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Young Tie-Coon.

Baruch Shemtov made his first tie by hand when he was 16. By 17, he has a flourishing business selling luxury ties for $100 each to upscale retailers. Link

Video Game Endings.

The Internet has everything, including a website dedicated to screenshots of video game endings. Yes, images of when you finally beat the big boss. This one's for Super Nintendo: Link

Sorren's Illustrations.

Joe Sorren is a great illustrator. Here's some of his works: http://joesorren.com/cgi-bin/store/agora.cgi?product=Fine_Art_Prints


The Negro Space Program.

Andy Bobrow wrote and directed this shocking-but-false story of america's blackstronauts! Link

DIY Battle Bots.

Carlo Bertocchini, the designer of the famed battle bot BioHazard, has designed BattleKits: fully assembled mobile platforms on which you can build your own killer bot! Link

Japanese Cars Are Everywhere!


What is Silly Putty Anyhow?

What is silly putty? Chemical & Engineering News: What's That Stuff? explains it:

"Silly putty is a dilatant compounds, which means it has an inverse thixotropy--that is, as a viscous suspension or gel, it becomes solid under the influence of pressure."

The manufacturer of silly putty, Binney & Smith, noted that it has "been the subject of dissertations by aspiring physicists and chemists."

OK, so what is silly putty? It's a mixture of silicone oil with boric acid.

Link


Flickr Related Tag Browser.

Flickr Related Tag Browser is cool! You can type in a search for Flickr Tag and see related images. Link

Yummy Meathead.

How to make your own meathead - from the website "The Meathead illustrated is a ham meathead, which gives the appearance of a severe burn victim. You can also use corned beef, for the look of someone with the outer layer of his skin peeled off, or turkey for a nice zombie appearance"

Perfect for your next halloween party. http://cascade.mit.edu/halloween/meathead.html (via Davezilla)

Morphin' Ghouls.

In Haunted Memories Changing Portraits, Eddie Allen morphs family portraits and pictures, such as Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, into ghoulish images. Link


The Indestructible MRL Mouse.

MRL mouse is a lab-bred strain with amazing power of regeneration.

You can punch a hole through its ears (yes, gruesome, but teenage girls do it too) - and the ears heal in 30 days with no scar tissue.

You can poke a hole through its heart, damage its liver and kidneys, lop off its tail and toes - and the MRL mouse just regenerates them. Link (via Eschaton)

Pneumatic Muscle Suit.

Sho Hasegawa, a student at Tokyo University of Science, has built a pneumatic "Muscle Suit".

This contraption can support the muscle movement of the eldery and disabled by regulating air compresion.

Now, if someone can help him with his hairdo. Link

Self-Ordering Beer: Brilliant!

Andreas Butz at the University of Munich and Michael Schmitz from Saarland University have created the world's first self-ordering beer mat.

The mat contains a pressure sensor and radio transmitter to alert bar staff of the need for a refill.

Link (via Aberrant News)

All Mad Magazine Covers.

Doug Gilford obviously loves Mad Magazine. He has a complete collection of Mad Magazine covers from every issue ever published.

The one on the left is the very first Mad Magazine issue in 1952 (mint condition: $6700).

Link (via Unique Daily)

Beat That Crop Circles, Alien!

A collection of man-made crop circles photos. Someone put a lot of time into this... Link

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