Laughing Squid blog posts for 07/24/2014

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Hilariously Bizarre Chinese Cabbage Pin-Up Girl Illustrations

By EDW Lynch on Jul 24, 2014 01:57 pm

Chinese Cabbage Girls by Ju Duoqi

Artist Ju Duoqi created an alluring collection of Chinese cabbage pin-up girls in her hilariously bizarre 2010 digital illustration series “The Fantasies Chinese Cabbage.”

Chinese Cabbage Girls by Ju Duoqi

Chinese Cabbage Girls by Ju Duoqi

Chinese Cabbage Girls by Ju Duoqi

Chinese Cabbage Girls by Ju Duoqi

images by Ju Duoqi

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Stephen Colbert Tackles the Six Californias Initiative and Grills Tim Draper on His Plan to Split the State Apart

By Rollin Bishop on Jul 24, 2014 01:29 pm

Host Stephen Colbert tackled the Six Californias initiative before grilling venture capitalist Tim Draper, the man spearheading the plan, on his thought process behind it on a recent episode of The Colbert Report. Colbert also takes note of such clever suggested state names as “Central California.”


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A Colorful Minimalist Series of Flat-Shadowed Icons Depicting Famous 'Star Wars' Characters

By Justin Page on Jul 24, 2014 01:18 pm

Star Wars Long Shadow Flat Design Icons

Lisbon, Portugal artist Filipe Carvalho created a colorful minimalist series of flat-shadowed icons that depict famous characters from the Star Wars film series. The entire collection of characters can be viewed on Behance.

Flat Design, with it’s simple visual approach, enabled the non-professional-art-director-me to produce some illustration work, so, this was my chance to give something back to the saga. I looked up online and apparently there isn’t any set of flat design/long shadow design Star Wars Icons.

Star Wars Long Shadow Flat Design Icons

Star Wars Long Shadow Flat Design Icons

Star Wars Long Shadow Flat Design Icons

Star Wars Long Shadow Flat Design Icons

Star Wars Long Shadow Flat Design Icons

Star Wars Long Shadow Flat Design Icons

images via Filipe Carvalho

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Jay Leno and Lowrider Magazine Cruise the Streets in a Pair of Beautiful 1960s Lowrider Chevy Impalas

By Justin Page on Jul 24, 2014 11:50 am

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Host Jay Leno met with Lowrider Magazine editor Joe Ray to talk about the history of lowriders on a recent episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. He then took a detailed look at a beautiful 1963 Chevy Impala owned by Brandon Brusca and a slick black 1966 Chevy Impala owned by Chris Najera. To finish off the episode, Leno took to the streets in both of the 1960s Impalas with Lowrider Magazine and the car owners to have a little fun. More images of the lowriders are available online.

1963 Chevy Impala owned by Brandon Brusca

1963 Chevy Impala owned by Brandon Brusca

1963 Chevy Impala owned by Brandon Brusca

1966 Chevy Impala owned by Chris Najera

1966 Chevy Impala owned by Chris Najera

video and images via Jay Leno’s Garage


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'Mother', A Surreal Black-and-White Animated Short Featuring Floating Objects and Factories

By Brian Heater on Jul 24, 2014 11:30 am

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"Mother" is a wordless black-and-white animated short by London-based designer Fabrice Le Nezet that features strange and surreal objects quietly drifting through their surroundings.

Half way between animation and motion design, Mother is an epic and poetic journey through a surreal world. It is a small tribute to modern architecture, isometric video games and sci-fi literature.

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Comedian Baratunde Thurston Gets to the Bottom of the Science That Propels Jets

By Brian Heater on Jul 24, 2014 11:19 am

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"How Does a Jet Engine Work" is a video by General Electric featuring comedian Baratunde Thurston interviewing Todd Wetzel, the company's Leader of the Thermal Systems, about the science that fuels jet engines.

You simply think of four stags: suck, squeeze, bang, blow. It inhales a lot of air, then you really need to squeeze it down really far and make it really dense. Then comes the fun part: bang. Squirt some fuel into it and you ignite it. Then it makes that air really hot. This air pushes a turbine really fast.

