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Wonderfully Creepy Sculptures Carved From Bananas
Maybe it’s their gooeyness or their unsettling curvature, but these sculptures carved from ripe bananas by Japanese artist y_yamaden are wonderfully creepy. photos by y_yamaden
The NanEye, The World’s Most Compact Digital Camera
The NanEye is a digital camera that measures about one cubic millimeter in size–or no bigger than a grain of salt. Intended for medical use,…
The 8th Annual RoboGames, The World’s Largest Robot Competition
The 8th annual RoboGames, the world’s largest robot competition, takes place this weekend, April 15-17, at the San Mateo County Expo Center. Artist Sarah Dungan…
Four Retired Space Shuttles Find Homes at US Museums
photo by Marcin Wichary NASA has announced the retirement homes of the four remaining space shuttles, ending a period of intense lobbying by various states…
First Orbit, Celebrating 50th Anniversary Yuri Gagarin Orbiting Earth
First Orbit by director Christopher Riley is a recreation of Yuri Gagarin’s orbit around Earth as the world’s first human in space. The full length…
World’s Largest Passenger Jet Collides With Smaller Jet at JFK Airport
This is what a love tap from the world’s largest passenger jet looks like. On Monday night, the wing of a taxiing Airbus A380 superjumbo…
Laughing Squid Nominated for the 15th Annual Webby Awards
Laughing Squid is honored to be nominated for the 15th Annual Webby Awards in the “Blog – Cultural” category. You can vote for us on…
VHX.tv – TV on the Internet, Watch and Share Videos With Friends
Jamie Wilkinson and Casey Pugh have announced the beta launch of VHX.tv, a really cool new website for watching and sharing videos with your friends,…
LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1
LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 by Adam Grabowski via The Brothers Brick photos by Adam Grabowski
Dam Surfing in Australia
A trio of adventurous Australians surf on a dam in “DAM DAY: Tackling Australia” by Australian hooligan lifestyle ambassador and Reef-sponsored surfer Paul Fisher. See…