Early in the 21st century, DARPA entered the UBYKA project with a singular goal: arm insects with programmable micro-mechanical systems and micro-weapons platforms, then send them out to covertly and effectively infiltrate the strongholds of warring nations. These UBYKA cyborg animals were superior in strength and agility, enhanced with the latest technologies, and as War Terminators, they were good. […]
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Simon Bent knows science is awesome. The Melbourne based graphic designer also knows that there’s not nearly enough popularity for some of history’s greatest minds in pop culture, so he put together this series of 60s-era, trip-tastic portraits of a handful of scientists and inventors from history. SCIENCE VS DELERIUM IS A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATIONS […]
John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action adventure film about John Carter, the lead character in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 11-volume Barsoom series. In the film, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is transported to Mars where he becomes part of a conflict between the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem […]
Aussie Stormtrooper Paul French is currently walking across Australia, from Perth to Sydney (a total of 4100 km or 2547 miles,) to raise money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. For more than 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and life-altering […]
There’s not a lot of info on Tommervik, the artist behind these wicked cool Star Wars paintings, but that’s okay because they’re awesome in their own right. Early cubist influence plus pop culture equals the droids we’re looking for. Tommervik’s eBay store is packed with items for sale, not all Star Wars-related. Check out this […]
OK, so these are a bit dagger-like for my taste–I can’t type with those!–but I’m in love enough with the idea to try this out on my own (considerably shorter) nails. This hand belongs to redditor Sweet_Acid, who says she had to redo Aquaman’s emblem “twice because they indeed look like a pair of pants.” […]
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Every single day I am impressed by people who read Geeks Are Sexy. You ladies and gents are insanely creative/funny/smart/otherwise awesome. I can’t get over it. These pics landed in my inbox recently from one Joshua Hart. At first blush, I thought, “Oooh, nice steampunk.” But then I read the explanation of said nice steampunk, […]
“I got this mega man tattoo as I am a self confessed game geek. Megaman, Mario Bros. and Nintendo was a big part of my life when i was younger. Game Over as basically I gotta grow up now :( NOT lol” — Kevin Travis, bearer of Mega Man ink. [via]