Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Overexcited Dog Backflips Over the Couch and Completely Shatters a Glass Coffee Table
An overexcited Doberman launched herself over the couch and did a backflip landing on the glass coffee table completely shattering it.
A Squishy Giant Edible Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
Vat19 released a soft, squishy giant edible Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, the hulking killer from the original Ghostbusters film. This innocent looking pudgy marshmallow wears…
Finding Out How Many Corn Ears Are in a Can of Corn
Food investigator Curiosityandbeyond quite cleverly reverse-engineered canned corn to see how many ears were inside the can. They placed the kernels onto empty corn cob…
A Bouncy Line of Rubber Band Clothing
Japanese art student Rie Sakamoto has created an incredible line of clothing made out of rubber bands that are knitted together. Sakamoto presented this bouncy…
A Colorfully Animated Music Video for a 3 Year Old Girl’s Heartbreaking Song About Dinosaurs in Love
Fenn Rosenthal, the almost four year old daughter of musician Tom Rosenthal, wrote an original song entitled “Dinosaurs In Love”. Her father was so proud…
The Ongoing Controversy Over Calculating Spires Into the Height of the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers
Architectural blog The B1M explores the very controversial subject of height amongst the tallest skyscrapers in the world. More and more, building height calculations include…
They Might Be Giants Perform ‘Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love’ Entirely Backwards During a Live Show
During a live performance at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut, the prolifically creative band They Might Be Giants (previously) performed a song…
Clever Doormats For People Who Live With Dogs
Doormats Direct has created a very clever line of outdoor doormats for people who live with dogs, particularly those who like to bark at anything…
12 Year Old Boy Builds an Ingenious LEGO Wheelchair for a Growing Puppy Who Was Born Without Front Legs
A tiny abandoned puppy named Gracie, who landed at Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue in Kennesaw, Georgia was so covered in maggots that the volunteers didn’t…
An Exquisite Paper Cut-Out Inspired by ‘The Great Wave Off Kanagawa’ by Hokusai
Artist Héloïse Bossard of AuDetourDuPapier has created an absolutely stunning paper cut-out that was inspired by the famous woodblock print “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa”…