Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
First Person Video of Tsunami Flooding Japanese City
An eyewitness in the Japanese city of Kesennuma filmed this truly chilling video of the tsunami flooding their town over the course of just six…
The Esophagus by Art of Bleeding
Art of Bleeding presents “The Esophagus”, part of their highly educational “Anatomy Minute” series. Slender, intriguing, and constantly swallowing your spittle, the ESOPHAGUS does not…
Mazooka, The Marshmallow Bazooka
The Mazooka is a marshmallow bazooka developed by the confectionery arms dealers at Marshmallow Fun Company. Blow away the neighborhood with high-powered, soft-hitting, marshmallow artillery.…
Web App Tells You If Robert Scoble Is In The Room
The best web app at SXSW Interactive this year was “Is Scoble In The Room?”, created by Tom Scott and Ewan Spence. This is the…
VHS Monolith by David Herbert
Artist David Herbert created this 8 foot tall monolithic VHS tape...of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Cardboard Octopus Outfit
Four art students at Strode College in the UK submitted this sublime octopus to “Cardboard Catwalk”, a cardboard-themed fashion show at their school back in…
Instagallery, An Instagram iPad App
Instagallery is an iPad app that lets you browse Instagram photos on an iPad using the Instagram API. View a gallery of Instagram photos in…
Kansas City Public Library Garage Concealed by Giant Wall of Books
The parking garage for the Kansas City Public Library is partially concealed by the giant book spines of the Community Bookshelf. The Community Bookshelf is…
The Dark and Unrelenting Comedy of “Little Murders” Turns 40
This year marks the 40th anniversary of one of my favorite films, Little Murders starring Elliott Gould. It was the first feature film written…
Mario, A SXSW 2011 Film Promo by Joe Nicolosi
“Mario”, part of a series of SXSW 2011 Film bumpers by Joe Nicolosi. via One Cool Thing a Day & Barbara Slough