Some of you geeks probably have a slide-rule in your head — there I go dating myself again (and we all know that dating yourself isn’t sexy), I should have said “math processor” or “calculator”. Anyway, I am personally much better than average at math, but I still can’t do some of the bigger problems in my […]
By Mark O’Neill This was going to be a good movie year for geeks but there has been one major set-back to ruin the party. The new Star Trek movie has been delayed from a Christmas Day 2008 release to a May 2009 release. God dammit Bones! But as usual, Indiana Jones rides to the […]
Dubai, one of Earth’s most futuristic cities, has begun construction of the largest arch bridge ever built. With looks right out of a sci-fi movie and a hefty 817 million dollar price tag, this modern monument of architectural genius will span one mile and be 670 feet tall. Look for it in twenty twelve. [Via […]
Paul and Alex from The Real Hustle never cease to amaze with their pickpocketing skills. In this segment of their show, they embark upon a bus and start robbing people out of their belongings. Have you ever been the victim of a pickpocket?
It seems that the marketing people at Ford thought that taking a Focus apart and transforming it into 31 different musical instruments would make a great ad, and according to what you’ll see below, I think they were right. I especially like the futuristic-looking Double Bass. Enjoy the concerto!
By Mark O’Neill Despite my best efforts, my Windows Explorer folders are sometimes a bit of a mess. Files tend to get scattered around like confetti at a wedding while countless folders containing an assortment of finished work, half-finished work and random musings are all mixed together in one big jumble. My folders are so […]
Set to be released on the 2nd of May, Iron Man is Marvel’s first self-financed film. The movie stars Robert Downey Junior who plays Tony Stark, a billionaire who gets captured by Afghan terrorists and decides to get out of this tricky situation by building himself a super-armor suit. Is anyone here looking forward to […]
In the following video, you’ll see a structure composed of two spiral towers sitting in a plate full of ferrofluid, a viscous liquid that is highly saturated with iron particles. As soon as the music starts, a magnetic field is created, which makes the fluid dance up the structure in a bizarre and hypnotic way. […]