Archive for Category: "Science"
Typewriter of the Future
Although originally used as a helmet for lobotomies, this strange looking machine was turned into a typewriter by putting keys on top of the needles once the operation became widely unpopular. The inventor, Rasmus Malling-Hansen, found that typing downward simply wasn’t interesting enough and watching people try to use this was too hilarious to pass [...]
Father and Son: First and Last
A father and son sharing the spectacle of man leaving earth in a Space Shuttle. The first picture is the first launch and the second is the last launch. Kudos to the son for keeping the same shirt for 30 years. Bonus points if the father is using the same binoculars from the first picture. [...]
Green Pigs and Ham
Ever wanted a frog but was put off because you couldn’t pet its fur? Did you wish that pigs were more slimy? Problem solved. If you put aside the moral and ethical complications that come with a genetic splicing of two different species to create a freakish hybrid cute monster, this is the pet for [...]
Goats are Rule-Breakers
Also, goats can’t read. They do, however, have a rich mythological history dating back to Norse mythology, where they were responsible for pulling Thor’s chariot. Thor’s goats have a special talent – he eats their flesh, then wraps their bones up, then in the morning they’re revived and ready to start all over again. In [...]
Office Organization
Binder clips cost about $13 bucks for 48 of the big 2″ ones. I’m not going to do a ripoff of Master Card’s Binder Clips: $13 bucks, Having Your Cords Untangled: Priceless bit, but this was a really clever way to keep your computer cords sorted out without one of those inexpensive labels and whatevers [...]
Sneak Attack
From gifbin.com. I wish this was a bigger gif. The gif giffeth, the gif taketh away. Unfortunately, the Gif Mecca that is gifbin does not speak to the context of this gif, except to say that it is “Camouflage.” Yes, yes it is. Gizmodo also posted it (bigger, and not as a gif), and commented [...]
Surprised Gerbil
VIA UberHumor Is this a gerbil? Or a hamster? What’s the difference? Regardless of what it is, it sure is surprised. Either that, or it’s shocked. Shocked and surprised aren’t the same thing. Neither are hamsters and gerbils, for that matter. I found some differences between the two at abcgerbils.com, but they are strongly biased [...]
Pelican and Cat – It’s Not What it Looks Like
To the naked eye, it looks like this pelican is trying to eat this cat: When really, the pelican is trying to save the cat from an advancing scooter. Things aren’t always what they appear, people. Pelicans don’t eat cats. They eat fish. shellfish, amphibians, and other birds. Nothing with fur. They are anti-fur, pelicans. [...]
Robots Rule
Anybody want to make me one of these? This is the coolest. Robots, used in the proper context, totally rule, don’t they? They don’t rule when they get smarter than humans and decide it’s time to run things, or when they come from outer space and try to fight another race of robots from outer [...]
Perfuming Your Poo – A Weird Product, or A Genius Product
Did you know there are pills you can take to make your feces smell nicer? Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic is one of the leading aesthetic salons in Japan. They have over 120 locations and annual sales of $152 million USD. Reportedly, 600,000 bottles of this stuff were sold right off the bat, but a quick [...]
Cannibal Fun
Exocannibals only eat his or her enemies, while an indocannibal only eats his friends. Lesson? Keep your enemies close, and stay the heck away from your friends. The “most prolific cannibal,” a dude named Ratu Udre Udre, ate up to 999 people in his lifetime. He’s in the Guinness Book of World [...]
Lluvia de Peces – Rain of Fish
In the three month period of time between May and July in Honduras, a dark cloud will appear in the sky. Rain, lightning, and thunder will occur for a few hours, and when everyone goes outside there are hundreds of live fish all over the ground. They pick ‘em up, take ‘em home, and eat [...]
Strange and Bizarre Creatures
Human beings seek out the strange and unusual in books, movies, television, video games, and comic books. We dive headfirst into the worlds of C.S. Lewis, of Lewis Carrol, of Tolkien, of World of Warcraft, of superheroes, delighting in the magical things those skilled authors managed to think up. Sometimes we forget that the world [...]
Horrible Pictures of Christmas – Christmas Humor
The holidays are upon us. What better way to celebrate and remember what’s really important than to look at tasteless and awful Christmas pictures from around the internet? We think so too. I guess Frosty wasn’t a jolly happy soul, after all. I wonder if the North Pole’s health plan covers cat scratch fever. Why? [...]
Cute Animals – Cute Animal Pictures
Instead of something art, politics, or current events-related for today, we thought we’d give you some cute pictures of animals, because…well…who doesn’t love cute pictures of animals? From Cuteoverload Apparently my husband is impervious to cute – because all he said was “that’s not real.” I responded appropriately with, “Shame you can’t handle the cuteness.” [...]
Scary Surgical and Medical Instruments
With Steampunk making its way into the mainstream, Victorian-era stuff is seeing some press on the internet these days. While Victorian-era clothing and accessories might be Just The Thing, there are some Victorian-era stuff that we hope doesn’t make a comeback. Just for funsies, and to creep you out a little more, at the end [...]