Marty made this Bender costume and won the Boston Pizza Halloween Costume contest with it. Then he posted the story of how he did it. Link -Thanks, Marty!

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Corey Vidal is a professional YouTube producer. He's also a singer, but he didn't sing all the parts in this tribute to the music of John Williams. That honor goes to Moosebutter, a comedic barbershop quartet. Vidal lip-syncs to all four parts. Link -Thanks, AJ!

Surya is a dance club in London that harnesses the movement of dancers to create energy! Jez has been there, and wrote about the club:

Club4Climate, the parent company owned by Andrew Charalambos launched Surya in King’s Cross, London as the UK’s first ecological club and create a green print for others to follow. Surya itself goes beyond the concept of sustainability and into the realm of ecology, generating surplus energy but recognises the need to engender a ‘gentle revolution’ which can include millions and not the few so a ten point manifesto outlined by Dr. Earth which
can be easily adopted by bars, clubs and pubs all over the world.

Surya is only the second ecological club on the planet, a flagship venture and a pioneer of ecological excellence. The club has an energy, self-generating dancefloor which by combining materials such as quartz crystals, ceramics, cutting edge technology and the dancing motion of clubbers generates enough energy to power up to 50% of the clubs energy requirements. A wind turbine and a solar energy system makes the club 100% fully sustainable and an advanced alternative energy system is so effective that it will produce a surplus of electricity which is freely donated to the private residents closest to the building. The club has also installed the latest air flush, waterless urinals and low flush toilets and automatic taps to ensure maximum water saving and the latest innovations in ecological air conditioning units.

Link to website. Also see Dr. Earth's 25 Steps to Becoming a Greener Being. -Thanks, Jez!

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This time-lapse video shows how 40,000 crickets eat an entire head of lettuce in an hour's time. -via the Presurfer

Artist David Kemp made this dog out of ladies boots! It will go up for auction November 15th at The Exchange in Penzance, England. http://www.callbackauction.com/node/103 -Thanks. supaswag!

Coffee, that is. Here are ten benefits and 11 potential health risks associated with drinking coffee. But it's up to you to weigh how important or risky each finding is.

The key is quantity and quality. For those consuming moderate amounts of coffee (3-4 cups/day providing 300-400 mg/d of caffeine), there is little evidence of health risks and some evidence of health benefits. However, some people, including persons with hypertension, osteoporosis, heart disease, pregnant women, children, adolescents, and elderly may be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of coffee.

At least, coffee is far less toxic and more healthier than the sugar-laden drinks like soda.

Each item includes a link to the original research. Link -Thanks, Karen!

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Music by Gnarls Barkley, video directed by Chris Milk. Not for the extremely squeamish. I think everyone has had an episode that made you feel this way. -Thanks, Brian!

Ken Mink, a full-time student at Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tennessee, scored two points in a game Monday night against King College. The 73-year-old sunk two free throws in Roane State's 93-42 win.

"I found myself on the free-throw line 52 years after my last college game," Mink told the Associated Press. "I said, 'Just relax and shoot it like you know how to all day long.' I just floated the shots in there. I'm in the books now. I can relax a little bit."

At 73, Mink ought to be relaxing a lot.

Mink last played college basketball 52 years ago at Lees College in Jackson. Ky. He lost his spot on the team and was expelled after someone soaped the basketball coach's office. Mink still insists he didn't do it.

Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!

If you've ever had to move heavy outdoor furniture, you'll agree that this makes plenty of sense. The Mobile Bench was designed by Dutch artist Rogier Martens. Instructions for making your own are illustrated. http://www.rogiermartens.nl/projecten/mobiele-bank/ -via the Presurfer

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines couldn't wait three years for new ships to be built to fill the demand for cruises, so they expanded instead. The ship named Enchantment of the Seas was cut into two pieces and pulled apart!

After that, the construction crew moved the two halves of the ship away from each other, and positioned a huge 73 foot, 2,500 ton section (which contained 151 furnished rooms) between them. Then came the final part – reattaching cables, pipes and everything else – a process that took two weeks.

The ship now has the capacity for 300 additional vacationers. http://wtfurls.com/daily/world-news/588/12-story-cruise-ship-is-cut-in-half -via Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories

A big chunk of the internet audience grew up in the 80s and watched cartoons after school and on Saturday mornings. Now those 'toons are the subject of the Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. How well do you remember the cartoons of the 80s? Probably better than I do, since I only scored 47%. You can do better! http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19865

Boredom at work can be a dangerous thing. Instructables shows you how to turn that mind-numbing time to good use by making a Starship Enterprise out of supplies that are laying around. Link -Thanks, b chafy!

Since Canadians can't vote in today's election, they are doing the next best thing -eating cookies! Queen of Tarts in Toronto is offering Obama, McCain, and Palin cookies. The Palin cookies have been the top seller since September. BlogTo has a rundown of other election happenings, result gatherings, and celebrations around Toronto. Link -Thanks, Jerrold!

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4-year-old Truett knows how important it is for all US citizens to go cast their vote today. Now, out the door! -via Millard Fillmore's Bathtub

If the TV show The West Wing was the real world, Josiah Bartlett would be marking the tenth anniversary of his presidential election today. Today's mental_floss quiz tests how well you remember about his fictitious presidency. Don't be afraid to try; I scored 40% and I've never seen the show. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/19828