This is too funny. Scenes of Russian life, many from viral videos you're familiar with, set to the soundtrack of the trailer for the movie 300. From English Russia. Link (Thanks, Jan!)

Long before Tron in 1982, computers were used in the film industry. This article looks at the first computer rendering, the first computer animation, the first 3D CGI effects, etc. Link -via Grow-A-Brain

Jose Geraldo Pfau Kings, an advertising executive in Santa Caterina, Brazil makes tiny motorcycles from watch parts! They are not for sale. Link -via the Presurfer

This bizarre bat species hadn’t been seen in 40 years, and has never been photographed before. German biologist Natalie Weber found 16 Maclaud's horseshoe bats in a cave in Guinea and took the picture. The bat’s face folds are thought to be an aid in echolation. Link -via The Pet Blog

Think Geek has a t-shirt you can customize, wash, and customize again! Fill in the blanks for the "I'm in ur..." meme and express your daily geekiness. Comes with a marker. Link (Thanks, Jan!)

The Palm Beach Zoo announced the arrival of red ruffed lemur triplets, born May 21st. This lemur species is critically endangered, with only around 1,000 surviving in the wild. Isn’t this one adorable? Yes, he or she needs a caption. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2007/06/28/0628lemurs.html -via Fark

The catchy-sounding De Dion-Bouton et Trapardoux was built in France in 1884, and amazingly, it’s a three owner car. Among its many credentials, “La Marquise” is a steam-powered four-wheeled car that is believed to have won the first automobile race.

This car will be auctioned off at Pebble Beach in August. It is expected to bring in 1.5-2 million dollars. http://news.windingroad.com/body-stylesmarket-segment/convertibles/worlds-oldest-car-headed-for-auction/ -via Fark

Cincinnati artist Hilary Wiezbenski designed these melting wall clocks, reminiscent of Salvadore Dali’s Persistence of Memory. Clocks can be ordered in several shapes and many colors, and you can have your clock embellished with an ant or fly if you like. http://pragmaticeffects.com/_mgxroot/page_10779.html -via J-Walk Blog

Attention, architects, designers, and engineers! Italy needs more public toilets, so port-a-potty company Sebach is holding an international competition. Get your chemical toilet cabin design in by August 4th and you may win €5,000 ($6,600)! http://www.thedreamtoilet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=155&lang=en -via Grow-A-Brain

How to read a woman’s facial expressions. For clueless men. This explains a lot. We women tend to assume you guys know how to do this already, since it’s so simple for us. Link -via the Presurfer

Randall Munroe of xkcd launched a kite with a camera to take elevated photos. This one is of the Charles River and Northeast Boston. That's a pretty high-flying kite! Link -via Cynical-C

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories tells you how to make your own alphanumeric persistance of vision display. That is, if you are geeky enough to understand it. If not (like me), you’ll enjoy looking at the pictures, and following links to other visual effects. Link

PostSecret began three years ago as a creative idea for an art show exhibit, which just happened to change Frank Warren’s life. With a background in small business, Warren is a self-described, “accidental artist.” PostSecret is not a business. He forgoes profit on what is the largest advertisement-free site on the web.

Frank Warren tells the story of how PostSecret came about and became an internet phenomenon in a very short time. Link -via Cynical-C

In most animal hybrids, you see a gradual blending of traits from each parent. In the case of this “zorse”, there is no question about which body part came from each parent! Eclyce’s mother is a horse, and her sire is a zebra. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007290649,00.html -via Fark

1. Increase contrast.
2. Select the right wall of the maze using the magic wand.
3. Select > Modify > Expand 4 pixels
4. Create new layer.
5. Fill with Red.
6. Select > Modify > Contract 2 pixels.
7. Delete. Now you’ve got a line tracing the solution.
8. Manually clean up the outer edge, and connect the dots.
9. Cake!’

The picture above is a tiny portion of the huge maze solved by this Photoshop method. Link -via J-Walk Blog