Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
RoboGames 2012, The World’s Largest Robot Competition
RoboGames, the world’s largest robot competition, is now in its ninth year. RoboGames 2012 takes place in San Mateo, California at the San Mateo Fairgrounds…
Famous Actors in Their Big Screen Film Debuts
Jason Bailey of Flavorwire compiled film footage for And Introducing…Famous Faces in Their Film Debuts, a video essay showing many familiar faces in their big…
Cute Dogs Listening To A Sad Song
The folks at Noisey went to New York City’s East Village, put headphones on cute dogs and had them listen to the sad song, County…
Horizons, A Steel Sculpture in New Zealand That Looks Like a Giant Piece of Paper on a Hilltop
“Horizons” by New Zealand artist Neil Dawson is a giant outdoor steel sculpture that gives the illusion of a windblown piece of paper resting on…
MorpHex, A Transforming 6-Legged Robot
MorpHex is an amazingly versatile transforming robot by Norwegian roboticist Kåre Halvorsen (video). In “standard pose” MorpHex is a 6-legged walking robot, but it can…
Choose Your Path Interactive Music Video for Met Before by Chairlift
In this interactive music video for “Met Before” by Chairlift, the viewer can direct the action at key points in the video by clicking on…
The Network TV Pitch Reel for The Muppet Show Made by Jim Henson in 1975
This is the original network television pitch reel for The Muppet Show made by Jim Henson to sell to CBS. It features Leo from the…
Star Wars Continuous Line Drawings
British artist Sam Hallows created these excellent Star Wars-themed continuous line drawings. Prints are for sale on his website. via Geektyrant & The Awesomer
The Old Man and the Sea, A Stop Motion Animation
German artist Marcel Schindler created this wonderful hand drawn stop motion animated rendition of Ernest Hemingway’s short story “The Old Man and the Sea.” via…
Walking Dead Mad Men Imagines Mad Men’s Ad Execs as Zombies
In this Walking Dead Mad Men short, Barely Political humorously imagines a television show that combines elements of television shows, The Walking Dead and Mad…