$33 billion: That’s how much the Star Wars franchise made since its debut in 1977, and almost half of that comes from the sale of toys. Now try to imagine how much plastic that translates into. [Wired]
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Winter is coming… to Asgard? [Via]
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Herschel space observatory has revealed an incredibly unique feature of Saturn’s interaction with one of its moons, Enceladus. Some of the water that is ejected from its southern poles finds its way to Saturn’s atmosphere – something we have only conclusively observed in July 2011. The Cassini flight in 2009 […]
Apparently, even users of the dark side of the force are not impervious to parking tickets. [Via Blastr]
So geeks, of all the technologies at display in the Star Trek universe, which do you hope we see become a reality in our lifetime? Source: Best Computer Science Degree | Via Geeks are Sexy Source: Best Computer Science Degree
My dog was biting on the toys shown in the video and by chance he ended up making a tune which sounded like the game of thrones music.That turned into this.. The audio is indeed recorded on these very toys…from my phone and then auto-tuned to sound like the way it does. [advaitnemlekar]
Eduard Khil, better known as the Trololo guy on the Intertubes, has died this morning at a St. Petersburg hospital a few weeks after suffering from a stroke, which had made irreversible damage to his heart and brain. Rest in peace Eduard, I expect your legacy will live on for many, many years, thanks to […]
Wicked Lasers has created the LaserSaber, which utilizes optical elements, diffuser tubes, and magnets to create waving wands of laser light. The parts are also interchangeable. LaserSabers range from about $300 to a whopping $1,000, depending on the model. View the official video below and see how they work. **Just like any sword or saber, […]
We’ve already posted a few dresses made from Pokemon/Magic the Gathering cards on [GAS], but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one as elaborate as this one! [Source: Flickr – Jyoti Mishra (Posted with permission!)]