Calguns forum user mossy loves the Portal video game franchise, so he had these custom grips made for his 1911 handguns. They're made of walnut wood, mother of pearl, brass, and silver. The text reads "The cake is a lie." If the reference is unfamiliar, the always handy Know Your Meme will bring you up to speed.

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Scott Coxhead, a video game modder, has made Nyan Cat into a usable weapon in the first-person shooter game Unreal Tournament 3. The animation and music quality are outstanding. It also looks like a very useful weapon, as Nyan Cat can be fired around corners.

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Belgian artist Wim Delvoye is known for pushing the boundaries of art. In the past, he's made a machine that produces excrement and has tattooed pigs. More recently, he's been engraving beautiful and intricate patterns into car tires.

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Previously: Tire Art by Betsabeé Romero

Maru, the web celebrity cat from Japan, loves to crawl in and out of boxes. A young lady in Edinburgh named Rachel made this excellent costume in imitation of him. We need a video. Nay, we need impersonating Maru to become a major Internet meme.

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Katalina of TheYouFinder bought a bag of gummi eggs and looked for a creative way to use them. After exploring her options, she decided to make these gorgeous cupcakes that come from a modified buttermilk pancake recipe but completely real bacon.

http://www.theyoufinder.com/home/2011/09/16/pancake-bacon-and-egg-cupcakes/ -via Tasteologie

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Are you prepared to shelter in place for a few weeks? Are you ready to get out of your area quickly with all of the equipment that you need? What disaster scenarios are you ready for?

Like the Boy Scouts say, be prepared. This man is and he will tell you how to be ready to face hard living in an urban environment.

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The design firm Aruliden produced this two and a half gallon fishbowl. It has mountain-like protrusions blown directly into the glass.

Link -via Boing Boing | Firm Website | Photo: Moco

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Uchida Geinousha of Japan holds the Guinness World Record for having the most dogs jump rope at the same time. She's trained thirteen dogs to leap at just the right moment.

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/record-holder-profile-uchida-geinousha-%E2%80%93-handler-of-the-most-dogs-skipping-on-a-rope/ -via Christopher Jobson

In gratitude for the attention that redditors had given to his work, the artist Zac Max let them decide what should be the subject of his next sculpture. Appropriately, they chose a bear with chainsaws for arms.

There's a lot of money being spent on research for prosthetic arms. Perhaps an easier solution would be to give people chainsaw arms. Oh, on some occasions chainsaw arms would not be practical. But at other times, they would be essential.

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Jordan Thomas is an artist who creates amusing and imaginative steampunk robot sculptures. His other works include characters from BioShock, The Wizard of Oz, and WALL-E. My favorite, though, is his R2 unit.

Flickr Photostream and Website -via Kicking Ewoks for Fun

Some firms in China train their customer service staff members to smile with a chopstick. Keep it between your teeth. Don't touch it with your lips. And above all, don't drop it. You. Will. Smile. Understood?

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Willow, a calico cat belonging to the Squires family of Boulder, Colorado, disappeared five years ago. Because she was microchipped, animal control authorities were able to identify her when she was found on a street in Manhattan:

How she got to New York, nearly 1,800 miles away, and the kind of life she lived in the city are mysteries.

But thanks to a microchip implanted when she was a kitten, Willow will be reunited in Colorado with her owners, who had long ago given up hope.[...]

Squires and her husband, Chris, were "shocked and astounded" when they got a call Wednesday from Animal Care & Control, which runs New York City's animal rescue and shelter system.

Willow had been found on East 20th Street by a man who took her to a shelter.

Link -via Popular Science | Photo: AP

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This video of unknown origin shows a waiter gathering cups of tea. He needs a serving tray. No, strike that. You and I need a serving tray; this man does not. He stacks and pours fifteen cups of steaming hot tea in his hands without spilling a drop.

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We've previously featured the works of Jim Belosic of Jim's Pancakes, including his dinosaur pancakes, Tetris pancakes, and pancakes in the shape of a crane. Recently he made these dandy football pancakes. Does this remind anyone else of childhood games of paper football?

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These Sharpies aren't functional, but you won't stain your clothes with them, either. Megan Whitmarsh made convincing plush replicas of office supplies, including a composition book, erasers, and notebook paper.

Link -via Flavorwire | Artist's Website