Droid Soup-Part One is a new Star Wars movie remix done in the silent film style. Push play or go to YouTube. -via b3ta

You’ll find a collection of ten silent Star Wars videos today at YesButNoButYes.

Today is Friday the 13th! This is considered to be the unluckiest day on the calendar. You’ll find more on Friday the 13th here.

But NASA says that 22 years from now, on Friday, April 13th 2029, we will all feel lucky as we watch asteroid 2004 MN4 ... not hitting Earth.

On April 13, 2029, asteroid 2004 MN4 will fly past Earth only 18,600 miles (30,000 km) above the ground. For comparison, geosynchronous satellites orbit at 22,300 miles (36,000 km). "At closest approach, the asteroid will shine like a 3rd magnitude star, visible to the unaided eye from Africa, Europe and Asia--even through city lights," says Jon Giorgini of JPL. This is rare. "Close approaches by objects as large as 2004 MN4 are currently thought to occur at 1000-year intervals, on average."

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Los Angeles cat breeder Judy Sugden has been working since the late eighties to breed a housecat that resembles a tiger. The result is the “Toyger”, a registered breed she is still working on.

The breed standard for the Toyger, as registered with TICA, is a big-boned, pumpkin-colored animal with a whitened belly. Ideally, its stripes mimic those of its powerful role model, flowing up from the stomach and down from the spine, and forming concentric arcs around the face.

So far, there are 400 registered Toygers, but none that exemplify all the registered attributes. She hopes to have a perfect specimen by 2010. Link

Advances in prosthetic science have allowed a man in Scotland to be fitted with a bionic hand with individually-powered fingers. Donald MacKillop, who lost his right hand nearly 30 years ago, is pleased with the new hand, saying "The fact that the fingers can wrap round things, makes life much, much easier." The BBC news story has a video of the hand in action. Link -via Arbroath