To help illustrate the process of radioactive decay, Swedish nuclear scientists and musicians teamed up and formed the Radioactive Orchestra, which translate the isotopes’ different energy levels into sound frequencies. The result is questionable in terms of listen-ability, but the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology and the Nuclear Safety & Training organization’s project overall is […]
This almost-entirely edible Death Star was created by Rachel Linhart for a friend’s 7-year-old son, a project that took several days and about 24 hours of baking and artistry. So naturally something horrible happened to it, right? This Death Star was destroyed not by Luke and Han but a New York City taxi ride. It’s […]
Good news for Phirm ‘n’ Hard fans from Nerdist recently: Mike Phirman’s “W00tstock” is available on iTunes, and even better, streaming for free online. Mike Phirman. “W00tstock,” a parody (like you wouldn’t be able to figure this out yourself) of Joni Mitchell’s song (or, more precisely, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s cover of Joni Mitchell’s […]
Not too long in the future, on a tiny island, far far away, Star Wars fans will be able to purchase limited mint copies of silver-plated coins featuring Luke and Leia and R2D2 and C3PO. The Pacific Island known as Niue is issuing the coins as collector’s items — a collection of four silver $2 coins […]
Poor Lab Rat. That guy’s had a really hard life, y’know? YouTuber faceofdoomness (Hae-Joon Lee) created this video using Stop-Motion Animation and After Effects (and a little sartorial donation from his mom, who made the costume for his puppet), and if you know Portal and can watch this without feeling the sting of exploding lemons in your eyes […]
Hey Ladies! Since so many of you asked for a lady version of our Boba Grafetti shirt, we complied and created a batch of them! You can order one (or many!) right here. Be sure to use promo code “geeksaresexy” to get 10% off your order. In case you want to order the regular edition […]
Disturbed by the lack of creativity in your dollar bill? Why is Ben Franklin so serious? The Make your Franklin community art project is your chance to put your own stamp of creativity on the most counterfeited note in the world!
Check out this short clip of an interview with Billy Dee Williams at Comic Con in which he explains why his character, Lando Calrissian, betrayed Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back. [Via TDWG]
Geeks are Sexy reader and Sydney, Australia-based film director Tom Noakes just sent us his latest sci-fi short, Mongrel’s Creed. And since we’re suckers for well made films, we just had to post it–so here you go! Enjoy! Set in the dungeons of a futuristic rehabilitation centre Gravel must confront his superior officer, Mr. Cod, […]
Redditor z2x2 got this cool, and apparently delicious, Stormtrooper cake for his birthday. I certainly hope the covering was made out of marzipan, because for me, fondant tastes really bad. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the cake z2x2! [Source]