Archive for October 2009

Balloon Boy Hoax Costume

Do you have your halloween costume yet? If not, please consider this offering from microflight.com. The manufacturer recommends that you fill the balloon with helium, but make sure you tie it down properly, or you know what that could lead to!

Balloon Boy Costume

Just ring the doorbell and say “I’m supposed to be flying in there, but my dad said to stay in the box for the show!” – you are practically guaranteed to get double and triple halloween treats with this authentic and collectible Balloon Boy Flying Saucer Hoax trick costume!

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MC Trebek in da Hizzouse

I like how he equates rap and hip-hop to a wasted youth. Auto-tune is clearly not dead!

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Night Owls vs. Early Birds

I haven’t figured out how this picture relates to the study, but it’s on National Geographic, so it must be important. I just wanted to save this link somewhere… as I post this at 4 am.

“But ten hours after waking, early birds showed reduced activity in brain areas linked to attention compared with the night owls. The “morning people” also felt sleepier and performed more slowly on tests.

Furthermore, as the day wore on, early birds showed less activity in a region deep in the brain involved in the so-called circadian master clock, which regulates our daily cycles of alertness.”

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Pop-up Book, LEGO Style

You might be saying to yourself, “But LEGO’s don’t need to pop up. They’re already three dimensional!” 4,500 blocks. 4 kg. Doesn’t come in a set (wait, what?). Behold.

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Why We Love Yahoo! Answers

How do I get rid of my period?

That’s two ways right there!

Rapist Search

This has been around since the beginning of the internet, but makes me laugh every time. I want to say that abc7 logo belongs to San Francisco’s ABC network affiliate. An oldie, but goody.

Rapist Search

Wooden Mirror

This wall of wooden tiles, combined with a tiny camera and a computer processing images in grayscale… sure would make for an excellent security system. Imagine breaking into a house, sneaking past this baby, and then FLT FLT FLT FLT FLT. You’d crap your pants. Too bad they’re just calling it art.

Trippin’ Ballz

I can’t remember where this optical illusion came from. Only that I saved it on my computer for those times when I feel the need to be trippin’ ballz. Don’t stare too long.

One Million Colors

Reel 2 Dialogue 2

That’s R2-D2 to you. Bet you didn’t know that little tidbit. (See what I did there?) OK, I didn’t know either until about 10 minutes ago, but that’s besides the point.

In any case, here are a couple of sweet designs inspired by our little friend, R to the D two.

R2-D2 Beer
R2-D2 Case Mod

However, they all pale in comparison to this ULTIMATE CONSOLE-BOT. I’d hit that. You know… for some hot Duck Hunt action… yeah.
R2-D2 Console

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Some semi-local news

A pot farm, a state-licensed child care facility, and homemade explosives. What could possibly go wrong?

“Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez says a hospital contacted authorities late Wednesday to report a patient with a hand injury. Authorities responded to the hospital and investigated the home of 23-year-old Benjamin Kuzelka in Lake Elsinore.”

SoCal man blows hand off while mixing explosives