Thursday, January 31, 2008

Video Game Urban Legends

Video game myths: fact or fiction? I like this one -

A man died by playing video games nonstop.
Fact (exhaustion)

I once spent so long playing a game that a spider started building a web on me (I forget which game)

(via Museum of Hoaxes)

Andy Warhol's Time Capsules

Online exhibition of Andy Warhol's time capsules.

Cheeseburger in a Can

I was waiting for someone to eat one and post about it. It looks better than I thought it would.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Packing Tape Art

Packing tape on plexiglass. Wow. (via Drawn)

Links

10 things you can do to cheer yourself up

Universcale

19 best ads I have ever seen

Top 15 amazing coincidences (via Reality Carnival)

Retro Future - Mind Boggling Transportation

Among the fascinating concepts that appeared in the 1940s-60s magazines are some pretty good ones that could even prompt interest in modern designers and manufacturers. Other ideas, on the contrary, did not age well and may appear nuttier than a drunk hamster on a treadmill.(via Gravity Lens)

Near Miss

Blink and you'll miss it.

Think Big

A look at 7 of the world's biggest foods. This is the world's biggest burger, it's 12" thick and weighs 105 pounds.

THX in The Wild

Turn your sound up for full effect.

100 Ton Test Explosion

Fail

The Fail Blog.

Oblivion Domino Day

I am completely addicted to this game at the moment. Here's a demonstration of the physics engine using books as dominos.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Links

(images) Ghost town buried in sand

Bluetooth legs

(video) Cat guitarist

Funny British shop names

Launch your lunch

(game) Dune Buggy

(video) Drumming to Super Mario II

(Images) Nice doggy

Paper V12 engine with moving parts

Dog Eats Air

Landing at Courchevel Airport, France

A380 Cockpit

Airbus A380 cockpit panorama.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Panoramas

Collection of incredible 3D panoramas.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Baby Dos and Don'ts

Instructions on what to do when looking after a baby.

Bird Poop in Mouth

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Wooden Bicycle

High school student Marco Facciola has built this fully functioning wooden bike.
(via Make)

Rap Lyrics

Explained as charts and graphs.

Stock Car Thunder

Nice online racing game - Stock Car Thunder.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Steampunk Lego Naboo Fighter

Royal Naboo AirForce 1 - Fighter Aircraft by Mark Stafford.(via Boing Boing)

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Ahhahh

I've no idea what's going on here.

Earth At Night

Click for hi-res.

Gordon Freeman Calls Coast to Coast

Monday, January 21, 2008

How Well Do You Know Your Landmarks?

(Quiz) How many famous landmarks can you identify from an aerial view?

I got 12 out of 16.

(via Joel's Blog)

Dolphin Bubble Rings

HDR Japan

Flickr set of HDR images of Japan.

Jupiter Sounds

Companion Cube PC

Portal inspired weighted companion cube casemod.

Friday, January 18, 2008

The Game of the Century

Watch move by move, the famous chess match between Donald Byrne and a then 13 year old Bobby Fischer.

Stan Lee Tribute Artwork

Huge collection of artwork inspired by Marvel artist Stan Lee.(via Drawn)

Links

10 incredible old computer ads

World's most controversial boardgames

Funny craiglist ad (nsfw language)

Top 10 ugly cars

(game) Stunt Pilot

(The Onion) Half of 26-year-olds memories Nintendo related

9 most badass Bible verses

Lego Millenium Falcon Stop Motion

Friday, January 11, 2008

Rave Generator

Mix some beats old school with the rave generator.

(via Music Thing)

Bridge Demolition - Iraq

NSFW language near the end.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Foodscapes

Bunch of landscapes made entirely of food.

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Links

9 people who died laughing

14 signs of a deficient intellect

Mommy, why is there a server in the house?

(Flash) dancing Elmo

(photos) young and old world leaders

Worst "roommate wanted" ad ever

(video) Tire separates, reattaches to race car

(photos) Fighter plane cockpits

Gun Sculptures

Gallery of sculptures and furniture made from old weapons.

Deconstructing Sgt. Pepper

Sgt. Peppers lonely hearts club band with individual tracks isolated.

Eagle Owns Goat

Wow.

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

The Passenger

Nice Flash online driving game - The Passenger.

My Fake Baby

My Fake Baby explores the lives of women who spend hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of pounds on life-like baby dolls. Known as "reborns" some of the dolls have beating hearts, others have tiny veins and even milk spots. Loved like real babies, they're taken for walks, cuddled and even have their nappies changed.

Movie Trailer Guy

(video) This is old but funny.

Surf Kickflip

Almost. There's $10,000 to be won by the first person to pull it off perfectly.