An interesting presentation that takes a look at the science of fire extinguishers: Different fuels create different kinds of fires, and each of these fires need to be extinguished using a very specific method requiring a certain class of extinguisher depending on the type of fire you’re dealing with. Water is often not effective enough […]
Titled “Army of wool,” this series of illustrations by artist and concept designer Kyonghwan Kim picturing various breeds of cats as Dungeons & Dragons characters is nothing short of fantastic! I’d love to see some animated cartoon featuring these characters! Check ’em all out below (after the “read more” link if you’re reading this from […]
From Thinkgeek: This Millennium Falcon charger comes with a 34″ long cord illuminated by a blue light strip that animates when charging. There’s a micro-USB plug built into the front of the ship, and thrusters on the back of the Millennium Falcon light up when you’re charging your device from any standard USB port. Just […]
If you live in South Korea and are a fan of the Pokémon franchise and of donuts, you are in luck, my friend. South Korean Krispy Kremes have just unveiled their new Pokémon donuts shaped like Pikachu, Squirtle, or a Pokéball. For those interested, you can get a single donut for 1,800 won (about $1.65 […]
In his latest comic, artist Commitstrip takes a behind the scene look at what happened after Elon Musk revealed his plan to colonize Mars on September 27h. That man is an incredible visionary! Could it be possible that there’s someone already living on the red planet without us knowing about it? Oh and yeah, we […]
From Thinkgeek: The company that manufactures these shared their origin story: We were stocking our warehouse when one of our original Featherstone pink flamingos was bit by a sickly warehouse pigeon. These red-eyed, black-feathered flamingos with fangs which resulted are ready to haunt your yard. This set of two in different poses comes with four […]
British soap viewers who also enjoy Star Trek had a double-take when they saw a character with a definite hint of Captain Kirk in her clothing. The costume department working on Coronation Street did not intend character Izzy Armstrong’s garb to be quite so out of this world. However, actress Cherrylee Houston noticed the combination […]
So yeah, I promised myself that as a Canadian, I wouldn’t post anything related to the current presidential election in the U.S., but this is just too good not to post. Plus, we’re talking about Futurama here, which makes it pretty geeky. Listen as voice actor Billy West, which performs the voice of Zapp Brannigan […]
Roku has announced three new devices including a $30 ‘Express’ model that’s clearly being pushed as a rival to Chromecast and more expensive models with 4K upscaling. The company is ditching its policy of numbering its products, reasoning that as it’s launching new entry-level devices, the old “higher number = better device) system might get […]
The folks from The Warp Zone teamed with with Youtuber Brizzy Voices to create an a capella version of the original Simpsons theme song. They even went as far as paint themselves in yellow for the performance! Check it out! In honor of new full episodes returning for the Simpson’s 28th season, we decided to […]