Or perhaps it might be more accurate to say that China built a life-size version:

A 10-meter-high statue of Transformers character Optimus Prime made up of waste materials stands at the north of the Bird’s Nest at Beijing Olympic Park on July 11, 2010.

No doubt China is trying to compete with Japan in the giant, destructive robot market.

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"Ah. Not so wounded as we were led to believe. So much the better." Khan finds his old adversary, Waldo, in the Mutara Nebula.

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New Grounds user JohnnyUtah made this short flash film that introduces the Transformers from the era of silent films. The quality is outstanding, and it's simply cute. The video is about a minute and a half long.

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James Mishler presents the origins and development of Dungeons & Dragons as a family tree. Pictured above is a small selection. Click on the link, and then the image at the link, to view a full-sized one. Do you agree with his organization of the game?

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Irondog Studios, a Warhammer miniature shop, turned a Mr. Potato Head into a weapon of mass destruction. The extensive process photos at the link are a hoot.

Link via Boing Boing | Photo: Irondog Studios | Previously: General Grievous in Warhammer 40K

Lucasfilm is giving away 400 Star Wars-themed cereal boxes in 16 different flavors, including Hutt and Vlix, at the upcoming Star Wars Celebration convention:

There are sixteen mini cereal boxes to collect (they are about four inches tall), one for each panel, and they are exclusive to Celebration V! Only 400 of each will be made available. Box illustrations are by artists Jeff Correll, Mattias Rendahl, Grant Gould, Bill Cable, Chris Reiff, Jeff Carlisle, Scott D.M. Simmons, and Chris Trevas.

Link via Great White Snark | Photo: Lucasfilm

Nerd Bastards has a copy of a large infographic filled with trivia about Star Wars. It's a promotional feature for OnlineSchools.org designed by Ellie Koning.

A Muppet version of Star Wars would be intriguing. The Ewoks are fairly obvious. But who would play Emperor Palpatine?

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CBS has created an app that makes an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch resemble a classic Star Trek communicator:

The design replicates the original series communicator seen used by Kirk and his crew and the app comes with sounds from the original Star Trek, and it even ‘opens up’ when you flick your wrist. It has a paging function that allows for interactive role playing and a full dialer page that allows access to your personal contacts.

At the link, you can view a video of the app in action.

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Mina Mikhael and Matthew Barhoma made this neat image in light graffiti. That's an artistic medium consisting of time-lapse photography that allows artists to insert lights into spaces so that they appear to be free-floating.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/minamac88/4766585617/ via Gizmodo

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In this clip from an interview, Jimmy Doohan -- Scotty on Star Trek -- recalls the time that a woman sent him a suicide note. Doohan decided to save her.

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Maxwell Yezpitelok of Cracked doesn't hold back on nine superheroes who make the lamest attempts to disguise themselves, such as Jay Garrick, the first Flash:

And we are officially no longer trying: No mask, no cowl, no tan, just a colander on his head. A colander with wings.

The explanation was that he moved too fast for anyone to recognize him, but what about when he was carrying someone else at the same speed?

Another thought: superheroes who don't wear gloves are just begging to get caught.

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Do you have a problem with people at work taking you to seriously? Are you tired of folks at business conventions thinking that you're a professional? Well, then, good news! There's a business called Superhero Cards that produces business cards that suggest that you're a superhero.

Okay, I'm being too cynical. Actually, I think that if you pitch it right, it's a clever idea. Sort of like the artist who made his resume look like a Dungeons & Dragons character sheet.

Link via Comics Alliance

Capcom Unity user Shockwave 3000 shot this simply adorable cosplayer... somewhere. Presumably at a cosplay competition. But if it was like, at a school or mall and this kid's parents think that it's a good idea to dress one's child as Chun Li...well, that would be awesome!

My mom sewed a piece of velcro onto an old blue towel. That was my Batman outfit. I had tremendous fun running around the neighborhood pretending to be the Dark Knight. Still, it was a pretty lame outfit compared to this one. But I guess that at twenty-eight, I should have made my own Batman costume.

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Gnarcade is a short film -- a rap music video, really -- that mixes up 8-bit video game foes with competitive skateboarders and snowboarders. It was produced by Mike Benson of the studio Knife Show with music by Ground Up.

via technabob | Knife Show | Ground Up

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YouTube user io9er, who brought us the Firefly 80s credits, made this intro for the short lived spin-off about Dr. Tam's work and life in a hospital.

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