Arthur Sacek built this kick-ass three axis milling machine using only LEGO and a drill bit. The reveal is especially great, since the machine leaves most of the floral foam shavings intact and the sculpture is only uncovered after clearing away the debris. According to Sacek’s YouTube channel, this model was developed for ZOOM Education for [...]
This video is so old that Billy Corgan, Dave Matthews and Moby still had hair. Also, people knew who they were. Coolio shows up, which seems as though it bears mentioning. Watch as the world discovers email, chat, and Twinkie haiku. The video also warns that the World Wide Web is filled with naughty material, and [...]
It was an embarrassing time for all Star Wars fans, to be sure, but the stars of George Lucas’ Star Wars Holiday Special may never live it down. In the following clip, Conan O’Brien asks Han Solo himself, “What’s that about?” [reddit]
Your own LEGO pen, you want, hmmm? You don’t have to be a 900-year-old Jedi Master to realize how much fun you can have mixing, matching, and building your own LEGO Star Wars Pen from the NeatoShop (plus we hear that doing so builds up your midichlorian count or something!) [$7.95 @ NeatoShop | See [...]
Facebook fan Christie Ward pointed us to this Etsy seller who makes geektastic Original Series Star Trek quilts. The Alligator Bride‘s shop is full of these, but as with anything handcrafted, they’re of limited availability. So get to it, Geeks, if you want to snuggle up under Nurse Chapel. (Or Sulu. Ohh myyy.) Thanks, Christie! All images by [...]
Examine any internet forum or blogs and their comment sections and you’ll find countless people with a loyalty to one brand or another that get very agitated by any criticism. Now researchers have suggested consumers may effectively be mixing up their own self-image with that of the brand. A research project involving staff in Illinois, [...]
California model and cosplayer LeeAnna Vamp recently did a photoshoot for IGN’s Babeology (click through for video, too), and was kind enough to share her photos with us. We’re pretty sure we haven’t seen a female Wookiee yet, so LeeAnna’s “Wookini” is definitely a change of pace. Thanks, LeeAnna!
Remember the famous checkershadow optical illusion by MIT professor Edward H. Adelson? YouTuber Brusspup re-created the optical illusion in real life. Check out the video clip below:
Facebook fan Georgia Archer is one-half of the two-woman team heading up the Barbershop Punk documentary project. The duo is Kickstarting funds for the film, which features interviews with Damian Kulash of OK Go, Janeane Garofalo, Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye and many others. BARBERSHOP PUNK is an independent feature length documentary directed by two women and inspired by the journey of one man who challenged [...]
Mario lovers, rejoice! Thingiverse user Skimbal created his very own Turtle Shell Racer using 3D printing and left us instructions on how to make our own: [Source]
Facebook fan Joe Adams brought this awesomeness to our attention (thanks, Joe!)–it’s a life-sized mirrored replica of the TARDIS, and depending on the viewing angle, it can nearly disappear into its surroundings. Mark Wallinger, he creator of “Time and Relative Dimensions in Space 2001,″ the piece’s official title, says: “I have always been interested in how we [...]
Here’s one club card that you probably don’t ever want to use! [Source]
