deviantART user SharpWriter is fond of depicting scenes from American history, such as Abraham Lincoln riding a grizzly bear while wielding a M-16 and the Emancipation Proclamation. That's January 1, 1863, just in case you are curious. One of his more recent works is this image from Teddy Roosevelt's first full term in office. You know -- when he killed Bigfoot. One nitpick: in the actual historical event, Roosevelt used a Krag-Jørgensen. Link via Geekosystem

A company called Sprout Home sells superhero comic books that, if you plant them in the ground, grow herbs. Each is sold in a plastic sleeve in mint condition should you choose not to bury yours.

http://store.sprouthome.com/gacobo.html via Comics Alliance

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In this scene from the BBC's Human Planet, three men in Kenya approach a slain wildebeest. Fifteen lions are gorging over this fresh, delicious kill. The men, armed only with bows, decide to take it away from the lions.

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On the 1960s Batman show, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson opened the entrance to the batcave by pushing a secret switch hidden in a bust of Shakespeare. The New Hobbyist, quite reasonably, figured that it would be totally awesome to have one of his own. A switch, that is. Batpoles will come later. He provides detailed instructions on how to make one at the link.

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Every year, the company behind Scotch brand plastic tape holds a contest which invites people to create sculptures out of their product. Pictured above is one leading entry called "The Big One". You can see this and other high-ranked entries and vote for your favorites at the link.

http://www.offtherollcontest.com/main/Gallery.aspx via Make

Photographer John Teffer takes pictures of empty picture frames in thrift shops, then puts the pictures in the frames and photographs them. Or, in the case above, he took a picture of an empty frame, put the resulting photograph in a frame, then took a picture of that result, put that picture in another frame, and took a picture of that scene.

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The family of a man named Gerald marked his passing into the undiscovered country by setting off 320,000 firecrackers. I can't think of a better way to go. What extravagant send-off would you like to have?

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Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a solar-powered computer so small that it can be inserted into the human eye to help monitor glaucoma patients. Professor Dennis Sylvester explained:

In a package that's just over 1 cubic millimeter, the system fits an ultra low-power microprocessor, a pressure sensor, memory, a thin-film battery, a solar cell and a wireless radio with an antenna that can transmit data to an external reader device that would be held near the eye.

"This is the first true millimeter-scale complete computing system," Sylvester said.

"Our work is unique in the sense that we're thinking about complete systems in which all the components are low-power and fit on the chip. We can collect data, store it and transmit it. The applications for systems of this size are endless."

The processor in the eye pressure monitor is the third generation of the researchers' Phoenix chip, which uses a unique power gating architecture and an extreme sleep mode to achieve ultra-low power consumption. The newest system wakes every 15 minutes to take measurements and consumes an average of 5.3 nanowatts. To keep the battery charged, it requires exposure to 10 hours of indoor light each day or 1.5 hours of sunlight. It can store up to a week's worth of information.

Link via Popular Science | Photo: Greg Chen

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There's a puppy in that mirror! But where is he? I can see him, but he's not behind the mirror. What's going on here?

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Alexander Avtanski designed a clock that can be adjusted to keep time on many different planets based upon each one's rotation period -- at the same time. Here's what sets this clock apart from other extraterrestrial clocks, according to its builder:

It has 16 timers that can be independently paused and restarted, and can run forward or backward.

There are 16 alarms with configurable sounds and actions.

Timers can show Earth, Mars, Jupiter, etc. times at the same time.

How about sidereal time, Moon phase, Jupiter's Great Red Spot transit time, and anything periodic in general?

Avtanski provides comprehensive building instructions at the link.

Link via Make | Previously: What Time Is It in Mars?

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So near as I can figure this out, this monster movie is about a woman who can turn herself into a giant pink armadillo. Then she uses her nose to plant a bloody call sign on the foreheads of her victims. That's not a bad basis for a film.

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In the Japanese language video at the link, a man batters and fries a PlayStation Portable (PSP). Why? Well, he talks a bit at the beginning of the video. Presumably he's explaining why and he has a very sound argument for the cooking and consumption of video game systems. At least we can say that if one is going to take up this practice, deep frying is definitely the way to go.

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This magnificent photo taken in Switzerland shows the expanse of the Milky Way galaxy across the heavens. This small size really doesn't do it justice; click on the link to view a much larger image. Hovering over the photo at the link will also point out major star clusters and nebulae.

Link via io9 | Photo: Stephane Vetter

Ugh. Today's run is going to be a little bit harder. This track built last year in Elda, Spain, offers some variety to runners:

Designing an athletic track could get you as bored as when you are runnig on it: curve, straight, curve, straight, again and again… Perfectly standardized, sport architecture has become more universal than international style. We have added to the conventional track an alternative one, amateur and funny, raised and tree-dimensional. It goes off on a tangent, covers the changing rooms and returns to the coventional track.

Link via NotCot | Photo: Architizer

June Gilbank made a crocheted presentation of Discworld in the amigurumi style. When Sir Terry Pratchett saw this work, he commented "Well, if you’re going to crochet Discworld then that’s the way to do it!"

Link via Geek Crafts