Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Panasonic’s No Expert Commercial
A funny ad for the Panasonic Lumix G2 on how you can take great photos without being a great photographer. via PetaPixel
The Worlds Largest Handheld Yo-Yo
Chris “Dr. Yo-Yo” Allen created what might be the Worlds Largest Handheld Yo-Yo out of two dog swimming pools and then tested it off the…
Scouting NY Tours Tom Otterness’ Brooklyn Studio
Scouting NY has posted photos of an amazing tour that he took of the Brooklyn studio of Tom Otterness, who’s wonderful sculptures can be seen…
Human 8-bit Music Video For Americanarama by Hollerado
Greg Jardin directed a human 8-bit music video for the song “Americanarama” by Hollerado.
Rube Goldberg Marriage Proposal Machine
Robert built a Rube Goldberg Marriage Proposal Machine that delivered a wedding ring to his girlfriend.
Tatooine, A Paper Animation of the Star Wars Trilogy
The music video for “Tatooine” by Jeremy Messersmith, directed by Eric Power, features a wonderful paper animation of the Star Wars Trilogy. via Rebecca Escamilla
The Coffee Wars of San Francisco
Blue Bottle? Ritual Roasters? Four Barrel? Sightglass? Just the mere mention of these names can cause hearts to flutter, blood to boil, and even a…
When Frank Zappa Met Jack Kirby
Jeff Newelt has a great post up on Royal Flush where he recounts a story Ahmet Zappa told him about the time his dad Frank…
‘Evil Boy’ by Die Antwoord
“Evil Boy”, the bizarre new music video by Die Antwoord.
Rubot II, The Cubinator – The World’s Fastest Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot
Here’s a video I shot at World Maker Faire New York 2010 of Rubot II, The Cubinator by Mechatrons, the world’s fastest Rubik’s Cube solving…