Category Archives: General

Questions about Prometheus [Spoilers!]

Yep, a lot of the things that happen in Prometheus do not seem to make a whole lot of sense, and this guy makes a pretty good compilation of them. [RedLetterMedia]



Cracking An Egg Open 20 Meters Underwater [Video]

The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences presents “The Egg”, a video short from the 2011 BIOS Explorer program’s “Water Moves” series. Watch what happens when we crack open a raw egg 60 feet (20 meters) below the surface! [BIOSstation]



Very Cool: Eulerian Video Magnification Technology [Video]

Our goal is to reveal temporal variations in videos that are difficult or impossible to see with the naked eye and display them in an indicative manner. Our method, which we call Eulerian Video Magnification, takes a standard video sequence as input, and applies spatial decomposition, followed by temporal filtering to the frames. The resulting […]

The Mini Cooper Goes Steampunk [PICS]

Having numerous friends immersed in it, I am well aware of the popularity and concept of “steampunk“. I even wrote an article about a steampunked Sherlock Holmes story. Which is why it was easy for me to imagine Holmes and Watson — or any number of my friends — cruising around town in this steampunk […]

Superhero Alphabet Helps Little Geeks Learn [PICS]

There many modes of teaching your kid the alphabet. But what’s REALLY important is that they know their superheroes & supervillains! Artist Matt Cowan created alphabet images — albeit abstractly and with some of the letters missing — to help your little geek boy or geek girl remember who’s who in the world of comics. […]

Clash of the Titans: Kitten vs. Bunny [Caturday!]

Ok, so it’s not actually that geeky, but it was just too hilarious not to post. Go bunny, go! [Meanwhile Russia via TubeCrunch]