Anime North 2011 could have been just a regular con experience, but this guy decided to take it all the way into Epicville. Rather than take a bunch of pictures with hot anime cosplayers (not that there’s anything wrong with that), he talked a bunch of people into acting out fight scenes with him. The [...]
If you’re not familiar with piezoelectrics, it’s a good time to get current. (Here all week, folks.) Researchers at RMIT University and Australian National University have finally quantified the voltage output of piezoelectric nanofilms — thin film materials capable of converting pressure into electrical energy. The voltage output of up to 40 mV and current transients [...]
Entertainment Weekly has the first look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in the upcoming The Hobbit. How does Jackson feel about the casting? ”He fits the ears, and he’s got some very nice feet,” Jackson says of his Bilbo. ”I think he’s got the biggest hobbit feet we’ve had so far. They’re a little [...]
Money might not buy you happiness or love, but it does mean you can put money into outlandish projects that won’t turn a profit. That may be why Amazon founder Jeff Bozos is helping finance a clock that’s designed to work for 10,000 years. Oh, and it’s in a cave. The clock was first conceived [...]
Filmmaker Joe Nicolosi’s friend Amanda Boone has not seen the Star Wars trilogy in its entirety, but offers this breakdown of the plot from the bits and pieces she knows. Listen at 2:48 for the disbelief in his voice as he asks her what Han’s name is. This film won the ‘George Lucas Selects’ award [...]
Shanghai-based artist Jian Guo made these absolutely amazing World of Warcraft-themed stained glass-style illustrations featuring various scenarios from the game, and I have to say, if the guy would sell prints of these somewhere, I’d be definitely interested in buying a few. [Source | Via]
A fight between Ryu and Darth Vader? Now how ridiculous is that? Everyone knows who’d come out victorious out of that fight! [Source | Via ObviousWinner]
…and they can even transform into a meal! [Via TDW]
Here’s a gallery of G4TV’s Attack of the Show’s semi regular host Sara Jean Underwood costumed as Wonder Woman. Do I really need to add anything to this? I think not! Enjoy ;) [Source 1, 2]
They’re not the best strategists, but they’ll run at you like nobody’s business. [Source]
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Shot in South Dakota by Vimeo user Randy Halverson, here’s a beautiful time-lapse video showing the milky way in all its spendor. Enjoy! Edit: Oh, and be sure to close all lights and hit the full screen button once you start playing the video! Shot in RAW format, the Milky Way shots were 30 seconds [...]
