Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Incredible 3D Pac-Man Street Painting
This incredible 3D Pac-Man street painting was created on the sidewalk in Venlo, The Netherlands by Leon Keer of Streetpainting 3D. You may remember he…
Jimmy Kimmel Challenge: I Sprayed My Dad With a Hose
To celebrate Father’s Day 2012, television host Jimmy Kimmel challenged his viewers to spray their dads with water from a garden hose, film what happens…
Now Serving Toilet Paper
Now Serving Toilet Paper, a concept by Carmichael Collective
Surface, A New Tablet Computer by Microsoft
Yesterday at a special event in Los Angeles, Microsoft announced Surface, their all new new tablet computer running Windows 8. The device has 10.6″…
Zombiez, A Zombie-Themed Burger Joint on Vashon Island, WA
While on my annual Vashon Island retreat, I stopped by locally owned fast food restaurant Zoomies to fulfill my once-a-year quota for fried clams. I…
Bibliomulas, Mule Bookmobiles of Venezuela
Bibliomulas (book mules) are mule-borne bookmobiles that transport books to remote villages in Venezuela. The project is by the University of Momboy in Venezuela. For…
Curved-Crease Sculptures: Self-Folding Origami
These beautiful curved-crease sculptures are by father-son duo Martin Demaine and Erik Demaine. The sculptures are self-folding origami—creases in the paper cause the sculptures to…
Inflatable Wonder Sauna Hot Pants (1970s)
Wonder Sauna Long Hot Pants An alert for the “Health-Watchers of America”: No matter whether you choose to don a long or short one-piece pair…
World Map Made of Coins
Swedish design studio Bedow created this wonderful world map out of 3,000 coins from around the world. Each continent is made up of coins from…
The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia on the Cooking Channel
The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia is a new and wonderfully eclectic Cooking Channel show hosted by Chef Baron Ambrosia ( Justin Fornal) that…