Time marches on since the Green Tokyo Gundam Project built a full scale statue of a Gundam in Tokyo, Japan. Even though the original anime dates back to 1979, seeing a project like this come to life is really exciting for an anime fan like myself.
In the crazy mixed-up world of modern tech, it was perhaps inevitable that we’d wind up with Verizon making a television. The company is reported to be partnering with Motorola to make an Android-fuelled tablet device, with the key selling point being TV viewing. According to the Financial Times, that will be based around a [...]
Kudos to the artist who had the decency of not including Jar Jar Binks in there. Speaking of Jar Jar Binks, the only correct way to present him as a food item is with an apple in his mouth. [Via Flickr]
While it looks like this aluminium foil ship is floating on nothing but thin air, it is in fact kept above ground by some sulphur hexafluoride, a gas that is significantly denser than air. It is also interesting to note that when inhaled, sulphur hexafluoride will make your voice sound much deeper than it usually [...]
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Flickr user Agent RayBans loves Stormtroopers. I mean, just look at his Flickr page and you’ll understand why right away. He loves them so much that he decided to replace the old hood ornament on his Buick Park Avenue with the head of a Stormtrooper. Check it out: When I asked him where he took [...]
The whole video only lasts 19 seconds, so be sure to watch until the end. [Via [H]]
BP’s name may be mud in environmental circles, but that’s also its latest tactic in the plan to permanently end the biggest accidental oil spill in history. The company is today beginning efforts to stem the flow of oil, which has so far released the equivalent of 4.9 million barrels of liquid, through a technique [...]
In the following video, the folks from Mythbusters show you exactly how easy it is to beat a simple fingerprint security system, provided that you have access to an approved finger imprint, of course!
Ok, I now want to hear everyone: 1, 2, 3… Awwwwwwwwwwwww. [Via]
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