Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
CloneFactory Can Make An Unsettling Doll That Looks Like You
Japan’s CloneFactory will make you a 20″ tall doll clone that bears a striking and unsettling resemblance to you, for about $1750. The doll’s head…
Airigami Balloon Sculptures, The Fine Art of Folding Air
Well-versed in the “fine art of folding air,” Larry Moss and Kelly Cheatle of Airigami go far beyond simple birthday party balloon animals and create…
Star Wars Pancake Molds
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a Jedi Kitchen Master used the Force to create three pancake molds in honor of…
Burning Man 2011 Tickets Have Sold Out In Advance of Event
Tickets for Burning Man 2011 are have sold out in advance of the event and no longer available. Tickets will not be available at the…
How Algorithms Shape Our World, Fascinating TED Talk by Kevin Slavin
In the thought-provoking TED Talk “How Algorithms Shape Our World,” game developer Kevin Slavin describes how algorithms increasingly play a role in our lives, from…
Pet Shop Pee-wee Herman Poster by Chris DeLorenzo
Chris DeLorenzo, a designer and illustrator living in Massachusetts, is raising funds on Kickstarter for Pet Shop Pee Wee, his new 3-color signed and numbered…
Robot In Love Starring Honda’s Humanoid Robot ASIMO
Sound designer and psychologist Enrico Ascoli has put together a sweet short film called Robot in Love starring ASIMO, a humanoid robot created by…
Chromatic RPM, Gorgeous Long Exposure Photos of Spinning Records
“Chromatic RPM” by Paul Octavious is a series of beautiful long exposure photographs of spinning records. Prints are for sale on his website. via Gizmodo…
Handimals, Hyper-Realistic Hand Paintings
Italian illustrator Guido Daniele creates these extraordinary hyper-realistic Handimals using techniques he’s learned from over 25 years painting on the human body. His hand models,…
Snail Mail My Email, Volunteers Send Handwritten Emails by Mail
Snail Mail My Email by artist Ivan Cash is a project to transcribe emails into handwritten letters and mail them to recipients via regular mail,…