Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Who’s Who & What’s What in the Books of Dr. Seuss
Who’s Who & What’s What in the Books of Dr. Seuss is an index from A (Letter of the alphabet central to a question–in The…
Urine Powered Generator at Maker Faire Africa
photo by Eric Hersman At last week’s Maker Faire Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, four girls presented an ingenious urine powered generator. The system generates six…
Two Kittens Watching Tennis
Funny cats and nice fish uploaded a video that shows two of the adorable Ninja Kittens watching a tennis match and getting very much into…
3D Printer Photo Booth Makes Figurines Instead of Photos
Tokyo’s stylish Harajuku district will soon be home to an unusual pop-up photo booth—customers will walk away not with photos, but with 3D printed figurines…
A Series of Bets That You Will Never Lose
British psychology professor, author, and performer Richard Wiseman created a video that showed 10 Bets You Will Never Lose and (due to the popularity) has…
Rolling Jubilee: Campaign to Buy Debt, Then Abolish It
Rolling Jubilee an intriguing campaign to raise funds to buy debt, with the intention of abolishing the debt rather than collecting it (video). The Jubilee…
MTV Explains Why They Don’t Play Music Videos Anymore
California comedy team Brian Firenzi and Maria Del Carmen of 5secondfilms pose as both a fake MTV programming head named Micheal Destiny (Brian) and mid-20s…
San Francisco’s Roxie Theater Raising Funds on Kickstarter
San Francisco’s Roxie Theater, one of the city’s last remaining independent movie theaters, is turning to Kickstarter to help fund much needed upgrades and the…
Star Wars: Episode VII Audition Tape in the Style of Wes Anderson
“Mos Eisley has never looked so cozy & artisanal.” The Conan show recently aired a Star Wars: Episode VII audition tape portraying the style of…
Star Trek Spock Oven Mitt
The heat resistant Star Trek Spock Oven Mitt from ThinkGeek allows you to cook in science fiction style due to its Vulcan salute hand gesture…