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If you remember the crazy Crossfire game commercials from the 1990's, then this commercial parody will bring back memories, and hopefully elicit a chuckle. If you were too young, or old, to have seen the original commercial don't worry, I've included the link below. And even if you don't think the Crossfire in real life element is funny, check out to the sweet glam metal band Steel Panther as they rock the parking lot! Dodging giant steel balls is so f%@ng metal!

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The man calling himself the Eyeborg has put together a short documentary detailing modern bionics and cutting edge prosthetics, part of which was filmed using his eye camera.

Rob Spence lost his eye in a firearm accident a few years back, but the filmmaker refused to stop doing what he loved, so he had a prosthetic eye camera specially designed, and thus became the first person to have a implanted camera replace their eye.

Square Enix are Rob's newest sponsors, and they have commissioned him to make a video that compares modern prosthetics and bionics to the bodily enhancements found in the new game Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Follow either of the links below and check out this amazing, cutting edge video by the first bionic cameraman, and see how medical science is quickly catching up to science fiction.

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These characters aren't going to be kicking anyone's butt in battle, unless they find a way to use their cuteness as a weapon. Illustrator Ivan Camelo has taken our favorite musclebound DC heroes and turned them into diminutive, bubbly and shiny little cuties that look like they belong an alternate DC/Sanrio Universe alongside Hello Kitty and Keroppi. It's good to see that even though Batman and Superman have lost their muscles, their incredibly square chins weren't lost in translation. You can see more at ComicsAlliance, but beware: drawings this sweet may rot your teeth.

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If you think your life is strange, watch this animated short and thank your lucky stars that you don't have to deal with the strangeness this guy deals with every day. Made by Santiago Grasso, this short yet insightful cartoon has lots to say and plenty of style to keep your eyes satisfied. This is animation for the lost, with a stark style that matches the dark subject matter, and an overall feeling that some people will identify with from frame one. Watch it while you're at work and you just might end up with a better appreciation of what you do for a living!

If you have ever seen Adventure Time on Cartoon Network, then you are already familiar with Oliver's surreal and quirky cartoon style. If you love cartoons but have never seen Adventure Time then you're missing out on a great show! Oliver tackles pop culture icons from cartoons, video games, and the movies and brings his own stylistic simplicity to the characters, then his bold use of color  completes each piece and really makes them pop. In the age of digital art Oliver is keeping it old school! Check out the artist's blogsite for many more examples of his cute and unique style.

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It's hard to believe that people once thought we'd all be living in domes by the year 2000, but this delightful retro article from Popular Science confirms that the future is a lot squarer than people in the 60s and 70s thought it would be. The geodesic dome was the brainchild of R. Buckminster Fuller, who felt that the simplicity of design and ease with which it could be built would catch on like wildfire across the country, and claimed rather ambitiously that it could replace all manner of traditional housing. However, Fuller hadn't taken the cost of repairs into consideration, nor the problems that would be encountered bringing the dome up to code, and the awkward shape of the panels made replacing them a real pain, so the geodesic dome fad fell along the wayside, becoming nothing more than a vision of the future that was never meant to be. If you want to read more about the "dome of the future", follow the link to PopSci, where you'll find lots more info, and pages from past Popular Science articles detailing the rise and fall of the housing dome fad.

http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2011-08/archive-gallery-geodesic-life

Heavy pop, liquid designs and sheer surreal madness collide in Exit Man's unusual artworks. These busy, colorful pieces use bold, curved lines to guide you around the scene, and looking at them kinda feels like taking your eyes on a rollercoaster ride. Want to hang one of these ocular amusements on your wall? Then follow the link to Exit Man's Society6 page and support his vision!

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If you like your games old school and pixelated, then you will love this surprisingly difficult dungeon crawler created in under 48 hours by Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson. It hearkens back to the days when games came without explanation, where you had to stumble around to figure out what's going on, and the simple style masked a devilishly difficult puzzle element. It's fun, quirky, and can be played for free if you follow the link. Now get busy punching some bats and eyeballs!

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Unless you are an ultimate Nintendo fan, and know every game that came out on the console in 1988, you're going to have a hard time identifying all of these great games. But really, who's keeping score? These awesomely adorable illustrations are by Campbell Whyte, and have a quirky cute style all their own. See if you can figure them all out, and be sure to follow the link over to Destructoid if you want to see all 65 of these adorable illustrations!

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The guys from Epic Meal Time are blowing up YouTube with their crazy food-centric comedy videos, recipes seemingly created by Paula Dean while she was on acid, and devil may care attitudes that make them a big hit with the ladies. Every recipe these guys dream up starts with trays full of bacon, and become more and more insane as another ingredient is added. This edition, entitled Sausage Fest, shows you how to make sausage out of big macs and beef sandwiches, among other crazy combinations of (often fried) food which have never been stuffed in a sausage casing before. Let Epic Meal Time show you why things get strange in the kitchen when you're cooking drunk.

Was Bone too cute and cuddly for you? Wishing he were a giant pile of muscles wielding a massive sword while saving bikini clad babes? ComicsAlliance has answered your prayers with their latest indie comic reboot-Bone the Barbarian! Here's a taste of what Bone is like in a sword and sorcery setting:

Exiled from his homeland of Boneboria, the warrior Fone Bonan sets out on a epic quest to find the mythical Crown of Horns, an artifact of great and terrible power that will grant a vast kingdom to any man who dares to claim it.

These aren't the skateboard riding, pizza loving turtles from the animated series, but rather the original dark and moody mutant ninja's from the comics that started it all. With help from Master Splinter, they're battling an angry anthropomorphic cat man and his gang for control of the city, and it looks like things are going to get bloody. ComicsAlliance has an 8 page preview of the first issue at the link below, take a look and decide for yourself whether you'll be celebrating the return of TMNT!

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Artists often come up with concepts and ideas that require help to reach the light of day, and whenever an artist teams up with a scientist the unlikely duo is most likely on the verge of making an incredible discovery. Case and point-the collaboration between Dutch artist Jalila Essaidi and Utah State researcher Randy Lewis has resulted in a bulletproof, skin-like material that has been fabricated from silk threads produced by a genetically modified silk worm. And the ultimate point of this exercise in left brain/right brain cooperation? To someday create a synthetic human skin and artificial tendons and ligaments. Read more on this fascinating development over at PhysOrg.

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When the term Fan Film is used to describe what you're about to watch, you normally don't expect much from the film or the maker.  This film, entitled Portal: No Escape is unlike any fan film i've ever seen, because it's downright quality-looks good, well written, stylish and entertaining throughout.  No Escape should definitely raise the bar for future fan films, and I would love to see this film, and quality fan films like it, turned into YouTube mini series one day. Why is it that this short film rocks and most big budget video game movies are terrible? I guess Hollywood needs to hire more fans to help make their films!

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Awww, Chunk and Sloth are best friends! Mark A. Fionda Jr.'s take on characters from pop culture, such as these cuties from The Goonies, make me feel all warm and squishy inside. Use these images to battle depression, make your girlfriend giggle, or simply to fill your cuteness quota, just don't try to deny Mark's skills with the watercolors! See many more cute and colorful imagery at Mark's website, or hit the ComicsAlliance link below for a mini-gallery of his works.

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