Highly Disturbing PSA: Don’t Text and Drive
If you occasionally text your pals while driving, this short PSA will make sure you never, ever do so again. Warning: Video contains blood and is extremely difficult to watch. [Via Gizmodo]
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Top 5 Places to get Free Science Fiction Online
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] One of the things that I love about science fiction and fantasy is that the genre is one where short fiction is still alive and kicking. Not only are the “big four” magazines still in print – Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Fantasy and Science Fiction, […]
The Geek Wish List: Day Two
WiFi detector shirt With a list price of $29.99, this could spell an end to walking round city centers surreptitiously opening up your laptop and checking for WiFi signals before you commit to placing your latte order. The shirt glows to show both the presence of a WiFi signal and its strength. It’s powered by […]
3D Short of the Day: Machu Picchu Post
Machu Picchu Post is a splendid little 3d film realized by Supinfocom Arles students Clement Crocq, Margaux Durand-Rival and Nicolas Novali. The movie depicts the antics of a young Peruvian boy, his Llama and a Pilot who goes through a psychedelic experience filled with Peruvian iconography and mysticism.
Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Sometimes I’m just so happy that the Internet exists. This video is one of the reasons why.
Optical Illusion: False Curvature
Even though the middle of this square appears to bulge out, this picture is exclusively composed of squares. Don’t believe me? Just put a ruler on top of your screen and verify the fact for yourself.
The Geek Wish List: Day One
Over the next week we’ll be bringing you ten of the most desirable geek possessions. Some are as cheap as a few bucks, some cost tens of thousands of dollars, and some are one-offs which aren’t for sale. But every one of them should have you thinking “I want one of those!” Gyroscopic pool table […]
Little Big Love
Little Big Love is an award winning stop-motion short in which a tiny robot falls in love with an electric kettle. The whole project was written, directed, and animated by Tomas Mankovsky with a total budget of less than $500.
Pistol Shrimp Fires Sonic Wave to Stun Prey
In the following video, you’ll see how pistol shrimps use their claws in a surprising way to incapacitate preys and predators alike.
Printer Choreography
Who knows how much is paper and how much is special effects in this ad made in response to a challenge from Hewlett-Packard. The finished product, named “Invent” is impressive! Created by Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth. Music by Round Table Knights. [via I Am Bored]