Evergreen, Colorado LEGO enthusiast Zane Houston has custom built an incredible looking Mecha Bowser entirely out of LEGO for the Like A Boss contest on Flickr.
Years of battling Mario and Luigi has taken its toll on Bowser; to compensate he constructed this giant mechanical version of himself to do his bidding. Equipped with razor-sharp claws, spikes, and a flamethrower powerful enough to scorch that mustachio right off your face. Stay in your pipe, puny plumber!
This was a fun and challenging build for me; partly due to all the weird angles (especially the shell) and because this is my first build not using almost all dark bley so I was much more limited in my piece collection (and I used just about every yellow brick and slope I own). I hope you guys like it!
This blueprint shows the makeup of a massive kaiju-fighting Jaeger robot. (Click to enlarge)
Gigantic sea monsters, Godzilla, kaiju of all varieties — you just never know when you’re going to need a robot the size of a skyscraper to come bust up some gigantic beast from who knows where.
Luckily, we now have some blueprints to show us just how to make a kaiju-fightin’, population-protectin’ badass bot. These schematics, obtained by Wired, show everything that’s needed to build a Jaeger, like the giant robots used to defend Earth in Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming movie Pacific Rim.
In these diagrams from the “Pan Pacific Defense Corps,” we see how the nuclear vortex turbine connects to the leg shaft, and how the leg shaft connects to the gyro-stabilizers, and how the gyro-stabilizer connects to the oceanic cooling vents, and so on. The schematics for the Gipsy Danger model Jaeger also show “conn-pods” and pilot rigs, a reactor core and something called a “plasmacaster,” which is capable of wounding and cauterizing kaiju anatomy and “sealing off toxic bleeds.”
This humanoid robot has been modified by researchers at Disney Research to play catch and juggle with a human partner. The robot uses a Microsoft Kinect controller to track the balls through the air, catching them with a mitt-like hand. The robot then tosses the ball back at the human partner (in juggle mode it does this very quickly). If the robot drops the ball, it performs a “failure animation,” such as shrugging its shoulders or shaking its head. The robot was developed for interactive entertainment research.
These photos of miniature clouds floating in rooms are not faked. To create each photo, Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde carefully adjusts the atmospheric conditions in the room before using a fog machine to unleash a cloud. The cloud lasts just long enough for Smilde to photograph it. To see how he does it, watch this behind the scenes video by Dutch newspaper Noordhollands Dagblad:
The Customizable Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device at ThinkGeek is a 1:1 scale replica of the life-sized gun seen in the Portal video game series by Valve Corporation. You can fully customize the device with outer shell stickers and magnetic strips, switch the LED colors (red, orange, blue or purple) and let out a recognizable firing sound when the trigger is pulled. It is available to purchase at the ThinkGeek online store.
This life size, 1:1 scale replica of the Handheld Portal Device will make you feel like you’re really in the testing facility. Unlike previous versions, this one is fully customizable. One switch lets you toggle between the LED colors: red orange/yellow, blue, purple. The other lets you flip between color 1, color 2, and off. Set the switch to the type of portal you want and pull the trigger. Your chosen LED color will light and the firing sound will play. The Portal Device fits comfortably in one hand, freeing your off hand to hold your favorite talking potato or an ever-faithful Companion Cube.
Instant Regret is a type of crunchy peanut butter by Firebox that is described as “offensively hot.” It’s infused with capsaicin extracted from the King Naga chilli and to make it even hotter, they’ve added a dash of Habanero chilli extract. It measures 12 million SHU on the Scoville scale (super crazy hot).
Please Note: HONESTLY, THIS REALLY IS HOTTER THAN WE EXPECTED. IT’S REALLY, REALLY HOT. CAUTION: Hot Sauce contains extreme quantities of chilli and is not suitable for children, pets or the elderly. CAUTION: Do not put in direct contact with eyes or downstairs area, and wash hands after handling. CAUTION: This sauce has been made in a factory that regularly uses tree nuts and peanuts, although that’ll be the least of your worries once you try some. DO NOT go overboard. Test your tolerance; otherwise you may ruin your BBQ. DO NOT Give to unsuspecting people without warning, even if you don’t like them. DO NOT Consume while driving or operating heavy machinery… or any machinery. DO NOT Consume if you have a history of heart problems, chilli terror or any other concerns about spicy food. DO NOT Consume without handy supplies of milk, yoghurt and other cooling food substances. DO NOT Place on sensitive areas of unsuspecting people’s bodies. Not suitable for children or persons under the age of 16… or over 16 for that matter. OK, so you might be able to buy finer peanuts, but not many.
Drones aren't just for the military and government anymore - regular citizens and makers are embracing drones at an amazing rate and creating some very interesting uses for this rapidly developing technology. Milo Danger designs, builds, flies & shoots an armed drone to determine just how safe - or dangerous - these machines are in the hands of a novice flyer.
Two new trailers for upcoming sci-fi flicks offer wildly different visions of a future Earth. Neither looks particularly original, but both point to a planet pulsing with danger.
In Oblivion, Earth looks desolate after an alien invasion, a wasteland dotted with wrecked landscapes and malfunctioning machines. In After Earth, a boy finds himself in a Life of Pi-style fight for survival in a lush world filled with natural dangers akin to Avatar’s flora and fauna.
Tom Cruise works on a post-apocalyptic Earth in upcoming sci-fi film Oblivion.
