Yes, this is a completely real, playable game based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Charlie Hoey and Pete Smith made this wonderful gem. Just click on the link and follow the instructions.

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The people at Gamervision.com have really outdone themselves this time. Previously, they've brought us parodies of God of War and Super Mario Bros. Now they've gone all out and produced a truly convincing presentation of a worn-out VHS copy of The Legend of Zelda...the teen romance from the 1980s.

via Geekologie

Paul Weigand of Kansas argued with the court that the state statute requiring people to wear seat belts while riding in a car didn't specifically assert that the seat belt (not pictured) had to be attached to the vehicle in question:

An officer ticketed Paul Weigand during a winter traffic stop after making him get out of his car to prove the belt wasn’t connected to the vehicle. Weigand says he is terrified of becoming trapped in a burning vehicle. Plus, he says the law doesn’t specify that the seat belt has to be attached to his vehicle.

The judge disagreed and levied him a fine and court costs.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/10/2646775/kansas-judge-says-homemade-seat.html?story_link=email_msg# via Lowering the Bar | Photo (unrelated) via Instructables

When I saw this, my first thought was to email Alex and suggest that this awesome item be added to the NeatoShop. Unfortunately, designer Shunsuke Umiyama's brilliant idea has yet be mass produced. He writes:

Bubble Wrap is hidden on the back of the Tie!
Unpleasant boss's talk or boring meetings is a thing of the past,
you can just crush the bubble wrap.
This little function should ease your stress.

We have now reached the apex of human achievement.

http://www.microworks.jp/work/work17/work17_en.html# via OhGizmo!

This video game is guaranteed to move very slowly. Kimi Spencer and Marko Manriquez created an interactive mural that uses moss to depict Space Invaders:

Moss invaders comprises a living graffiti mural and a capacitive sound installation into one piece. The moss mural is made using laser cut stencils to mold a moss milkshake concoction of our own devising. The moss paste is "painted" onto the stencils to grow directly onto the brick wall surface. The sound installation aspect takes the moss invaders into the intergalactic realm. Each moss pad is a capacitive sensor which plays 8-bit musical sounds when touched.

Link via DVICE | Photo: Core77 | Previously: DIY Moss Graffiti

Sure, you can use your old 3.5" floppy disks as coasters or to prop up uneven table legs, but why not try something a bit more creative? Stanislav, a reader of TechEBlog, made a laptop bag out of a bunch of them.

Link via Geek Crafts | Previously: Floppy Disks as Art Medium

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M.C. Escher's Waterfall appears to show a stream of water fed by itself -- something of a perpetual motion machine. This clever video of mysterious origin creates the illusion of a functional model of that image.

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Does your wife wear soiled aprons around the house? That's a demerit. Is she slow in coming to bed? That's another demerit. She's not turning out too well.

In the 1930s, psychologist George Crane developed ratings charts that husbands and wives could use to offer each other constructive criticism:

Although most people who read the test today find it humorous and obviously dated, Crane did attempt to make it scientific. His method was to interview 600 husbands on their wives' positive and negative qualities. Then he listed the 50 demerits and merits that arose most frequently. Crane, did admit to using a personal bias in weighting the items that he thought were most important in marriage.

You can view the chart for husbands at the link.

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The lighting apparently doesn't head the bench itself, so it's probably more comfortable than the keyboard bench or retractable spike bench. Opulent Items sells a bench that can be lit with different colors. It's weather resistant, but you do have to plug it into an electrical outlet.

Link via Technabob | Photo: Opulent Items

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At a zoo in Saitama, Japan a group of capybaras are keeping warm and comfortable at an outdoor spa. One particularly adorable critter is just letting the water pour over his head.

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Mos Eisley on Tatooine seems like a more pleasant, cheerful place in this description. The bee is smiling, see? Craftster user GeekySweetheart made this piece of embroidery for her husband.

Link via Geek Crafts | Pattern

Would He-Man and the Masters of the Universe make more sense if the show was set in Brooklyn? Because that's where an artist who goes by the moniker Kilroy III made an enormous snow fort modeled after Castle Grayskull. It's large enough to fit three to four adults inside. There are several more pictures at the link.

http://www.carbon-fibre.me/the_ethyr/spotlight-snowmageddon-spawns-castle-grayskull-by-kilroy-iii.html via Geekologie | Artist's Website | Photo: Carbon-Fibre Media

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In the olden days of the World Wide Web, there were only general-purpose dating websites. Now there are countless niche websites for specific needs, from the undead to the ugly. But what does a superhero or supervillain have to do to get to know someone who's, you know, normal. SuperHarmony is here to fill that need.

Link via Geekosystem

According to data compiled by environmental think tank World Resources Institute, Scandinavians drink a lot of coffee. Between 6.8 and 12.0 kilograms per year. So world travelers, does this map match up with your experiences?

Link via Ace of Spades HQ

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This video by YouTube user michalbakiewicz shows a custom Suzuki Swift assembling itself in a garage. Think about how much work went into moving each component just a little bit at a time for each shot.

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