Archive for August, 2009

If I didn’t read the title on the source site before I looked at the pictures I’d have thought that these were clay… But they are actually Toilet paper rolls (without the toilet paper of course). Well I suppose they could have been paper towel rolls that are cut down to size too, but they look pretty neat anyway. Makes me want to go home and try to make my own, except I know I’d fail so miserably… Hit the jump for the full gallery and a link to the original site.

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In a phenominon that seems to be taking the internet by storm (a very slow storm…) another picture has cropped up of someone doing something you wouldn’t normally expect to do on a roller coaster. We’ve see pictures like playing chess or jenga, but this time they are building a house of cards. Oh xkcd, thank you for starting this!

[via I'm Proud Of You: Geekologie Reader Makes House Of Cards On Amusement Park Ride @ Geekologie]

I have nothing to say to this except thanks to Tom for submitting the picture via the NewsTip form

How neat is this little contraption? It reportidly runs for $6.95, though I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to order less than 12 of them at a time from their website. >_< Lesson 1 in selling stuff online: Make it stupidly easy to spend my money on your website. The longer it takes me to find the checkout button, the higher the chance that I’m going to realize that it’s stupidly overpriced and totally un-needed. Fix your website people! The toaster is still kinda neat though

Thanks for the newstip Linda.

Product website

[via Toast-it Notes @ insideout.au]

Personally I found the first Literal version of a song that I saw still the best and most creative… but people keep making these damn things. Here’s another one worth mentioning, however still not as cool as Aha – Take on Me.

[via Loser: Literal Video Version @ funny or die]

For nearly a hundred years, people have been trying to make wirelessly powered devices and although there have been plenty of people to make fun of the idea, it seems it has actually become a reality. Above is a 10 minute video of a presentation showcasing the already developed wireless technology. It uses magnetic fields to transfer the power over short distances, and the presenter shows that it can work on anything from a TV to a cellphone. Best part is that he can walk between the transfer coil and the receiver without fear of negative impact.

[via TED: Wireless Electricity Demo (VIDEO) @ digg]

I think this game took me about 10 minutes to beat but I found it creative and neat none-the-less. A series of stages encourages you to move an elephant through a single level towards a mario style pipe… Seems easy at first, but notice the lack of directions? you’re left to figure out all the levels on your own. See how well you can do on your first try. Hit the jump for my screencapped final score.

Offical Site

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Those tricky bankers and their lingo… Now they’ve got their machine’s using weird language too. No longer will the unknown words of bankers, like amortization or maturity, remain out of everyday life. Check out the picture above of a bank machine in London now. Apparenlty its not alone either, there were a few machines like this one setup in order to amuse the general population. I’de pay good Suasage & Mash to see my 85yr old german grandfather use this machine! That’s for damn sure! Thanks to Bill for this link too, who I should probobly offer a job to, for all the links he’s submitted recently.

[via Cockney cash machine initiative draws mixed reaction from Londoners @ timesonline.co.uk]

TIME has released thier impression of what the top 50 websites of 2009 are, even though its not even September of the same year… umm quick qustion: can TIME travel THROUGH TIME?! oh man, I seriously need to borrow that technology and go back and meet me some dinosaurs. Hit the jump for the full list, or if you’re an elitist (you’re not) then you can get the link to TIME’s website there too.

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I hope you all had a great weekend… Here’s today’s first post. This is today’s first post because it clearly will be #1 today as well. This is why I’ve posted it first. Buddies go ahead and make some stop animation out of lego and their inspiration was video games of the 80s. More specifically the NES. Ahhh the good ‘ole years! This one def needs sound to be throughly enjoyed.