A geological statistician named Mohan Srivastava cracked several lottery tickets in Ontario in 2003. This article is fascinating: Srivastava would look over a “tic-tac-toe” lottery ticket, hunting for numbers that appeared only once. If three of those numbers appeared in a row, then the ticket was probably a winner. He was able to pick 19 [...]
Lightwriting is so fun. Add a couple robots, a lightsaber and some sweet battle scenes and, even though we argue that this shouldn’t really be called “Starwars V Startrek”, you’ve got a cool little short. Starwars V Startrek from LICHTFAKTOR on Vimeo. Shot by Lichtfaktor for Sky Movies, it clocks in at just over two [...]
Here’s something you can annoy your friends with! The Spooky Sound Pad is an app that comes with all sorts of creepy or otherwise Halloween-esque sounds. The rest of the site is really helpful, too, as there are all kinds of different sound effects and creepy music. So, if you’re one of those people who [...]
You procrastinated and now you have like zero hours to make a costume. That’s ok–the Internet has a wealth of ideas for getting something together quickly and cheaply. And most of these are fun and meme-ish, so your geeky friends will know what you’re supposed to be. Best Halloween costume ever? NOPE, Chuck Testa. For [...]
For as many times as I have watched the Indiana Jones films growing up, I’ve never dressed up for Halloween as any of the characters. Now that I’ve seen this bad boy, I don’t think I will ever need to. The Indy costume has been taken as far as it could go. And what a [...]
In a move that is sure to separate the vampire community right down the middle, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have successfully made oxygen-carrying red blood cells. This is really great. Keith Richards can have as many as he wants, now. In movies, forget corn syrup! Why not get the real thing? And like [...]
For those of us fascinated with all things space but still broke enough that peanut butter and bread constitutes a reasonable lunch, there is good news! The International Space Station can actually be seen with the naked eye. How might one go about knowing where and when to look, you might ask? Well, tuck in, [...]
The folks at Google have recently released this brilliant ad showing what a store’s online checkout process might look like in real life to promote their kick ass analytics service. Check it out! [Youtube]
This, ladies and gentlegeeks, is an ewok cat. Now I want to see all of you get up and start dancing the yub nub dance while wearing your favorite furry costume… [Source: Stellar Four]
Hey, the website is called “Geeks Are Sexy”. Behold: the Karmasheetra. The website claims that there will be “No more awkward moments where you’re not quite sure where to put those hands and feet!” Which is odd to me, because that looks like an awkward situation just waiting to happen. One of these bad boys will [...]
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon has the ContourHD Camera for just $119 + free shipping. That’s 52% off the camera’s usual retail price of $249.99. The ContourHD revolutionized the way people shoot and share video by creating the first wearable HD video camera. The Secret? A low profile design mated to [...]
[GAS] friend Ferdk16 is back, and this thime, he performs one of the most well known Silent Hill 2 song, Theme of Laura. [Ferdk16]