In an “extra credit” video, the pair also discuss the turbine blade, the most expensive part of the engine.

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via The Awesomer


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Hemingway, A Simple Editing App That Highlights Common Errors and Suggests Alternatives

By Rollin Bishop on Jul 24, 2014 11:10 am

Hemingway

Hemingway is a simple editing app by Adam Long and Ben Long that highlights common errors and suggests alternatives. For example, Hemingway highlights complex sentences that are too dense in red, adverbs in blue, and anything using the passive voice gets highlighted in green. The app was recently released as a desktop editor for both Mac and Windows.

via Product Hunt


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A Look Inside of Sun Noodle, A Hawaiian Company That Produces 90,000 Servings of Ramen Noodles a Day

By Brian Heater on Jul 24, 2014 10:59 am

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"Inside Sun Noodle" by Eater is an examination of the history and operations of Sun Noodle, a Hawaiian company that produces noodles for many of the top ramen restaurants in the United States. Founded in 1981, the company has factories in the US that generate a total of 90,000 servings of ramen noodles each day. Sun Noodle was also the subject of the recent “How Ramen Noodles Are Made” video.

Ramen Noodles

Ramen Noodles

Ramen Noodles

Ramen Noodles

Ramen Noodles

images via Eater

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Glove and Boots Share Helpful Tips on What Someone Should and Shouldn't Do for a Job Interview

By Justin Page on Jul 24, 2014 10:54 am

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Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario lend a helping hand by sharing their tips on what someone should and shouldn’t do for a job interview on a recent episode of Glove and Boots. Step 1 is to, of course, delete Facebook.

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10 Amazing Bets You Will Always Win, Episode 11

By Justin Page on Jul 24, 2014 10:36 am

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British psychology professor, author, and performer Richard Wiseman of Quirkology released episode 11 of his ongoing series, 10 Bets You Will Always Win. Wiseman shows how to drop playing cards and have them land on a napkin, how to draw an “i” with a dot on top, and more.


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Gravitational Attraction Simply Explained Using a Sheet of Graph Paper Attached to a Crank

By Brian Heater on Jul 24, 2014 10:31 am

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"How Gravity Falls" by YouTube host Edward Current is a handy explanation of how a warping of space and time causes gravitational attraction that utilizes a sheet of graph paper stretched using an attached crank. Current built the "Spacetime Stretcher" to offer an easy-to-follow explanation of Einstein's general theory of relativity.

For centuries, gravity was described as a sort of attraction between two objects. Then Albert Einstein described gravity as a warping of space and time.

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'Space Station 76′, A Retro-Futurist Science Fiction Space Comedy Film Starring Patrick Wilson and Liv Tyler

By Brian Heater on Jul 24, 2014 10:11 am

Space Station 76 is an upcoming science-fiction space comedy film directed by television writer Jack Plotnick that’s set in a future with a decidedly 1970s vibe. The film, which stars Patrick Wilson and Liv Tyler, was first screened at the SXSW film festival in Austin back in March 2014, but no firm date has been set for wider release.

Space Station 76

image via Entertainment Weekly

via Entertainment Weekly, Bleeding Cool, Rudy Jahchan


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2000s Edition of 'Misheard Song Lyrics' by Pleated-Jeans

By Justin Page on Jul 24, 2014 09:57 am

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Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans has released a new 2000s edition of his ongoing Misheard Song Lyrics series. He takes a look at popular songs like “19-2000” by Gorillaz, “In Da Club” by 50 Cent, “Who Let the Dogs Out?” by Baha Men, and more.

The best misheard songs from 2000 to 2009.


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The Defender, A Portable Safety System With Pepper Spray, a Siren, Triangulation, Notifications and a Camera Built-In

By Brian Heater on Jul 24, 2014 09:50 am

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The Defender is a new personal safety product that features pepper spray, a siren, flashing lights, a number of smart features including a GPS triangulation, and a camera that snaps and transmits a photo via Bluetooth. Once captured, the information is sent to the Defender team via an iPhone or Android app, who in turn communicate with 911, while notifications are also sent out alerting your emergency contacts of the incident via text or e-mail. The product’s creators are currently seeking funding via an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.

