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What It’s Like to Fly Aboard a Singapore Airlines A380 in the Über Fancy Suites Class
Earlier in September, entrepreneur Derek Low decided to try out the über fancy passenger suites that are available on Singapore Airlines A380 aircraft. Low paid…
Threshold Entertainment Announces a Movie Adaptation of the Classic Puzzle Video Game ‘Tetris’
A movie adaptation of the classic puzzle game Tetris has been announced by Threshold Entertainment, the company that adapted the Mortal Kombat franchise into a movie…
A Fascinating Profile of Omni Consumer Products, A Developer of Real-World Versions of Fictional Movie Products
Fast Company recently posted a fascinating profile about Omni Consumer Products, a San Francisco Bay-area company that develops real versions of fictional products from movies.…
A Miniature Cake Pan by ThinkGeek That Creates Small Cakes Shaped Like a d20 Die
ThinkGeek has created a lovely miniature cake pan that creates small cakes shaped like a d20 die. Each mold creates four 3″ cakes, and ThinkGeek…
Alley the Cat Sets the World’s Record for the Longest Jump Made By a Cat
A rescued cat named Alley, who currently performs with The Acro-Cats (see previous), has set the World Record for the longest jump made by a…
Naughty Dog Celebrates Thirty Years of Video Game Development With an Art Show at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA
Uncharted 3 by Patrick Brown Naughty Dog will be celebrating thirty years of video game development with a group art show tribute at Gallery Nucleus…
Daring Dachshund Goes on First Skydiving Trip Strapped to His Adventurous Human
A daring dachshund named Riley went on his very first skydiving trip strapped his adventurous photographer human Nathan Batiste, who said stated that the jump…
Forklift Operator Picks up a Coin and Drops It in a Soda Bottle With Expert Precision
A forklift operator picks up a coin and drops it in a soda bottle with expert precision. via Boing Boing
‘The Animal That Wouldn’t Die’, A Short Film That Tells the Story of the Seemingly Immortal Hydra
“The Animal That Wouldn’t Die” is a short film produced by the NPR science blog Skunk Bear that tells the story of the hydra, a small…
Wily African Grey Parrot Focuses Intently On a Child’s Remote Control Car As It Goes Around the Track
A wily African Grey parrot focuses intently on a child’s remote controlled car as it goes around, knocking it off its track as much as…