Activity Corner

• Never lose your car again with the GPS keychain.


• The 1982 movie Tron was an early milestone in computer graphics (and geekery). At long last, the sequel is coming. See the trailer for Tron: Legacy.


• Yes, the Olympic gold medal hockey game was a big deal in Canada. Check out the chart of water usage during the game.


• That didn't take long. Chatroulette plus Google Maps equals Chatroulette Map.


• Academy Award winning movie trailer.


• The LEGO radio alarm clock.


• USB devices continue to amaze me. Charge up this travel mug beforehand and it will both keep your drink warm and STIR it for you.


• The iPhone app for your fridge, App Magnets.


• If you use a laptop for work, you know about docking stations. Here's the first in (what I think will be) a trend: the wireless docking station.


• Do you need a reminder to save water by taking shorter showers? If you're green and into guilt, you need the waterpebble.


• Are you a cracktard when it comes to opening eggs? Then get yourself the amazing EZ Cracker.


• Yet another variation of the "Jesus fish" logo: the sci-fi fish.


• Coconut-headed squirrels.


• If you're a gamer, here's another look at gaming on PCs versus Macs: Oh, you know...


• Hitchcock movie posters re-envisioned.


• Also, Hitchcock appeared in all his films. Hitchcock cameos.


• World's strangest delicacies. Weak stomachs, beware!


• Sometimes great care has gone into making books, not just the contents, but the cover (judged or not). Beautiful bookbindings.


• Memoirs of a scanner.


• Twenty things worth knowing about beer.


• This is some clever video editing and animation: Cycles.


• 30 marvelous motorcycles.


• My father's garden.


• Inspired by the London tube map, it's the underskin body map.


• 11 special collections in university libraries.


• From the What Were They Thinking deparment, it's the bone paperclip.


• Flame painting program (uses Java).


• Trumpet sniping.


• Sure, it's an ad, but it's clever. Guide to taking better pictures of yourself.


• Maybe not the best resource, but here's How Does Homeopathy Work.com.


• Now you can have underwear delivered by mail with Manpacks. It's girlfriend approved!

Friday Game

Here's a simple physics game that still somehow manages to keep you playing to see what's next. And it's just fun to drop your squishy water-balloon-like cat down the board to eat more sushi. Not surprisingly, it's called Sushi Cat.

Heavy Metal Dancing

This small local auto repair shop has a full metal skeleton dancing on its roof.

Information Correlation

Anyone who's searched for information on the internet knows how hard it can be to narrow down your choices, much less find what you're looking for. But here's a search helper that not only helps you refine your search, it also makes it fun to just drill down for information.

You enter your word or phrase, and it expands an info tree to show you additional choices. The thickness of the line indicates the weight of a particular choice. When you reach an end node, you get some top links. Give What Do You Suggest a try.

(It'd even make a fun, if geeky, drinking game.)

More Confusing Corners

I guess multiple streets with the same name is something of a Seattle tradition.

Caption Contest

That Guy!

We've all done it while watching a TV show or movie. "Oh, that guy!" we'll say, as we see someone we instantly recognize, and yet don't know what their name is. Now you can look up these character actors by their face and find out what their name is at That Guy!

Caption Contest Winner

This week's winner is ParticleJam. Again!

See the original image here.

Activity Corner

• The extremely ironic headline.


• 16 poorly-named tech products.


• How genetics works.


• 10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone.


• The 12 biggest ripoffs in America.


• Most everyone's written a resume, and if you've hired people, you've also seen a fair share. Bet you've never seen one like this.


• Green screens aren't just for the movies; you might be surprised at how much episodic television isn't real. Check out the Stargate Studios backlot reel 2009.


• The awesome Pong clock kit. Be sure to watch the video.


• Find your lost porn with the Porn Detection Stick! (No, that's not what it's designed for.)


• Whether or not you remember the pop group Ok Go from their treadmill video, you'll love their new song This Too Shall Pass in both the Notre Dame version and the incredible Rube Goldberg machine version. (Yes, those are Notre Dame band members in ghillie suits, and both were shot live in a single, continuous take.)


• The LEGO Star Wars foosball table made completely out of LEGOs.


• Carry your shopping bags messenger-bag-style with the Yoke Shopper.


• Lara Croft and Princess Leia snowball fight.


• Americans are so lazy, they can't even hold up their own heads and need this neck traction pump.


• Whipped cream that can get you buzzed? Yes, it's Whipped Lightning. (I guess "White Lightning" was already taken.)


• You feline lovers will want this cat hammock coffee table.


• Picking up after your dog meets Dustbuster with the Pet Pooch Power System. Never bend over again!


• Awesome super-slow-mo video called Pink Terror. I love the color coordination.


• Have you ever smacked a ketchup bottle to get the glorious contents to come out? Well slap on a sticker and spank it!


• The 10 most addictive sounds in the world.


• How to be a high-class redneck (or high-class frat boy): bottle opener cufflinks.


• Mini wireless keyboard with touchpad and laser pointer.


