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AT-AT Fail: Because Sometimes Standing Up Is Just Too Damn Hard

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:00:11 -0500

Oh man, that's one of my favorite scenes from the movie. The snow, the AT-ATs, all the little ships flying around PEWing their brains out. And then the trip-up. This AT-AT Fail shirt costs $20.80 and comes in a variety of colors. Collect them all! Just kidding. Buy one! Or don't. I don't fucking care, I didn't make them. On a side note, if there aren't any more posts today it's because I'm moving and am on the road....south! Goodbye wife and hello ~~buxom southern belles~~ guns and rednecks! WOHOO, come visit! See you bright and early tomorrow morning. Product Site Thanks to Serene, who once tripped an AT-AT simply by willing it.

Make Your Own Ice Bullets For Killer Cocktails

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:29 -0500

Can you believe that title? I'm a fucking idiot, true story. But I do like these ice cubes. The Bullet Ice Cube Tray makes ice cube rounds that look like AK-47 bullets and costs $13.25. Unfortunately, you have to add your own gunpowder if you want to fire them. But, as an added bonus, the bullets will melt before the police arrive. The perfect murder? MWAHAHAHAHAHA. No. Hit the jump for a look at the trays.

FAKE!: Alleged Smart Car Body Kits

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:00:24 -0500

Well folks, it looks like today is Smart Car day on Geekologie. This here is an alleged Smart Car with a Porsche body kit. Hit the jump to see Corvette, Ferrari, and Lamborghini models. Needless to say, they're all fake and been Photoshopped. FAKE! FRIST! FIRSTIES! SECOND? THIRD YOU STINKING ASSHOLES! Hit it for the rest.

Virgin Galactic Refuses Money For Space Porn

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:00:09 -0500

Virgin Galactic recently refused $1 million from an undisclosed company to make a space porn aboard the SpaceShipTwo.

The cash was slapped on the table "up-front, for a sex-in-space movie", said the company's prez, Will Whitehorn, According to Space.com. He confirmed: "That was money we had to refuse, I'm afraid."

According to Virgin, you only experience 5-minutes of weightlessness during the 2-hour flight to 62 miles high. Now I'm not saying that's not nearly long enough to make a good weightless space-porn, but you send me up there and I'll shoot two. Half of a third. Virgin rejects $1m space sex offer [theregister] Thanks to Pat, who's up to his eyeballs in alien vagina.

Wait, What?: A Smart Car Monster Truck

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:22 -0500

Somebody modded a Smart Car into a monster truck because, well, that's what people do. You come up with a really bad idea after a long night of drinking, and the next day you make your inebriated dream a reality. Trust me, it's the human condition. Youtube Thanks to Tim, who has drawn up plans for a Big Wheels monster truck.

Dead Celebrities Made Out Of Fonts

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:20 -0500

This is a picture of Marilyn Monroe made entirely out of different fonts for an ad in a São Paulo newspaper. Check out three more of Charlie Chaplan, Marlon Brando, and James Dean after the jump, all of which look great. But still, prosthetic U leg and all, Marilyn is the best. I swear, I would hit that like a piñata -- with a Wiffleball bat. Jump for the rest.

USB Light Up 'You've Got Mail' Indicator

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:07:30 -0500

This is a little $17 USB gadget that lights up whenever you receive new email. It can turn green, blue, or red to indicate which account the mail is from and looks like a little envelope. Neat. Oh, it's blinking! Oh boy, oh boy! Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:04:33 +0000 From: "ives abdulkaf" mail@camelbak-deals.com Subject: Upsize your hotdog into a french loaf To: tips@geekologie.com Top 10 sellers for organic pharmacology today Hell yeah French loaf, I'm starving! USB webmail notifier lights up your life when you've got mail [engadget] Thanks to Julian, who receives his email the old fashioned way, by horse.

Now That's What I Call Good American Politics Volume 18: The American Titty Committee

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:00:33 -0500

Now boobs are an issue I can get behind. And by get behind I mean mush my face in between. Official Website Thanks to Jason, who knows that breasts are our nation's most valuable resource.

Passengers Worried X-Ray Security Shots Will Wind Up On Facebook And Myspace

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:00:57 -0500

Passengers are worried that pictures from a new x-ray security camera, the "virtual strip search", will end up online and display their privates for the whole social networking world to see. Readers feel the new security measure has gone too far.

