Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Bed Bug Hotels, Mini Art Installations Warn Travelers of Infested Lodging
Hunter Fine and Aaron Glazer have been installing miniature “bed bug hotels” at New York City lodging locations known to be infested with bed bugs…
The Miniature But Serious Sport of Professional Minigolf
The U.S. ProMiniGolf Association sanctions professional minigolfing tournaments around the United States. Pro minigolfers compete for titles and cash prizes (the Masters championship purse…
Wreck the Halls, A New Book Featuring Holiday Cake Wrecks
Jen Yates of the very funny cake disaster site, Cake Wrecks, has authored a new book just in time for the holidays titled Wreck the…
Cat Learns To Walk Using Human Exoskeleton
This clever cat has learned to walk using a human exoskeleton.
Good Advice Cream, Animated Ice Cream Cones Giving Advice
The cute stop-motion animated ice cream cone ‘people’ of Good Advice Cream are always happy to dole out advice on a…
Time Twister, A LEGO Mindstorms Digital Clock
Time Twister is an amazing LEGO Mindstorms digital clock created by LEGO Rubik’s Cube solver Hans Andersson. Time Twister consists of two LEGO Mindstorms bricks…
The Small Times, Mini Newspaper For World’s Smallest Post Service Kit
Lea Redmond of Leaf Cutter Designs, (also, the postmaster of The World’s Smallest Post Service), had the idea to make a tiny newspaper to be…
The 2012 Time Travel Calendar Featuring Notable Time Travel Events
The “2012 Time Travel Calendar” by graphic designer Alex Griendling is a wall calendar that lists 2.6 billion years of notable time travel events from…
PBS Arts: Off Book – Video Games
Off Book | Video Games, the latest episode of the ongoing web documentary series by PBS Arts, takes a closer look of the evolution…
BABYMETAL, Japanese Schoolgirl Pop Idols Go Heavy Metal
These kids should quit their day jobs and get us a whole album / string of videos for BABYMETAL, ASAP