Digg - What the Internet is talking about right now http://digg.com/source/laughingsquid.com Sun, 19 May 2013 21:05:50 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 21:05:50 +0000 15 For Mother’s Day, Mother New York has created the Momtract, an online service that creates a legally binding contract for “sons and daughters to contractually forsake control over one part of their lives." http://laughingsquid.com/the-momtract-a-legally-binding-contract-between-moms-their-kids/ http://on.digg.com/10zEzDK Sat, 11 May 2013 15:36:47 +0000 Killian Gallagher created a belligerent supercut video showing violence in Disney animated films. http://laughingsquid.com/supercut-of-violence-in-disney-animated-films/ http://on.digg.com/YFic4x Wed, 08 May 2013 14:48:54 +0000 William Shakespeare is an arty hipster and Marie Antoinette a vain celebutante in this illustration series that imagines famous historical figures as they might appear in the present day. http://laughingsquid.com/illustrations-of-historical-figures-as-they-might-appear-today/ http://on.digg.com/15rMDho Tue, 07 May 2013 18:54:12 +0000 Toronto-based photographer Todd McLellan has created “Things Come Apart,” a photo collection of disassembled technology like chainsaws, pianos, clocks, cameras, and more. http://laughingsquid.com/things-come-apart-beautiful-photos-of-disassembled-technology-by-todd-mclellan/ http://on.digg.com/YsPF22 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:24:01 +0000 It was only a matter of time. http://laughingsquid.com/bdsm-toys-inspired-by-star-wars/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/15WTLl5 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:14:07 +0000 KaleidoPope is an interactive site by Michael Silber that creates colorful kaleidoscopic papal images. Silber describes it as a “visual pun that’s compelling to engage with.” http://laughingsquid.com/kaleidopope-an-interactive-kaleidoscope-of-papal-images/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/Y0tM7D Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:43:26 +0000 Redditor shystone has redesigned the posters for iconic films like "Blade Runner," "Apocalypse Now," "Full Metal Jacket," and more by replacing the film names with the titles of the books they were based on. http://laughingsquid.com/iconic-movie-posters-recreated-with-their-original-book-titles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/ZnqBI5 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:51:48 +0000 The hand-built bike is 14.5 feet tall at the seat and has a 32-foot-long bicycle chain. http://laughingsquid.com/stoopid-tall-a-14-foot-tall-bicycle/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/11D3cSH Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:37:04 +0000 Israeli animator and illustrator Leigh Lahav recreated a collection of hit TV show intros celebrating the quirky lifestyle of her husband Oren Mendezitsky, as a present for his birthday. http://laughingsquid.com/wife-recreates-hit-tv-show-intros-for-her-husbands-birthday/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/117COyl Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:53 +0000 Unsuspecting people are surprised by an orchestra in this series of hidden camera pranks from the comedy show Republic of Telly on Irish television channel RTÉ. http://laughingsquid.com/orchestra-surprises-unsuspecting-people-in-hidden-camera-pranks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/11nll46 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:45:57 +0000 For the parents out there who are constantly chasing their children, “Ode to Sleep Deprived Parents and Terrorizing Toddlers” is a clever piece performed by the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs that allows us all to laugh a bit during the madness. http://laughingsquid.com/ode-to-sleep-deprived-parents-and-terrorising-toddlers-by-sydney-philharmonia-choirs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/Zv7JU6 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:59:19 +0000 The Completely Ridiculous And Phony Captcha that Hassles for Amusement (CRAPCHA) is an embeddable fake CAPTCHA test that is intentionally indecipherable and impossible to complete. http://laughingsquid.com/crapcha-impossible-captcha-tests-that-prank-web-users/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/15cCB2v Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:09:56 +0000 The full theme song for TV court drama reality show, "The People’s Court," is a funky little number called “The Big One.” It was created by British composer Alan Tew and it was used for the show’s intro from 1981-1993. http://laughingsquid.com/the-big-one-by-alan-tew-the-peoples-court-entire-theme-song/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/10IjS9l Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:17:10 +0000 In the unsettling 2009 sculpture series “Handheld,” small models of furniture appear to be made out of human skin. http://laughingsquid.com/handheld-creepy-furniture-sculptures-made-of-fake-human-skin/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/XXOqXs Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:07:37 +0000 Chemist and photographer Jon Smith fills light bulbs with unusual objects like chalk dust, candies, sprinkles, or even beer caps, shoots the bulbs with a pellet gun, and captures the moment using high-speed photography. http://laughingsquid.com/high-speed-photography-of-light-bulbs-exploding-by-jon-smith/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/Zszr2y Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:28:49 +0000 Future Essentials Dehydrated Water is simply 100% organic and gluten free dehydrated water in a can. http://laughingsquid.com/100-organic-dehydrated-water-in-a-can/ http://on.digg.com/XQAZYk Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:37:26 +0000 "STRIPPED" is an upcoming feature-length documentary by Fred Schroeder and Dave Kellett of Sequential Films that explores the world of newspaper comics, webcomics and how comics survive in today’s society. http://laughingsquid.com/stripped-a-documentary-on-comics-the-worlds-top-cartoonists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/ZypuTc Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:58:54 +0000 Salt Lake City-based documentary and editorial photographer Michael Friberg captured a great series of shots that show official NBA mascot costumes going through the process of being refurbished for an upcoming season. http://laughingsquid.com/an-inside-look-at-alinco-costumes-shop-that-makes-refurbishes-nba-mascot-costumes/ http://on.digg.com/Z2xHga Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:46:57 +0000 The Slow Mo Guys placed a tuning fork in water and recorded the results at 1600 frames per second in their latest slow motion video. Science! http://laughingsquid.com/slow-motion-video-of-a-tuning-fork-in-water/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/13Yt5jh Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:58:43 +0000 Designer Alex Cornell helps you figure out how to choose the best seat, or at least “how not to get stuck next to someone that sucks,” with this helpful infographic. http://laughingsquid.com/how-to-choose-where-to-sit/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 http://on.digg.com/ZG3Mi3 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:11:35 +0000