Where Tetris Pieces Come From [PIC]
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
WTF: Sharktopus Movie Trailer
Sharktopus: Part Shark. Part Octopus. All Awesome. Enjoy. Warning: Video contains a little blood and girls in bikinis. You’ve been warned. So, now that SyFy has done the unthinkable, what’s next for them? My prediction? Bearshark.
Scotty Saves Woman from Suicide
In the following video, James Doohan (aka Scotty in the original Star Trek) recalls the touching story of how he was able to prevent a fan from committing suicide. [Via NeatoGeek]
It’s Official: The Chicken Came Before the Egg
A team of British researchers say they’ve worked out how eggshells are produced. It appears to confirm that the chicken did indeed come first. The solution lies in a chicken protein named ovocledidin-17 (OC-17) which is found in the hard layer of the shell. A team led by Mark Rodger and David Quigley have published [...]
It’s a Trap!: Giant Cat Defends Death Star
Star Wars + Admiral Ackbar + Cat = Instant Internet Success.
Dear Criminals… [PIC]
[Via alloffbeat]
Old Spice Parody: Geek Style (Study like a scholar, scholar.)
Hello, scholars. Look at your grades. Now look at mine. Not back at your grades, now back to mine. Sadly, they’re not like mine… Just when I thought I couldn’t possibly subject you to another post mentioning the Old Spice ad campaign, I saw this parody featuring the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young [...]
Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern
This cover of Entertainment Weekly (their Comic Con preview issue) is one of the first real looks we’ve had at Ryan Reynolds in costume as the Green Lantern for the upcoming film – which isn’t surprising since the costume is mostly computer generated. So, what do we think? At first glance, the ribbing made me [...]
Is Cameron Frye Actually Ferris Bueller?
While this does tread on sacred ground for me, having enjoyed Ferris Bueller’s day off with my friends and family for years, this mashup by Classy Hands that visualizes the Ferris Bueller Fight Club Theory is extremely well done. Going off the idea that Ferris Bueller is actually Cameron’s projected alter ego, ala Tyler Durden, [...]
The Social Network Full Theatrical Trailer
Sony pictures finally released the full theatrical trailer for The Social Network, and while it certainly reveals more about the movie than the two previous teasers, it still didn’t convince me that I should go see it at the cinema. I’ll probably wait until it’s out on DVD/Blu-Ray. What about you?
LOL: iOS 4.0 on iPhone 3G
Warning: Those of you with an iPhone 3G who upgraded to iOS 4.0 will cry while watching this.
TED Talk: When ideas have sex
At TEDGlobal 2010, author Matt Ridley shows how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It’s not important how clever individuals are, he says; what really matters is how smart the collective brain is.
