Armed officers stormed a house in England this week after police spotted a gun wielding figure lurking in the front room. The officers forced the owner to the floor at gunpoint and ordered him to surrender his weapon. The “gunman” however, turned out to be a life sized Lara Croft dummy complete with pistols, which […]
Filed under: weird, humour | No Comments »
In this vid, the speed of rotation of the helicopter’s rotor blades is almost perfectly synced to the cameras fps, giving rise to the illusion that the rotors are not spinning. Very cool effect!
Filed under: weird, illusions | No Comments »
MXN Limited announced this week that they have bought the domain name Porn.com for an amount in excess of $9 Million US. The full details of the deal have not been disclosed but it is definitely one of the most significant adult domain transactions in history.
Porn.com is one of the most typed in URL’s on […]
Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »
This vid is from the BBC show Dead Ringers, it features the impressionist/comedian Jon Culshaw as Obi Wan Kenobi buying a car. Jon’s voice impression of Sir Alec Guinness is right on the money. Enjoy.
Filed under: geek, humour | No Comments »
Flickrvision is a great site that lets you see what is being uploaded to Flickr and from where in the world it is being posted from almost in real time. The site is powered by Google Maps and so the world map is fully zoomable. Hours of fun here, it is very addictive to watch.
Link
Filed under: computers, society, cameras | No Comments »
Great gift idea for the geek in your life, available from What on Earth.
Filed under: geek | No Comments »
Korean company Qrtiex, have a new mouse equipped with an iris scanner to satisfy your biometric security needs, the IRIBIO. You simply hold the mouse about 5 cm from your face and look into the little camera on the side of the unit, if your iris pattern is authenticated then you are granted access to […]
Filed under: computers, gadgets | No Comments »
Ever wondered how lightsabers work? Howstuffworks has a great article explaining how and also provides some tips on how to use your lightsaber as a handy tool around the house.
Important Safety Information
A lightsaber is not a toy! Keep it out of reach of children at all times. Lightsaber locks are required in most states.
There are […]
Filed under: sci-fi, geek, humour | No Comments »
NASA says that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is on track for launch in 2013. The new telescope will replace the awesome Hubble telescope which has been responsible for a multitude of scientific discoveries and has captured countless amazing images of our universe since its launch in 1990. The JWST will be siginificantly larger […]
Filed under: astronomy, science, nasa | No Comments »
Fascinating interview with Buzz Aldrin (second man on the Moon) talking about a UFO encounter en route to the Moon on Apollo 11.
“There was something out there, close enough to be observed, and what could it be? Now, obviously the three of us weren’t going to blurt out, ‘Hey, Houston, we’ve got something moving alongside […]
Filed under: weird, spaceflight, nasa | 1 Comment »
DoubleViking have a list of the top 15 Han Solo quotes and a guide of when to use them. This is #6…
6. “Laugh it up, fuzzball.”
When to say it: When a fat/hairy person laughs at you
Again: not outright whiny and confrontational, but this line lets everyone know that you mean business and that you’re tired […]
Filed under: sci-fi, humour | No Comments »