Coming to Eat America by Chronic Kidney

The studio execs kicked around all sorts of ideas about how to make a sequel to Eddie's classic comedy film, but none of their ideas seemed epic enough for the big screen. Finally they settled on making a mashup film, one that involved a giant green kaiju eating America, and it rated so highly with test audiences that they immediately signed a three picture deal! But where will he eat next?

Make a big splash with this Coming to Eat America t-shirt by Chronic Kidney, it's the tasty way to say "I love me some classic comedies, and some kaiju!"

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Venomous Graffiti by Dr Simon Butler

When those strange graffiti murals featuring a fanged villain with a long, snaky tongue and dead white eyes started appearing all over town the cops knew it was more than just vandalism- it was a call to arms. The group was calling themselves Spider's Venom, and man were they a scary bunch!

Add some geeky street art flair to your wardrobe with this Venomous Graffiti t-shirt by Dr Simon Butler, it's fun and felony free!

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It appears that the world of fine art is being taken over by those following in Dr. Frankenstein's footsteps, because you no longer need to paint like Van Gogh, or have his eye for color, to succeed in the art world- all you need is his severed ear.

A German artist by the name of Diemut Strebe has created a replica of Van Gogh’s severed ear using DNA from Vincent’s great-great-grandnephew Lieuwe Van Gogh, and now the strange incarnation of the legendary lopped ear is on display at the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Two questions immediately come to mind- "why the hell would anybody do such a thing?" and "is this art?", both of which can be answered the same way- your guess is as good as mine!

-Via Geekosystem

There are plenty of bad ways to show your love for your pet- start dressing them up to look like you, take them everywhere you go and treat them like a little furry baby and you've officially crossed the line from proud pet owner to critter obsessed kook.

There's one way to show the world how much you love your pet that the world will actually admire and enjoy- capturing their likeness with a portrait.

The pets in this series of 14 Adorable Animals Posing With Portraits of Themselves look mighty proud to be the star of their owner's artwork, and their owners can be proud that they're showing their love in a way that doesn't make the rest of the world cringe.

It’s a story as old as geekdom itself- guy gets engaged, guy reveals geeky obsession to fiancée, fiancée dumps him for being too geeky.

It’s a real shame when it happens, it’s generally an unfair thing for geeks to have to go through, but sometimes it really is the guy’s fault.

Case in point- a Murray Hill, New York resident by the name of Chris Kooluris spent two years and over $32,000 turning a bedroom into his ultimate 80s arcade dream and ended up letting his relationship fall apart, because he was so obsessed with his game room that he paid his fiancee less attention than his precious coin-ops.

In this instance she might have stuck with him if he’d kept his obsession in check, but now he's left with nothing but Pac-Man fever and an empty coin slot where his heart used to be.

-Via Gothamist

There have been many different illustrators applying their own signature style to artwork based on the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien, from my fav Ian Miller to Pauline Baynes and even Tolkien himself, but few have applied a style as appropriately antiquated as Russian artist Sergei Iukhimov.

Sergei's watercolor works capture iconic scenes from the books in a style reminiscent of medieval Russian Orthodox iconography, and his works have been used in Russian language publications of Lord Of The Rings, adding a touch of the strange and surreal which brings these scenes to a whole new level of epic fantasy awesomeness.

You can see more of Sergei's works at Live Memory and egelantier's Tumblr.

-Via io9

The Slender Man myth has jumped out of the computer screen and into the courtroom in one of the strangest, and most ridiculous, attempted murder defenses ever.

Two twelve year old girls from Waukesha, Wisconsin are claiming they brutally attacked a fellow classmate to appease the Slender Man- the girls stabbed their "friend" nineteen times and left her for dead in a park, but the victim managed to survive by staggering to the road and finding help.

One girl claims she was sure the Slender Man would kill her family if she didn’t appease him with murder, and they’re both sticking by their claims that the Slender Man is real.

Here's more on this strange case:

Weier told police that Slender Man is the "leader" of Creepypasta, and in the hierarchy of that world, one must kill in order to show dedication. Weier said that Geyser told her they should become "proxies" of Slender Man — a paranormal figure known for his ability to create tendrils from his fingers and back — and kill their friend to prove themselves worthy of him. Weier said she was surprised by Geyser's suggestion, but also excited to prove skeptics wrong and show that Slender Man really did exist.

So did the girls simply let their imaginations, and their dark impulses, get the better of them, or is the whole thing something they cooked up hoping to avoid being tried as adults?

-Via Kotaku

Photobombers really shouldn’t be encouraged to keep crashing people’s portraits, and they often ruin what would otherwise be a great shot, but those who have chosen to bomb photos like nobody’s business aren’t going to stop doing their thing.

