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Norway's Bridge to Nowhere



If Norway ever decides to remake The Dukes of Hazzard for their own country, this would be a good place to shoot scenes. And why not? There is a Swedish version.

No, the bridge isn't actually out. The Storseisundet Bridge in Møre og Romsdal county, when photographed from a particular angle, looks incomplete. Kuriositas has more pictures of this oddity.

Link | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

How Is This Possible?



No part of this block was broken off and then reattached. So how did Steve Ramsey drive a nail through the middle of it? Leave your guess in the comments, and then watch the video at the link to see him do it.

Video Link -via Boing Boing

Flying Spaghetti Monster Light Bulb Sculpture



We've featured the work of Dylan Kehde Roelofs, but I'm tickled by his new Pastafarian light bulb. He describes it as a fossil, but I like to think of this photo as a scene from the creation of the universe.

Link -via Nerdcore

The Cycle of Life is a Beautiful Thing



Behold nature and its wonders! Tobias Lunchbreath understands that true happiness lies in the Oreo-fueled cycle of life.

Link -via Ace of Spades HQ

The Most Amazing Opera Stages in the World



Every two years, the Bregenzer Performing Arts Festival in Austria constructs an enormous floating stage that looks like anything other than an opera stage. Past designs include human heads, steam engines, and ice-covered mountains. Toxel has photos of these designs and others.

Link -via Dude Craft | Photo: Benno Hagleitner

The 10 Worst Comic to Screen Adaptations


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Eventually, I'm going to get around to seeing the new Green Lantern movie. Yes, I've heard that it's terrible, and I never had any expectations that it would be good. But I was born a DC man and I'll die a DC man, so I'm going to see it. We DC men...well, we have an appreciation for lost causes.

Nerd Bastards has rounded up some of the worst comic book-to-screen adaptations ever. As in so bad that they're amazing in their awfulness. It's hard to believe that this adaption of the Doc Savage story wasn't actually a parody.

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This Drawing Consists of a Single Line



Just one. That's it.

Chan Hwee Chong made this and other single line drawings, all in spirals, for a Faber Castell ad campaign. At the link, you can watch a video showing how he does it. It's amazing.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Faber-Castell/2267302 -via Colossal

Chewbacca Burger



Normally I find Wookiees to be too gamey for my taste. Like harsh venison. But this Chewburger by Charlton Yu looks mild enough.

Link -via That's Nerdalicious!

Every Time the Doctor Regenerated


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The Doctor of Doctor Who is effectively immortal. On those rare occasions when he dies, he regenerates into a new form, often with a new personality. It's a fine time to switch actors, which is probably good because William Hartnell (who portrayed the First Doctor) would be 103 if he still lived.

Brian Rimmer, who once assembled a fine video showing the introductory theme to every Doctor Who series, has compiled the regeneration scenes of all eleven Doctors. The last one at 8:45 is just plain funny.

Double Waterfall Flaming Cocktail


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I don't care what it tastes like. I just want to see this bartender in action! This video shows a man setting a Mexican coffee (a type of cocktail) on fire and then pouring the flaming liquid in and out of serving dishes.

-via reddit

Stitched Head Necklace



You'd lose your head if it wasn't stitched on. Thankfully, Kerri McAlprin has solved that problem with this clever necklace.

Link -via The Mary Sue

Can a Venus Flytrap Digest Human Flesh?

At some point in our lives, each of us has wondered if a sufficiently large venus flytrap could eat us. Also, is there one lurking nearby? Can they fly or teleport at will? Barry White, a scientist (specifically, an astronomer), devised an experiment to partially resolve the first issue. Can a venus flytrap digest a portion of human flesh? Due to a case of athlete's foot, he had some to spare and fed it to the plant:

After a week, the traps opened. I had predicted the skin chunks would be relatively inert and unaffected. After all, these were hard, crusty chunks of skin from the sole of my diseased feet. Surely the Venus flytraps would have no effect upon them.

Was I ever wrong! The skin chunks were almost completely digested. Worse, what was left no longer had much cohesion, but was gooey and slimy, like little boogers. Uck! Uck! Uck! And what is with the weird hue shift to bacon color?? Uck! Uck! Uck! Iä! Iä!


You can see pictures of his semi-digested human flesh at the link. Because, you know, you want to. Admit it.

Link -via io9 | Photo: Flickr user sophitikittenlin

Voltron Fan Film Justifies Immediate Reboot of the Series Using All of Hollywood's Resources


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Yes.

Let it be done.

It is time for Voltron, the Defender of the Far Universe, to return to the screen. Hollywood: our supply of romantic comedies is quite adequate, thank you very much. Now devote your efforts to this noble cause. Spare no expense.

-via blastr

When You Need to Get Out Right Now, Use the Ejection Seat Office Chair



Your TPS reports are overdue, and you've got eight different bosses giving you contradictory instructions and telling you how much you've screwed up. It's time to get out, fast! This office chair, made from a real ejection seat from a Royal Navy strike aircraft, is just what you need.

Link -via Nerdcore | Photo: When It's Gone, It's Gone

X-Ray Stained Glass



Belgian artist Wim Delvoye is not one to, shall we say, hold himself back. He expresses his artistic impulses regardless of how other people might respond. Like tattooing pigs and, uh, anal kisses.

His latest installation takes the form of a Seventeenth Century Flemish baroque church filled with stained glass, mostly images pulled from x-rays. Pictured above is a close up view of one panel. You can see more at the link.

Link -via Boing Boing | Artist's Website

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