Never Trust The Internet for Medical Advices [Comic]
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Dr. Grordbort’s Dangerous Game: Brilliant Steampunk Short Film
http://vimeo.com/mediadesignskool/thedeadliestgame “Eat me? Ha, he wouldn’t dare. I’m British!” Artist Greg broadmore has brought us an insight with this short film into the world of Dr. Grordbort, a seller of rayguns in an incredibly violent but beautiful science fiction/steampunk world.
Lightsaber Arm Tattoos [Picture]
Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader: FIGHT! [Source: EVHH]
iPad trademark battle crosses Pacific
Apple’s battle with a Chinese firm over the iPad name has now reached the US legal system. But this new case is about alleged sneaky tactics rather than the name itself. As we’ve previously covered, Proview registered the name “IPAD” in Taiwan in 2000 and China in 2001. It sold the Taiwan rights to an […]
J.K. Rowling Signs deal to write an Adult Novel
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is obviously financially stable, and if she doesn’t want to, she never has to write another book as long as she lives. Of course the fans would be dying for her to continue in the Potterverse, but she has repeatedly made it clear that wasn’t going to happen. But that […]
Comic Collection Fetches $3.5M
When a man was called to help out the family to remove some old belongings of his Great Aunt after she passed away, the last thing he expected to find was his Uncle’s comic book collection. Michael Rorrer’s Uncle, Billy Wright, collected comics in the late 30s and early 40s and his 345 neatly collected […]
The Periodic Table Table [Video]
Some people collect stamps. Wolfram Research co-founder and author Theo Gray collects elements. Step into his office, and you’ll see a silicon disc engraved with Homer Simpson, a jar of mercury, uranium shells and hundreds of other chemical artifacts. But his real DIY masterpiece is the world’s first “periodic table table.” Within this masterfully constructed […]
How Does the Study of Droplets Affect Birds and Microstructures?
Photo Credit: HUS0 These were probably the guys who used to sit and watch the rain, tracing the droplet paths down the window…and wondered about the surface tension and how many droplets could merge before they were no longer a mega-droplet and simply water, streaming down the window. Led from Princeton University, an international team […]
Gmail Saves the Day [Pic]
Edit: Yes, this is a fake email. Sigh. [Via]
Om Nom Nom Nom: The Periodic Table of Cupcakes [Pic]
[Via Epic Ponyz]