Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
South by Southwest Homesick Blues
Last week our friends at Get Satisfaction posted “South by Southwest Homesick Blues”, a fun pre-SXSW video featuring Thor Muller as Bob Dylan. The video…
A Visual Compendium of Notable Haircuts In Popular Music
“A Visual Compendium of Notable Haircuts In Popular Music”, an awesome new poster by Pop Chart Labs. From the pompadour to the moptop to the…
Brain Light Bulb
The Insight light bulb concept by solovyovdesign repurposes the unsightly tubes of a compact fluorescent bulb by turning them into the folds of a brain.…
Pi Is Wrong
Self-described “mathemusician” Vi Hart released a video on Pi Day arguing that “Pi Is Wrong” (shock, outrage!) Not that the mathematical constant (3.141592653…) is incorrect,…
If You Watch it Backwards
If You Watch it Backwards answers the simple question of what would happen if a movie or TV show’s plot or premise were reversed. If…
Giant Boba Fett Chicken
A Giant Boba Fett Chicken spotted at Emerald City ComicCon by Socal Photography. via geekpr0n photo by Socal Photography
Pixel Oven Mitts
Pixel Oven Mitts by Perpetual Kid We know some brothers who could’ve used these Pixel Oven Mitts when swinging mallets, jumping over barrels, and saving…
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.…