Bookmobiles are awesome. There's an amazing sense of adventure in seeing a truck roll down the street full of books and wondering what you can get inside. While a paper bookmobile doesn't have that same sense of adventure, having a papercraft bookmobile to spice up your desk's design would still be amazing. Over at illustrator Bob Staake's website, you can download the print file explaining how you can go about creating your own 3-D paper bookmobile.
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When I was a kid, I really wanted a tree house for me and my friends. It would be the ultimate hideout. I knew my parents couldn't afford to make or buy one, but I didn't let that stop me. Instead, I told all eight of the neighborhood kids to go scouring through their house for wood and logs. I looked in alleyways and in people's yards, feeling like a spy on a top mission. When we all met together about a half hour later, meaning our search couldn't have possibly been that fruitful, I went into a long speech about how I wanted our dream tree house to look.
This pioneer log home of British Columbia is exactly what I dreamed about that day!
It's no wonder me and my friends gave up on making the tree house after the adults busted us and made us put the wood back where we found it.
That's about about 156 ounces (9.75 pounds) of food and drink and 8610 calories! As part of a food challenge, Jamie McDonald ate and drank all ten items listed on the Hobbit menu in 20 minutes with no breaks. Heck, it would have taken me 20 minutes just to eat that huge Ring Burger.
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I hate to make a bad joke, but the joke just can't be contained. Looks like Bazinga, a catchphrase used by Sheldon Cooper on the Big Bang Theory, is officially a 'buzz word.' Instead of naming the brand new orchid bee species after himself or the species' appearance, Andre Nemesio and his team named the bee Euglossa bazinga. Why, you may ask?
The specific epithet honors the clever, funny, captivating “nerd” character Sheldon Cooper, brilliantly portrayed by the North American actor James Joseph “Jim” Parsons on the CBS TV show “The Big Bang Theory”. Sheldon Cooper’s favorite comic word “bazinga”, used by him when tricking somebody, was here chosen to represent the character. Euglossa bazinga sp. n. has tricked us for some time due to its similarity to E. ignita, what led us to use “bazinga”. Sheldon Cooper has also an asteroid named after him (246247 Sheldoncooper).
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For all you avid readers out there, would you say that this is just about true? It definitely is for me. Whenever I'm 'lost to reality,' interrupting me from the scene I'm reading is tantamount to tempting a hungry wolf. In fact, people rarely see me angry until they interrupt me from reading.
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The place above is Le Cafe de L'Enfer, or the Cafe from Hell. This is what Curious History has to say about it:
This cavern of writhing demon statues is Le Cafe de L’Enfer (The Cafe from Hell) in Paris’ red light district (aka Pigalle, the neighborhood of the Moulin Rouge). It opened in the late 19th century and operated until the middle of the 20th century. It is the world’s first theme restaurant. The cafe featured waiters dressed as devils and a doorman who screamed damnation at customers as they came in to be seated.
Too bad Le Cafe de L'Enfer is no longer open. I would have loved to go there, both to see what types of food they'd serve and who I would meet. To see more images of the cafe, check out the pictures over at Retronaut.
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This picture of a Winnie the Pooh flash mob may be Photoshopped, but that doesn't make it any less surreal, amusing, and/or terrifying. I feel sorry for the woman in the black skirt in the middle of this picture. Doesn't it look like six or seven Pooh's are coming toward her?
Back when Hostess wasn't having all the issues they're having now, comic artists used to draw scenes featuring a Hostess product in some shape or form for advertising. As a farewell to Hostess, The Comics Should Be Good! blog over at the Comic Book Resources website featured an art challenge with the following theme:
In honor of the sad news of Hostess Brands going out of business, the theme (which was suggested by a lot of people) is to pick a comic book character that you’d like to see our artists do an old school Hostess ad for. You can also name which Hostess product you’d like to see the character sell, but that’s optional.
The pictures above are the sketches artists drew in reponse to the challenge. View many more images over at The Comics Should Be Good! Blog: Link - via The Official Neil Gaiman Tumblr
Nick Bertke, more widely known as Pogo, is the type of skilled person who can visit a country, record people talking and living life, and then turn those recordings into a song. In the video above, he made a song out of his trip to Bhutan. Some of his songs and videos are amusing, while others are enlightening. His remixes for countries and cities are a great way to open people up to other cultures. For instance, I never thought about Bhutan before this video, but now I would love to visit and learn more. To learn more about his videos and what he does, you can visit his website and watch the video on his homepage.
Link breaks out of bounds! Of course, YouTube commenters got wrapped up in arguing about Apple products, since all the objects Link travels through belongs to Apple, but that doesn't make this video any less awesome or skilled. Even better, the people who put this video together did it all in one continuous shot! You can watch the making of the video here.
There's a lot to love about this video just from the title alone. Not only do you get to see cute kittens flying in slow motion, but you also get to see cute kittens as the stars of an amusing hip hop dubstep. What more can you ask for? This video is just a small preview focused on the cats. You can watch the full video here.
In case you're wondering if any cats were harmed, here is a message from Scott & Brendo, the creators:
Before you go all crazy on me for "hurting" cats, you should know that the cats were handled with GREAT care. We decided to keep the shot tight on the cats so that they did not need to be airborne very long. The cats were tossed a few feet into an enormous and ultra soft sheepskin blanket. The cats were treated like royalty. They were fed gourmet cat food and lots of water. We took many breaks where the kittens rested and played in the shade. They were full of energy the entire shoot which lasted a mere one hour. This video was shot six months ago and the cats are alive and in perfect health today. I love cats and would never even consider harming them...so please stop sending me death threats.
A press of the Batman symbol illuminates 50 LED lights encircling the clear playing surface that lights the board, the Gotham cityscape underneath and projects a Bat-Signal to the sky. No detail has been overlooked in this ultimate Batman collector's chess set. The joker, Catwoman, Riddler and penguin battle Batman, Robin, Batgirl and commissioner Gordon. The oversized board measures 20 inches in length on each side. Playing pieces measure between 2 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches tall and are made in fine pewter and diecast metal.
