Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
People Help Lift Burning Car To Save Man Trapped Underneath
A group of people helped lift a burning car to save a motorcyclist who was trapped under the car after a collision.
Pictoplasma NYC 2011, Contemporary Character Design & Art Festival
Pictoplasma NYC, a festival of contemporary character design and art, returns to New York City for the third time for an immersive long weekend of…
The Night and Day Clock
The Night and Day Clock by Justin Shaw is an open source clock that shows where the sun is shining on the earth’s surface. The…
‘Spoonful of Vader’, A Mashup of Mary Poppins and Star Wars
Statikluft Recordings in Brooklyn made Spoonful of Vadar, a Star Wars and Mary Poppins mashup video. The video also samples sound and video from The…
APE 2011, Alternative Press Expo
APE 2011, the Alternative Press Expo presented by Comic-Con International is an independent publishing and comics conference that takes place October 1-2, 2011 at the…
Kentucky for Kentucky, a Crowd Funded Super Bowl Ad
Kentucky for Kentucky is a project to crowd fund a $5 million 2012 Super Bowl commercial that promotes the state of Kentucky. The creators of…
Tape Generations, Brilliant Time-Lapse of Adhesive Tape Rolls
“Tape Generations” by Dutch artist Johan Rijpma is a brilliant time-lapse animation in which rolls of transparent adhesive tape slowly unroll in mesmerizing patterns. The…
The Walrus Chair by Maximo Riera
“The Walrus Chair”, the lastest addition to “The Animal Chair” collection by Maximo Riera, which includes “The Octopus Chair” and “The Rhino Chair”. The chair…
Blind Man vs. The ATM
Tommy Edison, aka the Blind Film Critic, took a break from reviewing films to show the difficulties a blind person must overcome in order…
French Kittens at Work, Home & Play
French mobile phone and Internet service provider company, Bouygues Telecom, has created a world where kittens are put to work, they buy smartphones, watch television,…