Ah yes…some people collect weapons…other people collect movie paraphenalia. For those who do both, this one is sure to be a hit.
DOOM BFG Gun Prop Replica [WickedCoolStuff via Gizmodo]
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Many of you probably don’t read The New Yorker. (Hell, I glance at it probably once every few months!) But I assure you, the magazine is filled some some high quality culture and information. This is why I find them releasing their entire archive (from February 1925 up to April 2006) to be so fantastic. For a mere $300, you too can own a part of this wonderful part of American culture.
New Yorker Archive (in Portable Harddrive) [Thenewyorkerstore.com]
Well…not really. Ninjitsu is just one of those things that takes years of hard work and endurance to master. For the lazy, here’s the next best thing. Creating Shurikens as if by magic out of ordinary paper. I wonder how long it’ll take before the TSA starts banning folding paper on airplanes.
Folding Diagrams for the Traditional Shuriken [Fold.net via Lifehacker]
Yes, it’s popular. God knows why. They have books of them…they even have little $10 pieces of sh*t that gets you playing it.
Hell…they even have more expensive pieces of sh*t that’ll do it too…and then a bit more. Acer is trying to cash in on the follies popular trends of today by incorporating Sudoku into their next line of Digital Audio Players [DAP]. So while it will continue to suck because it’s trying to be an iPod [and fails at it], it will suck even more for pandering to the mindless idiocy of the peoples.
If you’re still interested…Acer MP-340 DAP with Sudoku [AnythingButiPod via Gizmodo]
Why, the largest ‘working’ Gundam robot ever made! It has hydraulics and a working cockpit!
I wonder how much it cost to build…
GunDAMN! Sweet mother of all Gundams [Dark Diamond Network via Kotaku]
The Transportation Security Administration is the agency that makes the rules as to what we can and can not bring onto planes. While we can’t blame the TSA for terrorist attacks, we can blame them for making even the shortest trip in the air barely comfortable in the name of national security. If you’re not sure if something is banned, check out the link below. I’m sure it’ll come in handy for your next trip to Amsterdam.
TSA: Permitted and Prohibited Items [from the TSA...duh]
Sometimes, I have to wonder if the TSA has a spinning wheel deep inside their lair where they secretly choose a new item to ban at random.
What could they ban next? Digital watches? Hair clips? Baby pacifiers? I’m sure you can find reasons why they should be banned. Feel free to post them in the comments!
Lifehacker has a sweet link to a PDF describing how to counter Telemarketer’s script that they use to harass you. Definitely worth a good read…though one has to feel sorry for those underpaid, unappreciated folks who person the phones.
anti-telemarketing EGBG counterscript [via Lifehacker]
Yahoo Movies has a list of all the bots that will appear in the [sorta] upcoming feature film Transformers. The list looks pretty good, but the Autobots seem to be kinda thin in the ranks. All I’m hoping for is some good ol’ fashion bot on bot brawls between Megatron and Optimus Prime.
Transformers on Yahoo! Movies [via Anime New Network]
Not sure if anyone who reads this is actually close to St. Louis [none of the contributors are], but there appears to be some kind of exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo of the 2-headed nature.
Oh…did I mention that these are two-headed snakes?
Two-headed snakes may make Guinness book [St. Louis Today via BoingBoing]
Zefrank over at zefrank.com has a hilarious and candid commentary of the current US political landscape in the style of baseball commentaries. It’s pretty funny and captures a lot of what’s happening in the world today.
the show with zefrank [Via BoingBoing]
…with the world’s sharpest manmade object. This picture from the American Institute of Physics depicts a magnified view of a tungsten needle. It may not look like much [in fact, it looks kinda like a snake....that's been put on an airplane], but I’m sure it can do a real number on you. The photo comes with an explanation of the details.
Sharpest Manmade Thing [American Institute of Physics via BoingBoing]
William Lyttle is a pretty average man living in Hackney, UK. Well, average except for the fact that he’s spent the last 40 years of his life digging tunnels underneath his home and the surrounding areas. Now, The Man has put his foot down and will put a stop to this man’s passion of creating an underground utopia where he will rule as lord and saviour. The UK government will fill the tunnels in with concrete, but nobody is quite sure how extensive this underground network actually is. City officials estimate that the project will cost £100,000 and will be expensed by Mr. Lyttle. This is quite a setback for amateur tunnelers and photosensitive neo-sapiens everywhere.
After 40 years’ of burrowing, Mole Man of Hackney is ordered to stop [Guardian Unlimited via BoingBoing]
I do find myself oddly attracted to weird displays of art regardless of its usefulness or even the potential danger it may place to audiences or passersby. Jasmine Zimmerman’s latest piece of installation art is composed of rubber bands – a lot of rubber bands….in webs….around New York…getting in people’s ways. Dangerous? Definitely. Good times? Hells yea. Link to the Flickr Albums below and a second link with the artist’s statement.
I really don’t want to get clotheslined by those.
Flickr Photo Set [via ANIMAL new york]
ANIMAL new york article [via BoingBoing]
A number of sites have already made mention of this set of fantastic photorealistic art…all created in photoshop [or other similar programs]. I have to admit. There are some that I really can’t believe were made by a person behind a desk. This stuff is just gorgeous.
The World’s Most Photorealistic Vector Art [Some NSFW - via BoingBoing]
Though not complete, this is a good basic reference should you or someone you love gets lost in cyberspace. A true guide for the truly clueless!
Core77 Design Blog [via Kotaku<--via Aeropause]
Somebody out there in the series of tubes has strung together a set of 6 Garfield comics that depict a somber and dark look at being completely alone in the world. Truly a juxtoposition of the jovial nature of the comic.
Garfield [via BoingBoing]
I knew it was bound to happen, considering the numerous connotations going to the washroom, but really…is this necessary?
Rocking Horse [via Gizmodo]
As can be seen by the photos linked below, Sweden appears to have a bug problem. Yes. Those are cocoons. And yes, those are larvae. Finally, yes [pre-emptively], the bugs are taking over everything.
See for yourself.
Wired News is running an interesting story at how Wikipedia (and their admins) handled Colbert’s ‘The Word’ segment featuring Wikiality. Interesting read and definitely shows the power of the mass[ed] public.
Wikiality [Wired News]
I know it’s not Wednesday, but this link simply can’t wait!
Have you ever wanted to hump a hummer? No? Burning desire to see someone do it?
Here it is! [BoingBoing]
…of the mammaries, you can get this nifty device for your shower. Yes…it squirts out shampoo, but I’m sure you can fill it with other things.
Shower Breasts [The product...not...uh...something else]
A study described by BBC is pointing to a potential problem with Americans – Obesity. Not only are there direct health reasons for being overweight, but there are indirect causes too…. Like the inability for your body to be X-Rayed.
Odd…huh?
