Feb 5 2010You Silly 'Lil Dwarf: Detailed Images Of Pluto
Remember when Pluto was a planet? Me neither, I drink too much. And, I don't know if we can really trust anything NASA tells us anymore, but these are allegedly the most detailed images of Pluto ever taken. As you can see, we still have a long ways to go.
NASA today released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show an icy and dark molasses-colored, mottled world that is undergoing seasonal changes in its surface color and brightness. Pluto has become significantly redder, while its illuminated northern hemisphere is getting brighter. These changes are most likely consequences of surface ices sublimating on the sunlit pole and then refreezing on the other pole as the dwarf planet heads into the next phase of its 248-year-long seasonal cycle. The dramatic change in color apparently took place in a two-year period, from 2000 to 2002.
Jesus, a two-year period? Somebody rocket that dwarf planet some sanitary napkins!
New Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes [nasa]
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Most Detailed View of Pluto to Date [gizmodo]
Feb 5 2010Planet Of The Apes Real, On Google Maps
Somebody went and made it look as if the iconic Statue of Liberty scene in Planet of the Apes appears in Google Maps (larger version HERE). Cute. Fun fact: did you know a time-traveling simian from Planet of the Apes is responsible for AIDS? It's true or my name isn't Dick Dragon (it really does is the thing).
Take Your Stinking Maps Off Me, You Damned Dirty Ape! [poppedculture]
Feb 5 2010Sonic The Hedgehog Trailer (With Gameplay!)
This is a "reveal" trailer for the new Sonic the Hedgehog coming to XBox Live because it shows a solid two seconds of gameplay footage. Aaaand it looks just like the old games. So that's cool. I get down with the oldschool. Also, OPP. Yeah you know me!
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Thanks to Greg, jantunes, Justin and Kaflooblop, who have all beat Cheetah in 'World Class Track Meet' using the Power Pad and not cheating. Impressive.
Feb 5 2010For Geeky BFF's: Interlocking LEGO Rings
I always wanted one of those split-heart necklaces that you and your BFF were each supposed to wear half of, but I never got the chance. You see, I've never had a BFF. Or for that matter, even an F. I was raised by a powerful sorcerer. I had an owl. I thought he was my friend until he pecked my eyes out for teasing him with a dead field mouse. Interlocking LEGO rings: entirely unlicensed, entirely awesome, entirely $125 per set. Now I'm not saying I just glued a 2x2 brick to a keyring, but will you be my BFF? I know spells!
Etsy Product Page
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Interlocking Lego Rings [craft]
Thanks to sid beets and Jen, who both thought linking two LEGO rings calls Captain Planet. Um, no.
Feb 5 2010Cutting Down Trees/Zombies With Hello Kitty
A Hello Kitty chainsaw (high-res pic HERE): it was only a matter of time. Makes a great addition to you to Hello Kitty AR-15. But not your family. You don't want that thing suckling your teat for six months. F*** your nipples up.
Hello Kitty Chainsaw [hellokittyhell]
Thanks to GuamOtoko and Isaac, who have beheaded zombies with even MORE feminine chainsaws. If you can believe that.
Feb 4 2010Informational Graphics: State Of The Internet
This is a little (well, large actually) informational graphic explaining who uses the interwebs and some other stuff about this bitchin' series of tubes. There's nothing particularly shocking about the stats except for the fact that US broadband speed sucks big ol' fossilized dino balls compared to everywhere else. Oh, and the State of the Blogosphere section, that part was interesting. Did you know that 16% of bloggers consider themselves "snarky", 44% "humorous" and 54% "expert"? Only one answered "hung like mountain lion, if mountain lions were 18 feet tall and three-quarters penis", and that was me. Just sayin', I can't lie.
Hit the jump for the rest of the moderately informative graphic.
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Feb 4 2010Big Bang Theory Without The Laugh Track
That Sheldon, so funny with his science-y jibber jabber and social awkwardness. Except in this clip, since you don't know when to chuckle because there isn't a laugh track. You can compare the clip to the laugh tracked version (after the jump) and appreciate just what having every joke punctuated with laughter does for a comedy show *AHHAHAHAHAHAHA!* but not a blog.
Hit the jump for the laughier version.
Feb 4 2010LEGO Wallets Make Your Ass Hurt, Squarish
Granted a LEGO wallet isn't the worst thing (cellmate) to make your ass hurt, but still. I can barely stand my wallet and it's genuine pillowdragon leather (softest material known to wizard). I don't want a bunch of dots printed on my buttcheeks, yo! Still, if you're a lady and want to carry one in your purse, I respect that. They range in price from $24 to $32 depending on the model and I'll even let you pay for my drinks. All of which better come with umbrellas and plastic cutlasses cause I'm a classy bitch.
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I Can't Think Of Anything More Comfortable To Carry In Your Pocket Than These LEGO Wallets [ohgizmo]
Feb 4 2010Brain Freeze (I Get It!) Ice Cube Molds
Brain Freeze ice cube trays aren't just cleverly named, they're -- yes, that's all they are. $8 takes home the piece of molded rubber and another couple bucks brings home some food coloring. Mix all that shit together with some tap water, say a magic prayer, and you've got yourself a party! Did I mention booze? You're gonna need booze. Plus some womens. Preferably skanky.
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brain freeze ice cubes let you zombies drink your braaaaains [technabob]
Feb 4 2010Drink The Punch, DO IT NOW: Hubble Space Telescope Spies Unusual Space Debris Aliens
I hate to start wild speculation, and I'm by no means one of those foil-hat asshats (industrial-grade aluminum all the way, baby), but this is a picture of an alien spacecraft. Per NASA cover up:
...what Hubble saw indicates that P/2010 A2 is unlike any object ever seen before. At first glance, the object appears to have the tail of a comet. Close inspection, however, shows a 140-meter nucleus offset from the tail center, very unusual structure near the nucleus, and no discernable gas in the tail. Knowing that the object orbits in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, a preliminary hypothesis that appears to explain all of the known clues is that P/2010 A2 is the debris left over from a recent collision between two small asteroids. If true, the collision likely occurred at over 15,000 kilometers per hour -- five times the speed of a rifle bullet -- and liberated energy in excess of a nuclear bomb.
I hate to tell you how to do your job, NASA, but you're really stabbing yourself in the crotch here. Think about it: you're losing funding and getting projects cut left and right. Because nobody gives a shit about space. But if this was, in fact, an alien spacecraft, then....see where I'm going with this? (Fake another moon landing)
Hubble spies debris 'unlike any object ever seen before' [dvice]
Thanks to wes g, Ste, emerica, Brad B, timotheus maximus and sammy, who all agree space technology is bitchin'.
