Oct 6 2008Tallest Lego Tower Record Already Beaten
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.
Oct 6 2008Awh, How Cute!: Baby Car Logos
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.
Oct 6 2008Mega Man 3 Song, In Extended Remix Form!
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).
Thanks to Brentalfloss, the man behind the curtain.
Oct 5 2008Artists Make (Functional) Giant Trippy iPod
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.
Oct 3 20083-D Force Field May Make Touching Princess Leia In (And Out Of) Her Metal Bikini A Reality
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.
Oct 3 2008The Peri Peri: Get That 'Tearing Open A Fed-Ex Envelope' Feeling Whenever You Want
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]
Oct 3 2008Buns And Guns Is A Real Freaking Restaurant
Buns and Guns is an actual freaking restaurant in Beirut and I would totally eat there.
At the "Buns and Guns" fast food restaurant, deep in Beirut's Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs, the chefs wear military helmets, the food is wrapped in camouflage paper, and the motto is "a sandwich can kill you."
The glossy camouflaged menus feature burgers with names like "the mortar" and "the 155 mm howitzer," while grilled chicken sandwiches can be a "magnum" or a "rocket-propelled grenade."Lebanon's most common and popular weapon, the AK-47 Klashnikov assault rifle, is a beef steak sandwich served in long baguette-style bread.
Oh man, I love a good beef steak sandwich, I'm gonna have to go try one. I'll get it with extra hot peppers too, really blow my o-ring sky high.
Hit the jump for a ton more pictures of the restaurant.
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Oct 3 2008Ironing Man T-Shirt Turns Hero Into Mr. Mom
This Ironing Man t-shirt ($19) turns a beloved superhero into a beloved, well, ironer, ironing his own pants. Proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that no matter how super you may be, wrinkled pants are still totally unacceptable.
Ironing Man T-Shirt, Even Superheroes Love the Feel of Freshly Pressed Pants [uberreview]
Oct 3 2008Gamer Grub: Because WoW Can't Wait
Gamer Grubs are meal replacement snacks specially designed with the sedentary gamer in mind.
In flavors like Action Pizza, Racing Wasabi, Strategy Chocolate and Sports PB&J, the snacks are not only fortified with vitamins and minerals, but are specially engineered to be crumb and grease free, protecting your keyboard from its normal all-it-can-eat junk food buffet.
Mmmm, they sound yummy, don't they? No, no they fucking don't. Call me old fashioned, but what the hell's the matter with the classic Mountain Dew/Cheetos combination? Nothing, that's what. Seriously, who cares if your penis turns orange?
Oct 3 2008Burton Releases Series Of Sexy Snowboards
Burton Snowboard's new Love series was made in cooperation with Playboy and feature busty centerfold pictures. Because let's face it, what could be cooler than cruising down the mountain on a booby-covered board? Ha, no, not dead hookerboarding, although....
Burton Love Series Snowboards [highsnobiety]
Thanks to Jo Mama, who knows I love the rich, chocolatey taste of Ovaltine.
