poppin hood: the synthetic man cometh

Here’s some incredible popping and locking from Poppin Hood of Germany. It’s one of my favorite solo routines I’ve seen in a while. Be prepared to see the man act like a clock!

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the fish with a transparent head

At first glance you may mistaken “Barreleyes” (Macropinna Microstoma) to inhabitant landscapes like Planet Degobah.  This animal’s cranium is completely transparent,  allowing it to view potential predators from extreme angles.

Such as directly through the top of its head.

The Barreleye has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled [...]

little island robot custom made to look like….you

Robotics firm Little Island claim they can create a tiny likeness of anyone even replicating the sound of your voice.

To make the so-called ‘Look A Like’ doll, the company only needs to receive a photograph of the subject and six weeks later they will send you a doll doppelganger.

Despite the simplistic [...]

marc jacobs, libertine, temperley london

It was that time again in New York…

Marc Jacobs

Libertine

Temperley London

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public comments in santa cruz, california

A montage of public comments at Santa Cruz City Council and the County Board of Supervisors. This is great for character studies….such an interesting cornucopia of different personalities.

Fantastic.

mass effect 2 teaser trailer

Shepard’s whereabouts? A Geth sporting an N7 insignia? Haha. All that this intrigue does is get me excited for what’s next.  There are some good speculations already buzzing at the Mass Effect community forums.

Bioware has already announced that you will be able to transfer your character experience and profile directly into the sequel. [...]

atlantis structure on ocean floor off african coast

A perplexing array of geometry has been located 3.5 miles below the surface of the ocean.  Could it be the long lost city heralded in myths of centuries past?  Thanks to Google Earth adding new ocean mapping features, the question is now being pursued on a new platform.

The satellite image captured from [...]

321 contact theme song

This is one show I always looked forward too. The opening music is catchy and inventive with a twist of disco. I would hum this to myself whilst coloring farm animals with crayons many moons ago.

My three favorite parts are:

When the bird of prey is being pet on the neck. The [...]

20+ states may declare sovereignty at state level

There’s a growing rift between legislatures at the state and federal level. What started as only a few could grow to over half of the United States advertising separate identities under the constitution. It will be interesting to see how this situation plays itself out. Keep your finger on the pulse.

Click on the [...]

bucky paper: a potential to build lighter and stronger

Imagine a future in which everything from cars, to planes, even the monitor you are reading this blog entry…constructed from paper.  If the manufacturing process is seen into successful implementation, we could have a material potentially 500 times stronger than steel, and 10 times lighter within our lifetime.

Ben Wang, a professor of [...]

godzilla 2000: filled with emotion and wonder

I’m a big fan of all the Godzilla flicks, so today the Mrs. and I thought it would be….wait, let me rephrase that. “I” thought it would be fun to finally watch the glory that is Godzilla 2000.

Just be happy you weren't around after the spicy meal….

The included party were quickly [...]

chemical calisthenics

Here’s a set of lyrics to shift your brain to knots within knots on some fundamentals of chemistry. This would have been choice for those classes in 10th grade if I had to take them over again.

Lyrics:
I can do anything

Neutron, proton, mass effect, lyrical oxidation, yo irrelevant
Mass spectrograph, your electron volt, atomic energy erupting
As I get all open on betatron, gamma rays thermo cracking
Cyclotron and any and every mic
You’re on trans iridium, if you’re always uranium
Molecules, spontaneous combustion, pow

Law of de-fi-nite pro-por-tion, gain-ing weight
I’m every element of brown

Lead, gold, tin, iron, platinum, zinc, when I rap you think
Iodine nitrate activate
Red geranium, the only difference is I transmit sound
Balance was unbalanced then you add a little talent and….

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