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‘SmartPhonies’ One-Minute Movie Awards 2013 Winners
Winner in the Funny category by Jukka Sadeharju The winners of the first ever “SmartPhonies” One-Minute Movie Awards have been chosen by the editorial staff…
Poster for Yet Another F*cking Music Festival
Yet Another Fucking Music Festival takes place during the hottest 3 days this summer at a really inconvenient location. Headliners include That Band All Over…
The Image Toaster Marks Date-Related Images onto Toasted Bread
“Super Mega Mega Toaster” The Image Toaster is a toaster prototype created by Scott van Haastrecht which searches the internet for images related to that…
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Gets a Haircut in Space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has already explained how food tastes in space, and now he shows what its like to get a haircut aboard the…
Friskies Hosting the First ‘Games for Cats’ Hackathon
Friskies is hosting its first “Games for Cats” hackathon, a unique game jam aimed specifically at designing games for fuzzy felines. The hackathon will take…
Jazz That Nobody Asked For, Animated Short About a Man Getting a Song Stuck in His Head
Jazz That Nobody Asked For is an animated short film by brothers Rune and Esben Fisker of the Benny Box design company and sound designer…
Flaming & Whistling Alcohol Rocket Bottles Lit by a Krypton Laser
Scott A. Stevenson of WorldScott used a 100mW Spyder III Krypton laser to light black flash paper inside of ten alcohol rocket bottles. When ignited,…
8-Bit Animated GIFs of ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ & Other Iconic Films
Designer Andy Helms, known by his handle OKTotally has created a number of amazing 8-bit animated GIFs through the years of iconic films like Star…
Enemies, ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 3 Preview Trailer Released
Season 3 of HBO’s original series Game of Thrones is set to premiere on March 31, 2013. A new 30 second preview trailer has…
Cat and Bird Chasing a Laser Dot Together
A cat and a bird work in tandem to chase a laser dot across the floor. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips