Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
SF MusicTech Summit in San Francisco
The eighth SF MusicTech Summit will take place on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. There will be speakers from Billboard,…
Extreme Ironing on the M1 Motorway
Jason Blair recnetlhy engaged in a bit of Extreme Ironing in the middle of the M1 Motorway. Extreme Ironing – the latest danger sport…
The World’s Largest Pac Man Game Has 10,000 Levels
The World’s Biggest Pac-Man Game allows players to create their own Pac Man levels, which are then added to a giant interconnected super maze of…
Non-Stop Nyan Cat / Pop Tart Cat – How Long Can You Go?
Turn your speakers all the way up and enjoy the unrelenting delights of Nyan Cat, the never-ending Pop Tart Cat of joy. See how long…
A Drummer Simultaneously Juggling and Drumming With 3 Drum Sticks
Drummer Adam Gray is seen here simultaneously juggling and drumming with three drum sticks. Gray is a member of Texas in July, a metalcore band…
Japanese Television Show Featuring Kittens In Bowls
Behold this wonderous Japanese TV show featuring kittens in bowls accompanied by a bizarre Japanese pop cover of The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”. via MetaFilter
Organist Has Been Playing San Francisco’s Castro Theatre For 33 Years
NBC Bay Area recently interviewed organist David Hegarty, who has been playing a mechanical Wurlitzer organ at San Francisco’s famed Castro Theatre for 33 years.
TurtleBot, An Easy to Use Open Source Robot by Willow Garage
TurtleBot is an open source robot by Willow Garage that can be customized by hobbyists or researchers to perform a wide variety of tasks. TurtleBot…
Weed Card by Garfunkel & Oates, How To Get Medical Marijuana in CA
Garfunkel and Oates provide some handy tips on how to obtain medical marijuana in California in their new music video “Weed Card”, directed by Raul…
Erasing a CD Using High Voltage Electricity
UK-based mad scientist Photonicinduction demonstrates a rather dramatic way to erase a CD–with arcs of high voltage electricity.