There’s insane and then there’s the world’s largest rope swing [Video]

Never mind the bungie jump or going over some silly falls in nothing but a fancy high-tech barrel. Nope we bring you the best way for you to show the world how totally insane you are and all it involves is a rope and a lot of nerve. Should you meet those requirements then you need to head down to Moab, Utah, and give the world’s largest rope swing a…
Read more...DOOM characters recast as playing figures for Warhammer 40K [Pics]

I’m not even going to try and show my ignorance when it comes to a tabletop game called Warhammer 40K other than the fact that the game apparently has a pretty big, loyal, and dedicated following especially if you take into account these awesome models by Next Level Painting (NLP). As he says on his blog he has taken the various villains from the DOOM video game and used them as…
Read more...A robotic prosthetic arm – in LEGO [Video]

There are folks that like to use LEGO to make things like the Super Star Destroyer to Angry Birds and Inspector Gadget, and then there are folks like Max Shepard (sumthinelse5790 on YouTube) who go out and create a real working robotic prosthetic arm. Don’t let the fact that this is made out of LEGO fool you folks as this working model has full hand and finger movement, wrist abduction/adduction…
Read more...It’s a bird, it’s a plane, No it’s Pizza Man [Video]
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Talk about normal kids, geeks even, who one day find themselves in situations and predicaments beyond belief only to discover that they have the power to forever make changes – to be a hero. Frankie Muniz is just one of those people as he is given the power of Pizza Man, thanks to a genetically modified tomato, and then finds his life changed forever – even if he does have…
Read more...Awesomeness for your light switches – hand painted robot covers

When we go about redecorating our homes the last thing that we typically think of is those light switch, and other electrical outlets, covers – well other than just painting them over, but artist Natalie McKean figured that these covers were actually ignored canvases for one of a kind artwork.
Read more...A special treat for you Princess Bride fans

Before zombies saw their resurgence and before vampires rekindled a twinkle in your eye any geek worth their salt was a Princess Bride fan who could recite lines from the movie without even a second thought. Like Rocky Horror Picture Show the Princess Bride became a cult classic. As with all things though much of the fandom around the movie faded away or moved on to something newer and geekier, but…
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