Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Rezhound, A Service That Sends Out Alerts When Reservations Open Up at Restaurants
Rezhound is a service created by self-described “Internet doer” Reed Kavner that sends out email and SMS alerts when reservations open up at restaurants. Users…
A Doorbell Crafted From a Metallophone, A Musical Instrument With Tuned Metal Bars
Tinkerer Benjamin Schwartz removed his old doorbell and replaced it with a metallophone, a musical instrument with tuned metal bars, hooked up to an Arduino…
TrackR, A Service That Uses GPS to Keep Track of Commonly Misplaced Items
TrackR, from Phone Halo, is a service for locating commonly misplaced items, like keys, that uses an app powered by proprietary StickR TrackR devices the…
An Alarm Clock Destroyed by a Sledgehammer in Super Slow Motion in Honor of Daylight Saving Time
Grant Thompson, also known as The King of Random, destroys an alarm clock with a sledgehammer in observance of the upcoming daylight saving time and…
The ABCs of Disease, Cute All-Kids Musical Teaching Us About Diseases and How to Stay Healthy
“O is for osteoporosis, bones will break on you. P is for pinkeye, contagious globs of goo.” The WellPoint health care company teamed up with…
The Miracle Machine, A Device That Help You Turn Water Into Wine At Home
Jesus made water into wine; with all the technology we have available today why can’t we do the same? Kevin Boyer and Phillip James, two…
The UHTTR-1, A Robot Specifically Designed to Play Table Tennis
Industrial mechanic Ulf Hoffmann has created the UHTTR-1, a robot specifically designed to play table tennis with the help of a mounted camera. Development on…
Young People Talk About How They Felt When They First Came Out of the Closet
If I could tell my closeted self something from my out self, I would say, don’t wait until someone drives you to do it that…
Pandito, A Cotton Knit Panda Ski Mask for Men and Women
Artist Spencer Hansen of Blamo Toys and Heathen Clothing has created the Pandito, a cotton knit panda ski mask for both men and women. It…
Three Year Old Donates Her Long Locks To Make Wigs For Kids With Cancer
Emily James is a beautiful 3-year old girl who very graciously allowed her filmmaker mom to document the process of her getting a hair cut…