Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Amazing Ocean Facts, A Comic Series for Nat Geo Wild That Turned Out to be a Prank
Amazing Ocean Facts was an entertaining series of comic strips created by Cyanide and Happiness artist Rob DenBleyker (Dr. Byron Beekle) to help celebrate the…
Baguette Tables, Made From Long Stale Pieces of Bread
At the Vienna Design Week Laboratory, artists Gosia and Tomek Rygalik of Studio Rygalik created “Baguette Tables,” tables made of stale bread that were meant…
Aurora Palo Alto, An Interactive Light Sculpture by Charles Gadeken
Artist Charles Gadeken has created “Aurora Palo Alto,” an interactive light sculpture of a tree that will be displayed for a year in front of…
MULTiPAD, An iPad-Powered Video Remix by Eclectic Method
Eclectic Method’s latest video remix, “MULTiPAD,” was created with a wide variety of musical instrument and video apps that are available for iPad. submitted via…
Blue, Simple Weather App That Displays Forecast with Colors
Blue is a minimalist weather app for iPhone that gives a 36 hour weather forecast using an intuitive color code. Temperature, humidity, and sunrise/sunset are…
Simpsons Characters Illustrated as Spider-Man Comic Heroes & Villains
“Everythings comin up Milhouse!” is an amazing illustration by Canadian artist Terry Ververgaert which features characters from the FOX animated series The Simpsons dressed as…
Tea Cup SlingsHOT, A Teacup with a Groove for Holding a Tea Bag
Tea Cup SlingsHOT has a groove built into the handle with two purposes—it keeps the tea bag from falling into the cup, and the tea…
A Guide to Valentine’s Day for Single Pieces of Bacon
“A Guide to Valentine’s Day for Single Pieces of Bacon” is an animated short by Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) that gives single pieces of bacon…
The Alphabet, An Early Absurdist Film by David Lynch (1968)
“The Alphabet” is an early short film (1968) by director David Lynch which is described on IMDB as a “…woman’s dark and absurdist nightmare…
Seahorse 2.0, A Wild Painting Featuring a Horned Horse With Tentacles
Seahorse 2.0 is a wild painting by San Franciscan artist Robert Bowen that merges the surreal nature of a one horned horse with the tentacles…