"Sure as heck, some customs officers will make snide remarks about young girls with breast implants and people with piercings in private locations. You betcha some will appear on Facebook or MySpace," said a post on news.com.au

However, authorities insist there's nothing to worry about.

"Faces are blurred and images are not saved and cannot be transferred," said Office of Transport Security executive director Paul Retter.

Oh yeah, because I'm dying to see some fuzzy monochromatic images of a chick's privates on Facebook. Wait....I think I am. Sweet! Passengers fear airport "virtual strip search" [news.com.au]

Tallest Lego Tower Record Already Beaten

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:36 -0500

Sometimes victory is fleeting. You have to realize that you can't have the tallest LEGO tower forever, and that some jerks from Vienna are probably gonna trump you within months of the feat. And that's exactly what happened. Hundreds of children helped construct the tower to celebrate the 100 Years of Friends of Children (WTF?) festival. And you know what? The kids didn't even have the common courtesy to blow the other tower out of the water. Nope, they just made theirs 7" taller, for a height of 96.72 feet. You see, that's the matter with kids these days, they're fucking lazy. If they're not playing video games, they're just barely beating world records. Seriously, somebody should build one to the damn moon already. Imagine -- a LEGO tower six miles high! Lego Tower Record Broken [uberreview] Thanks to Delphine, who's gonna help me start construction ASAP.

Awh, How Cute!: Baby Car Logos

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:14 -0500

This is a baby-fied Lamborghini emblem. As you can see, instead of a raging bull, there's just a wee little guy. How precious. Hit the jump to see Ferrari, Maserati, and Jaguar, they're all very well done. Unlike my breakfast burger, which was raw. I'm an animal -- I eat raw meat! Like giraffes. CAW CAW! Hit it for the rest.

Mega Man 3 Song, In Extended Remix Form!

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:00:46 -0500

Remember the Mega Man 3 song we posted a few weeks ago? Well now Brentalfloss (the man responsible) has made an extended remix. This is it, and the new content starts halfway through. It has some bad words in it though, so it may be NSFW, but it's definitely SFACSF (safe for a college sausage fest). Youtube Thanks to Brentalfloss, the man behind the curtain.

Artists Make (Functional) Giant Trippy iPod

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:55:16 -0500

Russian artists Aristarkh Chernyshev and Alexei Shulgin made this giant trippy iPod. It's fully functional, including the giant earbuds. Why? you ask, why not? the artists reply. Ha, right, because it's fucking stupid. Jesus, it hurts to look at. This is your iPod on drugs, any questions? [tuaw] Thanks to Sev, who used to own a giant Walkman.

3-D Force Field May Make Touching Princess Leia In (And Out Of) Her Metal Bikini A Reality

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:30:43 -0500

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed the Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display, a 3-D interactive force field that may make touching Princess Leia's golden boobies a reality.

This tactile display enables tactile feedback superimposed over 3D graphics projected in free space, which provides more intuitive handling of 3D "touchable" graphics. For example, users could touch Princess Leia projected in the air.

ZOMG!

The Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display uses multiple ultrasound transducers to project waves into the air. Without gloves or attachments, and without risk of penetration in the body, the device takes advantage of a nonlinear ultrasound phenomena called acoustic radiation pressure. This allows for the creation of spatial shapes of acoustic ultrasound radiation pressure, which is what gives you the sensation of touching Princess Leia's breasts for real, even feeling the nature of the material

And you thought I was kidding, didn't you? I was not! And also, I demand a demo. A private demo. With mood lighting and aromatic candles. 3D Force Field Opens Door for Holodeck, Virtual Touchable Leia [gizmodo] Thanks to Sean and Michael, who both claim to have been intimate with Princess Leia in her younger (but still totally legal) years.

The Peri Peri: Get That 'Tearing Open A Fed-Ex Envelope' Feeling Whenever You Want

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:30:42 -0500

Made by Bandi, the same company that brought us the electronic bubblewrap popper, comes the Peri Peri ($10), a noisemaker that "recreates the sound and feel of tearing open the paper 'zipper' on a FedEx/UPS/DHL envelope". Because, Jesus, that shit is so fun. Too bad I've got a plethora of the real thing. Take this one for instance *riiiiiiiip* a separation agreement, fucking awesome! BANDAI Peri Peri Keychain Recreates The Sounds And Thrills Of Tearing Open A FedEx Envelope [ohgizmo]