If Videogame Characters Could Break All the Rules [Video]
No need for cheat codes anymore, this is how videogame characters should act. [Dorkly on Youtube]
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This Battery-Powered Bell Has Been Running for Over 170 years! [Video]
The Oxford Electric Bell is a battery-powered bell that was initially set on display at the Clarendon Laboratory at Oxford University in 1840. The device is powered by the Clarendon Dry Pile, a battery that has been running for 175 years and is composed of alternating layers of sulfur, silver, and zinc. Even though most […]
Someone Please Buy Me This Hippo Chair?
Somethings you see and you immediately know you must do whatever it takes to acquire said item. That is the exact feeling you will get when you see the hippo chair for the first time. It is like all chairs up to now in your life have just been jokes. From LaughingSquid: Spanish artist Maximo […]
If ‘Metroid’ Were a Free-Game by Current Publisher Standards [Comic]
Looking at this makes me laugh and makes me very all at once, because of just how accurate it is. Thank goodness we will always have N.E.S Metroid. Nothing can take that away from us. Because if Metroid came out now and was free-to-play, you know we would be paying real cash for missiles and […]
NASA and ESA Astronauts Bid Final Farewell to Mr. Spock [Video + Pic]
From ReelNASA: NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke and ESA European Space Agency Astronaut Luca Parmitano reflect on the inspiration that actor Leonard Nimoy’s character Mr. Spock in the television series Star Trek had on scientists, engineers, space explorers and fans around the globe. And here’s NASA Astronaut Terry Virts farewell, tweeted from the ISS with Nimoy’s […]
These Doctor Who Funko Pop Figures are the Most Adorable Funko Pops Ever! [Pics]
Funko has recently unveiled a series of new Doctor Who Pop Figures (Pre-Order) over at the New York Toy Fair, and now, they’ve released pictures of the whole line for fans to salivate one. I want the tardis figure… and the Dalek! [Doctor Who Funko Pop Figures] http://toybox.io9.com/a-better-look-at-the-doctor-who-funko-pops-reveals-the-1688223065
Every Member of The Avengers, Ranked
The Avengers are about as super as super teams get. From Captain America to Hulk, they are not a team to be trifled with. But between comics and movies, there have been a great many of them. Before Age of Ultron drops, i09 put together this cool list of all the Avengers ranked. Trust us, […]
FLOW: The Bee Hive That Acts Like a Beer Tap
This is fantastic, and even though I’m no beekeeper, I can only admire a clever invention such as this one. For those who which to get one of these, you can get a “Flow” hive over at indigogo.com. You can also support the project by donating a small amount. Flow is a revolutionary beehive invention, […]
The New York Time’s Touching Homage to Leonard Nimoy + The Origin of the Vulcan Salute [Videos]
Watch as The New York Times pays a touching homage to the great man… and the great actor. Also, I’ve included a video (below) where he explains the origin of the Vulcan salute Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of […]
Man Designs Real-Life Batsuit That Actually Protects You [Pic + Video]
Jackson Gordon, an industrial design student at Philadelphia University, built this awesome Batsuit that will actually protect you in a fight. The thing isn’t bulletproof, but it will absorb hits in a fist fight as well as attacks from other weapons such as bats and knifes. The suits weighs around 25 pounds, and even though […]