Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Candy Cane Car, A Red & White Striped Reflective Art Car
Pogo-stick maker Pogo Dave Clayman, the current owner and creator of the Candy Cane Car, has not put this art car up for sale on…
Vending Machine With A Transparent Touchscreen Display
This vending machine prototype by Japanese manufacturer Sanden features a 65″ transparent HD touchscreen on the front of the machine (video via DigInfo TV). A…
Angry Birds Interactive Christmas Light Show Game
Creator of the amazing Christmas Light Hero house light show from 2009, Ric Turner of Santa Clarita, California has now turned his home into an…
Drunk History Christmas with Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey and Eva Mendes
Drunk History Christmas with Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey and Eva Mendes on Funny or Die. See previously: Drunk History Portrays A Wasted Past
Kim Jong-il Dropping the Bass
Kim Jong-il Dropping the Bass documents the North Korean ex-dictator’s little known side job: DJ. Thanks to Ben Popper for the tip!
Slow Motion Smashing Mugs, From 500 to 10,000 Frames Per Second
To demonstrate what different slow motion framerates look like, Gavin Free of The Slow Motion Guys smashed coffee mugs at 500, 1000, 2500, 5000, and…
Shit Girls Say, Web Comedy Series Created From One-Liner Tweets
Toronto filmmaker Graydon Sheppard stars (in drag, no less) with actress Juliette Lewis in Shit Girls Say, a comedic web series based on a Twitter…
Google Zeitgeist 2011, The Year in Google Searches
Google Zeitgeist 2011 features data visualizations of the top searches of the year, from “Steve Jobs” to “Google+.” Google has also released a companion video…
Taxi Driver Sweded by Michel Gondry
French director Michel Gondry and Partizan Films has created a sweded version of the cult classic from Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. The dubbed film short stars…
The US Highway System As A Subway Map
Australian designer Cameron Booth has created a map of the U.S. Routes highway system in the style of a subway map. U.S. Routes (such as…