The Defender

image via The Defender

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Google Adds New Explore Feature to Google Maps Apps

By Rollin Bishop on Jul 24, 2014 09:45 am

Google Explore

Google has added a new Explore feature to their Google Maps apps on Android and iOS that allows users to discover places nearby. The feature, accessed via an “Explore” button in the bottom right corner, includes different suggestions based on the time of day — it might point out nearby breakfast places in the morning, for example. The feature also works when browsing maps of other locations so that users can plan out their day. The Android version of the app includes a “My Location” feature that accesses even more information.

Google Explore

Google Explore

Google Explore

Google Explore

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Nosemouth, Digitally Manipulated Photos of Celebrities That Imagine Them With an Enlarged Nose and No Mouth

By Justin Page on Jul 24, 2014 09:25 am

Nosemouth Miley Cyrus

Nosemouth is a hilarious Tumblr blog created by artist Phillip Pastore that is filled with digitally manipulated photos that imagine what celebrities would look like with an enlarged nose and no mouth. The entire ongoing collection of photos can be viewed online.

All Nose. No Mouth.

Nosemouth James Franco

Nosemouth Scarlett Johansson

Nosemouth Seinfeld

Nosemouth Bill Murray Ghostbusters

Nosemouth Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Nosemouth Barack Obama

images via Nosemouth

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Bunch O Balloons, A Garden Hose Adapter That Fills and Ties 37 Water Balloons at the Same Time

By Brian Heater on Jul 24, 2014 09:25 am

Bunch O Balloons is a hose adapter created by Texas-based Tinnus Enterprises that comes with 37 water balloons pre-attached so users can fill them all at once. Once the balloons are filled, shaking the adapter will seal them up thanks to small rubber bands on the end of each. The adapter, which is currently raising funds via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, makes it possible for one person to fill 100 balloons in under a minute.

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Bunch O Balloons

Bunch O Balloons

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'Walking Dead' Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd & Graphic Novelist Warren Ellis Teaming Up to Develop New TV Series

By Justin Page on Jul 24, 2014 09:02 am

Warren Ellis by Gage Skidmore
photo by Gage Skidmore

To kick off the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International, Universal Cable Productions (UCP) announced that they will bringing together Gale Anne Hurd, executive producer of The Walking Dead, and award-winning graphic novelist Warren Ellis to work on a new television series. The untitled project will be Ellis’ first jump into the television world.

Here is what Ellis had to say about the deal with Gale and Universal Cable Productions:

“I’ve been strongly drawn to television over the last few years, and working with brilliant and determined collaborators like Gale and the UCP team, I’m delighted at the opportunity to add my voice to the new, novelistic TV form that’s evolved so dramatically.”

Gale Anne Hurd
photo via AMC

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Socialist, A Handy App for Organizing and Sharing Lists of Things Like Restaurants and Movies

By Rollin Bishop on Jul 23, 2014 06:45 pm

Socialist

Socialist is an app by developers The BKRY and Awkward for organizing and sharing lists of things like restaurants, movies, music, and more. The app has also partnered with other services like Netflix to make lists useful beyond just being lists. Users can also invite each other to collaborate on shared lists. Socialist is currently available on iOS.

Socialist

Socialist

Socialist

Socialist

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Astonishingly Intricate Cut Paper Art by Bovey Lee

By EDW Lynch on Jul 23, 2014 06:32 pm

Astonishingly Intricate Cut Paper Art by Bovey Lee

Artist Bovey Lee creates astonishingly intricate cut paper art out of Chinese rice paper and silk. She has a gallery on her site of beautiful cut paper works stretching back to 2005.

Astonishingly Intricate Cut Paper Art by Bovey Lee

Astonishingly Intricate Cut Paper Art by Bovey Lee

Astonishingly Intricate Cut Paper Art by Bovey Lee

Astonishingly Intricate Cut Paper Art by Bovey Lee

photos via Bovey Lee

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