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Journey back into the distant past -- all the way to the 1990s -- with this corny interactive Saved by the Bell game from The Fine Brothers. It's presented in the graphic style of that era and shows all the plot sophistication and riveting narrative of the original program. -via Uniblog | The Fine Brothers

Previously by The Fine Brothers:
Harry Potter in 7 Minutes
50 Comedy Spoilers in 3 Minutes
2010 Shooting Range Game

From a distance, this sculpture makes for a convincing cactus. Brian Jewett made it out of zip ties, a garden hose, and water faucets. He provides instructions at the link on how you can make your own. Link -via Make

Samuel K. Sia, a biomedical engineer at Columbia University, has developed a cheap test for HIV infection that can return accurate results almost instantly:

"We have engineered a disposable credit card-sized device that can produce blood-based diagnostic results in minutes," said Sia. "The idea is to make a large class of diagnostic tests accessible to patients in any setting in the world, rather than forcing them to go to a clinic to draw blood and then wait days for their results."[...]

Sia hopes to use the mChip to help pregnant women in Rwanda who, while they may be suffering from AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, cannot be diagnosed with any certainty because they live too far away from a clinic or hospital with a lab. "Diagnosis of infectious diseases is very important in the developing world," said Sia. "When you're in these villages, you may have the drugs for many STDs, but you don't know who to give treatments to, so the challenge really comes down to diagnostics." A version of the mChip that tests for prostate cancer has also been developed by Claros Diagnostics and was approved in 2010 for use in Europe.

Link -via DVICE | Photo: mChip

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Garnet Hertz, the man behind the cockroach-controlled robot, has developed a small car that lets you navigate the open road through the imagery of a 1980s-era car racing video game. The project, titled OutRun, "explores the consequences of using only a computer model of the world as a navigation tool for driving." There's no mention of how many points you lose (or win) for hitting pedestrians.

Link -via Geekologie

A French street artist named Shaka creates three-dimensional paintings. Scenes of riots and agitated crowds in gloriously trippy colors predominate his work. Google Translate isn't working with his site, but the gallery at the link is definitely worth exploring. Link (Google Translate) | Artist's Website | Photo: Fubiz

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William Shatner and Adam West, two giants of their time, came together to star in an unsold 1968 television pilot based on the life of Alexander the Great. Alas, it was simply too awesome to proceed. Too many minds would have been blown. Link -via The Mary Sue

I have a papillon dog, and in keeping with the original purpose of his breed, he just loves to crawl up in someone's lap. When one isn't available, this might be an acceptable substitute. Etsy seller XanARu, a professional dog photographer, makes beds that look like human laps. This one is called the "Urban Cowgirl" style. Link -via Blame It on the Voices

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Mossberg, an American armsmaker, has produced a pistol-grip shotgun that is supported with the type of grip that you'd commonly find on a chainsaw or weed eater. Here's a video of YouTube user bigdaddyhoffman1911 trying it out in a short-range zombie attack scenario. I'm not a fan of shotguns against zombies. Really, if you've let the undead get within shotgunning range, you've screwed up in a big way. -via Everyday, No Days Off

Carli Davidson, a photographer in Portland, Oregon, has a set of deliciously amusing photos of wet dogs shaking themselves dry. The heavy-jowled dogs work especially well under centrifugal force. Link -via Fubiz (Google Translate)

M.C. Escher's illustrations are even more surreal when they're reflected in falling drops of water. redditor smsilton captured this amazing image using a 60mm macro lens. Check out the thread to find out how he did it. Link and Set Up Shot -via Geekologie

Provided that you've got a big budget planned for your wedding, Etsy seller melangerienyc has an original idea for invitations. She'll make custom View-Master slides and package them with View-Masters in pretty boxes for you to distribute to your wedding guests. Link -via Doobybrain | Photo: Jen Huang

Does your mousing hand ever grow weary of the task of upvoting or downvoting content on reddit? Chris of The New Hobbyist found a solution with this USB-powered, 3D-printed upvoting and downvoting device. It's not just decorative. Thanks to his clever programming, the gadget will actually interact with reddit's interface. Link -via Make

Previously: Batman-Style Secret Switch

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And by "largest", I mean that the crafting surface was 11,000 square feet of beach. Sand artists carefully shaped each change around an actual human figure. The cameras were just Nokia N8 cellphones held aloft by a crane over the beach. At Dude Craft, you can watch other videos showing how the directors made this amazing video. They're the same people responsible for Dot, the world's smallest stop-motion animated film. -via Dude Craft

The Juno spacecraft, after a planned launch in August, will travel to and then orbit the planet Jupiter. On board will be three LEGO minifigs representing the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno, and the astronomer Galileo Galilei. Jupiter is holding his traditional lightning bolt, Juno a magnifying glass to represent her search for truth, and Galileo holds a globe and telescope. Link -via DVICE | Photo: NASA

Somehow, I have gone through life without knowing -- until today -- of the existence of Battlepug. This hilarious webcomic by Mike Norton tells of a nameless barbarian warrior. He was orphaned as a boy when a giant beast attacked his village, then enslaved in a cruel king's workshop. The warrior, though alone in the world, found one true, loyal friend: an enormous pug. http://battlepug.com/ -via Comics Alliance