Made of WIN and AWESOME: Remote-Controlled Superhero [Video]

Just imagine, one evening, as you’re walking around your neighborhood, you see this thing zipping past you in the sky:

Now for only $295, you too can make your neighborhood’s kids think that superheroes actually exist!

Specifications: The full scale RcSuperhero is 75 inches tall, weighs approximately 3 pounds, and has an “arm span” or wingspan of 45 inches.

Flight characteristics: Great! This is due to the low weight to surface area and that it has a high wing like a Piper cub with a low center of gravity. In addition, he has plenty of vertical tail surfaces due to the double side bodies; which adds to the stability. Also, the RcSuperhero has oversized control surfaces and likes to fly upright. He takes off by being thrown or by standing upright in a stand and lands on his belly skids.

Thrust: The RcSuperhero has about 6 pounds of thrust; this allows for vertical take off.

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Terra Nova: A Second Chance for Humanity? [Trailer]

Check out the new trailer for Terra Nova, the upcoming FOX TV series produced by Steven Spielberg.

The show begins in the year 2149, a time when all life on planet Earth is threatened with extinction. In an effort to save the human race, scientists develop a portal allowing travel 85 million years back in time to prehistoric Earth. The Shannon family (father Jim, his wife Elisabeth, and their three children Josh, Maddy and Zoe) join the tenth pilgrimage of settlers to Terra Nova, the first human colony on the other side of the temporal doorway. However, they are unaware that the colony is in the middle of a group of carnivorous dinosaurs. [Source]

[Via Slashfilm]

The Simpsons Alphabet [pic]

My daughter isn’t quite alphabet-ready yet, but when she is, I’d much rather eschew the boring old “A is for Apple” schtick for something clever and geeky like Fabian Gonzalez‘ graphic Simpsons alphabet. OK, so maybe it’s not as practical as your standard preschool fare, but it’s so much more fun. I love the lowercase “M” for Maggie. I’ll admit… there are a handful I don’t get (Üter isn’t one of them).

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Even More Twaggies

Here are some of the latest and greatest Twaggies cartoons. In case you missed our last post highlighting some of our favorites, that’s right over here. Enjoy!

 

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Tiffany Lamp + Boba Fett Helmet = WIN! [Picture]

So tasteful, even non-geeky people will tolerate having this lamp gracing their entryway!

[SOURCE: mclanesmemories]

How to Read Comics

While it’s true that not every geek has more than a passing interest in comics, fans of art and history (and art history?) will definitely enjoy the How To Read Comics series on the Best Damn Creative Writing Blog. Rob Vollmar is some kind of comics genius with the gift of ‘splain.

The first installment, simply titled “How to Read Comics“, explains among other things that the word comics is singular, a factoid I’ve been trying to work into daily conversation since. (“I just love this comics!” doesn’t impress at my local coffee shop, BTW.) Installment two, “How to Read Comic Strips“, offers up a nice history of the form with examples of early works. Those are followed up by “How to Read Comic Books” and “How to Read Graphic Novels” (wherein Vollmar explains the difference–or lack thereof–between the two), and today’s “How to Read Manga“, all full of clear explanations, visual examples, and wit.

Rob Vollmar’s first graphic novel (with artist Pablo G. Callejo) The Castaways (2002) was nominated for an Eisner award. His most recent, Inanna’s Tears (with artist mpMann) is a proto-historical fiction set in ancient Sumer. Rob began writing about comics online before contributing to the Comics Journal. Vollmar is now a contributing editor with World Literature Today and has joined the editorial staff of Crosstimbers, a liberal arts magazine published by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma where he works as a media writer.

[source and images: BDCWB]

How Mobile Phones are Made [Video]

Graphic designer Qais Sarhan made this animation for his graduation project on child labor at the University of Leeds, UK.

[Via Neatorama]