Slim Chips: When you need to lose some weight

Have you ever looked at the nutritional information on the side of a bag of chips? 150 calories, 11 grams of fat… FOR 10 CHIPS!!!! Can anyone here truly stop at 10 chips, especially when lounging in front of a 2-hour movie? Well, for the health-conscious geeks among you, Icelandic designer Hafsteinn Júlíusson has come […]



Soda Lingo from All Over America

An article in the Journal of English Linguistics (Soda or Pop?, #24, 1996) explores the way we address our favorite drink. Soda, which the average American drinks about 43 gallons of per year, has a lot of different names. Those names have been mapped by county so that the regions where different names are predominant […]

Why every geek needs a calling card

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] I just love it when I stumble across a fantastic new blog, and last night was no exception.   Yesterday’s new find was “The Art of Manliness” and the article that especially caught my attention was “The Gentleman’s Guide to the Calling Card”.   I highly recommend you read it.  Even […]



Artery-Jamming Krispy Kreme Bacon Burgers

Just when you thought that McDonald’s and Burger King’s burgers were the ultimate in unhealthiness, these things appear to prove you wrong: Yes folks, these are cheeseburgers in which the buns have been replaced by Krispy Kreme donuts. This was apparently served for lunch at Google NYC’s cafeteria to celebrate the birthday of the head […]

Little Girl, Big Gun [Video]

By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] This is possibly the most frightening thing I’ve ever seen.  I mean sure she’s got skill, but I’m honestly a little unsettled by the fact that other countries will see this too.  Talk about reinforcing stereotypes.  Anyway, here’s the clip: This just blows me away.  Though not in the […]

Goodnight Burbank! – Reading the News Was Never This Fun

By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] Where Anchorman left off, Goodnight Burbank picks right back up and keeps rolling.  In the show, a bunch of ornery, crazy, and sometimes lovable news anchors try to keep it all together while just barely reporting the news.  Goodnight Burbank‘s quirky style and entertaining banter has built it into […]

Star Wars Landspeeder replica looks just like the real thing

This Star Wars Landspeeder replica was designed by a very talented dude named Daniel Deutsch. The near-perfect masterpiece was built from scratch using molded fiberglass and mounted on a custom aluminum chassis. The vehicle is powered by an electric drive system, which can take its passenger near light speed (or 25 mph). Additional pictures after […]

The Heavy Metal Monk

If you think you’ve seen everything, wait until you put your eyes on this. Believe it or not, 62 years old Brother Cesare Bonizzi is a Capuchin monk who took a liking to heavy metal music 15 years ago when he went to a Metallica concert. Apparently, he sings not to convert the head-banging masses […]