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Potato Gun Firing in Super Slow Motion
For this episode of Distort, Tekzilla host Patrick Norton used his “crazy pneumatic high-powered potato gun” to shoot things across the San Francisco bay and…
Space Madness the Board Game, A Sci-Fi Storytelling Game (With Murdering)
Space Madness the Board Game is a storytelling board game in which players cooperate to repair a spaceship while avoiding being murdered by one another.…
Magnitude, Admiral Ackbar Mini Bust Based on Artwork by Steven Daily
“Magnitude” is a mini bust of Star Wars’ Admiral Ackbar from Gentle Giant Ltd., Ltd. Art Gallery via Figures.com, Topless Robot, Technabob, Neatorama
Rare Japanese Volkswagen Bus Toaster Imprints VW Logo on Toast
The blog WebUrbanist is reporting that annually in Japan, Volkswagen makes a special toaster that looks like one of their vintage Type 2 buses and,…
Vintage Kenner ‘Star Wars’ Action Figure Cards Recreated With Modern Hasbro Figures
Empire Strikes Back promo recreation La Plata, Missouri-based artist David Wayne Lutz (aka “wario7793”) used his Photoshop skills to recreate vintage Kenner Star Wars action…
Who’s Excited!?, A Device-Free Celebration in San Francisco
Similar to Digital Detox’s Camp Grounded, the recent unplugged summer camp event for grownups, Who’s Excited!? is a device-free event described as “one epic night…
The Power of Glove, A Documentary About the Nintendo Power Glove
Filmmakers Adam Ward, Andrew Austin, and Paula Kosowski are working to create The Power of Glove, a documentary telling the story of the Power Glove…
Museum Anatomy, Reproducing Paintings on the Human Body
Cleopatra’s Feast, after Jordeans (detail) “Museum Anatomy” is an ongoing project by art duo Chadwick & Spector (Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector) to recreate paintings…
Pizza Rolls That Look Like Super Mario Bros. 1-Up Mushrooms
Chris-Rachael Oseland of Kitchen Overlord has created delicious pizza rolls that look like 1-Up mushrooms from Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. video game franchise. The full…
What Email, Twitter, & Music Would Be Like in a ‘World Without Mobile’
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm imagines what Twitter, Facebook, Angry Birds, email, video, and music would be like today in a “World Without Mobile.” submitted via…