Laughing Squid
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Cocksicles, Cocktail Popsicles Created with Booze & Liquid Nitrogen
Karen Choward has posted a detailed tutorial on Instructables for Cocksicles, sweet booze-filled cocktail popsicles (and no, they aren’t phallic). Alcohol doesn’t thoroughly freeze in…
Henson & BBC Greenlight Muppet-Like TV Show: No Strings Attached
Danny Baker tweeted this photo and said, “I’m writing the new Muppet/Puppet show for BBC There I’ve said it.” Variety is reporting that a show…
Captain Nemo MakerBot Poster by Molly Crabapple
Molly Crabapple created this wonderful “Captain Nemo” themed MakerBot poster, now available in the MakerBot store. Molly talks about her ideas for poster concept: “As…
TMBG’s Particle Man Performed by the Kingsley Montessori School
A wonderful animated video featuring the 5th grade class at Kingsley Montessori School in Boston performing “Particle Man” by They Might Be Giants for their…
Master Of Doin’ It, Mashup of Metallica & Herbie Hancock by Wax Audio
Master Of Doin’ It, an awesome mashup of Metallica and Herbie Hancock by Wax Audio.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a McDonald’s Photo Shoot
To answer a customer’s question of “Why does your food look different in the advertising than what is in the store?,” Hope Bagozzi of McDonald’s…
The Ultimate AR-15, A 23 Pound Zombie Rifle
Gun enthusiasts Eric and Barry of Moss Pawn in Georgia built an “Ultimate AR-15” rifle especially designed for fighting zombies. The 23 pound gun carries…
The Endangered Languages Project, An Online Initiative to Save Languages Facing Extinction
The Endangered Languages Project is a new initiative by Google and the Alliance for Linguistic Diversity to use online tools to help save languages that…
9 Ton Mayan Temple Chocolate Sculpture Breaks World Record
With its chocolate Mayan Temple, pastry chef Francois Mellet of Qzina Specialty Foods has broken the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Chocolate Sculpture,…
The Petition to End Petitions Prank
Fed up with clipboarders and their pleas for donations and signatures, comedian Scott Rogowsky of Happy Place recently took a clipboard to Union Square in…