Have you ever been hanging around your workshop and thought to yourself "Gee, I sure wish I could launch circular saw blades at high speed, preferably from a crossbow with an awesome laser sight"?

Well, Patrick Priebe must have had the exact same vision, because he created the Blade Driver crossbow pictured above, and it looks like serious fun.

Hit the link if you wanna see this bad boy in action, and imagine how something like this could change the logging industry!

Link  --via Nerd Approved

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From the makers of Baraka comes a gorgeous looking documentary called Samsara, which takes you on a tour of some of the world's wildest places, and explores "the links between humanity and the rest of nature".

Director Ron Fricke shot Samsara on 70mm film, so it will look extra beautiful on the big screen when it premieres August 24th (hopefully) at a theater near you.

--via Geek Tyrant

Human Jedis are a dime a dozen, but Force sensitivity isn't limited to any particular race, species or planet, so all kinds of wild and wooly beings had their chance to wield a lightsaber.

i09 has put together a fun list of 10 aliens that represented their species and became one with the Force, any one of which would have made a great addition to the Star Wars movies.

Wookiee Jedi wielding a wooden lightsaber for the win!

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These wire mesh works by Chinese artist Shi Jindian may look like the wireframe view of a 3d object, or some sort of digital art projection, but these fantastically fine sculptures are the real deal, and they're constructed inch by inch from woven mesh.

Here's more on the process:

Shi Jindian process involves wrapping the wires around every square inch of the object and then carefully removing or destroying the object, leaving only its wire mesh skeleton

It's amazing how much detail Shi put into each piece, and the look of each object must change a bit depending on the direction the viewer is facing. Nicely wired indeed!

Link  --via Beautiful/Decay

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Can you blame this hamster for not wanting to share his snack with that greedy cat? If the tables were turned it wouldn't even occur to the cat to share his food with the little guy, so I can see why the hamster decided to pack it in and run.

What I don't understand is how he can let a cat get that close to him when their two species have been at war for centuries. Maybe the peace talks are working after all!

--via Unique Daily

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The indie game Octodad slipped under the radar for all but the most rabid gamers, but the premise sounds like pure gold-you are an octopus disguised as a human husband and father, who moves about like a....well, like an octopus wearing a suit and tie.

If that doesn't sound ridiculous enough, how about the fact that you somehow fathered human children in the game, and the goal of the original game is to build a mannequin so you can avoid having dinner with your wife!

A new, less buggy version is in the works, entitled Octodad: Dadliest Catch and it looks like a ridiculously good time, but check out the trailer and judge for yourself whether you'll be bringing Octodad 2 home when it comes out.


--via Joystiq

 

Artist BenEverywhere decided to drop $200 on McDonald's hamburgers in order to make this mummy/skeleton monstrosity.

Why would he do such a thing, you may ask? Because he wants to prove that McDonald's no longer makes food, they make a medium for morbid sculptures.

He combined the burgers with a little bit of resin to show the world that McDonald's food is so full of preservatives that it will literally last forever.

Well, I guess I'm adding a trip to McDonald's to my will, who needs embalming fluid when you've got the Big Mac?!

Link  --via Geekologie

Our friends at Comics Alliance have put together a list of TV shows based on comic books that never made it on the air, a sad memorial to what could have been and a reminder of why some stories simply won't work as live action shows.

Titles like The Amazing Screw-On Head, based on Mike Mignola's one-shot comic about a Civil War era robotic secret agent, and Locke & Key, the ghostly horror series fans have embraced but the networks have not, would have been great fun to watch, but we're left with only a pilot episode for each to whet our appetites.

Other titles, like Nick Fury Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. starring David Hasselhoff, and the Smallville spinoff Aquaman Mercury Reef, are probably better off in the discard pile instead of cluttering up the small screen.

Take a look for yourself at this fascinating list of unwanted shows, some entries complete with video clip, and see what you don't have to look forward to watching on television.

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Now here's a LEGO construct that would make HAL 9000 proud: a LEGO version of the Discovery One from the seminal sci-fi flick 2001: A Space Odyssey, built from over 3,000 pieces at 1:60 scale, as well as a morbid Dawn Of Man diorama which is full of angry primates and a pile of LEGO bones!

The set was created by Jason Allemann, who was kind enough to include a construction guide PDF so that anybody with a pile of LEGO bricks and time on their hands can bring 2001 to their hobby table. Happy building!

PDF Link  --via Geek Tyrant   --Jason's Flickr LINK

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I know this is my second Avengers post in the last twelve hours but gosh darnit all to heck I'm just so excited to see this freakin' movie that I'm all over the net checking out anything Avengers related.

Join me in my celebration of all things Avengers with this hilarious parody by Table 8 Productions, featuring the saddest incarnation of this classic superhero team that I've ever seen.

--via Kotaku

If you've ever wanted to make your own fantasy or video game inspired helmets, like the Skyrim inspired number pictured above, then you have to check out this tutorial by Harrison Krix of Volpin Props. He walks you through his interesting method of creating custom helmets, complete with cast resin antlers, so you can become the ultimate warrior in your neck of the woods.

Link  --via Destructoid

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I'm sure you're familiar with Frank's work as a voice actor, even though you might not recognize his face or know his name.

He was the voice of Fred Jones in Scooby Doo, Doctor Claw in Inspector Gadget, Nibbler on Futurama and can be seen in the video above letting out a mighty roar for The Lion King.

His vocal talents have netted him a boatload of cash, and now you can put a face to the voices in your head!

--via The Mary Sue

 

What could possibly make a lampshade shaped like Darth Vader even geekier? Why, printing it out with a 3d printer, of course!

Created by Zairy Zin (cool name!), this is one honey of a honeycombed helmet, and it sports an equally rich pricetag ($585).

Maybe, if all goes well,  Zairy will release the 3d file (for a fee) to the hungry Star Wars addicts across the globe who'd love to make this Darth Vader lamp right at home in their module.

Link  --via Nerd Approved

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The answer to the question that immediately came to mind when you saw this post is YES-John Hamm is a pretty good bowler, but he's an even better prankster, and he almost pulled off the old banana peel trick on Chris Hardwick!

Watch the two American institutions square off in that most American of indoor sports, and feel the Bromance brewing in the cold filtered air.

(NSFWish due to coarse language at the end)

--via Nerdist

Painter Conrad Ruiz will never be accused of lacking in imagination, nor will he catch flack for his misuse of color.

His watercolor paintings are an explosion of vibrant hues, pop culture references and an attempt to capture the look and feel of total chaos.

Conrad's other works employ repetition and rhythm to create an interesting optical effect, not necessarily an illusion as much as a field of fine detail for your eyes to get lost in forever.

Link  --via Juxtapoz