage of the ‘Farthing Penny Donkey Bike’
1966 archival footage from British Pathé spotlights the “Farthing Penny”, a miniature version of the famous penny-farthing bicycle that sported one giant wheel in front…
Maru the Cat Wears a Cardboard Box on His Head as He Wanders Around the House
Maru, the cardboard-philic cat who is known for squeezing his big body into little boxes, happily wore a small box with a rectangular cutout on…
Hypnotic Footage of a Rainbow Colored Sea Angel Slug Propelling Itself Under the Ice of the White Sea
Aquatic vlogger Aquatilis captured absolutely stunning footage of a rainbow sea angel slug propelling through the emerald green waters under the ice of the White…
Sliced Felt Pieces That Reveal Hidden Designs Inside
Materials artist Elodie Antoine creates “stuffed” felt pieces that when sliced open, reveal a design hidden inside. Some of these hidden designs can be of…
a-ha’s ‘Take On Me’ Hits One Billion Views on YouTube
The music video for the classic a-ha song “Take on Me” just passed one billion views on YouTube. ?Take On Me has hit ONE BILLION…
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.