Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
BrickStix, Restickable Decals for LEGOs Dreamt Up by Young Inventor
BrickStix are cling decals that can be removed and reused to customize the look of building brick systems like LEGOs and MEGA Bloks. They were…
Countdown, A Beautiful Animation of a Rocket Launch
“Countdown” by UK-based artist Celine Desrumaux is a beautiful short animation of a rocket launch sequence set to “Granular Bastard” by German electronic group Apparat.…
2011 Zombie Safe House Competition
The Zombie Safe House Competition is an annual competition that challenges architects and designers to create the ultimate safe house for a zombie apocalypse. The…
Shop ‘Til You Drop Banksy Black Friday Stencil in London
A new “Shop ’til you drop” Black Friday stencil by Bansky has appeared on a wall in Mayfair, Central London. via Juxtapoz photo by Unusual…
Sneaker Tectonics, A Sculpture Featuring Gigantic Stacked Sneakers
“Sneaker Tectonics” by UK-based artist Chris Labrooy is a monumental-scale sculpture of enormous stacked sneakers that is actually an incredibly convincing 3D graphic. via paperctz
Unwanted Visitor, Melting Crayon Flame Sculptures
“Unwanted Visitor: Portrait of Wildfire” by artist Herb Williams is an installation of flame-shaped crayon sculptures that are designed to slowly melt in the sun…
Delightful Animated Posters For Respublica Bookstore
These beautiful animated bookstore posters are for Respublica, a Russian bookstore chain (video). The posters were created by Pavel Paratov and Stas Leontev, with music…
Surreal Warped Object Sculptures by Michael Beitz
Artist Michael Beitz creates wonderfully surreal sculptures of warped and altered everyday objects, from furniture and houses to trees. The artist talks about his work…
8mm Found Footage of 1939 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Tom Pappalardo of Standard Design recalls that he found this 8mm reel of the 1939 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade at a western Massachusetts junk shop.…
Dee’s Legendary Chocolate Biscuit Cake in Stop-Motion Animation
In an effort to win Cully & Sully’s Cheffactor, a cooking competition in Ireland, Alan Travers created the Stop-Motion Biscuit Cake of his girlfriend Dee’s…