Laughing Squid
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Tethered Lawn Mower Hack
99bbtom demonstrates an ingenious and/or potentially disastrous method for mowing a lawn effortlessly: by tethering a self-propelled lawn mower to a stake in the center…
Brooklyn Hipster Business Generator
Brooklyn-based entrepreneurs looking for a hot new business idea need look no farther than Brooklyn Brooklyn Company Company, a handy hipster business generator by Cass…
Context Hacking, monochrom Book on How to Mess with Art, Media, Law, & Markets
Austrian art and technology group monochrom discusses their unique brand of disruptive art-making in their new book, Context Hacking: Some Examples of How to Mess…
Multitrack A Capella Covers of Music From ‘Super Mario’ Video Games
Super Mario World (1990) Max “Smooth McGroove” Gleason, a YouTube entertainer known for his a capella arrangements of video game songs, has created a fantastic…
A Couple Asks Total Strangers to Have a Threesome With Them
In a new social experiment by whatever, couple Brixan and Andrea randomly asked total strangers (males and females) if they would like to have a…
Vino Loco, A ‘Crazy’ Spanish Wine Wrapped in a Straitjacket
Creative agency LOLA Madrid is the behind the creative straitjacket packaging of Vino Loco, a “crazy” white wine produced by Bodegas Canopy. image via Des…
Compilation Video of Six-Second Science Experiments on Vine
General Electric recently held a Six-Second Science Fair, encouraging participants to pack creative science experiments into short Vine videos. After receiving over 600 submissions,…
Will Mario, Link, and Sonic Last Forever? by PBS Game/Show
PBS Game/Show is a new webseries from PBS Digital Studios written and hosted by Jamin Warren of Kill Screen that focuses on video games and…
Artist Uses Her Hypersensitive Skin as a Canvas
Artist Ariana Page Russell has hypersensitive skin that allows her to create art on her body in angry-looking red welts. Russell has dermatographism, a condition…
A Burger Topped With Four French Fries Available Soon at Burger King
Starting September 1st, fast food chain Burger King will offer the French Fry Burger, a new Value Menu item which is simply their standard burger…