Don’t judge a gun by its size, because these little poppers can still be deadly! Here’s an awesome collection of incredibly tiny guns and really weird vintage weapons. For example, the world’s smallest pistol hails from Switzerland and is no bigger than 2.16 inches. But with a firing range of 112 meters, it’s still not […]
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8 Must-Visit Palace, Fort and Castle Hotels
Posted 4/11/2008 8:55 am by Adams BriscoeEven if you can’t afford to buy them, staying in a royal palace for a night is probably more than what a lot of people get to do in a lifetime. Getting put up in one of these kingly estates is not impossible — but where to start? Try WebUrbanist’s list of “8 Remarkable Palace, […]
Read »The IKEA Train Makes The Soul Train Look Boring
Posted 4/10/2008 12:15 pm by Ron HoganJapan is an awesome country. Need proof, aside from their movies, video games, and anime? Well, how about this IKEA train? How’s that colorful mode of public transportation grab you? That thing sure makes the Soul Train look boring! Somewhere, Don Cornelius is plotting his revenge in a hot purple leisure suit with matching bejeweled […]
Read »Ad Campaigns Come to Nature
Posted 4/10/2008 6:35 am by AJ StarFor years, advertising firms thought they were brilliant to use various things in the physical world to reach their target audiences.
Stick billboards in the middle of nowhere alongside highways and advertise to people as they drive their cars. Put movie posters on the sides of bus stop shelters and get those morning commuters thinking about […]
Be A One-Man-Band with Four Instruments In One
Posted 4/09/2008 11:20 am by Ron HoganThose two-neck custom guitars are pretty cool, right? Be they electric/acoustic, electric/bass, or just two electric guitars in different keys, it makes a statement, and that statement is, “I am a rock and roll superstar. I am better than you.” Well, what’s cooler than two necks on a guitar? How about two guitars, a mandolin, […]
Read »This Art Exhibit is My Home
Posted 4/09/2008 10:30 am by Ron Hogan and AJ StarThere’s painting your house, and then there’s really painting your house! Given the slump in the housing market, it’s no longer enough to have an awesome home theater built around your pool and the like. You have to do something to increase the curb appeal of your 3-bedroom 2-bath standard home. Bring in Michaelangelo, […]
Read »Insane DIY Solutions To Everyday Problems
Posted 4/08/2008 6:00 am by Ron HoganI’ll be honest; I’m not sure what to even say about this incredible gallery of images. The ingenuity of the human animal is an amazing, astounding, and absolutely crazy thing sometimes, and nothing is much crazier than some of the stuff people have done to solve problems they have on the cheap. I’ve done this […]
Read »What a Way to Go - Company Makes Crazy Coffins
Posted 4/07/2008 11:25 am by Stephanie SturgisOur own funeral is one of those morbid things we fragile humans don’t like to think about.
However, a company in Nottingham in the UK is putting a personalized twist on the old pine box.
Crazy Coffins, a branch of Vic Fearn Co. Ltd. coffin and casket company, has put together some unique designs. Everything from a […]
World’s Coolest 33 LEGO Creations
Posted 4/05/2008 11:55 am by Adams BriscoeMove over K’NEX, these are industrial-grade construction toys we’re seeing here. From modern art to functional computer devices, these are not just a kid’s plaything anymore. One of the most impressive creations in this list is a scaled down replica of the World Cup stadium. It’s made up of a million pieces of […]
Read »You Got Your Horror Movie In My Abandoned Building!
Posted 4/04/2008 6:00 am by Ron HoganFor a couple of years, I did a horror movie review website. Every so often, someone would contact me via email with a movie for me to check out, or friends would recommend something for me to check out. Inevitably, the movies with the best atmosphere would be horror films shot in abandoned buildings, like […]
Read »Price Check… Barcodes Turn Into Art
Posted 4/03/2008 8:06 am by Adams BriscoeIf only the rest of the world had a Japanese sense of style. Just look at these artsy barcodes that got picked up for grocery products! This is an example of creativity with barcodes (also known as UPC symbols) and the results are pretty flashy. But it’s not just about having a cute design printed […]
Read »Part Tub, Part Sink, All Gross
Posted 4/03/2008 5:30 am by Ron HoganThere was an episode of Seinfeld I vaguely remember where Kramer, in his usual crazy way, decided to save a little time. While he was in the shower, he’d wash the salads and vegetables he’d then serve to people who were coming over. Needless to say, this idea grossed out everyone except, perhaps, French Canadian […]
Read »Legos And Rubix Cubes: Geeky Toys Made Even Geekier!
Posted 4/02/2008 4:08 pm by Ron HoganI have always loved Legos. As a child, I was absolutely smitten with knights in combat, castles, and all things medieval. Legos, with their knight-themed play sets, ready-to-build castles, and little poseable Lego dudes with swords, filled the bill for many hours of medieval mounted combat and reenactments of Tours or Agincourt or my own […]
Read »Antarctic Exploration Circa 1913
Posted 4/02/2008 5:45 am by Ron HoganThere’s not a lot of unexplored territory remaining on the good old planet we call Earth. Pretty much everything land-based has been explored, numerous times, and it’s a rare place that affords a glimpse into the way mankind once trekked across the most dangerous places on earth armed only with gumption, smarts, and a box […]
Read »Red Bull Gives Your Creativity Wings
Posted 4/01/2008 11:39 am by Stephanie SturgisEnergy drinks are taking over the coolers in Quick Marts and 7-11s. Each different brand tries to come up with an edgy or cool color scheme or design to catch your attention and make you purchase it instead of your favorite soda or bottled water.
Red Bull was one of the first energy drinks to become […]
Being Mean To Robots
Posted 3/31/2008 2:55 pm by Trace SharpMad scientist being mean to robots.