In the After Earth trailer, embedded above, the elder Raige lays out the dangers ready to be encountered in the forests of the future. “This is a Class 1 quarantined planet,” Cypher says. “The threats we will be facing are real. Everything on this planet has evolved to kill humans.” Kitai encounters many wild beasts as his father’s reassuring voice outlines the difference between fear and danger, outlining what looks like a classic coming-of-age tale.
What you won’t get from either of these new teaser trailers is a smack in the face with the filmmakers’ names — there’s no glimpse of the wearisome “from the visionary director of” tagline here.
But the films are both coming from marquee directors, albeit ones hoping to bounce back from disappointing films. For Oblivion, that’s Joseph Kosinski, whose directorial debut, Tron Legacy, showcased a stunning visual style but failed to tell a compelling story. For After Earth, the man at the helm is M. Night Shyamalan, a talented director who’s on a bit of a losing streak (The Last Airbender, The Happening). Shyamalan co-wrote the After Earth screenplay with Stephen Gaghan (Syriana, Traffic).
Will either of these films deliver the kind of brain-teasing, soul-stirring story that make all the epic visuals worthwhile? We’ll have to wait till next year to see: Oblivion opens in April and After Earth follows in June
New York City-based artist Olaf Breuning hired Ghanaian casket artisans to make him these cartoonish coffins back in 2004. The coffins include a chocolate bar, snowman, and melting popsicle. Colorful fantasy coffins, which are as much sculptures as caskets, are a traditional feature of Ghanaian funeral culture. We’ve previously posted some of Breuning’s other humorous artworks.
• Eating any animal which walks on all four and has paws (good news for cats) (11:27) • Picking up grapes that have fallen in your vineyard (19:10) • Mixing fabrics in clothing (19:19) • Cross-breeding animals (19:19) • Eating fruit from a tree within four years of planting it (19:23) • Trimming your beard (19:27) • Getting tattoos (19:28) • Not standing in the presence of the elderly (19:32) • Mistreating foreigners – “the foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born” (19:33-34) • Using dishonest weights and scales (19:35-36) • Blasphemy (punishable by stoning to death) (24:14) • Selling land permanently
World's Best Ever says: "The Sekuhara (translated: Sexual Harassment) Interface is a group of daikon radishes that have been hooked up to electronic sensors to emit moans and groans when groped."
It would be easy to construct a Sekuhara Interface for home use using the
While you still won't be able to buy that Slayer Christmas sweater you've been wanting ever since you knew it existed, there is another equally hardcore option if you're still in need of something ugly and holiday-themed: the Home Alone sweater. Complete with prancing reindeer on the wearer's biceps and a healthy portion of snowflakes, no one will dare mess with a person wearing an ugly Christmas sweater that says, "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal" on it. Especially if that person has been drinking all of the buttered rum. So, if you find yourself wearing this masterpiece of a garment at a gathering and someone tells you, "You know, that quote isn't technically from Home Alone -- it's from Angels With Filthy Souls," feel free to go Black Bart on them and treat them to a holiday mashup.
I'm kidding. Please do not start a fight in this sweater. Wear it in good health, and in the name of peace on Earth, good will towards men. It's available on the appropriately-named site, UglyChristmasSweater.com for $49.99. God bless us
In this creepy elevator prank video that aired on the Brazilian SBT variety show Programa Silvio Santos, unknowing pedestrians enter an elevator thinking that they are going to the desired floor, but instead are scared out of their minds when they notice a little (scary looking) girl suddenly standing next to them after the lights flicker off and back on
…for about 20 years, I avoided the Quentin Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction, telling people, “The only way I’ll watch that film is if someone pays me.”
Well, someone finally paid me.
I was recently commissioned to recreate Uma Thurman’s character Mia Wallace, specifically from the scene in which she’s revived from an accidental heroin overdose with a giant shot of adrenaline.
Faber Castell's Perfect Pencil is described by the ad copy as "the culmination of the history of the pencil", which somehow does not quite prepare one for the eye-watering $240 price tag—or that of the $500 gift set! Don't worry, though: refills are only $50
Republican
presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks to reporters about the
secretly taped video from one of his campaign fundraising events in
Costa Mesa, Calif., Sept. 17, 2012.
Here’s a coincidence that will have Democrats chuckling: as the
last few ballots are counted across the nation, it looks increasingly
likely that Mitt Romney’s share of the popular vote was 47%.
The number crunchers at the non-partisan Cook Political Reportcalculate
that Romney’s national vote haul will end up somewhere around 47.2%,
thanks to yet-to-be-counted ballots in California and New York,
according to the Washington Post.
The figure, of course, became infamous during the 2012 Presidential campaign when the progressive magazine Mother Jonesreleased a video of Romney
at a private fundraiser, writing off 47 percent of U.S. citizens as
“victims” who refuse to “take personal responsibility and care for their
lives.”
(MORE: Romney: Obama Won By Bestowing “Gifts” On Voters)
The phrase “47 percent” soon became shorthand for Mitt Romney’s
difficulties — often self-inflicted — in getting past the ‘out of touch
plutocrat’ label his opponents tarred him with. Now, the number has
reappeared as an epitaph to the GOP candidate’s campaign.
The Cook Political Report calculates, meanwhile, that President Obama’s share of the popular vote will likely settle at 51%
Faber Castell's 
