The Western Wall is one of the most famous religious landscapes on Earth and is also known as the Wailing Wall. The Wall is located in the Old City of Jerusalem so you can imagine that security is insanely tight. On the Jewish holiday os Purim it is the custom to dress up in fun […]
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The bookmark that automatically follows your reading
The albatros bookmark is a simple but clever idea. It’s a bookmark that follows your progress and you read through the book. However, you do need to attach it to the back and front of the book. What do you think? Worried that it might not work so well at the start or end of […]
The Devil Within: Street Fighter x Tekken short film
Based in Los Angeles, the Thousand Pounds Action Company makes fight videos and their YouTube channel talks of anime/manga, video game and comicbook inspired videos. By “fight videos” I don’t mean the gritty kind, I mean the kind that show off ability with grace and style. Thousand Pounds Action Co have turned their attention to […]
1,000 marble tipping machine
This video has taught me that the German for marbles is knickers! Well. Okay. Nearly. It seems to be knikker but that’s close. Watch as the machine transports dozens of marbles at a time, saves them up and then tips them all at once when there’s 1000 in the pen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQCrlLGEQUc
Darth Vader bikini beach style
The team at The Photo Fiend have put together an interesting new look for the beach this summer. What about a Darth Vader bikini? Jay has released the image via Flickr under creative commons and its worth a look in the set for others such as Sith Steve the Bounty Hunter. Steve’s not been released […]
Dice, grenades and other gamer items for a fresh guacamole
This stop motion video from PES shows every day household gamer items being turned into fresh guacamole. It’s worth watching because, for stop motion, it’s incredibly fluid. The trick is to spot when the gamer items are being brought it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMO6vjmkyI
Impressive Portal collector’s edition prop
This is Aperture Science made real. This prop gives us an Aperture Science handheld portal device. It’s a limited edition piece. There are only 5,000 items in this 1:1 scale handheld device. The lights allow for both orange and blue and there are portalesq sounds.
Who is this surprising Skeletor cosplayer?
Tumblr Short Fuse Pimpups took this photograph of an unusual Skeletor at MegaCon 2012. Right now they’re asking for the cosplayer to take credit for this rather awesome villian variant so proper credit can be given. Do you know who she is?
When will Virgin Media double my broadband speed?
Yesterday was a big day for geeks with broadband connections in the UK. Virgin Media runs its own network of fibre optics (most everyone else leases their lines from BT broadband) and has made a special effort to promote itself by being fast. Yes, I know, broadband speed marketing is a horrible things with all […]
Solar destruction or leap year correction?
Which would happen first? The solar destruction of the planet or enough leap year corrections to finally and accurately align the calendar? Sounds like a leading question? Yup. This video digs into what a leap year actually is, when they happen (not every 4 years) and why. Also, according to custom, February is when women […]
