Archive for March, 2008

Wierd CGI face

The face above comes from a flash animation that is strangely lifelike. Click on the link and wait for it to load. The eyes of the animation follow your mouse pointer. It take a minute to load, so be patient. It really is worth it. [ READ MORE ]

Make your own rollercoaster, redneck style

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The World’s Billionaires

According to Forbes, there are exactly 1062 people in the world who are Billionaires. That is they have a net worth of at least 1 Billion dollars. Of course with a rapid drop of the value of a dollar, that number may actually increase. LOL What really makes this interesting is that Forbes has compiled [ READ MORE ]

Candles vs Mandles

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Do boomerangs come back in space?

Do boomerangs come back in space? That was a question that Japanese astronaut Takao Doi was trying to discover when he conducted the first ever boomerang throw in space. Many people believed that gravity was necessary for the boomerang to return to the thrower. In which case, the thrown boomerang would not come back to [ READ MORE ]

Jerry’s fetching game

Jerry’s owner built this toy for his dog who loves to play fetch. It’s pretty fun to watch the little dog fetching a tennis ball. [ READ MORE ]

Honey coming out of the walls

Found this amazing story about a house in a San Marino California home. The house has had a colony of honey bees living in the walls of the house for the past 25 years. The colony has thrived and grown to the point where there are estimated to be over a million bees living in [ READ MORE ]

Turn your fridge into a tree

Following right on the heels of the growing vines video. I found this post about a new set of magnets that you can buy. All the magnets are shaped like leaves, with a magnet at the base. That way you can turn your whole fridge into a tree. Check out the whole story at dezeen: Leave [ READ MORE ]

Creepy plant video

The above is a time lapse video of the twining motion that vines use to find things to climb. Pretty cool, but also kind of creepy to see the plant moving that way. [ READ MORE ]

Unique Street Art

Ellis G has a unique and oddly compelling form of street art. He outlines shadows he finds on the street. Check out his MySpace page for more pictures. The pics gallery on his page is pretty amazing. ©ELLIS G. [ READ MORE ]