• Binary vanity plate fail.


• 10 ways to win an Oscar.


• Whether or not you've seen the video of the Russian guy "singing" the "tolololo" song, here's the background info (including the video).


• 20 incredible crepuscular rays (and what they are).


• How to win at ChatRoulette.


• Scout, the fennec fox, makes cute noises when tired.


• Godzilla haiku.


• Burger chain distribution infographics. More interesting than you might first expect.


• The enigma of mazes and labyrinths.
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• Identifying subject in 8 famous paintings.


• Mis-cast classic films.


• Dialog with sleepy cat.


• 90 retro breakfast cereals: part 1, part 2, and part 3.


• Staticy cat versus balloon.


• Top 10 spooky sleeping disorders.


• The most terrifying spiral staircases on Earth.


• Tree branch on power lines.


• The story behind 5 banned toys and games.


• Drawing in Microsoft Excel.


• "Trailer" for Tim Burton's remake of Weekend at Bernie's.

Friday Game

You know, I could talk about the game, but there's not much more to say that its name doesn't already. Simple to play, difficult to master, it's Robot Unicorn Attack.

No Parking

The orange cone makes it clear: no parking on the island.

The Right Way, the Wrong Way, and the Inventive Way

If there's one thing people are good at, it's coming up with ways to use things in all sorts of ways the items' inventors/designers had no idea of. Or sometimes it's just exploiting existing things in creative ways. Either way, you'll be sure to find all sorts of ideas at the Museum of Unintended Use.

It's Exhausting

Nothing to see but the exhaust pipe.

Caption Contest

New Russian survey of Chernobyl area results in disturbing discoveries.

Wear a Big Bang

The Olympics are over and now we return to regular broadcasting, meaning no more reruns. And that means The Big Bang Theory. If you've seen it, you know Sheldon (and Leonard too) wear some interesting t-shirts. Now you can find out where they get them (and where you can too) with Sheldon Shirts.

Caption Contest Winner

This week's winner is ParticleJam. Again!

See the original image here.

Activity Corner

• 16 things your lawyer won't tell you.


• The evolution of hard disk drives.


• Have you heard about the school district laptop spycam scandal? Here's a good nerd read about it.


• Do deaf signers ever get words stuck on the tips of their fingers?


• In this high-tech world, an interesting throwback: the light bulb candle.


• The perpetual dominos machine.


• Don't struggle to hold a flashlight any more, use these gloves with built-in LED lights.


• The piano that hides in a table.


• I've linked to Style Your Garage before, but they now support super-large garage doors.


• At 11 feet tall, I'm not sure how a T-Rex statue qualifies as "garden art".


• The multi-purpose inflatable sleeping coat.


• This camp-style chair has a ""secret compartment"" (yes, I quoted their quote) that doubles as a cooler. Perfect for keeping your ass cool on a hot day.


• The insane Rube-Goldberg-esque contraption that uses the entire interior of a house.


• Perfect for both bathrooms and camping, it's glow-in-the-dark toilet paper.


• Anyone who's watched a DVD (especially Blu-ray) will nod at this piracy versus paying customer chart. (Ok, they edited the top part to show Arrested Development instead of the frame of The Matrix like at the bottom. But at our regular weekly movie night, we bitch about 1) the damn Blu-ray commercial on the Blu-ray we're already watching, and 2) all the damn unskippable stuff when we just want to watch the movie. Oh, and while I'm ranting, what's the deal with showing us parts of the movie on the unskippable menu THAT WE AVEN'T SEEN YET? Please, ruin more of the movie for me!)


• ThinkGeek adds to their periodic table designs with the BaCoN t-shirt.


• 15 things you should know about breasts. WARNING: Infographic boobies.


• If you've used Photoshop, you'll appreciate (even more than a non-user like me) Adobe Photoshop Cook.


• Bacon potato chips. Nuff said.


• Word to all craigslist posters: THIS is how you rent a room.


• New York gets two feet of snow. Literally.


• Kitten falls in love with a cop.


• The do-it-yourself SETI "Arecibo message" scarf.


• We've all seen pictures of animals and toys taken on their world travels. Now, if you have a toy you want to tour Prague in the Czech Republic, but can't go yourself, just send it to Toy Traveling and they'll do it for you!


• Procrastination. No worries; you can get to it later.


• The 10 smallest accredited colleges in the US.


• The redundant clock.


• Edward Gorey, Star Trek, and, in his style, The Trouble with Tribbles.


• Everyone's heard it, but we don't know what it's called or what it means, until now: O Fortuna translated.


• 10 animals with the longest lifespans.


• Awesome hand-carved skateboards.


• The world's 18 strangest airports.

Friday Game

At first I was like, "Aw man, a cycling game?" But then I started playing and got caught up in trying to do stunts and upgrade my bike and unlock all the achievements. You might, too, if you play Cyclomaniacs.

Plates on a Wall

Some of the many license plates lining the walls at Zak's in Ballard.