Category: Wacky

  • Croc Attacks Backpacker in Australia

    It was a near-miss for the Darwin Awards in Australia’s Northern Territory, as a man was nearly disarmed by a 16ft saltwater crocodile. He and his friends wanted to get a picture with the apex predator, and as he leaned out over the water to point at it, it leapt at him. My favorite part…

  • [insert robot overlords comment here]

    I spotted this at Jalopnik, where they got to go and remote control the Black Knight Unmanned Combat Vehicle. 12 ton RC toy? Yes please.

  • Ball Pit Upgrade!

    Randall Munroe (of xkcd infamy) and his friends have chipped in and quintupled the volume of his ball pit (previously mentioned). The blog entry comes complete with an environmentalist complaining about the ‘wastefulness’ of all the plastic. Awesome!

  • Wooden Robot FTW

    Okay…let’s combine this: with those powered suits the Japanese are all about…and make a combat game show out of it. Rock ’em sock ’em robots! Spotted at Gizmodo.

  • I'm sorry, but this one made me laugh…

    Bread…ur doing it wrong

  • DO WANT: Belt-fed Nerf Cannon

    Losing your latest cubicle war? Maybe you need to upgrade your firepower. Gizmodo spotted the Nerf Vulcan EBF-25 at Toy Fair 2008. For $40, you get the cannon on a tripod, 25 ‘sonic’ darts (that whistle when fired), and the warm feeling in your pants when your coworkers duck for cover from your dart salvos.

  • Tiny LEGO Awesomeness

    Tim Goddard is a LEGO ninja. He’s built tiny LEGO models of all sorts of Star Wars vehicles and sets which look seriously sweet. The way he’s able to take the smallest LEGO bits and make them recognizable as X-Wings or TIE Fighters is super-cool.

  • TASED and Confused

    According to the Danger Room, TASER (everyone’s favorite make of less-than-lethal weaponry) is developing a “mini-flying saucer like drone which could also fire Taser stun rounds on criminal suspects or rioting crowds”. Insert whatever ‘welcoming robot overlords’ comment you deem appropriate. All I know is I want one to zoom out over the plaza here…

  • They Couldn't Pick A Better Instrument?

    Ken Shuttleworth has unveiled a design for a ten-story office building…which resembles an accordian. There will be a roof garden with a sundial, and the gnomon (new word for the day!) is provided by the 1677 monument by Sir Christopher Wren. New York City is responding with a really bitchin’ guitar shaped building.

  • Forget Couches…

    …go for a ball pit. That’s what Randall Munroe of xkcd did. I wonder if I can convince my son this is what he wants instead of a fire truck motif for his room. ;)

  • As If Marching Bands Weren't Geeky Enough

    The Cal Marching Band recently performed an opus to video games as their halftime show. Gizmodo has the video here. Complete with a Pokemon fight between the mascots.

  • Woot-off, you!

    Time for another Woot-off! Not quite as cool as they used to be, since they happen so often but still plenty of great deals to be had.

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