I know it’s not Saturday, but this is such a feat of biology I thought it was worth posting. This is Venus. This is not a photoshopped picture. She’s what they call a “chimera”, which according to Wikipedia (all hail Wikipedia) means that she “is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated […]
What if Pixar was in charge of making The Expendables 2. And they decided to go down the Toy Story route? Well the folks at IGN thought it up and created this trailer to show what it would be like. I’d watch it. [Via Geekosystem]
Back in June, we brought you “Hughes the Force,” a video from Kevin Smith’s YouTube channel that rather successfully mashes “Star Wars” with classic John Hughes teen comedies & tropes, in particular, “Weird Science.” Now, Denis Medri – the same guy who drew Rockabilly Batman – has drawn out the ‘Star Wars’ characters as if […]
This takes diorama to a whole new level. With over 50,000 lego blocks, Blake Baer and Jake Bittner constructed this incredible model of the home of Elrond in Lord of the Rings. It weighs in at 120 pounds and is measured at 40 inches by 30 inches. Quite an impressive feat, wouldn’t you say? [See […]
Gain a bit of geek cred with the tea folks and be one of the first to own a Death Star tea infuser. Brew your tea to extreme darkness. [Goes on sale soon for $19.99 at ThinkGeek (you can get them to email you as soon as it’s on sale) | Via The Mary Sue]
Big LOTR fan? Then you might want a map to throw up on the wall as you read the book to your kiddies (that’s how I got introduced to the Hobbit – and I loved it the most because there was a map on the wall where I could see everything.). The regular map is […]
Bill Nye basically crushes the creationist viewpoint without so much as an angry word. I would imagine that any hearts Bill Nye has broken were very much ok quickly after…isn’t he just one of the sweetest scientists around? He’s literally saying that creationism is completely false, without doing it in a way that would instantly […]
Physics achievement points if you get it. [Sent in from a friend, no idea where it’s from. Anyone know?]
What’s not to love about funnyman Bill Murray?? Eclectic Method created this tribute to one of the funniest, quirkiest, and most iconic actors of our time. [Via YouTube]
Be your own little ball of fur with the style of blanket-attire that Snuggie made popular. Decorated with the kitty design that’s come to be associated with the Soft Kitty song from The Big Bang Theory (like the mug or the hoodie), this “blanket with sleeves” will be the most comfortable geek merchandise for TBBT fans! Measures […]