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Tiny, Functional Atari 810 Disk Drive



Blogger rossum recently played Zork for the first time in three decades, and it inspired him to make a tiny model of the Atari 810 drive. This one, however, reads SD cards. The picture above shows his drive sitting on top of an original 810.

Link via Geekosystem

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Wolverine/Boba Fett Cosplay



Adam WarRock (who wrote a great song about not knowing anything about Doctor Who) snapped this shot of a cosplayer at WonderCon in San Francisco. Does the merger make Wolverine or Boba Fett look more impressive?

http://www.adamwarrock.com/2011/04/04/thanks-to-san-francisco-and-wondercon/ via Walyou

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Kitten Crash Test


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One YouTube commenter wrote "this is not funny in any way! the owner probably died? from an overdose of cuteness". Probably. Don't worry -- no cats were harmed in the creation of this funny video, made perfect by the dramatic theme music.

via The Mary Sue

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Giant Water Balloon in Slow Motion







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The Slow Mo Guys, Gav and Dan, acquired and filled a water balloon six feet across. They then jumped on it, trying to break it. It was quite a sturdy balloon, and the ripples that result from the impacts are neato-looking -- like CGI. The action starts at 1:45 and the balloon ruptures at 4:15. via Doobybrain


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Admiral's Map Hat



deviantART user Samuel Lee made this dandy leather hat and decorated it with a classic maritime motif. It's not a treasure map. At least, Lee doesn't say that it's a treasure map. Maybe there's a code worked into it somehow....

Link via Boing Boing

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Pokémon/Dr. Seuss Mashup Contest



The cartoon blog Draw 2D2, I gather, offers a regular stream of mashups between different pairs of pop culture icons. Most recently, the artists there tackled Pokémon and Dr. Seuss. Jason Welborn added a few lines of Seussian poetry to his contribution.

Link via Popped Culture

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Jello in a Shattering Christmas Ornament



Photographer Alain Sailer breaks stuff and takes pictures. Well, that's probably oversimplifying it a bit. The results of his high speed photography are really gorgeous, so check out his Flickr photostream.

Link via Dude Craft

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Dungeons & Dragons Song: "Roll a D6"


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Connor Anderson and Zac Smith made this outstanding parody of Far East Movement's "Like a G6." Truly, contrary to the airy video of Far East Moment, this is how the good life is lived: in a basement, all night, with candles and Coke.

via Nerd Bastards | Previously: Song about the Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual

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High Speed Photography and Water Balloons



Photographer Ryan Taylor uses water balloons and strobe lights to create some amazing pieces of high speed photography. This lovely image was made with skim milk and food coloring.

Link via This Is Colossal

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Tentacle Tie



Etsy seller Rebecca Roka offers this squidscot covered with 29 sucker cups. Her shop includes a "Tentacle section." Now there's a retailing novelty! Not even the largest Wal-Mart has a tentacle section.

Link via Nerdcore

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Finally! Real-Life Anime Cat Ears


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Anime cat ear headbands have been around for a long time. But these, developed by Neurowear, can be controlled with your thoughts. At least, that's the bold claim that the company makes about the "Necomimi". Just concentrate to make them stand up.

http://www.japantrends.com/cat-ears-controlled-by-your-brain/ via CrunchGear

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Circuit Tree



Joe Liles, among other media, creates art from printed circuit boards. This is the lovely and appropriately-named "Circuit Tree." You can see three other examples at the link.

Link via Make

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Magic Chair



How does Peter Bristol's Cut Chair work? The secret is that the one solid leg is firmly anchored to a steel plate beneath the carpet:

A plate concealed by a thick carpet allows a robust cantilevered seat. Three well placed leg “stumps” and the chair looks as though it has just been magically sliced apart.


Bristol hopes to put the Cut Chair into production.

Link via Geekologie | Photo: Peter Bristol

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Handfeeding a Wasp


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YouTube user maculifrons says that it's possible to desensitize young wasps to human fingers. I'm not sure about that, but clearly the wasp is somewhat domesticated.

via reddit

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Adorable Baby Pudu is Adorable



The Southern Pudu is the smallest species of deer in the world, and one was recently born at a zoo in Belfast, UK. When fully grown, Pudu are about 17 inches tall. This baby weighs only as much as a pint of milk! You can view more pictures at the link.

Link via NotCot | Photo: Belfast Zoo

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