Guy Fieri at Hogwarts: Diners, Drive-ins and Dementors [Video]
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Girly Stormtrooper Earrings
If I were a Stormtrooper, I’d want to show my girly side with a beautiful flower! I just love the juxtaposition of a red rose on this intimidating figure. If red isn’t your color, check out my shop for the hot pink version! [8$ @ Etsy.com]
Awesome Gollum Impersonation [Video]
Listen to this guy as he makes one of the best Gollum impersonation we’ve ever heard. Yep, even Adam Savage sucks compared to him! [Via]
Freddie Wong’s Big Blue Ball Machine
Ouch, my head hurts. [Via TDWG]
Plants and Evolution: The Beautiful Tricks of Flowers [Video]
In this visually dazzling talk, Jonathan Drori shows the extraordinary ways flowering plants — over a quarter million species — have evolved to attract insects to spread their pollen: growing ‘landing-strips’ to guide the insects in, shining in ultraviolet, building elaborate traps, and even mimicking other insects in heat. [TED]
Stormtrooper Walks for a Good Cause
Aussie Stormtrooper Paul French is currently walking across Australia, from Perth to Sydney (a total of 4100 km or 2547 miles,) to raise money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering […]
Tommervik’s Awesome Abstract Star Wars Art [Picture Gallery]
There’s not a lot of info on Tommervik, the artist behind these wicked cool Star Wars paintings, but that’s okay because they’re awesome in their own right. Early cubist influence plus pop culture equals the droids we’re looking for. Tommervik’s eBay store is packed with items for sale, not all Star Wars-related. Check out this […]
Top 10 Reasons to Date a Female Engineer [Pic]
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Nail Art for Super Fans [Pics]
OK, so these are a bit dagger-like for my taste–I can’t type with those!–but I’m in love enough with the idea to try this out on my own (considerably shorter) nails. This hand belongs to redditor Sweet_Acid, who says she had to redo Aquaman’s emblem “twice because they indeed look like a pair of pants.” […]
Man Connects to Internet with Ancient Modem [Video]
K.C. has the oldest piece of computer hardware I’ve ever seen–a modem from 1964-5, complete with finely crafted wooden case. It’s got a good 20 years on me, and it still works. The story goes like this: Background: This modem was given to me ~1989 by the widow of a retired (IBM?) engineer. Computerhistory.org has […]