Pi Day, March 14, is long gone, but Serious Eats has only now released the winners of their Pie Day Contest. The one above won first place, but I love the Pi Within A Pie.
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Pi Day, March 14, is long gone, but Serious Eats has only now released the winners of their Pie Day Contest. The one above won first place, but I love the Pi Within A Pie.
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Jeff Martin of 360cities has produced the largest indoor photograph ever: a 40-gigapixel, 360-degree image of the main hall of the 868-year-old Strahov monastery library in Prague, Czech Republic. Almost 3,000 images were shot over five days and then stitched together to make the mega-picture. You can take a tour of the picture, swing all the way around, and zoom in on interesting details. Link to image. Link to story. -via The Daily What
Shark Bite Oven Mitt - $13.95
Spring has sprung! That means it's time to clean out those kitchen drawers. Your first order of business should be to toss out that old crusty thing you call an oven mitt and get yourself the new Shark Bite Oven Mitt from the NeatoShop.Want to know what's really great about the Shark Bite Oven Mitt from the NeatoShop? Everyone will be so distracted by its awesomeness that they won't notice the giant pile of dirty dishes in you always leave in your sink.
Be sure to check out all the awesome Cooking Gadgets available at the NeatoShop.
Flickr user Vó Maria's got the right idea. You might not even have to leave your kitchen to complete a Wolverine costume. Caleb Goellner of Comics Alliance, however, correctly points out that one needs a three-pronged fork to make this really convincing.
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Does anyone else remember The Poky Little Puppy? Designer Ryan Novelline has constructed a beautiful gown out of Golden Books, including the one featuring my canine friend. The artist's site shows us the process step-by-step.
Link - Via My Rusty Sieve
The skirt is comprised entirely of the illustrations from the books sewn together with metallic gold thread, and the bodice is made from the books' foil spines. Both the bodice and top of the skirt have tape backing for reinforcement.
Link - Via My Rusty Sieve
Should there be a sequel to The Big Lewboski? The production costs might be kept low if Tara Reid plays every single role. There appear to be some continuity problems, though.
via Nerd Bastards
Do you want to track the growth of your children in a culturally appropriate manner? Then check out this growth chart by Tumblr blogger geeky dad. You can download it at the link, though he asks for a donation to his daughter's college fund.
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It's one thing to teach your parrot a few words, but to teach him to sing -that's impressive.
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Ottawa artist Dan Austin makes awesome robots out of old appliances and other recycled bits of this and that. On the left is Kenmore, who is built from a floor polisher and a flower pot, among other things. On the right is Hunter, who is a 6-foot tall floor lamp! His "tentacles" are actually adjustable lights. You can also meet Betsy, Norm-Al, Bell, Bolivar, the Kaiser-Bots, and more in Austin's Flickr set. Link -Thanks, Vivian!
The level of detail in the engraving on this VO Vagen rifle by Viggo Olsson and Ulf Olsso is simply amazing. The picture above doesn't really do it justice, so be sure to go to the link to see larger images. Shaping and coloring the claws on the bolt lug was an especially nice touch. Nonetheless, seeing these pictures reminded me of a line by Jeff Cooper:
[...] I once saw a weapon featured on a magazine cover that was extolled by its maker as the finest rifle in the world. In was far from that, though it was indeed pretty. Among its failures was the fact that it was not fitted with sights.
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YouTube user JoergSprave makes fancy slingshots. He was challenged by fans to create one that could fire a machete, and the result is something like a crossbow. "What is it good for? Nothing except attracting people's attention on YouTube." That's a perfectly fine reason.
via Geekologie | Maker's Blog
Penguin, the publishing house, asked crafter Jillian Tamaki to reproduce three covers from their classic novels in embroidery. After two months of work, she completed wrap-around covers for Emma, Black Beauty, and The Secret Garden.
Link via Dude Craft
Pet Tarantula Gummi Candy - $1.95
Are you bored with traditional Easter candy? Why not fill your Easter basket up with Pet Tarantula Gummi Candy from the NeatoShop! It's sweet, kind of creepy, and definitely not boring. It kind of reminds me of my college physics professor.Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fabulous Mints & Candies!
In 1984, author Georgelle Hirliman got a bad case of writer's block and decided that she needed to shake things up, so she set up shop with her typewriter in a storefront so passer-bys can come and interact. Georgelle died in 2010, but a new writer named Lauren DeRosa has stepped up to take her place as Writer in the Window: http://savannahnow.com/accent/2011-03-10/savannahs-writer-window-breaks-out-or-routine - via Everything And Nothing
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Researchers from the Northwestern University noticed there's something strange about religion: it's making people fatter.
We don't recall any of the commandments saying "thou shall eat chocolate cake," but an unusual new study has found that people who regularly attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to battle obesity by middle age.
God only knows why. The scientists sure don't.
"We don't know why frequent religious participation is associated with development of obesity," said Matthew Feinstein, the study's lead investigator and a fourth-year student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "It's possible that getting together once a week and associating good works and happiness with eating unhealthy foods could lead to the development of habits that are associated with greater body weight and obesity."
The study tracked nearly 2,500 men and women over 18 years. They filtered for age, race, sex, education, income and baseline body mass index. The last one's important, because it shows that the religious were getting fatter, not that fat people were getting religious.
See also: Dear Lord, If You Can't Make Me Skinny, Please Make My Friends Fat!
