We submerge an orange LED into liquid nitrogen which causes the LED to change colour from orange to yellow and towards green. So geeks, can anyone here explain exactly why the light emitted by the LED changes color when submerged in liquid nitrogen? If you do, let us know the explanation in the comments section […]
The game’s release is slated for March 19th on the Xbox 360. Who’s planning to check it out? (If this video reaches 100,000 views by March 15, Xbox says they will release a free Window Web weapon skin. We’re just doing our part to assist.) [Topless Robot via Nerdist]
I’m not super-familiar with how difficult papercrafting is, but I’m willing to bet that it takes a significant number of hours to build something life-sized. Minidelerium, a Swedish papercraft hobbyist, made this kickass Zelda figure in 126 hours, which is three weeks of working 8-5, Monday through Friday. (She then gave Zelda away, which seems […]
Some of these are pretty deep inside jokes, but any fan of literature can laugh at a drunken Emily Dickinson trying to find the emdash on her keyboard. All images by Jessie Gaynor. [Paris Review via oblog]
Beam Me Up, a show hosted recently by Los Angeles-based Q Pop Shop and Mini Gallery, features works from artistic Trekkies. The pieces range from paintings on canvas to digital works to hand-sewn plushies, all sharing just one common theme: a love for Star Trek. (Click any image to enlarge) Though the “Beam Me Up” […]
Wow. Just Wow. This is absolutely beautiful! Hi everyone, this is my rendition of Apotheosis and I Was Born For This from the Grammy nominated video game soundtrack Journey composed by Austin Wintory. As soon as I heard some of the pieces I fell in love with the soundtrack and wanted to make a video […]
What does it take to be a genius? More than some “geniuses” would admit. From Incidental Comics by Grant Snider. [via Neatorama]
[GAS] reader Guillermo (shout-out to Madrid!) sent us pics of his friend’s 32nd birthday cake. JuanMa must me a big Assassin fan, because his girlfriend whipped up this beauty for him. Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing, Guillermo!
Well, if you put it that w— Oh. Of course. [via reddit]
So it’s not exactly like John Carpenter’s The Thing, but researchers have found what is a clearly different variety of bacteria in Lake Vostok samples taken during the famed expedition in 2012. After removing variables for contamination and misclassification, researchers are unable to group the Vostok bacteria with any kind presently known on Earth. Lake […]