Seriously, this made me spew Fresca on my MacBook. I guess someone could make a bigger piano for robots filled with pain and loss of joy.
Or, the robot could go crazy and start giving the mad scientists a robo-whupping. So many possibilities.
Another wonderful find from Digg.
The World’s First Eyeball Tattoo Is Very Gross
Posted 3/31/2008 11:19 am by Ron Hogan I really have nothing to say to this image gallery detailing the world’s first eyeball tattoo. Well, nothing to say except, “Ewww, gross!” That’s not very helpful, I know, but it’s the first thing that springs to mind when these horror-movie quality images reveal themselves.
The man is apparently from Toronto, and the process took 40 […]
Tooth Tattoos: Custom Artwork For Your Teeth
Posted 3/27/2008 11:03 am by Adams BriscoeDon’t lie — you know the idea of having a custom painted crown is the coolest thing you’ve ever heard of. No? Well, some people fancy the thought of having David Letterman or Mickey Mouse imprinted on their molars. Thanks to Heward Dental Lab, it’s a reality. They’re taught to draw on teeth first, and […]
Read »Lightsaber Bus Shelter Ads (Now That’s Marketing!)
Posted 3/27/2008 8:53 am by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniThe Force is strong with this one. Spike TV has rolled out an ad campaign using lightsabers and bus stops to appeal to your inner geek. With the instructions “Use only in case of Sith” printed on the outside, these bus shelter ads display lightsabers (yes, real ones) behind glass casing.
Nobody has tried breaking into […]
The Death Of A Comment Thread
Posted 3/26/2008 8:57 am by Trace SharpThe Internet is a fun, funky place where ideas can be conveyed instantaneously with the swift keystroke of the publish button.
It’s also a place where there are often no rules, thus we are introduced to the “Troll” who can totally overwhelm a comment thread just as quickly.
Ncomment created the cartoon above which shows how a […]
Chocolate Rain… Err, Chocolate Room
Posted 3/26/2008 8:22 am by Ron Hogan and AJ StarEveryone likes chocolate. Most people love chocolate. The question is would you be able to stay in an all-chocolate room? I’m not just talking a room full of chocolate, though the room is full of tables of delicious Godiva chocolate as a reward for their annual Valentine’s Day giveaway (the room will be put together […]
Read »Explore the Gallery of ‘Shockvertisements’
Posted 3/26/2008 5:23 am by AJ StarMemorable commercials are often the ones that make us laugh the hardest either because they are genuinely funny or so absurd that we just can’t help it (see: Life Alert TV ads).
But for some companies and campaigns, funny just isn’t good enough. The effectiveness of their advertising is based on how nauseous or uncomfortable they […]
An Elephant’s Eye View of the Jungle
Posted 3/25/2008 12:41 pm by Stephanie Sturgis and Andrew SorciniIt’s one thing to watch the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet on television and see wildlife in its own habitat from a distance. Zoom lenses can only bring the animals so close.
Film-maker John Downer has come up with a new way to get cameras in the midst of these animals as they go about their […]
Cannonball! The Biggest Swimming Pool on Earth
Posted 3/25/2008 11:29 am by Elizabeth Yerger and Adams BriscoeWhat is big, wet, and costs millions of dollars? The world’s largest swimming pool at San Alfonso del Mar resort, of course. It’s nearly 20 acres of watery goodness — so large that visitors can opt to travel by boat around the man-made lagoon. You’ll have to travel to the coast of Chile to experience […]
Read »X-Rays of People Swallowing Swords
Posted 3/25/2008 9:30 am by Elizabeth Yerger and Adams BriscoeOkay, this may not be for the faint of heart — but for the rest of us, seeing someone swallow a sword is cool enough in itself. How about being able to get an inside view of what’s going on while a sword swallower is actually doing that? We got your x-ray sword swallowing images […]
Read »Ch-ch-changes: The Evolution Of Your Favorite Websites
Posted 3/24/2008 9:39 am by Ron Hogan and Andrew SorciniIt’s amazing when you think about just how long the Internet has been a part of our daily lives, and just how much web content delivery formats have changed. Yet, not everything has changed wildly. Some of your favorite websites, early adopters to the online revolution, haven’t really changed that much in the last […]
Read »Go Stick Your Hand in a Cow. Literally.
Posted 3/21/2008 9:27 am by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniHave you ever wanted to go stick your hand into a cow’s stomach and see what they had for breakfast? Maybe? Well, people can thanks to something called a “fistula” which is a man-made hole surgically implanted into the side of a cow. And yes, it goes straight to their stomach so that a person […]
Read »The 50th Anniversary of the Peace Symbol
Posted 3/21/2008 7:16 am by AJ Star and RJ SaddlerIf England is good enough for Madonna’s birthday parties, it’s good enough for the peace sign. The symbol turns 50 this week, and to aid in the celebration BBC News has published an article detailing the history of what is commonly referred to as “the most popular symbol in the world.”
As the report notes, it wasn’t always […]
Indiana Jones Artists Sketch New Heritage Cards
Posted 3/20/2008 12:30 pm by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniTopps has released their own Indy-themed trading cards that include tons of memorable scenes from everyone’s favorite whip-wielding archaeologist. But these aren’t just typical trading, er “heritage” cards — famous illustrators have drawn original, one-of-a-kind sketch cards inserted at random! These puppies are not reproductions. In fact, some are selling on eBay for hundreds of […]
Read »Crop Circles for a Cause… Advertising!
Posted 3/19/2008 8:30 am by Trace Sharp and RJ SaddlerWe live in a world where there is so much stimulation that it’s sometimes hard to get attention. This has become increasingly difficult for people in advertising. As the old song by Bruce Springsteen went “57 channels and nothing on” and with the knowledge that this song is now over 25 years old, it’s up […]
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