Thursday, December 18, 2008

Lighter in a Blender

What The Hell?

I have no idea what is going on here but it looks fun/extremely dangerous.

Unanswered Questions of 2008

Slate explainer's list of unanswered questions of 2008

Doom Comic

I think this is a repost but I can't be bothered checking. Full scan of the one issue Doom comic from 1996.

Voices From The Past

Incredible old wax cylinder recording of a family celebrating Christmas during the First World War.

(via A Welsh View)

12 Ships With Impossibly Large Cargo

Incredible.

Heavy lift ships can carry loads of tens of thousands of tons, including oil platforms, other ships and even dry docks. The are often semi-submersible so that they can sink below the water line to let their cargo slide off. The sheer size of their cargo often looks impossible, as these items suggest.

Cute Things Falling Asleep

Video blog of cute things falling asleep.

Dolphin Stampede

Monday, December 08, 2008

Sunset on Mars

Wow.

On May 19, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover's 489th Martian day, or sol.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

Dark Knight Reenactment

Another great reenactment by Brandon Hardesty.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Making a Venezuelan Street Burger

I'm getting hungry just watching this.

Ketchup, mayo, mustard, onions, cabbage, shoestring potatoes, more ketchup, mayo and mustard, avocado, tomato, burger patty, chorizo, chicken, eggs and bacon, and a mountain of shredded Roquefort cheese.


 (via A Hamburger Today)

Radiohead: The Headmaster's Ritual

Could Samurai Swords Slice Through Three Bodies at a Stroke?

From the Straight Dope.

(via Geek Press)

9 Brain Habits You Didn’t Realize You Had

Brain is certainly the most amazing part of human body. It becomes more interesting when it does not work the way you expect it should. Psychology frequently establishes our intuitions about how human mind works, but it reveals a number of surprises as well…

The ultimate Battlestar Galactica Viper link

A look at the history of the Viper ship from Battlestar Galactica.

Star Wars ABCs

G is for GNK & Garindan. Star Wars alphabet

Friday, October 10, 2008

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Daft Punk - Something About Us - Live Looped Cover

Concept Ships

Awesome collection of spaceship/aircraft designs - Concept Ships Blog

Lego Mario

Builder Keith Brogan scanned a small Mario model then used the data to create this giant Lego version. Full post on the process here.

(via The Brothers Brick)

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Burj Dubai

I can't stop looking at this pic of the almost complete Burj Dubai skyscraper.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Not Always Right

I've recently become addicted to this blog - Not always right. A great collection of clueless customer stories.

A zoo,Scotland:

Me: “Hi, do you need any help?”

Guy at the zoo: “Yeah… do the chimps, like, speak English?”

Me: “Ummm…. no.”

101 Classic Computer Ads

Nice collection of classic computer adverts.

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Lego Olympics

Awesome Lego model featuring buildings built for the 2008 Olympics. Created by members of the Hong Kong Lego users group.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008