Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
3D Printed Strandbeest by Shapeways
3D print-on-demand website Shapeways is now offering official reproductions of kinetic artist Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests. Remarkably, they arrive into being fully functional with no assembly…
San Francisco, A Trippy 1968 Film by Anthony Stern
“San Francisco” is a trippy short film made by Anthony Stern in 1968 set to an unreleased version of “Interstellar Overdrive” by Pink Floyd.…
Planking, Laying Face Down In Public With Your Arms To The Sides
Planking, a fad gaining popularity in Australia, where people lay face down in public spaces with their arms to the sides. Of course one must…
Bliss Dance, A 40 Foot Tall Steel Sculpture of a Dancing Woman
photos by Eric Peterson photo by Don Cochrane “Bliss Dance” by Marco Cochrane is a 40 foot tall sculpture of a dancing female figure composed…
The Oona, A Cleverly Versatile Smartphone Stand
The Oona is a simple yet versatile smartphone stand that can be configured for numerous applications, from attaching to windshields to serving as a camera…
Misspelled Credit on The Simpsons Corrected by Bart on Chalkboard
On the May 8 episode of The Simpsons, comedian and guest star Kristen Schaal suffered the indignity of having her last name misspelled in the…
The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson collaborated on The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, a motion capture 3D film version of the classic…
The Mission Map Project, Drawing The San Francisco Neighborhood
San Francisco tattoo artist Mike Giant and gallery owner Georgia Howard are collaborating on a hand-drawn map of San Francisco’s Mission district (see a short…
Seamless, Transition Audio from Mac to iPhone Without Interruption
Seamless is an elegant app created by Five Details that makes it possible to listen to iTunes without interruption when transitioning between Mac and iPhone…
Go The F**k to Sleep, A Children’s Bedtime Story
Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach, with illustrations by Ricardo Cortés, is a children’s book with a simple, enduring message: sometimes Mommy and…