Jurassic Park is the coolest, most epic theme park we’ve ever seen. Real life dinosaurs? Everyone would buy a ticket to this park. But how could a park like this be built? How expensive would it be? Find out here, in our awesome series, “How Much Would It Cost?”.
Super Non-Stick Mayo Bottles Could Cut Wastage
A Norwegian company wants to help you get every drop of mayo out of the bottle. It’s licensing a non-stick coating from a US company that already works with glue manufacturers.
The US firm, LiquiGlide, says it can coat the inside of food containers in a totally safe way. It customizes its coating manufacture process for individual uses and says in this case it could make the coating entirely from food materials, thus meeting health and safety standards.
According to LiquiGlide, its product isn’t simply a super-hydrophobic material that creates a cushion of air between itself and a product. Instead it’s a liquid-impregnated surface. In effect it’s a flat surface with a raised matrix (looking a little like a city grid from above). The matrix is designed so that a liquid not only perfectly fills the gaps between the raised bumps but is held permanently in place.
The result is an overall surface that’s consistently slippery and allows the relevant liquid in the container to pass smoothly. As well as using custom materials, the company also adjusts the structure to give a custom level of slipperiness: that is, controlling the speed at which the liquid in the container passes by.
Earlier this year the company licensed its technology to glue manufacturer Elmers with the aim of making it easier to get glue out of the container. Now it’s done a deal with Norwegian food manufacturer Orkla. The initial deal covers mayonnaise products across Northern Europe.
The theory is that as well as customers feeling they get a better deal by not wasting any of the product, it could boost recycling, either by customers reusing products at home, or by making it easier for waste management products to reclaim the container without having to deal with gunk on an epic scale.
LiquiGlide is selling it as a boost for the manufacturers as well: it argues that customers who can get the product out easier will finish it off quicker and buy replacements, rather than give up out of frustration but be unwilling to make a new purchase while there’s still some left in the bottle.
Of course, while the logic of the coating makes sense, and it may well work perfectly with mayo, here in the UK shoppers will be forgiven for wondering how it will cope with Marmite, a yeast extract spread (similar to Australia’s Vegemite) notorious for the last few servings being irretrievable.
Honest Game Trailer: WATCH DOGS [Video]
The freedom of just cause. The humor of Grand Theft Auto. And the fun of Saints Row… are not in this game. But, you DO have a phone!
Funko to Release Fifth Element Pop! Vinyl Figures
Funko will be releasing a new series series of Pop! vinyl figures in October 2015 paying homage to the characters of The Fifth Elements. Unfortunately, radio host Ruby Rhod seems to be missing from the pictures, but you might notice that figure #192 was not included in this list, so there’s still hope!
[Source: Funkotree]
Awesome Mashup Cake: If Tim Burton Designed Mario [Pics]
Check out this amazing wedding cake by the Little Cherry Cake Company mashing up the world of Super Mario and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
So this amazing bride and groom loved both Nightmare Before Christmas and Mario and didnt know which to choose. Why choose when you can have both!?! I love it when a couple just gives me free reign with design and lets me run with crazy ideas haha.
Mario and Peach as Jack and Sally, Oogie Boogie as Yoshi, Lock, Shock and Barrel as Shy Guys and some spooky Mario characters – Boo Ghosts, Dry Bones and dark Piranha plants.
The mario landscape even features spiral hill around the back and the brides favourite – Zero.
[Little Cherry Cake Company | Via TN]
Crows are The Trolls of the Animal Kingdom [Video]
Yep, that’s proof enough: Crows are the trolls of the animal kingdom.
Another video of a crow having fun at the expense of a dog:
[Frode Riis Corneliussen | Via TDW]
Benevolent Magic [Comic]
Never waste a spell slot on anything that doesn’t do damage.
[Source: Joshua Wright on Tumblr | Joshua Wright (Official) | Follow Joshua Wright on Twitter]
“The Tourbillon” Will Spin You Inside a Series of Concentric Squares [Video]
There is absolutely no way I’m ever getting inside this thing. Nope. The ride also reminds me of the space travel thing/ship/device featured in Contact (1997.)
This Kickass Fallout A3-21 Plasma Gun is Perfect to Help You Survive the Wasteland!
When Ryan Palser is not working at Boss Key Productions as a senior animator, he’s usually busy building robots and replicas in his studio. Since fallout 4 will be released later this year, I thought you guys would appreciate seeing Ryan’s amazing plasma gun replica.
Here is the final product of months of work. I am beyond happy with the way it all came together in the end. I have to give major props to my painter wife Dena for really helping me take this gun to the next level with the amazing weathering job.
[Source: Ryan Palser on Flickr | Ryan Palser on Twitter]
PowerUp Geek Box: What I Got in my Premium June Box!
I wrote about the PowerUp Box last month and showed you guys what I received as part of my subscription, Here’s what I got in the box in June!
For either $19.95 (deluxe – 4 to 6 items) or $29.95 (premium – 6 to 9 items) (+ s/h) you’ll get a box packed with geeky goodness delivered to your door every month. You can also save a little by pre-ordering three (5% off), six (10% off) or twelve months (15% off) of boxes. If you’re looking for some cool geek gifts to offer to people you know, the PowerUp Box is a great idea!
The first item was a beautiful Hanna-Barbera Frankenstein Jr. Funko Pop Vinyl!
Nope, my son was not included! :)
After, a got a few Angry Birds items: A Star Wars Angry Birds humongous pen, a hardcover notebook and a mini notepad:
The Star Wars issue #3 comic book:
A nice Star Wars shirt featuring a Tie Fighter:
A pair of Nightmare Before Christmas (Jack Skellington) socks.
I also got this “For Fox Sake” coffee mug:
Some lightning bugs gummy candies. These actually light up when you grab them!
A Star Wars puzzle:
And finally, A Star Wars shirt!
For those interested, you can head over to powerupbox.com to order the upcoming box for next month! Use coupon code GeeksAreSexy to get 10% off on your first month of either the premium or deluxe box!