Experience Human Flight [Video]
Experience what human flight feels like with this awesome slow-motion video produced by the people at the Melbourne Skydive Centre. [Via]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
New Self-Healing Polymer Fixes Scratches on Cars and Furniture
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have recently developed a polymer-based material that can heal itself when placed under ultraviolet light for less than a minute. Check it out: [Via]
Star Wars Intro Dress [Picture]
This awesome Star Wars intro dress with matching headband was made by Chenoa from Vancouver, BC. [Via]
Underwater Pop: Whales Dig New Tunes
About five years ago, researchers discovered that whales have brain cells of a type only found in humans and other great apes. Spindle neurons were previously believed to be the thing that “set us apart” from other species because they’re involved in the process of emotion and social interaction. Specifically, “[t]he cells occur in parts […]
Fake Science: How To Solve The Fossil Fuel Crisis [Picture]
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Portal 2 End/Credits Song: “Want You Gone”
Once again, Valve has hired geektastic singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton to compose the music at the end of Portal 2, and as with Still Alive, the song doesn’t disappoint. Check it out:
LEGO Starcraft 2 Siege Tank
Check out this awesome remote controlled Starcraft 2 LEGO siege tank by Youtube user petzoldhaus. The tank can move forward and backward, turn, and go in and out of siege mode. Pew. Pew. Pew. [Youtube]
Your Lack Of Fashion Disturbs Me [Pic]
Your lack of fashion disturbs me. – Vader [Source]
Rebecca Black + Star Wars = Primeday
Yeah, we know, Rebecca Black’s Friday really sucks, but this version from the folks at Teddie Films is actually a little better. Check it out. Oh, and yes, Primeday is actually the name of a real day in the Star Wars universe. [Youtube]
Railgun Blasts Hugo Award Through Steel Plate and Beyond!
Check out General Atomics’ new railgun as it fires a projectile, which incidentally looks almost exactly like a Hugo Award, through a steel plate and then 7km further. [Via BoingBoing]