The Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up. Once the Cubli has almost reached the corner stand up position, […]
Print your own! Green T-Rex image Red T-rex Blue T-rex [brusspup | Via LS]
Sure, fire ants are a nuisance to many, but at the same time, they’re fascinating from a scientific point of view. Check out this awesome video from The New York Times taking a look at the incredible physics of ants. [The New York Times | Via TA]
Watch as the guys from ArcAttack, whom we interviewed back in 2009, perform the Pacific Rim theme on twin tesla coils. [ArcAttack | Via Geekologie]
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Continuing our look back at later developments to stories we brought you on Geeks Are Sexy this year, we turn our attention to May. Facebook was awarded a total of $2.8 million from people who’d registered addresses such as “faacebok.com” and “facegbook.com”. They were judged to have violated the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 […]
We’ve all seen it. The Facebook posts we hate. Like, hate. You know where people post things that don’t make any sense. Things that make you want to puke. Things that make you want to slap someone. But we’ve also experienced the Facebook posts we love – like birthday greetings and awesome photos of ourselves, […]
An awesome comic by the amazingly talented Croatian artist stjepan sejic, aka Nebezial on Deviantart.com. [Source: Nebezial on Deviantart.com | Via GT]
http://youtu.be/PMTzn1HnQ2A This. Is. BRILLIANT. I just contributed at the $58 level! Oh, if you’re interested and are looking to use your Thingcharger with gadgets that use a Lightning plug, don’t forget to add $9 to your contribution! thingCHARGER is a simple, elegant new way to charge all your things. Just plug it into any outlet […]
http://youtu.be/72RqpItxd8M Epic Win or Epic Fail? Whatever your thoughts are on the movie, Kung fury is currently getting crowdfunded via Kickstarter, so if you want to help make this project a reality, be sure to contribute here! KUNG FURY is an over-the-top action comedy written and directed by David Sandberg. The movie features: arcade-robots, dinosaurs, […]