Embrace Your Geekness Day Plans? [Open-Thread]

Pretty much every day is Embrace Your Geekness Day here at Geeks Are Sexy, but July 13th is the official holiday set aside by the folks at wellcat.com, who have 80+ Wellcat Holidays to “celebrate life and its many quirky moments.” The suggested celebratory activities:

Into dungeon games, comic books and doing vampire dress-up? Spend endless hours going strange places on the internet? You’re a geek, and this is the day to roar!

I don’t know about you Geeks, but I’m down. Of course, it’s Wednesday (comics day!) and clearly we’re all already online, so you guys tell me: What’s in the works for Embrace Your Geekness Day? Personally, I propose an official edit to the title, since “geekiness” is the more familiar term. But I think I’d settle for a meme party on Google+ while wearing my favorite shirt and watching Firefly (again and again), which is exactly what I’ve got going on.

 So, what is it? The Guild? Your guild? Star Wars marathon (minus the prequels because you know why) or building an explosive lemon or what? Share your gee(i)ness with us in the comments!

 

 



Steampunk Iron Man FTW [Pictures]

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Matt Silva of Penny Dreadful Productions might be my hero of the day. This steampunk Iron Man is a serious piece of handiwork. There are exactly zero details about this on the website (it’s under heavy maintenance), but all told I think it’s a remarkable steampunk/comics mashup.

[via How to Be a Retronaut]

3500-Piece LEGO Porsche [Video]

Fernando of Sheepo’s Garage built this Porsche 911 (997) Turbo Cabriolet PDK

The car maintains all proportions of the real 911 and comprises a pretty impressive set of materials: 3500 parts and more than 6 meters of wires, 3 PF controllers, 3 IR PF Receivers, 2 RC motors, 1 PF XL motor, 5 PF M motors, 3 PF lights, 2 Lithium batteries, 1 PF switch,  3 PF wires 50c, 3 PF wires 20cm. The doors all lock and the windshield is at the correct 22-degree angle, to boot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnGj4wxsNZY

And, if you’d like to build your own Porsche 911 (997), Sheepo has downloadable instructions for the chassis and axles.

[sheepo.es]



Son Fights Dad in Epic Miniature War [Video]

A father fights against his son for control over the backyard. Who will win? Check out the following video to find out!

[Via Obvious Winner]

C3PO Never Looked This Delicious

Hmmm, C3PO never looked so delicious: Spaghetti, cauliflower and garlic bread in the shape of C3PO!

[Source: The Complete Star Wars Cook Book: Wookiee Cookies, Darth Malt, and Other Galactic Recipes (Volume 2) – Get Volume 1 and Volume 2 @ Amazon.com]

Obi-Wan Kenobi & Qui-Gon Jinn vs. Darth Maul: The Epic Vocal SFX Edition [Video]

I think I could actually forgive George Lucas for the prequels if he’d consider replacing the audio from the fight scene at the end of episode one with the version you hear in the video above. What say you, geeks?

[Via Geekologie]

Harry Potter Corn Maze [Pic]

Apparently, York, UK-based farmer Top Persy has a lot of time on his hands because look at what he recently did with one of his corn fields, which he now calls the Maize Maze.

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