Harley-Davidson afficianados can ride in style even after death, in this Harley hearse, a custom-built coash pulled by a three-wheeled motorcycle!

The black hearse is a replica of a 19th-century horse-drawn carriage and features sconces in each corner, a large window on each side and burgundy and gold curtains. It can fit caskets up to 39 inches wide and carry more than 900 pounds of coffin and dead weight.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/24/harley.hearse.ap/index.html to story. ss to product. -via Fark

Thirty years ago, May 25, 1977, Star Wars {wiki} opened and became a surprise hit. At YesButNoButYes, a dozen bloggers share their memories of the first time they saw Star Wars. Link

Artist Matt Bilfield created the work Peggy with 2,788 hand-cut and painted pieces of dowel rods, which means it looks different depending on the angle from which it is viewed. It’s an interpretation of m-maybe, a painting by artist Roy Lichtenstein. http://www.mattbilfield.com/Matt%20Bilfield/peggy.html -via J-Walk Blog

How well do you know cartoon characters? In Mental Floss’ latest quiz, you must match a sound bite to the cartoon character who said it. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/5970

An exercise in morphing, this video shows the faces of women painted by famous artists over a span of 500 years. Artists range from DaVinci, Raphael, and Botticelli, to Dali and Picasso. Push play or go to YouTube. -via the Presurfer

A video classified ad for a microwave oven in which the product itself raps. Mouseover then push play, or go to Vimeo. http://www.themarkpike.com/blog/2007/05/23/why-is-my-microwave-hot/ to lyrics. -via Metafilter

A video slideshow of a photographer Charlie Crane’s trip to the North Korean capital, with commentary. Link -via Reddit

Alex Healy posted this picture of a model that should appeal to a mathematician. http://www.alexhealy.net.nyud.net:8080/images/pi/pi_small.jpg to larger photo. -via Reddit

Pepsi has a cucumber-flavored soft drink that will be released June 12th in Japan. It will only be available for a limited time, unless, of course, it becomes a big hit. Link -via Gorilla Mask

A photo essay on the process of assembling the components of the space shuttle before a mission. http://inspireunderground.com/shuttle/? -via Reddit

The Goof Gallery is a section of Strange Science that chronicles mistakes made by early naturalists when trying to describe or illustrate species without the aid of photographs or first-hand experience. Note where the illustrator placed the tusks on this elephant skeleton. Link -via the Presurfer

These all-electric pink bunny slippers can do 15 mph, which is pretty good for house slippers! Link -via Say No To Crack

In Australia, you can get Chicken Tandoori at McDonalds. The McKebab is on the menu in Israel. Your McDonalds chicken sandwich can be served with salsa -in Japan! Will Work for Food has a roundup of different items McDonalds offers in countries around the world. Link -via Cynical-C

You’ve heard of the 5-second rule: anything that drops on the floor and is picked up within five seconds is still safe to eat. Students at Connecticut College ran an experiment to test contamination of foods dropped on the cafeteria floor.

The results: No bacteria were found on any food left on the floor for up to half a minute. Apple slices and Skittles both got germy after a minute (although one Skittle took five minutes).

That doesn’t mean I would recommend eating off the floor, no matter how fast you are. http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=124914&ran=137637 -via J-Walk Blog

Jamie Wieck designed this business card for Another Bloomin’ Designer.

For this project I set out to design a business card that a prospective client would want to keep on their table rather than in their pocket.

The result was a business card that worked like a miniature house-plant, growing alfalfa or cress when dipped in water - a business card for 'another bloomin' designer'.

http://www.jamiewieck.com/anotherbloomindesigner.htm -via Ursi’s Blog