Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Duck Tron, A Duck Brand Duck Tape Ad Featuring The Tron Guy
“Duck Tron”, a Duck Brand Duct Tape ad created by Ryactive staring Jay Maynard aka The Tron Guy. via Amrit Richmond
The Original Pasta Fork, A Clever Way To Twirl Spaghetti
To fulfill a pasta-twirling niche, Bob Balow of RCB Products invented The Original Pasta Fork, a clever and fun way to effortlessly wrap a fork…
How to Make Fire Using Ice
Outdoor survival enthusiast Tim Jones demonstrates how to start a fire with a block of ice.
Gunther von Häagen-Dazs
It’s ice cream season and high time the great Body Worlds Plastinator, Gunther von Hagens got into the act with “Gunther von Häagen-Dazs”. The video was…
Man With a Cat Sitting on His Head in New York City
photo by Scott Beale I came across a man with a cat sitting on top of his head near in Manhattan. Apparently, he has been…
Meta-Pizza, The Ultimate Pizza Made Using Flavored Pizza Snacks
Junk-foodie Kari Schuster of MPLS.TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota, concocted the ultimate pizza, the Meta-pizza. By building a pizza made from pizza-flavored snacks, she made a…
Glass Beach, A Treasure Of A Beach Created From Trash
For 18 years, from 1949 to 1967, residents of the Fort Bragg area in Mendocino County used the ocean as their dump, throwing their garbage,…
Improv Everywhere Encourages New Yorkers To Say Something Nice
The latest Improv Everywhere mission encouraged New Yorkers to “Say Something Nice” using a bullhorn in public. For our latest mission we constructed a custom…
Bouncy Kids Camera Made Using Sugru Silicone Rubber
The makers of Sugru, a “soft-touch silicone rubber that moulds and sets permanently”, have laid out detailed directions on Instructables on how to make a…
Switch Notes, Sticky Notes For Light Switch Plates
London-based designer Jihyang Lee created Switch Notes, a stack of sticky memos fitted precisely for a light switch plate. Not only is it a handy…