About 5 million years ago, a new predator made its way from the south and onto the coastal plains of North America. It was a giant, flightless, carnivorous bird and came to be known by one of the coolest and most richly earned nicknames in all of paleontology: the terror bird.
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The new board game based on Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal has just been released, and as everything River Horse releases, the game looks absolutely fantastic! This is a cooperative game where up to 4 players work together to find the shard and heal The Dark Crystal. Order the game right here.
• 4 highly collectable figurine renditions of the main characters: 2 Gelflings – Jen and Kira (with Fizzgig!). 2 Skeksis – skekSil the Chamberlain and skekUng the Garthim-Master
• Rules booklet – 24 pages.
• 2′ × 2′ game board – lavishly illustrated with inspiring new artwork featuring all the legendary places from the movie, including Aughra’s Observatory, the Valley of the Stones and the Crystal Castle.
• 25 World cards, 9 Mystic cards, 7 Skeksis cards and 15 Minion cards.
• Over 20 game tokens.
• 6 polyhedral dice (D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D20).
• 4 character sheets and 4 Special Ability cards.
• Cardboard stand-ups and bases: 4 Garthim, 1 Slave Podlings, 1 Gourmand Skeksis and 1 Slave-Master Skeksis
• 1 Orrery turn track (top and bottom, with plastic connector).
Orth an der Donau, Austria-based photographer Cornelia Gillmann likes to tell a story with her pictures, and it clearly shows in her work. If you look at her portfolio on Facebook, you can clearly see how she evolved as a photographer throughout the years from 2011 to today. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the ones she has online.
[Source: Cornelia Gillmann (Facebook) | Cornelia Gillmann (Deviantart)]
Its creators define the Lexip as the most accurate and versatile gaming mouse ever created, and after watching the demo (embedded below,) I have to say that they’re probably right. I’ve never been excited about a mouse before, but this would looks like it could be a major game changer for many gamers! The product has only been on kickstarter for a few days and it already tripled its initial funding goal with over 78,000 euros raised so far (ships worldwide!)
Lexip is the world’s first gaming mouse designed to be an all-in-one solution for your gaming needs across all types of games. It’s a high-performance gaming mouse which is intuitive, precise, and fast in all your favorite games. What makes our mouse extremely innovative is the fact that we have merged two joysticks into an already amazing high-performance gaming mouse. This allows you to combine maneuvers, easily access load-outs, and control your character/vehicle like never before!
[LEXIP: The Most Accurate and Versatile GAMING Mouse Ever Created]
In this video, Amy Shira Teitel of Vintage Space talks about how many rockets it took to bring Apollo to the moon.
If you’re keeping track, that’s more than 83 engines and motors; you might have counted 87. There were actually 88 on the Saturn V, but five did nothing during an optimal mission. The four motors that powered the Launch Escape System were aided by a pitch motor that would direct the escaping Command Module safely away from the exploding rocket. Those never fired so I left them off my count.
If you’re a fan of flying superheroes (seriously, I don’t think there’s many among us who aren’t,) these superhero and superheroine bookends and shelves might just be what you to add that little extra something that will make your décor stand out. Available in 4 versions: Supergal, Wondershelf, Book and Hero, and Supershelf.
–“Supergal” Metal Bookend
–“Wondershelf” – Metal Floating Bookshelf
–“Book & Hero” Metal Bookend
–“Supershelf” – Metal Floating Shelf
A recurring dream that might appear normal to you might not be for someone else!
[Source: XKCD (CC)]
For those who are interested in reading the official novelization of “The Force Awakens,” Amazon is currently selling the ebook for just $1.99! The novel also includes two additional short stories: “The Perfect Weapon” by Delilah S. Dawson and “Bait” by Alan Dean Foster.
[Get the Official “The Force Awakens” Novel for $1.99 (Includes two tie-in short stories!)]
