Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Vehicle Arrestor, A Net That Can Rip Apart a Speeding Truck
The Vehicle Arrestor by Barrier1 Systems is a fairly innocuous-looking net that can stop a 15,000 pound truck traveling at 50 mph. The word “stop”…
The Acoustic Alarm Clock
Rather than squawking electronically, the Acoustic Alarm clock by Scottish design student Jamie McMahon plays soothing acoustic tones on tunable strings. via Neatorama photo by…
Squid Offers Free Hugs To Submarines
The wonderful new BustedTees t-shirt “Free Hugs” features a squid getting friendly with a submarine.
Arcade, A Documentary About the Closing of NYC’s Last Video Arcade
Arcade: The Last Night at Chinatown Fair by Kurt Vincent is a documentary about the closure of New York City’s last video game arcade, the…
Dawn of the Dead Shopping Mall Floor Plan
Matt Owen created a wonderful “Dawn of the Dead” poster that features the shopping mall floor plan. via Agent M
Every Stan Lee Cameo In Marvel Comics Films
Peter created a compilation featuring every cameo made by Stan Lee in a Marvel Comics film up through 2008. He plans on updating it with…
Black Heart Cases, Handmade Leather iPhone & iPad Skins & Cases
Black Heart Cases are handcrafted (and lasercrafted) leather iPhone and iPad skins by San Francisco artist Gustavo Pastre. Pastre’s next product will be a leather…
Chromebook, Google’s New Cloud-Based Laptop
Google has just announced their new cloud-based laptop the Chromebook which users access using the Chrome browser as their only interface. The Chromebook will…
840 Barrel Paintball Machine Paints a Picture in a Fraction of a Second
A 3-ton paintball gun machine blasts an image onto a wall by firing 840 barrels for a marketing stunt in 1/8th of a second.
Doritos Nacho Cheese Flavored Scope Mouthwash
Doritos Nacho Cheese Flavored Scope Mouthwash via Geekleetist & The Sourpuss original image source unknown