In fact, one avid photobomber made an incredible discovery that powered up his pbomb arsenal- a highly reflective jacket that essentially absorbs most of the light from the flash, turning the wearer into a blinding white body in the background that can't be ignored.

-Via Cheezburger

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It can be tough to choose between having a lawn or a swimming pool in your backyard, at least in a first world problems kinda way, but one homeowner discovered a way to bring the best of both worlds to his backyard.

Engineer and backyard enthusiast Gil Klar installed a sliding astroturf deck that looks like a lawn when closed, but slides back at the touch of a button to reveal a full sized in-ground swimming pool hidden underneath.

Gil was nice enough to share a video of how he created this amazing backyard engineering marvel, and it looks so easy to make that anybody can do it! On second thought...

-Via Geekologie

Most people are embarrassed by passing gas in public, and those who don’t care make the rest of us sick with their stench, so how do you nip gas in the bud before it starts to bellow forth?

A new iOS app called Fart Code helps you figure out which foods will make you fart before you eat them by scanning product bar codes and rating the food on a scale from stinky to toxic, so you can avoid any public displays of flatulence and keep your dignity intact.

Creators of the app Chris Allick, Pablo Rochat and Hanna Wittmark say they developed the app with kids in mind, stating "It’s difficult to talk to your kids about what they eat and how it impacts their bodies and minds and maybe this app will help start that conversation".

Whether kids will see the app as anything more than a fart noise generator remains to be seen...

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Plastic waste is a huge problem in the world today, with recycling centers struggling to figure out what to do with all the plastic bottles being thrown away every day and landfills filling up with waste that won’t degrade for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

So what do we do with all those leftover plastic bottles? Coca-Cola has come up with a very creative way to reuse their plastic bottles- the 2ndLives cap system.

2ndLives is a set of 16 screw on sprayers, marker tips, pencil sharpeners and other useful objects that can be attached to the top of any plastic soda bottle, essentially upcycling the plastic waste and giving it new life.

So far the bottle tops are only being distributed (for free) in Vietnam, with Indonesia and Thailand to start receiving them soon, and hopefully they'll soon make their way to the U.S. because they look like a great idea!

-Via Laughing Squid

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The Catbus scene from Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro is one of the most iconic scenes in anime history, and even middle aged adults get a childlike look of wonder in their eyes when they see that strange cat-shaped bus come bounding down the road with a Cheshire cat grin plastered across his puss.

Fans have always wanted to experience this moment in person, and now you kinda sorta can via Oculus Rift headgear.

Game designer Nick Pittom teamed up with animator Keith Sizemore to create this dreamy VR Catbus sequence scene, which can be experienced in the Oculus Rift headgear's still fairly rough looking virtual space, and the only thing this scene is missing is the strange stench of the Catbus because you know an animal-vehicle hybrid of that size has a unique smell about it...

-Via Nerd Approved

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You’ll probably find this stop motion animated music video by Nana Splits a-peeling (obligatory banana joke) if you’re a fan of animation and hip hop, but if you’re only one or the other watch it with an open mind and cut this lil rappin’ banana some slack.

He’s just breaking into the biz, trying to compete with a market full of cute animals on one side and superstar egotists rappers on the other, and if there’s one thing you can say about young Nana it’s that he’s totally fresh.

Butter Ya'Self is a unique musical animation project created by Julian Petschek while attending Cal Arts, with characters made out of real food products and a wicked flow that should help remove any memory of It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! from your mind, except that song is so catchy it probably just popped back into your thoughts….my bad!

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-Via Gizmodo

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You may not consider bowling a valid sport, you may hate hitting the lanes alongside all those people wearing matching shoes, but once you’ve watched this video you’ll appreciate how cool bowling trick shots can be!

Dude Perfect teamed up with the world’s number one ranked bowler Jason Belmonte to crush some pins the hard way, and if ever there was a guy who deserved the title Big Daddy, it’s Jason.

Watch as he wows the Dude Perfect crew with wicked spins, bouncing ball pin-quakes and many fine examples of alley lane wizardry, but before you watch you may want to mute the sound, because the soundtrack is utterly annoying!

-Via 22 Words

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Chances are you know someone who is addicted to the super syrupy puzzle game known as Candy Crush, a game every bit as addicting as its predecessors Bejeweled and Yoshi's Cookie.

Candy Crush is more addictive than actual candy, and won’t rot your teeth, but is there any nutritional value to spending hours upon hours crushing colorful pieces of virtual hard candy?

This edition of Honest Game Trailers gives us a look behind the veil of a Candy Crush addict, revealing why anyone would want to play such a “mindless, shallow piece of entertainment that makes you dumber just for being exposed to it”.

Geez guys, don’t hold back- tell us how you really feel about Candy Crush!

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-Via Geeks Of Doom